[Yokohama Excellence] Towards the opening of "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS 2025-26", a club first in B2! Matchups and opponents decided!

Thank you for always supporting Yokohama Excellence.
We are pleased to announce that with today's results of the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League" games, the matchups and opponents for the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS 2025-26" have been decided.

This is the club's first challenge on the big stage in B2, let's unite as EXs and seize the "B2 Championship"!!

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

### [Participating Clubs]
- The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place clubs from each district in the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League" and the top two clubs among the eight clubs excluding the top three from each district will participate in this tournament.

### [Tournament Format]
- It will be held in a tournament format with eight clubs, with each of the quarterfinals, semifinals, 3rd place play-off, and final consisting of two games.
- If the series is tied 1-1 after two games in the quarterfinals, semifinals, 3rd place play-off, and final, a third game will be played on a separate day to determine the winner. The third game will adopt regular game rules, and if it's a tie at the end of the third game, a 5-minute overtime period will be played repeatedly until a winner is decided.
*All the above games will be home games for the higher-ranked club.

- The club that wins this tournament will be the "2025-26 Season B2 League" annual champion, the runner-up will be the annual runner-up, and the 3rd place club will be the annual 3rd place club.

### Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS 2025-26

An eight-club tournament aiming for the "B2 Championship".
The opponent for the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS 2025-26" has been decided as "Ehime Orange Vikings"!
We look forward to your continued passionate support for a victory in this crucial away game!

### [Schedule]
Game1: Saturday, May 2, 2026, 14:30
Game2: Sunday, May 3, 2026, 14:30
*Game3: Monday, May 4, 2026, 14:30
*Game3 will only be held if the series is tied 1-1 after Game2, based on the best-of-three format.

### [Opponent]
Ehime Orange Vikings
(2nd place in the Western District of "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League")

### [Arena (Away Game)]
Matsuyama City General Community Center
7-5 Minatomachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture 790-0012

Details regarding the schedule and ticket outline for home games of the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS 2025-26" can be found here.

### Public Viewing Event Confirmed!

Furthermore, thanks to the cooperation of Yokohama Budokan, a public viewing event for the [Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS 2025-26] has also been confirmed!

Let's unite as EXs and send our passionate support from Yokohama towards the "B2 Championship" in the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS 2025-26", a best-of-three series!

Details can be found here.

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A professional basketball club based in Yokohama.
Formerly active as "Tokyo Excellence", with the relocation to Yokohama in 2021, the club name was changed to "Yokohama Excellence / YOKOHAMA EXCELLENCE".
The club name expresses a way of life that "Strives for Excellence", never sparing effort for self-improvement.
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