I used the opponent chart (star chart) and did nome quick calcs. Source for the cancellation was the league news on the front page.
Japan - V.League V2 (Division 2, Women) 2020–2021
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2021.02.06 Results
Home [-] Away
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats Prestige 3–0 Aries
25-20
25-19
25-21
13:00 Breath v Forest
CANCELLED
13:00 Gunma v Chiba
CANCELLED
15:00 Hiroshima v GSS
CANCELLED
Damn, if Brilliant Aries had won they would have clinched it. This happened last year. They lost a couple critical matches right at the end when winning either of them would have clinched 2nd. Now they have to bank on other teams losing an important match. There's only a few left but I'm plagued with math burnout after grappling with the V1 calculations, and since the V.League is incompetent and lazy in updating the standings or even in being clear about what happens with the cancelled matches, I'm not going to tackle any "what-if" scenarios here.
2021.02.07 Results
Home [-] Away
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats GSS Tokyo v Forest Leaves
CANCELLED
Prestige International v Chiba Angel Cross
CANCELLED
Hiroshima Oilers v Breath Hamamatsu
CANCELLED
Brilliant Aries v Prestige International
CANCELLED
2021.02.13 Results
Home [-] Away
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats Prestige International v Hiroshima Oilers
CANCELLED
Chiba Angel Cross v Brilliant Aries
CANCELLED
Gunma Bank Green Wings v Forest Leaves Kumamoto
CANCELLED
GSS Tokyo Sunbeams v JA Gifu Rioreina
CANCELLED
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2021.02.14 Results
Home [-] Away
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats 12:00 Prestige International v Forest Leaves
CANCELLED
12:00 Chiba Angel Cross v GSS Tokyo
CANCELLED
Gunma Bank 3–0 Hiroshima Oilers
28-26
25-20
25-20
14:00 JA Gifu v Brilliant Aries
CANCELLED
This was the first of the three remaining matches in V2 and they all involve Gunma Bank. If they win all three of them they win the league. They play Prestige next and finish with Breath Hamamatsu. Both will be tough matches. I hope they get beat so my Brilliant Aries can have the title.
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2021.02.20 Results
Home [-] Away
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats JA Gifu v Gunma Bank
CANCELLED
Breath Hamamatsu v GSS Tokyo
CANCELLED
Hiroshima Oilers v Chiba Angel Cross
CANCELLED
2021.02.21 Results
Home [-] Away
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats JA Gifu v Chiba Angel Cross
CANCELLED
Breath Hamamatsu v Prestige International
CANCELLED
2021.02.27 Results
Home [-] Away
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats Gunma Bank 3–1 Prestige International
25-18
14-25
25-23
25-16
13:00 Forest Leaves v JA Gifu
CANCELLED
15:00 Brilliant Aries v Breath Hamamatsu
CANCELLED
Damn. I like Gunma Bank but I want Brilliant Aries to win the Title (without even considering who it would mean they play in the Challenge Match).
So it all comes down to the final match of the season. Gunma Bank plays Breath Hamamatsu. If Gunma Bank wins they get the Title. If they lose, it's Brilliant Aries. It's not as cool when a team's fate is in the hands of others, but Aries should be feeling Hamamatsu's Breath. Good thing Hamamatsu isn't just playing for Aries, they have a shot at the #2 spot with a victory, eliminating Gunma Bank.
The math is too complicated for me but I think it comes down to this:
- Aries is guaranteed top two at 11–3 (78.6%)
- If Gunma Bank wins, they will be 10–2 and take the Title
- If Hamamatsu wins they will be 9–3 along with Gunma Bank at 75%
So ... set rate between Gunma and Breath:
- Gunma Bank is 28–12
- Hamamatsu is 27–15
If Hamamatsu wins 3–0 = (30–15) with Gunma being (28–15), Hamamatsu comes in 2nd, Gunma out!
If Hamamatsu wins 3–1 = (30–16/65.2%) Gunma be (29–15/65.9%) ... holy crap, that's too intense.
Breath Hamamatsu has to win 3–0 to get second place and eliminate Gunma Bank.
I like both teams. They're both good, but Gunma Bank won the Title last year and Breath Hamamatsu came in LAST place, so ....
brahmin if you have a moment ... do I have this correct?
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2021.02.20 Results
Home [-] Away
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats JA Gifu v Gunma Bank
CANCELLED
Breath Hamamatsu v GSS Tokyo
CANCELLED
Hiroshima Oilers v Chiba Angel Cross
CANCELLED
2021.02.21 Results
Home [-] Away
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats JA Gifu v Chiba Angel Cross
CANCELLED
Breath Hamamatsu v Prestige International
CANCELLED
2021.02.27 Results
Home [-] Away
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats Gunma Bank 3–1 Prestige International
25-18
14-25
25-23
25-16
13:00 Forest Leaves v JA Gifu
CANCELLED
15:00 Brilliant Aries v Breath Hamamatsu
CANCELLED
Damn. I like Gunma Bank but I want Brilliant Aries to win the Title (without even considering who it would mean they play in the Challenge Match).
So it all comes down to the final match of the season. Gunma Bank plays Breath Hamamatsu. If Gunma Bank wins they get the Title. If they lose, it's Brilliant Aries. It's not as cool when a team's fate is in the hands of others, but Aries should be feeling Hamamatsu's Breath. Good thing Hamamatsu isn't just playing for Aries, they have a shot at the #2 spot with a victory, eliminating Gunma Bank.
The math is too complicated for me but I think it comes down to this:
- Aries is guaranteed top two at 11–3 (78.6%)
- If Gunma Bank wins, they will be 10–2 and take the Title
- If Hamamatsu wins they will be 9–3 along with Gunma Bank at 75%
So ... set rate between Gunma and Breath:
- Gunma Bank is 28–12
- Hamamatsu is 27–15
If Hamamatsu wins 3–0 = (30–15) with Gunma being (28–15), Hamamatsu comes in 2nd, Gunma out!
If Hamamatsu wins 3–1 = (30–16/65.2%) Gunma be (29–15/65.9%) ... holy crap, that's too intense.
Breath Hamamatsu has to win 3–0 to get second place and eliminate Gunma Bank.
I like both teams. They're both good, but Gunma Bank won the Title last year and Breath Hamamatsu came in LAST place, so ....
brahmin if you have a moment ... do I have this correct?
Yes, that looks about right.
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Oh no, Gunma Bank is looking all bad-ass Reservoir Dogs here getting ready for this weekend's final showdown. All they have to do is win ONE set against last year's last place team, Breath Hamamatsu, and the Championship Title is theirs.
Breath Hamamatsu beat them 3–0 in their one and only earlier meeting this year. So LOL
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2020-21 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 WOMEN Final Standings
# Team Matches Win Lose Points Win Rate Set Rate Points Rate 1 Gunma Bank Green Wings 12 10 2 27 0.83 2.21 1.12 2 Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries 14 11 3 31 0.79 2.00 1.11 3 Prestige International Aranmare 14 10 4 27 0.71 1.45 1.06 4 Breath Hamamatsu 12 8 4 25 0.67 1.61 1.04 5 JA Gifu Rioreina 11 6 5 18 0.55 1.26 1.03 6 Ohno Oil Hiroshima Oilers 13 4 9 16 0.31 0.83 0.99 7 Chiba Angel Cross 11 3 8 11 0.27 0.67 0.94 8 GSS Tokyo Sunbeams 10 2 8 6 0.20 0.37 0.87 9 Forest Leaves Kumamoto 11 0 11 1 0.00 0.09 0.79 Award Winners
Award Player Team Achievement # of Times MVP Runa Tanaka Gunma Bank First Fighting Spirit Emi Kishimura Brilliant Aries First Best Newcomer Yuki Nakano Breath Hamamatsu Top Scorer Runa Tanaka Gunma Bank 226 points First Best Spiker Hibiki Suzuki Gunma Bank 43.1% 2nd (2 in a row) Best Blocker Rina Sugawara Prestige International .76/set First Best Server Airi Karakawa JA Gifu Rioreina 16.9% effective First Best Receiver Misaki Matsukawa Breath Hamamatsu 76.9% 2nd (2 in a row) Head Coach Hiro Takahashi Gunma Bank First -
Simiko Mori retires. A four time award winning U-Squad staple while in High School, she went to College and helped NIFS win the Championship as a junior. She's been the Prestige Captain since 2016. One of those liberos whose middle name is "I'm in charge".
Four other Prestige players are 退団 or 任意引退. They've been bleeding players for the past few years but still make a good fight for the top spot. Good coach, good libero/leader help with that.
She was a pleasure to watch. Wish her the best in her next phase of life
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A brutal and sad day in V2:
BREATH HAMAMATSU OUTGOING
#1 Hina Kumamoto (OH) 2021.03.31 Retire What a beauty
#10 Haruka Tada (C) (OH) 2021.03.31 Retire
#11 Ayaka Katoh (OP) 2021.03.31 Transfer Hope
#13 Mio Takahashi (OH) 2021.03.31 Retire
#15 Shiho Suguro (OP) 2021.03.31 Transfer Hope
#24 Yoi Miyazaki (MB) 2021.03.31 Retire
HIROSHIMA OILERS OUTGOING
#1 Minari Kitagawa (MB) 2021.03.31 Retire one of my favorite players Oilers best
#5 Mai Kakizaki (OH) 2021.03.31 Retire Best rookie
#9 Megumi Sato (OP) 2021.03.31 Retire a true southpaw OP. Beast.
JA GIFU OUTGOING
#12 Misaki Inoue (MB) 2021.03.31 Retire
#13 Rina Okada (L) 2021.03.31
PRESTIGE INTERNATIONAL OUTGOING
#1 Kaho Kitamura (OH) 2021.03.30
#11 Sumiko Mori (C) (L) 2021.03.30
#12 Riho Enomoto (OH) 2021.03.30
#14 Ruka Hosoda (L) 2021.03.30
#20 Haruki Koizumi (OP) 2021.03.30
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So Hina really is leaving I thought she was pulling an April Fool's.
I saw a tweet saying that over 30+ players from the men's lower division are retiring. I think a Toyota team is left with just 5 players.
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So Hina really is leaving I thought she was pulling an April Fool's.
No !! I sure read her blurb as retiring but she just showed up as a Transfer Hoper https://www.vleague.jp/player/announcement
I also read her blurb as an example of something I have suspected from time to time that some of these players just want a job in a field they are interested in pursuing--in Hina's case, healthcare--and if they happen to have a volleyball team ... cool! I'll play volleyball!
Now that I read it again with a different translation it does imply 'finding a new team"
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V.Challenge Match Results
V1 Women's 11th - V2 Women's 2nd
Team
Matches
Pts
Sets
Points
W
L
W
L
Ratio
W
L
Ratio
Toyota
2
0
6
6
0
MAX
157
124
1.266
Brilliant Aries
0
2
0
0
6
0.000
124
157
0.790
V1 Women's 12th - V2 Women's 1st
Team
Matches
Pts
Sets
Points
W
L
W
L
Ratio
W
L
Ratio
Kurobe
2
0
6
6
1
6.000
170
137
1.241
Gunma Bank
0
2
0
1
6
0.167
137
170
0.806
Sat 03 Apr 2021
12:00 Toyota v Brilliant Aries -- Nagaoka City Gymnasium
15:00 Kurobe v Gunma Bank -- Nagaoka City Gymnasium
Sun 04 Apr 2021
12:00 Toyota v Brilliant Aries -- Nagaoka City Gymnasium
15:00 Kurobe v Gunma Bank -- Nagaoka City Gymnasium
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Sad news: Emi of Ami & Emi Brilliant Aries fame is ditching her jersey and going to work for the "company". Ami missed most of 2020-21 due to injury and now this In addition, the second original freight train, Ai Tsunada, is also moving on to the "company".
BRILLIANT ARIES OUTGOING
#2 Ami Kosaka (OH) 2021.05.02 Retire
#6 Emi Kishimura (MB) 2021.05.02 Retire
#12 Ai Tsunada (OP) 2021.05.02 Retire
Shiori Kimura from Chiba Angle Cross has joined Veertien Mie
CHIBA ANGEL CROSS OUTGOING
# 2 Mai Jono (OH) 2021.04.01 Retire
#13 Shiori Kimura (OH) 2021.04.01 ->Veertien
#18 Akari Tokuishi (OH) 2021.04.01 Withdraw
#20 Yu Furukawa (OH) 2021.04.01 Retire