Open the Twin Gate Championship
The Open the Twin Gate Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title created and promoted by the Japanese Professional [wrestling promotion|promotion] Dragongate. The title was introduced on August 26, 2007, as an interim title for the winners of the first Summer Adventure Tag League tournament. It was then unified with the Wrestle Association R International [Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship] on October 12, 2007, to determine the inaugural Open the Twin Gate champions.
History
Dragongate had been using the WAR IJ Tag Team Championship since 2006, until 2007 when Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi were declared interim Open the Twin Gate Champions after winning the first edition of the Summer Adventure Tag League tournament. They later proposed a title unification match against IJ Tag Team Champions Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa. On October 12, during the Gate of Victory tour, Doi and Yoshino won the unification bout at Korakuen Hall, making them the inaugural champions.Reigns
As of ,, there has been a total of 69 reigns shared between 49 different teams consisting of 48 distinctive champions. The current title holders are Love And Peace, who are in their second reign as a team; the second individually for Kamei and the second for Riiita. The teams of Naruki Doi and Yamato, and Cima and Dragon Kid hold the most successful consecutive defenses with nine. Cima and Dragon Kid are also the longest-reigning champions, with their first reign as a team totaling 397 days.Combined reigns
As of ,.File:Pk-1twin.jpg|thumb|230px|right|Former champions Junction Three with the titles in 2011.