G1 Climax 32
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Promotion	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date	July 16–August 18, 2022
City	Seevenues
Venue	Seevenues
Attendance	48,138 (combined)
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G1 Climax 32

Kazuchika Okada, winner of G1 Climax 32
Tournament information
Sport	Professional wrestling
Location	Japan
Dates	July 16, 2022–August 18, 2022
Tournament format	Four-blockround-robin tournament
Participants	28
Final positions
Champion	Kazuchika Okada
Runner-up	Will Ospreay
Tournament statistics
Bouts fought	87
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TheG1 Climax 32 was aprofessional wrestling tournament promoted byNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament commenced on July 16 and concluded on August 18, 2022. It was the thirty-second edition ofG1 Climax and the forty-eighth edition of the tournament counting its previous forms under different names.

Considered NJPW's most important tournament, the G1 Climax featured twenty-eight wrestlers, divided into four blocks of seven ("A", "B", "C", and "D"). Each participant faced all six other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block was determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a defeat. Each night of the event saw one match from each block between two members. On the final two days of the event, the winners of each block entered a four-man playoff to determine the winner of the tournament, who also receives a future match for theIWGP World Heavyweight Championship atWrestle Kingdom. The event was broadcast live onTV Asahi and Fighting TV Samurai in Japan, andNew Japan Pro-Wrestling World worldwide.

For the first time in three years, the block returned to the summer, moving away from the previous years where it was held in the fall between September–October due to the2020 Summer Olympic Games being held in Japan, while coinciding with theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[1] At twenty-eight participants, it was the largest field in G1 Climax history and the most competitors since 2014. The tournament also ran in a four-block round-robin format for the first time since 2000.

The event saw the G1 Climax debuts ofTom Lawlor,Jonah,El Phantasmo,Aaron Henare, andDavid Finlay.^[2]

The tournament features twenty-eight wrestlers, divided into four blocks of seven ("A", "B", "C", and "D"). Each participant faces all six other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block is determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss; each night of the event sees one match from each block between two members competing for the tournament. In case of several wrestlers sharing the top score, the results of the matches those wrestlers had when facing each other in the tournament act as tiebreaker, with the one having the most wins over the other top-scorers determining the winner of the block.^[3][4]

On the final two days of the event, the respective winners of each block enter a four-man single-elimination playoff to determine the winner of the G1 Climax, who would gain a future match for theIWGP World Heavyweight Championship, NJPW's top championship, atWrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest yearly event; if the IWGP Heavyweight Champion himself wins, he selects his opponent at Wrestle Kingdom. The Young Lion matches have a fifteen-minutes time limit, while the matches of the tournament have a 30-minutes time limit (with the time limit being reached resulting in a tie); the semifinal (block winners) and final (semifinal winners) matches, where a winner must be determined, have no time limit.^[3][4]

On April 9, 2022, atHyper Battle '22, NJPW announced that the 2022 edition of the G1 Climax would take place from July to August, returning to the summer for the first time since 2019.^[1] DuringDominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall on June 22, NJPW announced the participants for the G1 Climax.^[5]

The event includes matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayheroes,villains, orless distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[6]

The first night of the tournament took place on July 16, 2022, atHokkai Kitayell inToyohira-ku,Sapporo.^[7]

The second night of the tournament took place on July 17, 2022, atHokkai Kitayell inToyohira-ku,Sapporo.^[9]

The third night of the tournament took place on July 20, 2022, atXebio Arena Sendai inSendai,Miyagi.^[11]

The fourth night of the tournament took place on July 23, 2022, atOta City General Gymnasium inŌta, Tokyo.^[12]

The fifth night of the tournament took place on July 24, 2022, atOta City General Gymnasium inŌta, Tokyo.^[13]

The sixth night of the tournament took place on July 26, 2022, atKorakuen Hall inBunkyo, Tokyo.^[14]

The seventh night of the tournament took place on July 27, 2022, atKorakuen Hall inBunkyo, Tokyo.^[15]

The eighth night of the tournament took place on July 30, 2022, atAichi Prefectural Gymnasium inNagoya, Aichi.^[16]

The ninth night of the tournament took place on July 31, 2022, atAichi Prefectural Gymnasium inNagoya, Aichi.^[17]

The tenth night of the tournament took place on August 2, 2022, atHamamatsu Arena inHamamatsu,Shizuoka.^[18]

The eleventh night of the tournament took place on August 5, 2022, at Item Ehime inMatsuyama,Ehime.^[19]

The twelfth night of the tournament took place on August 6, 2022, atOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium inNamba,Osaka.^[20]

The thirteenth night of the tournament took place on August 7, 2022, atOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium inNamba,Osaka.^[22]

The fourteenth night of the tournament took place on August 9, 2022, atHiroshima Sun Plaza inNishi-ku, Hiroshima.^[24]

The fifteenth night of the tournament took place on August 10, 2022, atHiroshima Sun Plaza inNishi-ku, Hiroshima.^[27]

The sixteenth night of the tournament took place on August 13, 2022, at Machida Municipal Gymnasium inMachida, Tokyo.^[29]

The seventeenth night of the tournament took place on August 14, 2022, atWhite Ring inNagano, Nagano.^[31]

The eighteenth night of the tournament took place on August 16, 2022, atNippon Budokan inChiyoda, Tokyo.^[33]

The nineteenth night of the tournament took place on August 17, 2022, atNippon Budokan inChiyoda, Tokyo.^[35]

The final night of the tournament took place on August 18, 2022, atNippon Budokan inChiyoda, Tokyo.^[37]