King of Gate is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling singles tournament held in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. It is the successor to El Numero Uno, previously held in Dragon Gate and Toryumon, although Uno was a round-robin tournament, as opposed to the single-elimination format used by King of Gate. In 2016, King of Gate adopted a round robin format with four separate blocks.
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List of winners
2005
The 2005 King of Gate was a 26-man tournament held from December 23 to December 27 over 5 daily shows. Due to the uneven number of participants, six were given byes to the second round.
2006
The 2006 King of Gate was a 15-man tournament held from December 10 to December 22 over four shows. The 2005 winner, Ryo Saito, received a bye to the second round.
2007
The 2007 King of Gate was a 16-man tournament, held from December 1 to December 9 over seven shows.
2008
The 2008 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, was held from December 2 to December 19, covering six shows. Before the tournament started, current Open the Dream Gate Champion Shingo Takagi pulled out, and was replaced by Madoka, who won a Battle Royal on November 29 for the 16th and final spot.
2010
After being postponed in 2009, the King of Gate will returned in April 2010. Sixteen wrestlers will occupied two blocks of eight each. The first round of Block A was on April 3, with the first round of Block B took place on April 4. Quarterfinal action was on April 9 and 10. The semifinals and finals of the tournament occurred on April 14.
2011
The 2011 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, was held from May 12 to May 21, covering six shows.
2012
The 2012 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, took place from May 10 to May 19, covering six shows.
2013
The 2013 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, took take place from May 10 to May 25, covering seven shows.
2014
The 2014 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, took take place from May 9 to May 31, covering nine shows.
2015
The 2015 King of Gate tournament, a sixteen man tournament, took take place from May 8 to May 30, covering seven shows.
2016
The 2016 King of Gate tournament, a round robin tournament, featuring 4 blocks and will take place from May 8 to June 12, covering twenty shows.