NJPW releases brackets for the New Japan Cup

Update (2/26/20): NJPW cancels all events from March 1-15 due to Coronavirus outbreak

New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the brackets for the upcoming New Japan Cup, which begins on March 4^th and runs until March 21^st.

Below are the first-round matches of the 32-man tournament that are spread out over the first four shows:

March 4^th at Korakuen Hall:
*Jeff Cobb vs. Togi Makabe
*Tomohiro Ishii vs. Toa Henare
*Toru Yano vs. Chase Owens
*Bad Luck Fale vs. Colt Cabana

March 7^th in Aichi:
*Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White
*Minoru Suzuki vs. Yuji Nagata
*Juice Robinson vs. Alex Coughlin
*Tanga Loa vs. David Finlay

March 8^th in Hyogo:
*Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi
*Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
*Sanada vs. Mikey Nicholls
*Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi

March 9^th in Kochi:
*Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yoshi-Hashi
*KENTA vs. Karl Fredericks
*Satoshi Kojima vs. EVIL
*Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro

The second round matches will take place on March 10^th in Okayama, March 12^th & 13^th at Korakuen Hall, and March 14^th in Chiba. The third-round matches are set for March 16^th in Toyama, March 17^th in Saitama, and March 18^th in Shizuoka.

The semi-finals and finals are March 20^th and 21^st in Niigata. The winner is expected to receive a title match at Sakura Genesis on March 31^st at Sumo Hall.