I saw Kana Ohno play in March 7th match against Okayama though...what happened to testing positive for performance enhancement?
According to the V.League's website Article, Ohno was suspended for 2 months from Jan. 7 through March 6. Hence, she would have been available for the March 7th match.
Final 6 Matchday 4, March 14, 2015
Hitachi Rivale 3-1 Okayama Seagulls (25-23, 32-30, 19-25, 25-19), Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 32 (7 blocks) & Kanako Konno (Okayama) 18
NEC Red Rockets 3-1 Ageo Medics (18-25, 36-34, 25-19, 25-20), Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 22 & Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 22
Standings (2-3 matches remaining)
Rank, Team, Match Points, Matches Played, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
1. NEC Red Rockets, 13, 4, 3, 9-5 *
----- Advance Directly to Final -----
2. Hisamitsu Springs, 11, 2, 2, 6-2
3. Ageo Medics, 8, 3, 2, 7-4
----- Advance to Final 3-----
4. Hitachi Rivale, 6, 3, 2, 6-4
5. Okayama Seagulls 3, 3, 0, 3-9
6. Toray Arrows, 1, 3, 0, 2-9
* Clinched Final 3 spot
Final Results for the V.League Challenge League (will be renamed Challenge League 1 next season)
1. JT Marvelous 52 points, 17-1
2. PFU Blue Cats 45 points, 15-3
----- Advance to V.Challenge Matches -----
3. Ohno Sekiyu Oilers 38 points, 13-5
4. Kurobe Aqua Fairies 36 points, 12-6
5. JA Gifu Rioreina 23 points, 7-11
6. Sendai Belle Fille 21 points, 7-11
7. Forest Leaves Kumamoto 20 points, 7-11
8. Kashiwa Angel Cross 19 points, 7-11
----- Relegated to V. Challenge League 2 (starts its first season next year) -----
9. GSS Sunbeams 13 points, 4-14
10. Toyota Motor Valkyrie 3 points, 1-17
V. Challenge Matches at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
Matchday 1, March 28
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis vs. JT Marvelous
Denso Airybees vs. PFU Blue Cats
Matchday 2, March 29
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis vs. JT Marvelous
Denso Airybees vs. PFU Blue Cats
3,2,1,0 win match points system used
Tiebreaker after match points, sets ratio, points ratio, if all are tied then the Premier League team wins
Final 6 Matchday 5, March 15, 2015
Okayama Seagulls 2-3 Toray Arrows (25-21, 22-25, 20-25, 25-22, 12-15), Aki Kawabata (Okayama) 18, Saori Sakoda (Toray) 32 & Arisa Takada (Toray) 22
Hisamitsu Springs 3-1 Ageo Medics (25-15, 25-18, 22-25, 25-21), Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 29 &Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 17
Standings (1-2 matches remaining)
Rank, Team, Match Points, Matches Played, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
1. Hisamitsu Springs, 14, 3, 3, 9-3 *
----- Advance Directly to Final -----
2. NEC Red Rockets, 13, 4, 3, 9-5 *
3. Ageo Medics, 8, 4, 2, 8-7
----- Advance to Final 3-----
4. Hitachi Rivale, 6, 3, 2, 6-4
5. Okayama Seagulls 4, 4, 0, 5-12
6. Toray Arrows, 3, 4, 1, 5-11
* Clinched Final 3 spot
If tied on match points, regular season position is the tie breaker
is there a japanese lineup for the under 23 asian championships already?
is there a japanese lineup for the under 23 asian championships already?
No, I don't see one on my normal Japanese volleyball websites.
Final 6 Matchday 6, March 21, 2015
Toray Arrows 3-2 Hitachi Rivale (27-29, 26-24, 25-17, 22-25, 15-8), Arisa Takada (Toray) 21, Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 23
Hisamitsu Springs 3-0 NEC Red Rockets (25-20, 25-18, 25-20), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 14, Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 14, Kana Ohno (NEC) 10, Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 10 & Sarina Koga (NEC) 10
Standings (0-1 matches remaining)
Rank, Team, Match Points, Matches Played, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
1. Hisamitsu Springs, 17, 4, 4, 12-3 *
----- Advance Directly to Final -----
2. NEC Red Rockets, 13, 5, 3, 9-8 *
3. Ageo Medics, 8, 4, 2, 8-7
----- Advance to Final 3-----
4. Hitachi Rivale, 7, 4, 2, 8-7
5. Toray Arrows, 5, 5, 2, 8-13
6. Okayama Seagulls 4, 4, 0, 5-12
* Clinched Final 3 spot
Ageo or Hitachi will get the last spot in the Final 3. Hitachi play Hisamitsu, who have nothing to play for already clinching a spot in the final. Ageo play Okayama, who are in last in the Final 6 standings.
Hitachi must win and Ageo must lose for Hitachi to advance to the Final 3.
Final 6 Matchday 7, March 22, 2015
Hisamitsu Springs 3-0 Hitachi Rivale (25-17, 25-22, 26-24), Brankica Mihajlovic (Hisamitsu) 15, Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 15 & Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 21
Okayama Seagulls 3-1 Ageo Medics (25-16, 25-16, 23-25, 26-24), Aki Kawabata (Okayama) 19 & Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 18
Final 6 Final Standings
Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
1. Hisamitsu Springs, 20, 5, 15-3
----- Advance Directly to Final -----
2. NEC Red Rockets, 13, 3, 9-8
3. Ageo Medics, 8, 2, 9-10
----- Advance to Final 3-----
4. Okayama Seagulls 7, 1, 8-13
5. Hitachi Rivale, 7, 2, 8-10
6. Toray Arrows, 5, 2, 8-13
* Clinched Final 3 spot
Okayama win regular season position tie breaker for 4th
March 28th Final 3 Match
NEC Red Rockets vs. Ageo Medics
April 4th, Final Match
Hisamitsu Springs vs. Final 3 winner
Final 3 match, March 28th
NEC Red Rockets 3-0 Ageo Medics (25-22, 25-19, 25-21), Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 14 & Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 19
Championship match, AprIl 4th
Hisamitsu Springs vs. NEC Red Rockets
Championship match, AprIl 4th
Hisamitsu Springs 1-3 NEC Red Rockets (25-22, 22-25, 19-25, 22-25),
Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 21, Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 17, Akari Oumi (NEC) 16, Sarina Koga (NEC) 13, Kana Ohno (NEC) 11, Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 1
Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 33, Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 14, Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 8, Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 6, Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 5, Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) 2
A match with very few hitting errors, NEC with 5 (6 blocks for Hisamitsu) and 6 for Hisamitsu (11 blocks for NEC).
Miyu Nagaoka was the main focus of the offense for Hisamitsu and she delivered with 30 kills and only 2 hitting errors in 61 attempts. But the rest of the team was 32 kills, 4 errors in 115 attempts.
NEC was able to spread the ball around with 4 players over 10 kills.
From the service line, NEC had 11 service errors with only 1 ace, which kept Hisamitsu in the match. Hisamitsu had 2 aces and only 4 errors.
NEC's win is their 5th title, the first in 10 years.
Best 6 (Final Stage)
Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu)
Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu)
Akari Oumi (NEC)
Erika Araki (Ageo)
Haruyo Shimamura (NEC)
Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC)
MVP
Akari Oumi (NEC)
Best Libero
Sayaka Iwasaki (NEC)
Best Newcomer Award
Mizuki Yanagita (NEC)
V-League Honor Award
Erika Araki (Ageo)
Arisa Takada (Toray)
Kaori Inoue (Denso)
Best GM
Masahiro Hirukawa (Ageo)
Hi, can you add link for final match stats? Usually I can find from home, but I am not able to find where to go for Finals (both men & women).
Do you know why Mihajlovic didn't play?
Hi, can you add link for final match stats? Usually I can find from home, but I am not able to find where to go for Finals (both men & women).
Do you know why Mihajlovic didn't play?
she did. she replaced Ishii Yuki in the middle of 3rd game, and scored 1 point.
however, she played badly and made some crucial error, Hisamitsu Spring could not keep pace to make balance of the game, from 15-15 to 15-18. NEC led the game ahead till the end.
the 4th game is the copy of the 3rd....springs tried its best to 17-17, but cannot catch NEC's offensive rhythm in the end.
NEC won the game from 0-1 behind (3-1), it is really a great game for them. five line-up players scored over 2 digits.
V. Challenge Matches at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
Matchday 1, March 28
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 2-3 JT Marvelous (25-18, 21-25, 25-22, 20-25, 7-15), Sittirak Onuma (JT) 35 & Kanani Danielson (Toyota) 20
Denso Airybees 3-1 PFU Blue Cats (18-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-12), Mia Jerkov (Denso) 22, Mao Kawakami (PFU) 15 & Eri Iyonaga (PFU) 15
Matchday 2, March 29
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 3-1 JT Marvelous (25-19, 25-18, 13-25, 25-13), Kanani Danielson (Toyota) 27 & Sittirak Onuma (JT) 19
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis wins series on match points 4-2, Toyota Auto Body Queenseis stays in V.League Premier League
Denso Airybees 3-1 PFU Blue Cats (25-20, 25-23, 17-25, 27-25), Satoe Mitsuhashi (PFU) 20 & Mia Jerkov (Denso) 23
Denso Airybees win series on wins 2-0, Denso Airybees stays in V.League Premier League
on February 26, 2015, Ohno Kana (NEC Red Rockets) was confirmed positive in an anti-doping routine test during the Championship (the Empress Cup) last year.
she is temporily suspended for at least 2 months and the final judgement will be made on March 6, 2015.
Anyone has anymore news about how this ended?
Cause she was called by Manabe, so it means she was absolved?
Anyone has anymore news about how this ended?
Cause she was called by Manabe, so it means she was absolved?
Final judgement was in February and it was 2 months retroactive to January. Ohno was free to play after suspension.
Final judgement was in February and it was 2 months retroactive to January. Ohno was free to play after suspension.
Thank you. 