[Yokohama Excellence] Club's First-Ever Advancement to the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS 2025-26" in B2 Decided!!

Thank you for your continued support of Yokohama Excellence. Following the results of today's "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League Match," we are pleased to announce that **<u>Yokohama Excellence's advancement to the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS 2025-26"</u>** has been decided!!

This is the club's first-ever challenge on the grand stage of the B2 playoffs, a right earned by the united effort of the entire EXs family! Thank you all for your passionate support!

And so that we can enter the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS 2025-26" with the highest possible ranking, we ask for your continued passionate support through the end of the season!

### **"Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS 2025-26" Overview**

**[Participating Clubs]** - The first, second, and third place clubs from each conference in the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League Match," as well as the top two clubs among the eight clubs excluding the top three from each conference, will participate in this tournament.

**[Tournament Format]** - The tournament will be held in a tournament format with 8 clubs. The quarterfinals, semifinals, third-place match, and final will each consist of two games. - If the record is 1-1 after the two games of the quarterfinals, semifinals, third-place match, or final, a third game will be played on a separate day to determine the ranking. The third game will be conducted using standard competition rules, and if the score is tied at the end of the third game, 5-minute overtime periods will be played until a winner is decided. *All of the above matches will be home games for the higher-seeded club.

- The club that wins this tournament will be the annual champion of the "2025-26 Season B2 League," the runner-up club will be the annual runner-up, and the third-place club will be the annual third place.