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And that’s a wrap! The 2021 G1 Climax is done and dusted. Thank you for everyone who participated and I hope you all sign up next year.
Below are the results from day 18, the final contest results, and some extra statistics that I track. Enjoy, see you next year, and don’t forget to always MAX THE MAX!!!
- CLICK HERE for the full PDF report for Day 18 and the final contest results & statistics
- CLICK HERE for a full list of listener predictions for this year’s contest
G1 BLOCK STANDINGS
Below are the final standings for all of the wrestlers in the G1 in their respective blocks.
| Rank | A Block | B Block |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kota Ibushi (14) | Kazuchika Okada (16) |
| 2 | Shingo Takagi (13) | Jeff Cobb (16) |
| 3 | KENTA (12) | EVIL (14) |
| 4 | Zack Sabre Jr. (12) | Hiroshi Tanahashi (8) |
| 5 | Toru Yano (10) | SANADA (8) |
| 6 | Tomohiro Ishii (10) | Hirooki Goto (6) |
| 7 | Great-O-Khan (8) | Taichi (6) |
| 8 | Tanga Loa (6) | Tama Tonga (6) |
| 9 | Yujiro Takahashi (5) | Yoshi-Hashi (6) |
| 10 | Tetsuya Naito (0) | Chase Owens (4) |
FINAL TOP 3 LISTENER CONTEST STANDINGS
| Points | Contestant |
|---|---|
| 66 | Zack Smith – 1ST PLACE |
| 64 | rvd311 – 2ND PLACE |
| 64 | ifightgiants – 3RD PLACE |
| rvd311 correctly predicted Okada as the B Block and Overall G1 winner, granting them the tiebreaker over ifightgiants who picked Cobb for both the B Block winner and overall G1 winner. |
THE DAILY PERFECT CLUB FOR DAY 18
Below are the contestants that correctly picked all five match results correctly for the last day of block matches.
| Contestant |
| Batosai |
| Optimus Maximus |
FINAL POST WRESTLING C BLOCK STANDINGS
| C-Block Competitor | Total Points | Day 18 Points |
|---|---|---|
| Kate From Montreal | 60 | 3 |
| Brad The Archivist | 56 | 2 |
| Randobot 2000 | 53 | 2 |
| Mark Buckeldee | 51 | 3 |
| Mike Murray | 49 | 2 |
| Vivienne Murray | 48 | 4 |
| Eric Marcotte | 44 | 1 |
LISTENER PREDICTION STATISTICS
Below are statistics showing what percentage of listeners, as a group, correctly predicted the winners of today’s matches. Winners are in bold.
| Correct % | Correct # | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | 132 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb |
| 47% | 97 | Yoshi-Hashi vs. Chase Owens |
| 44% | 92 | Hirooki Goto vs. Tama Tonga |
| 40% | 84 | SANADA vs. EVIL |
| 36% | 74 | Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi |
EXTRA END-OF-CONTEST STATISTICS
If you download the final PDF there are more detailed stats in some of these categories but here are some highlights:
- Most predicted block winner pairing: Ibushi vs. Okada: 47 of 208 (23%)
- Biggest upset: Yujiro Takahashi beating Kota Ibushi: 6 of 208 (6.3%)
- Most accurately predicted: Kazuchika Okada vs. Chase Owens: 202 of 208 (97.1%)
- Randobot 2000’s final score: 53 out of 90 (60%)
- People who did better than Randobot: 125 of 208 (60% of people)
- People who tied or did worse than Randobot: 83 of 208 (40%)
- Mirror Universe Gedo Award (least points): The Scorp (38 out of 90 – 42%)
- Most “Perfect Club” days: Mario P with 7 days of perfect picks
- Most Improved vs. 2020: N7Warlock85 improved by 13 points scoring 61 out of 90 this year as compared to 48 out of 90 last year. Great job!
Thanks to everyone who participated.