The quarterfinals of Neo Battle Bladers begin. Shinobu defeats Yoshio with a new move, Blazing Ring Shot; Kira defeats Kite despite an intense Synchrom cyclone clash; Sakyo outmaneuvers DNA's Captain Arrow; and Zyro edges past Takanosuke's surprise recovery with a second Burning Upper. Zyro, Shinobu, Sakyo, and Kira advance to the semifinals as the 'Best 4.'

What happens

• Shinobu defeats Yoshio using a new special move, Blazing Ring Shot.
• Kite and Eight's Synchrom, Orojya Revizer, loses to Kira's Goreim Begirados despite an intense cyclone clash.
• Sakyo defeats Captain Arrow, revealed as another DNA blader, with a reversal counterattack.
• Zyro defeats Takanosuke after Takanosuke recovers from a first Burning Upper and lands his own new move, Tri-Arrow Attack.
• Shinobu, Kira, Sakyo, and Zyro form the 'Best 4' semifinalists.

Battles

• Shinobu Hiryuin (Ninja Salamander) vs Yoshio Iwayama (Bandit Golem) — Shinobu wins
• Kite & Eight Unabara (Orojya Revizer, Synchrom) vs Kira Hayama (Goreim Begirados) — Kira wins
• Sakyo Kurayami (Dark Knight Dragoon) vs Captain Arrow (Archer Wyvern) — Sakyo wins
• Zyro Kurogane (Samurai Ifrit) vs Takanosuke Shishiya (Archer Griffin) — Zyro wins

First appearances

Special move: Blazing Ring ShotSpecial move: Tri-Arrow AttackSpecial move: Arrow Tornado

Places

Neo Battle Bladers arena

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

• Except for Ren, every main character has now battled a DNA member by this point.
• Captain Arrow's Beyblade was initially assumed by fans to be Samurai Balro.
• This marks the first time Burning Upper fails to score a stadium-out, though Zyro still wins the rematch using it a second time.