Opening Match of 2026! Live broadcast on '17LIVE' for the new style baseball event 'THREE GONG.6 -CHUBU FRONTIER in MIE-' where everything is decided in 'an instant' from the 9th inning!

17LIVE Inc. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Jean Honghui, URL: https://jp.17.live/), which operates Japan's largest live streaming app '17LIVE (Iichina)', will deliver live coverage of "THREE GONG.6 -CHUBU FRONTIER in MIE-", the opening match of the 2026 season for "THREE GONG", a new style baseball event that "revolutionizes the concept of baseball", to be held on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Mie Prefectural Touin Town Central Stadium. We also announce that the original team "LIVE's", composed primarily of 17LIVE streamers, will participate in the tournament, and the streamers who will appear as "Three Gong Girls" to support the players will also be decided. Under the slogan "Baseball is 17 (Good)", 17LIVE is engaged in various projects to form more baseball-related communities through live streaming and contribute to the promotion of baseball as a sport. This includes live streaming by active professional baseball players belonging to independent leagues, sparked by the "Team Amagi x 17LIVE - A Bridge to the Future of Baseball -" project. "THREE GONG (Three Gongs)" is a new style baseball event that has garnered attention for its completely different format from regular baseball games, starting from bases loaded with runners on first and third with zero outs in the 9th inning, deciding the winner with just three outs and in just one inning. Having received very positive feedback from users on the live streams conducted for the first to the previous fifth tournaments, 17LIVE will deliver the sixth tournament, "THREE GONG.6 -CHUBU FRONTIER in MIE-", to be held in Touin Town, Mie Prefecture on Saturday, April 11, 2026, as the opening match of 2026, in real-time via live streaming, just like the previous tournament. Furthermore, following the previous tournament, an in-app event was held from February to March this year to select streamers who would appear as "Three Gong Girls" to add color to the tournament by supporting the players. Five streamers have been decided after auditions. This time, as a similar event was held in Taiwan concurrently, two top-ranking 17LIVE streamers from Taiwan will visit Japan to liven up the tournament. On the day of the event, live singing performances of theme songs by 17LIVE streamers selected through past audition events are also scheduled to further energize this project. Enjoy the powerful live vocals of Honoka.'s "Baseball is 17 (Good) Theme Song" and mike's "THREE GONG Theme Song". The original team "LIVE's", composed primarily of 17LIVE streamers active on "17LIVE", will also participate in the tournament on the day. Please pay attention to this tournament, which is the opening match of the annual series that will be held across four regional tournaments in Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, and Kyushu, with the winners of each region clashing in the year-end Grand Slam. The details of the tournament and live broadcast are as follows: ■ Tournament Name: THREE GONG.6 -CHUBU FRONTIER in MIE- ■ Live Broadcast Date and Time Saturday, April 11, 2026, approximately 10:00 AM onwards (scheduled) * Broadcast times and schedule are subject to change. ■ Broadcast Account [Official] Baseball is 17 (Good) https://17.live/ja/profile/r/28669297 ■ "Three Gong Girls" Appearing Streamers (in no particular order) ・Alice Hoshino (https://17.live/ja/profile/r/14496865) ・milla mira (https://17.live/ja/profile/r/341116) ・Ki-pon (https://17.live/ja/profile/r/337798) ・Kanchan Kami (https://17.live/ja/profile/r/13910460) ・Risa (https://17.live/ja/profile/r/14168251) ・Chen Bobo (https://17.live/ja/profile/r/14851) ・Xiao Ola (https://17.live/ja/profile/r/66370) ■ Theme Song Performing Streamers "Baseball is 17 (Good)" Theme Song ・Honoka. (https://17.live/ja/profile/r/28864764) "THREE GONG" Theme Song ・mike (https://17.live/ja/profile/r/1809481) ■ What is "THREE GONG"? It embodies the meaning of "decided by 3 OUTS", overturning the concept of baseball up to now. As this meaning suggests, THREE GONG is a new baseball event that overturns the conventional concept of baseball, with play starting from no outs and runners on first and third, and the match decided solely by the offense and defense of the 9th inning. Teams can win prize money based on their performance, and individuals can earn prize money for their achievements. The unpredictable developments and miracles that can occur in such a short, three-out decisive battle will excite you and lead to new possibilities in baseball! Official HP: https://three-gong.com/ How to Watch "17LIVE" Please download the free "17LIVE" app from the link below and register for an account. (*) App Download: https://17apps.onelink.me/i7CY/17LivePR *Some paid menus and content are available within the app. Communication charges will be borne by the customer. About "17LIVE (Iichina)" With the mission "Enriching connections between people", "17LIVE (Iichina)" is one of Japan's largest live streaming platforms with over 50 million users worldwide (as of February 2023). Under one sky, across seven continents, it aims to create a world where Liveers (distributors) and Listeners (viewers) can share "this very moment" and experience joy and emotion in real-time. Official HP: https://jp.17.live/ X: https://x.com/17livejp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/17LIVEJP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/17livejp/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFf5qroAMTQ6x32YVjOcQBw