King of DDT Tournament#2023

On April 29, 2001, Mikami won the Take The Royal Tournament that ran over the two DDT Golden Jack events held on that day. For his victory, he was awarded a crown by Commissioner Yamamo, symbolically crowning him "King of DDT".{{Cite web |script-title=ja:DDT 4/29北沢タウンホール大会 夜の部その２ |trans-title=DDT 4/29 Kitazawa Town Hall night show pt. 2 |url=http://extremeparty.heteml.net/2001/d010429n-2.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317141009/http://extremeparty.heteml.net/2001/d010429n-2.htm |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Extreme Party |language=ja}} This precursor tournament was acknowledged in the build-up to the inaugural King of DDT Tournament in 2004.{{Cite web |title=KING OF DDT TOURNAMENT Day-1 |url=http://extremeparty.heteml.net/2004/d040529.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317142205/http://extremeparty.heteml.net/2004/d040529.htm |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Extreme Party |language=ja}}

After the first two editions in 2004 and 2005, DDT produced four annual King of DDT events from 2006 to 2009 which featured no tournament. The tournament returned in 2009 as the KO-D Openweight Championship Contendership Tournament, held over two Dramatic Next Door events on June 7 and one final event on July 10. In 2010, the tournament was held over two King of DDT 2010 events held on May 23 and May 30, in Osaka and Tokyo respectively. In 2011, the tournament reverted to its original name.

Until 2020, the KO-D Openweight Champion at the time of the tournament did not participate and, since 2018, neither do the Right to Challenge Anytime Anywhere Contract holders. In 2022, champion Tetsuya Endo had to vacate the title two days before the start of the tournament after he suffered an injury. It was then announced that, instead of receiving a shot at the title, the winner of this edition would be directly crowned champion.

The 2004 King of DDT Tournament was held from May 29 to May 30.{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ddt-king-of-ddt-2004-tournament-2004.05.29-2004.05.30|title=DDT King Of DDT 2004 Tournament ( 2004.05.29 & 2004.05.30)|work=archive.org|author=Wrestling Archives|access-date=August 31, 2021}}

{{#invoke:Team bracket |main |rounds=4

| RD1=Round 1
May 29

| RD2=Round 2
May 30

| RD3=Semifinals
May 30

| RD4=Final
May 30

| RD2-group1=Block A

| RD2-group2=Block B

| RD1-team01=Sanshiro Takagi

| RD1-team02=Mikami

| RD1-score01=Pin

| RD1-score02=15:21

| RD1-team03=Daichi Kakimoto

| RD1-team04=Gentaro

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-score04=8:50

| RD1-team05=Futoshi Miwa

| RD1-team06=Thanomsak Toba

| RD1-score05=Pin

| RD1-score06=4:00

| RD1-team07=Takashi Sasaki

| RD1-team08=Hero!

| RD1-score07=Pin

| RD1-score08=8:09

| RD1-team09=Poison Sawada Julie

| RD1-team10=Seiya Morohashi

| RD1-score09=Pin

| RD1-score10=11:59

| RD1-team11=Kenshin

| RD1-team12=Tomohiko Hashimoto

| RD1-score11=Sub

| RD1-score12=7:38

| RD1-team13=Masahiro Takanashi

| RD1-team14=Shoichi Ichimiya

| RD1-score13=Pin

| RD1-score14=6:01

| RD1-team15=Kudo

| RD1-team16=Danshoku Dino

| RD1-score15=Pin

| RD1-score16=9:50

| RD2-team01=Sanshiro Takagi

| RD2-team02=Gentaro

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-score02=3:18

| RD2-team03=Futoshi Miwa

| RD2-team04=Hero!

| RD2-score03=Pin

| RD2-score04=2:33

| RD2-team05=Poison Sawada Julie

| RD2-team06=Tomohiko Hashimoto

| RD2-score05=Sub

| RD2-score06=7:02

| RD2-team07=Masahiro Takanashi

| RD2-team08=Danshoku Dino

| RD2-score07=Pin

| RD2-score08=4:02

| RD3-team01=Sanshiro Takagi

| RD3-team02=Hero!

| RD3-score01=Pin

| RD3-score02=0:38

| RD3-team03=Poison Sawada Julie

| RD3-team04=Danshoku Dino

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-score04=7:01

| RD4-team01=Hero!

| RD4-team02=Poison Sawada Julie

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-score02=10:18

}}

The 2005 King of DDT Tournament was held from May 22 to May 29 and featured only eight participants. On the first day of the tournament, Yusuke Inokuma defeated Jun Inomata and Yoshihiko in a qualifying match to earn a spot in the tournament.

{{#invoke:Team bracket |main |rounds=3

| RD1=First round
May 22

| RD2=Semifinals
May 29

| RD3=Final
May 29

| RD1-team1=Kudo

| RD1-team2=Kenshin

| RD1-score1=Pin

| RD1-score2=7:05

| RD1-team3=Hero!

| RD1-team4=Yusuke Inokuma

| RD1-score3=Pin

| RD1-score4=1:36

| RD1-team5=Kota Ibushi

| RD1-team6=Shuji Ishikawa

| RD1-score5=Pin

| RD1-score6=10:32

| RD1-team7=Masa Takanashi

| RD1-team8=Daichi Kakimoto

| RD1-score7=Pin

| RD1-score8=7:53

| RD2-team1=Kudo

| RD2-team2=Yusuke Inokuma

| RD2-score1=Pin

| RD2-score2=6:06

| RD2-team3=Kota Ibushi

| RD2-team4=Daichi Kakimoto

| RD2-score3=Pin

| RD2-score4=7:03

| RD3-team1=Kudo

| RD3-team2=Daichi Kakimoto

| RD3-score1=Pin

| RD3-score2=10:40

}}

The 2009 KO-D Openweight Championship Contendership Tournament ran from June 7 to July 10. Kota Ibushi, the winner of the tournament, went on to defeat Harashima for the championship on August 23, beginning his first reign with the title.

{{#invoke:Team bracket |main |rounds=4

| RD1=Round 1
June 7

| RD2=Round 2
June 7

| RD3=Semifinals
June 7

| RD4=Final
July 10

| RD1-team01=Kota Ibushi

| RD1-team02=Danshoku Dino

| RD1-score01=Pin

| RD1-score02=10:54

| RD1-team03=Hikaru Sato

| RD1-team04=Antonio Honda

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-score04=9:45

| RD1-team05=Yasu Urano

| RD1-team06=Tomomitsu Matsunaga

| RD1-score05=Pin

| RD1-score06=8:53

| RD1-team07=Michael Nakazawa

| RD1-team08=Gentaro

| RD1-score07=Pin

| RD1-score08=15:28

| RD1-team09=Masa Takanashi

| RD1-team10=Toru Owashi

| RD1-score09=Pin

| RD1-score10=3:50

| RD1-team11=Mikami

| RD1-team12=Madoka

| RD1-score11=Pin

| RD1-score12=5:10

| RD1-team13=Hoshitango

| RD1-team14=Sasaki & Gabbana

| RD1-score13=Pin

| RD1-score14=4:42

| RD1-team15=Poison Sawada Julie

| RD1-team16=Sanshiro Takagi

| RD1-score15=Pin

| RD1-score16=6:16

| RD2-team01=Kota Ibushi

| RD2-team02=Antonio Honda

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-score02=11:14

| RD2-team03=Yasu Urano

| RD2-team04=Gentaro

| RD2-score03=Pin

| RD2-score04=6:07

| RD2-team05=Masa Takanashi

| RD2-team06=Madoka

| RD2-score05=Pin

| RD2-score06=10:07

| RD2-team07=Hoshitango

| RD2-team08=Sanshiro Takagi

| RD2-score07=Pin

| RD2-score08=7:54

| RD3-team01=Kota Ibushi

| RD3-team02=Gentaro

| RD3-score01=Pin

| RD3-score02=20:09

| RD3-team03=Masa Takanashi

| RD3-team04=Sanshiro Takagi

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-score04=10:21

| RD4-team01=Kota Ibushi

| RD4-team02=Sanshiro Takagi

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-score02=31:53

}}

The 2010 KO-D Openweight Championship Contendership Tournament ran from May 23 to May 30.{{cite web|url=https://wwfoldschool.com/ddt/|title=DRAMATIC FANTASIA # 276 DDT – 2010/05/23 – Osaka Minami Move On Arena – “KING OF DDT 2010 IN OSAKA”|work=wwfoldschool.com|author=WWFOldSchool|access-date=May 23, 2021}} Harashima, the winner of the tournament, went on to defeat Daisuke Sekimoto for the championship on July 25, beginning his fourth reign with the title.

{{#invoke:Team bracket |main |rounds=4

| RD1=Round 1
May 23

| RD2=Round 2
May 30

| RD3=Semifinals
May 30

| RD4=Final
May 30

| RD1-team01=Harashima

| RD1-team02=Muscle Sakai

| RD1-score01=Sub

| RD1-score02=9:02

| RD1-team03=Yukihiro Abe

| RD1-team04=Michael Nakazawa

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-score04=5:02

| RD1-team05=Yago Aznable

| RD1-team06=Sanshiro Takagi

| RD1-score05=Sub

| RD1-score06=11:47

| RD1-team07=Thanomsak Toba

| RD1-team08=Keisuke Ishii

| RD1-score07=Sub

| RD1-score08=7:52

| RD1-team09=Toru Owashi

| RD1-team10=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-score09=Pin

| RD1-score10=10:47

| RD1-team11=Hoshitango

| RD1-team12=Kudo

| RD1-score11=Pin

| RD1-score12=8:41

| RD1-team13=Hikaru Sato

| RD1-team14=Yasu Urano

| RD1-score13=Sub

| RD1-score14=11:37

| RD1-team15=Antonio Honda

| RD1-team16=Mikami

| RD1-score15=Pin

| RD1-score16=14:13

| RD2-team01=Harashima

| RD2-team02=Michael Nakazawa

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-score02=7:02

| RD2-team03=Yago Aznable

| RD2-team04=Keisuke Ishii

| RD2-score03=Pin

| RD2-score04=3:22

| RD2-team05=Toru Owashi

| RD2-team06=Kudo

| RD2-score05=Sub

| RD2-score06=3:47

| RD2-team07=Hikaru Sato

| RD2-team08=Mikami

| RD2-score07=Pin

| RD2-score08=6:15

| RD3-team01=Harashima

| RD3-team02=Keisuke Ishii

| RD3-score01=Pin

| RD3-score02=9:43

| RD3-team03=Toru Owashi

| RD3-team04=Mikami

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-score04=2:35

| RD4-team01=Harashima

| RD4-team02=Mikami

| RD4-score01=Sub

| RD4-score02=11:28

}}

In 2011, the tournament reverted to the "King of DDT Tournament" name and ran from May 21 to May 29. Kudo, the winner of the tournament, became the first two-time winner and went on to defeat Shuji Ishikawa for the championship on July 24, beginning his first reign with the title.

{{#invoke:Team bracket |main |rounds=4

| RD1=Round 1
May 21

| RD2=Round 2
May 21

| RD3=Semifinals
May 29

| RD4=Final
May 29

| RD1-team01=Kudo

| RD1-team02=Yasu Urano

| RD1-score01=Pin

| RD1-score02=16:48

| RD1-team03=Tomomitsu Matsunaga

| RD1-team04=Hikaru Sato

| RD1-score03=Sub

| RD1-score04=8:57

| RD1-team05=Seiya Morohashi

| RD1-team06=Antonio Honda

| RD1-score05=Pin

| RD1-score06=6:50

| RD1-team07=Makoto Oishi

| RD1-team08=Kenny Omega

| RD1-score07=Pin

| RD1-score08=4:42

| RD1-team09=Shigehiro Irie

| RD1-team10=Keisuke Ishii

| RD1-score09=Pin

| RD1-score10=4:05

| RD1-team11=Michael Nakazawa

| RD1-team12=Kota Ibushi

| RD1-score11=Pin

| RD1-score12=9:51

| RD1-team13=Super Shit Machine

| RD1-team14=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-score13=Pin

| RD1-score14=7:24

| RD1-team15=Mikami

| RD1-team16=Harashima

| RD1-score15=Pin

| RD1-score16=9:07

| RD2-team01=Kudo

| RD2-team02=Hikaru Sato

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-score02=17:12

| RD2-team03=Seiya Morohashi

| RD2-team04=Kenny Omega

| RD2-score03=Pin

| RD2-score04=9:12

| RD2-team05=Shigehiro Irie

| RD2-team06=Kota Ibushi

| RD2-score05=Pin

| RD2-score06=8:02

| RD2-team07=Super Shit Machine

| RD2-team08=Harashima

| RD2-score07=Pin

| RD2-score08=4:38

| RD3-team01=Kudo

| RD3-team02=Kenny Omega

| RD3-score01=Pin

| RD3-score02=13:53

| RD3-team03=Shigehiro Irie

| RD3-team04=Harashima

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-score04=9:24

| RD4-team01=Kudo

| RD4-team02=Harashima

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-score02=18:07

}}

The 2012 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 30 to July 8. Kenny Omega became the first non-Japanese to win the King of DDT Tournament and went on to fail in his challenge against KO-D Openweight Champion Kota Ibushi on August 18.

{{#invoke:Team bracket |main |rounds=4

| RD1=Round 1
June 30

| RD2=Round 2
June 30

| RD3=Semifinals
July 8

| RD4=Final
July 8

| RD1-team01=Masa Takanashi

| RD1-team02=Tomomitsu Matsunaga

| RD1-score01=Pin

| RD1-score02=4:02

| RD1-team03=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-team04=Kenny Omega

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-score04=15:05

| RD1-team05=Hikaru Sato

| RD1-team06=Michael Nakazawa

| RD1-score05=Sub

| RD1-score06=4:58

| RD1-team07=Shigehiro Irie

| RD1-team08=Harashima

| RD1-score07=Pin

| RD1-score08=6:37

| RD1-team09=Keisuke Ishii

| RD1-team10=Soma Takao

| RD1-score09=Pin

| RD1-score10=6:24

| RD1-team11=Antonio Honda

| RD1-team12=Kudo

| RD1-score11=Pin

| RD1-score12=11:43

| RD1-team13=Yasu Urano

| RD1-team14=Makoto Oishi

| RD1-score13=Pin

| RD1-score14=1:04

| RD1-team15=Akito

| RD1-team16=Danshoku Dino

| RD1-score15=Sub

| RD1-score16=11:38

| RD2-team01=Masa Takanashi

| RD2-team02=Kenny Omega

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-score02=7:02

| RD2-team03=Hikaru Sato

| RD2-team04=Harashima

| RD2-score03=Pin

| RD2-score04=19:49

| RD2-team05=Keisuke Ishii

| RD2-team06=Kudo

| RD2-score05=Pin

| RD2-score06=8:21

| RD2-team07=Yasu Urano

| RD2-team08=Danshoku Dino

| RD2-score07=Pin

| RD2-score08=17:53

| RD3-team01=Kenny Omega

| RD3-team02=Harashima

| RD3-score01=Pin

| RD3-score02=15:37

| RD3-team03=Kudo

| RD3-team04=Danshoku Dino

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-score04=14:35

| RD4-team01=Kenny Omega

| RD4-team02=Danshoku Dino

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-score02=20:18

}}

The 2013 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 28 to July 7. Harashima, the winner of the tournament became the second two-time winner and went on to defeat Shigehiro Irie for the championship on August 18, beginning his fifth reign with the title.

{{#invoke:Team bracket |main |rounds=4

| RD1=Round 1
June 28

| RD2=Round 2
July 6

| RD3=Semifinals
July 7

| RD4=Final
July 7

| RD1-group1=Block A

| RD1-group2=Block C

| RD1-group3=Block B

| RD1-group4=Block D

| RD1-team01=Mikami

| RD1-team02=Kenny Omega

| RD1-score01=Pin

| RD1-score02=11:10

| RD1-team03=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-team04=Soma Takao

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-score04=3:47

| RD1-team05=Antonio Honda

| RD1-team06=Makoto Oishi

| RD1-score05=Sub

| RD1-score06=10:13

| RD1-team07=Danshoku Dino

| RD1-team08=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD1-score07=Sub

| RD1-score08=9:15

| RD1-team09=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD1-team10=Masa Takanashi

| RD1-score09=Pin

| RD1-score10=5:43

| RD1-team11=Kota Ibushi

| RD1-team12=Yasu Urano

| RD1-score11=Pin

| RD1-score12=11:26

| RD1-team13=Hikaru Sato

| RD1-team14=Akito

| RD1-score13=Pin

| RD1-score14=10:11

| RD1-team15=Harashima

| RD1-team16=Kudo

| RD1-score15=Pin

| RD1-score16=13:44

| RD2-team01=Kenny Omega

| RD2-team02=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-score02=16:50

| RD2-team03=Antonio Honda

| RD2-team04=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD2-score03=Sub

| RD2-score04=11:08

| RD2-team05=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD2-team06=Yasu Urano

| RD2-score05=Pin

| RD2-score06=9:52

| RD2-team07=Hikaru Sato

| RD2-team08=Harashima

| RD2-score07=Pin

| RD2-score08=15:56

| RD3-team01=Kenny Omega

| RD3-team02=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD3-score01=Pin

| RD3-score02=9:59

| RD3-team03=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD3-team04=Harashima

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-score04=10:09

| RD4-team01=Kenny Omega

| RD4-team02=Harashima

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-score02=15:20

}}

The 2014 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 14 to June 29. Isami Kodaka, the winner of the tournament went on to fail in his three-way challenge against Kenny Omega and KO-D Openweight Champion Harashima on August 17.

{{#invoke:Team bracket |main |rounds=4

| RD1=Round 1
June 14

| RD2=Round 2
June 15

| RD3=Semifinals
June 29

| RD4=Final
June 29

| RD1-team01=Shigehiro Irie

| RD1-team02=Soma Takao

| RD1-score01=Pin

| RD1-score02=10:13

| RD1-team03=Yasu Urano

| RD1-team04=Antonio Honda

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-score04=2:25

| RD1-team05=Tomomitsu Matsunaga

| RD1-team06=Kenny Omega

| RD1-score05=Pin

| RD1-score06=11:41

| RD1-team07=Mikami

| RD1-team08=Kudo

| RD1-score07=Pin

| RD1-score08=2:25

| RD1-team09=Isami Kodaka

| RD1-team10=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD1-score09=Pin

| RD1-score10=10:07

| RD1-team11=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-team12=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD1-score11=Pin

| RD1-score12=17:16

| RD1-team13=Masa Takanashi

| RD1-team14=Danshoku Dino

| RD1-score13=Pin

| RD1-score14=9:38

| RD1-team15=Keisuke Ishii

| RD1-team16=Kota Ibushi

| RD1-score15=Pin

| RD1-score16=7:53

| RD2-team01=Shigehiro Irie

| RD2-team02=Antonio Honda

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-score02=14:56

| RD2-team03=Tomomitsu Matsunaga

| RD2-team04=Kudo

| RD2-score03=Pin

| RD2-score04=16:11

| RD2-team05=Isami Kodaka

| RD2-team06=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD2-score05=Pin

| RD2-score06=20:05

| RD2-team07=Masa Takanashi

| RD2-team08=Kota Ibushi

| RD2-score07=Pin

| RD2-score08=12:53

| RD3-team01=Shigehiro Irie

| RD3-team02=Kudo

| RD3-score01=Pin

| RD3-score02=12:40

| RD3-team03=Isami Kodaka

| RD3-team04=Kota Ibushi

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-score04=11:03

| RD4-team01=Kudo

| RD4-team02=Isami Kodaka

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-score02=16:06

}}

The 2015 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 6 to June 28, covering three shows. Yukio Sakaguchi, the winner of the tournament went on to defeat Kudo for the championship on August 23, beginning his first reign with the title.{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/en/ddt-resultados-king-of-ddt-osaka-14062015-listos-los-semifinalistas/|title=DDT: Results "King of DDT Osaka" - 14/06/2015 - The semifinalists are ready|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark Angel|date=June 15, 2015|access-date=January 26, 2023}}

{{#invoke:Team bracket |main |rounds=4

| RD1=Round 1
June 6

| RD2=Round 2
June 14

| RD3=Semifinals
June 28

| RD4=Final
June 28

| RD1-team01=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD1-team02=Keisuke Ishii

| RD1-score01=Pin

| RD1-score02=10:03

| RD1-team03=Hiroshi Fukuda

| RD1-team04=Makoto Oishi

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-score04=6:54

| RD1-team05=Shigehiro Irie

| RD1-team06=Yasu Urano

| RD1-score05=Pin

| RD1-score06=24:44

| RD1-team07=Tomomitsu Matsunaga

| RD1-team08=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD1-score07=Pin

| RD1-score08=11:04

| RD1-team09=Masa Takanashi

| RD1-team10=Akito

| RD1-score09=Pin

| RD1-score10=1:13

| RD1-team11=Antonio Honda

| RD1-team12=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD1-score11=Pin

| RD1-score12=15:15

| RD1-team13=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-team14=Kota Umeda

| RD1-score13=Sub

| RD1-score14=13:00

| RD1-team15=Kazuki Hirata

| RD1-team16=Kota Ibushi

| RD1-score15=Pin

| RD1-score16=7:31

| RD2-team01=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD2-team02=Makoto Oishi

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-score02=7:19

| RD2-team03=Shigehiro Irie

| RD2-team04=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD2-score03=Pin

| RD2-score04=18:23

| RD2-team05=Masa Takanashi

| RD2-team06=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD2-score05=Pin

| RD2-score06=9:47

| RD2-team07=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD2-team08=Kota Ibushi

| RD2-score07=Pin

| RD2-score08=18:48

| RD3-team01=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD3-team02=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD3-score01=Sub

| RD3-score02=9:43

| RD3-team03=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD3-team04=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-score04=14:16

| RD4-team01=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD4-team02=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-score02=18:13

}}

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|name=King of DDT 2016

|image=

|caption=Promotional image for the final event of the tournament, featuring Shuji Ishikawa, Shigehiro Irie, Harashima and Tetsuya Endo

|promotion=DDT

|date=June 5–26, 2016

|future=no

|city=Various
Final: Tokyo, Japan

|venue=Various
Final: Korakuen Hall

|tagline={{nihongo foot|Who will stand in the main event at Ryōgoku Kokugikan?|両国国技館のメインイベントに立つのは誰だ？|Ryōgoku Kokugikan no mein ibento ni tatsu no wa dare da?|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes}}

|lastevent2=2015

|nextevent2=2017

|event=King of DDT Tournament

}}

The 2016 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 5 to June 26. Akito was originally scheduled to compete but had to withdraw on May 30, after suffering two broken ribs.{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2016 |script-title=ja:彰人、欠場のお知らせ |trans-title=Akito to be absent from the tournament |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/news/4439 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}} He was replaced by Shunma Katsumata who defeated Kouki Iwasaki in a qualifying match on June 4.{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2016 |script-title=ja:Road to Ryogoku 2016 in FUJI～ドラマティック・ドリーム・つけナポリタン～ |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/4650 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}} Shuji Ishikawa, the winner of the tournament went on to defeat Konosuke Takeshita for the championship on August 28, beginning his fourth reign.{{cite web|url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2016/08/22/ddt-black-presents-king-ddt-2016-tokyo/|title=DDT BLACK OUT PRESENTS KING OF DDT 2016 – TOKYO|work=voicesofwrestling.com|first=Jimmy|last=Dylan|date=August 22, 2016|access-date=January 26, 2023}}

{{#invoke:Team bracket|main|rounds=4

| RD2-RD3-path=0

| RD1=Round 1
June 5

| RD2=Round 2
June 12

| RD3=Semifinals{{efn|name=RandomSemis|Semifinalists were randomly shuffled.}}
June 26

| RD4=Final
June 26

| RD1-team01=Mad Paulie

| RD1-team02=Tetsuya Endo

| RD1-score01=12:01{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2016 |title=KING OF DDT 2016 SAITAMA |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/4698 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD1-score02=Pin

| RD1-team03=Kazuki Hirata

| RD1-team04=Shunma Katsumata

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-score04=5:29

| RD1-team05=Soma Takao

| RD1-team06=Keisuke Ishii

| RD1-score05=Pin

| RD1-score06=11:19

| RD1-team07=Shuji Ishikawa

| RD1-team08=Kota Umeda

| RD1-score07=Pin

| RD1-score08=10:17

| RD1-team09=Antonio Honda

| RD1-team10=Kenso

| RD1-score09=14:11

| RD1-score10=Pin

| RD1-team11=Masa Takanashi

| RD1-team12=Harashima

| RD1-score11=6:58

| RD1-score12=Sub

| RD1-team13=Yasu Urano

| RD1-team14=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD1-score13=16:23

| RD1-score14=Pin

| RD1-team15=Shigehiro Irie

| RD1-team16=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD1-score15=Pin

| RD1-score16=16:34

| RD2-team01=Tetsuya Endo

| RD2-team02=Kazuki Hirata

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-score02=10:11{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2016 |title=KING OF DDT 2016 OSAKA |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/5338 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD2-team03=Soma Takao

| RD2-team04=Shuji Ishikawa

| RD2-score03=16:07

| RD2-score04=Pin

| RD2-team05=Kenso

| RD2-team06=Harashima

| RD2-score05=16:06

| RD2-score06=Pin

| RD2-team07=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD2-team08=Shigehiro Irie

| RD2-score07=15:50

| RD2-score08=Sub

| RD3-team01=Shigehiro Irie

| RD3-team02=Shuji Ishikawa

| RD3-score01=15:50

| RD3-score02=Pin

| RD3-team03=Tetsuya Endo

| RD3-team04=Harashima

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-score04=7:15

| RD4-team01=Shuji Ishikawa

| RD4-team02=Tetsuya Endo

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-score02=23:52

}}

{{Infobox professional wrestling event

|name=King of DDT 2017

|image=

|caption=Promotional image for the tournament, featuring all the participants

|promotion=DDT

|date=June 2–25, 2017

|future=no

|city=Tokyo, Japan

|venue={{unbulleted list|Various|Final: Korakuen Hall}}

|tagline={{nihongo foot|Who on earth is going to headline Ryōgoku this summer?|夏の両国、メインに立つのは一体誰だ？|Natsu no Ryōgoku, mein ni tatsu no wa ittai dare da?|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes}}

|lastevent2=2016

|nextevent2=2018

|event=King of DDT Tournament

}}

The 2017 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 2 to June 25. Kazuki Hirata competed under the ring name of "Hirata Collection A.T.", a parody of Milano Collection A.T. Tetsuya Endo, the winner of the tournament went on to fail in his challenge against KO-D Openweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita on August 20.{{cite web|url=https://en.superluchas.com/ddt-se-anuncia-torneo-king-of-ddt-2017-16-hombres-contienda/|title=DDT: "King of DDT 2017" tournament announced - 16 men in the competition|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark angel|date=May 30, 2017|access-date=June 9, 2021}}

{{#invoke:Team bracket|main|rounds=4

| RD2-RD3-path=0

| RD1=Round 1
June 2

| RD2=Round 2
June 4

| RD3=Semifinals{{efn|name=RandomSemis}}
June 25

| RD4=Final
June 25

| RD1-team01=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-team02=Akito

| RD1-score01=6:14{{Cite web |date=June 2, 2017 |title=KING OF DDT 2017 1st ROUND |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/8030 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD1-score02=Pin

| RD1-team03=Masahiro Takanashi

| RD1-team04=Hirata Collection A.T.

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-score04=8:02

| RD1-team05=Kudo

| RD1-team06=Soma Takao

| RD1-score05=Pin

| RD1-score06=8:30

| RD1-team07=Tetsuya Endo

| RD1-team08=Mike Bailey

| RD1-score07=Pin

| RD1-score08=16:00

| RD1-team09=Shunma Katsumata

| RD1-team10=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD1-score09=7:42

| RD1-score10=Pin

| RD1-team11=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD1-team12=Harashima

| RD1-score11=11:24

| RD1-score12=Pin

| RD1-team13=Danshoku Dino

| RD1-team14=Keisuke Ishii

| RD1-score13=10:47

| RD1-score14=Pin

| RD1-team15=Shigehiro Irie

| RD1-team16=Mad Paulie

| RD1-score15=Pin

| RD1-score16=11:45

| RD2-team01=Akito

| RD2-team02=Masahiro Takanashi

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-score02=5:04{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2017 |title=KING OF DDT 2017 2nd ROUND |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/8082 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD2-team03=Kudo

| RD2-team04=Tetsuya Endo

| RD2-score03=14:16

| RD2-score04=Pin

| RD2-team05=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD2-team06=Harashima

| RD2-score05=15:50

| RD2-score06=Sub

| RD2-team07=Keisuke Ishii

| RD2-team08=Shigehiro Irie

| RD2-score07=14:32

| RD2-score08=Pin

| RD3-team01=Akito

| RD3-team02=Tetsuya Endo

| RD3-score01=11:30

| RD3-score02=Pin

| RD3-team03=Harashima

| RD3-team04=Shigehiro Irie

| RD3-score03=Sub

| RD3-score04=2:47

| RD4-team01=Tetsuya Endo

| RD4-team02=Harashima

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-score02=22:08

}}

{{Infobox professional wrestling event

|name=King of DDT 2018

|image=

|caption=Promotional image for the tournament, featuring all the participants

|promotion=DDT

|date=July 31–August 26, 2018

|future=no

|city=Tokyo, Japan

|venue={{unbulleted list|Various|Final: Korakuen Hall}}

|lastevent2=2017

|nextevent2=2019

|event=King of DDT Tournament

}}

The 2018 King of DDT Tournament ran from July 31 to August 26. Instead of the usual 16 participants, this edition featured 32 participants. On July 23, it was announced a lottery would shuffle the final eight into new matches. Three days later, it was announced that Daiki Shimomura would be pulled out of the tournament after injuring his left MCL; he was replaced by Saki Akai. Six days later, Konosuke Takeshita pulled out of the tournament after suffering a shoulder injury and was replaced by Kazuki Hirata. Daisuke Sasaki, the winner of the tournament went on to defeat Danshoku Dino for the championship on October 21.{{cite web |url=https://www.gerweck.net/2018/08/02/ddt-fighting-beer-garden-2018-king-of-ddt-2018-first-round-results-july-31-2018-tokyo-japan/ |title=DDT “Fighting Beer Garden 2018 – King of DDT 2018 First Round” Results – July 31, 2018 – Tokyo, Japan |work=gerweck.net |first=Michael |last=Riba |date=August 2, 2018 |access-date=May 23, 2021}}

{{#invoke:Team bracket | main

| rounds=5

| RD2-RD3-path=0

| RD1=Round 1
July 31

| RD2=Round 2
August 4

| RD3=Round 3{{efn|The final eight participants were randomly shuffled.}}
August 25

| RD4=Semifinals
August 26

| RD5=Final
August 26

|

| RD1-team01=Kudo

| RD1-score01=7:24{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2018 |script-title=ja:闘うビアガーデン2018～KING OF DDT 2018 1st ROUND～ |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/1128 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD1-team02=Akito

| RD1-score02=Pin

|

| RD1-team03=Gota Ihashi

| RD1-score03=4:05

| RD1-team04=Keisuke Ishii

| RD1-score04=Pin

|

| RD1-team05=Mike Bailey

| RD1-score05=Pin

| RD1-team06=Nobuhiro Shimatani

| RD1-score06=5:54

|

| RD1-team07=Shunma Katsumata

| RD1-score07=Pin

| RD1-team08=Alex Ace

| RD1-score08=7:21

|

| RD1-team09=Hoshitango

| RD1-score09=3:10

| RD1-team10=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD1-score10=Sub

|

| RD1-team11=Soma Takao

| RD1-score11=Pin

| RD1-team12=Yuki Iino

| RD1-score12=4:36

|

| RD1-team13=Toru Owashi

| RD1-score13=Pin

| RD1-team14=Mizuki Watase

| RD1-score14=6:52

|

| RD1-team15=Mad Paulie

| RD1-score15=11:20

| RD1-team16=Harashima

| RD1-score16=Pin

|

| RD1-team17=Sanshiro Takagi

| RD1-score17=14:53

| RD1-team18=Mao

| RD1-score18=Pin

|

| RD1-team19=Saki Akai

| RD1-score19=7:30

| RD1-team20=Masahiro Takanashi

| RD1-score20=Pin

|

| RD1-team21=Tetsuya Endo

| RD1-score21=Sub

| RD1-team22=Gorgeous Matsuno

| RD1-score22=8:20

|

| RD1-team23=Tomomitsu Matsunaga

| RD1-score23=9:11

| RD1-team24=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD1-score24=Pin

|

| RD1-team25=Kouki Iwasaki

| RD1-score25=6:23

| RD1-team26=Antonio Honda

| RD1-score26=Pin

|

| RD1-team27=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-score27=Sub

| RD1-team28=Jason Kincaid

| RD1-score28=10:47

|

| RD1-team29=Yuki Ueno

| RD1-score29=6:30

| RD1-team30=Thanomsak Toba

| RD1-score30=TKO

|

| RD1-team31=Naomi Yoshimura

| RD1-score31=8:59

| RD1-team32=Kazuki Hirata

| RD1-score32=Pin

|

| RD2-team01=Akito

| RD2-score01=9:41{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2018 |script-title=ja:闘うビアガーデン2018～KING OF DDT 2018 2nd ROUND～ |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/1164 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD2-team02=Keisuke Ishii

| RD2-score02=Pin

|

| RD2-team03=Mike Bailey

| RD2-score03=Pin

| RD2-team04=Shunma Katsumata

| RD2-score04=9:01

|

| RD2-team05=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD2-score05=Sub

| RD2-team06=Soma Takao

| RD2-score06=9:46

|

| RD2-team07=Toru Owashi

| RD2-score07=10:57

| RD2-team08=Harashima

| RD2-score08=Pin

|

| RD2-team09=Mao

| RD2-score09=Pin

| RD2-team10=Masahiro Takanashi

| RD2-score10=7:35

|

| RD2-team11=Tetsuya Endo

| RD2-score11=Pin

| RD2-team12=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD2-score12=12:41

|

| RD2-team13=Antonio Honda

| RD2-score13=18:53

| RD2-team14=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD2-score14=Sub

|

| RD2-team15=Thanomsak Toba

| RD2-score15=8:20

| RD2-team16=Kazuki Hirata

| RD2-score16=Pin

|

| RD3-team01=Mao

| RD3-score01=Pin

| RD3-team02=Mike Bailey

| RD3-score02=11:33{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2018 |title=ja:KING OF DDT 2018 3rd ROUND |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/1279 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

|

| RD3-team03=Tetsuya Endo

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-team04=Kazuki Hirata

| RD3-score04=12:22

|

| RD3-team05=Harashima

| RD3-score05=Pin

| RD3-team06=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD3-score06=14:59

|

| RD3-team07=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD3-score07=Sub

| RD3-team08=Keisuke Ishii

| RD3-score08=22:49

|

| RD4-team01=Mao

| RD4-score01=9:45

| RD4-team02=Tetsuya Endo

| RD4-score02=Sub

|

| RD4-team03=Harashima

| RD4-score03=10:20

| RD4-team04=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD4-score04=Pin

|

| RD5-team01=Tetsuya Endo

| RD5-score01=21:36

| RD5-team02=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD5-score02=Sub

}}

{{Infobox professional wrestling event

|name=King of DDT 2019

|image=

|caption=Promotional poster for the final event of the tournament, featuring all the participants

|promotion=DDT

|date=April 29–May 19, 2019

|future=no

|city=Tokyo, Japan

|venue={{unbulleted list|Various|Final: Korakuen Hall}}

|lastevent2=2018

|nextevent2=2020

|event=King of DDT Tournament

}}

The 2019 King of DDT Tournament ran from April 29 to May 19. This edition featured 14 participants and a battle royale between six of the seven first round losers was held on the second day with the winner getting a bye to the second round. Konosuke Takeshita, the winner of the tournament went on to defeat Tetsuya Endo for the championship on July 15, beginning his fourth reign with the title.{{cite web|url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2019/05/21/ddt-king-of-ddt-full-tournament-review-april-29-may-6-may-19/|title=DDT KING OF DDT FULL TOURNAMENT REVIEW (APRIL 29, MAY 6, MAY 19)|work=voicesofwrestling.com|first=Thomas|last=Fischbeck|date=May 21, 2019|access-date=January 26, 2023}}

{{#invoke:Team bracket|main

|rounds=4|byes=1

| RD2-RD3-path=0

| RD1=Round 1
April 29

| RD2=Round 2
May 6

| RD3=Semifinals{{efn|name=RandomSemis}}
May 19

| RD4=Final
May 19

| RD1-team03=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-team04=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD1-score04=11:37{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2019 |title=KING OF DDT 2019 1st ROUND |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/2844 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD1-team05=Kazuki Hirata

| RD1-score05=9:42

| RD1-team06=Naomi Yoshimura

| RD1-score06=Pin

| RD1-team07=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD1-score07=Pin

| RD1-team08=Yuki Ueno

| RD1-score08=20:45

| RD1-team09=Akito

| RD1-score09=Pin

| RD1-team10=Harashima

| RD1-score10=14:26

| RD1-team11=Mike Bailey

| RD1-score11=10:08

| RD1-team12=Soma Takao

| RD1-score12=Pin

| RD1-team13=Mao

| RD1-score13=2:17

| RD1-team14=Masahiro Takanashi

| RD1-score14=Pin

| RD1-team15=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD1-score15=Pin

| RD1-team16=Kota Umeda

| RD1-score16=13:03

| RD2-team01=Harashima{{efn|On the May 6 event, Harashima defeated Kota Umeda, Mao, Kazuki Hirata, Yuki Ueno and Mike Bailey in a battle royale to earn a spot in the second round of the tournament.}}

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-team02=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD2-score02=12:59{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/2883|title=KING OF DDT 2019 2nd ROUND|work=DDT Pro-Wrestling|language=ja|access-date=May 23, 2021}}

| RD2-team03=Naomi Yoshimura

| RD2-score03=14:46

| RD2-team04=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD2-score04=Pin

| RD2-team05=Akito

| RD2-score05=7:10

| RD2-team06=Soma Takao

| RD2-score06=Pin

| RD2-team07=Masahiro Takanashi

| RD2-score07=7:12

| RD2-team08=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD2-score08=Pin

| RD3-team01=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD3-score01=8:41

| RD3-team02=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD3-score02=Pin

| RD3-team03=Soma Takao

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-team04=Harashima

| RD3-score04=12:49

| RD4-team01=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-team02=Soma Takao

| RD4-score02=21:11

}}

{{Infobox professional wrestling event

|name=King of DDT 2020

|image=

|caption=Promotional poster for the tournament, featuring all the participants

|promotion=DDT

|date=August 8–23, 2020

|future=no

|city=Tokyo, Japan

|venue={{unbulleted list|Various|Final: Korakuen Hall}}

|tagline={{nihongo foot|Midsummer DDT's strongest fight!|真夏のDDT最強決定戦！|Manatsu no DDT saikyō ketteisen!|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes}}

|lastevent2=2019

|nextevent2=2021

|event=King of DDT Tournament

}}

The 2020 King of DDT Tournament ran from August 8 to 23. This edition featured 28 participants and a "Dramatic Chance" battle royale between the losers of the first round was held on the second day, granting the winner a bye into the quarterfinals. The semifinalists were shuffled into new matches. For the first time since the introduction of the championship match reward, the reigning KO-D Openweight Champion Tetsuya Endo was allowed to participate in the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/news/14259|script-title=ja:夏を制するものはDDTを制する！　DDTのKINGの座を争う真夏のトーナメント「KING OF DDT 2020」は神田明神ホール3連戦＆後楽園ホールで開催！　総勢28選手参加！　組み合わせ決定！　KO-D無差別級王者・遠藤が出場！　田中稔、青木真也、T-Hawk、エル・リンダマン参戦！|access-date=June 27, 2020|publisher=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}} Endo became the third two-time winner and received a 1 million yen prize from Blackout, the tournament sponsor. He went on to name Daisuke Sasaki as his challenger and then defeated him to retain the title on November 3, at Ultimate Party 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/14860|title=Ultimate Party 2020|work=DDT Pro-Wrestling|access-date=November 3, 2020}}

{{#invoke:Team bracket|main

| rounds=5 |byes=2

| RD3-RD4-path=0

| RD1=Round 1
August 8

| RD2=Round 2
August 9

| RD3=Round 3
August 10

| RD4=Semifinals{{efn|name=RandomSemis}}
August 23

| RD5=Final
August 23

| RD1-team01=Yuki Ueno

| RD1-score01=Pin

| RD1-team02=Nobuhiro Shimatani

| RD1-score02=10:11{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2020 |title=BLACK OUT presents KING OF DDT 2020 1st ROUND |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/14462 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD1-team03=Antonio Honda

| RD1-score03=2:57

| RD1-team04=Danshoku Dino

| RD1-score04=Pin

| RD1-team05=T-Hawk

| RD1-score05=Pin

| RD1-team06=Kazuki Hirata

| RD1-score06=7:45

| RD1-team07=Makoto Oishi

| RD1-score07=Sub

| RD1-team08=Chris Brookes

| RD1-score08=8:41

| RD1-team09=Tomomitsu Matsunaga

| RD1-score09=6:51

| RD1-team10=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-score10=Sub

| RD1-team11=Shinya Aoki

| RD1-score11=Sub

| RD1-team12=Yuki Iino

| RD1-score12=0:36

| RD1-team13=Toru Owashi

| RD1-score13=Pin

| RD1-team14=Seigo Tachibana

| RD1-score14=4:31

| RD1-team15=Akito

| RD1-score15=Sub

| RD1-team16=Tetsuya Endo

| RD1-score16=17:21

| RD1-team21=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD1-score21=3:41

| RD1-team22=Shunma Katsumata

| RD1-score22=Pin

| RD1-team23=Soma Takao

| RD1-score23=8:30

| RD1-team24=Minoru Tanaka

| RD1-score24=Sub

| RD1-team25=Harashima

| RD1-score25=Pin

| RD1-team26=Mad Paulie

| RD1-score26=11:19

| RD1-team27=Mizuki Watase

| RD1-score27=3:37

| RD1-team28=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD1-score28=Pin

| RD1-team29=Yukio Naya

| RD1-score29=10:17

| RD1-team30=El Lindaman

| RD1-score30=Pin

| RD1-team31=Naomi Yoshimura

| RD1-score31=8:07

| RD1-team32=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD1-score32=Pin

| RD2-team01=Yuki Ueno

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-team02=Danshoku Dino

| RD2-score02=10:18{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2020 |title=BLACK OUT presents KING OF DDT 2020 2nd ROUND |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/14473 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD2-team03=T-Hawk

| RD2-score03=Pin

| RD2-team04=Makoto Oishi

| RD2-score04=11:00

| RD2-team05=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD2-score05=7:40

| RD2-team06=Shinya Aoki

| RD2-score06=Sub

| RD2-team07=Toru Owashi

| RD2-score07=5:33

| RD2-team08=Akito

| RD2-score08=Sub

| RD2-team11=Shunma Katsumata

| RD2-score11=11:52

| RD2-team12=Minoru Tanaka

| RD2-score12=Sub

| RD2-team13=Harashima

| RD2-score13=13:47

| RD2-team14=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD2-score14=Pin

| RD2-team15=El Lindaman

| RD2-score15=13:54

| RD2-team16=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD2-score16=Pin

| RD3-team01=Yuki Ueno

| RD3-score01=13:23{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2020 |title=BLACK OUT presents KING OF DDT 2020 3rd ROUND |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/14478 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD3-team02=T-Hawk

| RD3-score02=Pin

| RD3-team03=Shinya Aoki

| RD3-score03=8:24

| RD3-team04=Akito

| RD3-score04=Pin

| RD3-team05=Tetsuya Endo{{efn|Tetsuya Endo won the Dramatic Chance battle royale to re-enter the tournament.}}

| RD3-score05=Pin

| RD3-team06=Minoru Tanaka

| RD3-score06=17:20

| RD3-team07=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD3-score07=Pin

| RD3-team08=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD3-score08=16:13

| RD4-team01=T-Hawk

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-team02=Akito

| RD4-score02=11:19

| RD4-team03=Tetsuya Endo

| RD4-score03=Sub

| RD4-team04=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD4-score04=10:19

| RD5-team01=T-Hawk

| RD5-score01=20:24

| RD5-team02=Tetsuya Endo

| RD5-score02=Pin

}}

{{Infobox professional wrestling event

|name=King of DDT 2021

|image=

|caption=Promotional poster for the June 10 show of the tournament, featuring former tournament winners and all 2021 participants

|promotion=CyberFight

|brand=DDT

|date=June 10–July 4, 2021

|future=no

|city=Tokyo, Japan

|venue={{unbulleted list|Various|Final: Korakuen Hall}}

|tagline={{nihongo foot|Achieve victory.|勝ち上がれ。|Kachi agare|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes}}

|lastevent2=2020

|nextevent2=2022

|event=King of DDT Tournament

}}

The 2021 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 10 to July 4 with 16 participants. Jun Akiyama and Yuji Hino took part in their first tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/news/15964|script-title=ja:DDT最強を決めるトーナメント「KING OF DDT 2021」組み合わせ決定！　因縁の秋山と勝俣が激突！　D王公式戦以来の竹下vs彰人！　火野vs坂口、樋口vs吉村…注目の初シングル！|date=May 28, 2021|access-date=May 29, 2021|publisher=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}} Konosuke Takeshita became a two-time winner and went on to defeat Jun Akiyama at Wrestle Peter Pan 2021 to win the KO-D Openweight Championship.

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| rounds=4

| RD2-RD3-path=0

| RD1=Round 1
June 10

| RD2=Round 2
June 20

| RD3=Semifinals{{efn|name=RandomSemis}}
July 4

| RD4=Final
July 4

| RD1-team01=Harashima

| RD1-team02=Makoto Oishi

| RD1-score01=Pin

| RD1-score02=7:13{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/16032|title=BLACK OUT presents KING OF DDT 2021 1st ROUND|date=June 10, 2021|access-date=June 10, 2021|work=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD1-team03=Yuji Hino

| RD1-team04=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-score04=10:51

| RD1-team05=Mao

| RD1-team06=Soma Takao

| RD1-score05=Pin

| RD1-score06=11:27

| RD1-team07=Akito

| RD1-team08=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD1-score07=12:29

| RD1-score08=Sub

| RD1-team09=Yuki Ueno

| RD1-team10=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-score09=1:51

| RD1-score10=Pin

| RD1-team11=Shunma Katsumata

| RD1-team12=Jun Akiyama

| RD1-score11=7:43

| RD1-score12=Pin

| RD1-team13=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD1-team14=Naomi Yoshimura

| RD1-score13=Pin

| RD1-score14=10:44

| RD1-team15=Tetsuya Endo

| RD1-team16=Chris Brookes

| RD1-score15=Pin

| RD1-score16=20:50

| RD2-team01=Harashima

| RD2-team02=Yuji Hino

| RD2-score01=24:49{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/16091|title=BLACK OUT presents KING OF DDT 2021 2nd ROUND|date=June 20, 2021|access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=DDT Pro-Wrestling|language=ja}}

| RD2-score02=Pin

| RD2-team03=Mao

| RD2-team04=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD2-score03=13:08

| RD2-score04=Sub

| RD2-team05=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD2-team06=Jun Akiyama

| RD2-score05=Pin

| RD2-score06=4:02

| RD2-team07=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD2-team08=Tetsuya Endo

| RD2-score07=Pin

| RD2-score08=11:50

| RD3-team01=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD3-team02=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD3-score01=16:58

| RD3-score02=Sub

| RD3-team03=Yuji Hino

| RD3-team04=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-score04=12:36

| RD4-team01=Konosuke Takeshita

| RD4-team02=Yuji Hino

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-score02=18:09

}}

{{Infobox professional wrestling event

|name=King of DDT 2022

|image=

|caption=Promotional poster for the June 19 and July 3 shows of the tournament, featuring all the participants

|promotion=CyberFight

|brand=DDT

|date=June 16–July 3, 2022

|future=no

|city=Tokyo, Japan

|venue=Various
Final: Korakuen Hall

|lastevent2=2021

|nextevent2=2023

|event=King of DDT Tournament

}}

The 2022 King of DDT Tournament ran from June 16 to July 3 with 16 participants.{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/news/17799|script-title=ja:DDT最強の座を決めるトーナメント「KING OF DDT 2022」開催決定！|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=March 29, 2022|publisher=DDT Pro-Wrestling|language=ja}} Hideki Okatani and Kanon made their first appearance in the tournament. Tetsuya Endo had to forfeit the tournament and vacate the KO-D Openweight Championship after having suffered a concussion at CyberFight Festival 2022.{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2022 |script-title=ja:【ＤＤＴ】遠藤哲哉がＫＯ―Ｄ無差別級王座を返上　脳震とうで欠場「所持し続けることに違和感」 |trans-title=[DDT] Tetsuya Endo vacates the KO-D Openweight Championship, sideline with a concussion, "I don't feel comfortable retaining the title" |url=https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/ddt/4254983/ |website=Tokyo Sports |language=ja}} It was then announced that the winner of the tournament would be crowned champion.{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/news/18241|script-title=ja:遠藤哲哉選手がKO-D無差別級王座返上、「KING OF DDT 2022」の優勝者を第79代王者に認定|date=June 14, 2022|access-date=June 14, 2022|publisher=DDT Pro-Wrestling|language=ja}} Kazusada Higuchi won the tournament for the first time and thus became the 79th KO-D Openweight Champion.

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| RD2-RD3-path=0

| RD1=Round 1
June 16

| RD2=Round 2
June 19

| RD3=Semifinals{{efn|name=RandomSemis}}
July 3

| RD4=Final
July 3

| RD1-team01=Harashima

| RD1-team02=Hideki Okatani

| RD1-score01=Pin

| RD1-score02=9:06{{cite web |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/18270 |title=DDT FREE -June- KING OF DDT 2022 1st ROUND |date=June 16, 2022 |access-date=June 16, 2022 |work=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD1-team03=Naomi Yoshimura

| RD1-team04=Chris Brookes

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-score04=7:24

| RD1-team05=Kanon

| RD1-team06=Yuki Ueno

| RD1-score05=15:09

| RD1-score06=Pin

| RD1-team07=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-team08=Yuji Hino

| RD1-score07=Pin

| RD1-score08=8:45

| RD1-team09=Mao

| RD1-team10=Yuki "Sexy" Iino

| RD1-score09=14:59

| RD1-score10=Sub

| RD1-team11=Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD1-team12=Jun Akiyama

| RD1-score11=10:46

| RD1-score12=Pin

| RD1-team13=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD1-team14=Yukio Naya

| RD1-score13=Pin

| RD1-score14=18:45

| RD1-team15=Masahiro Takanashi

| RD1-team16=Tetsuya Endo

| RD1-score15=Forfeit

| RD1-score16=N/A

| RD2-team01=Harashima

| RD2-team02=Naomi Yoshimura

| RD2-score01=19:24{{cite web |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/18283 |title=KING OF DDT 2022 2nd ROUND |date=June 19, 2022 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |work=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja}}

| RD2-score02=Pin

| RD2-team03=Yuki Ueno

| RD2-team04=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD2-score03=Pin

| RD2-score04=12:49

| RD2-team05=Yuki "Sexy" Iino

| RD2-team06=Jun Akiyama

| RD2-score05=11:34

| RD2-score06=Sub

| RD2-team07=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD2-team08=Masahiro Takanashi

| RD2-score07=Pin

| RD2-score08=4:41

| RD3-team01=Yuki Ueno

| RD3-team02=Naomi Yoshimura

| RD3-score01=Pin

| RD3-score02=10:46

| RD3-team03=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD3-team04=Jun Akiyama

| RD3-score03=Pin

| RD3-score04=14:28

| RD4-team01=Naomi Yoshimura

| RD4-team02=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-score02=18:55

}}

{{Infobox professional wrestling event

|name=King of DDT 2023

|image=

|caption=Promotional poster for the final event of the tournament, featuring Kazusada Higuchi, Jun Akiyama, Yuki Ueno and Chris Brookes

|promotion=CyberFight

|brand=DDT

|date=May 6–21, 2023

|future=no

|city=Tokyo, Japan

|venue=Various
Final: Korakuen Hall

|tagline={{nihongo foot|It's everyone's game.|全員本命。|Zen'in honmei.|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes}}

|lastevent2=2022

|nextevent2=2024

|event=King of DDT Tournament

}}

The 2023 King of DDT Tournament ran from May 6 to May 21 with 16 participants.{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/news/20157|title="King of DDT 2023" Okada to replace Naya|script-title=ja:「KING OF DDT 2023」納谷欠場に伴い、岡田が代替出場|date=March 28, 2023|access-date=March 29, 2023|publisher=DDT Pro-Wrestling|language=ja}} Naruki Doi, Kotaro Suzuki, Takeshi Masada and Yusuke Okada made their first appearance in the tournament. Yukio Naya was originally scheduled to participate but he suffered a broken ankle on the March 28 DDT event and was then replaced by Okada.

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| RD2-RD3-path=0

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May 6

| RD2=Round 2
May 7

| RD3=Semifinals{{efn|name=RandomSemis}}
May 21

| RD4=Final
May 21

| RD1-team01= Yusuke Okada

| RD1-team02= Kazusada Higuchi

| RD1-score01= Stop

| RD1-score02= 9:11{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=366609|title=DDT King Of DDT 2023 1st Round|work=cagematch.net|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|date=May 6, 2023|access-date=May 6, 2023}}

| RD1-team03= Shunma Katsumata

| RD1-team04= Hideki Okatani

| RD1-score03= Pin

| RD1-score04= 8:50

| RD1-team05= Sanshiro Takagi

| RD1-team06= Yukio Sakaguchi

| RD1-score05= Pin

| RD1-score06= 3:40

| RD1-team07= Harashima

| RD1-team08= Chris Brookes

| RD1-score07= 12:08

| RD1-score08= Pin

| RD1-team09= Jun Akiyama

| RD1-team10= Tetsuya Endo

| RD1-score09= Pin

| RD1-score10= 10:12

| RD1-team11= Mao

| RD1-team12= Takeshi Masada

| RD1-score11= Pin

| RD1-score12= 9:28

| RD1-team13= Kotaro Suzuki

| RD1-team14= Kanon

| RD1-score13= Pin

| RD1-score14= 8:43

| RD1-team15= Yuki Ueno

| RD1-team16= Naruki Doi

| RD1-score15= Pin

| RD1-score16= 16:19

| RD2-team01= Kazusada Higuchi

| RD2-team02= Hideki Okatani

| RD2-score01= Pin

| RD2-score02= 16:04{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/20429|title=KING OF DDT 2023 2nd ROUND|work=DDT Pro-Wrestling|date=May 7, 2023|access-date=May 7, 2023|language=ja}}

| RD2-team03= Sanshiro Takagi

| RD2-team04= Chris Brookes

| RD2-score03= 12:04

| RD2-score04= Pin

| RD2-team05= Jun Akiyama

| RD2-team06= Mao

| RD2-score05= Pin

| RD2-score06= 10:19

| RD2-team07= Kotaro Suzuki

| RD2-team08= Yuki Ueno

| RD2-score07= 12:59

| RD2-score08= Pin

| RD3-team01= Jun Akiyama

| RD3-team02= Chris Brookes

| RD3-score01= 11:20

| RD3-score02= Pin

| RD3-team03= Kazusada Higuchi

| RD3-team04= Yuki Ueno

| RD3-score03= Pin

| RD3-score04= 10:57

| RD4-team01= Chris Brookes

| RD4-team02= Kazusada Higuchi

| RD4-score01= Sub

| RD4-score02= 24:28

}}

{{Infobox professional wrestling event

|name=King of DDT: 20th Anniversary

|image=

|caption=

|promotion=CyberFight

|brand=DDT

|date=May 5–26, 2024

|future=no

|city=Various
Final: Tokyo, Japan

|venue=Various
Final: Korakuen Hall

|tagline=

|lastevent2=2023

|nextevent2=2025

|event=King of DDT Tournament

}}

The 2024 King of DDT Tournament was a special edition celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the tournament. It ran from May 5 to May 26 with 16 participants, nine of which were previous King of DDT winners or finalists. Participants included inaugural winner Poison Sawada Julie, 2009 finalist Sanshiro Takagi, 2012 finalist Danshoku Dino, 2010 and 2013 winner Harashima, 2016 winner Shuji Ishikawa, 2017 and 2020 winner Tetsuya Endo, 2018 winner Daisuke Sasaki, 2022 winner Kazusada Higuchi, and previous year winner Chris Brookes. Takeshi Masada qualified for the tournament by virtue of winning the 2024 D Generations Cup.

{{#invoke:Team bracket | main

| rounds=4

| RD2-RD3-path=0

| RD1=Round 1
May 5

| RD2=Round 2
May 11

| RD3=Semifinals{{efn|name=RandomSemis}}
May 26

| RD4=Final
May 26

| RD1-team01=Poison Sawada Julie

| RD1-team02=Mao

| RD1-score01=9:16{{cite web |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/22656 |script-title=ja:KING OF DDT～20th Anniversary～1st ROUND |work=DDT Pro-Wrestling |date=May 5, 2024 |language=ja}}

| RD1-score02=Pin

| RD1-team03=To-y

| RD1-team04=Kanon

| RD1-score03=Pin

| RD1-score04=11:09

| RD1-team05=Sanshiro Takagi

| RD1-team06=Yuki Ueno

| RD1-score05=Pin

| RD1-score06=11:09

| RD1-team07=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD1-team08=Yuki Iino

| RD1-score07=Sub

| RD1-score08=11:15

| RD1-team09=Yukio Naya

| RD1-team10=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD1-score09=14:12

| RD1-score10=Pin

| RD1-team11=Shuji Ishikawa

| RD1-team12=Harashima

| RD1-score11=Pin

| RD1-score12=13:58

| RD1-team13=Danshoku Dino

| RD1-team14=Tetsuya Endo

| RD1-score13=18:26

| RD1-score14=Pin

| RD1-team15=Takeshi Masada

| RD1-team16=Chris Brookes

| RD1-score15=15:53

| RD1-score16=Pin

| RD2-team01=Mao

| RD2-team02=To-y

| RD2-score01=Pin

| RD2-score02=17:36{{cite web |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/22708 |script-title=ja:KING OF DDT～20th Anniversary～2nd ROUND |work=DDT Pro-Wrestling |date=May 11, 2024 |access-date=May 26, 2024 |language=ja}}

| RD2-team03=Sanshiro Takagi

| RD2-team04= Daisuke Sasaki

| RD2-score03=7:18

| RD2-score04=Sub

| RD2-team05= Kazusada Higuchi

| RD2-team06=Shuji Ishikawa

| RD2-score05=Pin

| RD2-score06=16:16

| RD2-team07=Tetsuya Endo

| RD2-team08= Chris Brookes

| RD2-score07=14:58

| RD2-score08=TKO

| RD3-team01=Mao

| RD3-team02=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD3-score01=Pin

| RD3-score02=11:43

| RD3-team03=Chris Brookes

| RD3-team04=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD3-score03=13:48

| RD3-score04=Pin{{efn|This was a No Disqualification match}}

| RD4-team01=Mao

| RD4-team02=Daisuke Sasaki

| RD4-score01=Pin

| RD4-score02=23:45

}}

{{Infobox professional wrestling event

|name=King of DDT 2025

|image=

|caption=

|promotion=CyberFight

|brand=DDT

|date=May 6–25, 2025

|future=no

|city=Various
Final: Tokyo, Japan

|venue=Various
Final: Korakuen Hall

|tagline=

|lastevent2=2024

|event=King of DDT Tournament

}}

The 2025 King of DDT Tournament will run from May 6 to May 25 with 16 participants.

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May 6

| RD2=Round 2
May 10

| RD3=Semifinals{{efn|name=RandomSemis}}
May 25

| RD4=Final
May 25

| RD1-team01=Yuki Ueno

| RD1-team02=Antonio Honda

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| RD1-team04=Daisuke Sasaki

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| RD1-team05=Shunma Katsumata

| RD1-team06=Kanon

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| RD1-team07=Daichi Satoh

| RD1-team08=Yukio Naya

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| RD1-team10=Hideki Okatani

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| RD1-team11=Harashima

| RD1-team12=Chris Brookes

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| RD1-team13=Yuya Koroku

| RD1-team14=Takeshi Masada

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| RD1-team15=Kazusada Higuchi

| RD1-team16=Shinya Aoki

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• DDT Pro-Wrestling
• Annual elimination tournaments in Japan:
• New Japan Cup
• Ōdō Tournament
• Ryūkon Cup
• Wrestle-1 Grand Prix

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{{Reflist}}

• {{cite web |url=https://www.purolove.com/misc/ddt/history/kingofddt.php |title=King of DDT |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Purolove.com |language=de}}
• {{cite web |url=https://dramaticddt.wordpress.com/ddt-title-history/king-of-ddt-history/ |title=King Of DDT History |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Dramatic Dream DDT}}

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