The details of "Sammy presents STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026," a summer tradition that will kick off on July 18th (Saturday) at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota (Ota City General Gymnasium) in Tokyo, were announced on the 23rd

This tournament will be held in a four-block system: RED STARS-A, RED STARS-B, BLUE-STARS-A, and BLUE-STARS-B, with the block in which the official matches are held differing for each tournament. The top three from each block will advance to the final tournament, where the championship match will be held on Sunday, August 23rd at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo

The official tournament block for each competition is as follows:

July 18th (Sat) Ota Ward All Blocks
July 19th (Sun) Toyohashi All Blocks
July 20th (Mon, National Holiday) Osaka All Blocks
July 25th (Sat) Kanazawa RED STARS – Blocks A and B only
July 26th (Sun) Joetsu RED STARS – Blocks A and B only
July 28th (Tue) Korakuen All Blocks
August 1st (Sat) Sendai BLUE STARS – Blocks A and B only
August 2nd (Sun) Utsunomiya BLUE STARS – Blocks A and B only
August 3rd (Mon) Korakuen All Blocks
August 8th (Sat) Sapporo RED STARS – Blocks A and B only
August 9th (Sun) Sapporo RED STARS – Blocks A and B only
August 14th (Fri) Kobe BLUE STARS – Blocks A and B only
August 15th (Sat) Kyoto BLUE STARS – Blocks A and B only
August 16th (Sun) Hamamatsu All Blocks:
August 18th (Tue) Korakuen - Final Tournament Round 1, Quarterfinals;
August 23rd (Sun) Ryogoku - Semifinals & Finals

*All Blocks = RED STARS – A, B / BLUE STARS – A, B
*In principle, wrestlers from other blocks will not participate in events featuring only RED STARS or only BLUE STARS
*Not all wrestlers will necessarily participate in tournaments where official matches are scheduled for all blocks
*Participation of wrestlers without scheduled official matches will vary from tournament to tournament

5★STAR GP 2026 Tournament Regulations

●Official league matches will be 15-minute single-round matches, while the final tournament and championship match will be unlimited time single-round matches.
●Winning a match earns 2 points, losing earns 0 points, and any draw earns 1 point.
●There will be a total of 4 blocks: RED STARS – A, RED STARS – B, BLUE STARS – A, and BLUE STARS – B, with a round-robin league format in each block.
●The top 3 scorers from each block will advance to the final tournament.
●In the event of a tie in the same block for the final qualification ranking, the winner will be determined by the total points earned between the tied players.