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Come together! Show off your legs!
A beach flags tournament that anyone can participate in!
We will be holding "The Beach Flags Series 2025 Final Round."
The Beach Flags Series aims to further popularize lifesaving sports and raise awareness of drowning prevention, allowing more people to experience and watch beach flags, a type of lifesaving sport, and to experience the appeal of this sport.

Following the regional qualifying rounds, the Beach Flags Series Shibuya Final Round will be held on November 8th (Sat) and 9th (Sun).

Since it has been decided that the event will be held on the 2nd, a qualifying tournament for players who have not yet qualified will be held on Saturday, November 8th.
Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, so please come along and participate.

Therefore, we will be recruiting participants for the event and look forward to your participation.

Entry deadline: Saturday, November 1st

Tournament Name
The Beach Flags Series 2025 Final Round
11/8 (Sat) Preliminary Round, 11/9 (Sun) Final Round

Competition Schedule
Saturday, November 8, 2025: Preliminary Round
<Target> Those who have not qualified to participate in the local qualifying rounds etc. *Excluding players who have already qualified for the final round
<Time>13:00~17:00 *Times are subject to change
November 9, 2025 (Sunday): Final Round
<Target> Participants who have qualified to participate
▶︎Athletes who placed within the top 8 in the Beach Flags event of the applicable tournament below)
・Local qualifying round: Kobe tournament
・Local qualifying round: Nanki Shirahama Tournament
・40th All Japan Student Lifesaving Championships
・51st All Japan Lifesaving Championships
・Players who advanced to the finals of the qualifying round on Saturday, November 8th
・Invited players
・Youth players (16-18 years old*)

<Time>9:00~17:00 *Times are subject to change
Venue: Miyashita Park, Shibuya

Sponsorship
Japan Lifesaving Association, a public interest incorporated foundation
Sponsorship
Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
Category (recruitment limit)
Youth (16-18 years old*): Boys and Girls
Open (no age restrictions): Men and women
* Applicants must be between 16 and 18 years old as of March 31, 2025.
(Participants who are 15 years old on the day of the tournament can also participate)
Participation requirements
Understand the rules of the lifesaving competition (beach flags) by the day of the competition.
If you have a medical history, get a diagnosis from a doctor
Comply with the venue usage rules
In addition to the above, participants in the youth category must participate at the discretion and responsibility of their guardians and be accompanied by a chaperone.

Important points to note when participating
This event will be filmed by the organizers and participants. Please agree that the footage and photos taken may be used by those involved in the event (including participants).
If you do not cooperate to ensure the smooth running of the tournament, the organizers may ask you to withdraw or leave the tournament at their discretion.
Please be sure to take good care of your valuables.

Competition
Lifesaving Competition Beach Flags
Competition Rules
The event will be conducted in accordance with the "JLA Competition Rulebook: JLA Competition Rules 2025 Edition (2025.09.01 Edition)" published by the Association and the Tournament Participation Regulations. For details, please refer to Tournament Participation Regulations 7.
[See pages 29-33] Lifesaving Competition Rules
The special rule "1 on 1" will be used in the preliminary rounds and the final rounds.
“1on1”
Each race is played with 2 to 8 people, split into pairs (4 groups for 8 people).
Each group takes turns taking the designated hose.
The person who captures the flag will win the round-up.
Anyone who does not pick up the designated flag will be disqualified.
If another group takes your flag or blocks your course, the referee may decide to re-race each group.

Recognition
1st to 8th place in each category will be awarded prizes, and 1st to 3rd place will be awarded prizes.

Entry Deadline
Saturday, November 1st*The deadline may be extended depending on the recruitment situation.

Entry fee
Open, Youth: 5,000 yen
Participants: No expenses incurred

Flow leading up to the tournament
Recruitment starts on October 14th (Tuesday)
Entry deadline: Saturday, November 1st
November 3rd (Monday) Secondary guidelines issued

Cancellation decision
This event may be canceled due to rain, bad weather, earthquakes, natural disasters, etc. In the event of a cancellation, the organizers will notify you. Please note that refunds will not be given under any circumstances, including cancellations on the day for personal reasons.

Inquiries/Media Applications
The Beach Flags Series Executive Committee lifesavingspst2032@gmail.com
Please include the subject line [The Beach Flags Series 2025 Final Round Shibuya Tournament].
Please contact us with your name and affiliation.

Venue