NJPW Announce Dates for Best of The Super Juniors 2018

New Japan has revealed the dates for this year’s Best of The Super Juniors. The 25th iteration of the prestigious round robin tournament will see the top Juniors competitors from NJPW take on stars from CMLL, ROH and the UK scene. Previous winners of this iconic tournament have been KUSHIDA, Will Ospreay, Jushin Thunder Liger, Ricochet, Kota Ibushi and WWE’s Finn Balor.

New Japan’s English language site NJPW1972.com sent out the following press release confirming the dates of BOSJ 2018:

Dates have been decided for the 2018 Best of the Super Juniors, and this year, the world’s premier junior heavyweight tournament will be bookended by huge shows in Korakuen Hall.

As announced on January 3 at Fan Festa, this summer will see a major collaboration between New Japan and Spike Chunsoft’s “Fire Pro Wrestling World”, and this kicks off with the game being the title sponsor for BOSJ 2018.

The tournament starts with two days in Korakuen Hall, on May 18 and 19. From there we go around Japan, with shows in Shizuoka, Tokyo, Shiga, Osaka, Aichi (for two nights), Tochigi, Fukushima, Aomori and Gunma before returning to Korakuen for the finals on June 4. Who will prove themselves to be the best junior heavyweight wrestler in the world?

Dates set for Best of the Super Juniors 2018! Tournament runs from May 18 to June 4; starts and ends in Korakuen Hall!!https://t.co/ItlhM8KdVZ

— njpw_global (@njpwglobal) March 2, 2018