The W League for women's basketball is scheduled to be held from the 9th to the 16th of this month in response to the declaration of an emergency in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures due to the spread of the new coronavirus. We have decided to cancel 12 games.
This season, the W League is fighting with 12 teams divided into 6 east and west teams to reduce the risk of infection due to movement as a countermeasure against the infection of the new coronavirus.
The league was scheduled to be held in Shizuoka City and Ota Ward, Tokyo from the 9th to the 16th of this month in response to the declaration of emergency in Tokyo and other metropolitan areas on the 7th. I have decided to cancel 12 games.
Shizuoka is not the target area of the state of emergency, but it was decided to cancel it after considering that most teams will move via 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures.
We would like to hold a canceled match on a different schedule as much as possible, but it will be invalid depending on the period covered by the declaration.
On the other hand, we are planning to hold a game in the west area at the moment, but we will discuss it according to the situation of the spread of infection in the future.
Also, regarding the all-stars scheduled in Tokyo on the 24th of this month, "it is very difficult to hold the event on the original schedule."