■Schedule: (Tentative) 　All games played at Randall’s Island

Wednesday, April 16　Tournament Team Application deadline (Player registration should be submitted until Wednesday 4/30.)
Wednesday, April 23　Tournament Draw Meeting, Opening Ceremony (6:00 pm~ @Nippon Club)
Saturday, May 3　Tournament Day 1 (First Round League Day 1)
※ 5/10 (Sat) No Games – Japan Parade
※ 5/11 (Sun) No Games – Mother’s Day
Saturday, May 17 　Tournament Day 2 (First Round League Day 2)
※ 5/24 (Sat) & 5/25 (Sun) No Games – Memorial Day (5/26) weekend
Saturday, May 31　Tournament Day 3 (First Round League Day 3)
Sunday, June 1　Tournament Day 4 (First Round League Day 4)
Saturday, June 7　Tournament Day 5 (First Round League Day 5)
Saturday, June 14　Tournament Day 6 (Championship Tournament Day 1 – Best 8 Quarter Finals)
※ 6/15 (Sun) No Games – Father’s Day
Saturday, June 21　Tournament Day 7 (Championship Tournament Day 2 – Best 4 Semi Finals)
Sunday, June 22　(Rain Alternative Day)
Saturday, June 28　Tournament Day 8 (Championship Tournament Day 3 – Final / Closing ceremony)
Sunday, June 29　(Rain Alternative Day)
※ 7/5 & 7/6 No Games – July 4th weekend
Saturday, July 12, Sunday, July 13, Saturday, July 19, Sunday, July 20　(Rain Alternative Day)

■Qualifications to join:

Employees of Nippon Club member companies with one or more registered members and their family members, and Individual/Associate members. (The definition of family members are parents and children, brothers and sisters is the principle, but if 9 players are not available, other relatives, friends, and family members of acquaintances are also acceptable.)

■Tournament Method:

First round league and Championship tournament. The first round league will be divided into several groups and the best 2 teams of each group will advance to the championship tournament.
(wild card format may apply according to the number of participating teams.)

■Participation Fees:

$ 1,200 / per team

■Team Formation:

① One team can register maximum of 40 players including subsidiaries or group companies.
② A combined team is allowed with up to 5 different companies (5 organizations) if one company
does not have enough players to form a team. A Nippon Club Individual/Associate member is considered as one organization.

■Registration:

For Tournament Team application, please fill out the application form from the Link here and send it by Wednesday, April 16th.

For the Player registration, please fill out the Player registration form with your team name and all players’ name, and submit it by Wednesday, April 30th (you don’t have to submit it by April 16th).

Participation fee should be paid by the bank transfer (ACH), but can also be paid by a check as well. (Payable to: The Nippon Club / Mailing Address: The Nippon Club, Inc. 145 West 57th St, 6th Fl., New York, NY 10019) Please contact accounting@nipponclub.org for any payment questions.

■Qualification Screening:

After the application is received, team composition and player registration will be screened for
eligibility and approved, your team registration is complete.