# Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor

Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor is a professional wrestling round-robin hardcore tournament biennially held by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) to determine the best wrestler of BJW's deathmatch division. The tournament was first held in 2011. From 2011 to 2013, one top wrestler from each block qualified for the final round with the two facing in the final but the format was changed in 2015 when top two wrestlers from each block qualified for the knockout stage. An alternative tournament is held for the strong style division called Ikkitousen Strong Climb since 2012.

## List of winners

| Year | Winner | Total won |
| 2011 | Takashi Sasaki | 1 |
| 2013 | Ryuji Ito | 1 |
| 2015 | Abdullah Kobayashi | 1 |
| 2017 | Masaya Takahashi | 1 |
| 2019 | Isami Kodaka | 1 |
| 2021 | Drew Parker | 1 |
| 2024 | Hideyoshi Kamitani | 1 |

## 2011

The 2011 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor was held between February 6 and April 18, 2011.
Final standings :
| Block A | Block A | Block B | Block B |
| Takashi Sasaki | 8 | Masashi Takeda | 6 |
| Jaki Numazawa | 4 | Jun Kasai | 4 |
| Isami Kodaka | 4 | Yuko Miyamoto | 4 |
| Shadow WX | 4 | Abdullah Kobayashi | 4 |
| Kankuro Hoshino | 0 | Drake Younger | 2 |
| Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Takashi Sasaki | Pin |
| B1 | Masashi Takeda | 21:43 |

## 2013

The 2013 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor was held between March 4 and April 10, 2013. The tournament final between Ryuji Ito and Isami Kodaka was a two out of three falls match, with the first fall being a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Death match, the second fall was a Fluorescent Lighttubes and Block Death Match and the third fall was a Nail Board, TLC, Fluorescent Lighttubes and Block Death match.
Final standings :
| Block A | Block A | Block B | Block B |
| Ryuji Ito | 10 | Isami Kodaka | 10 |
| Yuko Miyamoto | 8 | Masashi Takeda | 8 |
| Drake Younger | 6 | Danny Havoc | 4 |
| Jaki Numazawa | 4 | Abdullah Kobayashi | 4 |
| Shadow WX | 2 | Saburo Inematsu | 4 |
| Kankuro Hoshino | 0 | Takumi Tsukamoto | 0 |
| Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Ryuji Ito | Pin |
| B1 | Isami Kodaka | 32:30 |

## 2015

The 2015 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor was held between March 1 and April 19, 2015.
Final standings :
| Block A | Block A | Block B | Block B |
| Masashi Takeda | 8 | Isami Kodaka | 8 |
| Ryuji Ito | 6 | Abdullah Kobayashi | 6 |
| Kankuro Hoshino | 6 | Masato Inaba | 6 |
| Jaki Numazawa | 4 | Takumi Tsukamoto | 4 |
| Ryuichi Sekine | 4 | Saburo Inematsu | 4 |
| Masaya Takahashi | 2 | Takayuki Ueki | 2 |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Masashi Takeda | Pin | | | |
| B2 | Abdullah Kobayashi | 13:03 | | | |
| B2 | Abdullah Kobayashi | 13:03 | B2 | Abdullah Kobayashi | Sub |
| | | | B1 | Isami Kodaka | 20:38 |
| B1 | Isami Kodaka | Pin | B1 | Isami Kodaka | 20:38 |
| A2 | Ryuji Ito | 15:10 | | | |

## 2017

The 2017 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor was held between March 5 and April 8, 2017.
Final standings :
| Block A | Block A | Block B | Block B |
| Isami Kodaka | 10 | Masaya Takahashi | 8 |
| Kenji Fukimoto | 6 | Jaki Numazawa | 6 |
| Ryuji Ito | 6 | Masashi Takeda | 6 |
| Takumi Tsukamoto | 4 | Ryuichi Sekine | 4 |
| Takayuki Ueki | 4 | Yuko Miyamoto | 4 |
| Toshiyuki Sakuda | 2 | Kankuro Hoshino | 2 |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Isami Kodaka | Pin | | | |
| B2 | Jaki Numazawa | 6:10 | | | |
| B2 | Jaki Numazawa | 6:10 | A1 | Isami Kodaka | Pin |
| | | | B1 | Masaya Takahashi | 13:49 |
| B1 | Masaya Takahashi | Pin | B1 | Masaya Takahashi | 13:49 |
| A2 | Kenji Fukimoto | 10:06 | | | |

## 2019

The 2019 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor was held between February 28 to March 31.
Final standings :
| Block A | Block A | Block B | Block B |
| Isami Kodaka | 8 | Masashi Takeda | 10 |
| Abdullah Kobayashi | 8 | Toshiyuki Sakuda | 8 |
| Jimmy Havoc | 8 | Takumi Tsukamoto | 8 |
| Ryuichi Sekine | 6 | Minoru Fujita | 6 |
| Ryuji Ito | 6 | Rickey Shane Page | 6 |
| Yuko Miyamoto | 6 | Kankuro Hoshino | 2 |
| Yoshihisa Uto | 0 | Takayuki Ueki | 2 |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Isami Kodaka | Pin | | | |
| B2 | Toshiyuki Sakuda | 15:13 | | | |
| B2 | Toshiyuki Sakuda | 15:13 | A1 | Isami Kodaka | Pin |
| | | | B1 | Masashi Takeda | 16:43 |
| B1 | Masashi Takeda | Pin | B1 | Masashi Takeda | 16:43 |
| A2 | Abdullah Kobayashi | 13:34 | | | |

## 2021

The 2021 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor was held between March 3 to June 28.
Final standings :
| Block A | Block A | Block B | Block B | Block C | Block C | Block D | Block D |
| Violento Jack | 6 | Drew Parker | 4 | Ryuji Ito | 4 | Hideyoshi Kamitani | 4 |
| Masaya Takahashi | 4 | Takumi Tsukamoto | 4 | Masashi Takeda | 4 | Akira Hyodo | 4 |
| Abdullah Kobayashi | 2 | Shunma Katsumata | 2 | Kankuro Hoshino | 2 | Yuki Ishikawa | 2 |
| Jaki Numazawa | 0 | Yuko Miyamoto | 2 | Minoru Fujita | 2 | Isami Kodaka | 2 |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| C1 | Ryuji Ito | Pin | | | |
| D1 | Hideyoshi Kamitani | 12:56 | | | |
| D1 | Hideyoshi Kamitani | 12:56 | C1 | Ryuji Ito | 13:25 |
| | | | B1 | Drew Parker | Pin |
| A1 | Violento Jack | 12:15 | B1 | Drew Parker | Pin |
| B1 | Drew Parker | Pin | | | |

## 2024

The 2024 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor, titled the "Ikkitousen Special League Deathmatch Straight Flash," was held between July 10 and 25, 2024.
Current standings :
| Block A | Block A | Block B | Block B |
| Hideyoshi Kamitani | 6 | Daiju Wakamatsu | 6 |
| Mad Man Pondo | 6 | Dale Patricks | 6 |
| Abdullah Kobayashi | 4 | Yuki Ishikawa | 4 |
| Dr. Redacted | 2 | Beastman | 2 |
| Kazumi Kikuta | 2 | Ryuji Ito | 0 |
| Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Hideyoshi Kamitani | Pin |
| B1 | Daiju Wakamatsu | 18:24 |