2018 Nippon Club President Cup 43rd Annual Baseball Tournament

04 / 16 / 2018

• 

• Nippon Club Annual Baseball Tournament will be held again this year at Randall’s Island Baseball Field. New Teams are welcome!
  Team Registration Deadline is on Friday, April 16^th.

  Schedule:
  ■Monday, April 16       Team Registration Deadline
  ■Friday, April 20         Tournament Draw Meeting & Opening Ceremony, Social Gathering
  ■Saturday, May 5        First Round League Day 1
  ■5/12 & 5/13 Mother’s Day & Japan Day weekend – No Games
  ■Saturday, May 19      First Round League Day 2
  ■Sunday, May 20         First Round League Day 3
  ■ 5/26 & 5/27 Memorial Day weekend  – No Games
  ■Saturday, June 2        First Round League Day 4
  ■Sunday, June 3           First Round League Day 5
  ■Saturday, June 9        First Round League Day 6
  ■Sunday, June 10         First Round League Day 7
  ■6/16 & 6/17 Father’s Day weekend  – No Games
  ■Saturday, June 23     Championship Tournament Day 1
  ■Sunday, June 24         Championship Tournament Day 2
  ■6/30 & 7/1 July 4^th weekend  – No Games
  ■Saturday, July 7         Championship Tournament Day 3 (Best 4 Semi-finals)
  ■Sunday 7/8  Rain Alternative Day
  ■Saturday, July 14       Championship Final & Closing Ceremony
  ■Sunday 7/15, Saturday 7/21, Sunday 7/22, Saturday 7/28, Sunday 7/29 – Rain Alternative Days

  • All games will be played at Randall’s Island Baseball Fields.
  • Above schedule might be slightly changed due to the number of participating teams or tournament progress.
  • We will inform the revised schedule if the original schedule is delayed due to the weather conditions.
  • Please note your team might have the game on all dates above including rain alternative dates.
  • 7 innings game for first round league up to quarter finals, 9 inning game for Semi-finals & Final.

  Qualifications to join:  Employees of Nippon Club Bondholding companies that currently registered at least 1 members, and their family members.
  Tournament Rule:  Championship tournament with first round league. The best 2 teams of each first round group will advance to the championship tournament.  (wild-cards format may be used 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, 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 members would be considered as one organization.
  Registration:   Please fill out team name and all player’s names in the enclosed registration form and send it with a check of participation fee payable to “The Nippon Club” by no later than Friday, April 16^th .  (Mailing Address: The Nippon Club / 145 West 57^th Street / New York, NY  10019  Attn: H. Naito)

  Click here for the registration form

  *Any change or addition of registered player’s name will be accepted by Friday, May 4^th (the change/addition form will be available and provided as necessary.)
  Qualification Screening:  Baseball committee will screen and approve all registrations to qualify for the tournament.
  Contact:   For more information or if you have any question, please contact Hisaya Naito, The Nippon Club office.
  TEL: 212-581-2223 / E-mail: hnaito@nipponclub.org