Grapple Grumps 2k15
28 hard-hitting, ill-tempered grapplers from the world over compete in a fantasy tournament to determine the grumpiest grappler of 2015! The first stage is a round robin tournament between groups of 4, with the top 2 wrestlers advancing. o = win, x = loss, - = draw
Round Robin Group Stage:
Group A -
. Togi Makabe x vs o Jun Akiyama
. Takashi Sugiura x vs o Kazushi Sakuraba
. Kazushi Sakuraba x vs o Togi Makabe
. Takashi Sugiura o vs x Jun Akiyama
. Togi Makabe x vs o Takashi Sugiura
. Kazushi Sakuraba x vs Jun Akiyama
Final Standings: Sugiura (6pts), Akiyama (6pts), Makabe (3pts), Sakuraba (3pts) - Sugiura & Akiyama advance
Group B -
. Big Daddy Walter x vs o Masakatsu Funaki
. Alexander Otsuka x vs o Shuji Kondo
. Shuji Kondo x vs o Big Daddy Walter
. Alexander Otsuka x vs o Masakatsu Funaki
. Big Daddy Walter o vs x Alexander Otsuka
. Shuji Kondo x vs o Masakatsu Funaki
Final Standings: Funaki (9pts), Walter (6pts), Kondo (3pts), Otsuka (0pts) - Funaki & Walter advance
Group C -
. Tomohiro Ishii o vs x Yukio Sakaguchi
. Dave Mastiff x vs o Eddie Kingston
. Eddie Kingston x vs o Tomohiro Ishii
. Dave Mastiff o vs x Yukio Sakaguchi
. Tomohiro Ishii x vs o Dave Mastiff
. Eddie Kingston x vs o Yukio Sakaguchi
Final Standings: Mastiff (6pts), Ishii (6pts), Sakaguchi (3pts), Kingston (3pts)
Group D -
. Yuji Okabayashi x vs o Michael Elgin
. Minoru Tanaka x vs o Suwama
. Suwama x vs o Yuji Okabayashi
. Minoru Tanaka x vs o Michael Elgin
. Yuji Okabayashi x vs o Minoru Tanaka
. Suwama x vs o Michael Elgin
Final Standings: Elgin (9pts), Okabayashi (3pts), Tanaka (3pts), Suwama (3pts) - Elgin & Okabayashi advance
Group E -
. Minoru Suzuki - vs - Katsuyori Shibata
. Sanshiro Takagi o vs x Rampage Brown
. Rampage Brown x vs o Minoru Suzuki
. Sanshiro Takagi o vs x Katsuyori Shibata
. Minoru Suzuki o vs x Sanshiro Takagi
. Rampage Brown x vs o Katsuyori Shibata
Final Standings: Suzuki (7pts), Takagi (6pts), Shibata (4pts), Rampage (0pts) - Suzuki & Takagi advance
Group F -
. Kazuki Hashimoto x vs o Kazunari Murakami
. Daisuke Ikeda x vs o Masaaki Mochizuki
. Masaaki Mochizuki x vs o Kazuki Hashimoto
. Daisuke Ikeda o vs x Kazunari Murakami
. Kazuki Hashimoto o vs x Daisuke Ikeda
. Masaaki Mochizuki o vs x Kazunari Murakami
Final Standings: Hashimoto (6pts), Mochizuki (6pts), Ikeda (3pts), Murakami (3pts) - Hashimoto & Mochizuki advance
Group G -
. Hideki Suzuki o vs x Masato Tanaka
. Shiro Koshinaka x vs o Daisuke Sekimoto
. Daisuke Sekimoto o vs x Hideki Suzuki
. Shiro Koshianak o vs x Masato Tanaka
. Hideki Suzuki o vs x Shiro Koshinaka
. Daisuke Sekimoto x vs o Masato Tanaka
Final Standings: Sekimoto (6pts), Suzuki (6pts), Koshinaka (3pts), Tanaka (3pts) - Sekimoto & Suzuki advance
Michael Elgin & Masakatsu Funaki receive byes for accumulating 9 points in the group stage, meaning they skip the first round of the knock-out stage.
Single Elimination Finals: