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The top-seed Panasonic Panthers made 14 kill blocks as a team to reject No.2 Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza in Game 1 of the V.League finals, which was held in the half-full NGK Hall in Nagoya (5,920 spectators), by a 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20).
The Panthers, for which the Pole Michał Kubiak and Tatsuya Fukuzawa scored 14 points apiece and Kenji Shirasawa made 4 kill blocks, paved their way for the win in the first set when they produced 7 kill blocks as a team.
As for Trefuerza, who could not count on injured Croatian opposite Igor Omrčen, Takuya Takamatsu delivered 13 points.
Game 1 of the best-of-two playoff finals will be held at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, on March 18.
To see complete results, stats, and standings, visit our JPN National Championship 2017/2018 / Male / Seniors page.
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