Japan - V.League V1 (Division 1, Women) 2023-2024

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    I was able to watch it spoiler free this morning because the length of the video didn't give it away. I did see the first two sets last night


    I like OK setter Sayaka Seo a lot but she really blundered the end of the match. Feel bad for her :rose:


    Okayama/Hitachi always delivers. Might be the last Japanese volleyball game we'll ever see now that V.League is doubling down on the BCS bullshit. Kurowashiki may have some fun, and there is always going to be the lovely Summer League -- I hope

    I've rooted for Denso all year but I hope Hitachi beats the living BCS crap out of them tonight :box:

    2024.04.06 V Cup Semifinal Results

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    		 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats

    Denso 3–1 JT Marvelous

    23-25

    25-19

    25-19

    25-15


    98–78

    Okayama 2–3 Hitachi

    24-26

    21-25

    25-17

    25-21

    12-15

    107–104


    Thatdao wasn't with Hitachi so they played Rookie OH Mimika Namaizawa at MB. 1/7 in 5 sets


    MB Haruka Oyama (maybe Ryu from now on because that's what googs usually translates her name as, and I'm tired of typing her full name; she's not known well enough for just first or last ... hmm maybe not famous enough for a nickname yet. We'll see. Maybe I'll do a poll) 8/18 @44%, 2 Blocks, 1 Ace, 61% reception on 13 touches No back attacks :( ... her kill rate went down when she started doing garbage collection at OH, but still good

    I assume Ryu was used that way not just because she is awesome but because Manami Koyama was so, so bad


    Denso did the start Yuki Noda and lose the first set thing, and then brought on Nakamoto to save the day. I think they did that in every match this tournament. They'll probably start Nakamoto tonight. Bastards. I hope it backfires and their BCS loving butts get creamed

    Speaking of Kurowashiki. May 1–6, 2024 @ Asue Arena Osaka

    Group A

    		 Group B

    Group C

    Group D

    JT Marvelous

    Okayama

    Prestige

    Fukuoka

    SAGA

    Toray

    Tsukuba

    Seitoku

    Saitama

    Hitachi

    Kurobe

    Tokai

    Denso

    Toyota

    PFU

    Kinrankai


    All 5 Set matches this time. Top two in each group make Quarterfinals. No 3rd place match

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    angelina kobayashi leaves victorina. i don't know if she's staying in japan or maybe she'll go to lovb lol


    Kobayashi played 11 matches in the league this season scoring 17 points overall.

    it says she is retiring


    This is going to be a simple answer from me.


    Manabe naming her to the national team was a shock when it happened. It is not often you can find someone who is tall and has Japanese parents, that was not already in Japan. Well she wasn’t. And with her being in a lower level Division 1 conference playing, I could have told you that this was a long shot to begin with.

    the level of volleyball that she jumped to was much higher than she was capable of.


    even if her retirement post, she thanked her parents because without her dad playing basketball for a long time in Japan, and meeting her mom, this season of playing in Japan was not possible.

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    Who do I BELIEVE in? oof that's deep. None. The only rookie I stan is Angel Cross' Hikari Minami but she's a dud talent wise :gone:

    She's transfer Hoping from Chiba!

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    A lot of players are leaving PFU including starters Mikoto Shima, Natsumi Watabiki, Haruka Yamashita and Yumi Hayashi. So that’s why they recruited a lot from HS and Uni this year :lol:

    Interesting Valdes is absent from that list. Watabiki is the only one who clearly says she is done playing?

    They still have a team. I'd go for a setter (Pornpun, Jia?) and a MB for imports

    This year's Summer League will be the last one ;( SV.League is killing everything. I think it's also going to kill Black Eagle Flag Tournament


    China team from Liaoning will play in this Summer League. I think that's the team the old Saitama Coach coaches? Maybe Jaja's Husband is there too? I forget

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    This year's Summer League will be the last one ;( SV.League is killing everything. I think it's also going to kill Black Eagle Flag Tournament


    China team from Liaoning will play in this Summer League. I think that's the team the old Saitama Coach coaches? Maybe Jaja's Husband is there too? I forget

    Jaja's husband used to be Liaoning's Asst Coach but has since moved to Philippines to coach a PVL team, NXLED Chameleons. Also rumored to assist in coaching the Phil Women's Volleyball National team.

    So in addition to the 12 teams announced before, Kurobe and Gunma also got an SVLeague license. There will be 14 teams this coming season (12 current V1 plus Himeji and Gunma).


    Teams are already announcing their new names like JT Marvelous will now be Osaka Marvelous (dropping JT altogether), NEC Red Rockets will be NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki, Toray Arrows will be Toray Arrows Shiga, etc


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    So in addition to the 12 teams announced before, Kurobe and Gunma also got an SVLeague license. There will be 14 teams this coming season (12 current V1 plus Himeji and Gunma).


    Teams are already announcing their new names like JT Marvelous will now be Osaka Marvelous (dropping JT altogether), NEC Red Rockets will be NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki, Toray Arrows will be Toray Arrows Shiga, etc

    Queenseis dropped Toyota Auto Body, to become Queenseis Kariya


    league Also got a 6-year long sponsorship contract with Daido Life Insurance.


    Breath Hamamatsu do have an SV associate license going forward.


    Route Inn Brilliant Aires changes to Shinshu Brilliant Aries.