G1 Climax 34

The G1 Climax 34 is an ongoing professional wrestling tournament promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament commences on July 20 and concludes on August 18, 2024. It is the thirty-fourth edition of G1 Climax and the fiftieth edition of the tournament counting its previous forms under different names.

Considered NJPW's most important tournament, the G1 Climax features 20 wrestlers, divided into two blocks of ten ("A" and "B"). Each participant faces all nine other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches.

The tournament sees a return to 20 participants split into two 10-man blocks for the first time since 2021.

Tournament rules
The tournament features 20 wrestlers, divided into two blocks of ten ("A "B"). Each participant faces all nine other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block is determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss; each night of the event sees one match from each block between two members competing for the tournament. In case of several wrestlers sharing the top score, the results of the matches those wrestlers had when facing each other in the tournament act as tiebreaker, with the one having the most wins over the other top-scorers determining the winner of the block.

On the final three days of the event, top 3 wrestlers in each block advances and enter into an six-man playoff, with the block winners earning a bye into the semifinals to determine the winner of the G1 Climax, who would gain a future match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, NJPW's top championship, at Wrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest yearly event; if the IWGP Heavyweight Champion himself wins, he selects his opponent at Wrestle Kingdom. The matches of the tournament have a 30-minutes time limit (with the time limit being reached resulting in a tie); the quarterfinals (2nd and 3rd places of the block), the semifinal (block winners and quarterfinals winners) and final (semifinal winners) matches, where a winner must be determined, have no time limit.

History
On April 3, 2024, NJPW officially announced the 2024 edition of the tournament between July 20 and August 18; as usual, the tournament took place over several cities and locations across Japan.

Storylines
The event includes matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Qualifying Tournament
Before the main tournament there was a Qualifying Tournament during New Japan Soul tour to determine one entrance for each block.

Block A Qualifying TournamentBlock B Qualifying Tournament

Night 1
The first night of the tournament took place on July 20, 2024, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka.

Night 2
The second night of the tournament took place on July 21, 2024, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka.

Night 3
The third night of the tournament will take place on July 23, 2024, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.

Night 4
The fourth night of the tournament will take place on July 25, 2024, at Sunmesse Kagawa in Takamatsu, Kagawa.

Night 5
The fifth night of the tournament will take place on July 27, 2024, at Dejima Messe Nagasaki in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki.

Night 6
The sixth night of the tournament will take place on July 28, 2024, at Fukuoka Convention Center in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.

Night 7
The seventh night of the tournament will take place on July 29, 2024, at Fukuoka Convention Center in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.

Night 8
The eighth night of the tournament will take place on July 31, 2024, at KDDI Ishin Hall in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi.

Night 19
The nineteenth and final night of the tournament will take place on August 18, 2024, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo.