Challenge Match (Promotion-Relegation Matches) will be a best of 2, with a 25 point "Golden Set" if tied at 1 win each.
March 30
3rd place in V1 Challenge Stage vs. 2nd place in V2 Final 6
March 31
3rd place in V1 Challenge Stage vs. 2nd place in V2 Final 6
The tension is mounting 
Breath lose, and eliminated.
Ohno goes five to clinch final spot over Kashiwa.
Only 4-5 spot is not decided. If Gifu wins, then Prestige 4th and GSS 5th.
GSS win, they are 4th on sets ratio (even 5 set win) and Prestige 5th.
| # | Team | Points | Win | Lose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Victorina Himeji |
52 | 17 | 1 |
| 2 | JA Gifu Riorena |
43 | 14 | 4 |
| 3 | Gumma Bank Green Wings |
38 | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | Prestige International Aran Mare |
30 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | GSS Tokyo Sunbeams |
28 | 9 |
9 |
| 6 | Ohno Oil Hiroshima Oilers |
25 | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Angel Cross |
24 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | Breath Hamamatsu |
21 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Tokyo Motor Valkyrie |
0 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Osaka Superiors |
0 | 0 | 18 |
Congratulations Victorina Himeji 
They still have to get through the Final 6 and whatnot, but they're on their way to playing Hisamitsu next year 
Schedule for Final 6
Starting Points for the Final 6
Victorina Himeji 5
JA Gifu Rioreina 4
Gunma Bank Green Wings 3
Presige International Aranmare 2
GSS Tokyo SunBeams 1
Ohno Oil Hiroshima Oilers 0
March 2
Himeji vs. Ohno Oil
JA Gifu vs. GSS
Gunma Bank vs. Prestige International
March 3
Himeji vs. GSS
JA Gifu vs. Prestige International
Gunma Bank vs. Ohno Oil
March 10
Himeji vs. Prestige International
JA Gifu vs. Gunma Bank
GSS vs. Ohno Oil
March 16
Prestige International vs. GSS
JA Gifu vs. Ohno Oil
Himeji vs. Gunma Bank
March 17
Prestige International vs. Ohno Oil
Gunma Bank vs. GSS
Himeji vs. JA Gifu
| Award | Player | Team | Score | # of times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Top scorer |
Yuki Egawa |
Prestige International Aran Mare |
312 points |
2 years in a row second time |
|
Spike Award |
Kana Yoshioka |
Victorina Himeji |
51.9％ |
The first award |
|
Block Award |
張 心穆意 (Zhang Xinyi?) |
GSS Tokyo Sunbeams |
0.72 |
The first award |
|
Serve Award |
Kana Yoshioka |
Victorina Himeji |
15.9％ |
The first award |
|
Serve Receive Award |
Kazuha(?) Tsurugasaki |
Kashiwa Angel Cross |
79.3％ |
2 years in a row second time |
Kana Yoshioka. Oh Yeah! 
A bit of a surprise, maybe, but she gets the award for most adorable post game interviews No question
Kazuha(?) Tsurugasaki is another reason I liked Kashiwa. I wasn't following numbers throughout the season and honestly thought the Himeji Libero or their receiving OH would win. It's hard to tell with confidence how good players actually are due to the camera work for the V2 matches, but you can tell something's going on.
Congratulations Everyone! 
And at the end of the day sitenoise is still my favourite user.
And at the end of the day sitenoise is still my favourite user.
On the story page in Japanese, this team is starting from zero. So different group using the same name. It may have been purchased at the bankruptcy filing.
They would have to apply to be a new team with the franchise system and start in probably V3 (almost have enough teams in women’s teams for it).
No news since July last year, so not a good sign in my mind.
| Home Team | Away Team |
Set 1 |
Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Himeji | 3–0 | GSS Tokyo | 25-23 | 26-24 | 25-13 | 76–60 | Stats | ||
| JA Gifu | 3–1 | Prestige | 25-22 | 22-25 | 25-20 | 25-22 | 97–89 | Stats | |
| Gumma Bank | 3–1 | Ohno Oil | 25-16 | 25-12 | 20-25 | 25-16 | 95–69 | Stats |
Himeji's MB disguised as a lefty OP #4 Yuko Asazu (11/22, 1 ace). Kicking butt. Yuka Kanasugi is not playing 
because noob #20 Riho Sadakane is having too much fun (17/32 @53%, 1 block, 1 ace) 
Hello:
GSS and Ohno are already out as Himeji and Gifu will have the regular season tiebreakers.
A loss by Prestige will eliminate them.
GSS and Ohno are already out as Himeji and Gifu will have the regular season tiebreakers.
A loss by Prestige will eliminate them.
Well, that was quick and easy. Let's call Himeji, Gifu, and Gumma the V2 Western Conference 
I'm not one to pay attention to, or be remotely aware of, where all this volleyball is played, stadium-wise, but I remember at the beginning of the season some of the V2 broadcasts were a lot better than recent ones.
Long story, short: Toyota Sports Center. Better lighting, and it has a turquoise/aqua colored floor which has, like, no glare and contrasts nicely with moving bodies and the ball. Maybe that's all there is or they also have better cameras and camera operators. Still just a stationary net-line camera and one that zooms to the server and the post-point huddle, but overall a very pleasant viewing experience.
Two short years ago I asked someone on this board if Japanese Club games were worth watching. I had only seen the clump of National Team matches available on youtube and thought the Club stuff would be amateurish and un-exciting. Now here I am watching V2 matches 
And enjoying them. There are some good players in V2. The biggest difference I notice from V1 to V2 is they do a lot more Densos in V2. That is, they group watch a ball hit the floor thinking someone else is going to get it.