In Dragon Ball, tournaments are one of the most important events of the story. Through tournaments, the best fighters around the world are able to compete and show their best skills in matches.
Interestingly, there are many tournaments presented throughout the story. In your opinion, which tournament is the most exciting? Find the answer in this article!
10. Zeno Expo
Zeno Expo can be considered as a friendly tournament held before the Tournament of Power. Interestingly, there are differences between the anime version and the manga version. In the anime story, this tournament involves fighters from Universe 7 and Universe 9.
However, the manga version of Zeno Expo only involved the gods of destruction as the main contestants. In this match, we can see an interesting battle between the gods of destruction. In addition, Goku had a fierce battle against Toppo during the Zeno Expo.
9. Other World Tournament
Even though the Other World Tournament is a filler story, this tournament is still fun and interesting to enjoy. As the name implies, this tournament is set in another world and is hosted by Kai.
In this tournament, Goku goes through various fun battles. One of Goku's challenging enemies in this tournament is Pikkon. Not only that, Goku showed his new Super Kaioken ability in the fight against Pikkon.
8. Tournament of Destroyer
Next, there is the Tournament of Destroyer which is held exclusively by the gods of destruction, namely Beerus and Champa. They choose the best fighters from their universe. As the grand prize, the winner will receive a Super Dragon Ball.
In this tournament, Goku and Vegeta are under intense pressure when facing off against Hit, an assassin who has an interesting ability called Time-Skip. The fight between Goku vs Hit is a very stressful thing in this tournament.
7. 25th World Martial Arts Tournament
Unlike the previous martial arts tournaments, the participants in the 25th martial arts tournament were not as attractive as the previous tournaments. Even so, the presence of Goten and Trunks became the main center in this tournament.
In the final battle, Goten and Trunks disguised themselves and fought fiercely against Android 18. Their fight looks really fun. Not to forget, there is a battle between Android 18 against Mr. Satan is also entertaining.
6. 21st World Martial Arts Tournament
As the first tournament shown in the story, the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament is both iconic and nostalgic. This tournament is an opportunity for little Goku to show off after he trained intensely under Master Roshi's guidance.
In this tournament, Goku faces an enemy that is quite challenging for him. Ultimately, he must fight against Master Roshi disguised as Jackie Chun. Goku did lose against Jackie Chun, but it taught Goku a valuable lesson.
5. Baba's Tournament
Baba's Tournament is a short tournament, but it is very entertaining. In this tournament, Goku and his friends have to face off against five fighters who have horror looks.
One of the emotional moments in this tournament was Goku's fight against Grandpa Gohan. Although Goku doesn't realize it at first, he begins to understand that the opponent he is facing is his grandfather. It was certainly quite surprising for the audience.
4. Tournament of Power
The Tournament of Power is the main tournament that makes Dragon Ball Super very interesting to watch. In this tournament, there are many powerful fighters from various universes, such as Goku, Vegeta, Toppo, Kefla, and Jiren.
The main highlight in this tournament is the fight between Goku vs Jiren. In terms of strength, Jiren is far superior to Goku so the fight is not easy for Goku. Unexpectedly, the fight allowed Goku to awaken the power of Ultra Instinct.
3. 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament
The next most exciting tournament is the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament. Some of the interesting fighters who took part in this tournament were Goku, Yamcha, Tien, and Krillin. Those four showed their best skills in battle.
Even so, the battle between Goku and Tien is the most anticipated moment in this tournament. The two of them fought so fiercely that Tien came out victorious. Through that battle, Goku learns important things and continues to grow strong.
2. 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament
The 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament can be said to be the end of the entire first series of Dragon Ball. In the tournament, Goku must face the reincarnation of King Piccolo, namely Piccolo Jr.
The fight between Goku and Piccolo is one of the best fights in the story. They both show each other and do not want to give in to each other. After going through hard efforts, Goku finally managed to beat Piccolo and become the tournament champion.
1. Cell Games
The Cell Games are perhaps the most exciting and interesting tournament in the Dragon Ball story. Unlike tournaments in general, the main enemy that must be defeated in this tournament is a terrible monster named Cell.
Cell challenges the best fighters on earth to face him. The first enemy he faced was Goku. Cell was so strong, Goku didn't move until he was killed. After Goku's death, Gohan and the other fighters still have to fight to defeat Cell.
Thanks to the encouragement of his friends, Gohan was able to defeat Cell with Kamehameha. The fight is one of Gohan's best unforgettable moments in the Dragon Ball story.