With 14 points each, Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher and Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI have have finished the league in first and second place respectively, and now advance to the final on Day 17.
Next:
Day 17, featuring:
The fourth Super Junior Tag League Final:
YOH & Lio Rush(1st Place Finishers) vs. Ace Austin & Chris Bey(2nd Place Finishers)
The eleventh World Tag League Final:
Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher(1st Place Finishers) vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI(2nd Place Finishers)
-Tanahashi & Yano can reach a maximum score of 10 points. With four teams having already scored higher than 10, it is now impossible for them to reach second place; they are therefore eliminated.
Final World League Win Conditions:
This leaves four teams that can still advance, one of which have already wrestled their final league match.
1. Nicholls & Haste will advance to the final if they defeat Goto/Yoshi.
2. Davis & Fletcher will advance if Naito/Sanada fail to win their last match.
3. Goto & Yoshi will advance if they defeat Nicholls/Haste and Naito/Sanada fail to win their last match.
4. Naito & Sanada will advance if they defeat Evil/Takahashi and Goto/Yoshi fail to win their last match.
If both Goto/Yoshi and Naito/Sanada win, the result would be an exact tie for first place with Davis/Fletcher, probably necessitating a three-way final.
Next:
Day 15, featuring the ninth and final round of Junior Tag League matches:
KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight(2) vs. Tiger Mask IV & Robbie Eagles(4)
Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors(6) vs. SHO & Dick Togo(2)
Alex Zayne & El Lindaman(12) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI(6)
YOH & Lio Rush(12) vs. BUSHI & Titán(12)
T.J.P. & Francesco Akira(12) vs. Ace Austin & Chris Bey(12)
-O-Khan & Henare and Suzuki & Archer can each reach a maximum score of 10 points; this is enough to tie with Goto/Yoshi and Nicholls/Haste, but will not be enough to keep pace with them after their match on Day 16 (where one or the other will reach 12 points, or both will reach 11). With Davis/Fletcher already on 14, it is therefore impossible for O-Khan/Henare or Suzuki/Archer to reach second place, eliminating both teams.
World League Win Conditions:
1. Davis & Fletcher can advance to the final by winning or drawing their last remaining match.
2. Goto & Yoshi can advance by winning their two remaining matches.
3. Nicholls & Haste can advance by winning their two remaining matches.
4. Naito & Sanada can advance if they win their two remaining matches and both Goto/Yoshi and Nicholls/Haste fail to win at least one more match each.
5. Tanahashi & Yano can advance if they win their three remaining matches and;
-Naito/Sanada lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least three points
-Both Goto/Yoshi and Nicholls/Haste lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points each.
Next:
Day 13, featuring the eighth round of Junior Tag League matches:
KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight(2) vs. T.J.P. & Francesco Akira(10)
Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors(6) vs. YOH & Lio Rush(10)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI(4) vs. SHO & Dick Togo(2)
Tiger Mask IV & Robbie Eagles(4) vs. BUSHI & Titán(10)
Alex Zayne & El Lindaman(10) vs. Ace Austin & Chris Bey(12)
1. Davis & Fletcher can advance to the final by winning both of their two remaining matches.
2. Nicholls & Haste can advance by winning their three remaining matches.
3. Goto & Yoshi can advance by winning their three remaining matches.
4. Naito & Sanada can advance if they win their two remaining matches and;
-Davis/Fletcher lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points
-Goto/Yoshi fail to win at least one more match.
5. Suzuki & Archer can advance if they win their three remaining matches and Nicholls/Haste lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least five points.
6. Tanahashi & Yano can advance if they win their three remaining matches and;
-Naito/Sanada lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least three points
-Nicholls/Haste lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points (in addition to losing to Tanahashi/Yano)
-Goto/Yoshi lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points
-Suzuki/Archer fail to win at least one more match.
7. O-Khan & Henare can advance if they win their two remaining matches and;
-Goto/Yoshi and Naito/Sanada both lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least three points each
-Davis/Fletcher lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points (in addition to losing to O-Khan/Henare)
-Suzuki/Archer fail to win at least one more match.
Next:
Day 11, featuring the seventh round of Junior Tag League matches:
KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight(2) vs. Ace Austin & Chris Bey(10)
Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors(4) vs. Tiger Mask IV & Robbie Eagles(4)
BUSHI & Titán(8) vs. SHO & Dick Togo(2)
YOH & Lio Rush(8) vs. Alex Zayne & El Lindaman(10)
T.J.P. & Francesco Akira(10) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI(2)
Alex Zayne & El Lindaman(10) defeated BUSHI & Titán(8)
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI(6) defeated Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens(4) by forfeit
T.J.P. & Francesco Akira(10) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors(4)
Tetsuya Naito & SANADA(8) defeated Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher(10)
Eliminations:
-Kushida & Knight can reach a maximum score of 8 points; this is not enough to catch up with Zayne/Lindaman, TJP/Akira and Austin/Bey's score of 10. They are therefore eliminated.
-Taguchi & Connors and Tiger & Eagles can both still reach 10 points and tie for second place, but there is no scenario where either team would have the best record. Both teams are thus eliminated.
-Coughlin & Kidd and Evil & Takahashi can both reach a maximum score of 8 points, insufficient to catch up with Davis/Fletcher and Nicholls/Haste's score of 10. They are both therefore eliminated.
Junior League Win Conditions:
1. TJP & Akira can advance to the final by winning all three of their remaining matches.
2. Austin & Bey can advance by winning their three remaining matches.
3. Zayne & Lindaman can advance by winning their three remaining matches.
4. Yoh & Rush can advance if they win their three remaining matches and Austin/Bey lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points.
5. Bushi & Titan can advance if they win their three remaining matches and;
-Either Zayne/Lindaman or Austin/Bey lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least three points
-TJP/Akira lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points.
World League Win Conditions:
1. Davis & Fletcher can advance to the final by winning all three of their remaining matches.
2. Nicholls & Haste can advance by winning their three remaining matches.
3. O-Khan & Henare can advance if they win their three remaining matches and Naito/Sanada & Suzuki/Archer each fail to win at least one of theirs.
4. Tanahashi & Yano can advance if they win their four remaining matches and Suzuki/Archer fail to win at least one of theirs.
5. Goto & Yoshi can advance if they win their four remaining matches and Tanahashi/Yano fail to win at least one of theirs.
6. Naito & Sanada can advance if they win their three remaining matches and;
-Davis/Fletcher lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points
-Goto/Yoshi fail to win at least one more match.
7. Suzuki & Archer can advance if they win their four remaining matches and either Davis/Fletcher or Nicholls/Haste lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least three points.
Next:
Day 10, featuring the sixth round of World Tag League matches:
Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd(0) vs. Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher(10)
Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste(10) vs. Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens(4)
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI(6) vs. Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare(8)
Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer(6) vs. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi(0)
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano(6) vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA(8)
Following a death in his family, Chase Owens has withdrawn from the tournament, forfeiting his and Bad Luck Fale’s five remaining matches:
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI, Tetsuya Naito & SANADA, Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare, Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher and Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste each receive two points as a result.
While this doesn’t significantly change anyone’s path to the final, it does leave the two teams on 0 points with even less margin for error than they already had.
None, but Coughlin & Kidd and Evil & Takahashi are both in danger.
World League Win Conditions:
01. Davis & Fletcher can advance to the final by winning at least four of their five remaining matches.
02. Suzuki & Archer can advance by winning all five of their remaining matches.
03. Nicholls & Haste can advance by winning their five remaining matches.
04. Goto & Yoshi can advance if they win their five remaining matches and Tanahashi/Yano fail to win at least one of theirs.
05. Tanahashi & Yano can advance if they win their five remaining matches and Suzuki/Archer lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least three points.
06. Naito & Sanada can advance if they win their five remaining matches and;
-Davis/Fletcher lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points (in addition to losing to Naito/Sanada)
-Goto/Yoshi fail to win at least one more match.
07. Fale & Owens can advance if they win their five remaining matches and;
-Davis/Fletcher lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points (in addition to losing to Fale/Owens)
-Tanahashi/Yano fail to win at least one more match.
08. O-Khan & Henare can advance if they win their five remaining matches and;
-Davis/Fletcher lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points (in addition to losing to O-Khan/Henare)
-Nicholls/Haste lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points
-Naito/Sanada fail to win at least one more match.
09. Evil & Takahashi can advance if they win their five remaining matches and;
-Nicholls/Haste lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least seven points
-Both Goto/Yoshi and Fale/Owens lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least five points
-Suzuki/Archer lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least four points (in addition to losing to Evil/Takahashi)
-All of Tanahashi/Yano, Naito/Sanada and O-Khan/Henare lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points each (in addition to all losing to Evil/Takahashi).
10. Coughlin & Kidd can advance if they win their five remaining matches and;
-Davis/Fletcher lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least six points (in addition to losing to Coughlin/Kidd)
-All of Naito/Sanada, O-Khan/Henare and Fale/Owens lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least five points each
-Suzuki/Archer lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least four points (in addition to losing to Coughlin/Kidd)
-Both Tanahashi/Yano and Goto/Yoshi lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points each (in addition to both losing to Coughlin/Kidd).
Next:
Day 09, featuring the sixth round of Junior Tag League and the fifth round of World Tag League matches:
KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight(2) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI(0)
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano(4) vs. Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd(0)
YOH & Lio Rush(8) vs. SHO & Dick Togo(0)
Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare(4) vs. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi(0)
Tiger Mask IV & Robbie Eagles(4) vs. Ace Austin & Chris Bey(8)
None, but Kanemaru & Douki and Sho & Togo are both getting close.
Junior League Win Conditions:
01. Austin & Bey can advance to the final by winning at least four of their five remaining matches.
02. Bushi & Titan can advance by winning all five of their remaining matches.
03. TJP & Akira can advance by winning their five remaining matches.
04. Yoh & Rush can advance by winning their five remaining matches.
05. Zayne & Lindaman can advance by winning their five remaining matches.
06. Tiger & Eagles can advance if they win their five remaining matches and;
-Austin/Bey lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least four points (in addition to losing to Tiger/Eagles)
-Either Yoh/Rush or TJP/Akira lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least three points.
07. Taguchi & Connors can advance if they win their five remaining matches and;
-Both Zayne/Lindaman and Bushi/Titan lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least five points each
-Both Yoh/Rush and TJP/Akira lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points each (in addition to both losing to Taguchi/Connors).
08. Kushida & Knight can advance if they win their five remaining matches and;
-At least two of Yoh/Rush, Bushi/Titan or Zayne/Lindaman lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least five points each
-Austin/Bey lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least four points (in addition to losing to Kushida/Knight)
-TJP/Akira lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points (in addition to losing to Kushida/Knight).
09. Sho & Togo can advance if they win their five remaining matches and;
-Zayne/Lindaman lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least seven points
-Tiger/Eagles lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least five points
-All of Yoh/Rush, Bushi/Titan and TJP/Akira lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least four points each (in addition to all losing to Sho/Togo)
-Kushida/Knight lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least three points.
10. Kanemaru & Douki can advance if they win their five remaining matches and;
-Yoh/Rush lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least seven points
-Tiger/Eagles lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least five points
-All of Zayne/Lindaman, Bushi/Titan and TJP/Akira lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least four points each (in addition to all losing to Kanemaru/Douki)
-Taguchi/Connors lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least three points.
World League Win Conditions:
01. Davis & Fletcher can advance to the final by winning at least five of their six remaining matches.
02. Goto & Yoshi can advance by winning all six of their remaining matches.
03. Naito & Sanada can advance by winning their six remaining matches.
04. O-Khan & Henare can advance by winning their six remaining matches.
05. Suzuki & Archer can advance by winning their six remaining matches.
06. Nicholls & Haste can advance by winning their six remaining matches.
07. Tanahashi & Yano can advance if they win their six remaining matches and Suzuki/Archer lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least three points.
08. Fale & Owens can advance if they win their six remaining matches and;
-Davis/Fletcher lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points (in addition to losing to Fale/Owens)
-Tanahashi/Yano fail to win at least one more match.
09. Evil & Takahashi can advance if they win their six remaining matches and;
-Either Goto/Yoshi or Nicholls/Haste lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least five points
-Davis/Fletcher lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least four points (in addition to losing to Evil/Takahashi)
-Fale/Owens lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least three points
-All of Naito/Sanada, O-Khan/Henare and Suzuki/Archer lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points each (in addition to all losing to Evil/Takahashi).
10. Coughlin & Kidd can advance if they win their six remaining matches and;
-At least two of Naito/Sanada, O-Khan/Henare or Nicholls/Haste lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least five points each
-Davis/Fletcher lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least four points (in addition to losing to Coughlin/Kidd)
-Both Goto/Yoshi and Suzuki/Archer lose or draw enough times to miss out on at least two points each (in addition to both losing to Coughlin/Kidd).
Next:
Day 07, featuring the fifth round of Junior Tag League matches:
Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors(2) vs. KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight(2)
T.J.P. & Francesco Akira(6) vs. SHO & Dick Togo(0)
Tiger Mask IV & Robbie Eagles(4) vs. Alex Zayne & El Lindaman(6)
BUSHI & Titán(6) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI(0)
