{"id":132941,"date":"2020-06-19T11:30:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T02:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=132941&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2020-06-19T11:30:12","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T02:30:12","slug":"live-professional-sports-returns-to-kyushu","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/live-professional-sports-returns-to-kyushu\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Professional Sports Returns To Kyushu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Softbank Hawks announced an updated VR service for fans to enjoy non-audience games. It newly introduces a view from the \u2018Coca Cola Seat\u2019 inside the PayPay Dome to give a more realistic feeling of viewing the match. Members of Club Hawks, Hawks Chikugo Fan Club, and the \u2018Taka Point\u2019 system are eligible to receive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softbankhawks.co.jp\/fanclub\/info_benefits.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a free 31-day coupon<\/a>. Also, free streamings will be available for anyone during the opening matches against Chiba Lotte Marines (6\/19 ~ 21.) *The service requires \u2018VR Square\u2019 application.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3219-89_44_20200303H_S-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3219-89_44_20200303H_S-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3219-89_44_20200303H_S-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3219-89_44_20200303H_S-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3219-89_44_20200303H_S-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3219-89_44_20200303H_S-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3219-89_44_20200303H_S-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\u00a9SoftBank HAWKS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks June &#038; July Home Games <*no-audience games><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 6\/19, 20, 21, 7\/7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softbankhawks.co.jp\/game\/schedule\/202006\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Game schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While games of J2 League reopens on June 27, the first home game for Avispa Fukuoka is scheduled on July 4. The sport is currently preparing a new guideline to let their fans back into the stadiums after July 10. *Limited to viewing of \u2018home games\u2019 until Jul. 31. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Avispa July Home Games (*no-audience games ~7\/9)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 7\/4, 15, 25, 29<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avispa.co.jp\/news\/post-30449\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a><br \/>\n*Detailed information for stadium entry after 7\/10 will be announced soon.<\/p>\n<p>Rizing Zephyr &#8211; Basketball<br \/>\nLocal professional basketball team, Rizing Zephyr, had announced the cancellation of all games for the B2 League 2019~2020 season. <\/p>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softbankhawks.co.jp\/news\/detail\/00003383.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hawks<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/news\/html\/20200609\/k10012464421000.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NHK<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/r-zephyr.com\/news\/detail\/id=14249\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Zephyr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Catch all of our Kyushu &#038; Fukuoka local news reports on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FukuokaNow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fukuokanews\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fukuokanow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong>: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area related news for the benefit of those who cannot read Japanese. Contents posted here are mostly summaries of publicly posted news stories from Japanese media organizations. Errors might occur during translation. Those errors are ours, and not the source\u2019s. Photos and images are sourced separately and are for illustrative purposes only. Please use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/contact\/\">this form<\/a> to send feedback and questions.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Softbank Hawks announced an updated VR service for fans to enjoy non-audience games. It newly introduces a view from the \u2018Coca Cola Seat\u2019 inside the PayPay Dome to give a more realistic feeling of viewing the match. 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