Japan
Toray Arrows was better than Suntory Sunbirds in the match for 3rd place. In this match Toray had only 3 hitting errors and 14 blocks compared to 9 errors and 7 blocks for Suntory.
1st Place Match:
Panasonic Panthers – Sakai Blazers 1:3 (25:21, 24:26, 20:25, 19:25)
Best scorers: Milan Pepic (Sakai) 27 points (4 blocks), Joao Paulo Tavares (Panasonic) 23 points, Tatsuya Fukuzawa (Panasonic) 22 points and Yuusuke Ishijima (Sakai) 20 points
3rd Place Match:
Toray Arrows – Suntory Sunbirds 3:0 (25:22, 26:24, 25:16)
Best scorers: Dejan Bojovic (Toray) 21 points, Masashi Kuriyama (Suntory) 13 points, Yuta Yoneyama (Toray) 13 points (4 blocks)
Individual Awards
MVP : Milan Pepic (Sakai)
Fighting Spirit: Shinji Kawamura (Panasonic)
Best Scorer: Milan Pepic (Sakai), 624 points
Best Spiker: Hirotaka Kon (Toyota), 58.2%
Best Blocker: Takaaki Tomimatsu (Toray), 1.05
Best Server: Joao Paulo Tavares (Panasonic)
Best Reiver: Takeshi Nagano (Panasonic), 77.1%
Best Libero: Takeshi Nagano (Panasonic)
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