Japan - V.League V2 & V3 (Division 2 & 3, Women) 2023-2024

    V.League Division 3 (V3) Final Standings and Awards


    :cup: GOLD

    Kurashiki Ablaze :cup:

    SILVER

    		 Artemis Hokkaido

    BRONZE

    Kanoa Laulea's Fukuoka

    4th Place

    Veertien Mie



    Check these numbers. After the W-L Tie Artemis actually beat Kurashiki in everything except Points. One too many full sets for Artemis spelled their doom :)

    Team

    		 Points

    W / L

    		 Rate

    Sets W / L

    		 Rate

    Pts. W

    Pts. L

    		 Rate

    Kurashiki

    32

    11–4

    0.73

    35–21

    1.67

    1268

    1207

    1.05

    Artemis

    31

    11–4

    0.73

    36–20

    1.80

    1291

    1172

    1.10



    Individual Awards

    Award

    Player

    		 Team Record

    MVP

    Saki Tanabe

    Kurashiki Ablaze

    ―

    Fighting Spirit Award

    Yuri Komuro

    Artemis Hokkaido

    ―

    Best Newcomer Award

    Hikari Minato

    Kanoa Laulea's Fukuoka

    ―

    Top scorer

    Yuri Komuro

    Artemis Hokkaido

    297 points

    Spike Award

    Amane Izawa

    Artemis Hokkaido

    40.9%

    Block Award

    Amane Izawa

    Artemis Hokkaido

    0.96 pieces

    Serve Award

    Shion Nagasawa

    Artemis Hokkaido

    13.9%

    Serve Receive Award

    Nonoka Uechi

    Kanoa Laulea's Fukuoka

    63.6%


    That's everybody's favorite SAGA borrowed libero winning the Serve Receive Award :lol:


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    Hiroshima v Hamamatsu



    Wakaizumi is 3/4, 2 blocks, 2 aces half way thru Set 1 :box:


    Brilliant Aries can't get their stream going. They've already qualified to Final 3 so I hope Sendai beats them so they can stay in the fight


    Breath Hamamatsu's win tonight pretty much knocks out Gifu from contention. But it ain't over. I think (depending on what Sendai can do) it will come down to the last match of season between Hamamatsu and Gunma for who makes the Final 3. That's always fun, but if Sendai beats Gunma next week I think that clinches Hamamatsu ... but I can't do maths so I'm not sure

    Brilliant Aries and Sendai going to a Tie Break. This is huge for Sendai. If they win they can still be in the battle. If they lose, they are done


    Big ass bummer Brilliant Aries never got their stream going :(

    Yay Sendai :woohoo:


    I still can't figure out if Sendai wins out and everybody else loses out if they can still make Final 3. Where's brahmin when you need him :rolll:


    I think it will come down to that Hamamatsu/Gunma final night match, and if Sendai does beat Gunma the night before it just means Gunma is out, not that Sendai is necessarily in, unless Gunma beats Hamamatsu and Sendai wins out:/

    Sendai is still alive for 3rd, but any Hamamatsu win, puts them out.


    Plus the head to head with Gunma, means a loss puts them out.


    Gunma can still leap into 3rd on wins at 13, but Hamamatsu and Gifu need to lose, and Gunma win out.


    if Gifu lose to Himeji, Hamamatsu can pass them with one win. Hamamatsu would then need to beat Gunma to clinch.

    Quote from brahmin

    Sendai is still alive for 3rd, but any Hamamatsu win, puts them out.


    Plus the head to head with Gunma, means a loss puts them out.


    Gunma can still leap into 3rd on wins at 13, but Hamamatsu and Gifu need to lose, and Gunma win out.


    if Gifu lose to Himeji, Hamamatsu can pass them with one win. Hamamatsu would then need to beat Gunma to clinch.

    Seems it is going to come down to the last match of the season between Hamamatsu and Gunma, but not necessarily that Gunma could make Final 3 if they win because Gunma still has to beat Hiroshima (easy) and Sendai also (not so easy).

    Hamamatsu has Himeji and Gunma to go, so they end up 12–6 if they beat Gunma
    Sendai has Forest Leaves and Gunma, so they could end up 12–6 if they win both

    Gunma has Hiroshima, Sendai, and Hamamatsu. If they win 2 of 3 they end up 12–6
    Gifu has only Himeji so they will end up 12–6


    So depending on whether some of those W/Ls are 3 point wins or not, it'll come down to points and ... well that's where it goes over my head


    I have a soft spot for Sendai but Hamamatsu making Final 3 would be good for them and good for everybody considering their SV.League ambitions. They haven't lost a match since their December 1st loss to Brilliant Aries. You go girls


    Needless to say this is going to be an exciting end to the V2 season :box:

    2024.03.02 Results

    Home [-] Away
    		 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats Video

    Hiroshima Oilers 0–3 Breath Hamamatsu

    18-25

    20-25

    22-25



    60–75

    YT

    Sendai 3–2 Brilliant Aries

    19-25

    29-27

    16-25

    25-23

    15-10

    104–110

    YT

    GSS Tokyo 3–2 Chiba

    25-21

    25-23

    16-25

    22-25

    17-15

    105–109

    YT


    GSS Tokyo's first win :!:


    I couldn't stay up for it and Brilliant Aries stream never made it up. Two good full setters I missed out on :( B-Aries has about an hour of it up vod and it appears to be the last couple sets

    2024.03.03 Results

    Home [-] Away V2
    		 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Stats Video

    Himeji 3–0 Breath Hamamatsu

    25-23

    25-20

    25-23



    75–66

    YT

    Sendai 3–1 Forest Leaves Kumamoto

    22-25

    25-23

    25-22

    25-21


    97–91

    YT

    Hiroshima Oilers 0–3 Gunma Green Wings

    17-25

    23-25

    23-25



    63–75

    YT


    Missed the Himeji Hamamatsu match live :mad: An after look showed it to be quite close. It was Chatchu-on who gave Himeji the win. Without her I think Hamamatsu could have won. Hamamatsu was picking up Inoue and Tanaka, but Himeji put all their resources into shutting down Kaho Wakaizumi, and succeeded


    Sendai is still in it. They have to beat Gunma next week and Gunma has to beat Hamamatsu. I think that will give Sendai the third spot. I don't know how I feel about that. I'm all in for Sendai, but Hamamatsu's rise is genuine. I want to encourage them

    Saturday March 9 matches

    JA Gifu vs Himeji

    Gifu needs to win to keep their chance at the Final 3 alive. Need help from others on points possibly.

    Sendai vs Gunma.

    Sendai out with a loss

    Gunma still alive with 5 set loss.

    Chatchu-On :heart:

    Must see TV
    Gunma v Sendai (if Sendai loses they are out, if Gunma loses, math)



    Himeji v JA Gifu (if Gifu loses they are out)

    Quote from volleyb

    Kurashiki Ablaze Assistant Coach Shota Sato, and former Kurashiki player Asaka Tamaru will be part of a University's coaching staff in the Philippines

    I noticed Asaka hanging around with Kurashiki. Still a mystery why she quit playing, or maybe she just wanted to get on with it and start coaching :rose:

    Gunma's playing a stupid lineup but they're off to a good start