2010 Top League Challenge Series
| 2010 Top League Challenge Series | |
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| Countries | Japan |
| Date | 16 – 30 January 2010 |
| Champions | NTT Shining Arcs (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Toyota Industries Shuttles |
| Promoted | NTT Shining Arcs Toyota Industries Shuttles |
| Matches played | 6 |
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The 2010 Top League Challenge Series was the 2010 edition of the Top League Challenge Series, a second-tier rugby union competition in Japan, in which teams from regionalised leagues competed for promotion to the Top League for the 2010–11 season. The competition was contested from 11 to 25 January 2010.
NTT Shining Arcs and Toyota Industries Shuttles won promotion to the 2010–11 Top League, while Mazda Blue Zoomers and Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars progressed to the promotion play-offs.
The top two teams from the regional , and qualified to the Top League Challenge Series. The regional league winners participated in Challenge 1, while the runners-up participated in Challenge 2.
The top two teams in Challenge 1 won automatic promotion to the 2010–11 Top League, while the third-placed team in Challenge 1 and the Challenge 2 winner qualified to the promotion play-offs.
The teams qualified to the Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 series through the 2009 regional leagues.
The final standings for the 2009 Top West League were:
The final standings for the 2009 Top East League were:
The final standings for the 2009 Top Kyūshū League were:
The final standings for the 2010 Top League Challenge 1 were:
The following matches were played in the 2010 Top League Challenge 1:
The final standings for the 2010 Top League Challenge 2 were:
The following matches were played in the 2010 Top League Challenge 2:
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