__NOTOC__ The is an annual

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hosted by the

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(DDT) promotion. It was created by DDT producer

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in August 2017 and later confirmed in November. After the first edition was held in January 2018, the second edition had to be held in December 2018 while retaining the name "D-Oh Grand Prix 2019". This offset between the tournament title and the year it was actually held persisted until 2021 where the tournament (held between November and December 2021) was entitled "D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II". Though DDT also runs the annual

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, the D-Oh Grand Prix is different in that it is round-robin, whereas the King of DDT is a

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. Like the King of DDT however, the winner of the tournament receives a shot at the

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is the inaugural winner of the tournament;

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is the only two-time winner.

Rules

* The matches are fought to one

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with a 30 minutes time limit. The final has no time limit. * The participants are divided into two blocks, A and B, and fight in a round-robin using a points system; two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. * The winners from the two blocks go on to fight in the final to decide the D-Oh Grand Prix winner. * The D-Oh Grand Prix winner, assuming they do not already hold the

, obtain first contendership to the title and receive a title shot.

Tournaments

Results

2018

The 2018 edition of the D-Oh Grand Prix was announced on August 20, 2017 and the participants were later announced on November 23. The tournament ran over eight shows from January 5 to January 28, 2018. This edition included Jiro "Ikemen" Kuroshio from the

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promotion.

2019

The 2019 edition was announced on October 21, 2018 and the participants were later announced on the same day. The tournament ran over nine shows from November 30 until December 30, 2018. The tournament included

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from

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who made his first appearance in a D-Oh Grand Prix as did

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, Mao and

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. Because

entered the tournament as the reigning Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, multiple matches in block B and the finals of the tournament were contested for the title due to its 24/7 rule.

2020

The 2020 tournament was announced on October 29, 2019 and the participants were later announced on the same day. The tournament was held from November 29 until December 28, 2019. This year's edition included

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from the

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promotion.

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, Masato Tanaka,

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and

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made their first appearance in the tournament.

2021

The 2021 tournament was announced on September 7, 2020, at Get Alive 2020 and the participants were later announced on November 3, at Ultimate Party 2020. The tournament was held from November 22 until December 27, 2020. Making their D-Oh Grand Prix debut were

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and

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was diagnosed with a fractured rib after his first match and had to forfeit his remaining matches.

2021 II

On July 4, 2021, DDT announced the next tournament would be named "D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II", thus ending the trend of the name not matching the year. This edition ran from November 3 to December 5 and featured only 12 participants.

became the first wrestler to win the D-Oh Grand Prix while holding the

and the first to win two editions.

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was the special observer for the tournament.

2022

On August 20, 2022, DDT announced the 2022 edition would have 12 participants. This tournament ran from November 1 to December 4. Like previous year,

was the special observer of the tournament.

Footnotes

References

External links

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