Foreign Players for Japan V Premier League 2012-13
Eva Yaneva - OH (BUL) 
Stefanie Enright - OH (PUR) 
Yeliz Başa - OPP (TUR)
Kanani Danielson – OH (USA) 
Ivana Nesović - OPP (SRB) 
No foreign player
Chaine Staelens - OH (NED) 
Elisangela Paulino - OH (BRA)
Foreign Players for Japan V Challenge League 2012-13
Olena Ustymenko - OPP (UKR) 
Jennifer Doris - MB (USA)
Jie Xu - OH (CHN) 
Ya Chen Wang- OH (CHN) 
Yuranny Romaña - MB/OPP (COL)
Kanani Danielson in Japan!. 
Will the Seagulls remain without a foreign player for the whole season or they plan to transfer any?
Will the Seagulls remain without a foreign player for the whole season or they plan to transfer any?
I don't know if it's necessary, but they could sign foreign WS, maybe Kurihara is enough for them.
Will the Seagulls remain without a foreign player for the whole season or they plan to transfer any?
They usually din't sign any foreign players.
They usually din't sign any foreign players.
Out of the 8 teams Okayama is the one closest to an actual professional club team, so they have to be careful with their cash. The others are at least company sponsored.
Regular Season Starts November 17, 2012 and goes through March 24, 2013
Semifinal Round is April 5-7, 2013
Final Matches April 13 or 14, 2013
Regular Season League Rules
Round Robin against the other teams, a total of 28 matches
Top 4 teams advance to Semifinal Round
Tiebreakers:
Semifinal Round Rules
Round Robin against the other teams, a total of 3 matches
Top 2 teams advance to Final Match, Bottom 2 teams advanced to 3rd Place Match
Tiebreakers:
[list=1][*]Winning percentage in all matches[*]Sets ratio in all matches[*]Points ratio in all matches[*]If tied in all of the above, then same tiebreaker only between the tied teams
Matchday 1, November 17, 2012
NEC Red Rockets 3-0 JT Marvelous (25-18, 25-15, 25-22), Yeliz Başa (NEC) 17 points
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 0-3 Hisamitsu Springs (21-25, 19-25, 15-25), Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 18 points
Okayama Seagulls 3-1 Denso Airybees (24-26, 25-19, 25-14, 25-17), Megumi Kurihara (Okayama) 22 points
Toray Arrows 3-2 Pioneer Red Wings (25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 20-25, 15-10), Satoe Mitsuhashi (Pioneer) 21 points
Standings, wins, sets won-lost
1. Hisamitsu Springs, 1, 3-0 *both teams have same points ratio (75-55)
1. NEC Red Rockets, 1, 3-0
3. Okayama Seagulls, 1, 3-1
4. Toray Arrows, 1, 3-2
5. Pioneer Red Wings, 0, 2-3
6. Denso Airybees, 0, 1-3
7. JT Marvelous, 0, 0-3 *both teams have same points ratio (55-75)
7. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis, 0, 0-3
Display MoreMatchday 1, November 3, 2012
NEC Red Rockets 3-0 JT Marvelous (25-18, 25-15, 25-22), Yeliz Başa (NEC) 17 points
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 0-3 Hisamitsu Springs (21-25, 19-25, 15-25), Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 18 points
Okayama Seagulls 3-1 Denso Airybees (24-26, 25-19, 25-14, 25-17), Megumi Kurihara (Okayama) 22 points
Toray Arrows 3-2 Pioneer Red Wings (25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 20-25, 15-10), Satoe Mitsuhashi (Pioneer) 21 points
Standings, wins, sets won-lost
1. Hisamitsu Springs, 1, 3-0 *both teams have same points ratio (75-55)
1. NEC Red Rockets, 1, 3-0
3. Okayama Seagulls, 1, 3-1
4. Toray Arrows, 1, 3-2
5. Pioneer Red Wings, 0, 2-3
6. Denso Airybees, 0, 1-3
7. JT Marvelous, 0, 0-3 *both teams have same points ratio (55-75)
7. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis, 0, 0-3
Hisamitsu Springs this year is very strong,maybe the champion this season.
Matchday 2, November 18, 2012
Pioneer Red Wings 2-3 Denso Airybees (25-22, 18-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-17), Miku Izuoka (Denso) 25 points
Toray Arrows 3-2 Okayama Seagulls (21-25, 16-25, 25-15, 25-18, 15-6), Stefanie Enright (Toray) 24 points
NEC Red Rockets 3-2 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (25-19, 30-32, 25-18, 22-25, 15-13), Yeliz Başa (NEC) 27 points, 4 players over 20, 3 from NEC
JT Marvelous 2-3 Hisamitsu Springs (18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 21-25, 6-15), Eva Yaneva (JT) 24 points
Standings, wins, sets won-lost
1. Hisamitsu Springs, 2, 6-2 *tied on sets ratio, better points ratio
2. NEC Red Rockets, 2, 6-2 **better sets ratio than Toray
3. Toray Arrows, 2, 6-4
4. Okayama Seagulls, 1, 5-4
5. Denso Airybees, 1, 4-5
6. Pioneer Red Wings, 0, 4-6 ***better sets ratio than Toyota and JT
7. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis, 0, 2-6 ****tied on sets ratio, better points ratio
8. JT Marvelous, 0, 2-6
what about Ishida ,Sakoda and Ebata's performances in Japanese league?
what about Ishida ,Sakoda and Ebata's performances in Japanese league?
Sakoda did not play in the first two games for Toray. I am thinking that she is injured. Not reported that she is, but that is my guess.
Ebata is playing for Hitachi Rivale in the V Challenge League (2nd Division), they have only played 1 match, but she scored 22 in a 3 set match (21 kills, 1 ace, 2 hitting errors, 3 service errors)
Ishida has only played in 3 of the 8 sets for Hisamitsu Springs. Starting only 1 of those sets. 2 kills (2 attempts) and 3 serves (1 error) in one match in one set played. The other 6 kills (20 attempts) and 1 ace (7 serves).
Sakoda did not play in the first two games for Toray. I am thinking that she is injured. Not reported that she is, but that is my guess.
Ebata is playing for Hitachi Rivale in the V Challenge League (2nd Division), they have only played 1 match, but she scored 22 in a 3 set match (21 kills, 1 ace, 2 hitting errors, 3 service errors)
Ishida has only played in 3 of the 8 sets for Hisamitsu Springs. Starting only 1 of those sets. 2 kills (2 attempts) and 3 serves (1 error) in one match in one set played. The other 6 kills (20 attempts) and 1 ace (7 serves).
Saori Sakoda is fully fit. She rarely plays every game, and for the opening weekend, Saki Minemura was finally given her big chance, following her fine run of form in the summer. Along with newcomer Stephanie Enright, they mostly impressed over the two games. I would expect to see Rio make an appearance this weekend, against JT and/or Toyota, where her back row attacks would be quite effective against the height of both teams.
Thx Brahmin and Roly
Matchday 3, November 24, 2012
JT Marvelous 1-3 Toray Arrows (20-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-25), Kaori Kodaira (Toray) 19 points
Denso Airybees 3-2 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (25-17, 22-25, 25-18, 17-25, 15-8), Risa Ishii (Denso) 23 points
Pioneer Red Wings 2-3 NEC Red Rockets (25-20, 19-25, 25-23, 18-25, 10-15), Yeliz Başa (NEC) 37 points
Okayama Seagulls 2-3 Hisamitsu Springs (25-20, 16-25, 21-25, 26-24, 12-15), Megumi Kurihara (Okayama) and Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 31 points, Mai Fukuda (Okayama) 24 points
Standings, wins, sets won-lost
1. Hisamitsu Springs, 3, 9-4 *tied on sets ratio, better points ratio
2. NEC Red Rockets, 3, 9-4 **better sets ratio than Toray
3. Toray Arrows, 3, 9-5
4. Denso Airybees, 2, 7-7
5. Okayama Seagulls, 1, 7-7
6. Pioneer Red Wings, 0, 6-9 ***better sets ratio than Toyota and JT
7. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis, 0, 4-9 ****better sets ratio than JT
8. JT Marvelous, 0, 3-9
what do you think about Nec Red Rockets? is it a strong team or a mediocre in japanese league? could it be the champion at the end of the league?
what do you think about Nec Red Rockets? is it a strong team or a mediocre in japanese league? could it be the champion at the end of the league?
Last year, NEC was the worst team in the V.League with 3 wins in 21 matches. But beat Hitachi Rivale in the Promotion/Relegation matches to stay up.
The team is pretty similar to last year, other than Basa. JT is much weaker without Takeshita setting. Toray lost Saori Kimura as well. Still it is only 3 games into a 28 game season, so a lot can change.
Matchday 4, November 25, 2012
Toray Arrows 3-0 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (25-23, 25-23, 25-18), Stefanie Enright (Toray) 19 points
Denso Airybees 3-2 JT Marvelous (21-25, 23-25, 28-26, 25-22, 15-13), Eva Yaneva (JT) 31 points, Miku Izuoka (Denso) and Masami Taniguchi (JT) 23 points
Okayama Seagulls 3-0 NEC Red Rockets (25-12, 27-25, 25-19), Megumi Kurihara (Okayama) 18 points
Pioneer Red Wings 2-3 Hisamitsu Springs (25-22, 18-25, 15-25, 25-21, 11-15), Chaine Staelens (Pioneer) 25 points and Kanako Hirai (Hisamitsu) 24 points
Standings, wins, sets won-lost
1. Toray Arrows, 4, 12-5 *better sets ratio than Hisamitsu
2. Hisamitsu Springs, 4, 12-6
3. NEC Red Rockets, 3, 9-7 **better sets ratio than Denso
4. Denso Airybees, 3, 10-9
5. Okayama Seagulls, 2, 10-7
6. Pioneer Red Wings, 0, 8-12 ***better sets ratio than Toyota and JT
7. JT Marvelous, 0, 5-12 ****better sets ratio than Toyota
8. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis, 0, 4-12
Last year, NEC was the worst team in the V.League with 3 wins in 21 matches. But beat Hitachi Rivale in the Promotion/Relegation matches to stay up.
The team is pretty similar to last year, other than Basa. JT is much weaker without Takeshita setting. Toray lost Saori Kimura as well. Still it is only 3 games into a 28 game season, so a lot can change.
thx a lot.
Matchday 5, December 1, 2012
Hisamitsu Springs 1-3 NEC Red Rockets (20-25, 20-25, 25-21, 28-30), Yeliz Başa (NEC) 22 points and Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 20 points
Denso Airybees 3-2 Toray Arrows (25-18, 25-19, 19-25, 21-25, 15-6), Risa Ishii (Denso) 23 points
Okayama Seagulls 3-1 JT Marvelous (25-23, 14-25, 25-21, 25-18), Mai Fukuda (Okayama) 27 points, Megumi Kurihara (Okayama) 22 points, Eva Yaneva (JT) 21 points and Masami Taniguchi (JT) 20 points
Pioneer Red Wings 2-3 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (26-28, 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 11-15), Yuko Akazu (Pioneer) 23 points, Aki Fujiwara (Toyota) 22 points and Kanani Danielson (Toyota) 21 points; 6 Toyota players with 10 points or more
Standings, wins, sets won-lost
1. Toray Arrows, 4, 14-8 *better sets ratio than NEC, Hisamitsu and Denso
2. NEC Red Rockets, 4, 12-8 **better sets ratio than Hisamitsu and Denso
3. Hisamitsu Springs, 4, 13-9 ***better sets ratio than Denso
4. Denso Airybees, 4, 13-11
5. Okayama Seagulls, 3, 13-8
6. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis, 1, 7-14
7. Pioneer Red Wings, 0, 10-15 ****better sets ratio than JT
8. JT Marvelous, 0, 6-15