Japan - V.League V1 (Division 1, Women) 2022-2023

    Hitachi is so money the way they chose to politely win Set 2 :super:


    Kurobe on the other hand needs to be careful we don't start calling them Kurobe again, but their libero is entertaining

    Kurobe got one set back. Come on kids. Let's do it again :super:


    Hitomi Fukumoto is Kurobe's libero. She's been dazzling :rose:

    Somebody get me a drink :cheesy: Kurobe makes it a Tie Breaker :super:


    Denso / Hitachi Tie Break too :box: Match has been a banger

    I'm dead

    This Hitachi Denso match is absurdly great :box: If you can tune in, watch the play at 10–9


    Denso 12–10 Hitachi

    Quote from Julian Chow

    Nong Beem takes 2 sets to warm up, after that it's hard to stop her :huh:

    She's unshakeable. And she does stuff like swings madly at an OOS ball in a Tie Break and kills it. That's worth more than 1 point :rose:

    Quote from Julian Chow

    no.7 Thatdao was doing ok for JT earlier, but they replaced her...why?

    Just tuned in to that one


    People don't talk much about Yukiko Wada. She's 12/21 so far tonight, hitting over 50% on the season. She's been quietly kicking ass, when she gets the chance, for about a year now

    Quote from sitenoise

    It's like PFU didn't get the memo that the season has started :aww:


    Saitama is making this out the gate run without Lozo, Uchiseto, Yoshino (she did get a little court time in set 1) , Yamanaka (although cracking the Jaja/Kyoko MB rack will be hard), not to mention the fabulous Mako Shiina ... and Saitama has a couple very promising kids in the bank. Damn, they're deep

    This being Jaja's last season with Saitama, there will be a sure slot for a middle from the team's deep stable next season. Shiina used to be promising but I observed she has not improved much. But with her height and relative youth, I am very much rooting for her.

    I don't like that these Kurobe wins feel like they need an asterisk because they were against Himeji :lol: but whatever


    Plak was having a really good game but, as par usual, runs out of gas when the tie breaks roll around. Pimpichaya starts getting her second wind. They both had good help, too. Magota on Himeji was bruising it, getting a little sassy, with 21/48 and 5 blocks. Kurobe MB Maki Yamaguchi went certifiably insane for a couple sets and ended with12/23 and 4 blocks


    Once again they had to ditch Tugba to get the job done. That can't be playing well inside her head


    Big love to Hitomi Fukumoto, Kurobe's libero :heart:


    It's a shame that these two tie breakers were on at the same time. The Hitachi Denso match was a battle. Osanai starting digging balls with her face. Next level stuff

    Setter who just came in for Toray is the 9-Ball girl Kurumi Manabe

    Quote from TitaBalibolista

    This being Jaja's last season with Saitama, there will be a sure slot for a middle from the team's deep stable next season. Shiina used to be promising but I observed she has not improved much. But with her height and relative youth, I am very much rooting for her.

    Jaja's last year?