ZIGExN UPDATERS.EXE is a professional 3×3 (three-person basketball) team owned by Jigen Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director, President and CEO: Takeshi Hirao, TSE Prime: 3679, hereinafter referred to as Jigen). (hereinafter referred to as “Jigen Updaters“)” is a global professional league “3×3.EXE” approved by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and authorized by the Japan Basketball Association (JBA). We are pleased to inform you that we will be inviting the pro/am mixed open tournament “3×3.EXE TOURNAMENT 2024-2025”, sponsored by Cross Sports Marketing Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Tokiaki Nakamura), which operates “PREMIER”, to Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
■About “3×3.EXE TOURNAMENT 2024-2025”
“3×3.EXE TOURNAMENT 2024-2025” is an open tournament for professionals and amateurs that started in 2013 under the theme of “From the Streets to the World.”
For the 2024-2025 season, the scale will be expanded compared to last year, with six qualifying rounds held in each prefecture for men. The winning team in each preliminary round will earn the right to compete in the FINAL to be held in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture in March 2025, and the team that wins the FINAL will earn the right to compete in the world tournament. .
Starting this season, this tournament will be held not only for men but also for women in the CATEGORY, and is expanding year by year.
[Click here for details]https://3x3exe.com/tournament/
■About “3×3.EXE TOURNAMENT Kyoto Qualifying”
The tournament, which will be held in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, the home of Jigen Updaters, will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at the gymnasium of Ryukoku University Fukakusa Campus in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City.
Including “ZIGExN UPDATERS.EXE”, which is owned by our company, there are professional teams belonging to the three-person basketball professional league “3×3.EXE PREMIER“, general teams with open entry, and university teams belonging to the Kansai Student Basketball Federation. This is a tournament with a total of 12 teams participating. A tournament featuring all six women’s teams is also scheduled to be held at the same time.
Admission to the gymnasium on the Ryukoku University Fukakusa campus is free, and watching games is also free. This is our team’s first invitation to a tournament, so please come and support us.
Jigen Updaters has the team slogan “UPDATE the YOUTH – Supporting the challenges of young people”, and is promoting regional revitalization in Kyoto through 3×3 and the challenges and activities of students and young people who are active mainly in Kyoto city. We are working to create opportunities for By participating in this tournament, we will create opportunities for young basketball players, including students, to learn about the fun of 3×3 and the possibility of a career as a professional player after graduating from university, increasing their options in life. In the future, we aim to hold tournaments in which more student teams participate, and aim to create a community centered around sports.
■”3×3.EXE TOURNAMENT Kyoto Qualifying Presented by ZIGExN UPDATERS.EXE”
Tournament name: 3×3 EXE Tournament Kyoto Preliminary Presented by Jigen Updaters
Date: January 12, 2025 (Sunday) 11:00-17:00 (tentative)
Viewing fee: Free admission
Venue: Ryukoku University Fukakusa Campus
67 Fukakusukamotomachi, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8577
Access: https://www.ryukoku.ac.jp/about/campus_traffic/
The latest information regarding this tournament will be updated on the 3×3.EXE TOURNAMENT official website, SNS, and Jigen Updaters official Instagram.
To enter 3×3.EXE TOURNAMENT, please visit the following URL:
●Men https://3x3exe.shop/products/men-3×3-exe-tournament-2025-1-12
●Women https://3x3exe.shop/products/women-3×3-exe-tournament-2025-1-12
Zigexn Updaters Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zigexn_updaters.exe/
■Participating teams
The men’s tournament will feature a total of 12 teams: professional teams from the Premier League, general teams with open entry, and universities that belong to the Kansai Student Basketball Federation (Kyoto Sangyo University, Doshisha University, Ritsumeikan University, Ryukoku University *in alphabetical order) is planned. The women’s tournament is scheduled to feature a total of six teams through open entry.
■Co-host
3×3.EXE (Cross Sports Marketing Co., Ltd.)
Kyoto Prefecture Basketball Association
Jigen Co., Ltd.
■Sponsorship
Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City
■Cooperation
Kansai Student Basketball Federation General Incorporated Association
■“ZIGExN UPDATERS.EXE” team overview
Team site URL: https://zigexn.co.jp/updaters/
Online SHOP: https://zigexn3x3.official.ec/
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zigexn_updaters.exe/
Official Twitter:https://twitter.com/ZIGExN_UPDATERS
[slogan]
“UPDATE the YOUTH -Supporting the challenges of young people-”
In Kyoto, where students are most popular in Japan, we are working on sustainable activities in collaboration with various stakeholders, with young people playing the leading roles, such as regional revitalization in Kyoto through sports promotion, support for athletes’ second careers, and team management involving students. We will make this a reality.
■Jigen Co., Ltd. Company Profile
[Company name]ZIGExN Co., Ltd.
[Securities code]3679 (TSE Prime)
[Head office location]3-4-8 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
[Year, month and day of establishment]June 1, 2006
[Representative]Takeshi Hirao, Representative Director, President and CEO
[Capital]125 million yen (as of March 31, 2024)
[Business content]Life service platform business
[Main group companies]Rejob Co., Ltd. Mirax Co., Ltd. Sanko Ad Co., Ltd. BizMo Co., Ltd.
Brain Lab Co., Ltd. Upbase Co., Ltd. Beyond Borders Co., Ltd.
Tides Co., Ltd. Awesome Agent Co., Ltd. Apple World Co., Ltd.
TCV Co., Ltd. and A company ZIGExN VeNtura Co.,Ltd
CORDA Co., Ltd. Insurance Mammoth Co., Ltd.
［URL］https://zigexn.co.jp/
■About Jigen Group
Our group’s purpose, which is the raison d’être of our company, is to “Update Your Story – For your future.” We aim to support all people at crossroads in life in the life event field (jobs, housing, cars, travel, etc.). We offer over 40 services to update your future. It was listed on the TSE Mothers in 2013, changed to the TSE First Section in 2018, and moved to the prime market in 2022. After going public, we have been actively working to expand our business areas through M&A, and have continued to achieve non-continuous growth.
