2024 Nippon Club President Cup 47th Annual Baseball Tournament 【Inviting new teams to participate!】

03 / 25 / 2024

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• Nippon Club Annual Baseball Tournament will be coming back again this year at Randall’s Island Baseball Field. All new teams are welcome!
  The Registration Deadline is on Friday, April 12th.

  ■Schedule: (Tentative) 　＜Venue: Randall’s Island＞

  Friday, April 12
  Tournament Team Application deadline (Player registration should be submitted until Tuesday 4/30.)

  Tuesday, April 23
  Tournament Draw Meeting, Opening Ceremony (6:00 pm~ @Nippon Club)

  Saturday, May 4
  Tournament Day 1 (First Round League Day 1)
  ※ 5/11　No games – Japan Parade
  ※ 5/12　No games – Mother’s Day
  Saturday, May 18
  Tournament Day 2 (First Round League Day 2)
  ※ 5/25 & 5/26　No games – Memorial Day Weekend
  Saturday, June 1
  Tournament Day 3 (First Round League Day 3)
  Sunday, June 2
  Tournament Day 4 (First Round League Day 4)
  Saturday, June 8
  Tournament Day 5 (First Round League Day 5)
  Sunday, June 9 (Rain Alternative Day)
  Saturday, June 15
  Tournament Day 6 (Championship Tournament Day 1 – Best 8 Quarter Finals)
  ※ 6/16 No games – Father’s Day
  Saturday, June 22
  Tournament Day 7 (Championship Tournament Day 2 – Best 4 Semi Finals)
  Sunday, June 23 (Rain Alternative Day)
  ※ 7/6 & 7/7　No games – July 4th Weekend
  Saturday, July 13
  (Championship Tournament Day 3 – The Final match / Closing ceremony)
  Sunday, July 14 (Rain Alternative Day)

  ・Above schedule might be changed due to the number of participating teams or tournament progress.
  ・All games will be played at Randall’s Island Baseball Fields.
  ・Please have your team members understand, preparing on all dates above, including rain alternative dates.
  ・We will inform the revised schedule if the original schedule is delayed or canceled due to inclement weather.
  ・There is a 7 innings game for all games through the tournament, including Semi-finals & Final.

  ■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 1 or 2 team(s) 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
  Friday, April 12nd.

  For the Player registration, please download the Player registration form the link here and fill in the team name and all player names, and submit it by Tuesday, April 30th (you don’t have to submit it by April 19th).

  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, 6Fl., 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.
  

  Register Here!

  Inquiry:
  If you have any questions please contact Naito,
  TEL：212-871-7164 / E-mail: hnaito@nipponclub.org