There are several tournaments to play in throughout the year. Your school will always play in the prefectural tournament for your prefecture, and if you finish high enough, you’ll make the regional tournament from there. In Aomori, if I finish in the top two of the prefectural tournament, I make the regional tournament. If I’m the prefectural tournament champion, then I’m automatcally in the upcoming Koshien tournament as well. Regional tournament champions in the summer are invited to the national tournament at Meiji Jingu in the autumn.
So, doing well in the prefectural tournaments is really the key to driving success for your school. Poor finishes in the prefectural tournaments mean that you don’t even get the opportunity to participate in the other tournaments, which means less game participation growth for your players.
Calendar #
A couple of weeks before the start of a tournament, the selection day will occur. This is noted with the phrase, 「組み合わせ抽選」, which means (aproximately), “matchup lottery”. This is where the official tournament bracket will be set. There’s not much fanfare around it other than a couple of screens of dialog, but after the selection, you’ll be able to go to the smartphone’s calendar, press square, and see the bracket itself. After playing in a few tournaments, you’ll start to see the same schools a few times and get to know them, and the other schools will appear in the rivals screen in the smartphone for you to prepare for.
Before Selection #
Dialog #
The draw for the spring regional tournament is coming up soon.
春の地区大会も近づいてきたことですし、そろそろメンバーの決定をしないといけないですね！
Coach!
The spring regional tournament is fast approaching, so it’s time to decide on the team members!
Selection Day #
Tournament matchup lottery
Dialog #
The draw for the spring regional tournament has been held.
The first match will be on Wednesday, May 20th, in the 2nd game of the day, and the opponent will be Shinjo High School (Yamagata prefecture).
Now that the opponent has been determined, the players got fired up.
田畑のテンションがノリノリになった！
野村のテンションがふつうになった。
Yuasa’s mood has improved!
Tabata’s mood has improved!
Nomura’s mood has returned to normal.
Practice efficiency has improved. Practice will be more effective for several days.
You can check the matchup information (tournament table) by going to “Data” → “Schedule.”
Checking the Tournament Bracket #
Once you’re back to the dashboard, you can see the actual bracket from the smartphone’s calendar screen. From the calendar, press square to show the bracket. Your school will be highlighted with a light background. As the tournament progresses, this bracket will update with game scores, and eliminated schools will be noted. You can use this to prepare for upcoming games by checking the remaining teams against the Rivals screen from the smartphone.
Not Selected for Tournament #
Especially in the first couple of years, your school won’t be strong enough to participate in many tournaments. When you’re not selected, you’ll see something similar to the following couple of screens.
The draw for the Koshien Tournament will be held soon.
Next year, we hope to qualify and step onto the soil of Koshien.
Tournament Travel #
Koshien (Kobe) and the national tournament (Tokyo) are further away from your home prefecture and require travel to get there for the duration of the tournament. You’ll see a day note that reads 「移動」 for the travel day, and a few things will change while you’re on-site:
- All of the local activities won’t be available, so you can’t go to the sports store, the gym, the hospital, etc., because you’re not in town to go there.
- Practice equipment durability will not decrease while you’re at the tournament.
The prefectural and regional tournaments don’t require travel, so the above does not apply for those.
Playing Games #
The tournament games will take place throughout the next couple of weeks. The dashboard screen shows the next 10 or so days after today, and days with games will have the round number indicated to the right side of the day. Practice periods will automatically break on days that you have a game, so you’ll have a number of shortened practice periods when the tournaement games are frequent.
See the following pages for actual game day guides:
All tournaments are single-elimination, so losing a game means that you’re out of the tournament.
Winning a Tournament #
After a while, your school will be strong enough on the field that you’ll win a tournament, or at least get far enough to advance to the next tournament. For example, just by making the prefectural tournament final, you’ll be able to play in the regional tournament. Winning the spring or summer prefectural tournament will get you into the next Koshien tournament.
The final two teams were determined for the spring prefectural tournament, and they will advance to the regional tournament.
Spring Regional Tournament - Participation Determined
Congratulations on the championship victory!
In Hakkyuu no Kiseki mode, reach the prestigious school fame rank.
これで春の県大会優勝です！
(Club Manager) Ota Minami: We did it!
As of now, we’re the champions of the spring prefectural tournament!
さらに強いチームとの戦いが予想されます。
我が校の強さをアピールできますね！
(Club Manager) Ota Minami: Our next official match is the spring regional tournament.
We expect to face even stronger teams.
This will be a great opportunity to show off the strength of our school!
We won the prefectural tournament in the spring.
Earned 600 battle points.