The Japan Basketball Association (JBA) will hold the 98th Emperor’s Cup and 89th Empress’s Cup All Japan Basketball Championships from September (Sponsored by: Japan Basketball Association / Co-sponsored by: Kyodo News and member newspapers of Kyodo News) will be held.
This tournament is the most authoritative tournament in Japan, in which teams/clubs belonging to a wide range of categories, from the prefectural level to the domestic top league, participate and compete for the top position in Japan in a complete tournament system. Last year and the year before, due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, some tournaments were held on a reduced scale, such as the cancellation of the first round, but this season, 101 men’s teams and 61 women’s teams will be held as usual. team will participate.
Today, we would like to inform you regarding the outline of the tournament and the pairings of the Emperor’s Cup 1st to 3rd rounds and the Empress’s Cup 1st to 2nd rounds.
98th Emperor’s Cup/89th Empress’s Cup All Japan Basketball Championship Tournament Overview
【Name of the conference】
98th Emperor’s Cup/89th Empress’s Cup All Japan Basketball Championship
(English notation: EMPEROR’S CUP BASKETBALL 2022-23 / EMPRESS’S CUP BASKETBALL 2022)
[Outline of tournament implementation]
* Subject to change depending on the future situation of coronavirus infections.
Organizer: Japan Basketball Association
Co-sponsored by: Kyodo News and affiliated newspapers
Tournament method: Knockout method by tournament match
○The 98th Emperor’s Cup
Total number of participating teams: 101 teams
≪1st Round≫
Participating 47 teams / Prefectural representatives
Date: September 17th (Sat) to 18th (Sun), 2022
*Central Japan Tournament will be held from 9/18 (Sun) to 19 (Mon) due to the venue.
venue:
North Sea Kitayel (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
Kishiwada City General Gymnasium (Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture)
Amino Value Hall (Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture)
≪Second Round≫
23 teams / 7 teams from the first round + 16 clubs from the B3 league
Schedule: September 23, 2022 (Golden Festival) ~ September 25 (Sun), 2022
Venue: Sky Hall Toyota (Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture)
≪Third Round≫
40 participating teams / 4 teams that qualified for the second round + 22 clubs in B1 league (B.LEAGUE 2021-22 season results ranked 3rd or lower) + 14 clubs in B2 league
Schedule: October 29 (Sat) to October 31 (Month), 2022
venue:
① Wetland Wind Arena Kushiro (Kushiro City, Hokkaido)
② White Ring (Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture)
③ Tsu City Industry and Sports Center Saolina (Tsu City, Mie Prefecture)
④ Hayamizu Park Sports Culture Center (Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture)
≪4th Round≫
Participating 8 teams / 3rd round advanced 8 teams
Schedule: December 7, 2022 (Water)
Venue: 4 venues / Arena in the home area of B1 top clubs advancing to the 4th round
≪Quarter Final (Quarter Final)≫
Participating 4 teams / 4 teams advanced to the 4th round
Schedule: January 4, 2023 (Water)
Venue: 2 venues / QF advance B1 club upper club home area arena
≪Semifinal (Semifinal)≫
4 participating teams / 2 teams that qualified for the quarterfinals + 2 clubs from the B1 league (B.LEAGUE 2021-22 season results 1-2nd place)
Schedule: February 15, 2023 (Water)
Venue: 2 venues / Arena in the home area of the 2021-22 season B1 1st and 2nd place clubs
≪Final (final)≫
2 participating teams / 2 semi-finalists
Schedule: March 12, 2023 (Sun)
Venue: Ariake Coliseum (Koto Ward, Tokyo)
○The 89th Queen’s Cup
Total number of participating teams: 61 teams
≪First Round≫
Participating 47 teams / Prefectural representatives
Date: September 17th (Sat) to 18th (Sun), 2022
*Central Japan Tournament will be held from 9/18 (Sun) to 19 (Mon) due to the venue.
venue
North Sea Kitayel (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
Kishiwada City General Gymnasium (Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture)
Amino Value Hall (Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture)
≪Second Round≫
27 participating teams / 13 teams that advanced to the first round + 14 teams from the W League
Date: December 3rd (Sat) – 4th (Sun), 2022
venue:
Tokei Security Hiratsuka General Gymnasium (Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
Sakai Municipal Ohama Gymnasium (Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture)
Ehime Comprehensive Athletic Park Gymnasium (Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture)
≪Final Round≫
Participating 8 teams / 8 teams advanced to the second round
Schedule: December 14 (Water) to December 18 (Sun), 2022
Venue: Yoyogi National Stadium Second Gymnasium (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
【combination】
See below for Emperor’s Cup 1st to 3rd rounds and Empress’s Cup 1st to 2nd rounds
https://zennihon2022-23.japanbasketball.jp/tournament/
* For the first round, the prefecture name is displayed.
Representatives from each prefecture will be selected through preliminary rounds by the end of August.
*For the Emperor’s Cup 4th and subsequent rounds and the Empress’s Cup Final Round, a separate lottery will be held once the teams participating in the rounds have been decided.
【others】
○ Ticket information will be announced at a later date.