After three whole rounds of matches, only the final 8 teams remain in Koshien—it already signifies that they are among the best nationwide to all the players who have made it this far.
Similarly, for all the schools that have reached this stage, irrespective of what goals they set before coming to Koshien, they can now start dreaming of that lofty, nearly unattainable dream; if they still don't have the courage to fight for the championship now, then they wouldn't have made it this far.
Entering the quarter-final phase, the remaining eight teams will draw lots again to determine their next opponents and their semi-finals grouping until they're either eliminated or play in the final chapter of summer.
The eight teams in the 93rd Summer Koshien Tournament are:
