All First Round Matches Revealed For STARDOM CINDERELLA 2026 Tournament

By: Lewis Carlan

The STARDOM CINDERELLA 2026 Tournament is set to kick off on March 6th in Nagoya.

All first round matches will take place over two days on March 6th and 7th. This year’s tournament will feature 32 participants.

Today STARDOM revealed all the first round match-ups for the CINDERELLA 2026 tournament.

The first round bouts set for March 6th and 7th in Nagoya are as follows courtesy of World of Joshi:

March 6th:

• Hanan vs. Momo Kohgo
• Waka Tsukiyama vs. Ranna Yagami
• Maki Itoh vs. Kikyo Furusawa
• Saori Anou vs. Fuwa-chan
• Aya Sakura vs. Fukigen Death
• HANAKO vs. Yuria Hime
• Yuna Mizumori vs. Rian
• Natsupoi vs. Tabata

March 7th:

• Saki Kashima vs. Sayaka Kurara
• Tomoka Inaba vs. Anne Kanaya
• Akira Kurogane vs. Rina
• Bea Priestley vs. Ami Sourei
• Hina vs. Xena
• Lady C vs. Azusa Inaba
• Miyu Amasaki vs. Rina Yamashita
• Saya Iida vs. Kiyoka Kotatsu

In a very interesting matchup, Maki Itoh will go one on one with Kikyo Furusawa on March 6th.

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Itoh and Furusawa have joined forces in recent weeks as part of the Itoh Respect Army.

Itoh, who was upset she has to face her friend at the STARDOM CINDERELLA 2026 tournament, began to cry only to be slapped by Furusawa.

Sayaka Kurara was the winner of last years tournament. Kurara is set to face Saki Kashima in the first round as she will begin her quest to win the tournament two years in a row on Mar. 7th.