Japan - SV.League Women 2025-2026

    Position Movement after this Weekend's Matches

    Saga clinched their playoff spot

    Denso swept their two matches, while all of the other teams battling for the 8th spot, Saitama, Astemo and Kurobe all lost their matches. This allowed Denso to move into the 8th spot. More importantly, Denso has point gaps over all of the teams behind them. So, a loss by Denso will not drop them a spot at present.

    Aranmare, Okayama and Toray have all been eliminated from playoff contention.

    Wins by Match Played after Sunday's Matches

    With 8 matches left to play, Kurobe and Astemo basically are 3 wins behind behind Saitama, and 4 behind the team in 8th place Denso. Would almost take a miracle for either of them to make the top 8.


    Position Movement after this weekend's matches


    Victorina's loss today against Saga and PFU's sweeping of Denso, puts the Blue Cats back into 4th.

    Saitama's weekend sweep of Toray, combined with the Denso losses puts Saitama into 8th place. Still Denso has the points advantage if both teams are tied on wins.

    Ayami Urayama is now officially as fun to watch as Miiku Iwasawa :flower:

    Quote from Tockin

    Any of the PFUs called for NT? It feels like they are competing with every team despite not having many foreign players., they are very fun to watch !

    Setter Tamaki Matsui's been with the NT on and off the past few years as has MB Mami Yokota

    PFU took advantage to leapfrog Osaka Marvelous into 3rd place, and now have a 1 game advantage (and points).

    NEC has a two game advantage over Saga and can clinch 1st place in the regular season with 2 wins.

    Saga with a win will lock in at least 2nd spot position.

    Osaka Marvelous has a game advantage over Victorina.

    Queenseis have a game advantage over Gunma.

    Saitama matched Denso's weekend wins to stay in 8th place.

    If one team sweeps next weekend's Saitama vs. Denso games, that team will likely be the 8th seed in the playoffs.

    Astemo and Kurobe were both eliminated from the playoffs this weekend.

    Okayama's sweep of the weekend against Toray put them into 12th place.

    Position Movement after Saturday's Matches

    Queenseis clinched their playoff spot with their win and Denso's loss.

    Gunma gets into the playoffs with a win or a Denso loss.
    Saitama wins and they also clinch their spot (and the final of the 8 spots)
    NEC win and they will clinch the number 1 seed, or a Saga loss will do it as well.

    Saga is basically number 2 at this point, but would need 3 straight NEC losses to pass them.


    The Full Set between PFU and Kurobe was a blast. Can't believe Kurobe won it. Really PFU lost it, but same thing

    Japan has no shortage of liberos but Ayami Urayama has to make the NT cut. She has a way of turning off her body so that she becomes a glob of dead meat. It's an effective way of taking the heat off a ferocious spike. She's really skilled in all aspects of being a libero

    Some of the announcements on players leaving the team or retiring:


    TORAY ARROWS

    • Lucille Gicquel
    • Juliet Lohuis
    • Karin Nojima
    • Manami Koyama
    • Kyoko Aoyagi
    • Mayuka Tobe - retiring


    OSAKA MARVELOUS

    • Lise Van Hecke
    • Samantha Francis
    • Alyssa Solomon
    • Ameze Miyabe
    • Erina Ogawa
    • Nana Sakakibara - retiring
    • Fuka Inoue

    ARANMARE YAMAGATA

    • Miku Maeda
    • Merumo Ishimori
    • Nanase Akahoshi
    • Megumi Tamura - retiring
    • Shiiko Yanagisawa - retiring