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We, Masters Koshien, finally support the World Masters Games 2021 Kansai. We established the World Masters Games 2021 Kansai Baseball Organising Committee with the Hyogo Amateur Baseball Association. |
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What is the World Masters Games? |
The World Masters Games started with the 1985 games held in Toronto. It is the world's largest lifelong sports competition with over 170,000 sports enthusiasts participating so far. It takes place every four years, attracting tens of thousands of athletes to new locations. The 10th World Masters Games will be held in May 2022 in Kansai, Japan. |
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The 1st Games(1985)Toronto(Canada) 61 countries / 8,305 participants |
The 2nd Games(1989) Herning, Aalborg and Aarhus (Denmark) 76 countries / 5,437 participants |
The 3rd Games(1994) Brisbane (Australia) 71 countries / 23,659 participants |
The 4th Games(1998) Portland (USA) 101 countries / 11,000 participants |
The 5th Games(2002) Melbourne (Australia) 97 countries / 24,886 participants |
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The 6th Games(2005) Edmonton (Canada) 89 countries / 21,600 participants |
The 7th Games(2009) Sydney (Australia) 95 countries / 28,676 participants |
The 8th Games(2013) Torino (Italy) 107 countries / 19,000 participants |
The 9th Games(2017) Auckland (New Zealand) about 100 countries / 28,571 participants |
The 10th Games(2021) Kansai (Japan) about 50,000 participants (anticipated) |
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<General Category> | ||
◆ Divided into 4 categories; “A30+”, “A45+”, “B30+”, “B45+” | ||
30+: Minimum age is 30 (born on or before 31 December 1992) 45+: Minimum age is 45 (born on or before 31 December 1977) * The age of youngest registered team member determines which age category the team will compete in. * A team may make entry into a younger age category. *One player can participate only in one category. *All teams can compete regardless of gender. |
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* Minimum and maximum number of participants per team are 15 and 50, respectively. | ||
* All teams are required to have a minimum of 12 players. * Teams are also required at least one manager, one umpire and one scorer. |
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<Schedule> | ||
![]() *The competition schedule and venues are subject to change depending on the number of registered teams. |
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* Date: 14 - 28 May 2022 * Grade B and Grade A will take place on 14-20 May and 21-28 May, respectively. * Divided into a total of 4 stadiums. * At least 3 matches per team will be played. * Registered members can freely switch players for each match. |
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<Medal Ceremony> | ||
◆ The Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded to the first, second and third-ranked all teams and all players by grade and by category. | ||
◆ No third-place playoff will be held. | ||
![]() ↑↑ Baseball Overview↑↑ ![]() ↑↑ Baseball Information (Specific) ↑↑ |
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Please check the details We look forward to your participation!! |
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↓↓ Entry Guide ↓↓ * You can entry easily after you checked the two tutorial videos below!! |
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PRE GAME 2019 |
〇 Saturday, 30 November 2019 | |||||
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The Pre Game 2019 was held at a baseball field in Miki city, which is one of the venues for the WMG 2021 Kansai. The Japanese team and the Asian teams (Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Nepal), scheduled to participate in WMG 2021 Kansai Baseball, had the exhibition game. |
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【The Highlights of the Pre Game 2019】 |
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<Masters Koshien in Osaka pref.> | <Masters Koshien in Osaka pref.> | <Masters Koshien in Hyogo pref.> | <Masters Koshien in Nara pref.> | ||
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<Masters Koshien in Wakayama pref.> | <Masters Koshien in Tokushima> | <Women's Professional Beseball> | <Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka> | ||
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<Kingdom of Thailand> | <Republic of the Philippines> | <Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal> | <Republic of Indonesia> | ||