We byke for 2023. 105th tournament starts Sunday Aug 6 (Saturday Aug 5 in America).
I won't be as active with the thread updates and recaps due to my new job having me in office more.
But stream links and schedules will be posted below. Use this lull in North American sports to check out something different
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If anyone is interested and got some time to kill, I highly recommend checking out the 105th National Japanese High School Baseball Tournament starting this this week, known as Summer Koshien. It’s essentially Japanese March Madness with baseball, where each prefecture (state) sends their champion to a single elimination tournament played at historic Koshien Stadium. I'm going to try to keep this thread updated with information.
Stream Links and Information Hubs: [VKSportsbull], [Yahoo]
(Chrome users right click page and click “Translate to English”, it works pretty well. Or install browser translator add-in)
2022 Final
Sendai Ikuei (Miyagi) 8 – 1 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi)
Like NCAA March Madness, there is a lot of tradition, pageantry, and ceremony that make it so exciting to watch even without knowing anything about the teams or players. It’s one of the most popular events in Japan and is broadcast across the country every year. They have video games, movies, and anime based on this tournament. I’m going to post some information and stream links here for anyone who wants to check it out.
Quick Facts
I won't be as active with the thread updates and recaps due to my new job having me in office more.
But stream links and schedules will be posted below. Use this lull in North American sports to check out something different______________________________________________________________________________
If anyone is interested and got some time to kill, I highly recommend checking out the 105th National Japanese High School Baseball Tournament starting this this week, known as Summer Koshien. It’s essentially Japanese March Madness with baseball, where each prefecture (state) sends their champion to a single elimination tournament played at historic Koshien Stadium. I'm going to try to keep this thread updated with information.
Stream Links and Information Hubs: [VKSportsbull], [Yahoo]
(Chrome users right click page and click “Translate to English”, it works pretty well. Or install browser translator add-in)
2022 Final
Sendai Ikuei (Miyagi) 8 – 1 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi)
Like NCAA March Madness, there is a lot of tradition, pageantry, and ceremony that make it so exciting to watch even without knowing anything about the teams or players. It’s one of the most popular events in Japan and is broadcast across the country every year. They have video games, movies, and anime based on this tournament. I’m going to post some information and stream links here for anyone who wants to check it out.
Quick Facts
- Where to stream: VKSportsbull, Yahoo (Chrome users right click page and click “Translate to English")
- When is the tournament: Aug 6 - Aug 22 (Japan time, so subtract 1 day for USA date)
- What time do the games start: The early games will start at ~04:00p Pacific time and run into the evening. Will be rough for US east coast viewers.
- Where is it played: Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, JP (Kobe/Osaka area). The pro team Hanshin Tigers vacates the stadium for this tournament each year
- Tournament Format: 49 teams (1 team from each prefecture, except Tokyo and Hokkaido which send 2), Single Elimination (there are drawings to determine who plays an extra game), Seeding is redone when down to 8 teams. They play 4 games per day all in the same stadium up until the quarterfinals.
- Game Format: 9 inning games with extra innings if necessary.
- How old is the tournament: First tournament was in 1908. This year will be the 105th Koshien (some years didn't have it, like 2020)
- Old NYT article sums it up pretty good: In Japan, 100 Years of Glory Days for High School Baseball (Published 2018)
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. Good slate of games today, Meiden (Ichiro's HS) v. Seiryo and Ohmi/Naruto should be the main events, lots of tournament appearances between these schools. Will try to keep the 
He getting rocked rn lol 
shoulda took a nap to help stay up for the later games
