2015/2016 Japan V.League Men's Premier League

  • Matchday 19, January 31, 2016 (2 remaining in regular season)
    JTEKT Stings 0-3 Toray Arrows (19-25, 18-25, 26-28)
    Matey Kaziyski (JTEKT) 20 (2b), Kazuto Takahashi (JTEKT) 10 (1a), Shiroh Furuta (JTEKT) 6, Akitomo Kanamaru (JTEKT) 4 (1a), Masatoshi Tatsumi (JTEKT) 3 (1b), Yuki Hirose (JTEKT) 1
    Nikola Gjorgiev (Toray) 19 (2b), Yuji Suzuki (Toray) 9 (3b, 1a), Takaaki Tomimatsu (Toray) 9 (2b), Hidetomo Hoshino (Toray) 8, Haku Lee (Toray) 7, Naonobu Fujii (Toray) 2 (2b)


    Suntory Sunbirds 3-2 FC Tokyo (20-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-23, 15-12)
    Evandro M Guerra (Suntory) 24 (2b), Masahiro Yanagida (Suntory) 13 (1b), Masashi Kuriyama (Suntory) 10 (2b), Yu Yamamoto (Suntory) 7 (3b, 2a), Tatsuya Shiota (Suntory) 6 (1b), Kohta Yamamura (Suntory) 6 (2b), Yoshifumi Suzuki (Suntory) 2 (1b)
    Sergio Luiz Felix Junior (FC Tokyo) 29 (1b), Masashi Okazaki (FC Tokyo) 16 (2b), Wataru Okumura (FC Tokyo) 11 (1b, 1a), Shohei Yamamoto (FC Tokyo) 10 (1b, 4a), Hideoki Etoh (FC Tokyo) 7 (3b), Dai Tezuka (FC Tokyo) 2 (1b)

    Panasonic Panthers 3-2 Toyota Gosei Trefuerza (19-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-15, 18-16)

    Kunihiro Shimizu (Panasonic) 28, Dante Guimaraes Santos do Amaral (Panasonic) 18 (1b), Kenji Shirasawa (Panasonic) 16 (3b), Sohgo Watanabe (Panasonic) 10, Shinya Yamazoe (Panasonic) 8 (3b), Hideomi Fukatasu (Panasonic) 3 (1b, 1a)
    Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei) 35 (3a), Takuya Takamatsu (Toyota Gosei) 17 (1b, 1a), Ryota Denda (Toyota Gosei) 11 (2b), Naoya Shiraiwa (Toyota Gosei) 10 (1b, 1a), Hirotaka Kon (Toyota Gosei) 6 (3b), Shohei Uchiyama (Toyota Gosei) 2 (2b)


    JT Thunders 3-2 Sakai Blazers (25-18, 31-33, 25-22, 20-25, 15-7)
    Leandro Vissotto Neves (JT) 27, Daisuke Yako (JT) 17 (1a), Takuya Yasunaga (JT) 10 (3b, 1a), Yusei Yasui (JT) 8, Akihiro Fukatsu (JT) 4 (3b), Kenta Nakajima (JT) 4 (2b), Yu Koshikawa (JT) 4 (1b), Hitoshi Machino (JT) 2
    Milan Pepic (Sakai) 36 (2b, 2a), Kazuyoshi Yokota (Sakai) 11 (4b, 2a), Yusuke “GOTTSU” Ishijima (Sakai) 10 (2b, 3a), Takashi Dekita (Sakai) 9 (2b), Shun Imamura (Sakai) 4 (2a), Yasutaka Itoh (Sakai) 4, Sho Sagawa (Sakai) 1 (1b)


    Standings
    Position, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Set Won-Set Lost
    1. Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 44, 14, 51-24 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    2. Toray Arrows 39, 13, 49-29 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    3. Panasonic Panthers 30, 10, 37-36 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    4. JTEKT Stings 28, 10, 37-38 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    5. Sakai Blazers 27, 9, 36-39 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    6. JT Thunders 24, 9, 38-41
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Suntory Sunbirds 20, 7, 26-43
    8. FC Tokyo 16, 4, 25-49


    With a win, JT Thunders would clinch the final spot in the Final 6. Toyota is limping to the finish line 3 wins in their last 7 matches (12 points from those matches). One win gets them the #1 seed in the Final 6.

  • Matchday 20, February 6, 2016 (1 remaining in regular season)
    JT Thunders 0-3 JTEKT Stings (25-27, 20-25, 21-25)
    Leandro Vissotto Neves (JT) 15 (2b, 1a)
    Yu Koshikawa (JT) 12 (1b), Yusei Yasui (JT) 8, Daisuke Yako (JT) 5 (1a), Kenta Nakajima (JT) 5 (1b, 1a), Akihiro Fukatsu (JT) 2 (1b), Takuya Yasunaga (JT) 1 (1b)
    Matey Kaziyski (JTEKT) 21 (3b, 3a), Shiroh Furuta (JTEKT) 18 (1b), Kazuto Takahashi (JTEKT) 8 (1b), Masatoshi Tatsumi (JTEKT) 5 (4b), Shinji Takahashi (JTEKT) 4 (2b, 1a), Akitomo Kanamaru (JTEKT) 3 (1b)


    Sakai Blazers 3-0 Toray Arrows (25-23, 25-20, 26-24)
    Shunsuke Chijiki (Sakai) 23 (2a), Milan Pepic (Sakai) 20 (4a), Takashi Dekita (Sakai) 9 (1b), Naoya Takano (Sakai) 7 (1b, 1a), Yoshihito Matsumoto (Sakai) 6 (3b)
    Nikola Gjorgiev (Toray) 10, Takaaki Tomimatsu (Toray) 8, Yuji Suzuki (Toray) 7 (1b, 1a), Hidetomo Hoshino (Toray) 6 (1a), Haku Lee (Toray) 5


    FC Tokyo 0-3 Toyota Gosei Trefuerza (23-25, 20-25, 14-25)
    Sergio Luiz Felix Junior (FC Tokyo) 13, Dai Tezuka (FC Tokyo) 10, Hideoki Etoh (FC Tokyo) 6 (3b), Jin Inoue (FC Tokyo) 6 (3b), Masashi Okazaki (FC Tokyo) 5
    Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei) 18 (3b), Takuya Takamatsu (Toyota Gosei) 12 (1b), Hirotaka Kon (Toyota Gosei) 10 (3b), Naoya Shiraiwa (Toyota Gosei) 4 (1b, 2a), Shuzo Yamada (Toyota Gosei) 3 (1b), Ryota Denda (Toyota Gosei) 2


    Panasonic Panthers 2-3 Suntory Sunbirds (20-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-19, 14-16)
    Kunihiro Shimizu (Panasonic) 24 (3b), Dante Guimaraes Santos do Amaral (Panasonic) 19 (2b, 1a), Kenji Shirasawa (Panasonic) 10 (3b), Shinya Yamazoe (Panasonic) 8, Sohgo Watanabe (Panasonic) 4, Masayuki Ikeda (Panasonic) 2, Takahiko Imamura (Panasonic) 1, Masahiro Sekita (Panasonic) 1 (1a)
    Evandro M Guerra (Suntory) 25 (1b, 2a), Masahiro Yanagida (Suntory) 20 (1b), Tatsuya Shiota (Suntory) 18 (3b, 1a), Masashi Kuriyama (Suntory) 12 (2b, 2a), Kohta Yamamura (Suntory) 3 (2b), Yu Yamamoto (Suntory) 2 (2a)


    Standings
    Position, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Set Won-Set Lost
    1. Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 47, 15, 54-24 * Clinched 1st Place for Final 6
    2. Toray Arrows 39, 13, 49-32 * Clinched 2nd Place Final 6
    3. JTEKT Stings 31, 11, 40-38 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    4. Panasonic Panthers 31, 10, 39-39 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    5. Sakai Blazers 30, 10, 39-39 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    6. JT Thunders 24, 9, 38-44
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Suntory Sunbirds 22, 8, 29-45
    8. FC Tokyo 16, 4, 25-52


    For the final spot in the Final 6, Suntory plays Toyota and JT plays Toray. If JT wins two sets, they will clinch the final spot. If they lose in less than five, Suntory must win in less than 5 sets.

  • Matchday 21, February 6, 2016 (End of regular season)
    FC Tokyo 1-3 Panasonic Panthers (18-25, 26-28, 25-21, 23-25)
    Dai Tezuka (FC Tokyo) 29 (2b, 1a), Sergio Luiz Felix Junior (FC Tokyo) 23, Masashi Okazaki (FC Tokyo) 13 (2b, 3a), Hideoki Etoh (FC Tokyo) 8 (3b), Jin Inoue (FC Tokyo) 7 (4b)
    Kunihiro Shimizu (Panasonic) 20 (2b), Dante Guimaraes Santos do Amaral (Panasonic) 18 (3b), Sohgo Watanabe (Panasonic) 12 (1b, 1a), Shinya Yamazoe (Panasonic) 7 (1b), Masayuki Ikeda (Panasonic) 7 (2b), Kenji Shirasawa (Panasonic) 6 (4b)


    Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 0-3 Suntory Sunbirds (20-25, 23-25, 15-25)
    Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei) 17 (2b), Shuzo Yamada (Toyota Gosei) 7 (1b), Hirotaka Kon (Toyota Gosei) 4 (1b), Takuya Takamatsu (Toyota Gosei) 4 (1a), Ryota Denda (Toyota Gosei) 2, Tetsu Yamachika (Toyota Gosei) 1, Yusuke Kurosawa (Toyota Gosei) 1
    Evandro M Guerra (Suntory) 22 (2b, 2a), Tatsuya Shiota (Suntory) 16 (4b, 1a), Masahiro Yanagida (Suntory) 8 (1a), Kohta Yamamura (Suntory) 6 (3b), Masashi Kuriyama (Suntory) 5 (1a)


    JT Thunders 3-2 Toray Arrows (18-25, 25-22, 13-25, 25-20, 15-11)
    Leandro Vissotto Neves (JT) 25 (4b, 1a), Daisuke Yako (JT) 16 (2a), Yu Koshikawa (JT) 11 (4b, 1a), Takuya Yasunaga (JT) 8 (4b, 1a), Kenta Nakajima (JT) 4, Akihiro Fukatsu (JT) 1, Yusei Yasui (JT) 1
    Nikola Gjorgiev (Toray) 24 (1b, 2a), Haku Lee (Toray) 17 (5b), Yuji Suzuki (Toray) 10 (2a), Takaaki Tomimatsu (Toray) 9 (7b), Hidetomo Hoshino (Toray) 7, Naonobu Fujii (Toray) 4 (4b), Yuta Yoneyama (Toray) 3 (2b), Shoh Sano (Toray) 1 (1a)


    Sakai Blazers 0-3 JTEKT Stings (31-33, 12-25, 20-25)
    Milan Pepic (Sakai) 18 (2a), Yoshihito Matsumoto (Sakai) 9 (1b), Shunsuke Chijiki (Sakai) 9, Takashi Dekita (Sakai) 6 (1b), Yusuke “GOTTSU” Ishijima (Sakai) 4 (1b), Naoya Takano (Sakai) 4, Yuta Matsuoka (Sakai) 1
    Matey Kaziyski (JTEKT) 24 (2b, 1a), Kazuto Takahashi (JTEKT) 14, Shiroh Furuta (JTEKT) 11 (4b, 2a), Masatoshi Tatsumi (JTEKT) 7 (1b), Akitomo Kanamaru (JTEKT) 5 (2b)


    Standings
    Position, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Set Won-Set Lost
    1. Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 47, 15, 54-27
    2. Toray Arrows 40, 13, 51-35
    3. JTEKT Stings 34, 12, 43-38 (higher position due to wins)
    4. Panasonic Panthers 34, 11, 42-40
    5. Sakai Blazers 30, 10, 39-42
    6. JT Thunders 26, 10, 41-46
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Suntory Sunbirds 25, 9, 32-45
    8. FC Tokyo 16, 4, 26-55
    Suntory and FC Tokyo will play in the V. Challenge Matches in March to stay in the Premier League


    Standings for the beginning of the Final 6
    1. Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 5 points
    2. Toray Arrows 4 points
    3. JTEKT Stings 3 points
    4. Panasonic Panthers 2 points
    5. Sakai Blazers 1 point
    6. JT Thunders 0 points

  • Final 6 Matchday 1, February 13, 2016
    Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 3-0 JTEKT Stings (25-21, 25-18, 26-24)
    Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei) 28, Takuya Takamatsu (Toyota Gosei) 11 (1a), Naoya Shiraiwa (Toyota Gosei) 9 (3b), Ryota Denda (Toyota Gosei) 6 (1b, 1a), Hirotaka Kon (Toyota Gosei) 6 (4b)
    Matey Kaziyski (JTEKT) 13 (1b, 2a), Kazuto Takahashi (JTEKT) 12 (1b), Tomoaki Wakayama (JTEKT) 7, Akitomo Kanamaru (JTEKT) 5 (1b), Shiroh Furuta (JTEKT) 4, Yuki Hirose (JTEKT) 2, Masatoshi Tatsumi (JTEKT) 1


    JT Thunders 1-3 Toray Arrows (22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 20-25)
    Leandro Vissotto Neves (JT) 30 (1b), Yu Koshikawa (JT) 12 (1b), Kenta Nakajima (JT) 9 (2b, 1a), Daisuke Yako (JT) 6 (1a), Takuya Yasunaga (JT) 4 (2b), Yusei Yasui (JT) 4, Akihiro Fukatsu (JT) 1 (1b)
    Nikola Gjorgiev (Toray) 28 (1b, 1a), Takaaki Tomimatsu (Toray) 13 (5b), Hidetomo Hoshino (Toray) 12 (2a), Haku Lee (Toray) 9 (3b), Yuji Suzuki (Toray) 8 (2b), Naonobu Fujii (Toray) 1


    Panasonic Panthers 3-0 Sakai Blazers (25-16, 25-14, 25-18)
    Dante Guimaraes Santos do Amaral (Panasonic) 18, Kunihiro Shimizu (Panasonic) 16 (3b, 2a), Shinya Yamazoe (Panasonic) 8 (3b), Sohgo Watanabe (Panasonic) 7 (1a), Kenji Shirasawa (Panasonic) 7 (2b, 1a), Hideomi Fukatasu (Panasonic) 2 (1a)
    Milan Pepic (Sakai) 17 (2a), Shunsuke Chijiki (Sakai) 7, Yoshihito Matsumoto (Sakai) 5 (3b), Takashi Dekita (Sakai) 5, Kazuya Naito (Sakai) 3, Yusuke “GOTTSU” Ishijima (Sakai) 2 (1b)


    Standings
    Position, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Set Won-Set Lost
    1. Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 8, 1, 3-0
    2. Toray Arrows 7, 1, 3-1
    3. Panasonic Panthers 5, 1, 3-0
    ----- Advance to Final 3 -----
    4. JTEKT Stings 3, 0, 0-3
    5. Sakai Blazers 1, 0, 0-3
    6. JT Thunders 0, 0, 1-3

  • Final 6 Matchday 2, February 14, 2016
    JTEKT Stings 1-3 Toray Arrows (18-25, 25-21, 26-28, 23-25)
    Matey Kaziyski (JTEKT) 25 (4b, 1a), Shinichi Seino (JTEKT) 11 (1a), Akitomo Kanamaru (JTEKT) 7 (3b), Shiroh Furuta (JTEKT) 6, Masatoshi Tatsumi (JTEKT) 6 (1b, 3a), Hiroaki Asano (JTEKT) 6 (1b), Kazuto Takahashi (JTEKT) 5, Tatsunori Kakuda (JTEKT) 1 (1b)
    Nikola Gjorgiev (Toray) 18 (2b, 1a), Yuji Suzuki (Toray) 15 (3a), Takaaki Tomimatsu (Toray) 13 (4b, 1a), Hidetomo Hoshino (Toray) 13 (3b, 1a), Haku Lee (Toray) 7 (3b), Naonobu Fujii (Toray) 1 (1b), Shoh Sano (Toray) 1 (1a)

    Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 3-2 JT Thunders (21-25, 22-25, 8-26, 25-17, 15-9)

    Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei) 43 (2b, 6a), Hirotaka Kon (Toyota Gosei) 11 (2b, 1a), Takuya Takamatsu (Toyota Gosei) 8 (1b), Ryota Denda (Toyota Gosei) 6, Shohei Uchiyama (Toyota Gosei) 4 (4b), Naoya Shiraiwa (Toyota Gosei) 4, Shuzo Yamada (Toyota Gosei) 1, Kenta Shigemura (Toyota Gose) 1 (1b)
    Leandro Vissotto Neves (JT) 31 (4a), Yu Koshikawa (JT) 18 (1b, 1a), Daisuke Yako (JT) 8, Kenta Nakajima (JT) 7 (1b, 1a), Shogo Toimoto (JT) 4 (2b, 1a), Akihiro Fukatsu (JT) 2 (2b), Yusei Yasui (JT) 1


    Standings
    Position, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Set Won-Set Lost
    1. Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 10, 2, 6-2 (higher position due to regular season finish)
    2. Toray Arrows 10, 2, 6-2
    3. Panasonic Panthers 5, 1, 3-0 (played 1 match)
    ----- Advance to Final 3 -----
    4. JTEKT Stings 3, 0, 1-6
    5. Sakai Blazers 1, 0, 0-3 (highest position due to regular season finish, played 1 match)
    6. JT Thunders 1, 0, 3-6

  • Final 6 Matchday 3, February 20, 2016
    Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 3-0 Sakai Blazers (26-24, 25-23, 25-21)
    Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei) 26 (1b, 3a), Takuya Takamatsu (Toyota Gosei) 9 (1b), Hirotaka Kon (Toyota Gosei) 7 (1b), Naoya Shiraiwa (Toyota Gosei) 7 (2b), Ryota Denda (Toyota Gosei) 6 (3b)
    Milan Pepic (Sakai) 24 (1a), Yusuke “GOTTSU” Ishijima (Sakai) 11 (1b, 1a), Takashi Dekita (Sakai) 6 (2b), Shunsuke Chijiki (Sakai) 4 (1a), Yoshihito Matsumoto (Sakai) 3, Yasutaka Ito (Sakai) 2, Sho Sagawa (Sakai) 1


    Panasonic Panthers 0-3 Toray Arrows (23-25, 23-25, 20-25)
    Kunihiro Shimizu (Panasonic) 18 (1b), Dante Guimaraes Santos do Amaral (Panasonic) 15 (2b, 1a), Shinya Yamazoe (Panasonic) 8 (2b, 1a), Sohgo Watanabe (Panasonic) 7 (2b), Kenji Shirasawa (Panasonic) 3 (1b, 1a), Hideomi Fukatasu (Panasonic) 1 (1a)
    Nikola Gjorgiev (Toray) 24 (3b, 2a), Yuji Suzuki (Toray) 13 (3b), Haku Lee (Toray) 8 (1b), Takaaki Tomimatsu (Toray) 7 (2b), Hidetomo Hoshino (Toray) 6 (1a), Naonobu Fujii (Toray) 1 (1b)


    JTEKT Stings 2-3 JT Thunders (15-25, 23-25, 25-18, 26-24, 19-21)
    Matey Kaziyski (JTEKT) 37 (2b, 4a), Shinichi Seino (JTEKT) 20 (1a), Hiroaki Asano (JTEKT) 16 (2b), Masatoshi Tatsumi (JTEKT) 10 (4b, 2a), Akitomo Kanamaru (JTEKT) 3, Shiroh Furuta (JTEKT) 1, Shinji Takahashi (JTEKT) 1 (1b)
    Leandro Vissotto Neves (JT) 31 (8b, 1a), Yu Koshikawa (JT) 18 (1a), Daisuke Yako (JT) 14, Kenta Nakajima (JT) 8 (4b), Yusei Yasui (JT) 6, Takuya Yasunaga (JT) 5 (3b), Akihiro Fukatsu (JT) 4 (3b)


    Standings
    Position, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Set Won-Set Lost
    1. Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 13, 3, 9-2 (higher position due to regular season finish, played 3 matches) * Clinched Final 3 Berth
    2. Toray Arrows 13, 3, 9-2 (played 3 matches) * Clinched Final 3 Berth
    3. Panasonic Panthers 5, 1, 3-3 (played 2 matches)
    ----- Advance to Final 3 -----
    4. JTEKT Stings 4, 0, 3-9 (played 3 matches)
    5. JT Thunders 3, 1, 6-8 (played 3 matches)
    6. Sakai Blazers 1, 0, 0-6 (played 2 matches)

  • Final 6 Matchday 4, February 21, 2016
    Panasonic Panthers 0-3 Toyota Gosei Trefuerza (20-25, 23-25, 23-25)
    Dante Guimaraes Santos do Amaral (Panasonic) 16 (1b, 1a), Kunihiro Shimizu (Panasonic) 15, Sohgo Watanabe (Panasonic) 11 (2b), Shinya Yamazoe (Panasonic) 6 (1a), Hideomi Fukatasu (Panasonic) 1
    Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei) 28 (5a), Naoya Shiraiwa (Toyota Gosei) 11 (1b, 2a), Takuya Takamatsu (Toyota Gosei) 9 (2a), Ryota Denda (Toyota Gosei) 7, Hirotaka Kon (Toyota Gosei) 4, Shohei Uchiyama (Toyota Gosei) 1


    Sakai Blazers 2-3 Toray Arrows (25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 25-12, 13-15)
    Milan Pepic (Sakai) 31 (1b, 7a), Shunsuke Chijiki (Sakai) 19 (1b, 1a), Yoshihito Matsumoto (Sakai) 11 (2b), Takashi Dekita (Sakai) 10 (6b), Naoya Takano (Sakai) 9 (2b, 1a), Sho Sagawa (Sakai) 4 (2b, 1a)
    Nikola Gjorgiev (Toray) 22 (1b, 2a), Yuji Suzuki (Toray) 14, Hidetomo Hoshino (Toray) 10, Takaaki Tomimatsu (Toray) 9 (3b, 1a), Haku Lee (Toray) 3, Yamato Fushimi (Toray) 3 (1b), Shoh Sano (Toray) 1, Satoshi Umeno (Toray) 1 (1b)


    Standings
    Position, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Set Won-Set Lost
    1. Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 16, 4, 12-2 (played 4 matches) * Clinched Final 3 Berth
    ----- Advance to Final Directly -----
    2. Toray Arrows 15, 4, 12-4 (played 4 matches) * Clinched Final 3 Berth
    3. Panasonic Panthers 5, 1, 3-6 (played 3 matches)
    ----- Advance to Final 3 -----
    4. JTEKT Stings 4, 0, 3-9 (played 3 matches)
    5. JT Thunders 3, 1, 6-8 (played 3 matches)
    6. Sakai Blazers 2, 0, 2-9 (played 3 matches)

  • Final 6 Matchday 5, February 27, 2016
    Toray Arrows 3-2 Toyota Gosei Trefuerza (21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 15-11)
    Nikola Gjorgiev (Toray) 28 (3a), Hidetomo Hoshino (Toray) 14 (1b, 1a), Haku Lee (Toray) 11 (4b), Yuji Suzuki (Toray) 10, Takaaki Tomimatsu (Toray) 10 (1b), Naonobu Fujii (Toray) 2 (1b)
    Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei) 41 (1b, 1a), Ryota Denda (Toyota Gosei) 9 (2b), Hirotaka Kon (Toyota Gosei) 8 (1a), Naoya Shiraiwa (Toyota Gosei) 6 (1b, 1a), Takuya Takamatsu (Toyota Gosei) 6 (1b), Shuzo Yamada (Toyota Gosei) 5, Shohei Uchiyama (Toyota Gosei) 4 (4b)


    JT Thunders 0-3 Panasonic Panthers (23-25, 18-25, 21-25)
    Leandro Vissotto Neves (JT) 19, Yu Koshikawa (JT) 8 (1b, 1a), Daisuke Yako (JT) 5 (2b), Kenta Nakajima (JT) 3, Takuya Yasunaga (JT) 2 (1b), Hitoshi Machino (JT) 2, Akihiro Fukatsu (JT) 2 (1b)
    Kunihiro Shimizu (Panasonic) 18 (1a, 2b), Dante Guimaraes Santos do Amaral (Panasonic) 16, Shinya Yamazoe (Panasonic) 8 (1b, 1a), Sohgo Watanabe (Panasonic) 8 (1b), Kenji Shirasawa (Panasonic) 7 (1b), Masahiro Sekita (Panasonic) 1 (1a)


    Sakai Blazers 0-3 JTEKT Stings (20-25, 22-25, 22-25)
    Milan Pepic (Sakai) 14 (1a), Shunsuke Chijiki (Sakai) 14, Yusuke “GOTTSU” Ishijima (Sakai) 7 (1a), Takashi Dekita (Sakai) 7 (1b), Yoshihito Matsumoto (Sakai) 4, Sho Sagawa (Sakai) 2 (2b)
    Matey Kaziyski (JTEKT) 17 (2a), Shiroh Furuta (JTEKT) 11 (1b, 1a), Akitomo Kanamaru (JTEKT) 8 (1b), Masatoshi Tatsumi (JTEKT) 8 (3b), Hiroaki Asano (JTEKT) 7 (1b, 1a)


    Standings
    Position, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Set Won-Set Lost
    1. Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 17, 4, 14-5 (played 5 matches) * Clinched Final Berth
    ----- Advance to Final Directly -----
    2. Toray Arrows 17, 5, 15-6 (played 5 matches) * Clinched Final 3 Berth
    3. Panasonic Panthers 8, 2, 6-6 (played 4 matches)
    ----- Advance to Final 3 -----
    4. JTEKT Stings 7, 1, 6-9 (played 4 matches)
    5. JT Thunders 3, 1, 6-11 (played 4 matches)
    6. Sakai Blazers 2, 0, 2-12 (played 4 matches)


    Tomorrow is the final day of the Final 6.
    Toyota gets the berth in the Final because of the first tiebreaker, regular season record, Toyota was first, so they get the berth in the Final.
    Panasonic plays JTEKT for the final berth in the Final 3. If Panasonic wins 2 sets, they will get to 9 points, and JTEKT could tie on 9 points, but JTEKT would get the tiebreaker due them being 3rd in the regular season, while Panasonic was 4th. So Panasonic must win in 3 or 4 sets to guarantee their berth. Any other result, JTEKT gets the berth.

  • Final 6 Matchday 6, February 28, 2016
    Panasonic Panthers 3-0 JTEKT Stings (25-18, 25-17, 25-20)
    Dante Guimaraes Santos do Amaral (Panasonic) 22 (2b), Kunihiro Shimizu (Panasonic) 20 (2b, 1a), Sohgo Watanabe (Panasonic) 9 (1b, 1a), Kenji Shirasawa (Panasonic) 5 (3b), Shinya Yamazoe (Panasonic) 4 (2a), Hideomi Fukatasu (Panasonic) 3 (1b, 1a)
    Matey Kaziyski (JTEKT) 13, Hiroaki Asano (JTEKT) 8 (1b), Tomoaki Wakayama (JTEKT) 7 (1a), Masatoshi Tatsumi (JTEKT) 5 (1b), Akitomo Kanamaru (JTEKT) 3 (1b, 1a), Shiroh Furuta (JTEKT) 3 (1b), Kazuto Takahashi (JTEKT) 1 (1a)


    Sakai Blazers 1-3 JT Thunders (25-21, 17-25, 24-26, 21-25)
    Milan Pepic (Sakai) 21 (1b, 2a), Shunsuke Chijiki (Sakai) 16 (1b), Naoya Takano (Sakai) 9 (3b, 1a), Takashi Dekita (Sakai) 6 (1b), Yoshihito Matsumoto (Sakai) 6, Yusuke “GOTTSU” Ishijima (Sakai) 5 (1b), Shun Imamura (Sakai) 1 (1b)
    Leandro Vissotto Neves (JT) 27 (2b, 2a), Daisuke Yako (JT) 17 (1b), Takuya Yasunaga (JT) 11 (1a), Kenta Nakajima (JT) 9 (1b, 3a), Yu Koshikawa (JT) 9, Akihiro Fukatsu (JT) 1


    Standings
    Position, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Set Won-Set Lost
    1. Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 17, 4, 14-5
    ----- Advance to Final Directly -----
    2. Toray Arrows 17, 5, 15-6
    3. Panasonic Panthers 11, 3, 9-6
    ----- Advance to Final 3 -----
    4. JTEKT Stings 7, 1, 6-12
    5. JT Thunders 6, 2, 9-12
    6. Sakai Blazers 2, 0, 3-15


    Final 3 Match, March 6 at the Tokorozawa City Gymnasium, Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture
    Toray Arrows vs. Panasonic Panthers


    Final Match, March 13 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
    Toyota Gosei Trefuerza vs. Final 3 winner

  • Challenge Matches


    FC Tokyo 3-0 Fujitsu (25-20, 25-21, 25-14)
    FC Tokyo leads series 3 points to 0, only needs to win 1 set to remain in Premier League


    Suntory 3-0 Oita Miyoshi (25-22, 25-13, 25-21)
    Suntory leads series 3 points to 0, only needs to win 1 set to remain in Premier League

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    Final 3 Match
    Toray 2-3 Panasonic (23-25, 25-14, 26-28, 25-23, 7-15)


    Final Match
    Panasonic vs. Toyota Gosei

  • Challenge Matches


    FC Tokyo 3-1 Fujitsu 25-19, 23-25, 25-12, 25-12)
    FC Tokyo 6 to 0 to remain in Premier League, Fujitsu remains in Challenge League I


    Suntory 3-0 Oita Miyoshi (25-17, 25-21, 25-13)
    Suntory 6 to 0 to remain in Premier League, Oita Miyoshi remains in Challenge League I

  • Final Match, March 13, 2016
    Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 3-2 Panasonic Panthers (18-25, 25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 15-8)
    Toyota Gosei are the Champions for the First Time


    Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei) 37 (2b, 4a), Naoya Shiraiwa (Toyota Gosei) 11 (3b, 1a), Takuya Takamatsu (Toyota Gosei) 8, Ryota Denda (Toyota Gosei) 6 (3b), Hirotaka Kon (Toyota Gosei) 4 (2b), Shohei Uchiyama (Toyota Gosei) 2 (2b), Koichiro Koga (Toyota Gosei) L, Shuzo Yamada (Toyota Gosei) sub 3 (1b), Hideaki Okamoto (Toyota Gosei) sub 0, Takaaki Inoue (Toyota Gosei) sub 0, Issei Maeda (Toyota Gosei) sub 0
    Kunihiro Shimizu (Panasonic) 21 (1b), Dante Guimaraes Santos do Amaral (Panasonic) 15 (3b, 1a), Shinya Yamazoe (Panasonic) 11 (4b, 3a), Kenji Shirasawa (Panasonic) 8 (2b), Sohgo Watanabe (Panasonic) 5, Hideomi Fukatasu (Panasonic) 1 (1b), Ken Nagano (Panasonic) L, Takahiko Imamura (Panasonic) sub 5 (1b), Masayuki Ikeda (Panasonic) sub 0, Kazuya Senda (Panasonic) sub 0, Masahiro Sekita (Panasonic) sub 0

  • Regular Season Individual Awards:
    MVP: Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei)
    Fighting Spirit: Kunihiro Shimizu (Panasonic)
    Best Scorer: Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei)
    Best Spiker: Haku Lee (Toray)
    Best Blocker: Takaaki Tomimatsu (Toray)
    Best Server: Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei)
    Best Serve Receiver: Koichiro Koga (Toyota Gosei)
    Best Digger: Ken Nagano (Panasonic)


    BEST 6
    Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei)
    Kunihiro Shimizu (Panasonic)
    Takuya Takamatsu (Toyota Gosei)
    Takaaki Tomimatsu (Toray)
    Ryota Denda (Toyota Gosei)
    Shohei Uchiyama (Toyota Gosei)


    Best Libero: Koichiro Koga (Toyota Gosei)
    Best Rookie/Newcomer: Masahiro Yanagida (Suntory)


    Final's MVP: Igor Omrcen (Toyota Gosei)