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© KYODOSummer Koshien organizers consider cancelation due to virus
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BertieWooster
No loss there!
isoducky
Why not just extend the regional leg of the competition by reorganizing the path to the finals and admit the fact that not every prefecture will be able to play in the Koshien this year, and reserve the space for the final 16 or 8?
Dango bong
Owners agreed to start NPB on 6/19 so why not Koshien? Can't hide forever.
bobcatfish
Tinawatanabe. The bleachers are free
LunarTuner
The tournament is old as the fossils in parliament, this one will be harder to shut down...If PL and CL cant play, then this has to be given the kaibosh...
tinawatanabe
Greedy organizers don't want Koshien without packed spectators.
Luddite
Consider? No, just cancel it.
noriahojanen
The decision has yet to be final, though... I'd propose holding the event without on-site spectators. Or let's hope for alternative event.
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