All-Hokkaido Tournament

Format: six-team, round-robin tournament. At the conclusion of round-robin play, the top four teams advance to single-elimination semifinal and championship round games.

Tournament Schedule/Results:

Round-Robin results:

(Participating Teams: Asahikawa Chuo, Asahikawa Taisetsu, Obihiro, Sapporo Shinkotoni, Sapporo Shiroishi, and Sapporo Toyohira)

Day One (Saturday, May 10 - at Shiroishi Softball Stadium):
Sapporo Shiroishi 15, Asahikawa Taisetsu 4 (6 innings)
Sapporo Toyohira 11, Asahikawa Chuo 0 (4 innings)
Sapporo Toyohira 2, Obihiro 1
Sapporo Shinkotoni 4, Asahikawa Taisetsu 2
Obihiro 6, Sapporo Shiroishi 1
Sapporo Shinkotoni 2, Asahikawa Chuo 1

Day Two (Saturday, May 17 - at Shinkotoni Stadium):
Obihiro 8, Asahikawa Taisetsu 6
Sapporo Toyohira 7, Sapporo Shinkotoni 0 (5 innings)
Obihiro 7, Asahikawa Chuo 5
Sapporo Shiroishi 8, Sapporo Shinkotoni 0 (4 innings)
Asahikawa Taisetsu 10, Asahikawa Chuo 10 (tie game)
Sapporo Shiroishi 3, Sapporo Toyohira 2

Day Three (Saturday, May 24 - at Asahikawa Taisetsu Stadium):
Sapporo Toyohira 6, Asahikawa Taisetsu 0 (forfeit)
Obihiro 7, Sapporo Shinkotoni 6
Sapporo Shiroishi 7, Asahikawa Chuo 0 (4 innings)

Round-Robin Standings	W	L	T
Sapporo Toyohira	4	1	0
Sapporo Shiroishi	4	1	0
Obihiro	4	1	0
Sapporo Shinkotoni	2	3	0
Asahikawa Chuo	0	4	1
Asahikawa Taisetsu	0	4	1

Semifinal Round (Saturday, June 14 - at Shiroishi Softball Stadium)

Sapporo Shinkotoni 8, Sapporo Toyohira 4
Sapporo Shiroishi 4, Obihiro 0

Championship Game

Sapporo Shiroishi 14, Sapporo Shinkotoni 7 (TITLE)

Sapporo Shiroishi advances to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Tohoku Tournament

Format: This is a multi-stage tournament. In the first stage, leagues compete in area tournaments that determine which teams qualify for the All-Tohoku tournament. Five teams from the Miyagi/Yamagata block, three teams from the Fukushima block, two teams from the Aomori block, and two teams from the Iwate block advance to the All-Tohoku finals.

Tournament Schedule/Results:

We have not received individual game results from the Aomori, Fukushima, and Iwate block qualifying tournaments.

Iwaki, Fukuzhima, and Shirakawa advance to the All-Tohoku tournament from the Fukushima block tournament.

Mizusawa and Morioka Minami advance to the All-Tohoku tournament from the Iwate block tournament.

Hachinohe and Hachinohe Chuo advances to the All-Tohoku tournament from the Aomori block tournament.

Miyagi/Yamagata Block Tournament

Participants in the Miyagi/Yamagata Block tournament played a double-elimination tournament until four teams remain. The final unbeaten team and three once-beaten teams advance to the All-Tohoku tournament. The fifth- and sixth-place teams then meet to determine the fifth Miyagi/Yamagata Block qualifier for the All-Tohoku tournament.

Opening Round (Tuesday, May 5):
Sendai Higashi 19, Sendai Nishi 5
Miyagino 11, Sendai 0

Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals (Tuesday, May 5 and Wednesday, May 6):
Shiogama 8, Sendai Aoba 1
Sendai Kuromatsu 4, Izumi 3
Sendai Hirose 4, Sendai Higashi 1
Miyagino 14, Yamagata 2

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (ten teams remain) (Tuesday, May 5):
Sendai Nishi 18, Sendai Aoba 10 (elim.)
Sendai 6, Izumi 5 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (eight teams remain) (Wednesday, May 6):
Sendai Nishi 6, Yamagata 0 (forfeit; elim.)
Sendai 5, Sendai Higashi 1 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Wednesday, May 6):
Shiogama 7, Sendai Hirose 2
Sendai Kuromatsu 4, Miyagino 3

Elimination Bracket Semifinals (six teams remain) (Saturday, May 9):
Sendai Hirose 11, Sendai Nishi 0 (elim.)
Sendai 5, Miyagino 4 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Final (Saturday, May 9):
Shiogama 8, Sendai Kuromatsu 1 (Shiogama advances to the All-Tohoku Finals as the Miyagi/Yamagata champion / Sendai Kuromatsu advances as the runner-up)

Elimination Bracket Final (four teams remain) (Saturday, May 9):
Sendai Hirose 17, Sendai 4 (elim.) (Sendai Hirose advances to the All-Tohoku Finals as the Miyagi/Yamagata third-place team / Sendai advances as the fourth-place team)

Playoff Game (Saturday, May 9):
Miyagino 12, Sendai Nishi 4 (Miyagino advances to the All-Tohoku Finals as the Miyagi/Yamagata fifth-place team)

Shiogama, Sendai Kuromatsu, Sendai Hirose, Senadi, and Miyagino advance to the All-Tohoku tournament.

All-Tohoku Tournament

Format: twelve team, single-elimination tournament, with the three unbeaten teams following the second round advancing to a round-robin playoff.

Opening Round (Saturday, May 30):
Hachinohe Chuo 10, Morioka Minami 0
Shirakawa 15, Sendai Kuromatsu 5
Sendai Hirose 10, Mizusawa 0
Miyagino 8, Iwaki 0
Fukushima 6, Sendai 0
Shiogama 13, Hachinohe 4

Quarterfinal Round (Saturday, May 30):
Shirakawa 8, Hachinohe Chuo 2 (Shirakawa advances to the round-robin phase)
Miyagino 12, Sendai Hirose 11 (Miyagino advances to the round-robin phase)
Shiogama 3, Fukushima 0 (Shiogama advances to the round-robin phase)

Round-Robin Playoff:

Day 1 (Sunday, May 31):
Shirakawa 7, Miyagino 6
Shiogama 2, Shirakawa 1
Miyagino 7, Shiogama 5

Round-Robin Standings	W	L	Runs Allowed
Shirakawa	1	1	8
Shiogama	1	1	8
Miyagino	1	1	12

Shirakawa and Shiogama advance to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Kitakanto Tournament

Format: This is a two-stage tournament. The first stage is a double-elimination tournament, with the last four undefeated teams and the elimination bracket champion advancing to the district finals.

In the second stage, the five district finalists play a round-robin schedule that determines the Kitakanto champion.

Tournament Results:

Opening Round (Wednesday, April 29):
Koshigaya 10, Utsunomiya 1 (5 innings)
Tokorozawa 11, Ageo 2 (5 innings)
Fujimi 12, Kawaguchi 10
Omiya Kita 12, Shiki 0 (4 innings)
Ageo Nishi 11, Soka 1 (4 innings)

Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals (Wednesday, April 29):
Urawa 11, Koshigaya 5 (8 innings) (Urawa advances to round-robin phase)
Omiya 9, Tokorozawa 0 (5 innings) (Omiya advances to round-robin phase)
Omiya Kita 17, Fujimi 2 (3 innings) (Omiya Kita advances to round-robin phase)
Omiya Higashi 3, Ageo Nishi 1 (Omiya Higashi advances to round-robin phase)

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (thirteen teams remain) (Saturday, May 3):
Ageo 4, Utsunomiya 1 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (twelve teams remain) (Saturday, May 3):
Ageo 8, Ageo Nishi 4 (elim.)
Shiki 6, Kawaguchi 5 (elim.)
Koshigaya 29, Soka 0 (3 innings; elim.)
Tokorozawa 21, Fujimi 2 (3 innings; elim.)

Elimination Bracket Semifinals (eight teams remain) (Sunday, May 4):
Ageo 20, Shiki 8 (6 innings; elim.)
Koshigaya 5, Tokorozawa 3 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Finals (six teams remain) (Sunday, May 4):
Koshigaya 16, Ageo 6 (4 innings; elim.) (Koshigaya advances to round-robin phase)

Round-Robin Playoff:

Day One (Tuesday, May 6):
Urawa 11, Omiya 9
Omiya Kita 5, Omiya Higashi 4
Urawa 9, Koshigaya 9 (tie game)
Omiya 12, Omiya Kita 9
Koshigaya 8, Omiya Higashi 5

Day Two (Saturday, May 10):
Urawa 16, Omiya Kita 0 (5 innings)
Omiya 17, Koshigaya 3 (6 innings)
Urawa 9, Omiya Higashi 6
Omiya Kita 6, Koshigaya 5
Omiya 7, Omiya Higashi 2

Round-Robin Standings	W	L	T
Urawa	3	0	1
Omiya	3	1	0
Omiya Kita	2	2	0
Koshigaya	1	2	1
Omiya Higashi	0	4	0

Urawa advances to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Higashikanto Tournament

Format: This is a two-stage tournament. In the first stage, leagues are divided into four pods for round-robin competition. The four pod winners advance to the second stage, which is a round robin tournament that determines the All-Higashikanto champion.

Tournament Results:

(Pod 'A' participants: Funabashi, Ryugasaki, and Tomobe)

(Pod 'B' participants: Hitachinaka and Kashima)

(Pod 'C' participants: Hitachi Omiya and Ushiku)

(Pod 'D' participants: Chiba City and Ichikawa)

Pod 'A' Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, May 17):
Ryugasaki 7, Funabashi 6
Tomobe 6, Ryugasaki 4
Tomobe 15, Funabashi 5

Tomobe advances to the All-Higashikanto tournament.

Pod 'B' Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, May 17):
Hitachinaka 12, Kashima 2
Hitachinaka 10, Kashima 0

Hitachinaka advances to the All-Higashikanto tournament.

Pod 'C' Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, May 17):
Ushiku 8, Hitachi Omiya 0
Ushiku 10, Hitachi Omiya 0

Ushiku advances to the All-Higashikanto tournament.

Pod 'D' Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, May 17):
Ichikawa 10, Chiba City 0
Ichikawa 14, Chiba City 0

Ichikawa advances to the All-Higashikanto tournament.

All-Higashikanto Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, May 24):
Tomobe 15, Hitachinaka 1
Hitachinaka 3, Ichikawa 2
Ushiku 15, Tomobe 5

Day 2 (Sunday, June 7):
Tomobe 4, Ichikawa 3
Hitachinaka 7, Ushiku 6
Ushiku 3, Ichikawa 2

Round-Robin Standings	W	L	Runs Allowed
Ushiku	2	1	14
Tomobe	2	1	19
Hitachinaka	2	1	23
Ichikawa	0	3	9

Ushiku advances to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Tokyo Tournament

Format: The All Tokyo tournament uses a modified double-elimination format that produces two qualifiers for the Japanese Region tournament. A double-elimination schedule narrows the initial field to four teams. The winner's bracket champion advances to the Japanese Region tournament, while the three teams remaining in the elimination bracket play a round-robin schedule to determine which league advances as the Tokyo runner-up.

Tournament Results:

Opening Round (Sunday, May 3):
Itabashi 17, Tokyo Hino 0
Sumida 8, Akishima 3
Tokyo Kitasuna 6, Hachioji 4
Higashi Itabashi 5, Koganei 3
Edogawa 7, Ota 6
Higashi Nerima 17, Machida 7

Winner's Bracket - Round 2 (Sunday, May 3):
Higashi Kurume 14, Adachi 0
Sumida 12, Itabashi 2
Chofu 10, Inagi 0
Tokyo Nakano 12, Edogawa Minami 0
Arakawa 4, Akigawa 3
Tokyo Kitasuna 11, Higashi Itabashi 0
Higashi Nerima 22, Edogawa 0
Musashi Fuchu 4, Kodaira 0

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (twenty-two teams remain) (Sunday, May 10):
Tokyo Hino 9, Akishima 6 (elim.)
Machida 11, Ota 4 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket - Round 2 (twenty teams remain) (Sunday, May 10):
Edogawa Minami 3, Akigawa 0 (elim.)
Tokyo Hino 17, Adachi 3 (elim.)
Machida 3, Kodaira 2 (elim.)
Hachioji 19, Koganei 0 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals (Sunday, May 10):
Sumida 10, Higashi Kurume 0
Chofu 6, Tokyo Nakano 4
Tokyo Kitasuna 14, Arakawa 2
Higashi Nerima 9, Musashi Fuchu 5

Elimination Bracket - Round 3 (sixteen teams remain) (Sunday, May 17):
Edogawa 8, Edogawa Minami 3 (elim.)
Higashi Itabashi 8, Tokyo Hino 2 (elim.)
Itabashi 4, Machida 3 (elim.)
Hachioji 6, Inagi 0 (forfeit, Inagi withdrew from the tournament; elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Sunday, May 17):
Sumida 8, Chofu 5
Tokyo Kitasuna 11, Higashi Nerima 0 (5 innings)

Elimination Bracket - Round 4 (twelve teams remain) (Sunday, May 17):
Higashi Kurume 3, Edogawa 0 (elim.)
Tokyo Nakano 20, Higashi Itabashi 0 (elim.)
Arakawa 3, Itabashi 1 (elim.)
Hachioji 9, Musashi Fuchu 4 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Final (Sunday, May 17):
Tokyo Kitasuna 8, Sumida 7 (Tokyo Kitasuna advances to the Japanese Region tournament / Sumida advances to Phase II bracket)

Elimination Bracket - Round 5 (eight teams remain) (Sunday, May 24):
Tokyo Nakano 12, Higashi Kurume 2 (elim.)
Hachioji 16, Arakawa 5 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket - Round 6 (six teams remain) (Sunday, May 24):
Tokyo Nakano 7, Higashi Nerima 4 (elim.) (Tokyo Nakano advances to Phase II bracket)
Hachioji 4, Chofu 2 (elim.) (Hachioji advances to Phase II bracket)

Round-Robin Playoff:

Day One (Sunday, June 7):

Tokyo Nakano 12, Sumida 0 (5 innings)
Hachioji 3, Tokyo Nakano 2
Hachioji 11, Sumida 6

Round-Robin Standings	W	L
Hachioji	2	0
Tokyo Nakano	1	1
Sumida	0	2

Tokyo Kitasuna and Hachioji advance to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Kanagawa Tournament

Format: This is a two-stage tournament. In the first stage, fifteen teams compete in a double-elimination tournament until two unbeaten and two once-beaten teams remain. These four teams then advance to the second stage, which is a round-robin playoff that determines the Kanagawa champion.

Tournament Results:

Opening Round (Wednesday, April 29 and Saturday, May 2):
Yokohama Chuo 13, Odawara Ashigata 12
Aoba Midori Higashi 8, Zushi 7
Asahi 6, Yokosuka Chuo 0
Ninomiya Ohiso 8, Yokohama Higashi 1
Yokohama Aoba 13, Isogo Konan 0
Hiratsuka 7, Fujisawa 0

Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals (Sunday, May 3 and Wednesday, May 6):
Aoba Midori Higashi 7, Yokohama Chuo 4
Asahi 6, Seya 2
Yokohama Aoba 11, Ninomiya Ohiso 0
Hiratsuka 16, Yokohama Midori 5

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (fourteen teams remain) (Sunday, May 10):
Yokohama Midori 11, Yokosuka Chuo 9 (elim.)
Seya 5, Fujisawa 4 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket - Round 2 (twelve teams remain) (Sunday, May 3; Wednesday, May 6; and Sunday, May 10):
Yokohama Chuo 11, Yokohama Midori 10 (elim.)
Odawara Ashigata 12, Yokohama Higashi 3 (elim.)
Zushi 12, Isogo Konan 2 (elim.)
Seya 8, Ninomiya Ohiso 0 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Sunday, May 10):
Aoba Midori Higashi 4, Asahi 1 (Aoba Midori Higashi advances to the round-robin phase)
Hiratsuka 15, Yokohama Aoba 1 (Hiratsuka advances to the round-robin phase)

Elimination Bracket - Round 3 (eight teams remain) (Sunday, May 17):
Yokohama Chuo 12, Odawara Ashigata 7 (elim.)
Seya 6, Zushi 2 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (six teams remain) (Sunday, May 17):
Yokohama Aoba 14, Yokohama Chuo 4 (elim.) (Yokohama Aoba advances to the round-robin phase)
Seya 7, Asahi 4 (elim.) (Seya advances to the round-robin phase)

Round-Robin Playoff:

Day One (Sunday, May 24):
Aoba Midori Higashi 14, Yokohama Aoba 4
Hiratsuka 12, Seya 6
Hiratsuka 22, Yokohama Aoba 3

Day Two (Sunday, May 31):
Seya 12, Aoba Midori Higashi 9
Seya 28, Yokohama Aoba 4
Aoba Midori Higashi 5, Hiratsuka 3

Round-Robin Standings	W	L	Runs Allowed
Hiratsuka	2	1	14
Aoba Midori Higashi	2	1	19
Seya	1	1	25
Yokohama Aoba	0	3	64

Hiratsuka advances to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Shinetsu Tournament

Format: This is a two-stage tournament. In the first stage, leagues compete in round-robin area tournaments that determine the sixteen qualifiers for the All-Shinetsu tournament. Five teams from the Kitahashi Block tournament, eight from the Matsumoto Block tournament, and three from the Niigata Block tournament advance to the All-Shinetsu finals.

In the second stage, participants compete in a single-elimination tournament that determines the Shinetsu champion. Qualifiers were seeded into specific bracket positions for the All-Shinetsu tournament based on their finish in Block tournament play. The bracket was arranged so that teams finishing higher in Block tournament competition could not meet until later rounds.

Tournament Results:

(Kitahigashi Block participants: Mochizuki, Nagano Higashi, Nagano Minami, Obuse, Sakaki Chikuma, Suzaka, Ueda, and Ueda Minami)

(Matsumoto Block participants: Azumino Hotaka, Hakuba, Hata, Horigane, Iida, Matsumoto Higashi, Matsumoto Kita, Matsumoto Minami, Misato, Omachi, Shiojiri, and Toyoshina)

(Niigata Block participants: Niigata Higashi, Niigata Kita/Chuo, Niigata Minami, Niigata Nishi, and Sado)

Kitahigashi Block Tournament

Participants in the Kitahigashi Block tournament played a round-robin schedule. The top five finishers advance to the All-Shinetsu tournament.

Day One (Sunday, April 19):
Nagano Minami 5, Ueda 1
Ueda Minami 12, Nagano Higashi 2 (6 innings)
Suzaka 11, Mochizuki 8
Nagano Minami 12, Obuse 0 (5 innings)
Ueda Minami 7, Sakaki Chikuma 1
Nagano Higashi 8, Sakaki Chikuma 1

Day Two (Sunday, April 26):
Nagano Minami 11, Suzaka 1 (4 innings)
Ueda Minami 5, Ueda 3 (8 innings)
Nagano Higashi 14, Obuse 0 (4 innings)
Ueda Minami 13, Mochizuki 1 (4 innings)
Nagano Higashi 15, Suzaka 4 (4 innings)

Day Three (Wednesday, April 29):
Nagano Minami 2, Ueda Minami 1 (10 innings)
Nagano Higashi 10, Ueda 4
Suzaka 12, Obuse 0 (4 innings)
Nagano Minami 10, Sakaki Chikuma 1
Suzaka 10, Ueda Minami 7

Day Four (Sunday, May 3):
Nagano Minami 15, Nagano Higashi 2 (6 innings)
Ueda Minami 16, Obuse 3
Sakaki Chikuma 6, Suzaka 0 (forfeit reverses 11-7 Suzaka victory)
Nagano Minami 12, Mochizuki 0
Nagano Higashi 12, Mochizuki 2 (4 innings)
Suzaka 12, Ueda 8

Additional Tournament Results:
Sakaki Chikuma 14, Mochizuki 0
Ueda 12, Sakaki Chikuma 3
Sakaki Chikuma 9, Obuse 6
Ueda 18, Mochizuki 0
Mochizuki 3, Obuse 0
Ueda 12, Obuse 1

Round-Robin Standings	W	L
Nagano Minami	7	0
Ueda Minami	5	2
Nagano Higashi	5	2
Suzaka	4	3
Ueda	3	4
Sakaki Chikuma	3	4
Mochizuki	1	6
Obuse	0	7

Nagano Minami, Ueda Minami, Nagano Higashi, Suzaka, and Ueda advance to the All-Shinetsu tournament.

Matsumoto Block Tournament

Participants in the Matsumoto Block tournament played a round-robin schedule. The top eight finishers advance to the All-Shinetsu tournament.

Day Two (Sunday, April 12):
Matsumoto Higashi 11, Hakuba 1 (5 innings)
Azumino Hotaka 13, Omachi 3 (5 innings)
Matsumoto Minami 4, Iida 2
Hata 12, Misato 3
Shiojiri 2, Horigane 1
Toyoshina 7, Matsumoto Kita 6
Iida 17, Matsumoto Higashi 3 (5 innings)
Hata 9, Hakuba 3

Day Three (Sunday, April 19):
Toyoshina 15, Hakuba 0 (4 innings)
Iida 9, Hata 2
Misato 5, Omachi 4
Matsumoto Kita 16, Matsumoto Minami 6 (5 innings)
Shiojiri 10, Hakuba 4
Horigane 5, Matsumoto Higashi 2
Toyoshina 11, Misato 0 (4 innings)
Azumino Hotaka 2, Matsumoto Minami 2 (5 innings; tie game)

Day Four (Sunday, April 26):
Matsumoto Higashi 5, Azumino Hotaka 4
Matsumoto Minami 7, Misato 0
Hata 11, Horigane 4
Toyoshina 4, Shiojiri 3
Azumino Hotaka 2, Matsumoto Kita 2 (tie game)
Iida 13, Omachi 1 (4 innings)
Horigane 15, Hakuba 1 (4 innings)
Toyoshina 18, Matsumoto Higashi 1 (4 innings)
Matsumoto Kita 7, Hata 4
Shiojiri 10, Omachi 0 (4 innings)

Day Five (Wednesday, April 29):
Matsumoto Minami 14, Hakuba 3 (5 innings)
Matsumoto Kita 12, Matsumoto Higashi 2 (5 innings)
Iida 17, Misato 0 (4 innings)
Toyoshina 15, Omachi 5 (5 innings)
Hata 9, Matsumoto Minami 6
Matsumoto Kita 7, Horigane 0
Iida 16, Hakuba 0 (4 innings)
Matsumoto Higashi 13, Omachi 3 (5 innings)
Shiojiri 11, Misato 1 (4 innings)
Horigane 9, Azumino Hotaka 5

Day One (postponed to Saturday, May 3):
Shiojiri 8, Matsumoto Kita 5
Hata 12, Omachi 2 (4 innings)
Iida 10, Horigane 2
Toyoshina 12, Azumino Hotaka 2 (5 innings)
Misato 11, Hakuba 8
Matsumoto Higashi 9, Matsumoto Minami 5

Day Six (Tuesday, May 4):
Matsumoto Kita 13, Misato 0 (4 innings)
Omachi 2, Horigane 0
Shiojiri 5, Matsumoto Higashi 4
Azumino Hotaka 8, Hata 5
Matsumoto Kita 13, Hakuba 3 (5 innings)
Matsumoto Minami 32, Omachi 1 (4 innings)
Horigane 12, Misato 2 (5 innings)
Iida 4, Toyoshina 4 (tie game)

Day Seven (Wednesday, May 5):
Shiojiri 9, Matsumoto Minami 2
Toyoshina 10, Horigane 2
Hata 2, Matsumoto Higashi 1
Azumino Hotaka 9, Hakuba 3
Iida 8, Shiojiri 1
Omachi 8, Matsumoto Kita 8 (tie game)
Toyoshina 8, Matsumoto Minami 2
Azumino Hotaka 17, Misato 3 (4 innings)

Day Eight (Thursday, May 6):
Iida 6, Azumino Hotaka 3
Shiojiri 4, Hata 0
Hakuba 9, Omachi 2
Matsumoto Higashi 6, Misato 0
Iida 7, Matsumoto Kita 4
Toyoshina 4, Hata 3
Shiojiri 11, Azumino Hotaka 5
Matsumoto Minami 11, Horigane 6

Round-Robin Standings	W	L	T
Toyoshina	10	0	1
Iida	9	1	1
Shiojiri	9	2	0
Matsumoto Kita	6	3	2
Hata	6	5	0
Matsumoto Minami	5	5	1
Matsumoto Higashi	5	6	0
Azumino Hotaka	4	5	2
Horigane	4	7	0
Misato	2	9	0
Omachi	1	9	1
Hakuba	1	10	0

Toyoshina, Iida, Shiojiri, Matsumoto Kita, Hata, Matsumoto Minami, Matsumoto Higashi, and Azumino Hotaka advance to the All-Shinetsu tournament.

Niigata Block Tournament

Participants in the Niigata Block tournament played a round-robin schedule. The top three finishers advance to the All-Shinetsu tournament.

Day One (Wednesday, April 29):
Niigata Higashi 35, Sado 0 (4 innings)
Niigata Nishi 4, Niigata Kita/Chuo 4 (tie game)
Niigata Higashi 7, Niigata Nishi 3
Niigata Minami 7, Niigata Kita/Chuo 5
Niigata Minami 10, Sado 0

Day Two (Sunday, May 3):
Niigata Kita/Chuo 14, Niigata Higashi 8
Niigata Nishi 13, Niigata Minami 3 (5 innings)
Niigata Kita/Chuo 10, Sado 0
Niigata Higashi 10, Niigata Minami 6
Niigata Nishi 55, Sado 0 (4 innings)

Round-Robin Standings	W	L	T
Niigata Higashi	3	1	0
Niigata Nishi	2	1	1
Niigata Kita/Chuo	2	1	1
Niigata Minami	2	2	0
Sado	0	4	0

Niigata Higashi, Niigata Nishi, and Niigata Kita/Chuo advance to the All-Shinetsu tournament.

All-Shinetsu Tournament

The All-Shinetsu tournament is a sixteen team, single-elimination tournament. The winner advances to the Japanese Region tournament.

Bracket slots for this tournament are determined by teams' finish in block tournament competition.

Opening Round (Sunday, May 31):
Toyoshina 20, Ueda 0 (4 innings)
Nagano Higashi 13, Matsumoto Kita 1 (4 innings)
Matsumoto Minami 4, Niigata Nishi 3
Ueda Minami 8, Hata 2
Niigata Higashi 10, Azumino Hotaka 4
Iida 11, Suzaka 3
Shiojiri 7, Niigata Kita/Chuo 4
Nagano Minami 14, Matsumoto Higashi 1 (4 innings)

Quarterfinal Round (Sunday, May 31):
Nagano Higashi 5, Toyoshina 4 (8 innings)
Matsumoto Minami 4, Ueda Minami 3
Niigata Higashi 8, Iida 6
Nagano Minami 14, Shiojiri 5

Semifinal Round (Sunday, June 7):
Nagano Higashi 12, Ueda Minami 2 (5 innings)
Nagano Minami 13, Niigata Higashi 0 (4 innings)

Championship Game (Sunday, June 7):
Nagano Minami 7, Nagano Higashi 1 (TITLE)

Nagano Minami advances to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Tokai Tournament

Format: Twenty-five team, double-elimination tournament, with both the winner's bracket champion and elimination bracket champion advancing to the Japanese Region tournament. The two teams do not meet in a championship game.

Tournament Results:

Opening Round (Sunday, May 3):
Toyota 11, Chita 10
Matsusaka 27, Gifu Tohno 5
Okazaki 5, Kanazawa 1
Nagoya Kita 4, Hamamatsu Minami 2
Aichi Iwakura 13, Numazu 1
Inuyama 9, Suzuka 6
Yaizu 4, Aichi Nishi 2
Hamamatsu 9, Nagoya Higashi 8
Aichi Kinuura 11, Ise 0

Winner's Bracket - Round 2 (Monday, May 4):
Owari Ichimiya 5, Toyota 4
Matsusaka 7, Okazaki 2
Nagoya Kita 5, Anjo 2
Aichi Iwakura 5, Toyohashi 4
Inuyama 7, Nagoya Nishi 3
Tsu 17, Yaizu 1
Hamamatsu 12, Kasugai 2
Fuji 11, Aichi Kinuura 0

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (twenty-five teams remain) (Monday, May 4):
Chita 10, Kanazawa 0 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket - Round 2 (twenty-four teams remain) (Sunday, May 10):
Nagoya Nishi 17, Gifu Tohno 10 (elim.)
Yaizu 10, Chita 8 (elim.)
Kasugai 18, Numazu 14 (elim.)
Hamamatsu Minami 10, Aichi Kinuura 7 (elim.)
Toyota 15, Aichi Nishi 2 (elim.)
Okazaki 10, Suzuka 0 (elim.)
Anjo 13, Ise 3 (elim.)
Nagoya Higashi 21, Toyohashi 4 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket - Round 3 (sixteen teams remain) (Sunday, May 10):
Nagoya Nishi 12, Yaizu 2 (elim.)
Hamamatsu Minami 10, Kasugai 0 (elim.)
Toyota 12, Okazaki 2 (elim.)
Anjo 4, Nagoya Higashi 3 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals (Sunday, May 10):
Owari Ichimiya 9, Matsusaka 8
Nagoya Kita 4, Aichi Iwakura 3
Tsu 26, Inuyama 0
Fuji 5, Hamamatsu 2

Elimination Bracket - Round 4 (twelve teams remain) (Sunday, May 17):
Aichi Iwakura 7, Nagoya Nishi 1 (elim.)
Hamamatsu Minami 23, Matsusaka 1 (elim.)
Hamamatsu 11, Toyota 1 (elim.)
Anjo 23, Inuyama 2 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket - Round 5 (eight teams remain) (Sunday, May 17):
Hamamatsu Minami 11, Aichi Iwakura 2 (elim.)
Anjo 6, Hamamatsu 5 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Sunday, May 17):
Owari Ichimiya 7, Nagoya Kita 3
Fuji 5, Tsu 1

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (six teams remain) (Sunday, May 24):
Hamamatsu Minami 5, Tsu 2 (elim.)
Anjo 4, Nagoya Kita 0 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Final (Sunday, May 31):
Owari Ichimiya 11, Fuji 7 (Owari Ichimiya advances to the Japanese Region tournament)

Elimination Bracket Semifinal (four teams remain) (Sunday, May 31):
Hamamatsu Minami 5, Anjo 4 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Final (three teams remain) (Sunday, May 31):
Fuji 10, Hamamatsu Minami 0 (elim.) (Fuji advances to the Japanese Region tournament)

Owari Ichimiya and Fuji advance to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Kansai Tournament

Format: thirty team, double-elimination tournament, with both the winner's bracket champion and elimination bracket champion advancing to the Japanese Region tournament. The two teams do not meet in a championship game.

Tournament Schedule/Results:

Opening Round (Sunday, May 24):
Osaka Namihaya 17, Sakai Kita 8 (5 innings)
Kaizuka 8, Hokusetsu 0 (5 innings)
Hirakata 7, Osaka Yodogawa 6
Keihan 5, Kobe Kita 1
Kakogawa 9, Daito 1 (5 innings)
Hyogo Yamasaki 8, Tondabayashi 0 (4 innings)
Osaka Ikuno 13, Hyogo Harima 5 (5 innings)
Kobe 10, Kashiwara 4
Keina 9, Higashi Osaka 5
Osaka Ibaraki 9, Minami Kyoto 0
Takarazuka 5, Osaka Higashi 3
Izumisano 4, Yamato Takada 1
Asahi 8, Osaka City 3
Settsu Kita 10, Takatsuki 0 (4 innings)

Winner's Bracket - Round 2 (Sunday, May 24 and Sunday, May 31):
Kaizuka 5, Osaka Namihaya 3
Keihan 8, Hirakata 0
Hyogo Yamasaki 3, Kakogawa 2
Kobe 10, Osaka Ikuno 2
Keina 4, Osaka Ibaraki 2
Fujiidera 8, Wakayama 3
Takarazuka 9, Izumisano 8
Settsu Kita 5, Asahi 3

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (thirty teams remain) (Sunday, May 31):
Sakai Kita 6, Kashiwara 0 (elim.)
Daito 5, Osaka City 2 (elim.)
Osaka Yodogawa 6, Osaka Higashi 2 (elim.)
Tondabayashi 15, Takatsuki 13 (elim.)
Wakayama 5, Kobe Kita 4 (elim.)
Yamato Takada 13, Higashi Osaka 0 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket - Round 2 (twenty-four teams remain) (Sunday, June 7):
Sakai Kita 5, Asahi 4 (elim.)
Osaka Ikuno 8, Daito 6 (elim.)
Osaka Yodogawa 1, Osaka Ibaraki 0 (elim.)
Hyogo Harima 10, Hirakata 5 (elim.)
Hokusetsu 5, Minami Kyoto 4 (elim.)
Kakogawa 9, Tondabayashi 1 (5 innings; elim.)
Osaka Namihaya 10, Wakayama 2 (5 innings; elim.)
Yamato Takada 6, Izumisano 4 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals (Sunday, June 7):
Kaizuka 2, Keihan 0
Hyogo Yamasaki 7, Kobe 3
Keina 1, Fujiidera 0
Settsu Kita 9, Takarazuka 4

Elimination Bracket - Round 3 (sixteen teams remain) (Sunday, June 7):
Osaka Ikuno 8, Sakai Kita 7 (elim.)
Osaka Yodogawa 11, Hyogo Harima 1 (4 innings; elim.)
Kakogawa 4, Hokusetsu 3 (7 innings; elim.)
Yamato Takada 11, Osaka Namihaya 5 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Sunday, June 7):
Kaizuka 5, Hyogo Yamasaki 4
Keina 5, Settsu Kita 3

Elimination Bracket - Round 4 (twelve teams remain) (Sunday, June 14):
Keihan 8, Osaka Ikuno 0 (4 innings; elim.)
Takarazuka 14, Osaka Yodogawa 3 (4 innings; elim.)
Kakogawa 11, Fujiidera 2 (4 innnigs; elim.)
Yamato Takada 9, Kobe 1 (4 innings; elim.)

Elimination Bracket - Round 5 (eight teams remain) (Sunday, June 14):
Keihan 8, Takarazuka 2 (elim.)
Yamato Takada 7, Kakogawa 0 (5 innings; elim.)

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (six teams remain) (Sunday, June 21):
Keihan 6, Settsu Kita 4 (elim.)
Yamato Takada 9, Hyogo Yamasaki 7 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Final (Sunday, June 21):
Keina 4, Kaizuka 1 (Keina advances to the Japanese Region tournament)

Elimination Bracket Semifinal (four teams remain) (Sunday, June 21):
Keihan 6, Yamato Takada 4 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Final (three teams remain) (Sunday, June 28):
Kaizuka 9, Keihan 4 (elim.) (Kaizuka advances to the Japanese Region tournament)

Keina and Kaizuka advance to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Chugoku Tournament

Tournament Results:

Format: eight-team, round-robin tournament. Tiebreaking games will be held if there is a tie for first place at the conclusion of round-robin play.

Round-Robin results:

(Participating Teams: Hiroshima Aki, Hiroshima Kita, Hiroshima Minami, Hiroshima Nishi, Hiroshima Rijo, Hiroshima Saiki, Kasaoka, and Okayama)

Day One (Sunday, April 19):
Okayama 8, Hiroshima Nishi 0
Hiroshima Aki 4, Kasaoka 1
Okayama 7, Hiroshima Rijo 2
Hiroshima Saiki 5, Kasaoka 1
Hiroshima Kita 6, Hiroshima Aki 5
Hiroshima Saiki 8, Hiroshima Minami 5

Day Two (Sunday, April 26):
Okayama 2, Hiroshima Kita 0
Kasaoka 7, Hiroshima Rijo 1
Hiroshima Nishi 8, Hiroshima Minami 2
Hiroshima Saiki 1, Hiroshima Aki 0

Day Three (Sunday, May 3):
Okayama 4, Kasaoka 3
Hiroshima Nishi 5, Hiroshima Aki 4
Okayama 9, Hiroshima Minami 3
Hiroshima Saiki 6, Hiroshima Rijo 3
Hiroshima Minami 6, Kasaoka 5
Hiroshima Kita 8, Hiroshima Rijo 0

Day Four (Sunday, May 10):
Hiroshima Nishi 9, Hiroshima Saiki 8
Okayama 2, Hiroshima Aki 0
Hiroshima Kita 5, Hiroshima Saiki 0
Hiroshima Minami 14, Hiroshima Aki 6
Hiroshima Kita 3, Kasaoka 0
Hiroshima Rijo 6, Hiroshima Nishi 3

Day Five (Sunday, May 17):
Hiroshima Kita 7, Hiroshima Nishi 6
Okayama 3, Hiroshima Saiki 0
Hiroshima Kita 4, Hiroshima Minami 0
Hiroshima Rijo 2, Hiroshima Aki 1
Hiroshima Nishi 13, Kasaoka 5
Hiroshima Rijo 8, Hiroshima Minami 7

Round-Robin Standings	W	L
Okayama	7	0
Hiroshima Kita	6	1
Hiroshima Nishi	4	3
Hiroshima Saiki	4	3
Hiroshima Rijo	3	4
Hiroshima Minami	2	5
Hiroshima Aki	1	6
Kasaoka	1	6

Okayama advances to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Shikoku Tournament

Format: This is a two-stage tournament. The first stage is a double-elimination tournament, with two undefeated teams and two once-beaten teams advancing to the semifinal round.

In the second stage, the four semifinalists play a single-elimination schedule that determines the Shikoku champion.

Tournament Results:

Opening Round (Saturday, May 2):
Ehime Konan 2, Ehime 1
Saijo 6, Ehime Tobe 1
Niihama 26, Matsuyama 1
Hojo 5, Ehime Komatsu/Dohgo 3

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (eight teams remain) (Sunday, May 3):
Ehime 8, Ehime Tobe 4 (elim.)
Matsuyama 6, Ehime Komatsu/Dohgo 4 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Monday, May 4):
Saijo 7, Ehime Konan 5 (Saijo advances to the All-Shikoku finals)
Niihama 10, Hojo 8 (Niihama advances to the All-Shikoku finals)

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (six teams remain) (Monday, May 4):
Hojo 5, Ehime 3 (Hojo advances to the All-Shikoku finals)
Ehime Konan 15, Matsuyama 2 (Ehime Konan advances to the All-Shikoku finals)

All-Shikoku Finals:

Semifinal Round (Tuesday, May 5):
Hojo 2, Saijo 0
Ehime Konan 9, Niihama 2

Championship Game (Tuesday, May 5):
Ehime Konan 9, Niihama 2 (TITLE)

Ehime Konan advances to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Kyushu Tournament

Format: The eight district tournament participants are divided into two pools for preliminary round competition. After two rounds of competition, the top two teams in each block advance to the single-elimination district finals.

Tournament Results:

(Block 'A' Tournament Participants: Kumamoto Chuo, Miyakonojou, Nagasaki Kita, and Sasebo Chuo)

(Block 'B' Tournament Participants: Kumamoto Oozu, Nagasaki Chuo, Nagasaki Higashi, and Nagasaki Minami)

Pool Competition results:

Pool 'A' Tournament

Day 1 (Saturday, April 25):
Nagasaki Kita 3, Sasebo Chuo 0
Miyakonojou 6, Kumamoto Chuo 1
Nagasaki Kita 9, Kumamoto Chuo 2
Miyakonojou 4, Sasebo Chuo 0

Pool 'B' Tournament

Day 1 (Saturday, April 25):
Nagasaki Higashi 8, Nagasaki Minami 6
Kumamoto Oozu 12, Nagasaki Chuo 1 (4 innings)
Nagasaki Higashi 6, Nagasaki Chuo 4
Kumamoto Oozu 2, Nagasaki Minami 0

Pool 'A' Standings	W	L
Miyakonojou	2	0
Nagasaki Kita	2	0
Sasebo Chuo	0	2
Kumamoto Chuo	0	2
Pool 'B' Standings	W	L
Kumamoto Oozu	2	0
Nagasaki Higashi	2	0
Nagasaki Minami	0	2
Nagasaki Chuo	0	2

All-Kyushu Finals

Semifinal Round (Sunday, April 26):
Miyakonojou 10, Nagasaki Higashi 3
Kumamoto Oozu 6, Nagasaki Kita 4 (7 innings)

Championship Game (Sunday, April 26):
Miyakonojou 7, Kumamoto Oozu 6 (TITLE)

Miyakonojou advances to the Japanese Region tournament.