On October 20, Fukuoka Softbank won a close game to improve their record to 4-3 (including one advantage) and win the "2025 PERSOL Climax Series Pa" championship. Manager Hiroki Kokubo held a championship press conference after the game, Tatsuru Yanagimachi pitcher T he following is a list of questions from manager Hiroki Kokubo. Here are manager Kokubo's answers to each question.

How do you feel now that you have overcome the PERSOL CS Pa
To be honest, I'm relieved...we won two games in a row and then lost three in a row, and the way we lost was similar to the Japan Series last year. There is a world of difference between winning and losing today, so to be honest, I am relieved.

He exhaled loudly at the moment of win. Was this win ever different?
The game started in an atmosphere where the benches were determined not to lose, and we were able to hold on for a point. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham The state of the batting line was good from the first game, and in the second game, Arihara went up to mound 0, but it was Hokkaido Nippon-Ham almost all the bases were loaded. It was almost like a series where we were being pushed around, so I thought again that Moinello was amazing for holding off that lineup.

Did you say anything to the players before the game?
I did today. With the game to be decided today, all we could do was to send the players off with full faith in them. We will send them off with 100% faith. The fans also believed in the players and cheered them on. The most important thing is whether you yourself believe in them 100%.

In the next 30 minutes, if you have even 1% or 2% doubt or hesitation, you must put it out of your mind. Enjoy it. I had no other choice but to give it all I had. I told them to believe in themselves 100% before the game.

Q. What were your concerns and goals in deciding the order?
I usually ask my batting coach to suggest batting order, but for today, I decided on my own. I went home yesterday and used the first order I wrote. After that, I was unsure about it and came up with two different orders, but I deleted them. （I also thought about Yanagida (Yuki) No. 1, and I gave it a lot of thought, but the answers I came up with after much deliberation are usually not correct, so I decided on the first order I wrote and told the players about it.

Akira Kawase, the player who was chosen to play the second position, scored the final goal.
There were a lot of injuries this year, and he was a player who stayed with the team for a whole year in various roles. It was a great moment for a player like that to finally hit in a good situation. As walk-off hit he said on May 2 this year, it was a season in which good performances stood out at each milestone. The Hawks I think he has become an indispensable player for the "Mere Old Man". He has become more than a super-sub, irreplaceable.

Moinello, who was in charge of Round 6, pitcher was 1 in 7 times. runs
I think he was in better shape than in the first game, as he will tell you later. I was worried about him after four days, but when I saw the ball in the first inning, I felt he could do some good today.

Reyes, who had said that he was "untouchable," was perfect closer.
I think that was the reason we won, and Ryuji Unno (Ryuji Unno) brought out the best in Moinello, and Matsumoto (Hiroki) and Sugiyama (Kazuki) did the same. Sugiyama's attack on Reyes and his attack on Gunji (Yuya) at the end were pitches where I felt Unno had grown as well.

Before the series, you said that you wanted to play a game that would move people's hearts.
Last year, I was able to pass through the final stage fastball before I had time to feel that way, but this year, the flow of the series has been Hokkaido Nippon-Ham difficult. I myself, as well as the fans, were cheering for us, saying, 'Please win somehow. I really appreciate their support.

Q. How did you take charge of the game in the short term?
I didn't have many opportunities to get the bases loaded, but in terms of pitching, I was prepared to use the good pitcher pitchers in order today. Moinello pitched until the 7th inning and I pitched Matsumoto in the 8th inning, but I was also prepared to start from the 3rd inning, which is something that never happens during the season. As it turned out, I didn't use him that way, but it was a game that would be over if we lost, so I prepared that much."

ーー Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and a five-minute battle. "What kind of presence is Shinjo The Fighters?
"I felt he's going to be very strong next year and beyond. We have a good group of young starters, power pitcher starters, and I think the players felt it, too, the fear of the batting lineup, the depth of the lineup. We have to turn our heads to the Japan Series, but when we talk about next season, I already think that we will have a tough battle if we don't have a solid countermeasure plan.

Words of advice for coach Tsuyoshi Shinjo
I said this before the match, but I really want to thank you for the past year. I think we were all rooted together in the desire to make the entire baseball and Pacific League professional team more exciting. I thanked him for a truly enjoyable season, in which we fought five games in a row.

-Image of Hanshin Tigers playing in the Japan Series
I only have an image of the exchange games. I don't know how they played in the second half of the season, but I have an image of a team where the regular lineup is fixed to some extent and batting order doesn't change until about the 6th position. I haven't seen much of the second half of the season. I would like to study Hanshin Tigers carefully from now on.

Q: In the Japan Series, you will be aiming to win the top prize in Japan, which you were unable to do last year. How do you want to compete?
This year, the series will start at MIZUHO PayPay Dome, the home of Pacific League, so I would like to get off to a good start by taking advantage of our location in the first and second games.

Message to fans
In the final stage of the tournament, which was to be decided by the sixth game today, we received really big cheers from the fans for the six games. I think the players really felt the support of the fans in this series. We will continue to fight hard to win the Japan Series as well, so please support us again.