70th All Japan Intercollegiate Women's Championship 2023 (Nov 28–Dec 3)

    I'm not sure but I think the consolation prize match starts early at 9:30 jst


    The Final might be 3 hours after that if the men and women are on different courts, or it might go girl boy girl boy in which case the Girls Final might be at 14/15:00 or something


    Bronze:

    Fukuoka v Gifu Kyoritsu


    Gold:

    Tsukuba v Tokai


    [update] looks like it's going "boy girl girl boy" on one court, so the Girl's Bronze somewhere around 12/13:00 and the Girl's Final around15/16:00? They could each go earlier than that if the first match is a quick sweep and they don't do the thing of waiting for a 3 hour break. Be prepared!

    The first boys match is in set 4 and is going full set so we'll be running late tonight. My guess is the girls consolation match will start around 12:30 jst

    12:25 & 14:30 are posted for the Girls Matches (as of 12:00 and the first boys finished)

    I don't think I've ever seen that played before, where someone pulls the advert board back and as out of the way as they can in order for a player to get to a ball going out of bounds

    I hope they employ professional commentators for the Gold Match and ditch these crushingly non-professional ones calling the Bronze

    Fukuoka takes Bronze second year in a row


    Miyu Kawazoe got something, maybe MVP if they give that for the Bronze match, maybe just a thank you, but I don't know if she is the Captain


    [update] It's "MIP", whatever that is

    I'm giving the back attack edge to Sato over Miyabe :box:

    The Real Yoshino Sato is kind of on fire here. She wants every set :box:

    Beware the reverse sweep Tsukuba :lol:


    Tokai has moments of crazy good defense, and to Tsukuba's credit it is not frustrating them

    This is something the SAGA Cultists really should see. Yoshino Sato is dragging this whole team up to her level. Quite the performance :super:

    Quote from volleyb

    The Tokai setter can't utilize her middles.

    I was just realizing this is two freshmen setters going at it

    I'm disappointed Tokai OP Mitsuhiro has chickened out on her brute force serve. That's a sign confidence has drifted away

    Quote from volleyb

    Not a fan of Niina for NT level, but I like her at the collegiate league level. She is really demolishing this other setter :lol:

    She's got better middles to work with, but Tokai setter seems scared of trying