{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a457a468fe07c45491fee853","clusterId":"c_e6fb2532326cd896ebd49a2c","slug":"unizone-opens-team-entry-for-its-2027-e-motorsport-league","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"UNIZONE Opens Team Entry for Its 2027 E-Motorsport League","summary":"The Japan e-Motorsport Organization has opened team recruitment for UNIZONE 2027, with applications accepted from October 13 to November 13, 2026, at 18:00. Selection runs in two stages: a document review, with results by November 17, 2026, and a presentation review. The league's 2026 season drew six teams based in Hokkaido, Iwate, Tokyo, Shizuoka, Aichi, and Kumamoto.","whyItMatters":"UNIZONE is rebuilding its grid a full year before the season, and the two-stage screen suggests JeMO is choosing teams it expects to hold a local base rather than fielding whoever applies first.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eApplications run through a Microsoft Forms link, and the submitted document is the Team Selection Meeting Application Form, which requires approval from the team\u0026#39;s representative. Applicants who clear the document review are contacted by November 17, 2026; the second stage is a presentation review.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe organization cites the 2026 season as the model it wants repeated. Matches were held online, which the league says let each team build local fans and do community work from its home region rather than travel to a single venue.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"UNIZONE's 2026 season fielded only six teams. The 2027 recruitment window runs a month, so the league's growth plan now depends on whether that regional base can scale before the season starts.","twitterPost":"UNIZONE fielded six teams in 2026. The 2027 entry window is one month, so growth rests on recruiting beyond that regional base.","threadsPost":"UNIZONE's 2026 season drew six teams from Hokkaido to Kumamoto, a small field for a national league. The 2027 recruitment window gives applicants one month and a two-stage review, with document results due November 17. The league's expansion now depends on how many teams that process actually brings in.","newsletterBlurb":"The Japan e-Motorsport Organization has opened team recruitment for UNIZONE 2027, taking applications from October 13 to November 13, 2026. Selection moves from a document review to a presentation review, with first-stage results due by November 17. The 2026 league ran six teams, based in Hokkaido, Iwate, Tokyo, Shizuoka, Aichi, and Kumamoto.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/442/4442192/?rss\",\"title\":\"e-Motorsport League UNIZONE 2027 Team Entry Recruitment Begins!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4466,"outputTokens":610,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791882481,"createdAt":"2026-10-13T09:05:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T09:06:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T09:06:19.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e6fb2532326cd896ebd49a2c","canonicalTitle":"e-Motorsport League UNIZONE 2027参戦チーム募集開始！","representativeArticleId":"a_6b4cc010f066d30429818bfd","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"e-Motorsport League UNIZONE 2027\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-13T07:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-13T07:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T09:06:17.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/442/4442192/?rss","title":"e-Motorsport League UNIZONE 2027参戦チーム募集開始！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["e-Motorsport League UNIZONE 2027"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}