STARDOM announce dates for 2023 5★STAR GP

By: James Carlin

World Wonder Ring Stardom have officially announced the dates for this year’s round robin tournament, where the winner traditionally challenges for the World of Stardom championship.

At All Star Grand Queendom, the start and finish of the company’s biggest annual tournament were revealed – with the first day starting on July 23rd at Ota Ward Gymnasium, and the finals taking place on September 30th at Yokohama Budokan.

🏆5★STAR GP 2023開催決定‼

真夏の最強女子決定戦‼

開幕戦：7月23日(日)大田区総合体育館

優勝決定戦：9月30日(土)横浜武道館

続報にご期待下さい！#STARDOM pic.twitter.com/hau4GL9UnI

— スターダム✪STARDOM (@wwr_stardom) April 23, 2023

The last two winners of the tournament ended up challenging, and becoming World of Stardom champion: Syuri defeated Utami Hayashishita in 2021 to claim the gold, and Giulia defeated Syuri in 2022 to win the title, where both feats happened at the end-of-year PPV, Dream Queendom, for their respective years.

2021 was also the year that Marvelous’ Takumi Iroha was a surprise entry, and 2022 saw Risa Sera and Suzu Suzuki represent Prominence.

Last year was the first year that a qualification league was made to fill up the last three spots of the tournament, with Ami Sourei, Mai Sakurai and Saya Iida (tied) being able to participate in the tournament for winning their blocks.