Panthers
Panasonic Panthers scored two three-point worth wins in the Final 6 of the V.Premier League in only two days and now have 11 points (6 points + 5 points according to the tournament rules) at the top of the standings.
After beating defending champions Toray Arrows yesterday by a 3-0, the Panthers prevailed against JTEKT Stings in four sets, partially 25-23, 23-25, 30-28, 25-12, today.
Kunihiro Shimizu and Michał Kubiak collected 22 points apiece for the winning side. The Polish star made 5 aces. Yuji Nishida topped Stings with 25 points. The Bulgarian Matey Kaziyski added 4 aces (20 points).
Toray Arrows beat Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza by a 3-2 but remained the third-placed, one spot below today’s rivals. The Canadian Gavin Schmitt poured in 35 points (3 aces) for the titleholders. The Croatian Igor Omrčen tallied 40 points (4 kill blocks, 3 serves) for Trefuerza.
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JAPAN: V Premier League – Final 6, Men |
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05:00 |
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Panasonic Panthers |
3 |
25 |
23 |
30 |
25 |
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JTEKT |
1 |
23 |
25 |
28 |
12 |
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07:00 |
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Gosei Trefuerza |
2 |
25 |
25 |
22 |
23 |
13 |
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Toray Arrows |
3 |
22 |
19 |
25 |
25 |
15 |
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Standings
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# |
Team |
MP |
W |
L |
S |
P |
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1. |
Panasonic Panthers |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6:1 |
11 |
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2. |
Gosei Trefuerza |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5:3 |
8 |
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3. |
Toray Arrows |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3:5 |
5 |
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4. |
JT Thunders |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3:2 |
4 |
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5. |
Suntory Sunbirds |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2:3 |
2 |
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6. |
JTEKT |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1:6 |
0 |
- Gosei Trefuerza: +4 pts. (tournament rules)
- JT Thunders: +2 pts. (tournament rules)
- Panasonic Panthers: +5 pts. (tournament rules)
- Suntory Sunbirds: +1 pts. (tournament rules)
- Toray Arrows: +3 pts. (tournament rules)