Japan
March 16
Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler – FC Tokyo 0-3 (23-25, 19-25, 23-25)
Top Scorers: Takahashi 17; Miroslav Gradinarov 19.
Sakai Blazers – Suntory Sunbirds 1-3 (23-25, 32-30, 27-29, 22-25)
Top Scorers: Pepic 22; Wallace Martins 26.
Toray Arrows – Panasonic Panthers 0-3 (23-25, 19-25, 25-27)
Top Scorers: Bojovic 22; Fukuzawa 17, Joao Paulo Tavares 17.
JT Thunders – Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 3-1 (16-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-22)
Top Scorers: Igor Omrcen 22; Takamatsu 18.
March 17
Sakai Blazers – FC Tokyo 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-22)
Top Scorers: Yokota 10, Ito 10; Tezuka 16.
Suntory Sunbirds – Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler 3-1 (34-32, 25-18, 23-25, 25-21)
Top Scorers: Wallace Martins 16; Michael Chemos 24.
Panasonic Panthers – JT Thunders 3-1 (25-15, 26-24, 22-25, 25-22)
Top Scorers: Joao Paulo Tavares 33; Ozawa 17.
Toray Arrows – Toyota Gosei Trefuerza 1-3 (22-25, 25-23, 22-25, 18-25)
Top Scorers: Kakuda 21, Bojovic 20; Takamatsu 20.
Standings:
1. Suntory Sunbirds, 24, 76-25
2. Panasonic Panthers, 20, 67-34
3. Sakai Blazers, 17, 57-44
4. Toray Arrows, 17, 57-48
5. Toyota Gosei, 12, 46-56
6. JT Thunders, 9, 41-67
7. FC Tokyo, 8, 35-67
8. Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler, 5, 35-73
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