Ami Sourei vs. Starlight Kid

[6.0] "***3/4 good match--distinct from the Hanako vs. SLK bout and featuring great chemistry. Ami starts off much like Hanako did, dominating Starlight with her physical advantage, but SLK's resilience allows her to even the playing field and turn it into a balanced contest where both competitors give it their all. There are good sequences, strong intensity, and an interesting, frenetic pace; however, the match shifts from a solid build-up to a few minutes of such frantic action that--for me, at least--the specific moves become hard to follow, with the excitement causing the flow to lose some coherence. It has an interesting finish, though, as Starlight Kid manages to overcome the odds and defeat Ami with her Tiger Suplex variation."

[5.0] "This was way worse then SLK-HANAKO, with no really interesting plot other then Ami had more successful start because her rested in the beginning of the show. Bul later it was basically and arsenal exchange type of match. Seems like SLK considered Ami such a weak opponent that she didn't even apply her leg targeting, which she did against HANAKO."

[8.0] "This was better than the previous match they literally just had the day before, Ami looked like a killer, and SLK is SLK, this was a nice match indeed ****"

[9.0] "The height difference between Ami and Kid is freakin insane, Starlight looks like a child compared to Ami. The match itself was incredible, I over-exceeded my expectations, I only thought it was gonna be good, but my lord, this was way better than good. I love Starlight Kid and she brought the best outta Ami, speaking of her, Ami looked dominant in this match, she showed she can hang with the top wrestlers in STARDOM. It was amazing back and forth action full of great strikes, sequences, reversals, maneuvers, and more."

[8.0] "Ami looking like a legit beast, but SLK still savvy & speedy enough to upset her applecart at any given moment. Great atmosphere and genuine drama around which way the near falls would go ****"

[7.0] "A solid tournament contest that keeps the show's quality at a respectable level. The action is enjoyable and the competitors show good chemistry, although it lacks the standout moments necessary to compete with the strongest matches of the day."

[8.0] "Fascinating to see Starlight Kid having two very different matches on the same night agaisnt too similar opponents. Ami Sourei doesn't give her any opportunity to work the leg so SLK has to adapt and rely on her ring IQ and agility to survive Sourei's onslaught and create openings."

[9.0] "Starlight Kid vs Ami Sourei was a wonderful match, a very pace match, with all of the great moves by SLK. Sourei had a great tournament also, but it's not very surprising to see her this match, it was the best option for everyone i think, the fire and excitation of the Korakuen Hall crowd was so great."

[9.0] "INCREDIBLY exciting match with Sourei having career making performance. She was so hungry to win and i actually believed at one point she's going over Kitto. Fantastic match by two very talented women! Since SLK won i'm pretty sure she's winning the whole thing but you never know with STARDOM in 2026. ****, 5"

[9.0] "Incredible match, probably my favourite of the tournament so far. Great premise to this one right out of a gate, with it being a rematch of their fantastic bout a couple of days prior where Ami was able to get the win. Whereas that match was very 50-50, trading dominance back and forth, this one was very different, with Ami being hugely dominant right from the get go, where SLK tries a Cross Body before the bell from the top rope, and Ami just catches her and starts ragdolling her around. Ami gets the vast majority of time on top here, with SLK's offence mainly coming in short bursts. This makes a lot of sense since SLK has already had a match tonight, and is a really nice dynamic change as it means she can't go for sustained offence on the leg like we've seen in her last few matches, and instead, uses her brief windows of opportunity to unload the biggest moves in her arsenal, we get the tombstone, the moonsault, and she's goign for things like the big arm drag, but Ami would frequently shut them down. Over time, though, we see this build and build the damage that Ami has taken, and the match slowly but surely begins to even out. The other thing we mainly see SLK doing throughout this match is trying to snatch at pinfall opportunities with rollups, which gives the match a great sense of desperation and urgency. The execution here was brilliant, with several real high points. The avalanche Blue Thunder Bomb from Ami was my personal highlight, especially how it came from the counter of the arm drag. Eventually, SLK is able to land one big move too many for Ami, and secures the pinfall with a fantastic suplex. The closing stretches of this felt really up in the air as to who would move on, which is well achieved as I thought SLK was a comfortable favourite before the match started. In particular, the rollup counter towards the end from SLK's headscissor had me convinced that Ami was taking it home, but at the same time, that kickout from the moonsault that Ami got was picture perfect, proper 2.9999 stuff. Really really entertaining match, glad to see SLK advance, thoroughly enjoyed this."

[9.0] "Another great battle for Starlight Kid. Ami had an excellent performance as well. Very enjoyable material."

[10.0] "This match feels like the mature and refined version of the SLK/HANAKO match, there's a little less fire and recklessness to it since Ami Sorei's a better wrestler. In return you get the ring awareness to cover up SLK losing grip of Sorei on her Black Tiger's Divine Punishment and going for an extra long 2 kick out and you can do amazing spots like the MF'n Bomb to the outside or the second rope Blue Thunder Bomb. The match left me giggling by the end of it, seeing incredible wrestling can make you giddy."

[9.0] "Starlight Kid did it, she is in the semi-finals after finishing third, she wins her two games, in two TOP games, congratulations to her, Ami Sohrei who finishes first in his block but who comes out after a solid tournament."

[8.0] "SLK immediately gets launched out of the ring the second the bell rings. Ami beats the hell out of her. SLK tries to go strike for strike and completely fails. She instead uses her speed to slow Ami down, so she can eventually use strikes to take her down. Ami had a great performance here. At heart it's a speed vs power dynamic, and a damn good one at that. Best SLK match this year."