Young Drama Cup
# Young Drama Cup

The Young Drama Cup (ヤングドラマ杯, Yangu Dorama-hai) was a professional wrestling round-robin tournament held by DDT Pro-Wrestling to promote their younger talents. Only two editions were held, in 2009 and 2010.

The tournament was held under a points system, with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. Contestants fought in a single block with the best two scoring contestants advancing to a final match.

The 2009 edition was won by Keisuke Ishii, and the 2010 edition was won by Soma Takao.

## Results

### 2009

The inaugural Young Drama Cup ran from September 13, 2009 to October 25.

Final standings :

| Sasaki and Gabbana | 8 |
| - | - |
| Keisuke Ishii | 7 |
| Yukihiro Abe [ja] | 7 |
| Tomokazu Taniguchi | 4 |
| Soma Takao | 2 |
| Gota Ihashi | 2 |
| Results | Abe [ja] | Ishii | Taniguchi | Ihashi | Takao | Sasaki |
| Abe [ja] | — | Draw (15:00) | Abe (7:52) | Ihashi (3:05) | Abe (4:32) | Abe (7:50) |
| Ishii | Draw (15:00) | — | Ishii (6:11) | Ishii (3:57) | Ishii (7:31) | Sasaki (8:03) |
| Taniguchi | Abe (7:52) | Ishii (6:11) | — | Taniguchi (4:05) | Taniguchi (6:39) | Sasaki (8:16) |
| Ihashi | Ihashi (3:05) | Ishii (3:57) | Taniguchi (4:05) | — | Takao (7:16) | Sasaki (9:40) |
| Takao | Abe (4:32) | Ishii (7:31) | Taniguchi (6:39) | Takao (7:16) | — | Sasaki (5:23) |
| Sasaki | Abe (7:50) | Sasaki (8:03) | Sasaki (8:16) | Sasaki (9:40) | Sasaki (5:23) | — |
| Tie-breaker | Tie-breaker | Final | Final |
| | | Sasaki and Gabbana | 13:24 |
| Yukihiro Abe [ja] | 1:54 | Keisuke Ishii | Pin |
| Keisuke Ishii | Pin | | |

### 2010

The 2010 edition of the Young Drama Cup ran from October 14, 2010 to November 28.

Final standings :

| Soma Takao | 8 |
| - | - |
| Keisuke Ishii | 7 |
| Shigehiro Irie | 6 |
| Yukihiro Abe [ja] | 5 |
| Rion Mizuki [ja] | 2 |
| Kazuki Hirata | 2 |
| Results | Abe [ja] | Ishii | Irie | Mizuki [ja] | Takao | Hirata |
| Abe [ja] | — | Draw (15:00) | Abe (6:30) | Abe (5:47) | Takao (13:34) | Hirata (6:06) |
| Ishii | Draw (15:00) | — | Ishii (5:13) | Ishii (6:10) | Takao (9:12) | Ishii (10:14) |
| Irie | Abe (6:30) | Ishii (5:13) | — | Irie (6:03) | Irie (8:42) | Irie (5:22) |
| Mizuki [ja] | Abe (5:47) | Ishii (6:10) | Irie (6:03) | — | Takao (2:22) | Mizuki (4:46) |
| Takao | Takao (13:34) | Takao (9:12) | Irie (8:42) | Takao (2:22) | — | Takao (9:30) |
| Hirata | Hirata (6:06) | Ishii (10:14) | Irie (5:22) | Mizuki (4:46) | Takao (9:30) | — |
| Final | Final | Final |
| Soma Takao | Soma Takao | Pin |
| Keisuke Ishii | Keisuke Ishii | 15:10 |
