title: Fifty Classic Climbs of North America

abstract: Fifty Classic Climbs of North America is a 1979 climbing guidebook and history written by Steve Roper and Allen Steck. It is considered a classic piece of climbing literature, known to many climbers as simply "The Book", and has served as an inspiration for more recent climbing books, such as Mark Kroese's Fifty Favorite Climbs. Though much of the book's contents are now out of date, it is still recognized as a definitive text which goes beyond the traditional guidebook.

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# Fifty Classic Climbs of North America

***Fifty Classic Climbs of North America*** is a 1979 climbing guidebook and history written by Steve Roper and Allen Steck. It is considered a classic piece of climbing literature, known to many climbers as simply "The Book", and has served as an inspiration for more recent climbing books, such as Mark Kroese's *Fifty Favorite Climbs*. Though much of the book's contents are now out of date, it is still recognized as a definitive text which goes beyond the traditional guidebook.

## History

The first edition was published in 1979, by Sierra Club Books in the United States and in Great Britain by the now-defunct Diadem Books. This was followed by a paperback printing by Random House in 1981. Two subsequent editions (with the same content) were published by Sierra Club Books in 1982 and 1996. Between 1979 and 1999 it sold nearly thirty thousand copies, a considerable achievement for a climbing guide book.

Reviewing the book in *American Alpine Journal*, Fred Beckey wrote: "Roper and Steck have presented a profile of what could be considered the Great American Dream climbs with a writing style that provides much *Lebensraum* for speculation and meditation. While reading, one is tempted to meditate: the challenge of the alpine adventure is always there; the dreams of the various pioneers sometimes filter through the narrative."

Roper and Steck received the American Alpine Club's 1995 Literary Award for the book and for their other works such as *The Best of Ascent*.

To choose the list of climbs, the coauthors solicited opinions from a number of leading climbers of the era, narrowing a list of more than 100 climbs according to three basic criteria: that the peak or route appear striking from afar, have a noteworthy climbing history, and offer climbing of excellent quality. Precedence was given to climbing quality over appearance and appearance over historical significance. In order to judge the historical significance and continuing popularity, routes were limited for the most part to those first ascended before 1970. A lower limit on the length of the route, at 500 feet, was also established. Steck and Roper had personally ascended or attempted most of the selected routes.

The list of fifty climbs has served as a challenge to climbers, providing them with a "tick list" of challenging routes that span a wide section of western North America. Author Steve Roper has emphasized that the climbs were chosen from a list of about 120 climbs he and Steck considered classic, and are simply '50 classic climbs', not '*the* 50 classics'. Nevertheless, the book brought great popularity to many of the routes it featured, and prospective climbers pursuing one of the "fifty classics" often found crowds on the more accessible climbs and unexpected company on the more remote routes, earning them the nickname "Fifty Crowded Climbs".

No one person has yet climbed all fifty routes. This has been attributed to the difficulty of some of the Alaskan and Canadian routes (the Hummingbird Ridge of Mount Logan has never been repeated by the original route).

## Fifty Classics

The fifty climbs included in the book are listed below, along with their grades as given in the first edition, which may differ from those found in a modern guidebook due to changes in climbing standards or route conditions.

### Alaska and the Yukon

1. Mount Saint Elias, **Abruzzi Ridge**, FA: 1897
2. Mount Fairweather, **Carpé Ridge**, FA: Allen Carpé and Terris Moore in 1931
3. Mount Hunter, **West Ridge**, FA: Fred Beckey, Henry Meybohm, and Heinrich Harrer in 1954
4. Denali, **Cassin Ridge**, FA: Riccardo Cassin and five others in 1961
5. Moose’s Tooth, **West Ridge**, FA in 1964
6. Mount Huntington, **West Face** 5.9 A2 with “severe snow and ice”, FA: 1966
7. Mount Logan, **Hummingbird Ridge**, The original route is unrepeated since its 1965 FA Notable Ascent: Dave Nettle and Geoff Creighton 1990 via Thunderbird Variation which tackles all the major portions of the route, minus the horizontal ridge traverse at the beginning
8. Middle Triple Peak, **East Buttress** VI 5.9 A3, FA: Mike Graber, Alan Long, Andy Embick, and George Schunk in 1977.

### Western Canada

9. Mount Sir Donald, **Northwest Arete** III 5.2, FA: A. M. Bartleet and Val Fynn in 1909
10. Bugaboo Spire, **East Ridge** III 5.7, FA: John Turner, David Isles, Dick Sykes, and Dave Craft in 1958
11. South Howser Tower, **West Buttress** V 5.8 A2 or 5.10, FA: Fred Beckey and Yvon Chouinard in 1961
12. Mount Robson, **Wishbone Arete** V 5.6, FA: Don Claunch, Mike Sherrick, and Harvey Firestone in 1955
13. Mount Edith Cavell, **North Face** IV 5.7, FA: Yvon Chouinard and Fred Beckey in 1961
14. Mount Alberta, **Japanese Route** V 5.6, FA: Maki Yūkō and eight other climbers in 1925
15. Mount Temple, **East Ridge** IV 5.7, FA: Hans Wittich and Otto Stegmaier in 1931
16. Mount Waddington, **South Face** V 5.7, FA: Fritz Wiessner and Bill House in 1936
17. Devils Thumb, **East Ridge** IV 5.6, FA: Fred Beckey, Bob Craig, and Cliff Schmidtke in 1946
18. **Lotus Flower Tower** V 5.8 A2 or 5.10, FA: Tom Frost, Sandy Bill, and Jim McCarthy in 1968

### The Pacific Northwest

19. Mount Rainier, **Liberty Ridge**, FA: Ome Daiber, Arnie Campbell, and Jim Borrow in 1935
20. Forbidden Peak, **West Ridge** II 5.6, FA: 1940
21. Mount Shuksan, **Price Glacier**, FA: Fred Beckey, Jack Schwabland, and Bill Granston in 1945
22. Slesse Mountain, **Northeast Buttress** V 5.9 A2, FA: Fred Beckey, Steve Marts, and Eric Bjornstad in 1963
23. Mount Stuart, **North Ridge** III 5.9, FA: Don Claunch and John Rupley in 1956
24. Liberty Bell Mountain, **Liberty Crack** V 5.9 A3 or 5.13a/b, FA: Steve Marts, Fred Stanley, and Don McPherson in 1965

### Wyoming

25. Devil’s Tower, **Durrance Route** II 5.6-5.7, FA: Jack Durrance and Harrison Butterworth in 1938
26. Grand Teton, **North Ridge** IV 5.7, FA: Fritiof Fryxell and Robert Underhill in 1931
27. Grand Teton, **Direct Exum Ridge** III 5.6, FA: Jack Durrance and Kenneth Henderson in 1936
28. Grand Teton, **North Face** IV 5.8, FA: Dick Pownall Ray Garner, and Art Gilkey in 1949
29. Mount Moran, **Direct South Buttress** IV 5.7 A3, FA: Richard Emerson, Don Decker, and Leigh Ortenburger in 1953
30. Pingora, **Northeast Face** IV 5.8, FA: Harry Daley and Jim Yensan in 1962
31. Wolfs Head, **East Ridge** II 5.5, FA: William Plummer and William Buckingham in 1959

### Colorado

32. Crestone Needle, **Ellingwood Ledges** III 5.7, FA: Albert Ellingwood led Eleanor Davis, Stephen Hart, and Marion Warner in 1925
33. Hallett Peak, **Northcutt-Carter Route** III 5.7 (now 5.10 R), FA: Ray Northcutt and Harvey Carter in 1956
34. Petit Grepon, **South Face** III 5.8, FA: unknown climber in the early 1960s
35. Longs Peak, **The Diamond**, **D1** V 5.7 A4 or 5.12a, FA: Dave Rearick and Bob Kamps

### Utah & New Mexico

36. **Shiprock**, III 5.7 A2 or 5.9, FA: Dave Brower, Bestor Robinson, Raffi Bedayn, and John Dyer in 1936. Closed to climbing since 1970.
37. Castleton Tower, **Kor-Ingalls Route** III 5.9, FA: Layton Kor and Huntley Ingalls in 1961
38. Fisher Towers, The Titan, **Finger of Fate**, IV 5.8 A3, FA: Layton Kor, George Hurley, and Huntley Ingalls in 1962

### California

39. The Royal Arches, **Royal Arches Route** III 5.6 A1 or 5.9, FA: Morgan Harris, Ken Adam, and Kenneth Davis in 1936
40. Lost Arrow Spire, **Spire Chimney** III 5.5 A3 or 5.10 A2, FA: Anton Nelson and John Salathé in 1947
41. Sentinel Rock, **Steck-Salathe Route** V 5.9 A3, FA: Allen Steck and John Salathé in 1950
42. Middle Cathedral Rock, **East Buttress** IV 5.9 A1 or 5.10, FA: Warren Harding, Bob Swift, and Jack Davis in 1955
43. Half Dome, **Northwest Face** VI 5.9 A3 or 5.12, FA: Royal Robbins, Mike Sherrick, and Jerry Gallwas in 1957
44. El Capitan, **Nose Route** VI 5.11 A3, FA: Warren Harding, Wayne Merry, and George Whitmore in 1958
45. El Capitan, **Salathé Wall** VI 5.10 A3, FA: Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, and Tom Frost in 1961
46. Mount Whitney, **East Face** III 5.7, FA: Robert Underhill, Norman Clyde, Jules Eichorn, and Glen Dawson in 1931
47. Fairview Dome, **North Face** III-IV 5.9, FA: Wally Reed and Chuck Pratt in 1958
48. Clyde Minaret, **Southeast Face** IV 5.8, FA: Allen Steck, Dick Long, John Evans, and Chuck Wilts in 1963
49. Charlotte Dome, **South Face** III 5.7, FA: Galen Rowell, Chris Jones, and Fred Beckey in 1970
50. Lover's Leap, **Traveler Buttress** II 5.9, FA: Steve Thompson, Gordon Webster, and Steve Roper in 1966

## InfoBox

Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
| Cover of first paperback edition. Dick Long on the East Buttress of Middle Cathedral Rock. | |
| --- | --- |
| Author | Steve Roper<br>Allen Steck |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Climbing |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Sierra Club Books |
| Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print |
| ISBN | 0-87156-292-8 |


title: Fifty Dead Men Walking

abstract: Fifty Dead Men Walking is a 2008 English-language crime thriller film written and directed by Kari Skogland. It is a loose adaptation of Martin McGartland's 1997 autobiography of the same name. It premiered in September 2008, and stars Jim Sturgess as McGartland, a British agent who went undercover into the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), and Ben Kingsley as Fergus, his British handler. The film is set from 1988 until 1991, the time in which McGartland acted as an undercover agent within the IRA during The Troubles. In 1991, his cover was blown and he was kidnapped by the IRA, although he later escaped from an interrogation and execution, and went into hiding. At the time of the release of the film, McGartland was still in hiding. The film takes its name from McGartland's claim within his book to have saved the lives of fifty people during his time as an agent.

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# Fifty Dead Men Walking

***Fifty Dead Men Walking*** is a 2008 English-language crime thriller film written and directed by Kari Skogland. It is a loose adaptation of Martin McGartland's 1997 autobiography of the same name. It premiered in September 2008, and stars Jim Sturgess as McGartland, a British agent who went undercover into the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), and Ben Kingsley as Fergus, his British handler.

The film is set from 1988 until 1991, the time in which McGartland acted as an undercover agent within the IRA during The Troubles. In 1991, his cover was blown and he was kidnapped by the IRA, although he later escaped from an interrogation and execution, and went into hiding.

At the time of the release of the film, McGartland was still in hiding. The film takes its name from McGartland's claim within his book to have saved the lives of fifty people (police officers, soldiers, and prison guards) during his time as an agent.

## Plot

Martin McGartland is a 21-year-old street hustler in Northern Ireland in the late 1980s. The Irish Republican Army wants to recruit him, but he is reluctant because of what he sees as their cruel street justice. Because of his connection to the community, the British police want him to infiltrate and spy on the IRA. Marty agrees because of the car and money he gets from the police and because he despises the IRA. The IRA accepts him as a Volunteer and in that position he learns of various planned attacks. He then informs Fergus, his police contact, to prevent these attacks. He builds up a new sense of self-esteem, but he cannot tell his family and friends about his activities. Even his new girlfriend Lara only notices that he seems to do some work for the IRA, which worries her.

All along, the British accept the risk that the IRA may discover that Marty works for them. They do not plan to rescue him in that case. When it happens, the IRA capture and torture Marty, but he manages to escape by throwing himself out of a window. His handler Fergus is now his only ally—he finds him and helps him hide. Fergus offers to arrange for Marty and Lara and their children to live in Scotland but Marty realises that she would never be able to feel safe. He then goes on the run to Canada alone, leaving his family behind. As shown at the start of the film, he is shot there by the IRA and survives.

## Cast

## Release

The film premiered on 4 September 2008 at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada. The UK premiere was held on 4 April 2009 in Belfast, where the film was shot. Sturgess was unable to attend, as was Kingsley, who recorded a video message for the audience. Phoenix23, the Belfast band who recorded three tracks for the soundtrack; "Hit the Ground Running", "Its a Blast" and "Hurricane" were in attendance. The film went on general release in the UK on 10 April 2009.

## Critical reception

Rotten Tomatoes reports that 83% of 52 critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 6.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though somewhat uneven in places, Fifty Dead Men Walking is a gripping portrayal of Ireland's violent history, carried by the strong performances of its lead actors." Metacritic reports the film has an average score of 57 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Roger Ebert gave *Fifty Dead Men Walking* three out of four stars. *Empire* awarded the film three out of five stars and praised Sturgess' performance, although they noted that "some stylistic slip-ups let him down a little." *The Guardian* awarded the film three out of five stars and said "producer-director Kari Skogland has put together an effective, if cinematically unambitious, enterprise."

Martin McGartland disowned the film as was reported in the *Sunday Times* on 29 March 2009. He told the *Sunday Times* that "they are saying it was based on a true story, but what is the definition of 'based on a true story'? Is it 50% true, 70% true, 10%?" The *Sunday Times* further reported that McGartland contended "that the movie is fundamentally a lie that misrepresents his career and his motivation. He believes that if Kari Skogland, the director, had stuck closer to the account he gave in his book and in a BBC documentary, then she would have had a better film."

## Recognition

On the basis of Canadian involvement in its financing, *Fifty Dead Men Walking* was nominated for Best Canadian Film at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010. The film won several awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay at the Genie Awards and Best Feature Length Drama at the Leo Awards.

It won the award for Best Western Canadian Film at the 2008 Vancouver International Film Festival.

## InfoBox

| Fifty Dead Men Walking | |
| --- | --- |
| US poster | |
| Directed by | Kari Skogland |
| Written by | Kari Skogland |
| Produced by | Kari Skogland
Stephen Hegyes
Peter La Terriere
Shawn Williamson |
| Starring | Ben Kingsley
Jim Sturgess
Kevin Zegers
Natalie Press
Rose McGowan |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Freeman |
| Edited by | Jim Munro |
| Music by | Ben Mink |
| Distributed by | Brightlight Pictures
Handmade Films |
| Release dates | * 10 September 2008 (2008-09-10) (Toronto International Film Festival) * 10 April 2009 (2009-04-10) (United Kingdom) * 31 July 2009 (2009-07-31) (Canada) |
| Running time | 117 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom
Canada
Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £6,000,000 |
| Box office | $1,748,442 |


title: Finnish coastal defence ship Ilmarinen

abstract: Ilmarinen was a Finnish Navy Panssarilaiva, Swedish Pansarskepp. The unit was constructed at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard in Turku, Finland, and named after the mythological hero Ilmarinen from the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. Ilmarinen was the flagship of the Navy from 1 May 1933 until her sinking on 13 September 1941.

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# Finnish coastal defence ship Ilmarinen

***Ilmarinen*** was a Finnish Navy *Panssarilaiva*, Swedish *Pansarskepp* ("Armored ship"; a coastal defence ship by British classification). The unit was constructed at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard in Turku, Finland, and named after the mythological hero Ilmarinen from the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. *Ilmarinen* was the flagship of the Navy from 1 May 1933 until her sinking on 13 September 1941.

## History

During the early inter-war period the Finnish Navy consisted of some 30 ex-Russian vessels, most of them taken as war-trophies following the civil war. Never ideal types for the navy's needs, they were generally old and in poor condition. In 1925, a tragic incident highlighted the sorry state of the navy. An old torpedo boat was lost in a fierce storm, taking with her the entire crew of 53. A heated debate started, and intensive lobbying led to the adoption of a new Finnish Navy Act in 1927.

Prior to World War II, the fleet renewal program led to the acquisition or construction of five submarines, four torpedo boats, and two coastal defense ships. Among the last of their kind, *Väinämöinen* and *Ilmarinen* were two of the most concentrated naval artillery units ever built. They were designed by the Dutch company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw (a front for German interests circumventing the Treaty of Versailles), and were optimized for operations in the archipelagos of the Baltic Sea. Their open sea performance was de-emphasized in order to give the vessels their shallow draft and super-compact design.

Coastal defence ships were particularly popular in the Nordic countries, and began serving in the navies of Denmark, Sweden and Norway early in the 20th century. These vessels typically had heavy armament and good armor protection, but were relatively slow. Their sizes were around 4,000 tons, main armament consisted of guns between 210 and 240 mm (8 and 9 in), the armor corresponded to that of armoured cruisers, and speeds were between 15 and 18 knots (28 and 33 km/h; 17 and 21 mph). A coastal defence ship was somewhere between a cruiser and a monitor: slower than a cruiser but better armed, faster than a monitor, but with smaller guns. The coastal defence ships also varied among themselves; some of them were closer to cruisers, and others, such as the Finnish ones, were closer to monitors.

Being the second of her class, *Ilmarinen* was launched at the Turku shipyard on 9 September 1933. The ship went through its finishing trials and was handed over to the Finnish Navy on 17 April 1934. Her sister ship *Väinämöinen* had preceded her by two years.

The vessels had a compact design, with a high mast and large turrets for main and secondary artillery. Foreign comments on their design ranged from puns to praise. Not truly designed for open sea operations, the ships had a tendency to roll slowly and widely even in moderate seas. Travel on them was unpleasant, but deemed safe. Additional keels were later fitted, which improved the situation somewhat.

*Väinämöinen* and *Ilmarinen* had a displacement of 3,900 long tons, a maximum length of 93 metres (305 ft), and a draught of 4.50 metres (14.8 ft). Requirements of speed and range were moderate, as they were expected to operate near their home bases. Both vessels were equipped with four diesel engines that powered two electrical engines. These generated a total of 4,800 horsepower (3,600 kW). There were also two smaller 100 hp (75 kW) auxiliary diesel engines. Maximum speed was 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph), and range was limited by the vessels' carrying capacity of only 93 tonnes of diesel oil.

The four 254 mm (10 in) Bofors guns were massive for vessels of this size, and they could hurl a 225 kg (496 lb) shell up to 31 kilometres (19 mi). The secondary artillery consisted of eight 105 mm (4 in) dual-purpose Bofors guns in four turrets. These were the primary defense against fast torpedo boats and aircraft. Additionally, the ships were equipped with four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns (initially British-made "pom-pom" guns, which, after mediocre performance in the Winter War, were replaced with Bofors guns) and two Madsen 20 mm cannons (later increased to eight).

The purpose of the coastal defence ships was to prevent landing operations and naval blockades that threatened vital sea trade. Thanks to the construction of vast defensive systems during the czarist era, Finland had strong coastal artillery in permanent positions. These defenses were to be supplemented with minefields in times of unrest. One of the main purposes of the navy was to buy time for ground forces to deploy to the islands in the Archipelago. In these confined spaces, coastal defence ships armed with 254 mm main artillery would have been a tough opponent for any ship of the era.

The Soviet Baltic Fleet was the obvious threat, and the Finnish vessels were meant to deter the largest Soviet ships, such as the battleships *Marat* and *Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya*, as well as the cruiser *Kirov*, from venturing too close to Finnish shores.

## Operational history

During her first years *Ilmarinen* made a few journeys to different ports in Finland, once running aground near Vaasa.

When the Winter War erupted, *Ilmarinen* and her sister ship *Väinämöinen* were dispatched to Åland in order to guard against a possible invasion. Due to a decree by the League of Nations, the Ålands were to be demilitarized in peacetime. The Finnish Navy was to transfer resources there when conflict arose.

The threat against the Åland Islands receded after thick sheet-ice began covering the Baltic Sea in December 1939. The two coastal defence ships sailed to Turku where they provided anti-aircraft support for the city. They were painted white to prevent Soviet bomber crews from spotting them, but were targeted by aircraft on several occasions, resulting in one death and several injuries.

During the Continuation War the two ships shelled the Soviet base at Hanko Peninsula on five occasions in July–November 1941. *Ilmarinen* fired twenty shells at the Soviet airfield at Täcktom on 12 July 1941. The airfield had previously been bombed by German Junkers Ju 88s of *Küstenfliegergruppe* 806.

The two Finnish coastal defence ship participated in Operation Nordwind on 13 September 1941, in which German forces were to take the Estonian islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. A group of Finnish and German ships were to be used in a diversionary operation to lure the Soviet fleet into battle – away from the real invasion force coming up from the south. Another German fleet, including the cruisers *Emden*, *Köln*, and *Leipzig*, waited further away to join the battle if the Soviets turned up; however, the northern fleet remained unnoticed and an order was given to turn around when they had reached a point some 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) south of Utö. The formation was led by minesweepers, but some mines had escaped being swept. The crew of *Ilmarinen* failed to take proper notice of the dragging paravane cable. It is likely that the ship had caught one or two sea mines in the paravane, and when the ship turned, the mines struck the bottom of the hull and exploded. The explosion blew a large hole in the ship, which soon developed a strong list and keeled over. The ship sank in just seven minutes. Only 132 men of the crew survived, and 271 were lost, most of them trapped inside the hull. Fifty-seven were rescued by the patrol boat *VMV 1*, which had maneuvered to the capsized hull and took on as many of *Ilmarinen*'s crew as she could. During this time she too was at great risk of being obliterated if *Ilmarinen*'s magazines had ignited.

The survivors were later known as *Ilmarisen uimaseura* (Ilmarinen's Swimming Club). Among the survivors were *Ilmarinen*'s captain, Commander Ragnar Göransson, and the Commander of the Finnish Navy, Commodore Eero Rahola, as well as Lieutenant Viljo Revell, later a renowned architect.

The loss of *Ilmarinen* is the greatest single loss of the Finnish Navy to date. The military command tried to keep the loss secret, but Swedish newspapers soon reported the incident, and the numerous sailor obituaries in Finnish newspapers could also have alerted the Soviets, who soon also reported the loss.

The ship was located in 1990. It was found upside-down, deeply embedded in mud, resting at a depth of 70 metres (230 ft). It is classified as a war grave. The wreck of *Estonia* is some 15 km (9.3 mi) away.

## Footnotes

59°27′N 21°05′E / 59.450°N 21.083°E / 59.450; 21.083

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| *Väinämöinen*, sister ship to *Ilmarinen* | |
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| History | |
| Finland | |
| Name | *Ilmarinen* |
| Ordered | 1927 |
| Builder | Crichton-Vulcan Oy, Turku, Finland |
| Laid down | September 1929 |
| Launched | 9 July 1931 |
| Commissioned | 17 April 1934 |
| Fate | Sunk by mines on 13 September 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | *Väinämöinen*-class coastal defence ship |
| Displacement | 3,900 long tons |
| Length | 93.0 m (305.1 ft) |
| Beam | 16.864 m (55.33 ft) |
| Draught | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Propulsion | * Diesel-Electric powertrain * four Krupp engines 875 kW (1,173 hp), two shafts. * 3,500 kW (4,700 hp) |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| Range | 700 nmi (1,300 km; 810 mi) |
| Complement | 403 (11 September 1941) |
| Armament | * \[design\] * 4 × 254 mm (10 in)/45 cal Bofors guns (2 × 2) * 8 × 105 mm (4 in)/50 cal Bofors DP guns (4 × 2) * 4 × 40 mm/40 cal Vickers AA guns (4 × 1) * 2 × 20 mm/60 cal Madsen AA guns (2 × 1) * \[1941\] * 4 × 254 mm/45 cal Bofors guns (2 × 2) * 8 × 105 mm/50 cal Bofors DP guns (4 × 2) * 4 × 40 mm/56 cal Bofors AA M/36S guns (1 × 2, 2 × 1) * 4 × 20 mm/60 cal Madsen AA guns (4 × 1) |


title: Fionnlagh MacCailein

abstract: Fionnlagh MacCailein or Finlay Colini was a medieval Scottish bishop. Both his early life and the details of his career as Bishop of Dunblane are not well known, however it is known that he held the latter bishopric between 1403 and his death in 1419. He was part of the circle of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, and was one of the many clerics from west and central Gaelic-speaking Scotland who benefited from the latter's patronage. He is said to have authorised the construction of the first bridge over the river Allan at Dunblane.

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# Fionnlagh MacCailein

**Fionnlagh MacCailein** or **Finlay *Colini*** (died 1419) was a medieval Scottish bishop. Both his early life and the details of his career as Bishop of Dunblane are not well known, however it is known that he held the latter bishopric between 1403 and his death in 1419. He was part of the circle of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, and was one of the many clerics from west and central Gaelic-speaking Scotland who benefited from the latter's patronage. He is said to have authorised the construction of the first bridge over the river Allan at Dunblane.

## Biography

### Background and early life

It was said by John Spottiswood that his surname was "Dermoch", but that is not corroborated by contemporary sources and is probably a mistake. His last name appears in contemporary Latin sources as *Colini*, representing *MacCailein*, meaning "son of Cailean"; it may mean that Cailean was the name of his father, but if it was a surname it probably means he was a Campbell, a family also known at the time as *MacCailein*, believing as they did that they were descended from one Cailean Mór.

He held a bachelor's degree in canon law by 13 December 1400. On 15 September 1402 Pope Benedict XIII provided Fionnlagh to a canonry (with the expectation of a prebend) in the diocese of Dunkeld; the mandate of provision contains information much about Fionnlagh, informing us that he was a priest, confirming that he possessed a bachelor's degree in canon law, while also stating that he was Archdeacon of Dunblane.

He was said in the papal document to have held the hospital of Uthrogle and "a certain perpetual office or benefice without cure in the secular collegiate church of Abernethy"; the latter, we know from another papal source, was the lectorship of Abernethy called "ferlinn", i.e. *fer léighinn* (literally "man of letters"), a position which existed at Abernethy collegiate church into the 16th century.

By this period he was the chaplain of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany. The patronage of the Duke of Albany, who importantly was also Earl of Menteith, was crucial to Fionnlagh's whole career; Fionnlagh's bishop at Dunblane was Dúghall de Lorne, another Albany man. Albany indeed petitioned for benefices of Fionnlagh's behalf, and all of the benefices Fionnlagh held lay within Albany's influence.

### Bishop of Dunblane

Some time after the death of Bishop Dúghall (last attested 1398 × 1401), Fionnlagh was elected as Bishop of Dunblane; on 10 September 1403, Fionnlagh was provided to the bishopric by the Pope directly, the election being illegal due - so it was claimed - to earlier papal reservation of the see. His unattested consecration, which was probably performed at the papal see, had certainly occurred by 28 April 1404.

At that date he is found back in Scotland as a full bishop attending a church council at Linlithgow. His activities and whereabouts as Bishop of Dunblane are not well attested. In 1404 the Pope mandated Fionnlagh as well as Henry de Wardlaw, Bishop of St Andrews, and Robert de Cardeny, the Bishop of Dunkeld, to preach a crusade against the Turks. He was at Dunblane on 29 November 1406, witnessing a charter of the Duke of Albany; he is next found on 18 July 1408, at a church council of the church held at Perth, and then again on 28 October that year witnessing another charter of the Duke of Albany.

In 1411 Bishop Fionnlagh and two others were authorised by the papacy to use the income from the vacant diocese of Argyll to repair Lismore Cathedral, the seat of that bishopric. He is mentioned in a papal mandate issued to John, Abbot of Balmerino on 1 June 1414; John was a papal nuncio and collector in Scotland, and the mandate ordered him to offer his oath of fealty to the papacy through Bishop Fionnlagh; it is of note that Abbot John had once served as Fionnlagh's proctor at the papal curia.

The resignation of the earldom of Ross by Euphemia II, Countess of Ross, to the Duke of Albany on 12 June 1415 (probably at Stirling) was witnessed by Bishop Fionnlagh. He is found again on 17 March 1416 at a general council of the church held at Perth.

He is last known to have been alive on 25 March 1419 but was dead by 30 October when a papal mandate ordered the translation of William Stephani, Bishop of Orkney, to the now vacant see of Dunblane. The chronicler Walter Bower, writing a few decades after Fionnlagh's death, claimed that Bishop Fionnlagh was responsible for the building of a bridge over the river Allan at Dunblane.

* Barrow, G. W. S., "The Lost Gàidhealtachd", in *Scotland and Its Neighbours in the Middle Ages*, (London, 1992), pp. 105–26
* Boardman, Stephen, *The Campbells, 1250-1513*, (Edinburgh, 2006)
* Cockburn, James Hutchison, *The Medieval Bishops of Dunblane and Their Church*, (Edinburgh, 1959)
* Dowden, John, *The Bishops of Scotland*, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
* McGurk, Francis (ed.), *Calendar of Papal Letters to Scotland of Benedict XIII of Avignon, 1394-1419*, (Edinburgh, 1976)
* Watt, D. E. R., *A Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Graduates to A. D. 1410*, (Oxford, 1977)
* Watt, D. E. R., *Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638*, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)

## InfoBox

| Fionnlagh MacCailein | |
| --- | --- |
| Bishop of Dunblane | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Dunblane |
| In office | 14031419 |
| Predecessor | Dúghall de Lorne |
| Successor | William Stephani |
| Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of Dunblane (1400 × 1402–1403) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 10 September 1403 × 28 April 1404 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown<br>unknown |
| Died | 1419 |


title: Fin and flipper locomotion

abstract: Fin and flipper locomotion occurs mostly in aquatic locomotion, and rarely in terrestrial locomotion. From the three common states of matter — gas, liquid and solid, these appendages are adapted for liquids, mostly fresh or saltwater and used in locomotion, steering and balancing of the body. Locomotion is important in order to escape predators, acquire food, find mates and bury for shelter, nest or food. Aquatic locomotion consists of swimming, whereas terrestrial locomotion encompasses walking, 'crutching', jumping, digging as well as covering. Some animals such as sea turtles and mudskippers use these two environments for different purposes, for example using the land for nesting, and the sea to hunt for food.

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# Fin and flipper locomotion

**Fin and flipper locomotion** occurs mostly in aquatic locomotion, and rarely in terrestrial locomotion. From the three common states of matter — gas, liquid and solid, these appendages are adapted for liquids, mostly fresh or saltwater and used in locomotion, steering and balancing of the body. Locomotion is important in order to escape predators, acquire food, find mates and bury for shelter, nest or food. Aquatic locomotion consists of swimming, whereas terrestrial locomotion encompasses walking, 'crutching', jumping, digging as well as covering. Some animals such as sea turtles and mudskippers use these two environments for different purposes, for example using the land for nesting, and the sea to hunt for food.

## Aquatic locomotion with fins and flippers

### Aquatic locomotion of fish

Fish live in fresh or saltwater habitats and some exceptions are capable of coming on land (mudskippers). Most fish have muscles called myomeres, along each side of the body. To swim, they alternately contract one side and relax the other side in a progression which goes from the head to the tail. In this way, an undulatory locomotion results, first bending the body one way in a wave which travels down the body, and then back the other way, with the contracting and relaxing muscles switching roles. They use their fins to propel themselves through the water in this swimming motion. Actinopterygians, the ray-finned fish show an evolutionary pattern of fine control ability to control the dorsal and ventral lobe of the caudal fin. Through developmental changes, intrinsic caudal muscles were added, which enable fish to exhibit such complex maneuvers such as control during acceleration, braking and backing. Studies have shown that the muscles in the caudal fin, have independent activity patterns from the myotomal musculature. These results show specific kinematic roles for different part of the fish's musculature. A curious example of fish adaption is the ocean sunfish, also known as the *Mola mola*. These fish have undergone significant developmental changes reducing their spinal cord, giving them a disk like appearance, and investing in two very large fins for propulsion. This adaptation usually gives them the appearance that they are as long as they are tall. They are also amazing fish in that they hold the world record in weight gain from fry to adult (60 million times its weight).

### Aquatic locomotion of marine mammals

Swimming mammals, such as whales, dolphins, and seals, use their flippers to move forward through the water column. During swimming sea lions have a thrust phase, which lasts about 60% of the full cycle, and the recovery phase lasts the remaining 40%. A full cycle duration lasts about 0.5 to 1.0 seconds. Changing direction is a very rapid maneuver that is initiated by head movement towards the back of the animal that is followed by a spiral turn with the body. Due to their pectoral flippers being so closely located to their center of gravity, sea lions are capable of displaying astounding maneuverability in the pitch, roll, and yaw direction and are therefore not constrained, turning stochastically as they please. It is hypothesized that the increased level of maneuverability is caused by their complex habitat. Hunting occurs in difficult environments containing rocky inshore/kelp forest communities, with many niches for prey to hide, therefore requiring speed and maneuverability for capture. The complex skills of a sea lion are learned early on in ontogeny and most are perfected by the time the pups reach one year. Whales and dolphins are less maneuverable and more constrained in their movements. However, dolphins are capable of accelerating as fast as sea lions, but they are not capable of turning as quickly and as efficiently. For both whales and dolphins, their center of gravity does not line up with their pectoral flippers in a straight line, causing a much more rigid and stable swimming pattern.

### Aquatic locomotion of marine reptiles

Aquatic reptiles such as sea turtles predominantly use their pectoral flippers to propulse through the water and their pelvic flippers for maneuvering. During swimming they move their pectoral flippers in a clapping motion underneath their body and pull them back up into an airplane position, causing forward motion. During the swimming motion it is really important that they rotate their front flipper in order to decrease drag through the water column and increase their efficiency. Sea turtles exhibit a natural suite of behavior skills that help them direct themselves towards the ocean as well as identify the transition from sand to water after hatching. If rotated in the pitch, yaw or roll direction the hatchlings are capable of counteracting the forces acting upon them by correcting with either their pectoral or pelvic flippers and redirecting themselves towards the open ocean.

## Terrestrial locomotion

### Terrestrial locomotion of fish

Terrestrial locomotion poses new obstacles such as gravity and new media, including sand, mudd, twigs, logs, debris, grass and many more. Fins and flippers are aquatically adapted appendages and typically aren't very useful in such an environment. It could be hypothesized that fish would try to "swim" on land, but studies have shown that some fish evolved to cope with the terrestrial environment. Mudskippers, for example demonstrate a 'crutching' gait which enables them to 'walk' over muddy surfaces as well as dig burrows to hide in. Mudskippers are also able to jump up to 3 cm distances. This behavior is described as starting with a J-curvature of the body at about 2/3 of its body length (with its tail wrapped towards the head), followed by a straightening of their body which propulses them like a projectile through the air. This behavior enables them to cope with the new environment and opens their habitat to new food sources as well as new predators.

### Terrestrial locomotion of marine reptiles

Reptiles, such as sea turtles spend most of their lives in the ocean. However, their life cycle requires the females to come on shore and lay their nests on the beach. Consequently, the hatchlings emerge from the sand and have to run toward the water. Depending on their species, sea turtles are described to have either a symmetrical gait (diagonally opposite limbs are moving together) or an asymmetrical gait (Contra-lateral limbs move together). For example, loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings are commonly seen exhibiting symmetrical gait on sand, whereas, leatherback sea turtles employ the asymmetrical gait while on land. Notably, leatherbacks employ their front (pelvic) flippers more during forward terrestrial locomotion. Sea turtles can be seen nesting on subtropical and tropical beaches all around the world and exhibit such behavior such as arribada (Collective animal behavior). This is a phenomenon seen in Kemp's ridley turtles which emerge all at once in one night only onto the beach to lay their nests.

## Further reading

* Vogel, Steven (1994) *Life in Moving Fluids*: The physical biology of flow. 2nd edt. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. ISBN 0-691-03485-0
* McNeill Alexander, Robert. (2003) *Principles of Animal Locomotion*. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. ISBN 0-691-08678-8


title: First Touch

abstract: First Touch is a Singaporean English-language medical drama which aired in 2002 and 2003. The series is about a team of doctors, nurses and staff at a hospital obstetrics and gynaecology department.

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# First Touch

***First Touch*** is a Singaporean English-language medical drama which aired in 2002 and 2003. The series is about a team of doctors, nurses and staff at a hospital obstetrics and gynaecology department.

## Cast

### Supporting/Guest/Recurring Cast

## InfoBox

| *First Touch* | |
| --- | --- |
| Directed by | Emida Natalaray
Meng Ong |
| Starring | Edmund Chen
Amy Cheng
Nick Shen
Vernetta Lopez |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | Season 1: 13
Season 2: |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Emida Natalaray |
| Running time | 45 min |
| Production company | MediaCorp |
| Original release | |
| Network | MediaCorp Channel 5 |
| Release | 18 January 2002 (2002-01-18) |


title: Fire Festival

abstract: Himatsuri (火祭り) is an annual professional wrestling round-robin tournament held by Pro Wrestling Zero1 to determine the top wrestler in the promotion, typically contested in late July/early August. Within the English-speaking professional wrestling world, the tournament is commonly referred to by its translated name Fire Festival. In addition to Zero1 members, it has frequently included outside stars, including 2003 winner Satoshi Kojima, Kensuke Sasaki and Taka Michinoku. Since 2002, it has featured two blocks, each with five participants, with the two block winners facing off in the final to determine the overall champion. The 2001 Fire Festival only featured four in each block, but held the same principle. The winner of the tournament is presented with the "Fire Sword", which they carry for the following year until the next Festival.

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# Fire Festival

***Himatsuri*** (火祭り) is an annual professional wrestling round-robin tournament held by Pro Wrestling Zero1 to determine the top wrestler in the promotion, typically contested in late July/early August. Within the English-speaking professional wrestling world, the tournament is commonly referred to by its translated name **Fire Festival**. In addition to Zero1 members, it has frequently included outside stars, including 2003 winner Satoshi Kojima, Kensuke Sasaki and Taka Michinoku.

Since 2002, it has featured two blocks, each with five participants, with the two block winners facing off in the final to determine the overall champion. The 2001 Fire Festival only featured four in each block, but held the same principle. The winner of the tournament is presented with the "Fire Sword", which they carry for the following year until the next Festival.

## Results

### List of winners

| Year | Winner | Total
won |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | Shinjiro Otani | 1 |
| 2002 | Shinjiro Otani | 2 |
| 2003 | Satoshi Kojima | 1 |
| 2004 | Kohei Sato | 1 |
| 2005 | Shinjiro Otani | 3 |
| 2006 | Masato Tanaka | 1 |
| 2007 | Masato Tanaka | 2 |
| 2008 | Masato Tanaka | 3 |
| 2009 | Ryouji Sai | 1 |
| 2010 | Shinjiro Otani | 4 |
| 2011 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 1 |
| 2012 | Masato Tanaka | 4 |
| 2013 | James Raideen | 1 |
| 2014 | Ryouji Sai | 2 |
| 2015 | Kohei Sato | 2 |
| 2016 | Yusaku Obata | 1 |
| 2017 | Masato Tanaka | 5 |
| 2018 | Yuko Miyamoto | 1 |
| 2019 | Yuji Hino | 1 |
| 2020 | Hartley Jackson | 1 |
| 2021 | Takuya Sugawara | 1 |
| 2022 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 2 |
| 2023 | Junya Matsunaga | 1 |
| 2024 | Tsugutaka Sato | 1 |

### 2001

The 2001 Fire Festival was held from September 1 to September 15, over three weekly events on September 1, 8 and 15; four tournament matches were held at each, including the final on September 15.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shinjiro Otani | 6 | Kohei Sato | 4 |
| Horshu | 4 | Samoa Joe | 4 |
| Sean McCully | 2 | Masato Tanaka | 3 |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | 0 | George Takano | 1 |

| Block A | Horshu | Sean McCully | Shinjiro Otani | Daisuke Sekimoto |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Horshu | X | Horshu (Forf) | Otani (8:32) | Horshu (4:53) |
| Sean McCully | Horshu (Forf) | X | Otani (3:08) | McCully (3:49) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (8:32) | Otani (3:08) | X | Otani (11:29) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Horshu (4:53) | McCully (3:49) | Otani (11:29) | X |
| Block B | Kohei Sato | Samoa Joe | George Takano | Masato Tanaka |
| Kohei Sato | X | Sato (8:25) | Sato (7:21) | Tanaka (8:56) |
| Samoa Joe | Sato (8:25) | X | Joe (5:24) | Joe (8:00) |
| George Takano | Sato (7:21) | Joe (5:24) | X | Draw (9:28) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (8:56) | Joe (8:00) | Draw (9:28) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | **Shinjiro Otani** | Sub |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | Kohei Sato | 13:05 |  |

### 2002

The 2002 Fire Festival expanded the tournament to include 10 participants, and was held from July 28 to August 4 over five shows, each featuring four tournament matches.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shinjiro Otani | 6 | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 6 |
| Masato Tanaka | 5 | Yuki Ishikawa | 4 |
| Taka Michinoku | 4 | Steve Corino | 4 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 3 | Hirotaka Yokoi | 4 |
| King Joe | 2 | Kohei Sato | 2 |

| Block A | Kintaro Kanemura | King Joe | Taka Michinoku | Shinjiro Otani | Masato Tanaka |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kintaro Kanemura | X | Joe (6:09) | Kanemura (9:55) | Otani (0:03) | Draw (15:49) |
| King Joe | Joe (6:09) | X | TAKA (6:38) | Otani (7:15) | Tanaka (9:24) |
| Taka Michinoku | Kanemura (9:55) | TAKA (6:38) | X | Otani (15:11) | TAKA (7:57) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (0:03) | Otani (7:15) | Otani (15:11) | X | Tanaka (14:06) |
| Masato Tanaka | Draw (15:49) | Tanaka (9:24) | TAKA (7:57) | Tanaka (14:06) | X |
| Block B | Steve Corino | Yuki Ishikawa | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Kohei Sato | Hirotaka Yokoi |
| Steve Corino | X | Ishikawa (9:02) | Kuroda (9:46) | Corino (9:56) | Corino (7:17) |
| Yuki Ishikawa | Ishikawa (9:02) | X | Kuroda (11:52) | Sato (6:53) | Ishikawa (8:43) |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Kuroda (9:46) | Kuroda (11:52) | X | Kuroda (7:42) | Yokoi (8:45) |
| Kohei Sato | Corino (9:56) | Sato (6:53) | Kuroda (7:42) | X | Yokoi (7:02) |
| Hirotaka Yokoi | Corino (7:17) | Ishikawa (8:43) | Yokoi (8:45) | Yokoi (7:02) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | **Shinjiro Otani** | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 17:53 |  |

### 2003

The 2003 Fire Festival was held from July 25 to August 1, with four matches on July 27 being contested in All Japan Pro Wrestling. The winner, Satoshi Kojima, is to date the only "outsider" to win the Fire Festival, representing AJPW.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shinjiro Otani | 5 | Satoshi Kojima | 6 |
| Arashi | 4 | Masato Tanaka | 5 |
| Hirotaka Yokoi | 4 | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 4 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 4 | Alexander Otsuka | 3 |
| Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 3 | Kohei Sato | 2 |

| Block A | Arashi | Yoshiaki Fujiwara | Kintaro Kanemura | Shinjiro Otani | Hirotaka Yokoi |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arashi | X | Fujiwara (5:01) | Kanemura (4:50) | Arashi (14:53) | Arashi (9:24) |
| Yoshiaki Fujiwara | Fujiwara (5:01) | X | Kanemura (7:54) | Draw (11:24) | Yokoi (6:51) |
| Kintaro Kanemura | Kanemura (4:50) | Kanemura (7:54) | X | Otani (10:38) | Yokoi (7:21) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Arashi (14:53) | Draw (11:24) | Otani (10:38) | X | Otani (6:48) |
| Hirotaka Yokoi | Arashi (9:24) | Yokoi (6:51) | Yokoi (7:21) | Otani (6:48) | X |
| Block B | Satoshi Kojima | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Alexander Otsuka | Kohei Sato | Masato Tanaka |
| Satoshi Kojima | X | Kojima (12:52) | Otsuka (12:46) | Kojima (12:34) | Kojima (26:05) |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Kojima (12:52) | X | Kuroda (9:03) | Kuroda (10:36) | Tanaka (8:07) |
| Alexander Otsuka | Otsuka (12:46) | Kuroda (9:03) | X | Sato (7:51) | Draw (9:18) |
| Kohei Sato | Kojima (12:34) | Kuroda (10:36) | Sato (7:51) | X | Tanaka (11:57) |
| Masato Tanaka | Kojima (26:05) | Tanaka (8:07) | Draw (9:18) | Tanaka (11:57) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | Shinjiro Otani | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | **Satoshi Kojima** | 20:19 |  |

### 2004

The 2004 Fire Festival was held from July 27 to August 1, over five shows.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Takao Omori | 5 | Kohei Sato | 6 |
| Satoshi Kojima | 5 | Shiro Koshinaka | 5 |
| Wataru Sakata | 4 | Shinjiro Otani | 4 |
| Hirotaka Yokoi | 3 | Kintaro Kanemura | 3 |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 3 | Masato Tanaka | 2 |

| Block A | Satoshi Kojima | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Takao Omori | Wataru Sakata | Hirotaka Yokoi |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Satoshi Kojima | X | Draw (13:02) | Omori (19:06) | Kojima (14:52) | Kojima (14:35) |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Draw (13:02) | X | Kuroda (11:16) | Sakata (15:10) | Yokoi (11:10) |
| Takao Omori | Omori (19:06) | Kuroda (11:16) | X | Omori (7:17) | Draw (30:00) |
| Wataru Sakata | Kojima (14:52) | Sakata (15:10) | Omori (7:17) | X | Sakata (9:50) |
| Hirotaka Yokoi | Kojima (14:35) | Yokoi (11:10) | Draw (30:00) | Sakata (9:50) | X |
| Block B | Kintaro Kanemura | Shiro Koshinaka | Shinjiro Otani | Kohei Sato | Masato Tanaka |
| Kintaro Kanemura | X | Draw (5:34) | Kanemura (1:18) | Sato (9:14) | Tanaka (11:07) |
| Shiro Koshinaka | Draw (5:34) | X | Otani (10:56) | Koshinaka (8:32) | Koshinaka (Forf) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Kanemura (1:18) | Otani (10:56) | X | Sato (17:32) | Otani (Forf) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato (9:14) | Koshinaka (8:32) | Sato (17:32) | X | Sato (Forf) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (11:07) | Koshinaka (Forf) | Otani (Forf) | Sato (Forf) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | Takao Omori | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | **Kohei Sato** | 22:04 |  |

### 2005

The 2005 Fire Festival was held from July 29 to August 7, over five shows.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shinjiro Otani | 5 | Kensuke Sasaki | 6 |
| Tadao Yasuda | 4 | Hirotaka Yokoi | 4 |
| Masato Tanaka | 4 | Takao Omori | 4 |
| Daisuke Ikeda | 4 | Chris the Bambikiller | 4 |
| Kohei Sato | 3 | Ryouji Sai | 3 |

| Block A | Daisuke Ikeda | Shinjiro Otani | Kohei Sato | Masato Tanaka | Tadao Yasuda |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daisuke Ikeda | X | Draw (30:00) | Draw (6:50) | Tanaka (9:03) | Ikeda (5:57) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Draw (30:00) | X | Otani (13:39) | Tanaka (17:11) | Otani (10:49) |
| Kohei Sato | Draw (6:50) | Otani (13:39) | X | Sato (12:47) | Yasuda (7:18) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (9:03) | Tanaka (17:11) | Sato (12:47) | X | Yasuda (7:46) |
| Tadao Yasuda | Ikeda (5:57) | Otani (10:49) | Yasuda (7:18) | Yasuda (7:46) | X |
| Block B | Chris the
Bambikiller | Takao Omori | Ryouji Sai | Kensuke Sasaki | Hirotaka Yokoi |
| Chris the
Bambikiller | X | Omori (8:03) | Chris (14:13) | Chris (7:46) | Yokoi (10:46) |
| Takao Omori | Omori (8:03) | X | Omori (20:03) | Sasaki (22:51) | Yokoi (6:15) |
| Ryouji Sai | Chris (14:13) | Omori (20:03) | X | Sasaki (12:06) | Sai (11:41) |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Chris (7:46) | Sasaki (22:51) | Sasaki (12:06) | X | Sasaki (10:44) |
| Hirotaka Yokoi | Yokoi (10:46) | Yokoi (6:15) | Sai (11:41) | Sasaki (10:44) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | **Shinjiro Otani** | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | Kensuke Sasaki | 20:00 |  |

### 2006

The 2006 Fire Festival was held from July 20 to July 29, over six shows. Due to a tie for first place in Block A, a four-way elimination match was made on the night of the final to determine the winner of the block, with that man facing Block B winner Ryouji Sai later in the night. This would end up being Masato Tanaka, who also went on to defeat Sai and win the tournament. The top 4 in Block A are ranked below by order of elimination, with the first eliminated, Kazunari Murakami, ranked lowest.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Masato Tanaka | 5 | Ryouji Sai | 6 |
| Yutaka Yoshie | 5 | Takao Omori | 5 |
| Shinjiro Otani | 5 | Tatsutoshi Goto | 4 |
| Kazunari Murakami | 5 | Kohei Sato | 3 |
| Tomoaki Honma | 0 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 2 |

| Block A | Tomoaki Honma | Kazunari Murakami | Shinjiro Otani | Masato Tanaka | Yutaka Yoshie |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tomoaki Honma | X | Murakami (5:58) | Otani (11:57) | Tanaka (11:08) | Yoshie (10:41) |
| Kazunari Murakami | Murakami (5:58) | X | Murakami (9:15) | Tanaka (8:23) | Draw (11:18) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (11:57) | Murakami (9:15) | X | Draw (30:00) | Otani (10:18) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (11:08) | Tanaka (8:23) | Draw (30:00) | X | Yoshie (11:27) |
| Yutaka Yoshie | Yoshie (10:41) | Draw (11:18) | Otani (10:18) | Yoshie (11:27) | X |
| Block B | Tatsutoshi Goto | Takao Omori | Ryouji Sai | Kohei Sato | Daisuke Sekimoto |
| Tatsutoshi Goto | X | Omori (7:29) | Goto (7:44) | Sato (6:42) | Goto (9:40) |
| Takao Omori | Omori (7:29) | X | Sai (14:20) | Draw (30:00) | Omori (11:50) |
| Ryouji Sai | Goto (7:44) | Sai (14:20) | X | Sai (12:18) | Sai (14:14) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato (6:42) | Draw (30:00) | Sai (12:18) | X | Sekimoto (14:06) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Goto (9:40) | Omori (11:50) | Sai (14:14) | Sekimoto (14:06) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | **Masato Tanaka** | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | Ryouji Sai | 23:00 |  |

### 2007

The 2007 Fire Festival was held from July 16 to August 2, over nine shows. Four of the ten participants were determined by each winning a qualifying match on May 27. Four more were determined by fan voting, and the final two were outsiders handpicked by ZERO1-MAX. On July 20, it was announced that Ikuto Hidaka would be replacing Kazunari Murakami, who was forced out of action after just one match due to a head injury, due to finishing in fifth place in the fan vote. In a similar situation to the 2006 tournament, Block A ended in a full tie with four points, leading to a five-way match on August 2 to determine the finalist. The participants and schedule are as follows:

Current standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ryouji Sai | 4 | Masato Tanaka | 7 |
| Ikuto Hidaka | 4 | Kohei Sato | 6 |
| Shinjiro Otani | 4 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 3 |
| Yutaka Yoshie | 4 | Yoshihito Sasaki | 2 |
| Akitoshi Saito | 4 | Takao Omori | 2 |

| Block A | Ikuto Hidaka | Shinjiro Otani | Ryouji Sai | Akitoshi Saito | Yutaka Yoshie |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ikuto Hidaka | X | Draw (14:22)1 | Sai (13:34) | Draw (12:08) | Hidaka (12:25) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Draw (14:22)1 | X | Sai (14:22) | Otani (11:55) | Draw (30:00) |
| Ryouji Sai | Sai (13:34) | Sai (14:22) | X | Saito (14:16) | Yoshie (14:29) |
| Akitoshi Saito | Draw (12:08) | Otani (11:55) | Saito (14:16) | X | Draw (30:00) |
| Yutaka Yoshie | Hidaka (12:25) | Draw (30:00) | Yoshie (14:29) | Draw (30:00) | X |
| Block A | Takao Omori | Yoshihito Sasaki | Kohei Sato | Daisuke Sekimoto | Masato Tanaka |
| Takao Omori | X | Sasaki (8:40) | Sato (15:21) | Omori (16:11) | Tanaka (14:57) |
| Yoshihito Sasaki | Sasaki (8:40) | X | Sato (12:11) | Sekimoto (15:25) | Tanaka (14:39) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato (15:21) | Sato (12:11) | X | Sato (12:30) | Tanaka (12:05) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Omori (16:11) | Sekimoto (15:25) | Sato (12:30) | X | Draw (30:00) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (14:57) | Tanaka (14:39) | Tanaka (12:05) | Draw (30:00) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | Ryouji Sai | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | **Masato Tanaka** | 23:52 |  |

1Kazunari Murakami wrestled this match; Hidaka was awarded the point upon replacing Murakami.

### 2008

The 2008 Fire Festival was held from July 27 to August 3 over six shows. It featured ten participants in two blocks, including outside participation from Big Japan Pro Wrestling's Daisuke Sekimoto, New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Manabu Nakanishi and Togi Makabe and Dragon Gate's Masaaki Mochizuki. As a result of a tie for the lead in Block B, a three-way match between Nakanishi, Takao Omori and Masato Tanaka would be held on the final day to decide the finalist; Tanaka won the match by pinning Omori, and would defeat Makabe in the final.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Togi Makabe | 6 | Masato Tanaka | 5 |
| Masaaki Mochizuki | 4 | Manabu Nakanishi | 5 |
| Shinjiro Otani | 4 | Takao Omori | 5 |
| Kohei Sato | 4 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 3 |
| Kamikaze | 2 | Ryouji Sai | 2 |

| Block A | Kamikaze | Togi Makabe | Masaaki Mochizuki | Shinjiro Otani | Kohei Sato |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kamikaze | X | Makabe (12:36) | Mochizuki (11:17) | Otani (12:55) | Kamikaze (11:55) |
| Togi Makabe | Makabe (12:36) | X | Makabe (9:06) | Makabe (12:29) | Sato (7:18) |
| Masaaki Mochizuki | Mochizuki (11:17) | Makabe (9:06) | X | Otani (15:36) | Mochizuki (7:42) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (12:55) | Makabe (12:29) | Otani (15:36) | X | Sato (14:02) |
| Kohei Sato | Kamikaze (11:55) | Sato (7:18) | Mochizuki (7:42) | Sato (14:02) | X |
| Block B | Manabu Nakanishi | Takao Omori | Ryouji Sai | Daisuke Sekimoto | Masato Tanaka |
| Manabu Nakanishi | X | Omori (17:24) | Nakanishi (14:53) | Nakanishi (16:55) | Draw (30:00) |
| Takao Omori | Omori (17:24) | X | Sai (13:27) | Draw (30:00) | Omori (19:05) |
| Ryouji Sai | Nakanishi (14:53) | Sai (13:27) | X | Sekimoto (16:40) | Tanaka (21:25) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Nakanishi (16:55) | Draw (30:00) | Sekimoto (16:40) | X | Tanaka (18:44) |
| Masato Tanaka | Draw (30:00) | Omori (19:05) | Tanaka (21:25) | Tanaka (18:44) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | Togi Makabe | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | **Masato Tanaka** | 19:37 |  |

### 2009

The 2009 Fire Festival was held from July 25 to August 8 over seven shows. It featured ten participants in two blocks, including outside participation from Big Japan Pro Wrestling's Daisuke Sekimoto and Apache Army's Tetsuhiro Kuroda. Both blocks ended in a tie for first place after the group stage; a four-way tie in Block A between Kohei Sato, Akebono, Ikuto Hidaka and Shinjiro Otani, and a three-way tie in Block B between Ryouji Sai, Masato Tanaka and Daisuke Sekimoto. This marked the fourth year in a row that such a tie has occurred. Both ties would be decided in a three- or four-way match on the night of the tournament. Sato and Sai won their respective matches, and Sai would go on to win the final.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kohei Sato | 5 | Ryouji Sai | 5 |
| Akebono | 5 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 5 |
| Ikuto Hidaka | 5 | Masato Tanaka | 5 |
| Shinjiro Otani | 5 | Magnitude Kishiwada | 3 |
| Shito Ueda | 0 | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 2 |

| Block A | Akebono | Ikuto Hidaka | Shinjiro Otani | Kohei Sato | Shito Ueda |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akebono | X | Draw (7:29) | Otani (16:20) | Akebono (6:55) | Akebono (3:16) |
| Ikuto Hidaka | Draw (7:29) | X | Hidaka (17:26) | Sato (15:12) | Hidaka (7:49) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (16:20) | Hidaka (17:26) | X | Draw (30:00) | Otani (9:19) |
| Kohei Sato | Akebono (6:55) | Sato (15:12) | Draw (30:00) | X | Sato (9:55) |
| Shito Ueda | Akebono (3:16) | Hidaka (7:49) | Otani (9:19) | Sato (9:55) | X |
| Block B | Magnitude Kishiwada | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Ryouji Sai | Daisuke Sekimoto | Masato Tanaka |
| Magnitude Kishiwada | X | Kishiwada (16:42) | Sai (16:49) | Draw (30:00) | Tanaka (20:46) |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Kishiwada (16:42) | X | Sai (18:31) | Kuroda (16:32) | Tanaka (16:12) |
| Ryouji Sai | Sai (16:49) | Sai (18:31) | X | Sekimoto (20:33) | Draw (29:52) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Draw (30:00) | Kuroda (16:32) | Sekimoto (20:33) | X | Sekimoto (21:43) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (20:46) | Tanaka (16:12) | Draw (29:52) | Sekimoto (21:43) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | Kohei Sato | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | **Ryouji Sai** | 24:14 |  |

### 2010

The 2010 Fire Festival was held from July 24 to August 4 over seven shows. It featured ten participants in two blocks.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shinjiro Otani | 5 | Masato Tanaka | 5 |
| The Predator | 4 | Joe Legend | 4 |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | 4 | Kohei Sato | 4 |
| Yutaka Yoshie | 4 | Ikuto Hidaka | 4 |
| Takuya Sugawara | 3 | Ryouji Sai | 3 |

| Block A | Shinjiro Otani | The Predator | Daisuke Sekimoto | Takuya Sugawara | Yutaka Yoshie |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shinjiro Otani | X | Otani (13:56) | Draw (30:00) | Otani (15:12) | Yoshie (16:46) |
| The Predator | Otani (13:56) | X | The Predator (15:00) | Sugawara (7:42) | The Predator (14:11) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Draw (30:00) | The Predator (15:00) | X | Draw (15:08) | Sekimoto (14:32) |
| Takuya Sugawara | Otani (15:12) | Sugawara (7:42) | Draw (15:08) | X | Yoshie (11:11) |
| Yutaka Yoshie | Yoshie (16:46) | The Predator (14:11) | Sekimoto (14:32) | Yoshie (11:11) | X |
| Block B | Ikuto Hidaka | Joe Legend | Ryouji Sai | Kohei Sato | Masato Tanaka |
| Ikuto Hidaka | X | Legend (23:11) | Hidaka (13:36) | Sato (16:13) | Hidaka (21:43) |
| Joe Legend | Legend (23:11) | X | Sai (12:36) | Legend (13:05) | Tanaka (13:52) |
| Ryouji Sai | Hidaka (13:36) | Sai (12:36) | X | Draw (21:16) | Tanaka (17:45) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato (16:13) | Legend (13:05) | Draw (21:16) | X | Draw (30:00) |
| Masato Tanaka | Hidaka (21:43) | Tanaka (13:52) | Tanaka (17:45) | Draw (30:00) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | **Shinjiro Otani** | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | Masato Tanaka | 22:38 |  |

### 2011

The 2011 Fire Festival was held from July 24 to August 7 over eight shows. It featured ten participants in two blocks.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kohei Sato | 7 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 6 |
| Akebono | 6 | Masato Tanaka | 5 |
| Shinjiro Otani | 4 | Ryouji Sai | 4 |
| Zeus | 3 | Atsushi Sawada | 3 |
| Kenta Kakinuma | 0 | Fujita Hayato | 2 |

| Block A | Akebono | Kenta Kakinuma | Shinjiro Otani | Kohei Sato | Zeus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akebono | X | Akebono (6:12) | Akebono (16:31) | Sato (6:48) | Akebono (5:52) |
| Kenta Kakinuma | Akebono (6:12) | X | Otani | Sato (12:34) | Zeus (8:57) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Akebono (16:31) | Otani | X | Sato (13:00) | Otani (15:59) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato (6:48) | Sato (12:34) | Sato (13:00) | X | Draw (12:52) |
| Zeus | Akebono (5:52) | Zeus (8:57) | Otani (15:59) | Draw (12:52) | X |
| Block B | Fujita Hayato | Ryouji Sai | Atsushi Sawada | Daisuke Sekimoto | Masato Tanaka |
| Fujita Hayato | X | Sai (14:42) | Sawada (9:56) | Sekimoto (13:46) | Hayato (12:41) |
| Ryouji Sai | Sai (14:42) | X | Sai (13:35) | Sekimoto (18:41) | Tanaka (16:19) |
| Atsushi Sawada | Sawada (9:56) | Sai (13:35) | X | Draw (9:50) | Tanaka (8:23) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Sekimoto (13:46) | Sekimoto (18:41) | Draw (9:50) | X | Draw (30:00) |
| Masato Tanaka | Hayato (12:41) | Tanaka (16:19) | Tanaka (8:23) | Draw (30:00) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | Kohei Sato | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | **Daisuke Sekimoto** | 16:09 |  |

### 2012

The 2012 Fire Festival was held from July 20 to August 5 over eleven shows. It featured ten participants in two blocks.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Go Shiozaki | 7 | Masato Tanaka | 7 |
| Shinjiro Otani | 6 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 5 |
| Ryouji Sai | 4 | Kohei Sato | 3 |
| Tomoaki Honma | 3 | Muhammad Yone | 3 |
| Daichi Hashimoto | 0 | Kamikaze | 2 |

| Block A | Daichi Hashimoto | Tomoaki Honma | Shinjiro Otani | Ryouji Sai | Go Shiozaki |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daichi Hashimoto | X | Honma (15:52) | Otani (21:48) | Sai (13:15) | Shiozaki (14:02) |
| Tomoaki Honma | Honma (15:52) | X | Otani (21:23) | Sai (12:16) | Draw (30:00) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (21:48) | Otani (21:23) | X | Otani (16:01) | Shiozaki (17:23) |
| Ryouji Sai | Sai (13:15) | Sai (12:16) | Otani (16:01) | X | Shiozaki (20:59) |
| Go Shiozaki | Shiozaki (14:02) | Draw (30:00) | Shiozaki (17:23) | Shiozaki (20:59) | X |
| Block B | Kamikaze | Kohei Sato | Daisuke Sekimoto | Masato Tanaka | Muhammad Yone |
| Kamikaze | X | Kamikaze (12:28) | Sekimoto (13:53) | Tanaka (18:18) | Yone (11:46) |
| Kohei Sato | Kamikaze (12:28) | X | Sekimoto (16:06) | Draw (30:00) | Sato (11:49) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Sekimoto (13:53) | Sekimoto (16:06) | X | Tanaka (26:42) | Draw (30:00) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (18:18) | Draw (30:00) | Tanaka (26:42) | X | Tanaka (15:07) |
| Muhammad Yone | Yone (11:46) | Sato (11:49) | Draw (30:00) | Tanaka (15:07) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | Go Shiozaki | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | **Masato Tanaka** | 20:48 |  |

### 2013

The 2013 Fire Festival was held from July 17 to August 4 over ten shows. It featured twelve participants in two blocks and was contested for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. New Zealander James Raideen became the first foreigner to win the tournament. At 22 years old, he also became both the youngest winner of the tournament and the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in history.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Masato Tanaka | 8 | James Raideen | 7 |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | 7 | Shinjiro Otani | 6 |
| Kohei Sato | 5 | Yuji Okabayashi | 5 |
| Kazma Sakamoto | 5 | Yutaka Yoshie | 5 |
| Yusaku Obata | 3 | Ryouji Sai | 4 |
| Maybach β | 2 | Daemon Ueda | 3 |

| Block A | Maybach β | Yusaku Obata | Kazma Sakamoto | Kohei Sato | Daisuke Sekimoto | Masato Tanaka |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maybach β | X | Obata (12:02) | Sakamoto (12:41) | Maybach (14:29) | Sekimoto (10:41) | Tanaka |
| Yusaku Obata | Obata (12:02) | X | Sakamoto (14:12) | Draw (30:00) | Sekimoto (17:08) | Tanaka (6:51) |
| Kazma Sakamoto | Sakamoto (12:41) | Sakamoto (14:12) | X | Sato | Draw (30:00) | Tanaka (15:18) |
| Kohei Sato | Maybach (14:29) | Draw (30:00) | Sato | X | Sato (13:20) | Tanaka (16:26) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Sekimoto (10:41) | Sekimoto (17:08) | Draw (30:00) | Sato (13:20) | X | Sekimoto (23:52) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka | Tanaka (6:51) | Tanaka (15:18) | Tanaka (16:26) | Sekimoto (23:52) | X |
| Block B | Yuji Okabayashi | Shinjiro Otani | James Raideen | Ryouji Sai | Daemon Ueda | Yutaka Yoshie |
| Yuji Okabayashi | X | Otani (17:52) | Raideen (13:36) | Okabayashi (13:43) | Okabayashi (12:39) | Draw (30:00) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (17:52) | X | Otani (17:58) | Sai (16:53) | Otani | Yoshie (14:24) |
| James Raideen | Raideen (13:36) | Otani (17:58) | X | Raideen (10:19) | Draw (30:00) | Raideen |
| Ryouji Sai | Okabayashi (13:43) | Sai (16:53) | Raideen (10:19) | X | Ueda (10:54) | Sai (13:42) |
| Daemon Ueda | Okabayashi (12:39) | Otani | Draw (30:00) | Ueda (10:54) | X | Yoshie (9:47) |
| Yutaka Yoshie | Draw (30:00) | Yoshie (14:24) | Raideen | Sai (13:42) | Yoshie (9:47) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | Masato Tanaka | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | **James Raideen** | 17:05 |  |

### 2014

The 2014 Fire Festival took place from July 13 to August 3 over nine shows. It featured twelve participants in two blocks, including outside participation from Big Japan Pro Wrestling's Daisuke Sekimoto and Kazuki Hashimoto, freelancer Hideki Suzuki and Wrestle-1's Kai. One of the matches in the tournament took place at an event held by Wrestle-1. 2014 marked the first time the tournament featured semifinal matches.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kai | 7 | Kohei Sato | 7 |
| Ryouji Sai | 6 | Daemon Ueda | 6 |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | 5 | Masato Tanaka | 6 |
| Hideki Suzuki | 4 | Shinjiro Otani | 4 |
| Tama Williams | 4 | Kazuki Hashimoto | 3 |
| Yusaku Obata | 4 | Yoshikazu Yokoyama | 2 |

| Block A | Kai | Yusaku Obata | Ryouji Sai | Daisuke Sekimoto | Hideki Suzuki | Tama Williams |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kai | X | Kai
(10:31) | Kai
(16:37) | Draw
(30:00) | Suzuki
(12:21) | Kai
(9:34) |
| Yusaku Obata | Kai
(10:31) | X | Obata
(15:57) | Sekimoto | Suzuki
(8:54) | Obata
(13:41) |
| Ryouji Sai | Kai
(16:37) | Obata
(15:57) | X | Sai | Sai
(11:39) | Sai
(10:01) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Draw
(30:00) | Sekimoto | Sai | X | Sekimoto
(17:02) | Williams
(12:43) |
| Hideki Suzuki | Suzuki
(12:21) | Suzuki
(8:54) | Sai
(11:39) | Sekimoto
(17:02) | X | Williams |
| Tama Williams | Kai
(9:34) | Obata
(13:41) | Sai
(10:01) | Williams
(12:43) | Williams | X |
| Block B | Kazuki Hashimoto | Kohei Sato | Shinjiro Otani | Masato Tanaka | Daemon Ueda | Yoshikazu Yokoyama |
| Kazuki Hashimoto | X | Sato | Otani | Tanaka | Hashimoto | Draw
(9:23) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato | X | Sato | Sato | Ueda
(8:52) | Draw
(9:21) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani | Sato | X | Tanaka
(21:53) | Ueda
(14:12) | Otani
(14:02) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka | Sato | Tanaka
(21:53) | X | Ueda
(15:02) | Tanaka
(12:32) |
| Daemon Ueda | Hashimoto | Ueda
(8:52) | Ueda
(14:12) | Ueda
(15:02) | X | Yokoyama
(12:54) |
| Yoshikazu Yokoyama | Draw
(9:23) | Draw
(9:21) | Otani
(14:02) | Tanaka
(12:32) | Yokoyama
(12:54) | X |

|  | Semifinals | | |  |  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | **Kai** | Pin |  |  | | | | |
|  | | | | | |
|  | B2 | Daemon Ueda |  |  | |
|  | | | | |  | Kai | | Pin |  |
|  | | |  | | | | |  |
|  | |  |  | **Ryouji Sai** | |  |  |
|  | B1 | | | Kohei Sato | | | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |  | | | | |
|  | | A2 | **Ryouji Sai** |  |  |

### 2015

The 2015 Fire Festival took place from July 16 to August 2 over eleven shows. It featured twelve participants in two blocks. Fujita Hayato was forced to pull out of the tournament with a knee injury following his first match, forfeiting the rest of his matches.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kohei Sato | 8 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 8 |
| Masato Tanaka | 7 | James Raideen | 7 |
| Kamikaze | 6 | Hideki Suzuki | 5 |
| Yusaku Obata | 5 | Ryouji Sai | 4 |
| Masakado | 4 | Shinjiro Otani | 4 |
| Fujita Hayato | 0 | Taru | 2 |

| Block A | Fujita Hayato | Kamikaze | Masakado | Yusaku Obata | Kohei Sato | Masato Tanaka |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fujita Hayato | X | Kamikaze
(forfeit) | Masakado
(forfeit) | Obata
(forfeit) | Sato
(forfeit) | Tanaka
(12:49) |
| Kamikaze | Kamikaze
(forfeit) | X | Kamikaze
(9:41) | Kamikaze
(3:15) | Sato
(14:52) | Tanaka
(13:21) |
| Masakado | Masakado
(forfeit) | Kamikaze
(9:41) | X | Masakado
(12:24) | Sato
(13:00) | Tanaka
(11:48) |
| Yusaku Obata | Obata
(forfeit) | Kamikaze
(3:15) | Masakado
(12:24) | X | Obata
(11:01) | Draw
(30:00) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato
(forfeit) | Sato
(14:52) | Sato
(13:00) | Obata
(11:01) | X | Sato
(10:29) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka
(12:49) | Tanaka
(13:21) | Tanaka
(11:48) | Draw
(30:00) | Sato
(10:29) | X |
| Block B | Shinjiro Otani | James Raideen | Ryouji Sai | Daisuke Sekimoto | Hideki Suzuki | Taru |
| Shinjiro Otani | X | Raideen
(13:05) | Sai
(14:11) | Sekimoto
(11:58) | Otani
(12:52) | Otani
(13:25) |
| James Raideen | Raideen
(13:05) | X | Raideen
(9:41) | Sekimoto
(10:25) | Draw
(9:12) | Raideen
(9:13) |
| Ryouji Sai | Sai
(14:11) | Raideen
(9:41) | X | Sekimoto
(13:51) | Suzuki
(11:20) | Sai
(13:36) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Sekimoto
(11:58) | Sekimoto
(10:25) | Sekimoto
(13:51) | X | Sekimoto
(10:51) | Taru
(10:11) |
| Hideki Suzuki | Otani
(12:52) | Draw
(9:12) | Suzuki
(11:20) | Sekimoto
(10:51) | X | Suzuki
(10:00) |
| Taru | Otani
(13:25) | Raideen
(9:13) | Sai
(13:36) | Taru
(10:11) | Suzuki
(10:00) | X |

|  | Semifinals | | |  |  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | **Kohei Sato** | Pin |  |  | | | | |
|  | | | | | |
|  | B2 | James Raideen | 8:52 |  | |
|  | | | | |  | **Kohei Sato** | | Pin |  |
|  | | |  | | | | |  |
|  | |  |  | Daisuke Sekimoto | | 15:58 |  |
|  | B1 | | | **Daisuke Sekimoto** | | | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |  | | | | |
|  | | A2 | Masato Tanaka | 12:30 |  |

### 2016

The 2016 Fire Festival took place from July 8 to 31 over eleven shows. In the tournament, a win by a pinfall, submission or knockout was worth five points, a win by countout, disqualification, TKO or referee stoppage was worth four points, a draw was worth three points and a loss none. Buffa missed his first eight matches in the tournament due to an injury.

Final standings
| Wrestlers | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Shinjiro Otani | 30 |
| Yusaku Obata | 28 |
| Masato Tanaka | 27 |
| Ryota Hama | 27 |
| James Raideen | 26 |
| Kohei Sato | 25 |
| Shogun Okamoto | 25 |
| Hayato Fujita | 23 |
| Kamikaze | 15 |
| Buffa | 0 |

| Results | Buffa | Hayato Fujita | James Raideen | Kamikaze | Kohei Sato | Masato Tanaka | Ryota Hama | Shinjiro Otani | Shogun Okamoto | Yusaku Obata |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buffa | X | Fujita
(forfeit) | Raideen
(forfeit) | Kamikaze
(forfeit) | Sato
(forfeit) | Tanaka
(forfeit) | Hama
(forfeit) | Otani
(10:59) | Okamoto
(forfeit) | Obata
(forfeit) |
| Hayato Fujita | Fujita
(forfeit) | X | Raideen
(15:46) | Fujita
(11:49) | Sato
(10:40) | Draw
(30:00) | Hama
(9:58) | Fujita
(15:54) | Okamoto
(11:38) | Fujita
(18:35) |
| James Raideen | Raideen
(forfeit) | Raideen
(15:46) | X | Kamikaze
(8:43) | Sato
(8:21) | Raideen
(14:10) | Draw
(7:58) | Otani
(14:16) | Raideen
(9:48) | Draw
(30:00) |
| Kamikaze | Kamikaze
(forfeit) | Fujita
(11:49) | Kamikaze
(8:43) | X | Sato
(10:18) | Tanaka
(11:14) | Hama
(6:39) | Otani
(13:48) | Okamoto
(10:20) | Kamikaze
(13:50) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato
(forfeit) | Sato
(10:40) | Sato
(8:21) | Sato
(10:18) | X | Tanaka
(15:50) | Hama
(9:02) | Otani
(4:15) | Sato
(8:19) | Obata
(10:20) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka
(forfeit) | Draw
(30:00) | Raideen
(14:10) | Tanaka
(11:14) | Tanaka
(15:50) | X | Tanaka
(4:58) | Otani
(18:35) | Okamoto
(11:59) | Tanaka
(18:46) |
| Ryota Hama | Hama
(forfeit) | Hama
(9:58) | Draw
(7:58) | Hama
(6:39) | Hama
(9:02) | Tanaka
(4:58) | X | Hama
(14:21) | Okamoto
(7:30) | Obata
(8:12) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani
(10:59) | Fujita
(15:54) | Otani
(14:16) | Otani
(13:48) | Otani
(4:15) | Otani
(18:35) | Hama
(14:21) | X | Otani
(13:00) | Obata
(17:36) |
| Shogun Okamoto | Okamoto
(forfeit) | Okamoto
(11:38) | Raideen
(9:48) | Okamoto
(10:20) | Sato
(8:19) | Okamoto
(11:59) | Okamoto
(7:30) | Otani
(13:00) | X | Obata
(10:11) |
| Yusaku Obata | Obata
(forfeit) | Fujita
(18:35) | Draw
(30:00) | Kamikaze
(13:50) | Obata
(10:20) | Tanaka
(18:46) | Obata
(8:12) | Obata
(17:36) | Obata
(10:11) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 1 | Shinjiro Otani | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | 2 | **Yusaku Obata** | 29:50 |  |

### 2017

The 2017 Fire Festival ran from July 9 to 30 over 13 shows.

Final standings
| Wrestlers | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Masato Tanaka | 31 |
| Yusaku Obata | 31 |
| Shogun Okamoto | 30 |
| Kenoh | 28 |
| Yuko Miyamoto | 26 |
| Daiki Inaba | 23 |
| Super Tiger | 20 |
| Kohei Sato | 20 |
| James Raideen | 15 |
| Leona | 5 |

| Results | Inaba | Kenoh | Leona | Miyamoto | Okamoto | Obata | Raideen | Sato | Tiger | Tanaka |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Inaba | X | Draw
(30:00) | Inaba
(8:54) | Inaba
(8:35) | Okamoto
(10:25) | Inaba
(12:24) | Raideen
(9:59) | Sato
(9:48) | Inaba
(11:13) | Tanaka
(17:21) |
| Kenoh | Draw
(30:00) | X | Kenoh
(10:25) | Kenoh
(10:18) | Okamoto
(12:20) | Obata
(10:28) | Kenoh
(10:50) | Kenoh
(10:50) | Kenoh
(11:48) | Tanaka
(19:30) |
| Leona | Inaba
(8:54) | Kenoh
(10:25) | X | Miyamoto
(10:42) | Okamoto
(10:18) | Leona
(10:43) | Raideen
(9:49) | Sato
(10:42) | Tiger
(12:56) | Tanaka
(11:41) |
| Miyamoto | Inaba
(8:35) | Kenoh
(10:18) | Miyamoto
(10:42) | X | Okamoto
(10:10) | Draw
(22:12) | Miyamoto
(12:11) | Miyamoto
(12:00) | Miyamoto
(11:41) | Draw
(30:00) |
| Okamoto | Okamoto
(10:25) | Okamoto
(12:20) | Okamoto
(10:18) | Okamoto
(10:10) | X | Obata
(10:40) | Raideen
(5:59) | Okamoto
(7:33) | Tiger
(9:26) | Okamoto
(10:35) |
| Obata | Inaba
(12:24) | Obata
(10:28) | Leona
(10:43) | Draw
(22:12) | Obata
(10:40) | X | Obata
(13:01) | Obata
(11:12) | Obata
(13:03) | Draw
(30:00) |
| Raideen | Raideen
(9:59) | Kenoh
(10:50) | Raideen
(9:49) | Miyamoto
(12:11) | Raideen
(5:59) | Obata
(13:01) | X | Sato
(8:43) | Tiger
(7:38) | Tanaka
(10:31) |
| Sato | Sato
(9:48) | Kenoh
(10:50) | Sato
(10:42) | Miyamoto
(12:00) | Okamoto
(7:33) | Obata
(11:12) | Sato
(8:43) | X | Tiger
(8:59) | Sato
(13:51) |
| Tiger | Inaba
(11:13) | Kenoh
(11:48) | Tiger
(12:56) | Miyamoto
(11:41) | Tiger
(9:26) | Obata
(13:03) | Tiger
(7:38) | Tiger
(8:59) | X | Tanaka
(13:28) |
| Tanaka | Tanaka
(17:21) | Tanaka
(19:30) | Tanaka
(11:41) | Draw
(30:00) | Okamoto
(10:35) | Draw
(30:00) | Tanaka
(10:31) | Sato
(13:51) | Tanaka
(13:28) | X |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 1 | **Masato Tanaka** | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | 1 | Yusaku Obata | 30:10 |  |

### 2018

The 2018 Fire Festival took place from July 8 to July 29 over ten shows. It featured fourteen participants in two blocks. The point system from 2016 and 2017 returned for the third year.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yuko Miyamoto | 19 | Kohei Sato | 23 |
| Masato Tanaka | 18 | Yuji Hino | 20 |
| Jiro Kuroshio | 18 | Hartley Jackson | 20 |
| Shogun Okamoto | 15 | Sugi | 18 |
| Chris Vice | 15 | Super Tiger | 15 |
| Towa Iwasaki | 10 | Hiroshi Yamato | 10 |
| Takuya Sugawara | 10 | Shinjiro Otani | 0 |

| Block A | Iwasaki | Kuroshio | Miyamoto | Okamoto | Sugawara | Tanaka | Vice |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iwasaki |  | Kuroshio
(13:41) | Miyamoto
(9:34) | Okamoto
(10:13) | Iwasaki
(9:27) | Tanaka
(9:12) | Iwasaki
(1:52) |
| Kuroshio | Kuroshio
(13:41) |  | Kuroshio
(12:26) | Okamoto
(8:06) | Sugawara
(11:23) | Draw
(30:00) | Kuroshio
(10:53) |
| Miyamoto | Miyamoto
(9:34) | Kuroshio
(12:26) |  | Miyamoto
(12:21) | Miyamoto
(10:21) | Tanaka
(13:07) | Miyamoto
(11:19) |
| Okamoto | Okamoto
(10:13) | Okamoto
(8:06) | Miyamoto
(12:21) |  | Okamoto
(9:22) | Tanaka
(9:31) | Vice
(3:18) |
| Sugawara | Iwasaki
(9:27) | Sugawara
(11:23) | Miyamoto
(10:21) | Okamoto
(9:22) |  | Sugawara
(9:04) | Vice
(7:38) |
| Tanaka | Tanaka
(9:12) | Draw
(30:00) | Tanaka
(13:07) | Tanaka
(9:31) | Sugawara
(9:04) |  | Vice
(6:07) |
| Vice | Iwasaki
(1:52) | Kuroshio
(10:53) | Miyamoto
(11:19) | Vice
(3:18) | Vice
(7:38) | Vice
(6:07) |  |
| Block B | Hino | Jackson | Otani | Sato | Sugi | Tiger | Yamato |
| Hino |  | Hino
(11:44) | Hino
(13:02) | Sato
(7:20) | Sugi
(13:36) | Hino
(10:45) | Hino
(8:24) |
| Jackson | Hino
(11:44) |  | Jackson
(13:21) | Jackson
(10:53) | Jackson
(14:26) | Jackson
(9:29) | Yamato
(6:13) |
| Otani | Hino
(13:02) | Jackson
(13:21) |  | Sato
(14:20) | Sugi
(12:49) | Tiger
(12:08) | Yamato
(13:22) |
| Sato | Sato
(7:20) | Jackson
(10:53) | Sato
(14:20) |  | DCO
(8:48) | Sato
(9:51) | Sato
(12:31) |
| Sugi | Sugi
(13:36) | Jackson
(14:26) | Sugi
(12:49) | DCO
(8:48) |  | Tiger
(10:31) | Sugi
(10:12) |
| Tiger | Hino
(10:45) | Jackson
(9:29) | Tiger
(12:08) | Sato
(9:51) | Tiger
(10:31) |  | Tiger
(8:51) |
| Yamato | Hino
(8:24) | Yamato
(6:13) | Yamato
(13:22) | Sato
(12:31) | Sugi
(10:12) | Tiger
(8:51) |  |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | **Yuko Miyamoto** | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | Kohei Sato | 18:16 |  |

### 2019

The 2019 Fire Festival took place from June 16 to July 28 over nine shows. It featured fourteen participants in two blocks. The point system from 2016, 2017, and 2018 returned for the fourth year.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yuji Hino | 23 | Towa Iwasaki | 19 |
| Masato Tanaka | 20 | Yuko Miyamoto | 18 |
| Chris Vice | 20 | Masashi Takeda | 18 |
| Sugi | 18 | Kohei Sato | 18 |
| Super Tiger | 13 | Takuya Sugawara | 15 |
| Yuya Aoki | 8 | Shogun Okamoto | 10 |
| Asuka | 5 | Yasu Kubota | 5 |

| Block A | Aoki | Asuka | Hino | Sugi | Tanaka | Tiger | Vice |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aoki |  | Aoki
(6:18) | Hino
(8:41) | Sugi
(7:56) | Tanaka
(11:19) | DCO
(10:55) | Vice
(11:02) |
| Asuka | Aoki
(6:18) |  | Hino
(11:10) | Sugi
(6:51) | Asuka
(13:25) | Tiger
(9:29) | Vice
(11:21) |
| Hino | Hino
(8:41) | Hino
(11:10) |  | DCO
(10:20) | Tanaka
(21:18) | Hino
(12:06) | Hino
(12:44) |
| Sugi | Sugi
(7:56) | Sugi
(6:51) | DCO
(10:20) |  | Tanaka
(10:39) | Sugi
(11:02) | Vice
(9:28) |
| Tanaka | Tanaka
(11:19) | Asuka
(13:25) | Tanaka
(21:18) | Tanaka
(10:39) |  | Tiger
(10:11) | Tanaka
(14:16) |
| Tiger | DCO
(10:55) | Tiger
(9:29) | Hino
(12:06) | Sugi
(11:02) | Tiger
(10:11) |  | Vice
(9:21) |
| Vice | Vice
(11:02) | Vice
(11:21) | Hino
(12:44) | Vice
(9:28) | Tanaka
(14:16) | Vice
(9:21) |  |
| Block B | Iwasaki | Kubota | Miyamoto | Okamoto | Sato | Sugawara | Takeda |
| Iwasaki |  | Iwasaki
(10:16) | Iwasaki
(11:47) | Iwasaki
(12:24) | Sato
(12:24) | Iwasaki
(13:02) | Takeda
(9:49) |
| Kubota | Iwasaki
(10:16) |  | Miyamoto
(10:00) | Okamoto
(11:48) | Sato
(16:38) | Kubota
(11:12) | Takeda
(10:59) |
| Miyamoto | Iwasaki
(11:47) | Miyamoto
(10:00) |  | Miyamoto
(12:43) | Sato
(16:38) | Miyamoto
(11:32) | Draw
(30:00) |
| Okamoto | Iwasaki
(12:24) | Okamoto
(11:48) | Miyamoto
(12:43) |  | DCO
(11:50) | Sugawara
(9:43) | Okamoto
(10:59) |
| Sato | Sato
(12:24) | Sato
(12:26) | Sato
(16:38) | DCO
(11:50) |  | Sugawara
(0:06) | Takeda
(11:48) |
| Sugawara | Iwasaki
(13:02) | Kubota
(11:12) | Miyamoto
(11:32) | Sugawara
(9:43) | Sugawara
(0:06) |  | Sugawara
(9:52) |
| Takeda | Takeda
(9:49) | Takeda
(10:59) | Draw
(30:00) | Okamoto
(10:59) | Takeda
(11:48) | Sugawara
(9:52) |  |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | **Yuji Hino** | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | Towa Iwasaki | 17:17 |  |

### 2020

The 2020 edition of the Fire Festival extended on nine nights and culminated on October 25, 2020.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hartley Jackson | 23 | Hayato Tamura | 22 |
| Yuji Hino | 20 | Chris Vice | 18 |
| T-Hawk | 19 | Masato Tanaka | 18 |
| Quiet Storm | 15 | Yuko Miyamoto | 15 |
| Yoshikazu Yokoyama | 13 | Tsugutaka Sato | 15 |
| Takuya Sugawara | 13 | Shogun Okamoto | 13 |
| Towa Iwasaki | 3 | Takafumi | 5 |
|

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | **Hartley Jackson** | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | Hayato Tamura | 24:06 |  |

### 2021

The 2021 edition of the event will take place between July 2 and August 1, 2021.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shinjiro Otani | 20 | Takuya Sugawara | 15 |
| Masato Tanaka | 19 | Shigehiro Irie | 14 |
| Yoshiki Inamura | 15 | Ayato Yoshida | 13 |
| Hartley Jackson | 10 | Chris Vice | 13 |
| Fuminori Abe | 5 | Shogun Okamoto | 10 |
| Tsugutaka Sato | 5 | Takafumi | 10 |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | Shinjiro Otani | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | **Takuya Sugawara** | 23:08 |  |

### 2022

The 2022 edition of the event took between July 1 and July 31, 2022.

Final standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | 18 | Yoshiki Inamura | 23 |
| Chris Vice | 15 | Masato Tanaka | 18 |
| Takuya Sugawara | 15 | Takafumi | 15 |
| Shu Asakawa | 13 | Hide Kubota | 10 |
| Tsugutaka Sato | 10 | Fuminori Abe | 10 |
| Junya Matsunaga | 5 | Satsuki Nagao | 0 |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | **Daisuke Sekimoto** | 26:00 |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | Yoshiki Inamura | Pin |  |

### 2023

The 2023 edition of the event took place between July 1 and 29, 2023. The edition saw the participation of Unagi Sayaka as the first ever female competitor of the tournament.

Current standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Junya Matsunaga | 18 | Kengo Mashimo | 18 |
| Yuko Miyamoto | 15 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 16 |
| Takuya Sugawara | 15 | Chris Vice | 16 |
| Masato Tanaka | 15 | Fuminori Abe | 13 |
| Mizuki Watase | 13 | Tsugutaka Sato | 8 |
| Unagi Sayaka | 0 | Rikiya Fudo | 5 |

|  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A1 | **Junya Matsunaga** | Pin |  |
|  | | | | |
|  | B1 | Kengo Mashimo | 22:54 |  |

### 2024

Current standings
| Block A | | Block B | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tsugutaka Sato | 15 | Koji Doi | 20 |
| Fuminori Abe | 15 | Chris Vice | 18 |
| Junya Matsunaga | 15 | Yuko Miyamoto | 11 |
| Satsuki Nagao | 10 | Tatsuya Hanami | 10 |
| Ender Kara | 10 | Ryuya Takekura | 10 |
| Yumehito Imanari | 5 | Blazer Tannai | 3 |

|  | Block A Decision | | |  |  | Final | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | | |  |  | A1 | **Tsugutaka Sato** | Pin |  |
|  | A1 | **Tsugutaka Sato** | Pin |  |  | B1 | Koji Doi | 19:25 |  |
|  | A2 | Fuminori Abe | 10:39 |  |  |  | | |  |


title: First Breath

abstract: First Breath is the first album by Danish metal band Mercenary. With this album, the band showed their death metal roots. First Breath was recorded at the Aabenraa Studio in Denmark.

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# First Breath

***First Breath*** is the first album by Danish metal band Mercenary. With this album, the band showed their death metal roots. *First Breath* was recorded at the Aabenraa Studio in Denmark.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Mercenary

| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Symbiotic" | 4:11 |
| 2. | "World Wide Weep" | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Horizon" | 8:00 |
| 4. | "Master Game" | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Perceptive" | 6:26 |
| 6. | "Graveart" | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Next to Nothing" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Demon8" | 6:48 |
| 9. | "Watching Me" | 4:38 |
| 10. | "Alternative Ways" | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Sister Jane" | 5:54 |
| 12. | "Supremacy" (bonus track from *Supremacy* EP (1996)) | 5:21 |

## Personnel

* Nikolaj Brinkmann – lead guitar
* Jakob Mølbjerg – rhythm guitar
* Henrik "Kral" Andersen – unclean vocals, bass
* Rasmus Jacobsen – drums

**Guest appearances**

* Irene Poulsen – clean vocals on "Horizon" and "Sister Jane"
* Jakob Sivsgård – keyboards on "Horizon" and "Demon8"

**Production**

* Produced and engineered by Jacob Hansen
* Mixed by Jacob Hansen and Kræn Meier

## InfoBox

| First Breath | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Mercenary | |
| Released | 12 January 1998 |
| Recorded | Aabenraa Studio, Denmark |
| Genre | Melodic death metal, death metal |
| Length | 63:11 |
| Label | Hammerheart Records / Serious Entertainment |
| Producer | Jacob Hansen |
| Mercenary chronology | |
| *Supremacy (EP)*
(1996) ***First Breath***
(1998) *Everblack*
(2002) | |


abstract: First Methodist Episcopal Church of Perry, now known as Perry United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church at Perry in Wyoming County, New York, United States. The Gothic Revival-style church is home to a Methodist congregation dating to 1816. The sanctuary design is in the Akron Plan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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# First Methodist Episcopal Church of Perry

**First Methodist Episcopal Church of Perry**, now known as Perry United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church at Perry in Wyoming County, New York, United States. The Gothic Revival-style church is home to a Methodist congregation dating to 1816. The sanctuary design is in the Akron Plan.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| First Methodist Episcopal Church of Perry | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
|  | |
| First Methodist Episcopal Church of Perry, July 2011 | |
|  | |
| Location | 35 Covington St., Perry, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°43′10″N 78°0′18″W / 42.71944°N 78.00500°W / 42.71944; -78.00500 |
| Architect | Fay & Dryer |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000880 |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 2006 |


abstract: The First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage, now the United Methodist Church in Glendive, Montana, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The church building was built in 1909; the parsonage in 1913. They are located at 209 N. Kendrick. The parsonage is a Bungalow/Craftsman architecture house. The church is Late Gothic Revival, or English Gothic architecture in style, designed by Miles City-based architect Brynjulf Rivenes. The church was founded in 1882 and its first church building was built in 1883. The property was listed on the National Register as part of a study of multiple historic resources in Glendive which also listed several others.

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# First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage (Glendive, Montana)

The **First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage**, now the **United Methodist Church** in Glendive, Montana, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The church building was built in 1909; the parsonage in 1913. They are located at 209 N. Kendrick. The parsonage is a Bungalow/Craftsman architecture house. The church is Late Gothic Revival, or English Gothic architecture in style, designed by Miles City-based architect Brynjulf Rivenes.

The church was founded in 1882 and its first church building was built in 1883.

The property was listed on the National Register as part of a study of multiple historic resources in Glendive which also listed several others.

## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |
| Location | 209 N. Kendrick, Glendive, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47°6′22″N 104°42′49″W / 47.10611°N 104.71361°W / 47.10611; -104.71361 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Brynjulf Rivenes |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Late Gothic Revival, English Gothic Style |
| MPS | Glendive MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002513 |
| Added to NRHP | February 3, 1988 |


title: Film industry in Louisiana

abstract: The film industry in Louisiana has grown dramatically in recent years largely due to the state's 2002 tax incentives aimed at attracting film and television companies. The success of Louisiana's film industry caused the state to be nicknamed "Hollywood South" or "Hollywood on the Bayou". In 2013, by some measures the film and television production in Louisiana exceeded that of California for the first time.

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# Film industry in Louisiana

The **film industry in Louisiana** has grown dramatically in recent years largely due to the state's 2002 tax incentives aimed at attracting film and television companies. The success of Louisiana's film industry caused the state to be nicknamed "Hollywood South" or "Hollywood on the Bayou".

In 2013, by some measures the film and television production in Louisiana exceeded that of California for the first time.

## History

### 19th century

Film-making in Louisiana began in 1898 with the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

### 20th century

It has been the site of several notable productions over the years, the first of which was *Tarzan of the Apes*, completed in 1918. Other early film productions include *Jezebel*, *A Streetcar Named Desire*, *Easy Rider*, *Live and Let Die*, and *The Big Easy*.

Louisiana has hosted a long list of major film and television stars over the years whose reputations and talents have likely played a role in the rise of state's film industry. Some of these actors and actresses include Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Paul Newman, Marlon Brando, Denzel Washington, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Julia Roberts, Dennis Hopper, Cicely Tyson, Elvis Presley, Dennis Quaid, John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, James Spader, Dolly Parton, Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Yul Brenner, David Niven, Jimmy Stewart, James Mason, Brad Pitt, Charles Bronson, and Daryl Hannah.

### 21st century

In 2002, Louisiana passed unique tax incentives aimed at recruiting film and television productions to the state.

In 2010, boosted by its film industry, Louisiana made its first appearance in *Site Selection\]*'s Top Business Climate rankings.

By 2011, the state's skilled crew base had grown by over 400 percent, and since 2006 over 300 films have been shot in Louisiana. The industry truly entered the national spotlight though when *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* earned thirteen Oscar nominations, the most in 2009.

In 2011, Louisiana hosted more than 150 productions and about $1.3 billion of their combined $1.9 billion in budgets was spent in the state.

## Tax incentives

On July 1, 2002, the Louisiana Legislature enacted the Louisiana Motion Picture Tax Incentive Act. This tax credit has two primary components. First, the Investor Tax Credit provides a 30% tax credit on qualified motion picture expenditures with no project or program cap. Second, the Labor Tax Credit provides a 5% credit for payroll expenditures on Louisiana residents. This program not only encourages residents to film in Louisiana but also employ Louisiana residents. To qualify for this program, filmmakers must spend at least $300,000 in Louisiana.

## Climate and scenery

Louisiana's warm weather and diverse locations have appealed to film producers across the country considering that the subtropical climate makes filming possible year-round without interruptions. The spring and fall months are considered ideal filming time, with October being the driest month. In terms of scenery, Louisiana offers swamps and cypress trees, public and private college campuses, antebellum plantations, and urban environments. These diverse locations are often credited for Louisiana's ability to stand in as multiple settings such as Texas, Colorado, Utah, Washington, DC, and London. As Patrick Lussier, director of Drive Angry 3D, commented in USA Today, "The film industry wants to find places it can reinvent and make look like anything it needs. There's a lot of opportunity \[to\] do that in Louisiana." The film industry’s emergence in the Pelican State has also bolstered the hiring of local talent for Louisiana casting calls and auditions, especially in New Orleans.

## Current film and television projects

1. *Bad Girls Club* Season 7, (television series)
2. *Killing Them Softly* (feature film)
3. *Ender's Game* (feature film)
4. *The Fishies* (television series)
5. *Ghostbreakers* (television series)
6. *The Host* (feature film)
7. Super (feature film)
8. *Hound Dogs* (television series)
9. *Looper* (feature film)
10. Oblivion (feature film)
11. *On the Road* (feature film)
12. *Rook* (feature film)
13. Seven Below Zero (feature film)
14. *Tarantula* (feature film)
15. *Treme Season 2* (television series)
16. *True Blood* (television series)
17. *Universal Soldier: A New Dimension* (feature film)
18. Lisa Frankenstein *(feature film)*
19. *Hitman* (feature film)
20. *Parish (feature film)*

1. Mike Scott, "Louisiana outpaces Los Angeles, New York and all others in 2013 film production, study shows", *Times-Picayune*, March 10, 2014.
2. "2013 Feature Production Report" (PDF).
3. "Louisiana Film Tax Incentives Help Create "The Second Hollywood South"". FBT Film & Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
4. http://wayinto.com/atlanta/hollywood-of-the-south/
5. Louisiana Film Museum. "Louisiana Filmography: 1898-1980". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
6. "Background on the Museum". Louisiana Film Museum. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
7. "Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature". *www.legis.la.gov*. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
8. "Film industry helps Louisiana earn Top 10 state ranking".
9. Mike Scott. "Louisiana Film Industry Passes Billion-Dollar Mark In Record-Setting 2011". Retrieved 2012-02-28.
10. "2002 Legislative Sessions Department of Revenue Enrolled Bills" (PDF). 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
11. "Motion Picture Industry Development Tax Credit". LED. Archived from the original on January 23, 2010.
12. "Louisiana Film Incentive & Tax Credit Program Information".
13. Cedric B. Glover. "Shreveport Film and Media Industry". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
14. Louisiana FILM. "Locations". Retrieved 2012-02-28.
15. Louisiana FILM. "Weather Patterns". Retrieved 2012-02-28.
16. Claudia Puig (2010-08-03). "Versatile Louisiana becomes 'L.A. South' for movie shoots". *USA Today*. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
17. Keisha Smith (2022-12-16). "New Orleans Casting Calls: See What Movies & TV Shows Are Hiring Right Now". *NolaFi*. Retrieved 2022-12-17.


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# Carabus mariettii ornatus

***Carabus mariettii ornatus*** is a subspecies of brown-coloured ground beetle in the Carabinae subfamily that is endemic to Turkey.

## InfoBox

| *Carabus mariettii ornatus* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | *Carabus* |
| Species: | *C. mariettii* |
| Subspecies: | ***C. m. ornatus*** |
| Trinomial name | |
| ***Carabus mariettii ornatus***<br>Heinz, 1976 | |
| Synonyms | |
| * *Carabus inclarus* Darge, 1994 | |