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

    January 21, 2023 Results:


    JTEKT Stings defeated Sakai Blazers (25-18, 25-20, 25-23)

    Yuji Nishida - 20 pts (5 aces!), Tine Urnaut - 14 pts | Sharone Vernon-Evans - 12 pts, Takashi Dekita - 11 pts


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated Tokyo Great Bears (27-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-19)

    Bartosz Kurek - 24 pts, Wang Dongchen - 12 pts, Kenta Takanashi - 12 pts | Rafael Araujo - 20 pts, Takahiro Tozaki - 16 pts


    JT Thunders defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-21)

    Aaron Russell - 25 pts, Jiang Chuan - 14 pts | Kantapat Koonmee - 18 pts, Kenta Koga - 13 pts


    Panasonic Panthers defeated Toray Arrows (23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-21)

    Michal Kubiak - 23 pts, Kunihiro Shimizu - 18 pts | Kriztian Padar - 17 pts, Shoma Tomita - 15 pts


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated VC Nagano Tridents (25-15, 22-25, 25-21, 25-18)

    Alain De Armas - 21 pts, Peng Shikun - 20 pts (6 blks!) | Carlos Araujo - 20 pts, Ryu Nakano - 10 pts



    January 22, 2023 Results:


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated Tokyo Great Bears (25-20, 25-18, 25-23)

    Bartosz Kurek - 19 pts, Kenta Takanashi - 12 pts | Takahiro Tozaki - 16 pts, Shingo Kasari - 10 pts


    Sakai Blazers defeated JTEKT Stings (25-21, 25-23, 25-20)

    Sharone Vernon-Evans - 20 pts, Yuki Higuchi - 13 pts | Yuji Nishida - 18 pts, Tine Urnaut - 13 pts


    JT Thunders defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (25-22, 25-16, 25-18)

    Aaron Russell - 18 pts, Jiang Chuan - 13 pts | Enock Some - 15 pts, Shodai Abe - 6 pts


    Toray Arrows defeated Panasonic Panthers (25-23, 19-25, 19-25, 25-19, 15-13)

    Kriztian Padar - 30 pts, Hiroki Ozawa - 15 pts | Michal Kubiak - 21 pts, Tatsunori Otsuka - 16 pts


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated VC Nagano Tridents (25-22, 25-19, 25-21)

    Alain De Armas - 15 pts, Masashi Kuriyama - 13 pts | Carlos Araujo - 10 pts, Sota Ikeda - 9 pts

    January 28, 2023 Results:


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated Tokyo Great Bears (25-23, 25-23, 28-26)

    Dmitriy Muserskiy - 18 pts, Alain De Armas - 14 pts | Takahiro Tozaki - 19 pts, Yuma Nagatomo - 12 pts


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated VC Nagano Tridents (25-21, 33-31, 25-22)

    Bartosz Kurek - 22 pts, Akito Yamazaki - 11 pts | Carlos Araujo - 13 pts, Kota Ikeda - 13 pts


    Sakai Blazers defeated JT Thunders (25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 18-25, 15-12)

    Sharone Vernon-Evans - 19 pts, Yuki Higuchi - 17 pts | Jiang Chuan - 33 pts (5 aces!), Aaron Russell - 22 pts


    Panasonic Panthers defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (25-19, 25-21, 25-16)

    Tatsunori Otsuka - 18 pts, Kunihiro Shimizu - 15 pts | Enock Some - 8 pts, Shohei Ono - 8 pts


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

    Kriztian Padar - 15 pts, Shoma Tomita - 9 pts, Keigo Nishimoto - 9 pts (6 blocks!) | Yuji Nishida - 13 pts, Masahiro Yanagida - 10 pts



    January 29, 2023 Results:


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated Tokyo Great Bears (25-21, 25-16, 25-17)

    Dmitriy Muserskiy - 23 pts (5 blocks!), Alain De Armas - 14 pts | Yuma Nagatomo - 13 pts, Takahiro Tozaki - 8 pts, Shingo Kasari - 8 pts


    Wolfdogs Nagoya defeated VC Nagano Tridents (25-23, 25-14, 22-25, 24-26, 15-10)

    Bartosz Kurek - 32 pts, Kenta Takanashi - 15 pts | Carlos Araujo - 26 pts, Kota Ikeda - 15 pts


    JT Thunders defeated Sakai Blazers (25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21)

    Jiang Chuan - 23 pts, Aaron Russell - 19 pts | Sharone Vernon-Evans - 16 pts, Naoya Takano - 14 pts


    Panasonic Panthers defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (25-13, 25-15, 25-13)

    Michal Kubiak - 15 pts, Kunihiro Shimizu - 12 pts | Shohei Ono - 9 pts, Kenta Koga - 8 pts


    JTEKT Stings defeated Toray Arrows (25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 25-20)

    Tine Urnaut - 20 pts, Masahiro Yanagida - 18 pts | Kriztian Padar - 14 pts, Shoma Tomita - 13 pts, Keigo Nishimoto - 13 pts

    February 03, 2023 Results:


    Panasonic Panthers defeated Tokyo Great Bears (25-22, 25-22, 25-20)

    Kunihiro Shimizu - 20 pts, Michal Kubiak - 13 pts | Takahiro Tozaki - 15 pts, Rafael Araujo - 11 pts



    February 04, 2023 Results:


    JTEKT Stings defeated Wolfdogs Nagoya (25-23, 25-22, 32-30)

    Tine Urnaut - 19 pts, Yuji Nishida - 17 pts | Bartosz Kurek - 19 pts, Wang Dongchen - 13 pts


    Sakai Blazers defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (25-13, 25-21, 25-19)

    Sharone Vernon-Evans - 16 pts, Yuki Higuchi - 14 pts | Enock Some - 22 pts, Shohei Ono - 11 pts


    JT Thunders defeated VC Nagano Tridents (24-26, 25-16, 25-17, 21-25, 15-11)

    Jiang Chuan - 25 pts (5 blocks!), Aaron Russell - 20 pts | Carlos Araujo - 17 pts, Hiromasa Miwa - 12 pts


    Suntory Sunbirds defeated Toray Arrows (22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 35-33)

    Dmitriy Muserskiy - 32 pts, Alain De Armas - 20 pts | Kriztian Padar - 35 pts, Kentaro Takahashi - 12 pts


    Panasonic Panthers defeated Tokyo Great Bears (25-21, 25-22, 25-18)

    Kunihiro Shimizu - 15 pts, Tatsunori Otsuka - 15 pts | Rafael Araujo - 17 pts, Shingo Kasari - 14 pts



    February 05, 2023 Results:


    JTEKT Stings defeated Wolfdogs Nagoya (28-26, 25-22, 25-21)

    Masahiro Yanagida - 20 pts, Yuji Nishida - 18 pts | Bartosz Kurek - 16 pts, Wang Dongchen - 7 pts, Kenta Takanashi - 7 pts


    Sakai Blazers defeated Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler (25-15, 26-28, 25-16, 25-20)

    Sharone Vernon-Evans - 22 pts (5 blocks!), Yuki Higuchi - 22 pts | Enock Some - 25 pts, Kota Yamada - 13 pts


    JT Thunders defeated VC Nagano Tridents (25-22, 25-21, 25-22)

    Aaron Russell - 18 pts, Jiang Chuan - 17 pts | Carlos Araujo - 13 pts, Hiromasa Miwa - 11 pts


    Toray Arrows defeated Suntory Sunbirds (25-18, 15-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-13)

    Kriztian Padar - 32 pts, Keigo Nishimoto - 11 pts | Dmitriy Muserskiy - 35 pts, Alain De Armas - 15 pts

    The new V. League will start with the men's division. The new vice chairman is also planning to have a competition like CEV's that's different from AVC. I'm thinking maybe they will revive the old Montreux Masters but with a club category.

    Quote from voly

    The new V. League will start with the men's division. The new vice chairman is also planning to have a competition like CEV's that's different from AVC. I'm thinking maybe they will revive the old Montreux Masters but with a club category.

    do they really have the budget to start by next year with the vnl and grand prix happening in japan? or is that purely the money from the combined teams in the men's division?

    Quote from sean1

    do they really have the budget to start by next year with the vnl and grand prix happening in japan? or is that purely the money from the combined teams in the men's division?

    I don't know the specifics. Almost all of the articles regarding the new chairman focuses on his experience in the sports industry. One thing I do know for sure is that they're expanding their network to align with their goals for the new league.

    Quote from voly

    I don't know the specifics. Almost all of the articles regarding the new chairman focuses on his experience in the sports industry. One thing I do know for sure is that they're expanding their network to align with their goals for the new league.

    I'm trying not to expect too much from this new league. I can completely understand what they're trying to do for the men's division since the impact of men's volleyball is massive. They have an extremely solid fanbase in Japan and all over the world, they have the full advantage of popularity and exposure. That cannot be said for the girls and even worse if Koga decides to retire after Paris and the only remaining popular player is Mayu.

    Yuji Nishida was injured for four times in three years.

    :wall:

    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

    Quote from voly

    The new V. League will start with the men's division. The new vice chairman is also planning to have a competition like CEV's that's different from AVC. I'm thinking maybe they will revive the old Montreux Masters but with a club category.

    The problem remains that do teams have enough money to invest into new league. Otherwise, no matter how V.League organization wants changes, things are the same when you have no investment.

    Quote from Jeniawithlove

    I still don't understand why they open a position for Asian players. Do they want to sell TV rights to those countries? Look at the list, it won't help to increase the competitive level of the KOVO league.

    In fact, the "problem" of the volleyball of South Korea is ... "Why didn't Korean players play volleyball so well and they still got more money?"

    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

    Quote from tomen

    In fact, the "problem" of the volleyball of South Korea is ... "Why didn't Korean players play volleyball so well and they still got more money?"

    That's a very stupid question. Korea did it right. Volleyball needs more investment, not less. The Korea Volleyball Federation has been successful in making Korean volleyball players earn a decent living despite Korea being a small country with a small market. Korea runs a very successful volleyball league in terms of marketing and branding.

    Who knows why Kubiak didn't play the match today?

    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