沖縄英字マガジン OkinaWanderer

毎年シーズン開幕に合わせてキングスの特集を組んでいるJUですが、今年ももちろんやりますよ〜！

表紙もデデンと飾りまして、しっかり外国人にも周知を図っていこうと思います♪

我々としても今年からB.Legue になることで新しいルールや体制も知っていかないといけないのでね、何がどう変わったのかなども合わせて掲載していますよ♪

まず！一番大きな変化としては、B1、B２、二部リーグ制になっていること（B３もあるようですが、ここでは割愛させてもらいますね）。

B１が１８チーム（３地区６チーム）、B2が１８チーム（３地区６チーム）で争い、チャンピオンを競うのはもちろん当然なのですが。

二つ別れたリーグがあるということは？

そうなんです、入れ替え制度ができたのです！

なんと、レギュラーシーズン終了後に１部リーグの下位四チームが入れ替え制のプレイオフを行い、その中の下位２チームは次季２部に転落。逆に２部の上位２チームは次季１部に昇格するんです！

また、１部の下位３番目のチームおよび２部の上位３位のチームは入れ替えをかけて試合までするんですよ！

これはファンにとってもシビアではありますが、逆に２部から下克上していく楽しみにもなりますよね。

チームも１部から２部に落ちるのはある意味屈辱的なわけで、どうにか避けようと頑張りますよね。

こういう作用が相成ってますます盛り上がりを見せてくれるのではないかと大いに期待しています（＾＾）

前回の試合にて初のNBLチームからの勝利をつかみ取ったキングス！

その波に乗ってB.Leagueでも波乱を巻き起こしてほしいですね！

Go! Go! KINGS!!



The brand new national basketball league, called B. League opened its inaugural season just a couple weeks ago, and the Ryukyu Golden Kings, the winner of the final championship of the now-defunct bj-League, has worked itself into a decent start even though facing very strong rivals coming from the old NBL.

The new league is divided into B1 and B2 divisions, and some rules have changed from the last bj-League season. Each squad will play 60 games during the season, the placing of the teams will be decided by their winning rate, and only three foreign players can be on the roster of each team. There are also a new rule covering foreign players on the court (for details check at https://en. wikipedia.org/ wiki/ B. League).

Two top squads from each conference, a total of six teams will get the right to play at the championship tournament, and other top two teams from whole league can join the tournament also.

The biggest difference from the old leagues is the replacement system between B1 and B2 leagues. Each B1 and B2 division consists of 18 teams, and at the end of the season, the lowest four teams in B1 will play a playoff series against each other. The lowest two teams from the playoffs will be demoted to B2 division. The best two teams in B2 will go to play in B1 for the next season, as will the winner of the playoff series. The team in the fourth place in the B2 will stay in B2. The team in the second place of the playoffs will play against the third place team in the B2, and the winner will go to play in the B1 and the loser in B2 in the following season.

The Kings released some its pillar players of last season, but also contracted new experienced players for this season.
It will be very hard for the teams to keep the upper places in the new league, but Golden Kings have every intention to do so. That’s why all fans of the team must cheer them up and give support the best we can!







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