Japan - V.League V2 (Division 2, Women) 2022-2023

    SF #1:

    Yamanashi Chuo Bank Sporting Bears 3–0 Fukuoka Girasol [25−11, 25−20, 25−13]


    SF#2

    Kurashiki Ablaze v Artemis Hokkaido is live:

    Decent Stream for Forest Leaves v Gunma Bank


    I'm surprised at how good this Forest Leaves team looks. They're playing a nice mix of vets and absolute noobs. They look inspired. They lost the first set to Gunma after having a 4–5 point lead in the first half of it. That happens to youngsters. But they deserve some kudos. They're sticking right with Gunma for the most part

    Forest Leaves evened it up 1–1 . You go girls :super:


    And Artemis Hokkaido beat Kurashiki Ablaze to advance to the Final against the legendary Yamanashi Chuo Bank Sporting Bears


    Bronze starts in about half an hour: Kurashiki Ablaze v Fukuoka Girasol


    Final will be after that. Nice that Artemis made the Final. The match will be streamed. Unfortunately they make them private as soon as it's over :mad:

    Forest Leaves is playing with so much hustle it's freaking me out . They're about to go up 2–1 if they don't choke (20–15) :super:

    Choke happens :white:


    too bad :(


    :box: Tie Break :box:

    :!::!::!: Forest Leaves :!::!::!: Forest Leaves :!::!::!:


    Win the Tie Break 15–13


    I'm dead :)

    If anyone wants to see the Legendary Yamanashi Chuo Bank Sporting Bears in action ...


    The Final is live on Artemis youtube :


    There is no score bug for the 6 Person Final. Someone just holds up their iPhone after the set:



    I'm pretty sure the Legendary Yamanashi Chuo Bank Sporting Bears are up 2–0 because they won the last point of the set, and they are in blue, but that image confuses me ?(

    Now I really don't get it. No one held up their iPhone. The Sporting Bears won the last point of whatever set just happened , but they are playing another set


    The Sporting Bears are starting this set on the same side as they ended the last one. That suggests it's a Tie Break?


    [edit] yep, tie break

    2023.03.11 Results

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    		 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats Replay

    Gunma Bank 2–3 Forest Leaves Kumamoto

    25-21

    22-25

    25-22

    23-25

    13-15

    108–108

    YT


    If you don't follow V2 you won't get how wow this is for Forest Leaves, or how humiliating it must be for Gunma Bank. Forest Leaves didn't gain anything by it. They still ended up in 8th place, might've made 7th place if they swept the match. But math


    Gunma Bank drops to 3rd place. Not a big deal. They will play Brilliant Aries on March 25 for a shot at the Final (and a shot at the V1/V2 Challenge Match)


    Regular Round Final Ranks:

    Rank Team Wins Losses Points Set Rate

    1

    		 Prestige International Aranmare

    18

    2

    51

    3.06

    2

    Brilliant Aries

    15

    5

    46

    2.26

    3

    Gunma Bank Green Wings

    15

    5

    45

    1.88

    4

    Breath Hamamatsu

    13

    7

    39

    1.53

    5

    Ligare Sendai

    13

    7

    36

    1.38

    6

    JA Gifu Rioreina

    10

    10

    29

    0.95

    7

    GSS Tokyo Sunbeams

    8

    12

    23

    0.77

    8

    Forest Leaves Kumamoto

    8

    12

    23

    0.73

    9

    Chiba Angel Cross

    4

    16

    13

    0.38

    10

    Hiroshima Oilers

    3

    17

    16

    0.52

    11

    Veertien Mie

    3

    17

    9

    0.36


    Individual Awards

    Award Player Team Record Performance

    Top Scorer

    Ayami Irie

    Forest Leaves

    418 points

    first time

    Spike Award

    Natsumi Komoda

    Brilliant Aries

    43.7%

    first time

    Block Award

    Mmesomachi Okekearu

    Prestige International

    0.74

    first time

    Serve Award

    Li-Wen Chang

    Brilliant Aries

    13.5%

    first time

    Serve Receive Award

    Kazuha Tsurugasaki

    Chiba Angel Cross

    76.0%

    second time


    MVP, Fighting Spirit, and Best Newcomer will be announced after the Final

    National 6-Person Grand Champion Match


    Semi-Finals

    Yamanashi Chuo Bank

    3–0

    Fukuoka Girasol

    25 − 11, 25 − 20, 25 − 13

    Kurashiki Ablaze

    1–3

    Artemis Hokkaido

    25 − 17, 22 − 25, 16 − 25, 18 − 25


    Bronze

    Fukuoka Girasol

    0–3

    Kurashiki Ablaze

    22 − 25, 22 − 25, 11 − 25


    Final

    Artemis Hokkaido

    3–2

    Yamanashi Chuo Bank Sporting Bears

    25–23, 25–19, 18–25, 19–25, 15–9


    Shucks


    Final Ranks

    GOLD

    Artemis Hokkaido

    SILVER

    Yamanashi Chuo Bank Sporting Bears

    Bronze

    Kurashiki Ablaze

    4th place

    Fukuoka Girasol


    Final League Results:

    Western Final League

    Eastern Final League
    1st place - Kurashiki Ablaze

    1st place - Yamanashi Chuo Bank Sporting Bears

    2nd place - Fukuoka Girasol

    2nd place - Artemis Hokkaido

    3rd place - Maxvalu Victorina

    3rd place - Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ

    4th place - Viore Nagoya

    4th place - Tokyo Red Hearts

    5th place - Club Ehime

    5th place - Toyota Motor Sunpiena


    Individual Awards Source

    Grand Champions Match:

    Award Player Team

    MVP

    Yuri Komuro OH

    Artemis Hokkaido

    Fighting Spirit

    Sayaka Endou S

    Yamanashi Chuo Bank


    Final League East - January 28–29 & February 18–19

    Award Player Team Position

    MVP

    Kurumi Himeno

    Yamanashi Chuo Bank

    Libero

    Fighting Spirit

    Yuri Komuro

    Artemis Hokkaido

    OH

    V.League Award

    Kurumi Himeno

    Yamanashi Chuo Bank

    Libero

    Best Spiker

    Misato Hiraoka

    Yamanashi Chuo Bank

    OH

    High Scorer

    Miyuu Manago

    Toyota Motor Sunpiena

    OP

    Best Blocker

    Kaho Obana

    Artemis Hokkaido

    MB

    Serve Award

    Ami Wakamatsu

    Tokyo Red Hearts

    OH

    Serve Receive

    Kurumi Himeno

    Yamanashi Chuo Bank

    Libero


    Final League West - February 4–5 & February 18–19

    Award Player Team Position

    MVP

    Asaka Tamaru

    Kurashiki Ablaze

    OH

    Fighting Spirit

    Mana Ishikawa

    Fukuoka Girasol

    OH

    V.League Award

    Saori Ishida

    Kurashiki Ablaze

    MB

    Best Spiker

    Mana Ishikawa

    Fukuoka Girasol

    OH

    High Scorer

    Asaka Tamaru

    Kurashiki Ablaze

    OH

    Best Blocker

    Ayano Takeuji

    Maxvalu Victorina

    MB

    Serve Award

    Kokoa Uetani

    Club Ehime

    ?

    Serve Receive

    Kanna Sasaki

    Viore NAGOYA

    Libero



    Overall:

    1. Artemis Hokkaido
    2. Yamanashi Chuo Bank Sporting Bears
    3. Kurashiki Ablaze
    4. Fukuoka Girasol
    5. Mitsubishi UFJ Bank
    6. Maxvalu Victorina
    7. Viore NAGOYA
    8. Club Ehime
    9. Tokyo Red Hearts
    10. Toyota Motor Sunpiena
    Quote from sitenoise

    Prestige squashed Gunma Bank 3–0. That means Prestige gets the Regular Round Title, for what it's worth


    Brilliant Aries seems to be peaking around now. I haven't been able to see enough Prestige matches to know the arc of their game


    It'll be Brilliant Aries v Gunma in two weeks for the right to fight Prestige for the season Title

    I was looking around for something to help me support B Aries against Gunma...maybe something from Ueda City or Nagano...but the only thing I found in my souvenir cabinet was this piece of decorative cloth.....||

    Results of the Kyun thing


    V2 Women


    Team

    Player

    1 Breath Hamamatsu

    #11 Karen Moriki

    2 Ligare Sendai

    #14 Nonn Suzuki

    3 JA Gifu Riorena

    #19 Yuka Yaginuma

    4 Gunma Bank

    #3 Miyu Kikuchi

    5 Prestige International

    #20 Hiroko Onoyama

    6 Chiba Angel Cross

    # 11 Yuka Sekine

    7 Brilliant Aries

    #7 Mika Murayama

    8 Veertien Mie

    #9 Kotomi Kusabuka

    9 GSS Tokyo Sunbeams

    #12 Megumi Nakazawa

    10 Hiroshima Oilers

    #15 Chihiro Ban

    11 Forest Leaves

    #7 Yukimi Hagihara

    B. Aries....Mika Murayama :heart:

    Quote from Julian Chow

    B. Aries....Mika Murayama :heart:

    I would have gone with Chest of Drawers :love:

    Quote from Julian Chow

    Yes of course, love her too, but when 'Beautiful Mountain Village' poured her heart out in a recent teary 😢 VOM interview... it won her appreciation and votes from me...:heart:

    Beautiful Mountain Village has a LOT of fight in her

    According to the V.League Schedule the Final 3 matches will be broadcast on vtveasysports


    Nothing at vtveasysports yet but it seems reasonable to hope