3rd Kurazushi Tournament 2022 “Okayama Niwase Sharks” wins for the first time! As a special guest at the opening ceremony of the finals and LIVE distribution Former major leaguer Munenori Kawasaki appears! Send an email to the children!
Kura Sushi Co., Ltd. (President: Kunihiko Tanaka, Location: Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture), which operates the conveyor belt sushi chain “Kura Sushi”, sponsors the “3rd Kurazushi Tournament 2022 School Children’s Rubber Baseball National Tournament 16th Pop The final tournament of the “Athlete Cup Senichi Hoshino Scramble” was held at Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium on December 17th (Sat) and 18th (Sun), and the Okayama Niwase Sharks of Okayama Prefecture won the crown of the best in Japan.
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Over 1,300 teams from all over the country will participate in this tournament, which is one of the largest free-to-play competitions in Japan. doing. This year, 1,350 teams participated, and a total of 12 teams from 9 districts nationwide and the winning team of the previous tournament advanced to the final tournament. In the finals, the Okayama Niwase Sharks (Chinese national team, Okayama Prefecture), who are advancing to the finals for the first time in six years, and Nagasone Strong, who won the runner-up at the Prince Takamado Cup 42nd All Japan Softball Baseball Tournament in August this year Su (Kansai 2nd representative, Osaka prefecture)” will play against each other. Nagasone scored 5 points in the first inning, but Okayama Niwase followed up with an attack immediately after that, scoring 6 points at once to turn the game around. After that, after a fierce battle with each side adding one point, Okayama Niwase managed to escape with a score of 7 to 6 and achieved his long-cherished first victory. At the awards ceremony, Hiroyuki Okamoto, Director of the Public Relations and Marketing Department of our company, presented the winning players from Okayama Niwase with trophies and meal tickets for Kura Sushi as an extra prize.
Continuing from last year, the finals of this tournament were streamed live on our official YouTube channel. As a special guest this time, Munenori Kawasaki, a former major leaguer of the Tochigi Golden Braves, served as a commentator, praising the tactical aspect based on his experience of rubber-ball baseball as a boy and the high level of play. We had a valuable conversation. In addition, at the first pitch ceremony held prior to the final match, he showed a dynamic pitching while the eyes of the children were on him and told the players, “I am happy to be able to play at a stadium where the Japan Series was also held. The referee The slogan “play ball” means to enjoy playing the ball to the fullest. Show me your best play. Chest!”
In addition to revitalizing the local community by utilizing “Kura Sushi Stadium Sakai”, for which we have acquired the naming rights, we are engaged in activities to support people who work hard at sports, such as sponsoring school children’s baseball tournaments, elementary school soccer tournaments, and rugby teams. We are proceeding. As a company that deals with food, which is the source of health, we will continue to work to develop and revitalize sports for the health of everyone.
【Conference Outline】
Tournament name: 3rd Kurazushi Tournament 2022 School Children’s Rubber Baseball National Tournament 16th Pop Athlete Cup Senichi Hoshino Scramble
■Organizer: NPO All Japan Afterschool Baseball Promotion Association
■ Management: Pop Athlete Cup Executive Committee
Tournament Chairman: Masaru Yamamoto (Nippon Professional Baseball Meikyukai)
■ Tournament Special Sponsor: Kurazushi Co., Ltd.
■ Participation fee: Free
■Period of the event: June 11, 2022 to December 18, 2022
June-October Prefectural Qualifying
August-November Climax Series (National 9 district representative match)
December 17th and 18th Final Tournament (Meiji Jingu Stadium)
■Commendation
Winner: Okayama Niwase Sharks (Chinese National Team, Okayama Prefecture)
Runner-up: Nagasone Strongs (Kansai 2nd National Team, Osaka Prefecture)
3rd place: Tanagura Kids Sports Boy Scouts (Tohoku Daiichi representative, Fukushima Prefecture), Nakajo Blue Impulse (Hokushinetsu representative, Ishikawa Prefecture)
[First Pitch Ceremony by Special Guest Munenori Kawasaki]
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[Final tournament final match]
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[Final tournament results]
[Live broadcast of the final match]
You can watch the match below
URL：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYwwN8hrp_E
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