Masato Yoshino
On February 12, 2007, Sydal won the Dragon Gate Open the Brave Gate Championship from Masato Yoshino, becoming the first gaijin to hold the championship. He held it for just over a month, successfully defending it against Yoshino in Hyogo and against Austin Aries at Ring of Honor's "Fifth Year Festival: Dayton". He dropped the title to Genki Horiguchi on March 25.