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

  • November 6, 2022 Results:


    JTEKT Stings defeated Toray Arrows (25-15, 18-25, 25-21, 25-23)

    Tine Urnaut - 21 pts, Masahiro Yanagida - 14 pts | Kriztian Padar - 24 pts, Shoma Tomita - 12 pts


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated VC Nagano Tridents (25-14, 25-19, 25-14)

    Bartosz Kurek - 15 pts, Kenta Takanashi - 13 pts | Carlos Araujo - 13 pts, Kota Ikeda - 6 pts


    JT Thunders defeated Sakai Blazers (25-20, 24-26, 25-23, 25-21)

    Aaron Russell - 28 pts, Jiang Chuan - 18 pts | Sharone Vernon-Evans - 19 pts, Yuki Higuchi - 10 pts, Hiroshi Sakoda - 10 pts


    Panasonic Panthers defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (25-21, 25-22, 25-22)

    Kenyu Nakamoto - 16 pts, Akihiro Yamauchi - 12 pts | Enock Some - 24 pts, Kota Yamada - 11 pts

    Suntory Sunbirds defeated Tokyo Great Bears (20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-17)

    Dmitriy Muserskiy - 34 pts, Alain De Armas - 17 pts | Rafael Araujo - 24 pts, Zhang Binglong - 16 pts

  • I just found out that Yudai Minemura has an older sister that also used to play at Toray but retired in NEC.


    She went to their game the other day


    Fujii and his wife Miya Sato were also there

  • November 11, 2022 results:


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (26-24, 25-14, 25-23)

    Akito Yamazaki - 16 pts, Wang Dongchen - 9 pts | Kenta Koga - 10 pts, Enock Some - 9 pts



    November 12, 2022 results:


    Sakai Blazers defeated VC Nagano Tridents (29-27, 25-12, 25-16)

    Sharone Vernon-Evans - 14 pts, Yuki Higuchi - 11 pts | Kota Ikeda - 12 pts, Carlos Araujo - 9 pts


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (25-20, 25-22, 25-17)

    Ryosuke Tsubakiyama - 16 pts, Kenta Takanashi - 12 pts | Kenta Koga - 22 pts, Shota Fujiwara - 8 pts


    Panasonic Panthers defeated JTEKT Stings (25-22, 25-20, 18-25, 20-25, 15-13)

    Kunihiro Shimizu - 14 pts, Mikhal Kubiak - 14 pts | Masahiro Yanagida - 20 pts, Go Murayama - 16 pts


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated JT Thunders (20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-17)

    Peng Shikun - 12 pts, Dmitriy Muserskiy - 11 pts | Aaron Russell - 9 pts, Jiang Chuan - 7 pts



    November 13, 2022 results:


    Sakai Blazers defeated VC Nagano Tridents (22-25, 28-26, 25-19, 25-23)

    Sharone Vernon-Evans - 21 pts, Naoya Takano - 17 pts | Carlos Araujo - 19 pts, Kota Ikeda - 13 pts

    Suntory Sunbirds defeated JT Thunders (25-18, 25-16, 21-25, 25-18)

    Dmitriy Muserskiy - 27 pts, Alain De Armas - 19 pts | Jiang Chuan - 23 pts, Aaron Russell - 11 pts


    JTEKT Stings defeated Panasonic Panthers (23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-22)

    Masahiro Yanagida - 31 pts, Tine Urnaut - 17 pts | Kunihiro Shimizu - 24 pts, Mikhal Kubiak - 15 pts


    Toray Arrows defeated Tokyo Great Bears (25-18, 25-19, 25-23)

    Kriztian Padar - 17 pts, Hiroki Ozawa - 14 pts | Rafael Araujo - 13 pts, Ryosuke Hirata - 7 pts



    November 14, 2022 results:


    Toray Arrows defeated Tokyo Great Bears (25-22, 25-21, 25-20)

    Kriztian Padar - 21 pts, Hiroki Ozawa - 16 pts | Rafael Araujo - 21 pts, Takahiro Tozaki - 10 pts

  • November 19, 2022 results:


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated JTEKT Stings (17-25, 24-26, 25-22, 25-14, 15-13)

    Dmitriy Muserskiy - 24 pts, Alain De Armas - 16 pts | Masahiro Yanagida - 18 pts, Jin Tsuzuki - 17 pts


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated Sakai Blazers (25-23, 25-16, 25-23)

    Bartosz Kurek - 18 pts, Kenta Takanashi - 15 pts | Sharone Vernon-Evans - 13 pts, Yuki Higuchi - 9 pts


    Toray Arrows defeated VC Nagano Tridents (23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-21)

    Kriztian Padar - 27 pts, Hiroki Ozawa - 17 pts | Carlos Araujo - 20 pts, Kota Ikeda - 16 pts


    Panasonic Panthers defeated JT Thunders (25-22, 25-20, 18-25, 20-25, 15-13)

    Mikhal Kubiak - 25 pts, Issei Otake - 20 pts | Jiang Chuan - 30 pts, Junya Sakashita - 20 pts

  • Is Nishida injured again? I watched a previous match highlight of JTEKT Yanagida was playing as Opp.

    He only played the first three matches and he is out of the 14-player list of JTEKT for six matches. He is injured now.

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • November 20, 2022 Results:


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated Sakai Blazers (25-18, 25-23, 25-17)

    Bartosz Kurek - 17 pts, Kenta Takanashi - 10 pts | Yuki Higuchi - 11 pts, Takashi Dekita - 10 pts, Hiroshi Sakoda - 10 pts


    Toray Arrows defeated VC Nagano Tridents (25-23, 21-25, 25-19, 25-17)

    Kriztian Padar - 21 pts, Hiroki Ozawa - 18 pts | Carlos Araujo - 20 pts, Kota Ikeda - 11 pts


    Panasonic Panthers defeated JT Thunders (25-18, 21-25, 25-23, 25-21)

    Mikhal Kubiak - 19 pts, Kenyu Nakamoto - 17 pts | Jiang Chuan - 22 pts, Yudai Arai - 16 pts


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated JTEKT Stings (25-20, 25-21, 18-25, 20-25, 15-11)

    Dmitriy Muserskiy - 31 pts, Alain De Armas - 19 pts | Jin Tsuzuki - 22 pts, Masahiro Yanagida - 15 pts

  • November 26, 2022 Results:


    Sakai Blazers defeated Suntory Sunbirds (25-23, 25-20, 25-17)

    Sharone Vernon-Evans - 17 pts, Yuki Higuchi - 11 pts | Alain De Armas - 12 pts, Peng Shikun - 9 pts


    JTEKT Stings defeated Tokyo Great Bears (25-21, 25-15, 22-25, 25-15)

    Tine Urnaut - 19 pts (6 aces!), Masahiro Yanagida - 17 pts | Rafael Araujo - 26 pts, Shingo Kasari - 12 pts


    Panasonic Panthers defeated VC Nagano Tridents (25-17, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19)

    Kunihiro Shimizu - 25 pts, Mikhal Kubiak - 24 pts | Carlos Araujo - 20 pts, Hiromasa Miwa - 11 pts


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated JT Thunders (25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 27-25)

    Bartosz Kurek - 17 pts, Kenta Takanashi - 16 pts | Jiang Chuan - 21 pts, Yudai Arai - 12 pts


    Toray Arrows defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (21-25, 25-22, 25-17, 23-25, 15-8)

    Kriztian Padar - 30 pts, Shoma Tomita - 14 pts | Enock Some - 26 pts, Shota Fujiwara - 11 pts



    November 27, 2022 Results:


    Sakai Blazers defeated Suntory Sunbirds (25-21, 25-23, 25-22)

    Sharone Vernon-Evans - 18 pts, Hiroshi Sakoda - 18 pts | Alain De Armas - 17 pts, Kenshin Kuwada - 12 pts


    Tokyo Great Bears defeated JTEKT Stings (25-21, 25-23, 26-24)

    Rafael Araujo - 25 pts, Takahiro Tozaki - 13 pts | Tine Urnaut - 17 pts, Chen Longhai - 12 pts


    Panasonic Panthers defeated VC Nagano Tridents (25-21, 25-21, 25-27, 25-17)

    Kunihiro Shimizu - 25 pts, Mikhal Kubiak - 18 pts | Carlos Araujo - 19 pts, Nakano Ryu - 14 pts


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated JT Thunders (25-22, 25-21, 25-17)

    Bartosz Kurek - 16 pts, Wang Dongchen - 12 pts | Jiang Chuan - 10 pts, Koshi Takechi - 9 pts


    Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler defeated Toray Arrows (22-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-19, 15-8)

    Enock Some - 27 pts, Shota Fujiwara - 12 pts | Kriztian Padar - 21 pts, Keigo Nishimoto - 14 pts (6 blocks!)

  • Any update about Nishida’s conditions?

    https://www.vleague.jp/form/b/27731

    He played two matches last week as the substitute OP of Yanagida but not good. In Match 2, three OPs of JTEKT Stings only got 7 points. Tokyo Great Bears won it by this.

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • I actually have no idea. He is not part of the roster for 4 games already. I remember he is in the November 20 game even if he is not part of the roster, but I'm not sure for the other game days.

    It is said that Aaron Russell was injured on his ankle.

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • Kenta Takanashi was injured on his ankle on Saturday.

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • December 3, 2022 Results:


    JTEKT Stings defeated VC Nagano Tridents (25-21, 25-19, 25-14)

    Tine Urnaut - 15 pts, Yuji Nishida - 10 pts, Masahiro Yanagida - 10 pts | Nakano Ryu - 10 pts, Carlos Araujo - 8 pts, Kota Ikeda - 8 pts


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated Panasonic Panthers (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 18-25, 17-15)

    Bartosz Kurek - 38 pts (5 blocks!), Wang Dongchen - 14 pts | Michal Kubiak - 24 pts, Issei Otake - 14 pts


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (25-17, 25-17, 26-24)

    Kenya Fujinaka - 13 pts, Peng Shikun - 12 pts, Masashi Kuriyama - 12 pts | Enock Some - 15 pts, Kantapat Koonmee - 7 pts


    JT Thunders defeated Tokyo Great Bears (25-22, 25-21, 26-24)

    Jiang Chuan - 24 pts, Shinichiro Inoue - 12 pts | Takahiro Tozaki - 16 pts, Shingo Kasari - 15 pts (5 blocks!)


    Toray Arrows defeated Sakai Blazers (25-19, 21-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-11)

    Kriztian Padar - 24 pts, Hiroki Ozawa - 21 pts | Sharone Vernon-Evans - 29 pts, Takashi Dekita - 10 pts



    December 4, 2022 Results:


    JTEKT Stings defeated VC Nagano Tridents (25-21, 25-13, 25-19)

    Yuji Nishida - 16 pts, Yuto Fujinaka - 11 pts | Kota Ikeda - 9 pts, Hiromasa Miwa - 8 pts


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated Panasonic Panthers (25-20, 19-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-13)

    Bartosz Kurek - 33 pts, Akito Yamazaki - 16 pts | Mikhal Kubiak - 31 pts, Issei Otake - 17 pts


    Sakai Blazers defeated Toray Arrows (25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21)

    Sharone Vernon-Evans - 28 pts, Takashi Dekita - 12 pts ( 7 blocks!), Yuki Higuchi - 12 pts | Hiroki Ozawa - 18 pts, Shoma Tomita - 17 pts


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (25-23, 28-26, 25-20)

    Kenya Fujinaka - 13 pts, Kenshin Kuwada - 13 pts | Kantapat Koonmee - 15 pts, Enock Some - 12 pts


    Tokyo Great Bears defeated JT Thunders (25-21, 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10)

    Rafael Araujo - 33 pts, Takahiro Tozaki - 25 pts | Jiang Chuan - 27 pts, Shinichiro Inoue - 16 pts

  • January 7, 2023 Results:


    Sakai Blazers defeated Panasonic Panthers (23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-18)

    Sharone Vernon-Evans - 29 pts, Hiroshi Sakoda - 15 pts | Kunihiro Shimizu - 15 pts, Akihiro Yamauchi - 10 pts, Larry Ebadedan - 10 pts


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated Suntory Sunbirds (25-20, 25-21, 27-25)

    Bartosz Kurek - 20 pts, Wang Dongchen - 9 pts, Kenta Takanashi - 9 pts | Dmitriy Muserskiy - 15 pts, Peng Shikun - 13 pts, Alain De Armas - 13 pts


    Tokyo Great Bears defeated VC Nagano Tridents (21-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-20, 15-11)

    Rafael Araujo - 26 pts, Takahiro Tozaki - 19 pts | Hiromasa Miwa - 19 pts, Doni Haryono - 16 pts


    JTEKT Stings defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (27-25, 25-13, 25-17)

    Yuji Nishida - 21 pts, Masahiro Yanagida - 16 pts | Enock Some - 15 pts, Shota Fujiwara - 7 pts


    JT Thunders defeated Toray Arrows (30-28, 25-20, 25-22)

    Aaron Russell - 21 pts, Jiang Chuan - 15 pts | Kriztian Padar - 26 pts, Shoma Tomita - 8 pts



    January 8, 2023 Results:


    Tokyo Great Bears defeated VC Nagano Tridents (24-26, 25-18, 25-18, 27-25)

    Rafael Araujo - 26 pts, Takahiro Tozaki - 18 pts | Kota Ikeda - 13 pts, Hiromasa Miwa - 13 pts


    Panasonic Panthers defeated Sakai Blazers (31-29, 25-21, 25-22)

    Michal Kubiak - 15 pts, Kunihiro Shimizu - 13 pts | Sharone Vernon-Evans - 22 pts, Hiroshi Sakoda - 14 pts


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated Wolfdogs Nagoya (23-25, 25-22, 30-28, 25-23)

    Dmitriy Muserskiy - 23 pts, Alain De Armas - 17 pts | Bartosz Kurek - 35 pts, Kenta Takanashi - 10 pts


    JTEKT Stings defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (25-14, 26-24, 25-21)

    Yuji Nishida - 19 pts, Masahiro Yanagida - 11 pts | Shohei Ono - 11 pts, Enock Some - 10 pts


    JT Thunders defeated Toray Arrows (25-18, 25-19, 20-25, 25-21)

    Aaron Russell - 24 pts, Jiang Chuan - 20 pts | Kriztian Padar - 18 pts, Shoma Tomita - 14 pts

  • January 14, 2023 Results:


    JTEKT Stings defeated JT Thunders (25-20, 26-24, 23-25, 25-22)

    Yuji Nishida - 21 pts, Tine Urnaut - 20 pts | Aaron Russell - 22 pts, Jiang Chuan - 18 pts


    Toray Arrows defeated Wolfdogs Nagoya (25-19, 25-20, 25-15)

    Kriztian Padar - 19 pts, Keigo Nishimoto - 10 pts | Kenta Takanashi - 11 pts, Ryosuke Tsubakiyama - 10 pts


    Sakai Blazers defeated Tokyo Great Bears (25-15, 26-24, 25-20)

    Sharone Vernon-Evans - 19 pts, Hiroshi Sakoda - 13 pts | Rafael Araujo - 17 pts, Zhang Binglong - 9 pts


    Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler defeated VC Nagano Tridents (25-21, 22-25, 25-18, 25-20)

    Enock Some - 24 pts, Kantapat Koonmee - 19 pts | Sota Ikeda - 16 pts, Kota Ikeda - 16 pts


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated Panasonic Panthers (22-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 18-16)

    Dmitriy Muserskiy - 31 pts, Peng Shikun - 15 pts (5 blks!) | Kunihiro Shimizu - 22 pts, Michal Kubiak - 16 pts



    January 15, 2023 Results:


    Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler defeated VC Nagano Tridents (30-28, 27-29, 25-22, 25-19)

    Enock Some - 27 pts, Kantapat Koonmee - 24 pts | Hiromasa Miwa - 18 pts, Kota Ikeda - 14 pts


    JTEKT Stings defeated JT Thunders (25-22, 25-21, 38-36)

    Yuji Nishida - 26 pts, Masahiro Yanagida - 13 pts | Jiang Chuan - 22 pts, Aaron Russell - 15 pts


    Sakai Blazers defeated Tokyo Great Bears (25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 25-16)

    Sharone Vernon-Evans - 24 pts, Hiroshi Sakoda - 16 pts | Rafael Araujo - 25 pts, Zhang Binglong - 12 pts


    Toray Arrows defeated Wolfdogs Nagoya (25-21, 26-24, 25-23)

    Hiroki Ozawa - 18 pts, Kriztian Padar - 13 pts | Kenta Takanashi - 13 pts, Takaki Koyama - 10 pts


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated Panasonic Panthers (22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 19-25, 15-11)

    Dmitriy Muserskiy - 34 pts, Peng Shikun - 15 pts | Kunihiro Shimizu - 21 pts, Michal Kubiak - 15 pt