Young Drama Cup

The Young Drama Cup (ヤングドラマ杯, Yangu Dorama-hai) was a professional wrestling round-robin tournament held by DDT Pro-Wrestling to promote their younger talents.^[1] Only two editions were held, in 2009 and 2010.^[2][3]

The tournament was held under a points system, with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. Contestants fought in a single block with the top two scoring contestants advancing to a final match.

The 2009 edition was won by Keisuke Ishii, and the 2010 edition was won by Soma Takao.

Results

2009

The inaugural Young Drama Cup ran from September 13, 2009 to October 25.^[2][4]

Final standings

Sasaki and Gabbana	8
Keisuke Ishii	7
Yukihiro Abe [ja]	7
Tomokazu Taniguchi	4
Soma Takao	2
Gota Ihashi	2

Results	Abe [ja]	Ishii	Taniguchi	Ihashi	Takao	Sasaki
Abe [ja]	—	Draw (15:00)[5]	Abe (7:52)[6]	Ihashi (3:05)[7]	Abe (4:32)[8]	Abe (7:50)[9]
Ishii	Draw (15:00)[5]	—	Ishii (6:11)[8]	Ishii (3:57)[10]	Ishii (7:31)[11]	Sasaki (8:03)[12]
Taniguchi	Abe (7:52)[6]	Ishii (6:11)[8]	—	Taniguchi (4:05)[11]	Taniguchi (6:39)[7]	Sasaki (8:16)[13]
Ihashi	Ihashi (3:05)[7]	Ishii (3:57)[10]	Taniguchi (4:05)[11]	—	Takao (7:16)[14]	Sasaki (9:40)[15]
Takao	Abe (4:32)[8]	Ishii (7:31)[11]	Taniguchi (6:39)[7]	Takao (7:16)[14]	—	Sasaki (5:23)[6]
Sasaki	Abe (7:50)[9]	Sasaki (8:03)[12]	Sasaki (8:16)[13]	Sasaki (9:40)[15]	Sasaki (5:23)[6]	—

	Tie-breaker					Final
							Sasaki and Gabbana	13:24[16]
		Yukihiro Abe [ja]	1:54[17]				Keisuke Ishii	Pin
		Keisuke Ishii	Pin

2010

The 2010 edition of the Young Drama Cup ran from October 14, 2010 to November 28.^[3][18]

Final standings

Soma Takao	8
Keisuke Ishii	7
Shigehiro Irie	6
Yukihiro Abe [ja]	5
Rion Mizuki [ja]	2
Kazuki Hirata	2

Results	Abe [ja]	Ishii	Irie	Mizuki [ja]	Takao	Hirata
Abe [ja]	—	Draw (15:00)[19]	Abe (6:30)[20]	Abe (5:47)[21]	Takao (13:34)[22]	Hirata (6:06)[23]
Ishii	Draw (15:00)[19]	—	Ishii (5:13)[24]	Ishii (6:10)[25]	Takao (9:12)[26]	Ishii (10:14)[22]
Irie	Abe (6:30)[20]	Ishii (5:13)[24]	—	Irie (6:03)[22]	Irie (8:42)[27]	Irie (5:22)[28]
Mizuki [ja]	Abe (5:47)[21]	Ishii (6:10)[25]	Irie (6:03)[22]	—	Takao (2:22)[29]	Mizuki (4:46)[30]
Takao	Takao (13:34)[22]	Takao (9:12)[26]	Irie (8:42)[27]	Takao (2:22)[29]	—	Takao (9:30)[31]
Hirata	Hirata (6:06)[23]	Ishii (10:14)[22]	Irie (5:22)[28]	Mizuki (4:46)[30]	Takao (9:30)[31]	—

	Final
	Soma Takao		Pin
	Keisuke Ishii		15:10[32]

See also

• Young Lion Cup
• DDT Pro-Wrestling
• Professional wrestling in Japan

References

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External links

• Official website
• Wrestle Universe