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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
This year their prefectural tournament consists of 163 participants. Next year they will break into a more manageable North and South division, akin to the East and West Tokyo regions.
I guess this means that 50 teams (currently 49) will go to Koshien starting next summer?