A new champion was born after defeating the previous year’s champion through SNS voting.
On January 17th, on the second day of “Resona Group B.LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME WEEKEND 2026 IN NAGASAKI” held in Nagasaki, “RELIVE DUNK CONTEST” was held as the climax of the contest. The voltage in the venue reached its climax as the competition was at a high level with three players advancing to the finals. You can try as many times as you like within the 60 second time limit. Five judges will judge each contest with a maximum of 10 points, and the top two will advance to the finals. The judges were Hiroya Kawasada (Nagasaki), B League official analyst Chris Sasaki, Kenjiro Yamashita (J SOUL BROTHERS III from EXILE TRIBE), Nanaka as the fan representative, and LUCA, Nagasaki’s mascot.
The first player, Makoto Sato (Gunma), declared, “I want to show you a stylish dunk.” He caught the thrown ball in the air and attempted a 360-degree dunk, but unfortunately he was not successful. The score was 37 points. Kawasanada, who follows him on social media and watches his dunks, explained, “I gave him 7 points with the hope that he will show me even more amazing dunks next year.”
Next up was Francis Lopez (FE Nagoya). Dribbling from the right wing, he completed a double-clutch bow-hand reverse dunk and scored 48 points. Nanaka, who gave the score out of 10, said, “The score was amazing, and the backward dunk was amazing, so I gave it a 10.”
The third person is Taku Sudo Tyrell (FE Nagoya). He said, “I want to show my physical ability,” and started on the right wing. Bounce the ball in the paint area and catch it in the air. He attempted a dunk with his right hand while spinning 360 degrees, but failed the first time. Still, he provoked the crowd into applause and succeeded on his third attempt, scoring 48 points, matching his teammate Lopez.
