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RANKING: Stardom 5★STAR Grand Prix 2024

I present to you a RANKING LIST~! of every tournament match ranked by the categories of my choosing. Matches in each tier are ranked chronologically. 

Must Watch

  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Syuri vs. Starlight Kid, 8/10
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Mei Seira vs. AZM, 8/11
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Mayu Iwatani vs. Saya Iida, 8/11
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Saori Anou vs. Starlight Kid, 8/15
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Saya Iida vs. Mei Seira, 8/18
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Saya Iida vs. AZM, 8/25
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Hazuki vs. Natsupoi, 8/25
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Quarter Final: Saya Kamitani vs. Starlight Kid, 8/28

The Good Stuff

  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Mayu Iwatani vs. Tam Nakano, 8/10
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Tomoka Inaba vs. Momo Watanabe, 8/11
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Syuri vs. Saori Anou, 8/12
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Mayu Iwatani vs. Momo Watanabe, 8/15
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Mayu Iwatani vs. AZM, 8/18
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Xena vs. Starlight Kid, 8/25
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Final: Mayu Iwatani vs. Maika, 8/31

Maybe Good, Maybe Didn’t QUITE Get There But Should Be Watched 

  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Mei Seira vs. Tomoka Inaba, 8/10
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Natsupoi vs. Maika, 8/10
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: AZM vs. Momo Watanabe, 8/10
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Mei Seira vs. Momo Watanabe, 8/12
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Saori Anou vs. Miyu Amasaki, 8/17
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Hazuki vs. Yuna Mizumori, 8/18
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Tam Nakano vs. Momo Watanabe, 8/18
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Ranna Yagami vs. Risa Sera, 8/20
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Mayu Iwatani vs. Mei Seira, 8/23
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Saya Iida vs. Momo Watanabe, 8/23
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Syuri vs. Xena, 8/24
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Saya Kamitani vs. Suzu Suzuki, 8/24
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Tam Nakano vs. Mei Seira, 8/25
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Quarter Final: Mayu Iwatani vs. Natsupoi, 8/28

Solid Stuff Worth Checking Out

  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Hazuki vs. Ruaka, 8/11
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Maika vs Yuna Mizumori, 8/11
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Natsupoi vs. Yuna Mizumori, 8/12
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Tam Nakano vs. AZM, 8/15
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Saya Iida vs. Tomoka Inaba, 8/15
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Manami vs. Yuna Mizumori, 8/15
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Suzu Suzuki vs. Risa Sera, 8/15
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Xena vs. Anna Jay, 8/17
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Syuri vs. Koguma, 8/20
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Maika vs. Hazuki, 8/23
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Hanan vs. Ranna Yagami, 8/24
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Syuri vs. Miyu Amasaki, 8/25
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Maika vs. Manami, 8/25
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Mayu Iwatani vs. Tomoka Inaba, 8/25
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Saya Kamitani vs. Hanan, 8/25
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars 2nd Place Determination: AZM vs. Tomoka Inaba vs. Mei Seira, 8/28
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Quarter Final: Maika vs. AZM, 8/28
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Final: Saya Kamitani vs. Hanan, 8/31
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Final: Maika vs. Saya Kamitani, 8/31

Solid Stuff on the Verge of Being Worth Checking Out

  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Saori Anou vs. Anna Jay, 8/10
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Hanan vs. Suzu Suzuki, 8/10
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Konami vs. Manami, 8/11
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: AZM vs. Tomoka Inaba, 8/12
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Hanan vs. Risa Sera, 8/12
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Tam Nakano vs. Saya Iida, 8/12
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Ranna Yagami vs. Saya Kamitani, 8/17
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Hanan vs. Thekla, 8/17
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Starlight Kid vs. Koguma, 8/17
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Natsupoi vs. Konami, 8/18
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Miyu Amasaki vs. Anna Jay, 8/20
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Suzu Suzuki vs. Thekla, 8/20
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Saori Anou vs. Xena, 8/20
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Starlight Kid vs. Miyu Amasaki, 8/24
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Suzu Suzuki vs. Ranna Yagami, 8/25
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars 2nd Place Determination: Hanan vs. Suzu Suzuki, 8/28

Uninspiring

  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Hazuki vs. Manami, 8/10
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Saya Kamitani vs. Risa Sera, 8/10
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Xena vs. Koguma, 8/12
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Hazuki vs. Konami, 8/12
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Natsupoi vs. Ruaka, 8/15
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Syuri vs. Anna Jay, 8/15
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Maika vs. Konami, 8/15
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Maika vs. Ruaka, 8/18
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Saya Kamitani vs. Saki Kashima, 8/20
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Natsupoi vs. Manami, 8/23
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Saori Anou vs. Koguma, 8/25
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Quarter Final: Syuri vs. Hanan, 8/28

Safely Below Average

  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Saki Kashima vs. Ranna Yagami, 8/10
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Suzu Suzuki vs. Saki Kashima, 8/12
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Saki Kashima vs. Thekla, 8/25

Not Worth Your Time

  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Konami vs. Ruaka, 8/10
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Starlight Kid vs. Anna Jay, 8/12
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Ruaka vs. Manami, 8/12
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Ranna Yagami vs. Thekla, 8/15
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Saki Kashima vs. Risa Sera, 8/17
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Konami vs. Yuna Mizumori, 8/23
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block B: Tam Nakano vs. Tomoka Inaba. 8/23
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Red Stars Block A: Ruaka vs. Yuna Mizumori, 8/25

Stay Far Away (+DUD / Squash)

  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Saya Kamitani vs. Thekla, 8/12
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Xena vs. Miyu Amasaki, 8/10
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Koguma vs. Miyu Amasaki, 8/15
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Hanan vs. Saki Kashima, 8/15
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block A: Koguma vs. Anna Jay, 8/24
  • 5STAR Grand Prix 2024 – Blue Stars Block B: Thekla vs. Risa Sera, 8/24

 

2024 5STAR Grand Prix Standings as of 8/31

Red Stars – Block A

  • Maika [12]
  • Natsupoi [9]x
  • Hazuki [7]x
  • Konami [6]x
  • Manami [5]x
  • Ruaka [3]x
  • Yuna Mizumori [0]x

 

Red Stars – Block B

  • Mayu Iwatani [10]x
  • AZM [8]x
  • Tomoka Inaba [8]x
  • Mei Seira [8]x
  • Momo Watanabe [4]x
  • Saya Iida [4]x
  • Tam Nakano [0]x

 

Blue Stars – Block A

  • Syuri [8]x
  • Starlight Kid [8]x
  • Saori Anou [7]x
  • Anna Jay [6]x
  • Koguma [6]x
  • Xena [4]x
  • Miyu Amasaki [2]x

 

Blue Stars – Block B

  • Saya Kamitani [8]x
  • Hanan [7]x
  • Suzu Suzuki [7]x
  • Risa Sera [6]x
  • Saki Kashima [6]x
  • Thekla [4]x
  • Ranna Yagami [4]xx

Stardom 5★STAR Grand Prix Finals

As a bonus for reading this far – here’s my rankings and ratings for all of the 5STAR FINALS!

  1. 2021 5STAR Grand Prix – Final: Momo Watanabe vs. Syuri, 9/25/21 ****1/4
  2. 2023 5STAR Grand Prix – Final: Maika vs. Suzu Suzuki, 9/30/23 ***1/2
  3. 2014 5STAR Grand Prix – Final: Io Shirai vs. Yoshiko, 9/23/14 ***1/2
  4. 2015 5STAR Grand Prix – Final: Kairi Hojo vs. Hudson Envy, 9/23/15 ***
  5. 2019 5STAR Grand Prix – Final: Konami vs. Hana Kimura, 9/22/19 ***
  6. 2018 5STAR Grand Prix – Final: Utami Hayashishita vs. Mayu Iwatani, 9/24/18 **3/4
  7. 2012 5STAR Grand Prix – Final: Yuzuki Aikawa vs. Kyoko Kimura, 9/30/12 **3/4
  8. 2022 5STAR Grand Prix – Final: Tam Nakano vs. Giulia, 10/1/22 **1/2
  9. 2020 5STAR Grand Prix – Final: Himeka vs. Utami Hayashishita, 9/19/20 **1/2
  10. 2017 5STAR Grand Prix – Final: Yoko Bito vs. Toni Storm, 9/18/17 **1/4
  11. 2013 5STAR Grand Prix – Final: Nanae Takahashi vs. Alpha Female, 9/23/13 **
  12. 2016 5STAR Grand Prix – Final: Yoko Bito vs. Tessa Blanchard, 9/22/16 *

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