Japan - V.Premier League 2016-2017

  • But Rahimova was gesting to the coach by putting her arms on her forehead. It was not like she was hurt bad, but she probably felt they could have stopped for a moment to check on her. but it does makes sense that, it is not part of their culture.

  • Matchday 18, January 21, 2017, 3 matches remaining


    PFU Blue Cats 0-3 Toray Arrows (24-26, 21-25, 17-25)
    Yukiko Ebata (PFU) 20 (2b), Jennifer Doris (PFU) 10 (1b), Maiko Kanoh (PFU) 9 (1a), Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 8, Mai Shimizu (PFU) 3, Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) 0, Chiaki Takahashi (PFU) L, Kasumi Murakami (PFU) sub 0, Saori Uda (PFU) sub 0, Haruka Yoshiyasu (PFU) sub L
    Saori Sakoda (Toray) 15 (1b), Mari Horikawa (Toray) 15 (2b, 2a), Saori Kimura (Toray) 12 (1b), Carly Wopat (Toray) 8, Kaho Ohno (Toray) 8 (2b), Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 0, Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Asuka Nomura (Toray) sub 0, Wakaba Sugihara (Toray) sub 0, Shino Nakata (Toray) sub 0, Yumi Nakagawa (Toray) sub L


    Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 0-3 Hisamitsu Springs (24-26, 22-25, 21-25)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 24 (1a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 14, Erika Araki (Toyota) 9 (3b), Ayano Tsuji (Toyota) 3 (1b), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 1 (1b), Momoko Higane (Toyota) 0, Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L, Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) sub 1 (1b)
    Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 15 (2b, 1a), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 14 (4b), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 13, Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 11 (3b), Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) 7 (2b), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) 1, Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Hikaru Katoh (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Mana Toe (Hisamitsu) sub L


    NEC Red Rockets 0-3 JT Marvelous (23-25, 15-25, 21-25)
    Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 16 (2b), Sarina Koga (NEC) 11 (2b, 1a), Akari Oumi (NEC) 9, Kana Ohno (NEC) 7 (1a), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 2, Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 1, Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Kaori Ueno (NEC) sub 4, Emiliya Nikolova (NEC) sub 0, Sayaka Shinohara (NEC) sub 0, Nanami Hirose (NEC) sub 0, Sayaka Iwasaki (NEC) sub L
    Onuma Sittirak (JT) 16 (3a), Mai Okumura (JT) 13 (5b), Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 12 (1b, 1a) Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 9 (1b), Yumi Terai (JT) 4 (3b), Misaki Tanaka (JT) 0, Mako Kobata (JT) L, Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 0, Ai Inden (JT) sub 0, Kotoe Inoue (JT) sub 0, Noriko Andoh (JT) sub 0


    Hitachi Rivale 3-0 Okayama Seagulls (25-20, 27-25, 25-20
    Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 15 (2b), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 13, Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 12 (1b), Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 9 (1b, 1a), Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 4, Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 2 (1b, 1a), Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Megumi Kurihara (Hitachi) sub 8 (1b), Kana Shimohira (Hitachi) sub 0, Anna Koike (Hitachi) sub 0, Maiha Haga (Hitachi) sub 0
    Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 12 (1a), Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 7 (2b), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 4 (2b), Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 3, Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 2, Aki Kawabata (Okayama) 0, Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Sanae Watanabe (Okayama) sub 11 (2b), Chiharu Omasu (Okayama) sub 9 (1b), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) sub 1 (1a), Anna Imura (Okayama) sub 0, Mayu Takada (Okayama) sub 0, Yuki Morita (Okayama) sub L, Koyuki Okusu (Okayama) sub 0


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    X 1. NEC Red Rockets 37, 13, 41-24
    X 2. Hitachi Rivale 37, 12, 43-26
    X 3. Hisamitsu Springs 35, 11, 43-26
    X 4. JT Marvelous 33, 11, 39-30
    X 5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 26, 9, 31-36
    X 6. Toray Arrows 25, 9, 32-35
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 21-45
    8. PFU Blue Cats 11, 3, 19-47
    X = Clinched Final 6 Berth


    So with 3 matches remaining, we know the Final 6 teams. Okayama and PFU will play in the Challenge Matches against the 1st and 2nd place in teams in Challenge League 1, which as of now are Denso and Ageo (both of whom dropped last year). Denso and Ageo are both within a win of clinching their positions with 7 matches remaining (3rd place team is 6 wins behind these two).

  • Matchday 19, January 22, 2017, 2 matches remaining


    Hisamitsu Springs 3-1 Okayama Seagulls (21-25, 25-12, 25-18, 25-12)
    Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 24 (2b), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 16 (2b, 1a), Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) 15 (3b, 1a), Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 15 (3b), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 11 (2b), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) 2 (1b), Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Risa Ishibashi (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Hikaru Katoh (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Mana Toe (Hisamitsu) sub L
    Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 12 (1b), Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 8, Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 7, Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 6 (1b, 1a), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 2 (1a), Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 1 (1b), Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Sanae Watanabe (Okayama) sub 7, Anna Imura (Okayama) sub 5 (1b), Aki Kawabata (Okayama) sub 1, Mayu Takada (Okayama) sub 0, Chiharu Omasu (Okayama) sub 0, Yoshie Narasaki (Okayama) sub L


    Toray Arrows 3-0 JT Marvelous (25-19, 25-22, 25-23)
    Saori Kimura (Toray) 16 (2b), Mari Horikawa (Toray) 15 (2b, 2a), Carly Wopat (Toray) 13 (5b), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 13 (2b), Kaho Ohno (Toray) 3 (1b), Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 2 (1a), Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Asuka Nomura (Toray) sub 0, Shino Nakata (Toray) sub 0, Yumi Nakagawa (Toray) sub L
    Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 13 (1b, 1a), Mai Okumura (JT) 11 (2b), Onuma Sittirak (JT) 11,Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 8, Yumi Terai (JT) 3 (1b), Misaki Tanaka (JT) 0, Mako Kobata (JT) L, Ai Inden (JT) sub 1 (1a), Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 0, Kotoe Inoue (JT) sub 0


    PFU Blue Cats 0-3 NEC Red Rockets (18-25, 18-25, 18-25)
    Jennifer Doris (PFU) 14 (3b), Yukiko Ebata (PFU) 14, Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 5 (2b), Saori Uda (PFU) 5 (1a), Mai Shimizu (PFU) 3, Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) 1 (1a), Chiaki Takahashi (PFU) L, Maiko Kanoh (PFU) sub 0, Naoko Shimahata (PFU) sub 0, Rino Makita (PFU) sub 0, Haruka Yoshiyasu (PFU) sub L
    Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 23 (2b, 3a), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 12, Sarina Koga (NEC) 10, Akari Oumi (NEC) 9 (1b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 7 (1b, 2a), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 0, Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Kaori Ueno (NEC) sub 0, Ayana Oyama (NEC) sub 0, Nanami Hirose (NEC) sub 0


    Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 2-3 Hitachi Rivale (12-25, 25-16, 19-25, 25-23, 10-15)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 34 (1b, 1a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 13, Erika Araki (Toyota) 9 (4b), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 6, Momoko Higane (Toyota) 2, Ayano Tsuji (Toyota) 2, Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L, Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) sub 0, Mari Yamada (Toyota) sub 0, Nao Muranaga (Toyota) sub 0, Ayaka Hosokawa (Toyota) sub 0, Kasumi Nakaya (Toyota) sub 0
    Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 23 (2b), Megumi Kurihara (Hitachi) 18 (3a), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 17, Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 14 (2b, 1a), Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 9 (3b), Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 0, Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Miwako Osanai (Hitachi) sub 1, Kana Shimohira (Hitachi) sub 0, Mai Hikichi (Hitachi) sub 0, Maiha Haga (Hitachi) sub 0


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    X 1. NEC Red Rockets 40, 14, 44-24
    X 2. Hitachi Rivale 39, 13, 46-28
    X 3. Hisamitsu Springs 38, 12, 46-27
    X 4. JT Marvelous 33, 11, 39-33
    X 5. Toray Arrows 28, 10, 35-35
    X 6. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 27, 9, 33-39
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 22-48
    8. PFU Blue Cats 11, 3, 19-50
    X = Clinched Final 6 Berth

  • Toray woke up when Horikawa started playing as starting OH starting passing OP :thumbsup:

    Gold medal - World League 2013 Prediction Game
    Bronze medal - World League 2012 Prediction Game

  • Toray woke up when Horikawa started playing as starting OH starting passing OP :thumbsup:


    Toray started 2 receivers system by Kimura sisters from this year and it works really well :thumbsup:
    Both Saori and Misato shows good number on reception (2nd and 4th on individual ranking) and Horikawa adds offensive power to the team :super:

  • thanks, firstly I thought that Horikawa is OH and Sakoda OP, then I thought that Horikawa is passing, but looking further into stats t looks like both Sakoda and Horikawa are non-passing ^^

    Gold medal - World League 2013 Prediction Game
    Bronze medal - World League 2012 Prediction Game

  • Look like Hitomi Nakamichi is out of retirement and back as a player for Toray Arrows. Not sure if it is a long term comeback or just for the rest of the season or just as back-up. http://www.toray-arrows.jp/wom…00C6E70BF492580AC0001159F http://www.toray-arrows.jp/wom…m/member/h_nakamichi.html


    She was an assistant coach, so it is as a backup.

  • Matchday 20, January 28, 2017, 1 match remaining


    Hisamitsu Springs 3-2 Hitachi Rivale (17-25, 25-14, 25-23, 20-25, 15-13)
    Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 26 (1b, 1a), Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 20 (2b, 2a), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 15 (1b), Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 9 (1b), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 6 (1b), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) 2 (1a), Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) sub 2, Erika Sakae (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Fumika Moriya (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Mana Toe (Hisamitsu) sub L
    Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 19 (1b), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 16 (1b, 1a), Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 15 (3b), Megumi Kurihara (Hitachi) 13 (1b), Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 10 (2b), Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 1 (1b), Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Kaori Mabashi (Hitachi) sub 3, Kana Shimohira (Hitachi) sub 0, Anna Koike (Hitachi) sub 0, Maiha Haga (Hitachi) sub 0, Miwako Osanai (Hitachi) sub 0


    JT Marvelous 3- 0 PFU Blue Cats (25-23, 25-20, 33-31)
    Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 15, Onuma Sittirak (JT) 15 (1b), Mai Okumura (JT) 13 (5b), Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 12 (1b, 3a), Misaki Tanaka (JT) 2, Yumi Terai (JT) 2 (2b), Mako Kobata (JT) L, Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 0, Ai Inden (JT) sub 0, Kotoe Inoue (JT) sub 0
    Jennifer Doris (PFU) 17 (1b), Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 15 (2b, 1a), Saori Uda (PFU) 10 (1b), Kasumi Murakami (PFU) 4, Chiaki Takahashi (PFU) 1, Naoko Shimahata (PFU) 1, Haruka Yoshiyasu (PFU) L, Ayaka Horiguchi (PFU) sub 13 (1a), Maiko Kanoh (PFU) sub 2 (1b), Mai Shimizu (PFU) sub 2 (1b), Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) sub 1 (1b), Sayaka Ohbo (PFU) sub 0


    Toray Arrows 0-3 NEC Red Rockets (21-25, 21-25, 15-25)
    Mari Horikawa (Toray) 16, Saori Sakoda (Toray) 8 (1b), Saori Kimura (Toray) 7 (1b), Carly Wopat (Toray) 4, Kaho Ohno (Toray) 4, Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 1, Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Nozomi Itoh (Toray) sub 2 (1b), Wakaba Sugihara (Toray) sub 2, Asuka Nomura (Toray) sub 0, Shino Nakata (Toray) sub 0, Yumi Nakagawa (Toray) sub L
    Sarina Koga (NEC) 21 (2b, 1a), Kana Ohno (NEC) 11 (1b), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 9, Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 9 (1b), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 3 (2b, 1a), Akari Oumi (NEC) 2, Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Kaori Ueno (NEC) sub 1 (1a), Ayana Oyama (NEC) sub 0, Nanami Hirose (NEC) sub 0


    Okayama Seagulls 1-3 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (19-25, 24-26, 25-14, 17-25)
    Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 18 (1b, 1a), Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 17, Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 7 (1b), Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 3 (2b), Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 3 (1a), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 1 (1b), Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Minami Yoshida (Okayama) sub 3, Yurika Kohno (Okayama) sub 1, Anna Imura (Okayama) sub 1, Chiharu Omasu (Okayama) sub 1, Sanae Watanabe (Okayama) sub 0, Mayu Takada (Okayama) sub 0
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 30 (1b, 4a), Erika Araki (Toyota) 13 (6b), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 8 (2b), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 6, Ayano Tsuji (Toyota) 2, Momoko Higane (Toyota) 1, Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L, Nao Muranaga (Toyota) sub 10 (1b), Akari Takeuchi (Toyota) sub 3 (1a), Mari Yamada (Toyota) sub 0, Ayaka Hosokawa (Toyota) sub 0


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    Y 1. NEC Red Rockets 43, 15, 47-24
    X 2. Hisamitsu Springs 40, 13, 49-29
    X 3. Hitachi Rivale 40, 13, 48-31
    X 4. JT Marvelous 36, 12, 42-33
    X 5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 30, 10, 36-40
    X 6. Toray Arrows 28, 10, 35-38
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Okayama Seagulls 12, 4, 23-51
    8. PFU Blue Cats 11, 3, 19-53
    X = Clinched Final 6 Berth
    Y = Clinched Regular Season Title


    NEC clinched the regular season title with their 15th win today. Hisamitsu and Hitachi can only get to 14 even it they tie on points with NEC.
    If Hisamitsu wins over NEC on Sunday in less than 5 sets, they will be the 2nd seed with a better sets ratio than Hitachi (if Hitachi also wins in less than 5).
    Hitachi needs to beat Toray on Sunday just to have a chance at the 2nd seed.
    JT is locked in at the 4th seed.
    If Toyota wins over JT on Sunday, they will be the 5th seed as Toray could only reach 31 points, while Toyota would get to 32 in a 5 set win.
    If Toyota loses, Toray must win to become the 5th seed. Toray would have more wins 11 to Toyota's 10 if tied at 30 or 31 points.

  • Is Hisae Watanabe`s injury serious? I know she got hurt last week, but after she was just sitting on the bench and watching the game, maybe they are saving her for the playoffs so she can be 100%?

  • Is Hisae Watanabe`s injury serious? I know she got hurt last week, but after she was just sitting on the bench and watching the game, maybe they are saving her for the playoffs so she can be 100%?



    This was from 1/21. Translation is sprained or twisted ankle.

  • May i know who's number 1 and 3 in receiving? I'm curious if Risa Shinnabe made it.


    After 19th round, 1st was Arisa Sato (Hitachi/L) and 3rd was Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu/OH).


    The regular round has just finished today and the ranking has changed a little.


    1 Arisa Sato ………73.1%
    2 Saori Kimura……72.8%
    3 Sayaka Tsutsui…70.5%
    4 Risa Shinnabe……69.5%


    9 Misato Kimura……67.6%

  • End of the Regular Season and it is time for the Best Player Awards


    Best Scorer: Paulina Rahimova (Toyota Auto Body) 603 points in 21 matches


    Best Spiker (Highest Kill Percentage): Carly Wopat (Toray) 54.8%


    Best Blocker (Per Set Average): Erika Araki (Toyota Auto Body) 0.94


    Best Server (Using an Efficiency Calculation [[(Non touch ace x 100) + (ace off player x 80) + (Effective serve x 25)]/number of serves]): Paulina Rahimova (Toyota Auto Body) at 20.9


    Best Serve Receiver (Percentage of Excellents): Arisa Sato (Hitachi) 73.1%

  • Matchday 21, January 29, 2017, Final Day of Regular Season


    Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 0-3 JT Marvelous (24-26, 21-25, 15-25)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 17 (1b, 1a), Erika Araki (Toyota) 10 (4b), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 7 (1b), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 5, Momoko Higane (Toyota) 0, Ayano Tsuji (Toyota) 0, Misato Sakakibara (Toyota) L, Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) sub 1, Nao Muranaga (Toyota) sub 0, Ayaka Hosokawa (Toyota) sub 0, Yukako Yasui (Toyota) sub L
    Mizuki Tanaka (JT) 18 (1b, 1a), Onuma Sittirak (JT) 14 (3b, 1a), Mai Okumura (JT) 11, Ayumi Nakamura (JT) 8 (2b, 2a), Yumi Terai (JT) 4 (3b), Misaki Tanaka (JT) 3 (3b), Mako Kobata (JT) L, Masami Takahashi (JT) sub 0, Ai Inden (JT) sub 0, Kotoe Inoue (JT) sub 0


    Toray Arrows 1-3 Hitachi Rivale (25-16, 20-25, 21-25, 23-25)
    Mari Horikawa (Toray) 18, Saori Kimura (Toray) 14 (1b, 1a), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 13 (2b, 1a), Kaho Ohno (Toray) 9 (4b, 1a), Carly Wopat (Toray) 9 (2b, 1a), Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 2, Misato Kimura (Toray) L, Asuka Nomura (Toray) sub 1 (1a), Nozomi Itoh (Toray) sub 1, Shino Nakata (Toray) sub 0, Yumi Nakagawa (Toray) sub L
    Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 18, Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 15, Megumi Kurihara (Hitachi) 15 (1b, 2a), Cursty Jackson (Hitachi) 12 (1b, 2a), Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 8 (2a), Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 2, Arisa Satoh (Hitachi) L, Kaori Mabashi (Hitachi) sub 1, Maiha Haga (Hitachi) sub 1, Kana Shimohira (Hitachi) sub 0, Miwako Osanai (Hitachi) sub 0


    Okayama Seagulls 3-0 PFU Blue Cats (25-17, 25-14, 25-20)
    Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 20 (1b, 3a), Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 12 (1b), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 11, Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 7 (1b), Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 6 (3b), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 3 (1b)
    Aki Maruyama (Okayama) L, Anna Imura (Okayama) sub 2 (1a), Mizuki Ugajin (Okayama) sub 0, Sanae Watanabe (Okayama) sub 0
    Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 10 (2b), Maiko Kanoh (PFU) 8 (1b, 1a), Jennifer Doris (PFU) 6, Mai Shimizu (PFU) 4, Yukiko Ebata (PFU) 3 (1a), Hiroko Matsuura (PFU) 3 (2b), Chiaki Takahashi (PFU) L, Ayaka Horiguchi (PFU) sub 7, Saori Uda (PFU) sub 0, Naoko Shimahata (PFU) sub 0, Haruka Yoshiyasu (PFU) sub L


    Hisamitsu Springs 3-1 NEC Red Rockets (25-20, 25-15, 15-25, 25-17)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 17 (1b, 1a), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 17 (1a), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 15 (7b), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 11 (2b), Maja Tokarska (Hisamitsu) 11 (1b), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) 0, Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu) L, Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) sub 1, Erika Sakae (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Fumika Moriya (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Ayano Nakaoji (Hisamitsu) sub 0, Mana Toe (Hisamitsu) sub L
    Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 15 (1b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 11 (1b, 1a), Sarina Koga (NEC) 10 (1b), Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 9 (2a), Akari Oumi (NEC) 8 (1a), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 4 (1b), Miku Torigoe (NEC) L, Emiliya Nikolova (NEC) sub 7, Kaori Ueno (NEC) sub 0, Miki Yamauchi (NEC) sub 0


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    Y 1. NEC Red Rockets 43, 15, 48-27
    X 2. Hisamitsu Springs 43, 14, 52-30
    X 3. Hitachi Rivale 43, 14, 51-32
    X 4. JT Marvelous 39, 13, 45-33
    X 5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 30, 10, 36-43
    X 6. Toray Arrows 28, 10, 36-41
    ----- Advance to Final 6 -----
    7. Okayama Seagulls 15, 5, 26-51
    8. PFU Blue Cats 11, 3, 19-56
    X = Clinched Final 6 Berth
    Y = Clinched Regular Season Title


    For the Final 6, based on their position at the end of the Regular Season, teams will be given a set number of points to start with in the Final 6. NEC as the Regular Season Champion gets 5 points and dropping to 5th with Toyota getting 1 point. Toray finishing in 6th gets 0 points.


    Final 6 Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. NEC Red Rockets 5, 0, 0-0
    ----- Advance Directly to Final Match -----
    2. Hisamitsu Springs 4, 0, 0-0
    3. Hitachi Rivale 3, 0, 0-0
    ----- Advance to Final 3 (Semifinal) -----
    4. JT Marvelous 2, 0, 0-0
    5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 1, 0, 0-0
    6. Toray Arrows 0, 0, 0-0

  • V.League Challenge Match (Promotion/Relegation), March 11 & 12, Yamato Sports Center


    7th Place Okayama Seagulls will play the 2nd Place team in V.Challenge League I (right now Ageo Medics)
    8th Place PFU Blue Cats will play the 1st Place team in V.Challenge League I (right now Denso Airybees)


    Both Denso and Ageo have already clinched their position in the top 2 of the V.Challenge League I.


    Denso is 8 points ahead of Ageo with 2 more matches played. Denso has 4 matches remaining, while Ageo has 6 matches remaining. They will play each other for the last time on February 11th. A Denso win would all but clinch 1st place, while an Ageo win still gives them a chance to pull in front of Denso by the end of the season.