All Nippon University Baseball Championship canceled The first ever in the history of the new corona effect May 12 18:17
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the All Nippon University Baseball Championship, which is scheduled to be held in August this year and decides the number one university baseball in Japan, will be canceled. This is the first time for the event to be canceled since the tournament began in 1952.
The 69th All Nippon University Baseball Championship was originally scheduled to be held in June, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the event was postponed to August.
The All Japan University Baseball Federation, which sponsors the event, held an extraordinary board meeting in Tokyo on the 12th, and unanimously decided to cancel the tournament.
As for the reason for the cancellation, at present, most universities have not been able to practice all at once, and even if the declaration of emergency is lifted at the end of this month, there will be insufficient preparation period to hold the tournament in August. It is a decision.
This is the first time that the All Nippon University Baseball Championship that started in 1952 will be cancelled.
According to the All Japan University Baseball Federation, two of the 26 university federations nationwide, including Toto University Baseball, have decided to cancel the spring league match, and the other 24 federations have all postponed the event.
Masayuki Naito, Managing Director of the All Japan University Baseball Federation, said, "Even if league matches are started in various places, it will be from the end of next month to July. Due to the existence of the All Japan University Championship, it is an unreasonable schedule to decide the participating school. We have decided to discontinue it by giving top priority to the safety and health of athletes and related personnel. "