January 12
Panasonic Panthers – Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler 3-2 (23-25, 24-26, 26-24, 25-19, 15-11)
Top Scorers: Fukuzawa 27, Shimizu 25; Hosokawa 19.
Suntory Sunbirds – Toray Arrows 3-0 (25-17, 27-25, 27-25)
Top Scorers: Wallace Martins 27; Bojovic 15
Toyota Gosei – Sakai Blazers 0-3 (22-25, 22-25, 22-25)
Top Scorers: Leonardo Mello 19; Pepic 21
JT Thunders – FC Tokyo 2-3 (21-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-20, 13-15)
Top Scorers: Yako 20, Omrcen 16; Gradinarov 29
Standings:
1. Suntory Sunbirds, 9, 28-10
2. Panasonic Panthers, 8, 29-16
3. Sakai Blazers, 8, 24-16
4. Toray Arrows, 6, 21-20
5. Toyota Gosei, 5, 18-21
6. FC Tokyo, 4, 15-26
7. JT Thunders, 3, 17-25
8. Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler, 1, 13-31
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