[Yokohama Excellence] Opponent Decided for "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS THIRDPLACE GAME 2025-26 (3rd Place Playoff)"!
Yokohama Excellence announced that their opponent for the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS THIRDPLACE GAME 2025-26" will be Shinshu Brave Warriors. The team aims for a 3rd place finish in their first year in B2, with games scheduled for May 16th and 17th away.
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Thank you for always supporting Yokohama Excellence.
We are pleased to announce that our opponent for the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS THIRDPLACE GAME 2025-26 (3rd Place Playoff)" has been decided as "Shinshu Brave Warriors."
Although we did not advance to the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS FINALS 2025-26 (Finals)," we are aiming for a 3rd place finish in our first year since promotion to B2!
We ask for your continued passionate support for the last game of this season!
Overview of "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS 2025-26"
[Participating Clubs]
- The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place clubs from each district in the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League Regular Season," and the top two clubs among the remaining eight clubs (excluding the top three from each district) will participate in this tournament.
[Tournament Format]
- The tournament will be played in a knockout format with 8 clubs. The quarterfinals, semifinals, 3rd place game, and finals will each consist of two games.
- If the series is tied at 1-1 after two games in the quarterfinals, semifinals, 3rd place game, and finals, a third game will be played on a separate day to determine the winner. The third game will follow standard competition rules, and if tied at the end of the third game, overtime periods of 5 minutes each will be played until a winner is decided.
* All the above games will be hosted by the higher-seeded 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 THIRDPLACE GAME 2025-26 (3rd Place Playoff)
In the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS THIRDPLACE GAME 2025-26 (3rd Place Playoff)," we will face "Shinshu Brave Warriors" away!
This season, playing away, we aim for two wins and a 3rd place finish in the final game of the "B2 League"!!
We ask for your continued passionate support until the very end of the last official game with this season's members!!
[Schedule]
Game1: Saturday, May 16, 2026, 14:05
Game2: Sunday, May 17, 2026, 14:05
*Game3: Monday, May 18, 2026, 19:35
*Game3 will only be held if the series is tied at 1-1 after Game2, based on a best-of-three format.
[Opponent]
Shinshu Brave Warriors
(1st place in the East District of the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League Regular Season")
[Arena]
White Ring
2268-1 Mashima-machi, Nagano-shi, Nagano 381-2204
Public Viewing Event Confirmed!!
Furthermore, a public viewing event for the final game of this season has also been confirmed!
*There will be no public viewing event if Game3 is held.
Details can be confirmed here.
X
https://x.com/yokohamaex_
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/yokohamaexcellence_official/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@yokohamaexcellence
LINE
https://page.line.me/934bncen?openQrModal=true
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@yokohamaex_
Mascot SNS
https://x.com/45pick80roll
The game can be watched on "BasketballLIVE"!!
https://basketball.mb.softbank.jp/service/?utm_source=club&utm_medium=YE&utm_campaign=club_YE_003
*External link.
Yokohama Excellence Co., Ltd.
A professional basketball club based in Yokohama.
Formerly active as "Tokyo Excellence," the club name was changed to "Yokohama Excellence / YOKOHAMA EXCELLENCE" in 2021 with the relocation of its home base to Yokohama.
The club name expresses the way of life "Strive for Excellence," which means never sparing effort for self-improvement. In other words, "EXCELLENCE" signifies being "splendid" in mind, technique, and body.
We are pleased to announce that our opponent for the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS THIRDPLACE GAME 2025-26 (3rd Place Playoff)" has been decided as "Shinshu Brave Warriors."
Although we did not advance to the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS FINALS 2025-26 (Finals)," we are aiming for a 3rd place finish in our first year since promotion to B2!
We ask for your continued passionate support for the last game of this season!
Overview of "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS 2025-26"
[Participating Clubs]
- The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place clubs from each district in the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League Regular Season," and the top two clubs among the remaining eight clubs (excluding the top three from each district) will participate in this tournament.
[Tournament Format]
- The tournament will be played in a knockout format with 8 clubs. The quarterfinals, semifinals, 3rd place game, and finals will each consist of two games.
- If the series is tied at 1-1 after two games in the quarterfinals, semifinals, 3rd place game, and finals, a third game will be played on a separate day to determine the winner. The third game will follow standard competition rules, and if tied at the end of the third game, overtime periods of 5 minutes each will be played until a winner is decided.
* All the above games will be hosted by the higher-seeded 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 THIRDPLACE GAME 2025-26 (3rd Place Playoff)
In the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS THIRDPLACE GAME 2025-26 (3rd Place Playoff)," we will face "Shinshu Brave Warriors" away!
This season, playing away, we aim for two wins and a 3rd place finish in the final game of the "B2 League"!!
We ask for your continued passionate support until the very end of the last official game with this season's members!!
[Schedule]
Game1: Saturday, May 16, 2026, 14:05
Game2: Sunday, May 17, 2026, 14:05
*Game3: Monday, May 18, 2026, 19:35
*Game3 will only be held if the series is tied at 1-1 after Game2, based on a best-of-three format.
[Opponent]
Shinshu Brave Warriors
(1st place in the East District of the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League Regular Season")
[Arena]
White Ring
2268-1 Mashima-machi, Nagano-shi, Nagano 381-2204
Public Viewing Event Confirmed!!
Furthermore, a public viewing event for the final game of this season has also been confirmed!
*There will be no public viewing event if Game3 is held.
Details can be confirmed here.
X
https://x.com/yokohamaex_
https://www.instagram.com/yokohamaexcellence_official/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@yokohamaexcellence
LINE
https://page.line.me/934bncen?openQrModal=true
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@yokohamaex_
Mascot SNS
https://x.com/45pick80roll
The game can be watched on "BasketballLIVE"!!
https://basketball.mb.softbank.jp/service/?utm_source=club&utm_medium=YE&utm_campaign=club_YE_003
*External link.
Yokohama Excellence Co., Ltd.
A professional basketball club based in Yokohama.
Formerly active as "Tokyo Excellence," the club name was changed to "Yokohama Excellence / YOKOHAMA EXCELLENCE" in 2021 with the relocation of its home base to Yokohama.
The club name expresses the way of life "Strive for Excellence," which means never sparing effort for self-improvement. In other words, "EXCELLENCE" signifies being "splendid" in mind, technique, and body.