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Open the Brave Gate Championship
Professional wrestling championship
Professional wrestling championship
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| championshipname | Open the Brave Gate | |
| image | [[File:Open_the_Brave_Gate_Championship_belt.png | 250px]] |
| caption | Current design of the Open the Brave Gate Championship (2019 – present) | |
| currentholder | Ryoya Tanaka | |
| won | July 13, 2025 | |
| promotion | Dragongate | |
| created | March 13, 2005 | |
| mostreigns | Masato Yoshino (6 reigns) | |
| firstchamp | Naruki Doi | |
| longestreign | Pac (447 days) | |
| shortestreign | Anthony W. Mori and Masato Yoshino/Dr. Muscle ( | |
| oldest | Yamato () | |
| youngest | Flamita () | |
| heaviest | Pac (194 lbs) | |
| lightest | Kotoka (145 lbs) |
The Open the Brave Gate Championship is a professional wrestling title created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Dragongate. It has a weight limit of 83 kg, though it has been defended against heavier wrestlers in the past. It can be considered the secondary singles title in Dragongate and is more of a light heavyweight championship.
History
The championship was created on March 13, 2005 when Naruki Doi defeated Yossino in a tournament final.
Belt design
Eita2016.jpg|Eita with the (2005–2019) design of the title in November 2016. Jason Lee Brave Gate Jun 2023 1.jpg|Jason Lee with the current design of the title (2019–present). Hyo brave champion 202405.jpg|H.Y.O with a closer look to the current belt design. The first design of the belt, from 2005 to 2019, had the faceplate logo divided into eight pieces, each representing the eight wrestlers who fought in the tournament to determine the inaugural champion. During Gamma's reign, he threw away all eight pieces of the faceplate and replaced it with his own plate, renaming it Open the Gamma Gate, and dictating and often changing the rules of his title defenses. This ended when Masato Yoshino, wrestling as the masked Dr. Muscle, defeated Gamma and restored it to the Brave Gate title, vacating it soon afterwards.
Reigns
As of , , there have been a total of 55 reigns shared between 35 different champions. The current champion is Ryoya Tanaka who is in his first reign.
Combined reigns
As of , .

| † |
|---|
| Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reigns | Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| defenses | Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | |||||
| Masato Yoshino/Dr. Muscle | 6 | 16 | 813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 13 | 733 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{sortname | Pac | dab=wrestler}} | 1 | 11 | 447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H.Y.O/Hyo | 2 | 10 | 377 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 346 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genki Horiguchi/H.A.Gee.Mee!! | 4 | 8 | 344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{sortname | Flamita | Flamita}} | 1 | 9 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{sortname | Eita | Eita Kobayashi}} | 2 | 5 | 287 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Kagetora/Kagetora | 2 | 5 | 286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keisuke Okuda | 1 | 5 | 270 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 254 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 246 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 228 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † | 1 | 7 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{sortname | Ricochet | dab=wrestler}} | 1 | 3 | 169 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ishin | 2 | 2 | 151 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{sortname | Yosuke ♥ Santa Maria | Yosuke Santa Maria}} | 1 | 2 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 124 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{sortname | Cima | dab=wrestler}} | 1 | 3 | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 118 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{sortname | Yamato | dab=wrestler}} | 1 | 1 | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U-T | 1 | 1 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minorita | 1 | 0 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{sortname | Gamma | dab=wrestler}} | 1 | 0 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{sortname | Kzy | Kzy}} | 2 | 1 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{sortname | K-ness | Makoto Saitō (wrestler)}} | 1 | 1 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 |
Notes
:1. – On May 20, 2014, Flamita successfully defended the title against Drastik Boy, Kaleth and Shane Strickland at a Desastre Total Ultraviolento (DTU) event in Pachuca, Mexico. Although Dragon Gate has not recognized the defense, it is included here.
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