Results, standings and schedule of qualifying semifinals (Gifu)
2. day (March 17)
Toray – Hisamitsu 3:1 (24:26, 25:21, 25:23, 25:21)
Top Scorer: Kimura 25, Sakoda 17, Takada 15, Araki 11; Fofinha 17, Hirai 13, Ishida 12, Yuki Ishii 12
Denso – Okayama 3:0 (25:22, 25:23, 25:14)
Top Scorer: De La Cruz, 23, Risa Ishii 13, Suzuki 11, Yamaguchi 14, Fukuda 7
Classification
1. Toray 2:0
2. Hisamitsu 1:1
3. Denso 1:1
4. Okayama 0:2
March 18
Toray – Denso
Hisamitsu – Okayama