Press Conference for 'Sammy presents STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026' Announced, Supported by LAWSON UNITED CINEMAS

Bushiroad Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Takami Takagi), through its subsidiary Stardom, Inc. (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Taro Okada), announces the official details of 'Sammy presents STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026'. A press conference regarding this event was held on July 12, 2026 (Sunday).

Media professionals are kindly requested to cover this announcement.

'Sammy presents STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026' Tournament Format

- Regular league matches are one 15-minute bout; final tournament and championship match have no time limit. - Points system: 2 points for a win, 0 for a loss, 1 point for any draw. - Four-block round-robin tournament: RED-STARS A, RED-STARS B, BLUE-STARS A, and BLUE-STARS B. - Top 3 point scorers from each block advance to the final tournament. - In case of a tie within a block for final qualification, head-to-head points determine advancement.

'Sammy presents STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026' Participants and Block Assignments

- Kururi Sayaka (2nd appearance, 2nd consecutive year) - Inaba Tomoka (3rd appearance, 3rd consecutive year) - AZM (8th appearance, 8th consecutive year) - Aoki Itsuki (Debut) - MaiHime (6th appearance, first in 2 years) - Tora Natsuko (6th appearance, 2nd consecutive year) - Rinan (2nd appearance, 2nd consecutive year) - Tetsu Akira (Debut) - Iida Saya (5th appearance, 3rd consecutive year) - Lady C (2nd appearance, 2nd consecutive year) - Seira Mei (3rd appearance, 3rd consecutive year) - Yamashita Rina (Debut) - Ito Maki (Debut) - Kobushi (8th appearance, 3rd consecutive year) - Inaba Azusa (2nd appearance, 2nd consecutive year) - Hayashimo Utami (7th appearance, first in 3 years) - Sakura Aya (2nd appearance, 2nd consecutive year) - Hina (2nd appearance, 2nd consecutive year) - Amasaki Miyu (3rd appearance, 3rd consecutive year) - Suzu Suzuki (5th appearance, 5th consecutive year) - HANAKO (2nd appearance, 2nd consecutive year) - Rikko (2nd appearance, 2nd consecutive year) - Ruo Natsu (4th appearance, 3rd consecutive year) - X (Replaces Bea Priestley, who is absent) - Hanan (5th appearance, 5th consecutive year) - Mizumori Yuna (3rd appearance, 3rd consecutive year) - Soryu Aimi (4th appearance, 2nd consecutive year) - Starlight Kid (7th appearance, 7th consecutive year) - Koguma (5th appearance, first in 2 years) - Watanabe Momo (10th appearance, 9th consecutive year) - Utagawa Saya (7th appearance, 7th consecutive year) - Furusawa Kiaki (Debut)

'Sammy presents STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026' Event Schedule

- Jul 18 (Sat): Tokyo, EBARA WAVE Arena Ohta (Ota City General Gymnasium) – Doors 14:00, Match 15:00 – RED STARS / BLUE STARS - Jul 19 (Sun): Aichi, Hotel Lowes Hamamatsu – Doors 14:15, Match 15:00 – RED STARS / BLUE STARS - Jul 20 (Mon, Holiday): Osaka, Herbis Hall – Doors 12:15, Match 13:00 – RED STARS / BLUE STARS - Jul 25 (Sat): Ishikawa, Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall No. 2 – Doors 12:15, Match 13:00 – RED STARS - Jul 26 (Sun): Niigata, Duo Cello – Doors 12:15, Match 13:00 – RED STARS - Jul 28 (Tue): Tokyo, Korakuen Hall – Doors 17:40, Match 18:30 – RED STARS / BLUE STARS - Aug 1 (Sat): Miyagi, Sendai PIT – Doors 12:15, Match 13:00 – BLUE STARS - Aug 2 (Sun): Tochigi, Light Cube Utsunomiya – Doors 12:15, Match 13:00 – BLUE STARS - Aug 3 (Mon): Tokyo, Korakuen Hall – Doors 17:40, Match 18:30 – RED STARS / BLUE STARS - Aug 8 (Sat): Hokkaido, Chateraise Gâteau Kingdom Sapporo – Doors 15:15, Match 16:00 – RED STARS - Aug 9 (Sun): Hokkaido, Chateraise Gâteau Kingdom Sapporo – Doors 12:15, Match 13:00 – RED STARS - Aug 14 (Fri): Hyogo, Kobe Sunbow Hall – Doors 18:15, Match 19:00 – BLUE STARS - Aug 15 (Sat): Kyoto, KBS Kyoto – Doors 12:15, Match 13:00 – BLUE STARS - Aug 16 (Sun): Shizuoka, Act City Hamamatsu – Doors 12:15, Match 13:00 – RED STARS / BLUE STARS - Aug 18 (Tue): Tokyo, Korakuen Hall – Doors 17:40, Match 18:30 – Final Tournament - Aug 23 (Sun): Tokyo, Ryogoku Kokugikan – Doors 15:20, Match 16:30 – Semifinals & Finals

'Sammy presents STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026' Points System

### Announcement ①

Due to strong ticket sales, additional seating has been announced for the Ryogoku Kokugikan event on August 23 (Sun).

- Lawson Ticket: On sale from July 13 (Mon) 10:00 - PIA Ticket: Sales start July 18 (Sat) 10:00

### Announcement ②

Starting July 15 (Wed), a new live program titled 'ImaSuta!' will air every Wednesday at 21:00 on STARDOM's official YouTube channel to promote the 5★STAR GP.

Concept: 'Catch up on STARDOM in 30 minutes'. The show will clearly deliver the latest updates, featured matches, highlights, and wrestler activities in about 30 minutes.

- Host: Yuzuki Watanase - Guests: Makoto Oe, and Hinata Hamauchi (former Hinatazaka46 member, now actress) - Weekly rotating appearances by STARDOM wrestlers

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