The was a professional wrestling round-robin tournament held by DDT Pro-Wrestling to promote their younger talents. Only two editions were held, in 2009 and 2010.
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.
Tournament finals #EventDateVenueLocationAttendanceFinal Welcome to the Never Land 2009Korakuen HallTokyo, JapanKeisuke Ishii vs. Sasaki & GabbanaGod Bless DDT 2010Soma Takao vs. Keisuke Ishii
Tournaments Year Winner Times won Participants2009 Keisuke Ishii 1 62010 Soma Takao 1
Results 2009 The first Young Drama Cup ran from September 13 to October 25, 2009.
+ Final standings Sasaki & Gabbana 8 Keisuke Ishii 7 7 Tomokazu Taniguchi 4 Soma Takao 2 Gota Ihashi 2 Results Ishii Taniguchi Ihashi Takao Sasaki Draw(15:00) Abe(7:52) Ihashi(3:05) Abe(4:32) Abe(7:50) Ishii Draw(15:00) Ishii(6:11) Ishii(3:57) Ishii(7:31) Sasaki(8:03) Taniguchi Abe(7:52) Ishii(6:11) Taniguchi(4:05) Taniguchi(6:39) Sasaki(8:16) Ihashi Ihashi(3:05) Ishii(3:57) Taniguchi(4:05) Takao(7:16) Sasaki(9:40) Takao Abe(4:32) Ishii(7:31) Taniguchi(6:39) Takao(7:16) Sasaki(5:23) Sasaki Abe(7:50) Sasaki(8:03) Sasaki(8:16) Sasaki(9:40) Sasaki(5:23)
2010 The second edition of the Young Drama Cup ran from October 14 to November 28, 2010. + Final standings Soma Takao 8 Keisuke Ishii 7 Shigehiro Irie 6 5 2 Kazuki Hirata 2 Results Ishii Irie Takao Hirata Draw(15:00) Abe(6:30) Abe(5:47) Takao(13:34) Hirata(6:06) Ishii Draw(15:00) Ishii(5:13) Ishii(6:10) Takao(9:12) Ishii(10:14) Irie Abe(6:30) Ishii(5:13) Irie(6:03) Irie(8:42) Irie(5:22) Abe(5:47) Ishii(6:10) Irie(6:03) Takao(2:22) Mizuki(4:46) Takao Takao(13:34) Takao(9:12) Irie(8:42) Takao(2:22) Takao(9:30) Hirata Hirata(6:06) Ishii(10:14) Irie(5:22) Mizuki(4:46) Takao(9:30)
See also Young Lion Cup DDT Pro-Wrestling Professional wrestling in Japan
References
External links
Wrestle Universe