NJPW Announces Full Tournament Schedule for G1 Climax 2026

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the full schedule for this year’s G1 Climax tournament.

This year’s tournament will be taking place from July 11th to August 16th in Chicago, Illinois and Japan.

Similar to previous tournaments, the winner of this year’s tournament will earn a title shot for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Full schedule for G1 Climax 2026:

• Opening Day – July 11 at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, IL, USA
• Day 2 & 3 – July 18 & 19 at the Hokkai Kita Yell in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
• Day 4 – July 21 at the Sendai Sun Plaza Hall in Miyagi
• Day 5 – July 22 at the Aore Nagaoka in Niigata
• Day 6 & 7 – July 25 & 26 at the Ebara Wave Arena Ota (Ota-ku Gymnasium) in Tokyo
• Day 8 – July 29 at the Yamato Arena in Osaka
• Day 9 – July 31 at the Takamatsu City Gymnasium in Kagawa
• Day 10 – August 1 at the Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima
• Day 11 – August 2 at the International Center in Fukuoka
• Day 12 – August 6 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
• Day 13 – August 8 at the Yokohama Budokan in Kanagawa
• Day 14 – August 9 at the G Messe in Gunma
• Day 15 – August 11 at the Nisho Highway Arena in Tsu City,  Mie
• Day 16 – August 12 at the Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka
• Day 17 – August 13 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
• Finals Weekend – August 15 & 16 at the Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo