Japan - V.Premier League 2015-2016

    Matchday 3, October 25, 2015
    Denso Airybees 0-3 Toray Arrows (21-25, 20-25, 14-25), Mia Jerkov (Denso) 14, Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 12, Riho Ohtake (Denso) 5, Saori Sakoda (Toray) 22 (1 b, 2 a), Saori Kimura (Toray) 13 (1 a) & Tetori Dixon (Toray) 9 (3 b, 1 a)


    Hisamitsu Springs 0-3 Hitachi Rivale (23-25, 16-25, 20-25), Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 12, Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 7 (1 b, 1 a), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 6 (1 b), Tatjana Bokan (Hisamitsu) 2, Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 19 (1 b, 2 a), Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 14 (2 b, 2 a), Nana Inoue (Hitachi) 13 (3 b, 1 a), & Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 10 (2 b)


    NEC Red Rockets 2-3 Okayama Seagulls (24-26, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 14-16), Yeliz Basa (NEC) 7 (1 b), Sarina Koga (NEC) 23 (3 b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 17 (1 b), Akari Oumi (NEC) 9 (1 b, 1 a), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 22 (2 b, 2 a), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 13 (1 b), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 21, Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 2, Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 16, Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 16 (2 b) & Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 11 (3 a)


    Ageo Medics 3-2 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 15-11), Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 21 (2 b, 3 a), Shiho Yoshimura (Ageo) 15 (1 b), Erika Araki (Ageo) 14 (5 b), Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 34 (5 a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 17 (3 b, 1 a), Aya Takeuchi (Toyota) 12


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Toray Arrows, 9, 3, 6-2
    2. Okayama Seagulls 6, 2, 8-5
    3. Hisamitsu Springs 5, 2, 6-6
    4. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 5, 1, 7-6
    5. Denso Airybees 4, 2, 6-7
    6. Hitachi Rivale 3, 1, 4-6
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Ageo Medics 2, 1, 5-8
    8. NEC Red Rockets 2, 0, 4-9

    oh, Hitachi beat Hisamitsu 3-0 :white:


    it's very surprising.


    what happened...


    and it's also quite surprising Okayama beat the winner of last season, NEC.


    If you don't consider last season play-offs, Okayama Seagulls were the most regular team of the league beside Hisamitsu Springs. They collapsed during the post-season, when NEC Red Rockets raised up also thanks to Sarina Koga, who joined the team in january. Okayama is a very good team. Very good team play. Plus there's Haruka Miyashita.


    My bet for this seasons are Hisamitsu Spring, Toyota Auto Body Queenseis, Denso Airybees and one between NEC Red Rockets and Toray Arrows.

    Quote from ravens#7


    If you don't consider last season play-offs, Okayama Seagulls were the most regular team of the league beside Hisamitsu Springs. They collapsed during the post-season, when NEC Red Rockets raised up also thanks to Sarina Koga, who joined the team in january. Okayama is a very good team. Very good team play. Plus there's Haruka Miyashita.


    My bet for this seasons are Hisamitsu Spring, Toyota Auto Body Queenseis, Denso Airybees and one between NEC Red Rockets and Toray Arrows.


    thanks for the input.


    I haven't been able to follow the whole season last year diligently.


    anyway, I like to see these two matches real bad :sos:

    What an interesting round with surprising results. Who would have thought that Hisamitsu would collapse that fast against Hitachi? And I still wonder why Risa didn't get a chance to play even when Hisamitsu was about to lose the match. That was quite odd to me :whistling:
    And the reigning champion NEC, though playing not bad at all during these last two matches, still without a win :white:

    Matchday 4, October 31, 2015
    Okayama Seagulls 0-3 Toray Arrows (19-25, 16-25, 22-25)
    Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 8 (1 b,1 a), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 2 (2 b), Tetori Dixon (Toray) 11 (2 b), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 11 (2 b), Saori Kimura (Toray) 10 (2 a), Arisa Takada (Toray) 8 (2 b, 1 a)


    NEC Red Rockets 3-1 Ageo Medics (25-19, 25-23, 21-25, 25-19)
    Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 22 (4 b), Akari Oumi (NEC) 16 (2 b, 1 a), Sarina Koga (NEC) 16 (3 b), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 10 (1 b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 8 (3 b, 1 a), Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 30 (1 b, 2 a), Shiho Yoshimura (Ageo) 15 (1 b, 1 a), Erika Araki (Ageo) 14 (2 b)


    Hisamitsu Springs 3-1 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (17-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-16)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 23 (3 b), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 18 (1 b, 1 a), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 16 (3 b, 1 a), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 8 (2 b, 1 a), Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 26 (2 b), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 11 (2 b), Saki Takeda (Toyota) 7


    Hitachi Rivale 3-1 Denso Airybees (15-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-20)
    Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 24 (5 b), Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 23 (2 b, 1 a), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 11 (1 a), Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 10 (5 b), Mia Jerkov (Denso) 23 (1 b), Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 10 (1 b, 2 a), Riho Ohtake (Denso) 10, Risa Ishii (Denso) 8 (3 b)


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Toray Arrows, 12, 4, 9-2
    2. Hisamitsu Springs 8, 3, 9-7
    3. Okayama Seagulls 6, 2, 8-8 *Better points ratio than Hitachi
    4. Hitachi Rivale 6, 2, 7-7
    5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 5, 1, 8-9
    6. NEC Red Rockets 5, 1, 7-10
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Denso Airybees 4, 2, 7-10
    8. Ageo Medics 2, 1, 6-11

    Matchday 5, November 1, 2015
    Hisamitsu Springs 3-1 Toray Arrows (25-23, 25-19, 20-25, 25-23)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 23 (2b), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 22 (2b), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 16 (1b, 1a), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 10 (2b)
    Saori Sakoda (Toray) 24 (1a), Saki Minemura (Toray) 14 (3b, 3a), Tetori Dixon (Toray) 13 (1b, 1a), Saori Kimura (Toray) 11


    NEC Red Rockets 3-1 Denso Airybees (18-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-17)
    Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 22 (2b, 2a), Sarina Koga (NEC) 15 (3b), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 14 (3b, 1a), Akari Oumi (NEC) 10 (1b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 5 (1b)
    Mia Jerkov (Denso) 19 (2b, 1a), Riho Ohtake (Denso) 16 (6b), Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 11 (1a), Risa Ishii (Denso) 6 (1b)


    Okayama Seagulls 3-1 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (26-24, 18-25, 25-18, 25-13)
    Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 19 (2b, 1a), Aki Kawabata (Okayama) 17 (2a), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 3 (2b), Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 3
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 23 (3b, 1a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 16 (2b), Saki Takeda (Toyota) 12 (2b)


    Ageo Medics 2-3 Hitachi Rivale (25-21, 24-26, 25-20, 16-25, 9-15)
    Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 28 (2a), Erika Araki (Ageo) 19 (5b), Shiho Kondoh (Ageo) 12 (1b)
    Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 25 (1a), Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 24 (2b, 1a), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 13 (1a)


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Toray Arrows, 12, 4, 13-5
    2. Hisamitsu Springs 11, 4, 12-8
    3. Okayama Seagulls 9, 3, 11-9
    4. Hitachi Rivale 8, 3, 10-9
    5. NEC Red Rockets 8, 2, 10-11
    6. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 5, 1, 9-12
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Denso Airybees 4, 2, 8-13
    8. Ageo Medics 3, 1, 8-14

    Matchday 6, November 7, 2015


    Hisamitsu Springs 2-3 Denso Airybees (25-17, 25-18, 21-25, 19-25, 11-15)
    Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 26 (2b), Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 17 (3b, 2a), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 17 (2b), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 10 (4b), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 8 (4b), Tatjana Bokan (Hisamitsu) 2
    Mia Jerkov (Denso) 27 (1b, 2a), Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 21 (5b), Mizuho Ishida (Denso) 14 (1b), Riho Ohtake (Denso) 9 (1b)


    Hitachi Rivale 3-2 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (19-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 16-14)
    Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 22 (1b, 1a), Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 17 (3b), Mirei Sasaki (Hitachi) 15 (1b, 1a), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 13 (1a)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 33 (4a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 17 (1b, 1a), Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) 15 (4b), Saki Takeda (Toyota) 13 (2b, 1a)


    Toray Arrows 3-0 NEC Red Rockets (25-20, 25-19, 25-19)
    Arisa Takada (Toray) 14 (1b), Saori Kimura (Toray) 13 (1b, 2a), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 11 (1a), Tetori Dixon (Toray) 9 (2b)
    Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 11 (2b), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 10 (1b), Sarina Koga (NEC) 9 (1a), Akari Oumi (NEC) 7 (1a), Kana Ohno (NEC) 6


    Ageo Medics 3-1 Okayama Seagulls (25-18, 25-14, 22-25, 25-22)
    Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 33 (4b, 3a), Yuki Araki (Ageo) 15 (2b), Shiho Yoshimura (Ageo) 13 (1b), Erika Araki (Ageo) 11 (5b, 1a)
    Aki Kawabata (Okayama) 14 (1b), Yuko Asazu (Okayama) 12 (1b), Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 7 (1b)


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Toray Arrows, 15, 5, 16-5
    2. Hisamitsu Springs 12, 4, 14-11
    3. Hitachi Rivale 10, 4, 13-11
    4. Okayama Seagulls 9, 3, 12-12
    5. NEC Red Rockets 8, 2, 10-14
    6. Denso Airybees 6, 3, 11-15
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Ageo Medics 6, 2, 11-15
    8. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 6, 1, 11-15

    Matchday 7, November 8, 2015


    Hisamitsu Springs 2-3 Okayama Seagulls (25-22, 27-25, 24-26, 20-25, 16-18)
    Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 31 (1b, 3a), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 19 (2b, 1a), Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 15 (1b), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 14 (4b, 1a)
    Natsuki Kawabata (Okayama) 19 (2b), Yuko Asazu (Okayama) 15 (2b), Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 14 (3b), Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 13 (1b), Akiko Kohno (Okayama) 10 (2a), Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 10 (1b), Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 3, Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 2

    NEC Red Rockets 3-1 Hitachi Rivale (25-22, 27-25, 23-25, 25-16)
    Sarina Koga (NEC) 17 (3b), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 17 (2a), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 15 (2b, 1a), Akari Oumi (NEC) 10 (2a), Kana Ohno (NEC) 8
    Mirei Sasaki (Hitachi) 18 (2b), Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 16 (1b)


    Ageo Medics 1-3 Denso Airybees (21-25, 25-23, 11-25, 16-25)
    Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 26, Erika Araki (Ageo) 10 (2a)
    Mia Jerkov (Denso) 24 (2b, 3a), Riho Ohtake (Denso) 18 (4b, 2a), Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 16 (2b), Mizuho Ishida (Denso) 13 (1a)


    Toray Arrows 3-2 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (25-23, 22-25, 25-27, 25-21, 15-11)
    Tetori Dixon (Toray) 25 (4b, 2a), Saori Kimura (Toray) 18 (2b, 2a), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 16, Arisa Takada (Toray) 12 (1b), Nozomi Itoh (Toray) 12 (1b, 2a)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 36 (3b, 6a), Saki Takeda (Toyota) 15 (1b, 1a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 14


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Toray Arrows, 17, 6, 19-7
    2. Hisamitsu Springs 13, 4, 16-14
    3. Okayama Seagulls 11, 4, 15-14
    4. NEC Red Rockets 11, 3, 13-15
    5. Hitachi Rivale 10, 4, 14-14
    6. Denso Airybees 9, 4, 14-16
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 7, 1, 13-18
    8. Ageo Medics 6, 2, 12-18

    Matchday 8, November 21, 2015
    Okayama Seagulls 3-1 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (25-19, 25-23, 21-25, 25-19)
    Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 19 (1b), Natsuki Kawabata (Okayama) 15 (1a), Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) (2b, 2a), Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 9 (1b, 1a), Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 6, Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 1 (1b)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 31 (2b, 2a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 20 (1b), Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) 14 (1b)

    Toray Arrows 3-0 Ageo Medics (25-20, 25-22, 25-22)
    Saori Kimura (Toray) 17, Saori Sakoda (Toray) 14 (1b), Arisa Takada (Toray) 9 (1b, 1a), Tetori Dixon (Toray) 8 (1a)
    Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 17, Erika Araki (Ageo) 12 (6b, 1a), Kyoko Aoyagi (Ageo) 8 (1a)

    Hisamitsu Springs 2-3 Hitachi Rivale (25-20, 25-20, 19-25, 22-25, 7-15)
    Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 25 (1b), Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 24 (2b), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 14 (1b), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 7 (2b, 1a)
    Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 27 (7b), Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 20 (1b, 2a), Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 11, Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 10 (3b), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 8, Megumi Kurihara (Hitachi) 5 (1b)


    NEC Red Rockets 3-1 Denso Airybees (25-22, 25-21, 19-25, 25-22)
    Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 17 (1b, 1a), Sarina Koga (NEC) 13 (2b), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 13 (2b, 1a), Akari Oumi (NEC) 9 (3b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 7 (1b), Naoko Yataka (NEC) 7 (1b, 1a), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 5 (2a)
    Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 17 (4b), Mia Jerkov (Denso) 16 (1b, 1a), Mizuho Ishida (Denso) 15 (2b), Riho Ohtake (Denso) 14 (2b, 1a), Risa Ishii (Denso) 8 (2b, 1a)


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Toray Arrows, 20, 7, 22-7
    2. Okayama Seagulls 14, 5, 18-15
    3. Hisamitsu Springs 14, 4, 18-17
    4. NEC Red Rockets 14, 4, 16-16
    5. Hitachi Rivale 12, 5, 17-16
    6. Denso Airybees 9, 4, 15-19
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 7, 1, 14-21
    8. Ageo Medics 6, 2, 12-21

    Toray Arrows are working really well with power from the middle (Dixon).


    Toyota Auto Body Queenseis are a big disappointment, they're all about Rahimova, even having players like Fujita and Takahashi.


    Denso Airybees again very strong on the paper, but that's all.

    Toyota Auto Body has usually had one dominant foreign player as the majority of their offense. Kanani Danielson in the past, and they just replaced her with Rahimova.
    For Denso, Nabeya is still a rookie (technically 2nd), Ohtake is young as well.
    I did not see Toray being that strong out of the box, because it is basically the same line-up as last year, just with Dixon included.
    Hisamitsu is getting scoring from everywhere, but it just seems off for some reason.
    NEC is starting to get going after their horrific start with all of the loses. Koga has not really done much offensively this season, but the rest of the team is doing well. Shimamura is showing my she was one of the middles with the national team in the VLeague. Now if only Manabe can get the middles the ball more.
    Erika Araki is rounding back into national team form for Ageo with 6 blocks today. I expect her on the national team for the Olympic Qualifier next year.

    It looks like you're right about Toyota Auto Body Queenseis. They have some very good national players like Fujita, Hiramatsu, Takeda... I expected more.


    About Toray Arrows I'm pretty confident they are dangerous for Hisamitsu Springs and NEC Red Rockets. They have strong wing spikers + Dixon, which remind me their golden years when Araki was part of the team.

    Matchday 9, November 22, 2015
    Hisamitsu Springs 3-2 NEC Red Rockets (22-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-15, 15-11)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 29, Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 28 (3b), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 16 (2b, 2a), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 11 (4b), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 8 (1b), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) 2 (1b)
    Sarina Koga (NEC) 22 (1b, 1a), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 20 (2b), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 12 (3a), Akari Oumi (NEC) 10 (1b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 6 (2b), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 3 (2b, 1a)


    Toray Arrows 3-0 Okayama Seagulls (25-18, 25-16, 25-20)
    Saori Kimura (Toray) 18 (1b, 2a), Tetori Dixon (Toray) 15 (1b), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 10, Arisa Takada (Toray) 9 (1b), Nozomi Itoh (Toray) 6
    Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 9 (1b, 1a), Akiko Kohno (Okayama) 8 (4b), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 7 (1b), Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 7 (1b), Yuko Asazu (Okayama) 6, Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 1, Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 0


    Denso Airybees 0-3 Hitachi Rivale (19-25, 15-25, 23-25)
    Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 17 (1a), Mia Jerkov (Denso) 8 (1b, 1a), Mizuho Ishida (Denso) 8 (1b, 1a), Risa Ishii (Denso) 6, Riho Ohtake (Denso) 3
    Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 21 (3b, 2a), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 13 (2a), Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 13 (2b), Mirei Sasaki (Hitachi) 9 (2b)


    Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 0-3 Ageo Medics (21-25, 22-25, 26-28)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 20 (1b, 3a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 10 (2b), Hina Kumamoto (Toyota) 9 (1b), Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) 8 (1b), Tomomi Etoh (Toyota) 8 (2b), Natsumi Fujita (Toyota) 5 (2a)
    Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 22 (2b), Erika Araki (Ageo) 14 (2b, 2a), Shiho Kondoh (Ageo) 12 (1b, 1a), Shiho Yoshimura (Ageo) 10 (1b), Ayaka “Jackie” Matsumoto (Ageo) 8


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Toray Arrows, 23, 8, 25-7
    2. Hisamitsu Springs 16, 5, 21-19
    3. Hitachi Rivale 15, 6, 20-16
    4. NEC Red Rockets 15, 4, 18-19
    5. Okayama Seagulls 14, 5, 18-18
    6. Denso Airybees 9, 4, 15-22
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Ageo Medics 9, 3, 15-21
    8. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 7, 1, 14-24

    About Toray, I think the middle has always been their weakest link since the departure of Erika Araki. Three national team wing spikers i.e. Sakoda, Saori and Takada simply could not lift the team up for a long long season. So Dixon is the best inclusion for the team since forever, at least at the moment, she is doing more than fantastic, adding a lot more variety on offensive game and great block skill too. Hopefully Toray will keep up with this pace and make the final this season.


    I also truly hope Araki will come back to the national team after watching her recent games though i highly doubt Manabe would ever call her again.

    brahmin, thank you for always uploading the results !
    Because of the entrance exam, I had to study so I couldn't follow the V-league games for a month.


    Here's the personal stats for top 25 players.