Himeji just won their third set of the season They should get a point
Japan - V.League V1 (Division 1, Women) 2019-2020
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hoping Himeji upsets Hitachi lol
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They did it ! Himeji gets their first V1 win and they get it against the team that just beat Hisamitsu. That means Himeji has a chance of being champs this year . Go Himeji
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Sun 2 Nov 2019 Results
Home Away
Set 1
Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Stats Vid NEC 3–0 Hisamitsu 25-21 25-23 25-20 75–64 Stats YT
Toray 3–1 Kurobe 25-12 16-25 25-16 23-18 89–71 Stats YT
Okayama 0–3 Denso 15-25 23-25 23-25 61–75 Stats YT Hitachi 0–3 Himeji 19-25 29-31 20-25 68–81 Stats YT
PFU 1–3 JT 25-27 27-29 25-19 16-25 93–100 Stats YT Okayama looked a little lost but Haruka Miyashita is still the best floor defender in the world. Such a pleasure to watch her play --which she hasn't been doing a lot of so far this season. Sinéad had the most swings (22/39) for Denso. So there ya go. Still don't know why Sakamoto, The Denso Bomber, and 4T aren't suiting up for Denso, but it's nice to have a stash like that waiting in the wings. My money's on Denso this season.
I still believe Himeji is Yuka Kanasugi's team. She got benched last year when college kid Riho Sadakane joined mid-season. They're playing together now the past couple matches with Colombo moving to OP (on paper only)--a reception nightmare, but if Kanasugi can get her scoring mojo back, maybe they can ignore it. Her on-court party vibe is crucial. She started this match poorly, like 1 of 9 or something but finished 19/42 @45%. Colombo is the one hidden on reception. I can't see any reason why she's playing instead of the two good, southpaw, real OPs Himeji has. Yuko Asazu was last year's V2 MVP for cryin' out loud.
In what was a very cute moment, this is Himeji's Captain, Sakie Takahashi with a broken finger, laughing, not crying, because she can't believe her team is about to win their first V1 match ever:
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using the V200W
getting them as much time as possible with the new design.
https://mikasasports.co.jp/e/sports/volleyball_top/vlb00001/
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Wow I never realized how close the matchups are in Denso’s pool. Even Hisamitsu MAY miss the Top 8 bus.
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Wow I never realized how close the matchups are in Denso’s pool. Even Hisamitsu MAY miss the Top 8 bus.
You know what's cool, the four matches that got cancelled from opening weekend will be played at the very end of the season. If things stay relatively tight in the Premier Conference they could be do or die kind of matches. A nice last weekend of the Regular Round:
Rescheduled matches:
Sat 4 Jan 2020
12:00 Denso v Hisamitsu
15:00 NEC v Okayama
Sun 5 2020
12:00 Denso v Okayama
15:00 Hisamitsu v NEC
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Is Ebata still part of the NT pool for Tokyo 2020? She's good.
As a JT fan, I really hope they start winning in 3 sets and show more consistency. When they are consistent, they can run some very good offense. They have 3 reliable OH's but I particularly like M. Tanaka. Not the tallest of players but can jump high to kill the ball in any zone. Kobata is also back at LIB so I hope the defense and passing improves more. I hope they peak at the right time and win it all.
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Is Ebata still part of the NT pool for Tokyo 2020? She's good.
As a JT fan, I really hope they start winning in 3 sets and show more consistency. When they are consistent, they can run some very good offense. They have 3 reliable OH's but I particularly like M. Tanaka. Not the tallest of players but can jump high to kill the ball in any zone. Kobata is also back at LIB so I hope the defense and passing improves more. I hope they peak at the right time and win it all.
I don't think Ebata has been an NT consideration for a few years. Certainly won't be for 2020. I'm not sure what happened to her. She went to France for a year (I think right before Rio), then had an injury and hasn't ever bounced back
JT has a great receiving team, imo. They're a scrappy little confident bunch. They will do well.
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Found a stream of the NEC v Hisamitsu match. Starts at the end of Set 1
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That NEC v Hisamitsu stream is good video but it has the Mandarin Mumbler Night Watchman, meaning effectively you have to watch it in silence. That's too bad because it is an NEC Home Game in their Home Gym. Crowd noise and excitement everywhere but we can't experience it
NEC is playing well. Surprise surprise. I've never liked this libero they have, Kojima, but I gotta give it to her. She's playing well. Their new setter, Sawada, is also an improvement to my eyes. I've never liked Tsukada, either. Ueno is scoring well, Yamada is blocking well. Yamauchi and Yanagita are way outplaying Koga. It's almost like the coach is trying to humiliate Koga by playing her full time. Nanami Hirose made an appearance. Wonder how she will come back after whatever injury kept her out for so long. She had just busted out, had her transformative tournament, and then went down. Sads.
Hisamitsu has now lost more matches this season (3/5) than they lost in the last two seasons combined (2/41) Honestly I wouldn't be too surprised if Hisamitsu won every match they play from here on out. Probably won't happen, but this slump is funny.
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Ebata has not been in consideration for NT since 2014. She was one of the last cuts before World Champs and has not been seen in NT picture since then.
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Nakada probably thinking what the hell would happen in tokyo 2020
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Highlights are up for last weekend:
Pick of the litter is Hisamitsu v Hitachi (2–3). Observe Hisamitsu being uncharacteristically flat-footed; Hannah Tapp being not 191cm; Fabiana being 291cm.
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Okayama Seagulls will have a free public practice match (3 sets) with the Thai NT today.
Thai NT arrived in Japan on Nov. 2nd for a two weeks training camp in Okayama.
More photos on Okayama Seagulls instagram account https://www.instagram.com/okayamaseagulls/
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Only one VTV match this whole weekend
I wonder if any of the v2 matches will be live, or only VOD. I'll watch v2 matches. There are some interesting players down there
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Okayama Seagulls vs Thai Women's NT practice match result: 2-1 (25-18, 25-17, 19-25).
Okayama played their youngster like MB Taguchi and OH Yoshioka but were defeated by the Thai NT in the third set.
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Okayama Seagulls vs Thai Women's NT practice match result: 2-1 (25-18, 25-17, 19-25).
Okayama played their youngster like MB Taguchi and OH Yoshioka but were defeated by the Thai NT in the third set.
Raise your hand if you think I would have enjoyed seeing that match