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JPN M: From Regular to Playoff: The Japanese Men’s Championship Enters the Next Phase

by WoV
source: vleague.jp

After ten matches, the regular season for the Japanese men’s championship ended last weekend.

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The playoff phase will feature the top four teams after 36 rounds of play: WolfDogs Nagoya, Suntory Sunbirds, Panasonic Panthers, and Osaka Sakai Blazers. The Final-4 playoffs will use a round-robin format where teams earn starting points based on their ranking (3 points for 1st, 2 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd, and 0 points for 4th). The top two teams will advance to the Grand Finals, which will be a single match scheduled for Sunday, April 23rd.

March 25, 2023:

Wolf Dogs Nagoya vs Toray Arrows 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-19)

Panasonic Panthers vs Suntory Sunbirds 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-19)

Sakai Blazers vs Tokyo Great Bears 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-16, 26-24)

JT Thunders vs JTEKT Stings 0-3 (22-25, 17-25, 19-25)

VC Nagano vs Oita Miyoshi 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 28-26)

March 26, 2023

Wolf Dogs Nagoya vs Toray Arrows 2-3 (23-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 14-16)

Panasonic Panthers vs Suntory Sunbirds 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-18)

Sakai Blazers vs Tokyo Great Bears 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-17)

JT Thunders vs JTEKT Stings 1-3 (25-21, 19-25, 22-25, 23-25)

VC Nagano vs Oita Miyoshi 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-16, 25-20)

STANDINGS

1. Wolfdogs Nagoya

2. Suntory Sunbirds

3. Panasonic Panthers

4. Sakai Blazers

5. Toray Arrows

6. JTEKT Stings

7. JT Thunders

8. Tokyo GreatBears

9. VC Nagano

10. Oita Miyoshi

Final Four

April 8, 2023 

Wolfdogs Nagoya vs Sakai Blazers

Suntory Sunbirds vs Panasonic Panthers 

April 9, 2023

Wolfdogs Nagoya vs Suntory Sunbirds 

Panasonic Panthers vs Sakai Blazers

April 16, 2023

Wolfdogs Nagoya vs Panasonic Panthers

Suntory Sunbirds vs Sakai Blazers

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