All-Hokkaido Tournament

Format: five-team, double round-robin tournament. At the conclusion of round-robin play, the top three teams advance to the tournament's second stage. In the second stage, the tournament finalists play a round robin schedule that determines the Hokkaido champion. The teams will replay the stage if a clear winner is not determined based on record in the round robin phase.

Tournament Results:

Round-Robin results:

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

Day One (Sunday, May 8 - at Asahikawa Taisetsu):
Sapporo Toyohira 6, Sapporo Shinkotoni 3
Asahikawa Taisetsu 10, Obihiro 5
Sapporo Shiroishi 9, Sapporo Shinkotoni 5
Sapporo Toyohira 13, Asahikawa Taisetsu 8
Sapporo Shiroishi 11, Obihiro 0 (4 innings)

Day Two (Sunday, May 15 - at Sapporo Shinkotoni):
Sapporo Shinkotoni 10, Asahikawa Taisetsu 3 (4 innings)
Sapporo Toyohira 13, Obihiro 2 (4 innings)
Sapporo Shiroishi 9, Asahikawa Taisetsu 1 (4 innings)
Sapporo Shinkotoni 8, Obihiro 1 (4 innings)
Sapporo Shiroishi 5, Sapporo Toyohira 1

Day Three (Sunday, May 22 - at Obihiro):
Sapporo Toyohira 9, Sapporo Shinkotoni 3
Asahikawa Taisetsu 14, Obihiro 3 (5 innings)
Sapporo Shinkotoni 6, Sapporo Shiroishi 5
Sapporo Toyohira 9, Asahikawa Taisetsu 2 (4 innings)
Sapporo Shiroishi 16, Obihiro 0 (4 innings)

Day Four (Sunday, June 12 - at Sapporo Shiroishi):
Sapporo Shinkotoni 4, Asahikawa Taisetsu 3
Sapporo Toyohira 9, Obihiro 2 (5 innings)
Sapporo Shiroishi 8, Asahikawa Taisetsu 2
Sapporo Shinkotoni 20, Obihiro 2 (4 innings)
Sapporo Toyohira 6, Sapporo Shiroishi 1

Round-Robin Standings	W	L
Sapporo Toyohira	7	1
Sapporo Shiroishi	6	2
Sapporo Shinkotoni	5	3
Asahikawa Taisetsu	2	6
Obihiro	0	8

Sapporo Toyohira, Sapporo Shiroishi, and Sapporo Shinkotoni advance to All-Hokkaido finals.

All-Hokkaido Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, June 19 - at Sapporo Shinkotoni):
Sapporo Toyohira 13, Sapporo Shinkotoni 9
Sapporo Shinkotoni 6, Sapporo shiroishi 0
Sapporo Shiroishi 10, Sapporo Toyohira 3

Round-Robin Standings	W	L
Sapporo Shinkotoni	1	1
Sapporo Shiroishi	1	1
Sapporo Toyohira	1	1

All-Hokkaido Tournament Replay

Day 1 (Sunday, June 19 - at Sapporo Shinkotoni):
Sapporo Toyohira 6, Sapporo Shiroishi 1
Sapporo Shinkotoni 7, Sapporo Shiroishi 0

Day 2 (Saturday, July 2 - at Sapporo Shinkotoni):
Sapporo Toyohira 4, Sapporo Shinkotoni 0 (3 innings; game ends early due to player injury)

Round-Robin Standings	W	L
Sapporo Toyohira	2	0
Sapporo Shinkotoni	1	1
Sapporo Shiroishi	0	2

Sapporo Toyohira 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/Akita block, and two teams from the Iwate block advance to the All-Tohoku finals.

Tournament Results:

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

(Iwate Block participants: Kitakami, Mizusawa, Morioka Higashi, Morioka Minami, and Morioka Nishi)

(Miyagi/Yamagata Block participants: Izumi, Miyagi Rifu, Miyogino, Sendai, Sendai Aoba, Sendai Higashi, Sendai Hirose, Shiogama, and Yamagata)

Iwate Block Tournament

Participants in the Iwate Block tournament played a round-robin schedule. The top two finishers advance to the All-Tohoku tournament.

Day One (Tuesday, May 3):
Morioka Minami 6, Morioka Higashi 4
Kitakami 13, Mizusawa 3 (5 innings)
Morioka Minami 13, Mizusawa 3 (4 innings)
Morioka Nishi 13, Kitakami 6
Morioka Higashi 10, Morioka Nishi 3

Day Two (Thursday, May 5):
Mizusawa 7, Morioka Nishi 3
Morioka Minami 11, Kitakami 0 (5 innings)
Morioka Minami 16, Morioka Nishi 2 (4 innings)
Morioka Higashi 20, Mizusawa 0 (4 innings)
Morioka Higashi 7, Kitakami 1

Round-Robin Standings	W	L
Morioka Minami	4	0
Morioka Higashi	3	1
Kitakami	1	3
Mizusawa	1	3
Morioka Nishi	1	3

Nagano Minami, Morioka Minami and Morioka Higashi advance to the All-Tohoku 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 (Thursday, May 5):
Miyagino 10, Sendai Hirose 4

Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals (Tuesday, May 5):
Sendai Aoba 19, Izumi 4 (4 innings)
Sendai 13, Miyagi Rifu 0 (4 innings)
Sendai Higashi 24, Yamagata 1 (4 innings)
Miyagino 12, Shiogama 7

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (nine teams remain) (Saturday, May 7):
Sendai Hirose 6, Izumi 0 (forfeit; elim.)
Sendai 11, Shiogama 3 (elim.)
Miyagi Rifu 8, Yamagata 3 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Saturday, May 7):
Sendai Aoba 7, Miyagino 6
Sendai Higashi 8, Sendai 0

Elimination Bracket Semifinals (six teams remain) (Saturday, May 7):
Sendai Hirose 7, Sendai 5 (elim.)
Miyagino 19, Miyagi Rifu 0 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Final (four teams remain) (Saturday, May 7):
Sendai Hirose 8, Miyagino 4 (elim.) (Sendai Hirose advances to the All-Tohoku Finals as the Miyagi/Yamagata third-place team / Miyagino advances as the fourth-place team)

Winner's Bracket Final (Sunday, May 8):
Sendai Higashi 4, Sendai Aoba 3 (Sendai Higashi advances to the All-Tohoku Finals as the Miyagi/Yamagata champion / Sendai Aoba advances as the runner-up)

Playoff Game (Sunday, May 8):
Sendai 11, Miyagi Rifu 1 (Sendai advances to the All-Tohoku Finals as the Miyagi/Yamagata fifth-place team)

Sendai Higashi, Sendai Aoba, Sendai Hirose, Miyagino, and Sendai 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, June 4):
Sendai Higashi 15, Hachinohe Chuo 1
Date 10, Miyagino 0
Morioka Minami 4, Sendai Hirose 0
Sendai 12, Aizu Kitakata 1
Aomori Hirosaki 7, Morioka Higashi 5
Fukushima 6, Sendai Aoba 5

Quarterfinal Round (Saturday, June 4):
Sendai Higashi 13, Date 0 (Sendai Higashi advances to the round-robin phase)
Sendai 6, Morioka Minami 5 (Sendai advances to the round-robin phase)
Aomori Hirosaki 19, Fukushima 0 (Aomori Hirosaki advances to the round-robin phase)

Round-Robin Playoff:

Day 1 (Sunday, June 5):
Aomori Hirosaki 14, Sendai 5
Sendai Higashi 6, Aomori Hirosaki 0
Sendai Higashi 14, Sendai 11

Round-Robin Standings	W	L	Runs Allowed
Sendai Higashi	2	0	11
Aomori Hirosaki	1	1	11
Sendai	0	2	28

Sendai Higashi and Aomori Hirosaki advance to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Kitakanto Tournament

Format: This is a two-stage tournament. In the first phase, leagues are divided into two pools for round-robin competition. The top two finishers in each pool advance to the district finals.

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

Tournament Results:

(Pool 'A' Participants: Ageo, Fujimi, Koshigaya, and Utsunomiya)

(Pool 'B' Participants: Kawaguchi, Omiya, Omiya Higashi, and Urawa)

Day One (Friday, April 29):
Koshigaya 6, Ageo 0
Fujimi 3, Utsunomiya 2
Koshigaya 6, Fujimi 0
Omiya Higashi 2, Urawa 1
Kawaguchi 10, Omiya 3 (5 innings)
Kawaguchi 8, Omiya Higashi 5

Day Two (Wednesday, May 4):
Utsunomiya 8, Ageo 0 (5 innings)
Koshigaya 2, Utsunomiya 0
Fujimi 10, Ageo 0 (4 innings)
Urawa 11, Omiya 1 (4 innings)
Omiya Higashi 16, Omiya 2 (5 innings)
Kawaguchi 7, Urawa 2

Pool 'A' Standings	W	L
Koshigaya	3	0
Fujimi	2	1
Utsunomiya	1	2
Ageo	0	3
Pool 'B' Standings	W	L
Kawaguchi	3	0
Omiya Higashi	2	1
Urawa	1	2
Omiya	0	3

The top two teams in each pool advance to the district finals.

Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. If a clear winner cannot be determined from head-to-head results, the tie is broken by calculating the ratio of runs allowed to defensive innings played for all teams involved in the tie. The team with the lowest runs-per-defensive-inning ratio advances.

In the event of a tie involving three or more teams, once the initial tie is broken, the remaining tied teams are again compared on head-to-head record to determine if a clear winner can be identified. If no clear winner can be identified from head-to-head results among the remaining tied teams, the runs-per-defensive-inning ratio is again used. This process is repeated until all ties have been broken.

Round-Robin Playoff:

Day One (Sunday, May 8 - at Fujimi):
Kawaguchi 13, Fujimi 2 (5 innings)
Omiya Higashi 0, Koshigaya 0 (tie game)
Koshigaya 19, Fujimi 0 (4 innings)

Day Two (Sunday, May 15):
Omiya Higashi 6, Kawaguchi 5
Omiya Higashi 10, Fujimi 0 (4 innings)
Kawaguchi 6, Koshigaya 4

Round-Robin Standings	W	L	T
Omiya Higashi	2	0	1
Kawaguchi	2	1	0
Koshigaya	1	1	1
Fujimi	0	3	0

Omiya Higashi 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: Higashi Ibaraki, Kashima, and Ushiku)

(Pod 'B' participants: Funabashi and Hitachinaka)

(Pod 'C' participants: Ichikawa, Ryugasaki, and Tomobe)

(Pod 'D' participants: Chiba City, Hitachi Omiya, and Omitama)

Pod 'A' Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, May 15):
Ushiku 10, Kashima 0
Ushiku 12, Higashi Ibaraki 1
Kashima 9, Higashi Ibaraki 6

Ushiku advances to the All-Higashikanto tournament.

Pod 'B' Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, May 15):
Funabashi 11, Hitachinaka 1
Funabashi 9, Hitachinaka 4

Funabashi advances to the All-Higashikanto tournament.

Pod 'C' Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, May 15):
Tomobe 8, Ryugasaki 4
Ichikawa 6, Ryugasaki 4
Tomobe 8, Ichikawa 6

Tomobe advances to the All-Higashikanto tournament.

Pod 'D' Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, May 15):
Chiba City 2, Hitachi Omiya 1
Chiba City 2, Omitama 1
Hitachi Omiya 12, Omitama 2

Chiba City advances to the All-Higashikanto tournament.

All-Higashikanto Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, May 22):
Ushiku 7, Funabashi 6
Funabashi 3, Chiba City 2
Ushiku 5, Tomobe 3

Day 2 (Sunday, May 29):
Ushiku 5, Chiba City 2
Funabashi 4, Tomobe 0
Tomobe 5, Chiba City 3

Round-Robin Standings	W	L	Runs Allowed
Ushiku	3	0	11
Funabashi	2	1	9
Tomobe	1	2	12
Chiba City	0	3	13

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 15):
Tokyo Nakano 11, Machida 0
Musashi Fuchu 23, Adachi 0
Tokyo Kitasuna 11, Higashi Nerima 1
Kodaira 12, Tokyo Hino 0
Chofu 22, Itabashi 0
Edogawa Minami 10, Akigawa 5
Ota 10, Ohme 0
Hachioji 22, Edogawa 0

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (sixteen teams remain) (Sunday, May 22):
Machida 13, Adachi 0 (elim.)
Higashi Nerima 3, Tokyo Hino 2 (elim.)
Akigawa 4, Itabashi 1 (elim.)
Edogawa 6, Ohme 0 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals (Sunday, May 22):
Tokyo Nakano 8, Musashi Fuchu 4
Tokyo Kitasuna 7, Kodaira 2
Chofu 15, Edogawa Minami 5
Hachioji 17, Ota 2

Elimination Bracket - Round 2 (twelve teams remain) (Sunday, May 29):
Machida 5, Ota 4 (elim.)
Edogawa Minami 13, Higashi Nerima 0 (elim.)
Musashi Fuchu 8, Akigawa 1 (elim.)
Kodaira 6, Edogawa 3 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Sunday, May 29):
Tokyo Nakano 15, Tokyo Kitasuna 3 (4 innings)
Hachioji 6, Chofu 2

Elimination Bracket - Round 3 (eight teams remain) (Sunday, May 29):
Machida 13, Edogawa Minami 3 (elim.)
Musashi Fuchu 5, Kodaira 2 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Final (Sunday, May 29):
Tokyo Nakano 6, Hachioji 3 (Tokyo Nakano advances to Japanese Region tournament / Hachioji advances to Phase II bracket)

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (six teams remain) (Sunday, May 29):
Tokyo Kitasuna 21, Machida 1 (elim.) (Tokyo Kitasuna advances to Phase II bracket)
Chofu 4, Musashi Fuchu 2 (elim.) (Chofu advances to Phase II bracket)

Round-Robin Playoff:

Day One (Sunday, June 12):

Hachioji 3, Tokyo Kitasuna 2
Chofu 10, Tokyo Kitasuna 4
Chofu 9, Hachioji 2

Round-Robin Standings	W	L
Chofu	2	0
Hachioji	1	1
Tokyo Kitasuna	0	2

Tokyo Nakano and Chofu 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 (Friday, April 29):
Fujisawa 4, Zushi 1
Yokohama Aoba 12, Midori Higashi 3
Aoba Midori Higashi 15, Yokohama Chuo 3

Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals (Sunday, May 1 and Tuesday, May 3):
Yokosuka Chuo 6, Ninomiya Ohiso 5
Fujisawa 4, Seya 3
Asahi 4, Yokohama Aoba 3
Hiratsuka 12, Aoba Midori Higashi 0

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (eleven teams remain) (Tuesday, May 3 and Sunday, May 8):
Midori Higashi 9, Ninomiya Ohiso 8 (elim.)
Yokohama Chuo 8, Zushi 4 (elim.)
Yokohama Aoba 6, Seya 4 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Sunday, May 8):
Asahi 7, Fujisawa 0 (Asahi advances to the round-robin phase)
Hiratsuka 5, Yokosuka Chuo 2 (Hiratsuka advances to the round-robin phase)

Elimination Bracket - Round 3 (eight teams remain) (Sunday, May 15):
Yokohama Aoba 17, Midori Higashi 12 (elim.)
Yokohama Chuo 7, Aoba Midori Higashi 5 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (six teams remain) (Sunday, May 22):
Yokohama Aoba 7, Yokosuka Chuo 0 (elim.) (Yokohama Aoba advances to the round-robin phase)
Fujisawa 11, Yokohama Chuo 4 (elim.) (Fujisawa advances to the round-robin phase)

Round-Robin Playoff:

Day One (Saturday, May 28):
Asahi 25, Yokohama Aoba 1
Hiratsuka 13, Fujisawa 2
Asahi 15, Fujisawa 7

Day Two (Sunday, May 29):
Yokohama Aoba 11, Hiratsuka 7
Yokohama Aoba 6, Fujisawa 4
Asahi 7, Hiratsuka 4

Round-Robin Standings	W	L	Runs Allowed
Asahi	3	0	12
Yokohama Aoba	2	1	36
Hiratsuka	1	2	20
Fujisawa	0	3	34

Asahi 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. Six teams from the Kitahashi Block tournament, seven 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, Hata, Horigane, Iida, Matsumoto Kita, Matsumoto Minami, Misato, Omachi/Hakuba, Shiojiri, and Toyoshina)

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

Kitahigashi Block Tournament

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

Day One (Sunday, April 17 - at Ueda Minami):
Ueda Minami 10, Sakaki Chikuma 0 (4 innings)
Obuse 6, Nagano Higashi 2
Suzaka 8, Nagano Minami 5 (8 innings)
Ueda 10, Nagano Higashi 6
Ueda Minami 11, Suzaka 0 (4 innings)
Nagano Minami 10, Obuse 8
Sakaki Chikuma 2, Mochizuki 1

Day Two (Sunday, April 24 - at Suzaka):
Ueda Minami 4, Nagano Higashi 0
Nagano Minami 2, Ueda 1
Suzaka 10, Sakaki Chikuma 0 (5 innings)
Nagano Minami 10, Mochizuki 0 (5 innings)
Ueda Minami 10, Obuse 0 (4 innings)
Suzaka 5, Ueda 4 (7 innings)
Obuse 9, Mochizuki 3

Day Three (Friday, April 29 - at Nagano Minami):
Ueda Minami 14, Ueda 2
Nagano Higashi 9, Sakaki Chikuma 0
Nagano Minami 13, Sakaki Chikuma 1 (6 innings)
Ueda 7, Mochizuki 2
Nagano Minami 9, Nagano Higashi 2
Suzaka 4, Obuse 1
Ueda Minami 10, Mochizuki 0

Day Four (Sunday, May 1 - at Sakai Chikuma):
Ueda 2, Sakaki Chikuma 1
Mochizuki 5, Nagano Higashi 1
Suzaka 6, Mochizuki 3
Obuse 11, Ueda 1
Suzaka 7, Nagano Higashi 4
Ueda Minami 5, Nagano Minami 3
Obuse 17, Sakaki Chikuma 5

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

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

Matsumoto Block Tournament

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

Day One (Sunday, April 10):
Hata 9, Shiojiri 0
Azumino Hotaka 9, Toyoshina 2
Iida 6, Omachi/Hakuba 1
Matsumoto Minami 9, Horigane 4
Misato 5, Matsumoto Kita 4
Toyoshina 10, Horigane 4
Iida 3, Shiojiri 0
Azumino Hotaka 9, Hata 0

Day Three (Sunday, April 24):
Iida 17, Matsumoto Kita 11
Omachi/Hakuba 15, Toyoshina 7
Shiojiri 6, Matsumoto Minami 6 (tie game)
Azumino Hotaka 16, Misato 5 (4 innings)
Iida 15, Matsumoto Minami 4 (5 innings)
Horigane 16, Misato 1 (4 innings)
Hata 10, Matsumoto Kita 0 (4 innings)
Azumino Hotaka 7, Omachi/Hakuba 1

Day Four (Friday, April 29):
Horigane 10, Omachi/Hakuba 9
Matsumoto Minami 8, Matsumoto Kita 1
Hata 14, Misato 1 (4 innings)
Iida 10, Toyoshina 0 (5 innings)
Omachi/Hakuba 14, Misato 0 (4 innings)
Azumino Hotaka 17, Shiojiri 7 (5 innings)
Matsumoto Minami 18, Hata 5 (5 innings)
Shiojiri 11, Toyoshina 1 (5 innings)

Day Two (Postponed to Saturday, April 30):
Azumino Hotaka 11, Horigane 1 (5 innings)
Matsumoto Minami 7, Misato 2
Iida 9, Hata 2
Matsumoto Kita 9, Omachi/Hakuba 8
Hata 5, Horigane 0
Matsumoto Minami 4, Omachi/Hakuba 1
Toyoshina 10, Misato 7
Shiojiri 7, Matsumoto Kita 5

Day Five (Sunday, May 1):
Iida 6, Azumino Hotaka 2
Shiojiri 12, Misato 2 (5 innings)
Matsumoto Kita 6, Toyoshina 2
Hata 8, Omachi/Hakuba 7
Azumino Hotaka 12, Matsumoto Kita 9
Shiojiri 17, Horigane 4 (6 innings)
Matsumoto Minami 20, Toyoshina 0 (4 innings)
Iida 10, Horigane 0 (4 innings)

Day Six (Tuesday, May 3):
Hata 11, Toyoshina 6
Horigane 11, Matsumoto Kita 3
Omachi/Hakuba 13, Shiojiri 3 (4 innings)
Azumino Hotaka 1, Matsumoto Minami 0
Iida 14, Misato 1 (4 innings)

Round-Robin Standings	W	L	T
Iida	9	0	0
Azumino Hotaka	8	1	0
Matsumoto Minami	6	2	1
Hata	6	3	0
Shiojiri	4	4	1
Horigane	3	6	0
Omachi/Hakuba	3	6	0
Matsumoto Kita	2	7	0
Toyoshina	2	7	0
Misato	1	8	0

Iida, Azumino Hotaka, Matsumoto Minami, Hata, Shiojiri, Horigane, and Omachi/Hakuba 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 (Tuesday, May 3):
Niigata Higashi 2, Niigata Nishi 1
Niigata Minami d. Niigata Chuo/Kita
Niigata Chuo/Kita 15, Niigata Higashi 3 (6 innings)
Niigata Nishi 14, Niigata Minami 1 (4 innings)

Day Two (Wednesday, May 4):
Niigata Higashi 17, Niigata Minami 0 (4 innings)
Niigata Nishi 13, Niigata Chuo/Kita 2 (4 innings)

Round-Robin Standings	W	L
Niigata Nishi	2	1
Niigata Higashi	2	1
Niigata Minami	1	2
Niigata Chuo/Kita	1	2

Niigata Nishi, Niigata Nishi, and Niigata Minami 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 22):
Ueda Minami 12, Omachi/Hakuba 2 (5 innings)
Matsumoto Minami 7, Niigata Minami 6
Obuse 11, Niigata Higashi 4
Ueda 15, Azumino Hotaka 6
Iida 14, Nagano Higashi 0 (4 innings)
Nagano Minami 3, Hata 2
Suzaka 10, Shiojiri 8
Niigata Nishi 13, Horigane 1 (4 innings)

Quarterfinal Round (Sunday, May 22):
Ueda Minami 18, Matsumoto Minami 1 (4 innings)
Obuse 21, Ueda 0 (4 innings)
Iida 4, Nagano Minami 3 (7 innings)
Niigata Nishi 10, Suzaka 3

Semifinal Round (Saturday, May 28):
Obuse 9, Ueda Minami 6
Iida 8, Niigata Nishi 4

Championship Game (Saturday, May 28):
Iida 1, Obuse 0 (TITLE)

Iida advances to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Tokai Tournament

Format: Twenty-four 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 (Tuesday, May 3):
Owari Ichimiya 10, Meito Chikusa 0
Gifu Tohno 11, Yaizu 0
Fuji 10, Numazu 0
Toyohashi 4, Aichi Kinuura 3
Tsu 8, Nagoya Kita 7
Aichi Iwakura 12, Chita 5
Nagoya Minami 14, Inazawa 1
Nagoya Nishi 12, Shizuoka Chuo 6

Winner's Bracket - Round 2 (Wednesday, May 4):
Owari Ichimiya 11, Okazaki 9
Gifu Tohno 8, Hamamatsu 2
Hamamatsu Minami 2, Fuji 1
Ise 11, Toyohashi 2
Tsu 9, Aichi Nishi 3
Matsusaka 11, Aichi Iwakura 1
Anjo 17, Nagoya Minami 7
Toyota 23, Nagoya Nishi 1

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (twenty-four teams remain) (Sunday, May 8):
Meito Chikusa 9, Yaizu 8 (elim.)
Aichi Nishi 7, Fuji 4 (elim.)
Aichi Kinuura 11, Numazu 4 (elim.)
Hamamatsu 16, Nagoya Nishi 4 (elim.)
Chita 5, Nagoya Kita 1 (elim.)
Okazaki 17, Nagoya Minami 12 (elim.)
Inazawa 11, Shizuoka Chuo 1 (elim.)
Toyohashi 6, Aichi Iwakura 2 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket - Round 2 (sixteen teams remain) (Sunday, May 8):
Meito Chikusa 2, Aichi Nishi 1 (elim.)
Aichi Kinuura 7, Hamamatsu 5 (elim.)
Chita 3, Okazaki 0 (elim.)
Toyohashi 8, Inazawa 7 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals (Sunday, May 8):
Owari Ichimiya 9, Gifu Tohno 6
Hamamatsu Minami 14, Ise 4
Tsu 6, Matsusaka 4
Toyota 16, Anjo 6

Elimination Bracket - Round 3 (twelve teams remain) (Sunday, May 15):
Anjo 10, Meito Chikusa 6 (elim.)
Matsusaka 17, Aichi Kinuura 2 (elim.)
Chita 5, Ise 3 (elim.)
Gifu Tohno 7, Toyohashi 2 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket - Round 4 (eight teams remain) (Sunday, May 15):
Matsusaka 9, Anjo 1 (elim.)
Chita 5, Gifu Tohno 3 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Sunday, May 15):
Hamamatsu Minami 9, Owari Ichimiya 3
Toyota 10, Tsu 3

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (six teams remain) (Sunday, May 22):
Matsusaka 7, Owari Ichimiya 3 (elim.)
Chita 6, Tsu 5 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Final (Sunday, May 29):
Toyota 7, Hamamatsu Minami 4 (Toyota advances to the Japanese Region tournament)

Elimination Bracket Semifinal (four teams remain) (Sunday, May 29):
Matsusaka 6, Chita 5 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Final (three teams remain) (Sunday, May 29):
Hamamatsu Minami 12, Matsusaka 2 (elim.) (Hamamatsu Minami advances to the Japanese Region tournament)

Toyota and Hamamatsu Minami both advance to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Kansai 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 (Friday, April 29):
Minami Kyoto 2, Wakayama 0
Izumisano 7, Quanzhou 3
Yamato Takada 8, Daito 0 (5 innings)
Takarazuka 13, Osaka Minami 2 (5 innings)
Hyogo Yamasaki 3, Osaka City 1
Keihan 3, Kakogawa 1
Tohoku Osaka 12, Himeji Chuoh 8 (8 innings)
Takatsuki 6, Hyogo Harima 4
Osaka Yodogawa 9, Fujiidera 0 (4 innings)

Winner's Bracket - Round 2 (Sunday, May 1):
Sakai Kita 6, Keinawa 0 (forfeit)
Izumisano 6, Minami Kyoto 0 (4 innings)
Takarazuka 16, Yamato Takada 2 (4 innings)
Hyogo Yamasaki 6, Osaka Namihaya 2
Osaka Higashi 15, Hirakata 1
Keihan 11, Tohoku Osaka 4
Takatsuki 6, Osaka Yodogawa 3
Kaizuka 6, Osaka Fuse 0 (forfeit)

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (twenty-five teams remain) (Sunday, May 1):
Daito 10, Osaka Minami 2 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket - Round 2 (twenty-four teams remain) (Sunday, May 8):
Wakayama 6, Osaka Fuse 0 (forfeit; elim.)
Quanzhou 9, Osaka Yodogawa 8 (7 innings; elim.)
Daito 3, Tohoku Osaka 2 (9 innings; elim.)
Osaka City 8, Hirakata 7 (7 innings; elim.)
Osaka Namihaya 8, Kakogawa 0 (4 innings; elim.)
Yamato Takada 10, Himeji Chuoh 4 (elim.)
Minami Kyoto 4, Hyogo Harima 1 (elim.)
Fujiidera 6, Keinawa 0 (forfeit; elim.)

Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals (Sunday, May 8):
Izumisano 8, Sakai Kita 0 (4 innings)
Takarazuka 11, Hyogo Yamasaki 7 (7 innings)
Osaka Higashi 8, Keihan 7
Kaizuka 3, Takatsuki 2

Elimination Bracket - Round 3 (sixteen teams remain) (Sunday, May 8):
Wakayama 5, Quanzhou 1 (elim.)
Daito 10, Osaka City 0 (4 innings; elim.)
Osaka Yamihaya 10, Yamato Takada 6 (elim.)
Minami Kyoto 9, Fujiidera 1 (4 innings; elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Sunday, May 8):
Takarazuka 14, Izumisano 4 (4 innings)
Osaka Higashi 19, Kaizuka 5 (4 innings)

Elimination Bracket - Round 4 (twelve teams remain) (Sunday, May 15):
Wakayama 4, Keihan 3 (elim.)
Takatsuki 5, Daito 4 (elim.)
Osaka Namihaya 9, Sakai Kita 0 (elim.)
Minami Kyoto 5, Hyogo Yamasaki 4 (10 innings; elim.)

Elimination Bracket - Round 3 (eight teams remain) (Sunday, May 15):
Takatsuki 10, Wakayama 7 (elim.)
Osaka Yamihaya 6, Minami Kyoto 2 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (six teams remain) (Sunday, May 22):
Izumisano 4, Takatsuki 0 (elim.)
Osaka Namihaya 6, Kaizuka 5 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Final (Sunday, May 22):
Takarazuka 5, Osaka Higashi 3 (Takarazuka advances to the Japanese Region tournament)

Elimination Bracket Semifinal (four teams remain) (Sunday, May 22):
Osaka Namihaya 8, Izumisano 0 (4 innings; elim.)

Elimination Bracket Final (three teams remain) (Sunday, May 29):
Osaka Namihaya 8, Osaka Higashi 5 (elim.) (Osaka Namihaya advances to the Japanese Region tournament)

Takarazuka and Osaka Namihaya advance to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Chugoku Tournament

Tournament Results:

Format: six-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 Saiki, and Okayama)

Day One (Sunday, April 17):
Okayama 6, Hiroshima Minami 0
Hiroshima Saiki 2, Hiroshima Nishi 0
Hiroshima Kita 1, Hiroshima Aki 0

Day Two (Sunday, April 24):
Hiroshima Minami 5, Hiroshima Kita 3
Hiroshima Saiki 3, Hiroshima Aki 2 (7 innings)
Okayama 8, Hiroshima Nishi 5

Day Three (Sunday, May 1):
Hiroshima Nishi 8, Hiroshima Aki 5
Okayama 16, Hiroshima Kita 1 (4 innings)
Hiroshima Saiki 5, Hiroshima Minami 1

Day Four (Sunday, May 8):
Hiroshima Minami 4, Hiroshima Aki 1
Okayama 8, Hiroshima Saiki 2
Hiroshima Nishi 11, Hiroshima Kita 7

Day Five (Sunday, May 15):
Hiroshima Saiki 2, Hiroshima Kita 1
Okayama 14, Hiroshima Aki 2 (5 innings)
Hiroshima Nishi 16, Hiroshima Minami 3 (5 innings)

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

Okayama advances to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Shikoku Tournament

Format: This is a two-stage tournament. In the first stage, leagues are divided into two pools, and the top two teams in each pool advance to the semifinal round. One pool plays a four-team, double-elimination schedule, and the other plays a three-team, round-robin schedule.

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

Tournament Results:

(Block 'A' Tournament Participants: Ehime Komatsu, Ehime Konan, Ehime Tobe, and Hojo)

(Block 'B' Tournament Participants: Matsuyama, Niihama, and Saijo)

Pool Competition results:

Pool 'A' Tournament

Opening Round (Saturday, April 30):
Ehime Konan 15, Ehime Komatsu 4
Hojo 6, Ehime Tobe 5

Winner's Bracket Final (Saturday, April 30):
Hojo 7, Ehime Konan 0 (Hojo advances to the All-Shikoku finals)

Elimination Bracket Semifinal (four teams remain) (Tuesday, May 3):
Ehime Tobe 13, Ehime Komatsu 5 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Final (three teams remain):
Ehime Konan 7, Ehime Tobe 3 (elim.) (Ehime Konan advances to the All-Shikoku finals)

Pool 'B' Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, May 1):
Niihama 17, Matsuyama 8
Saijo 9, Niihama 2
Saijo 18, Matsuyama 0

Pool 'B' Standings	W	L
Saijo	2	0
Niihama	1	1
Matsuyama	0	2

Saijo and Niihama advance to the All-Shikoku finals.

All-Shikoku Finals:

Semifinal Round (Tuesday, May 4):
Niihama 8, Hojo 4
Ehime Konan 7, Saijo 6

Championship Game (Tuesday, May 4):
Niihama 4, Ehime Konan 3 (TITLE)

Niihama advances to the Japanese Region tournament.

All-Kyushu Tournament

Format: The seven 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: Fukuoka Chuo, Miyakonojou, Nagasaki Higashi, and Nagasaki Minami)

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

Pool Competition results:

Pool 'A' Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, June 26):
Nagasaki Higashi 6, Miyakonojou 0 (forfeit)
Nagasaki Minami 16, Fukuoka Chuo 0 (4 innings)
Nagasaki Minami 6, Miyakonojou 0 (forfeit)
Nagasaki Higashi 6, Fukuoka Chuo 5

Pool 'B' Tournament

Day 1 (Sunday, June 26):
Kumamoto Oozu 17, Nagasaki Chuo 6 (5 innings)
Nagasaki Chuo 7, Nagasaki Kita 3
Kumamoto Oozu 19, Nagasaki Kita 1 (4 innings)

Pool 'A' Standings	W	L
Nagasaki Higashi	2	0
Nagasaki Minami	2	0
Fukuoka Chuo	0	2
Miyakonojou	0	2
Pool 'B' Standings	W	L
Kumamoto Oozu	2	0
Nagasaki Chuo	1	1
Nagasaki Higashi	0	2

All-Kyushu Finals

Semifinal Round (Saturday, July 2):
Nagasaki Minami 4, Nagasaki Chuo 3
Kumamoto Oozu 8, Nagasaki Higashi 0

Championship Game (Saturday, July 2):
Nagasaki Minami 6, Kumamoto Oozu 5 (8 innings; TITLE)

Nagasaki Minami advances to the Japanese Region tournament.