The Official V.League Site, provides links to all the clubs, latest news, and player info.
http://www.vleague.or.jp/
The BIG NEWS today is that Saori Kimura has returned to Toray Arrows on a 2 year professional contract!
The Official V.League Site, provides links to all the clubs, latest news, and player info.
http://www.vleague.or.jp/
The BIG NEWS today is that Saori Kimura has returned to Toray Arrows on a 2 year professional contract!
Display Morei see that both matches are listed here for tomorrow:
http://firstrowus.eu/sport/others.html
be warned, this site is loaded with pop up ads and other spam crap.
The games are being shown on Laola TV!
Lokomotiv 3 - 1 Azeryol
1 set: 21-25
2 set: 25-17
3 set: 25-22
4 set: 25-17
Thanks very much, Orik_Rabi,,,! Appreciated.
Loko took second set (25-17) [1-1]
Thanks, I will pass it on....
No broadcast 1. set (21-25) Azeryol won
Thanks for the first set news...Please keep us updated....it is so frustrating not to be able to follow this game, even on Livescore outlets.
Display Moreresult of the matches:
“İQTİSADÇI” – “LOKOMOTİV BİLƏCƏRİ” - 3:0 (25:17; 25:11; 25:18 )
“TELEKOM” – “BAKI-AZƏRYOL” - 0:3 (18:25; 21:25; 11:25)
Thanks!!! We can always rely upon you.
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Today is the 16th leg of the Superleague:
15:00. “İQTİSADÇI” – “LOKOMOTİV BİLƏCƏRİ”
17:00. “TELEKOM” – “BAKI-AZƏRYOL”
19:00. “RABİTƏ” – “LOKOMOTİV”
Nati, Any details on the Telekom / Azeryol game. please. Can't find anything anywhere.
what about mari horikawa?i think shes around 180 cm,?since some of the current japan womens nt are about to retire later on..would be nice to see some new good players...
A great deal has been expected of Mari, this season, with the absence of Saori Kimura, and subsequently the injury to Stephanie Enright. So far her performances have not been outstanding, and I would doubt whether she will make the Senior NT this season. But, there are at least ten games left this season, for her to show some of her doubtless potential.
There are so many setters in Japan ready to take the place of Takeshita, you could take your pick. My choice is Hiroko Matsuura....Tall, Versatile. and doing well for Azeryol.
Do you guys know why Ebata plays in second division? She plays very well in NT
It is club loyalty and contracts that keep players tied to clubs in Japan. Hitachi were demoted to the Challenge League in 2009, when the Premier League was reduced to eight teams, following the collapse of Bamboo the same year. They have been trying to get promotion since. Along with Ageo Medics, Hitachi Rivale, will almost certainly compete over two games with the last two placed Premier teams, at the end of the seson, for those two treasured places.
Akari Oumi,Saki Takeda and Kaori Kodaira are good players, but they are 1.70 m high, down to the international standard.For Montreux Volley Masters ok, but it is difficult to WGP.
Point taken, however this height debate is an annual one, and as a good example, many had feared a few years ago, that Saori Sakoda, at 1.75M, would not be an effective spiker for Japan. Happily, she proved all the doubters wrong, and this season, with Stephanie Enright returning to Puerto Rico, following her knee injury, has been outstanding, leading the meagre Toray Arrows attack. An exception to the rule, maybe, but nevertheless, her achievements, should act as encouragement for players in the 1.70M-1.77M height range, in attaining International status, especially versatile players, such as Akari Oumi. She is equally competent, both in defence and attack. She most certainly deserves her chance at Montreux, and the other European challenges, prior to the WGP.
I hope Manabe-san chance to these young players playing this tournament,Kotoe Inoue (JT Marvelous),ISHII Yuki (Hisamitsu Springs),Nabeya Yurie (Denso Airybees),Ohtake Riho (Denso Airybees),Azusa Futami(Toray Arrows) and Haruka Miyashita (Okayama Seagulls).
It would be nice to see all of those players mentioned, playing some part in Montreaux. Yuki, of course, was part of the Tounament winning team in 2011, and should her fitness hold up for the rest of the V.League season, then she will undoubtedly be a part of the NT, this year.
I always look to this tounament, with such pleasure, and the blend of experience and promising players in the team, sets up the International season, for Japan. quite nicely.
Although it is too early to predict anything as far as selections are concerned, I would be astonished if one of this seasons' most outstanding players, Akari Oumi, from NEC Red Rockets, is not included in the senior squad, along with former NEC colleagues, Akiko Ino, and Hiroko Matsuura, both gaining impressive experience with Baki Azeryol.
Sakoda did not play in the first two games for Toray. I am thinking that she is injured. Not reported that she is, but that is my guess.
Ebata is playing for Hitachi Rivale in the V Challenge League (2nd Division), they have only played 1 match, but she scored 22 in a 3 set match (21 kills, 1 ace, 2 hitting errors, 3 service errors)
Ishida has only played in 3 of the 8 sets for Hisamitsu Springs. Starting only 1 of those sets. 2 kills (2 attempts) and 3 serves (1 error) in one match in one set played. The other 6 kills (20 attempts) and 1 ace (7 serves).
Saori Sakoda is fully fit. She rarely plays every game, and for the opening weekend, Saki Minemura was finally given her big chance, following her fine run of form in the summer. Along with newcomer Stephanie Enright, they mostly impressed over the two games. I would expect to see Rio make an appearance this weekend, against JT and/or Toyota, where her back row attacks would be quite effective against the height of both teams.
Thanks Nati, very much appreciated.
The reason for the logos......
Nati, Where can we find ALL fixtures, please, or at least up to the end of the first round of matches? I have the Igtisadchi games, but would like the others please.
The azerivolley.com Web Site is useless and has not been updated.
03 November
Igtisadchi - Lokomotiv Balajary - 15:00
7th November
Igtisadchi - Telekom - 17:00
10th November
Rabita - Igtisadchi - 17:00
27th November
Igtisadchi - Lokomotiv - 15:00
30th November
Baki-Azeryol - Igtisadchi - 19:00
3 November
15:00 Igtisadchi-Lokomotiv Bilejeri
17:00 Telekom- Baki Azerrail
19:00 Rabita- Lokomotiv
(Baku time)
Hi Nati, I have been searching for the logos of the teams. I have some, but the others `are not showing up on Mr Google. Any possibility of supplying them, please? Thanks.
Display MoreAzerbaijan Superleague will begin on 18 Ocotber. Teams are:
Rabita
Azerrail
Lokomotiv
Igtisadchi
Azeryol Baki
Lokomotiv Biledjeri
Telekom.
first matches :
18 October
15:00 Lokomotiv – telekom
17:00 Baki Azeryol – Lokomotiv Biledjeri
19:00 igtisadchi – Azerrail
Igtisadchi Thai palyers are in Baku
igtisadchi-Azerrail match will be interesting
Thanks for all the information here. May I be a complete Noob and ask if anyone actually has the teams' rosters? I realize that with all the new recent signings going on, this may prove quite a challenge.
Where can we find coverage, either TV or Livescore?
My interest is mainly based around Baki-Azeryol, due to the presence of Japanese players, Akiko Ino and Hiroko Matsuura,
Thanks.
Display MoreCEV revealed some information about Azerbaijani Superleague 2012/2013:
Azerbaijan’s Superleague is set to start this coming Wednesday and year after year
the competition is being joined by more and more stars of the
international Volleyball arena. Additionally, more than half of the
participating teams will compete also in the European Cups, with three –
Rabita, Azerrail as well as Lokomotiv – that are about to join the
always elitist CEV Volleyball Champions League.
Angelina Hübner (née Grün) was signed by Rabita and is probably
the greatest addition to a group of real standouts that includes also
Manon Flier and Megan Hodge (Azerrail), Foluke Akinradewo and Madelaynne
Montano (Rabita), plus Corina Ssuschke-Voigt and Czech Aneta Havlickova
that will represent the likes of Lokomotiv.
According to all local experts, Rabita, Azerrail and Lokomotiv shall
fight for the crown but there is an additional team to watch out for,
Baki-Azeryol, that last year made it to the final of the CEV Volleyball
Challenge Cup losing there to the compatriots of Lokomotiv. Baki has
signed a few players of the Azeri national team, namely Yelena
Parkhomenko, Odina Aliyeva and Anastasia Gurbanova. The most enigmatic
side is probably Igtisadchi that has contracted a total of seven (!)
members of the Thai national team, plus American Nancy Metcalf. The last
two teams set to compete in the national league are Lokomotiv
Baladzhary and Telecom that will be trying to upset the above mentioned
favorites.
Rabita has claimed the title for the past five years but this time it
won’t be easy as all other teams have significantly strengthened their
rosters. They all have entered some friendly matches or tournaments but
the right chemistry is still to come and will probably be there halfway
through the season in the national league and European Cups.
The format of the national league was also re-shuffled and consists now
of four rounds. At the end of this long campaign the team having brought
home the highest number of points will claim the title. The attribution
of points was also modified in accordance with the rules applied for
the European Cups, so the winner of a match ending in a 3:2 will get 2
points and the loser 1, while three points will be attributed to the
team winning by 3:0 or 3:1. The first round of the league will last for
two months and end on December 18; the second will run through December
21-February 18, the third from January 22 to April 4 and the last
through April 9-24 !
Budowlani Lodz - Eczacibasi 1:3 more info later
(26:24, 13:25, 19:25, 19:25)
Display MoreTournament schedule
21.09.2012 Friday
17.00 Baki Azeryol VC Baku – Budowlani Łódź
19.00 official presentation of PTPS Piła 2012/2013
Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul – PTPS Piła
22.09.2012 Saturday
15.30 Budowlani Łódź – Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul
18.00 PTPS Piła – Baki Azeryol VC Baku
23.09.2012 Sunday
15.30 Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul – Baki Azeryol VC Baku
18.00 Budowlani Łódź – PTPS Piła
* all times are local times
Great information Mary, and I have just found out from Akiko Ino's blog, that after playing last weekend for Azerrail Baku she is joining the "sister" team, Baki-Azeryol BAKU, which now begs the question and increases the curiosity as to what is going on with these Baku teams and their respective rosters?
With both competing in tournaments this weekend, would the teams now have some squad structure, that we can rely upon?
Is there any link fro Azerrail match?
Display MoreTauron MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
Setters: Frauke Dirickx (BEL) – Magdalena Śliwa
OPPs: Katarzyna Zaroślińska – Joanna Kaczor
OHs: Charlotte Leys (BEL) – Natalia Nuszel – Elżbieta Skowrońska – Joanna Szczurek
MBs: Aleksandra Liniarska – Maja Tokarska – Ivana Plchotova (CZE) - Milena Stacchiotti (ITA)
Libero: Krystyna Strasz
Frauke Dirickx will not play. She is in the training camp of Belgium NT for CEV European Champs. Qualify. 2013
Azerrail Bakü
Setters: Milena Radecka (POL) - Anna Grbac (CRO) - Oksana Parkhomenko Kurt
OPPs: Manon Flier (HOL) - Polina Rahimova
OHs: Debby Stam-Pilon (HOL) - Megan Hodge (USA) - Tina Lipecer (SLO)
MBs: Caroline Wensink (HOL) - Sara Anzanello (ITA) Arielle Wilson (USA)
Liberos: Akiko Ino (JPN) - Luna Carocci (ITA)
As far as I know, Oksana Parkhomenko continues with her process of recovery and also Polina is injured. Flier, Wensink and Stam are probably ( ) will not play in the tournament because they are in the training camp for Dutch NT.
Dinamo Moscow
Setters: Marina Akulova – Maria Zhadan
Opposite Player: Nataliya Obmochaeva (Goncharova)
OHs: Anna Makarova – Anastacia Markova – Natasha Osmokrovic (CRO) – Liubov Yagodina
MBs: Ekaterina Krivets – Yulia Morozova – Maria Perepelkina – Valeria Goncharova
Liberos: Elena Ezhova – Daria Chikrizova
Crvena Zvezda Beograd
Setters: Bojana Radulović - Maja Simic - Jelena Medarević
OPPs: Olivera Kostić - Mina Tomic
OHs: Ana Bjelica (OPP) - Milica Kubura - Tamara Rakić - Ljubica Kecman - Nikolina Lukic
MBs: Mina Popovic - Jadranka Budrović - Katarina Čanak - Jovana Stevanović
Liberos: Marta Valčić - Teodora Pušić
Thanks for this information