JWL (JAPAN WINTER LEAGUE) press announcement! The gateway to success in the baseball world will be held in Okinawa next month! Exclusive free LIVE streaming of all games on DAZN has also been decided!

JWL (JAPAN WINTER LEAGUE) press announcement! The gateway to success in the baseball world will be held in Okinawa next month! Exclusive free LIVE streaming of all games on DAZN has also been decided! ​ Kyodo Medias Co., Ltd. Press release: October 30, 2024 JWL (JAPAN WINTER LEAGUE) press announcement! The gateway to success in the baseball world will be held in Okinawa next month! Exclusive free LIVE streaming of all games on DAZN has also been decided! An online press conference was held regarding the “Business partnership between new JAPAN WINTER LEAGUE (JWL) participating teams and DAZN”.
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First of all, JWL representative Issei Washizaki said, “This time, we would like to form a business partnership with DAZN.They sympathize with JWL’s mission, and we agreed to work together to change the world of baseball and sports.” As a result of your support, we are here today.In addition, we will be announcing new participating teams, so we look forward to your continued support today.” Ta. Next, JWL GM Michin Ohno said, “JWL started in 2022 with the concept of “bringing light to players who don’t see the light of day.” This is the third year that we have gathered athletes in Okinawa, with many players from not only Japan but also from overseas participating.My personal opinion is that Japan is highly evaluated at the age of 15, 18, and 22. If you don’t get on that track, you won’t be able to advance to a higher category, and through the JWL, I learned that there are players who are not just in Japan but around the world. The number of overseas players has increased since last year, and there are many players from overseas participating this time as well. NPB teams also announced their participation. We are very happy to be able to hold the Winter League together with DAZN in this breakthrough year. Baseball is only a sport in North America, Central and South America, and parts of Asia, but with the emergence of a player named Shohei Otani, Japanese baseball and baseball around the world are attracting attention. By working with DAZN on this great opportunity, we are confident that baseball will become a major sport in the world.” He talked about the worldwide spread of “Baseball”. From our business partner DAZN, CEO of DAZN Japan Investment LLC, Yutaka Sasamoto, said, “We have received such great enthusiasm that we will be able to stream the Winter League for the first time as DANZ.I am very happy and I am very grateful for your support. I played baseball in Little League when I was in Australia, and continued to play baseball after returning to Japan, but I haven’t been able to spend my baseball life passionately, so this time I’d like to talk about it personally. I’m also looking forward to it. For DAZN, we want to energize Japan through sports, so it is very meaningful and makes us happy to be able to support athletes through this type of streaming. What can DAZN do in a situation where the number of young baseball players is decreasing? I have always thought this, and when I heard from everyone at JWL, one of the things we can do is to shine a light on the amateur and youth generation who aim to become professionals, and to help sustain baseball, a sport that Japan is proud of to the world. We decided to form this distribution business partnership in the hopes of
contributing to the excitement of the game,” he said, explaining his thoughts on baseball and sports as well as the circumstances that led to the business partnership. The new team participating in JWL2024 is “Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles” from NPB. It has been decided that pitchers Yasushi Katsushi, Yuki Hayashi, Naoto Nishiguchi, Yasumasa Koga, and Waters Rikai Jumil will participate as dispatched players. CPBL has also decided that the “United Lions” will participate, and plans to send two members. It has also been decided that players from the Chinese Baseball Association will be dispatched, and they will work as “TEAM RISING STAR OF CHINA” during the JWL period. There will be 26 players in 3 categories, with the main members being U-23 players representing China. Chen Xu, chairman of the Chinese Baseball Association, said, “The China Star of Hope team is made up of excellent players from the Chinese U-23 generation, and many of them played at the U-23 World Championships held in September under China Invitation. They participated in the Cup and finished in 4th place.The players are very excited and want to thank the Japanese baseball community and the media for their interest in the Japanese youth league, which will begin soon. I am looking forward to competing with and deepening our friendship with the players from Okinawa
Prefecture.I would like to thank everyone again for the warm hospitality provided by Okinawa Prefecture over the coming month.” , conveyed words of gratitude. “JWL2024” is a tryout league for new challenges, “JAPAN WINTER LEAGUE TRYOUT” (for players aged 15 and older with baseball experience), and “JAPAN WINTER LEAGUE ADVANCE”, a skill-up league for practical purposes (for each NPB team, CPBL team). , IPBL teams, and JABA teams), both leagues run from November 23rd to December 19th, and are held at Koza Shinkin Stadium. All matches will be exclusively streamed live for free on DAZN. In addition, on November 22nd, an “Airport Welcome Ceremony” was held at Naha Airport from 4:30 pm, followed by a physical test on the 23rd, an opening ceremony from 8:30 am on the 24th, and an opening ceremony from 9:00 am on the same day. A match will be held. The playoffs and closing ceremony are scheduled for December 19th. Additionally, a press conference called “PJ Bringing Light to the World of Baseball” will be held on November 27th. A question and answer session was held at the end. When asked, “How many people participated last year and how many teams did they sign with?” the answer was “27 of the 101 participants signed with independent leagues.The number of teams they signed with was 15.” answer. When asked, “How many athletes are planning to participate in TRYOUT and ADVANCE this year?”, the answer was “We have set up 80 spots for each, and we have already received a total of 100 applicants, so we hope to see you in October. “November is the month when we receive the most applications, so we believe we will reach capacity.” Lastly, JWL vice president Masato Chibana said, “This is the third year of the Winter League.This time, DAZN will be participating via streaming, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, there will be times when there are spectators and times when there are no spectators.” , their performance was completely different. I think that with DAZN’s support this time, the players will be able to prepare themselves and take on the challenge of the match, and the JWL is an excellent coordinator. Because we have such great coaches, the number of new teams participating has also increased.I want the children who are playing baseball in Japan to see this, and to bring out successful children like Otani from the winter league. Thank you for your continued support,” he said, concluding the press conference. “JWL2024” will be exclusively distributed LIVE for free on all games on DAZN. JAPAN WINTER LEAGUE official homepage
https://www.japanleague.co.jp/ DAZN official homepage (JWL related page) https://dazngroup.com/press-room/1009/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12949/2814/12949-2814-378f69c138451b7ba339e1582983687a-3900×2645.jpg JAPAN WINTER LEAGUE Representative Issei Washizaki (left) and DAZN Japan CEO Yutaka Sasamoto (right) Advertisement: Kyodo Medias