Kouki Amarei Remains Undefeated and Secures a Spot in the Knockout Stage as the Marigold Dream Star GP 2026 Tournament Rolls On

By: Lewis Carlan

The Marigold DREAM★STAR GP 2026 is in full swing and on Sept. 12 the tournament landed at the Kariya City Industrial Promotion Center with 358 fans in attendance for the event.

In one of the featured tournament bouts, Kouki Amarei took a 3-0 DREAM★STAR GP 2026 record into her D Block bout on Sept. 12th against Nagisa Tachibana. In a match that lasted less than five minutes, Amarei used her momentum and continued to roll in the tournament as she defeated Tachibana after utilizing her Kouki-style Cutter finisher.

With the victory, Amarei has earned herself spot in the tournament knockout stage and is the first DREAM★STAR GP 2026 competitor to reach eight points as she leads the respective D Block.

In other action, Marigold World Champion Miku Aono defeated Aleah James in a little over six minutes following a Tiger Driver. With the win, Aono leaps into first place in the A Block as she now has five points.

The Icon Peach Arrow trio of Mayu Iwatani, Victoria Yuzuki & Komomo Minami defeated Natsumi Showzuki, Megaton & Diana Strong in a six woman tag team bout.

Here are the full results for the Marigold DREAM★STAR GP 2026 for Sept. 12 courtesy of purolove.com:

• DREAM★STAR GP – Block D: Chika Goto [4] defeated Shinno [2] (9:25) with a Gotone Special.
  
• DREAM★STAR GP – Block C: Mai Sakurai [6] defeated Hummingbird [2] (7:36) with a STO.
• CHIAKI & Rea Seto defeated Mila Smidt & The Lady AI (12:49) after a reverse wing hold by Seto against AI.
  
• DREAM★STAR GP – Block A: Yuuka Yamazaki [4] defeated Misa Matsui [3] (9:29) with a Jorge clutch.
  
• DREAM★STAR GP – Block D: Kouki Amarei [8] defeated Nagisa Tachibana [2] (4:44) with a Kouki-style cutter.
  
• DREAM★STAR GP – Block A: Miku Aono [5] defeated Aleah James [4] (6:07) with a Tiger Driver
• Mayu Iwatani, Victoria Yuzuki & Komomo Minami defeated Natsumi Showzuki, Megaton & Diana Strong (12:32) after a diving footstomp by Minami against Megaton.

Here are the updated block standings courtesy of purolove.com:

BLOCK A

• Miku Aono [5]
• Erina Yamanaka [4]
• Aleah James [4]
• Yuuka Yamazaki [4]
• Misa Matsui [3]
• Natsumi Showzuki [2]

BLOCK B

• Mayu Iwatani [6]
• Nagisa Nozaki [4]
• Mila Smidt [2]
• Komomo Minami [2]
• Nao Ishikawa [2]
• CHIAKI [2]

BLOCK C

• Victoria Yuzuki [6]
• Mai Sakurai [6]
• Diana Strong [4]
• Syoko Koshino [2]
• Hummingbird [2]
• Chi Chi [2]

BLOCK D

• Kouki Amarei [8]
• Rea Seto [4]
• Chika Goto [4]
• Shinno [2]
• Nagisa Tachibana [2]
• Megaton [2]