Winter High School Basketball Tournament
The national tournament where Seirin faces the Generation of Miracles.
The Winter High School Basketball Tournament, known as the Winter Cup, is the national tournament Seirin High enters after being eliminated from the Inter-High. It is held in Tokyo. In Kuroko's Basketball it is where Seirin meets the teams of the Generation of Miracles and wins the title.
Quick Facts
- Main team followed
- Seirin High School
- Key players
- Kagami Taiga, Kuroko Tetsuya
- Narrative role
- Final arc of the manga and anime
Lore & Background
Only the top eight teams from the Inter-High can take part in the Winter Cup preliminaries. There Seirin beats Josei High 108–61 and Senshinkan 78–61, draws with Shutoku and beats Kirisaki Daiichi 78–70 to qualify; Shutoku qualifies as well, so every member of the Generation of Miracles takes part. In the tournament Seirin beats Touou Academy in the first round, then Yōsen High and, in the semi-final, Kaijo. Shutoku takes third place by beating Kaijo 96–54. In the grand final Seirin beats Rakuzan 106–105 and wins the Winter Cup.
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