Top two in each block advance on:
RED STARS A:
- Maika (World of Stardom/⅓ Artist of Stardom Champion)
- Hazuki
- Natsuko Tora
- Natsupoi (Wonder of Stardom Champion)
- Konami
- Manami (representing Sendai Girls Pro Wrestling)
- Yuna Mizumori
RED STARS B:
- Mayu Iwatani (IWGP Women's Champion) (2018 5Star winner)
- Tam Nakano
- Momo Watanabe (½ Goddess of Stardom Champion)
- AZM (pronounced Azumi)
- Mei Seira
- Saya Iida
- Tomoka Inaba (represting Pro Wrestling JTO)
BLUE STARS A:
- Saori Anou
- Syuri (2021 5Star winner)
- Starlight Kid
- Xena (⅓ Artist of Stardom Champion)
- Koguma
- Anna Jay (representing AEW)
- (winner of Miyu Amasaki v.s Lady C on 7/28)
BLUE STARS B:
- Suzu Suzuki (2023 5Star winner)
- Saya Kamitani (High Speed Champion)
- Hanan
- *Ranna Yagami
- Saki Kashima (who will likely play spoiler in the block)
- Thekla (½ Goddess of Stardom Champion)
- Risa Sera (representing Japanese indy stable Prominence)
Only champions not in yet are Mina Shirakawa (⅓ Artist of Stardom Champion) and the duo of Rina and Azusa Inaba (New Blood Tag Team Champions, with Rina also being Future of Stardom Champion) (Neither will likely be in owing to age, with Rina at 17 and Azusa at 16)
*-Ami Sohrei pictured, Reddit post was pre-injury recovery hiatus
Four spots to be filled.
- At 28, the largest 5Star field in the tournament's history (edging out the 26 of the 2022 5Star, which was won by eventual NXT talent Giulia).
- Run in round-robin format, this year the top two in points in each block advance to a more traditional single-elimination format
- In recent years, the prize has been simple: a shot at the World of Stardom Championship at Dream Queendom, Stardom's major year-end show. In the past, there was a choice of titles to challenge for
- Since it"s inception in 2012, nobody has won more than once or been in the finals more than twice -
2012: Yuzuki Aikawa
2013: Nanae Takahashi
2014: Io Shirai/Sky ⁵
2015: Kairi Hojo/Sane
2016: Yoko Bito ¹
2017: Toni Storm ² ³
2018: Mayu Iwatani ⁶
2019: Hana Kimura 😭
2020: Utami <of the last name which inadvertently trips the GTPlanet swear filter> ¹ ³
2021: Syuri ³
2022: Giulia ³
2023: Suzu Suzuki ⁴
¹: Been to the 5Star finals more than once. Yoko is the only one to do it back to back, winning in 2016 and losing in 2017; Utami made the finals in 2018, just 30 days after her in-ring debut on August 12th that year)
²: Toni Storm was the first winner of the tournament to win their available title match. However, the change was apparently legit unplanned owing to then-World of Stardom Champion Mayu Iwatani dislocating her elbow on an innocuous dropkick
³: Won their title match, all of which were for the World of Stardom Championship
⁴: Then-World of Stardom Champion Tam Nakano would have to vacate the belt due to injury, thus Suzu's match was for the vacant belt. She'd end up losing to Maika
⁵: Only winner to use the 5Star to challenge for the tag belts (Goddess of Stardom). Teamed with Mayu Iwatani, lost to then-champs Nanae Takahashi and Kairi Hojo
⁶: Only winner to use the 5Star to challenge for the Wonder of Stardom Championship, lost to then-champ Momo Watanabe