Report

On Sunday, October 25th, we held Open Stadium 2015. We were blessed with clear autumn weather, and over 10,000 people attended. At "Players Onstage," C.R.O. Nakata served as MC for a talk show titled "Kashima Antlers Men Ranking Each Other," and the "Players T-Shirts Contest" award ceremony was held. Furthermore, the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup made an appearance on stage, and Akasaki's New Hero Award win was announced as a surprise.

Players listening to staff explanations in the waiting room

["Kashima Antlers Men Ranking Each Other"]
This was a talk segment where players ranked each other based on given topics. Shoji, Aoki, Motoyama, Akasaki, Shibasaki, Sogahata, Nishi, Endo, Kanazaki, and Ogasawara took the stage.

The 10 players assembled on stage

Toyokawa, who was suddenly appointed to handle the "ranking"

Players watching from the bench also smiling

["Players T-Shirts Contest" Award Ceremony]
The results, which combined prior web votes with same-day sales, were announced. Shoji, Shibasaki, and Umebachi's "Quartet 2011" T-shirt brilliantly won first place. Manager Ishii presented them with a commemorative plaque.

[Yamazaki Nabisco Cup New Hero Award Announcement]
Finally, all participating players took the stage, and the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup appeared. As a video played on the large screen, Akasaki's New Hero Award win was revealed as a surprise. Akasaki looked surprised and spoke about his joy at receiving the award. The Open Stadium event concluded with a greeting from Manager Ishii.

[Akasaki Interview]
After the Open Stadium event, Akasaki, who won the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup New Hero Award, was interviewed by the press.