The Japan Boys Baseball Central Japan Fall Tournament, held to determine the fall champion of central Japan, opened at Alpine Stadium in Toyama City, with 8 teams, including Hamamatsu Kita Boys, reaching the quarterfinals.
The Menicon–Chunichi Sports Cup, the 21st Japan Boys Baseball Central Japan Fall Tournament, opened at Alpine Stadium in Toyama City to determine the central Japan champion. The 16 first-round games were held on 17 October, determining the 8 quarterfinalists. Hamamatsu Kita Boys, this summer's championship winners, Tokai Chuo Boys, last summer's champions, and Aichi Bishu Boys, last spring's champions, were among the teams advancing.
The Boys League tournament is being held across the 3 prefectures of Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui to commemorate reconstruction efforts. The athletes' pledge was led by captain Ryui Iwata (岩田 琉依) of Toyama Chubu Boys. The event included a reported pledge to support disaster recovery and give their all on the field. The quarterfinals and semifinals are scheduled for 24 October, followed by the final on 25 October at Japan Aviation High School Ishikawa Sky Stadium in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture.
The games will be played on 17, 18, 24 and 25 October, with the quarterfinals and semifinals scheduled for 24 October and the final for 25 October. The tournament draw was also reported to include 48 teams.