B League Next Season 1st League has 20 teams and 2 districts April 14th 20:35
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the B league, a basketball boy who has canceled all the remaining games this season, will lose the relegated team next season and increase the first division from 18 teams to 20 teams so far. It will be changed from 3 district system to 2 district system.
In the B League, due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, all the remaining games of this season have been canceled since the middle of last month.
Since there will be no playoffs, there will be no relegation team from B1 in the first division, and on the other hand, it is unavoidable to promote the team that fought for promotion in B2 in the second division. Increased from 18 teams to 20 teams and reduced B2 by 2 teams to 16 teams.
At the board meeting of the B league on the 14th, we will discuss the competition system for the next season aiming for the opening of October this year, and both B1 and B2 are 3 because the number of teams will not be broken and fair competition can not be done so far We decided to change from 3 district system to 2 district system.
Eight teams will be competing for the B1 championship, with the top three teams in the two districts and the two teams with the highest win rate in the fourth place and below.
Okawa Chairman "Final decision one month before the opening of next season"
Masaaki Okawa, a chairman of the B league, met online and said that he changed to a two-district system. "As for how to divide, I decided to divide it into east and west according to prefectures. There were various opinions, but the team With the financial situation of the country becoming difficult, I decided to make this decision because I wanted to reduce expedition expenses as much as possible. "
Regarding the next season, "I think it will continue to be uncertain whether or not it will be possible to open in October, but I want to make a final decision at least one month in advance," he said.