King of DDT Tournament
| King of DDT Tournament | |
|---|---|
King of DDT trophy | |
| Promotions | CyberFight |
| Brands | DDT |
| First event | King of DDT (2004) |
| Event gimmick | Single-elimination tournament for a championship match |
The King of DDT Tournament (Japanese: KING OF DDTトーナメント, Hepburn: Kingu Obu Dī Dī Tī Tōnamento) is an annual single elimination professional wrestling tournament held by CyberFight's DDT Pro-Wrestling brand.
Though DDT also runs the annual D-Oh Grand Prix tournament, the King of DDT is different in that it is single-elimination, whereas the D-Oh Grand Prix is a round-robin. Like the D-Oh Grand Prix however, the winner of the tournament receives a shot at the KO-D Openweight Championship; this stipulation was added in 2009.
The number of participants in the King of DDT has varied over the years, from a lowest of 8 in 2005 to a highest of 32 in 2018. Poison Sawada Julie is the inaugural winner of the tournament; Kudo, Harashima, Tetsuya Endo, Konosuke Takeshita and Kazusada Higuchi are the only two-time winners.