2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women

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2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's
LeagueV.League Division 1
SportVolleyball
DurationOct 15, 2021 – Apr 17, 2022
Number of games198 (Regular round)
3 (Final stage)
Number of teams12
2021–2022 Results
Season championsJT Marvelous
Top scorerJana Kulan
Finals championsHisamitsu Springs
  Runners-upJT Marvelous
Finals MVPArisa Inoue
Women's V.League Division 1 seasons
← 2020-21
2022-23 →

The Volleyball 2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's is the 28th volleyball tournament year and includes the 4th top level women's volleyball tournament of the newly branded and reorganized V.League (Japan) scheduled for October 15, 2021 to April 17, 2022.[1][2]

The V.League Division 1 Women's teams compete in four tournaments each year:

  1. V.Summer League starts the season June 25 to July 4, 2021, and includes teams from V.League Division 2 Women's and two University selection teams.[3] This is its 40th tournament year. Its main purpose is the strengthening and training of new and younger players.[4]
  2. The main V.League Division 1 Women's tournament starts October 15, 2021, and ends April 7, 2022 with a winter break December 6, 2021 to January 7, 2022.
  3. The Empress' Cup Final Round is scheduled for December 10–19, 2021 during the winter break of the main V.League Division 1 Women's tournament.[5] The Final Round is the culmination of a month's long qualification process where high school, university, business, and club teams participate in Prefectural and Block Round competitions for a chance to play in the Final Round. Sixteen teams will join the V.League Division 1 Women's teams in the Final Round.[6] [7] [8] See also Japanese Wikipedia article: Reiwa 3rd Emperor's Cup / Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship (in Japanese) ja:令和3年度天皇杯・皇后杯全日本バレーボール選手権大会
  4. The Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament opens in May every year in Osaka and serves as the final competition of the season.[9]


Clubs[edit]

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Locations of the 2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's clubs

Personnel[edit]

2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's Personnel
Club Head Coach Captain City, Prefecture Colors Main Sponsor
Denso Airybees Japan Gen Kawakita Japan Fumika Moriya Nishio, Aichi     Denso
Himeji Victorina Japan Kodai Nakaya Japan Riho Sadakane Himeji, Hyōgo     Himeji Victorina Co., Ltd.
Hisamitsu Springs Japan Shingo Sakai Japan Mana Toe Tosu, Saga       Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical
Hitachi Rivale Japan Asako Tajimi Japan Kanako Saito Hitachinaka, Ibaraki     Hitachi Automotive Systems
JT Marvelous Japan Tomoko Yoshihara Japan Mako Kobata Osaka, Hyogo     Japan Tobacco Ltd.
Kurobe AquaFairies Japan Takaya Maruyama Japan Sayo Masuda Kurobe, Toyama     Kurobe AquaFairies
NEC Red Rockets Japan Takayuki Kaneko Japan Misaki Yamauchi Kawasaki, Kanagawa       NEC
Okayama Seagulls Japan Akiyoshi Kawamoto Japan Aimi Kawashima Okayama     Okayama Seagulls Co., Ltd.
PFU BlueCats Japan Masayasu Sakamoto Japan Ayaka Horiguchi Kanazawa, Ishikawa       PFU Limited
Saitama Ageo Medics Brazil Antônio Marcos Lerbach Japan Akane Yamagishi Ageo, Saitama     Ageo Medical Group
Toray Arrows Japan Akira Koshiya Japan Misaki Shirai[10] Ōtsu, Shiga     Toray Industries
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Japan Haruya Indo Japan Mioko Yabuta Kariya, Aichi     Toyota Auto Body

Foreign players[edit]

The number of foreign players is restricted to one per club worldwide plus one per club from ASEAN nations.

V.League Division 1 Women's foreign players 2021-22
Team Worldwide ASEAN
Denso Airybees Venezuela Roslandy Acosta (CSV) Thailand Jarasporn Bundasak (AVC)
Himeji Victorina Netherlands Celeste Plak (CEV) —
Hisamitsu Springs United States Foluke Akinradewo (NORCECA) —
Hitachi Rivale United States Hannah Tapp (NORCECA) —
JT Marvelous United States Andrea Drews (NORCECA) Thailand Thatdao Nuekjang (AVC)
Kurobe AquaFairies United States Merete Lutz (NORCECA) Thailand Pimpichaya Kokram (AVC)
NEC Red Rockets United States Sarah Wilhite Parsons (NORCECA) —
Okayama Seagulls China Xintian Fu —
PFU BlueCats Cuba Melissa Valdes Vietnam Trần Thị Thanh Thúy (AVC)
Saitama Ageo Medics Brazil Lorenne Teixeira (CSV) Philippines Alyja Daphne Santiago (AVC)
Toray Arrows Azerbaijan Jana Kulan (CEV) —
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis United States Kelsey Robinson (NORCECA) Thailand Hattaya Bamrungsuk (AVC)

Transfer players[edit]

2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's inbound transfers [11][12]
Player Coming from Coming to
Japan Nanami Asano Japan Kinrankai High School (ja) Japan Denso Airybees
Japan Yoshino Sato Japan Yonezawa Central High School (ja) Japan Denso Airybees
Japan Airi Takahashi Japan Kurashiki Ablaze Japan Denso Airybees
Venezuela Roslandy Acosta Japan PFU BlueCats Japan Denso Airybees
Thailand Jarasporn Bundasak Thailand Diamond Food Japan Denso Airybees
Japan Kaya Watanabe Japan Nihon University Japan Himeji Victorina
Japan Rimi Kaneda Japan Tokai Mermaids Japan Himeji Victorina
Netherlands Celeste Plak Turkey Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor Japan Himeji Victorina
Japan Manami Mandai Japan University of Tsukuba Japan Hisamitsu Springs
Japan Riho Ōtake Japan Denso Airybees Japan Hisamitsu Springs
Japan Aya Watanabe Japan Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Japan Hitachi Rivale
Japan Rino Murooka Japan Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku High School (ja) Japan Hitachi Rivale
Japan Marina Takahashi Japan University of Tsukuba Japan JT Marvelous
Japan Mana Nishizaki Japan Kinrankai High School (ja) Japan JT Marvelous
Japan Manami Koyama Japan Kyoei Gakuen High School (ja) Japan JT Marvelous
Japan Anna Kikuchi Japan Tokai Mermaids Japan Kurobe AquaFairies
Japan Ami Yamashiro Japan University of Tsukuba Japan Kurobe AquaFairies
Japan Miku Shimada Japan Juntendo University Japan Kurobe AquaFairies
United States Merete Lutz South Korea GS Caltex Seoul KIXX Japan Kurobe AquaFairies
Thailand Pimpichaya Kokram Thailand 3BB Nakornnont Japan Kurobe AquaFairies
Japan Yuka Kanasugi Japan Himeji Victorina Japan Kurobe AquaFairies
Japan Chiyo Suzuki Japan Beach volleyball Japan Kurobe AquaFairies
Japan Riko Fujii Japan Shoin University Japan NEC Red Rockets
Japan Hina Kawakami Japan University of Tsukuba Japan NEC Red Rockets
United States Sarah Wilhite Parsons Turkey Nilüfer Belediyespor Japan NEC Red Rockets
Japan Kotoe Inoue Japan Denso Airybees Japan NEC Red Rockets
China Xintian Fu Japan Kyoei Gakuen High School (ja) Japan Okayama Seagulls
Japan Maika Matsumoto Japan Shimada Commercial High School (ja) Japan Okayama Seagulls
Japan Yuzu Nakamoto Japan Osaka International Takii High School (ja) Japan Okayama Seagulls
Japan Megumi Sato Japan Hiroshima Oilers Japan Okayama Seagulls
Japan Mari Morita Japan Miyakonojo Commercial High School (ja) Japan PFU BlueCats
Cuba Melissa Valdes Japan Furukawa Gakuen High School (ja) Japan PFU BlueCats
Japan Kanoha Kagamihara Japan University of Tsukuba Japan PFU BlueCats
Japan Airi Tahara Japan Denso Airybees Japan PFU BlueCats
Japan Mikoto Shima Japan Juntendo University Japan PFU BlueCats
Japan Sanae Watanabe Japan Okayama Seagulls Japan PFU BlueCats
Japan Yurie Nabeya Japan Denso Airybees Japan PFU BlueCats
Vietnam Trần Thị Thanh Thúy Vietnam VTV Bình Điền Long An Japan PFU BlueCats
Japan Saki Kamata Japan NSSU Japan Saitama Ageo Medics
Japan Aki Meguro Japan Aoyama Gakuin University Japan Saitama Ageo Medics
Japan Hibiki Suzuki Japan Gunma Bank Green Wings (ja) Japan Saitama Ageo Medics
Japan Akiho Kurisu Japan Osaka Superiors (ja) Japan Saitama Ageo Medics
Philippines Alyja Daphne Santiago Philippines Chery Tiggo Crossovers Japan Saitama Ageo Medics
Brazil Lorenne Teixeira Brazil Sesc/Flamengo Japan Saitama Ageo Medics
Japan Yoshino Nishikawa Japan Kinrankai High School (ja) Japan Toray Arrows
Japan Madoka Kashimura Japan Mito Girls High School (ja) Japan Toray Arrows
Japan Yukiho Hara Japan Kansai University Japan Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
Japan Haruka Kaji Japan Sundai Gakuen High School (ja) Japan Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
Japan Aimi Okawa Japan Hachiojijissen (ja) Japan Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
Japan Sakura Kurosu Japan Hachiojijissen (ja) Japan Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
Japan Hina Koide Japan Shimokitazawa Seitoku (ja) Japan Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
Japan Ayana Funane Japan Shimokitazawa Seitoku (ja) Japan Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
Japan Natsuki Suda Japan Shujitsu High School (ja) Japan Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
United States Kelsey Robinson Turkey Fenerbahçe Opet Japan Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
Thailand Hattaya Bamrungsuk Thailand Diamond Food VC Japan Toyota Auto Body Queenseis

Venues[edit]

Regular Round 2021–2022[13]
Final Stage 2021–2022

Schedule[edit]

Regular Round begins October 15, 2021 (Saturday) and ends March 27, 2022 (Sunday). Matches are played every Saturday and Sunday along with a couple Friday Night matches.

  1. Each team will play every other team three times for a total of thirty-three matches
  2. It is not a strict round robin
  3. A theme this season is for each team to host at least one opponent two nights in a row at their home arena
  4. Teams are ranked in the Regular Round by:
    • Wins ->Points ->Set Percentage ->Scoring Rate
  5. The top three teams from the Regular Round will advance to the Final Stage
  6. Ranking of 4th to 12th place will be the ranking of the Regular Round and will be the final ranking. The 11th and 12th placed teams will compete in the V.Challenge Match.

Final Stage begins April 9, 2022 and ends April 17, 2022.

  1. Final 3:
    • The 2nd and 3rd ranked teams from the Regular Round will play a one match playoff
    • The 2nd ranked team is given a one win advantage
    • There are no tie breakers
    • If the number of wins is equal a 25 point Golden Set will be played to determine the winner
  2. Final
    • The winner of the Final 3 tournament will play the 1st ranked team from the Regular Round in a two match Final
    • No advantage points are given
    • No tie breakers
    • If the number of wins is equal a 25 point Golden Set will be played to determine the winner

V.Challenge Match (V1-V2 Promotion-Relegation Matches): TBD

Season standing procedure[edit]

The team with the most wins will be ranked highest

Points awarded for a match as follows:

  • 3 points: "3-0" or "3-1" victory
  • 2 points: "3-2" victory
  • 1 point: "2-3" loss
  • 0 points: Lost in "0-3" or "1-3"

If a team abstains for some reason, it will be considered to have lost the game 0-25, 0-25, 0-25

Tie Breakers are as follows:

  • If two or more teams have the same number of wins, the team with the most points will be ranked higher
  • If the number of points is also the same, the team with the highest set rate will be ranked higher
  • If the set rate is also the same, the team with the highest points rate will be ranked higher

Regular round[edit]

Final standing[edit]

Qualified for the Final [14]
Qualified for the Final 3 playoff
Will play the V.Challenge Match
2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's Regular Round Final Standing
Rank Team Wins Losses Points Sets Won Sets Lost Set Rate Pts Won Pts Lost Pts Rate
1 JT Marvelous 27 6 80 86 30 2.87 2774 2320 1.20
2 Toray Arrows 26 7 79 87 34 2.56 2814 2485 1.13
3 Hisamitsu Springs 23 10 72 82 44 1.86 2955 2711 1.09
4 NEC Red Rockets 23 10 70 78 43 1.81 2815 2508 1.12
5 Saitama Ageo Medics 20 13 60 72 55 1.31 2936 2748 1.07
6 Denso Airybees 20 13 56 67 57 1.18 2798 2744 1.02
7 Hitachi Rivale 14 19 41 54 73 0.74 2612 2917 0.90
8 PFU BlueCats 12 21 38 50 72 0.69 2583 2757 0.94
9 Okayama Seagulls 12 21 36 49 71 0.69 2650 2759 0.96
10 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 10 23 29 43 78 0.55 2601 2826 0.92
11 Himeji Victorina 8 25 25 49 86 0.57 2854 3102 0.92
12 Kurobe AquaFairies 3 30 8 20 94 0.21 2220 2735 0.81

Individual awards[edit]

[15]

2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's Regular Round Individual Awards
Award Player Team Achievement # of Times
Top Scorer Jana Kulan Toray Arrows Total Points = 789 3rd
Spike Award Foluke Akinradewo Hisamitsu Springs Kill Rate = 56.5% 4th
Block Award Jaja Santiago Saitama Ageo Medics Blocks/set = 0.81 1st
Serve Award Mioko Yabuta Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Serve Effect Rate = 13.4% 1st
Receive Award Mako Kobata JT Marvelous Reception Rate = 69.5% 2nd

Match results[edit]

Round 1 October 15–17, 2021

15 October 2021
18:15 		Toray Arrows 3−1 Himeji Victorina Ukaruchan Arena, Otsu
Attendance: 767
Referees: Yuka Kitamura
(22−25, 25−22, 26−24, 25−21)
Report A Report B
16 October 2021
12:00 		Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 1−3 JT Marvelous Wing Arena Kariya
Attendance: 452
Referees: Nana Yoshioka
(22−25, 25−21, 18−25, 20−25)
Report A Report B
16 October 2021
13:00 		NEC Red Rockets 3−0 Kurobe AquaFairies Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki
Attendance: 1218
Referees: Mikako Masuoka
(25−15, 25−19, 25−12)
Report A Report B
16 October 2021
13:00 		Denso Airybees 3−1 PFU BlueCats Nishio City Gymnasium (ja)
Attendance: 660
Referees: Toshie Akai
(23−25, 25−16, 25−21, 25−20)
Report A Report B
16 October 2021
13:00 		Hisamitsu Springs 2−3 Hitachi Rivale Saga Sunrise Park
Attendance: 812
Referees: Junichi Hayashi
(23−25, 23−25, 25−16, 25−23, 16−18)
Report A Report B
16 October 2021
14:00 		Okayama Seagulls 2−3 Saitama Ageo Medics Kasaoka Gymnasium, Okayama (ja)
Attendance: 560
Referees: Hirokazu Tomita
(30−28, 24−26, 25−23, 13−25, 11−15)
Report A Report B
16 October 2021
17:30 		Toray Arrows 3−0 Himeji Victorina Ukaruchan Arena, Otsu
Attendance: 496
Referees: Yutaka Moriguchi
(25−20, 25−17, 25−18)
Report A Report B
17 October 2021
12:00 		Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 0–3 JT Marvelous Wing Arena Kariya
Attendance: 452
Referees: Nana Yoshioka
(16-25, 19-25, 13-25)
Report A Report B
17 October 2021
13:00 		NEC Red Rockets 3–1 Kurobe AquaFairies Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki
Attendance: 1201
Referees: Nahoko Watanabe
(25-23, 25-20, 14-25, 25-17)
Report A Report B
17 October 2021
13:00 		Denso Airybees 3–0 PFU BlueCats Nishio City Gymnasium (ja)
Attendance: 630
Referees: Tomohito Castle
(25-20, 25-23, 25-22)
Report A Report B
17 October 2021
12:00 		Hisamitsu Springs 3–1 Hitachi Rivale Saga Sunrise Park
Attendance: 819
Referees: Seiji Kiuchi
(25-20, 19-25, 25-22, 25-16)
Report A Report B
17 October 2021
14:00 		Okayama Seagulls 0–3 Saitama Ageo Medics Kasaoka Gymnasium, Okayama (ja)
Attendance: 526
Referees: Yasuo Chiyonobu
(16-25, 15-25, 22-25)
Report A Report B

Round 2 October 23–24, 2021

23 October 2021
12:00 		Kurobe AquaFairies 0–3 Okayama Seagulls Kurobe General Sports Center (ja)
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Yutaka Moriguchi
(18-25, 15-25, 25-27)
Report A Report B
23 October 2021
12:00 		PFU BlueCats 3–0 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Sun Arena Wajima, Ishikawa
Attendance: 375
Referees: Hiroyuki Hara
(25-13, 25-21, 25-16)
Report A Report B
23 October 2021
13:00 		Saitama Ageo Medics 1–3 JT Marvelous Higashiyama Gymnasium, Ichinoseki
Attendance: 500
Referees: Yuka Tsushima
(21-25, 26-28, 25-17, 23-25)
Report A Report B
23 October 2021
13:00 		Hitachi Rivale 2–3 Himeji Victorina Ikenokawa Sakura Arena, Hitachi
Attendance: 559
Referees: Yui Asai
(25-17, 25-20, 23-25, 23-25, 11-15)
Report A Report B
23 October 2021
13:00 		Hisamitsu Springs 3–1 Denso Airybees Green Arena, Kobe
Attendance: 800
Referees: Ken Nakayama
(19-25, 25-22, 28-26, 25-21)
Report A Report B
23 October 2021
14:30 		Toray Arrows 2–3 NEC Red Rockets Kurobe General Sports Center (ja)
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Yuka Kitamura
(25-21, 25-22, 18-25, 16-25, 11-15)
Report A Report B
24 October 2021
12:00 		Kurobe AquaFairies 0–3 Okayama Seagulls Kurobe General Sports Center (ja)
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Satomi Naito
(21-25, 13-25, 20-25)
Report A Report B
24 October 2021
12:00 		Saitama Ageo Medics 0–3 JT Marvelous Higashiyama Gymnasium, Ichinoseki
Attendance: 600
Referees: Toshie Akai
(23-25, 18-25, 20-25)
Report A Report B
24 October 2021
13:00 		Hitachi Rivale 3–2 Himeji Victorina Ikenokawa Sakura Arena, Hitachi
Attendance: 420
Referees: Mikako Masuoka
(25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 27-25, 16-14)
Report A Report B
24 October 2021
13:00 		Hisamitsu Springs 3–1 Denso Airybees Green Arena, Kobe
Attendance: 750
Referees: Junichi Hayashi
(25-10, 25-21, 26-28, 25-22)
Report A Report B
24 October 2021
14:00 		PFU BlueCats 3–1 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Sun Arena Wajima, Ishikawa
Attendance: 369
Referees: Nana Yoshioka
(17-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-18)
Report A Report B
24 October 2021
14:30 		Toray Arrows 3–1 NEC Red Rockets Kurobe General Sports Center (ja)
Attendance: 1,170
Referees: Yutaka Moriguchi
(25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 25-22)
Report A Report B

Round 3 October 30–31, 2021

30 October 2021
12:00 		JT Marvelous 3–1 Kurobe AquaFairies Maruzen Intec Arena, Osaka
Attendance: 734
Referees: Toshie Akai
(24-26, 25-22, 25-15, 25-19)
Report A Report B
30 October 2021
13:00 		Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 0–3 Hisamitsu Springs Wing Arena Kariya
Attendance: 554
Referees: Tomohito Castle
(23-25, 20-25, 22-25)
Report A Report B
30 October 2021
13:00 		Hitachi Rivale 0–3 Denso Airybees CNA Arena, Akita
Attendance: 945
Referees: Atsushi Hattori
(20-25, 22-25, 17-25)
Report A Report B
30 October 2021
13:00 		Himeji Victorina 1–3 NEC Red Rockets Wink Gymnasium, Himeji
Attendance: 962
Referees: Hirokazu Tomita
(19-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-27)
Report A Report B
30 October 2021
14:00 		PFU BlueCats 3–0 Saitama Ageo Medics Komatsu City Gymnasium, Ishikawa
Attendance: 521
Referees: Satomi Naito
(25-23, 25-23, 25-20)
Report A Report B
30 October 2021
14:30 		Okayama Seagulls 0–3 Toray Arrows Zip Arena, Okayama
Attendance: 836
Referees: Yuka Kitamura
(26-28 17-25 20-25)
Report A Report B
31 October 2021
12:00 		JT Marvelous 3–0 Kurobe AquaFairies Maruzen Intec Arena, Osaka
Attendance: 774
Referees: Misato Sato
(25-15, 25-20, 25-17)
Report A Report B
31 October 2021
12:00 		Hitachi Rivale 1–3 Denso Airybees CNA Arena, Akita
Attendance: 1,055
Referees: Yuka Tsushima
(17-25, 25-21, 27-29, 21-25)
Report A Report B
31 October 2021
13:00 		Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 1–3 Hisamitsu Springs Wing Arena Kariya
Attendance: 585
Referees: Kazuyoshi Yamamoto
(19-25, 20-25, 28-26, 20-2)
Report A Report B
31 October 2021
13:00 		Himeji Victorina 1–3 NEC Red Rockets Wink Gymnasium, Himeji
Attendance: 1,148
Referees: Mikako Masuoka
(25-23, 17-25, 19-25, 21-25)
Report A Report B
31 October 2021
14:00 		PFU BlueCats 0–3 Saitama Ageo Medics Komatsu City Gymnasium, Ishikawa
Attendance: 641
Referees: Yutaka Moriguchi
(25-27, 17-25, 18-25)
Report A Report B
31 October 2021
14:00 		Okayama Seagulls 1–3 Toray Arrows Zip Arena, Okayama
Attendance: 835
Referees: Nana Yoshioka
(16-25, 25-22, 20-25, 21-25)
Report A Report B

Round 4 November 6–7, 2021

6 November 2021
TBD 		NEC Red Rockets 3–0 Hitachi Rivale Horaiya Koriyama Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,053
Referees: Yuka Tsushima
(25-10, 25-19, 25-21)
Report A Report B
6 November 2021
12:00 		Denso Airybees 3–0 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Horaiya Koriyama Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,045
Referees: Hiroaki Takahashi
(25-20, 25-21, 25-18)
Report A Report B
6 November 2021
13:00 		Kurobe AquaFairies 0–3 PFU BlueCats Toyama Seibu Sports Center, Tonami
Attendance: 745
Referees: Hirokazu Tomita
(18-25, 24-26, 13-25)
Report A Report B
6 November 2021
13:00 		Himeji Victorina 3–2 Okayama Seagulls Wink Gymnasium, Himeji
Attendance: 983
Referees: Shin Yamamoto
(25-18, 20-25, 25-17, 29-31, 15-13)
Report A Report B
6 November 2021
14:00 		Saitama Ageo Medics 0–3 Hisamitsu Springs Shimadzu Arena, Kyoto (ja)
Attendance: 420
Referees: Yuka Kitamura
(22-25, 23-25, 21-25)
Report A Report B
6 November 2021
15:00 		Toray Arrows 0–3 JT Marvelous YMIT Arena, Kusatsu (ja
Attendance: 1,158
Referees: Yutaka Moriguchi
(19-25, 16-25, 21-25)
Report A Report B
7 November 2021
14:55 		NEC Red Rockets 3–2 Hitachi Rivale Horaiya Koriyama Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,115
Referees: Hiroaki Takahashi
(25-10, 24-26, 25-17, 18-25, 15-12)
Report A Report B
7 November 2021
12:00 		Denso Airybees 3–1 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Horaiya Koriyama Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,163
Referees: Misato Sato
(25-16, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20)
Report A Report B
7 November 2021
13:00 		Kurobe AquaFairies 1–3 PFU BlueCats Toyama Seibu Sports Center, Tonami
Attendance: 724
Referees: Mikako Masuoka
(23-25, 17-25, 25-18, 19-25)
Report A Report B
7 November 2021
13:00 		Himeji Victorina 3–0 Okayama Seagulls Wink Gymnasium, Himeji
Attendance: 1,013
Referees: Ryota Kunigami
(25-22, 25-21, 25-23)
Report A Report B
7 November 2021
13:00 		Saitama Ageo Medics 3–1 Hisamitsu Springs Shimadzu Arena, Kyoto (ja)
Attendance: 500
Referees: Tomohito Castle
(25-27, 25-21, 25-15, 25-22)
Report A Report B
7 November 2021
15:00 		Toray Arrows 1–3 JT Marvelous YMIT Arena, Kusatsu (ja
Attendance: 1,180
Referees: Satomi Naito
(19-25, 20-25, 25-16, 12-25)
Report A Report B

Round 5 November 12–14, 2021

12 November 2021
19:00 		NEC Red Rockets 3–0 Okayama Seagulls Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki
Attendance: 1,435
Referees: Zeda
(25-20, 25-14, 25-17)
Report A Report B
13 November 2021
12:00 		Himeji Victorina 1–3 JT Marvelous Wink Gymnasium, Himeji
Attendance: 973
Referees: Yuka Kitamura
(20-25, 25-17, 28-30, 25-27)
Report A Report B
13 November 2021
13:00 		Hisamitsu Springs 3–0 Kurobe AquaFairies Sun Arena Sendai (ja)
Attendance: 512
Referees: Shin Yamamoto
(25-19, 25-18, 25-15)
Report A Report B
13 November 2021
14:00 		PFU BlueCats 1–3 Toray Arrows Kanazawa City Gymnasium
Attendance: 906
Referees: Hiroaki Takahashi
(25-23, 18-25, 21-25, 20-25)
Report A Report B
13 November 2021
14:00 		Hitachi Rivale 3–1 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Hitachinaka Sports Facility (ja)
Attendance: 505
Referees: Toshie Akai
(27-25, 25-18, 14-25, 25-22)
Report A Report B
13 November 2021
15:00 		NEC Red Rockets 3–1 Okayama Seagulls Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki
Attendance: 1,526
Referees: Satomi Naito
(25-17, 27-29, 25-20, 25-19)
Report A Report B
14 November 2021
13:00 		Hitachi Rivale 3–0 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Hitachinaka Sports Facility (ja)
Attendance: 624
Referees: Yuka Tsushima
(25-18, 30-28, 25-20)
Report A Report B
14 November 2021
13:00 		Himeji Victorina 0–3 JT Marvelous Wink Gymnasium, Himeji
Attendance: 1,388
Referees: Yasuo Chiyonobu
(17-25, 13-25, 26-28)
Report A Report B
14 November 2021
13:00 		Hisamitsu Springs 3–0 Kurobe AquaFairies Sun Arena Sendai (ja)
Attendance: 760
Referees: Seiji Kiuchi
(28-26, 25-18, 25-19)
Report A Report B
14 November 2021
14:00 		PFU BlueCats 0–3 Toray Arrows Kanazawa City Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,079
Referees: Misato Sato
(22-25, 22-25, 21-25)
Report A Report B

Round 6 November 20–21, 2021

20 November 2021
13:00 		Denso Airybees 1–3 Saitama Ageo Medics Kitagas Arena, Sapporo (ja)
Attendance: 893
Referees: Taku Masaoka
(23-25, 26-24, 17-25, 22-25)
Report A Report B
21 November 2021
13:00 		Denso Airybees 3–2 Saitama Ageo Medics Kitagas Arena, Sapporo (ja)
Attendance: 786
Referees: Misato Sato
(26-24, 25-23, 23-25, 18-25, 15-11)
Report A Report B

Round 7 November 27–28, 2021

27 November 2021
12:00 		Toray Arrows 3–0 Hisamitsu Springs Konohana Arena, Shizuoka
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Toshie Akai
(25-14, 25-16, 25-23)
Report A Report B
27 November 2021
13:00 		JT Marvelous 1–3 NEC Red Rockets Baycom Gymnasium, Amagasaki (ja)
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Hirokazu Tomita
(25-14, 22-25, 13-25, 19-25)
Report A Report B
27 November 2021
13:00 		Saitama Ageo Medics 3–1 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Kawagoe Sports Park, Saitama
Attendance: 850
Referees: Yui Asai
(25-19, 25-21, 18-25, 25-16)
Report A Report B
27 November 2021
14:00 		PFU BlueCats 3–2 Himeji Victorina Trim Park Kanazu, Awara (ja)
Attendance: 520
Referees: Nana Yoshioka
(25-17, 25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 15-11)
Report A Report B
27 November 2021
14:00 		Okayama Seagulls 1–3 Hitachi Rivale Zip Arena, Okayama
Attendance: 860
Referees: Yuka Kitamura
(26-24, 22-25, 20-25, 23-25)
Report A Report B
27 November 2021
15:30 		Denso Airybees 3–0 Kurobe AquaFairies Baycom Gymnasium, Amagasaki (ja)
Attendance: 695
Referees: Satomi Naito
(25-16, 25-13, 25-15)
Report A Report B
28 November 2021
12:00 		Saitama Ageo Medics 3–0 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Kawagoe Sports Park, Saitama
Attendance: 950
Referees: Yuka Tsushima
(25-21, 25-21, 25-23)
Report A Report B
28 November 2021
12:00 		Toray Arrows 3–0 Hisamitsu Springs Konohana Arena, Shizuoka
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Mikako Masuoka
(25-23, 25-22, 25-16)
Report A Report B
28 November 2021
13:00 		JT Marvelous 3–0 NEC Red Rockets Baycom Gymnasium, Amagasaki (ja)
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Satomi Naito
(25-19, 25-18, 25-23)
Report A Report B
28 November 2021
14:00 		PFU BlueCats 3–2 Himeji Victorina Trim Park Kanazu, Awara (ja)
Attendance: 556
Referees: Yutaka Moriguchi
(25-14, 25-16, 19-25, 18-25, 15-11)
Report A Report B
28 November 2021
14:00 		Okayama Seagulls 3–0 Hitachi Rivale Zip Arena, Okayama
Attendance: 1,150
Referees: Ryota Kunigami
(28-26, 25-20, 25-18)
Report A Report B
28 November 2021
15:30 		Denso Airybees 3–1 Kurobe AquaFairies Baycom Gymnasium, Amagasaki (ja)
Attendance: 560
Referees: Akira Homma
(22-25, 25-17, 25-12, 25-14)
Report A Report B

Round 8 December 4–5, 2021

4 December 2021
TBD 		Toray Arrows 3–1 Denso Airybees Deai Dome, Gifu
Attendance: 1,043
Referees: Satomi Naito
(30-28, 21-25, 25-22, 29-27)
Report A Report B
4 December 2021
12:00 		Kurobe AquaFairies 3–0 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Kurobe General Sports Center (ja)
Attendance: 950
Referees: Nobuko Sasaki
(25-19, 25-20, 25-22)
Report A Report B
4 December 2021
13:00 		NEC Red Rockets 0–3 PFU BlueCats Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki
Attendance: 1,170
Referees: Nahoko Watanabe
(21-25, 22-25, 22-25)
Report A Report B
4 December 2021
13:00 		Hisamitsu Springs 2–3 Himeji Victorina Saga Sunrise Park Gymnasium
Attendance: 763
Referees: Nana Yoshioka
(23-25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 12-15)
Report A Report B
4 December 2021
14:00 		Hitachi Rivale 1–3 Saitama Ageo Medics Adastria Arena, Mito
Attendance: 634
Referees: Hiroaki Takahashi
(18-25, 25-18, 18-25, 23-25)
Report A Report B
4 December 2021
14:30 		JT Marvelous 3–0 Okayama Seagulls Kurobe General Sports Center (ja)
Attendance: 1,050
Referees: Yutaka Moriguchi
(25-17, 26-24, 25-22)
Report A Report B
5 December 2021
TBD 		Toray Arrows 3–0 Denso Airybees Deai Dome, Gifu
Attendance: 1,140
Referees: Tomohito Castle
(25-21, 25-19, 25-19)
Report A Report B
5 December 2021
12:00 		Kurobe AquaFairies 3–2 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Kurobe General Sports Center (ja)
Attendance: 1,050
Referees: Naoyuki Nishiyama
(25-14, 23-25, 25-27, 25-14, 16-14)
Report A Report B
5 December 2021
13:00 		NEC Red Rockets 3–0 PFU BlueCats Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki
Attendance: 1,424
Referees: Misato Sato
(25-17, 25-15, 25-23)
Report A Report B
5 December 2021
13:00 		Hisamitsu Springs 3–1 Himeji Victorina Saga Sunrise Park Gymnasium
Attendance: 834
Referees: Hirokazu Tomita
(26-28, 25-16, 25-15, 25-23)
Report A Report B
5 December 2021
14:00 		Hitachi Rivale 3–2 Saitama Ageo Medics Adastria Arena, Mito
Attendance: 640
Referees: Yui Asai
(25-23, 27-25, 20-25, 19-25, 15-7)
Report A Report B
5 December 2021
14:30 		JT Marvelous 3–1 Okayama Seagulls Kurobe General Sports Center (ja)
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Nobuko Sasaki
(25-21, 27-29, 25-20, 25-20)
Report A Report B

Winter break December 6, 2021 to January 9, 2022
Empress' Cup Final Round held December 10–19, 2021 (Hisamitsu Springs wins)

Round 9 January 8–9, 2021

8 January 2022
11:00 		JT Marvelous 3–0 Hitachi Rivale Hiroshima Green Arena
Attendance: 950
Referees: Yuka Kitamura
(25-16, 25-17, 27-25)
Report A Report B
9 January 2022
15:00 		JT Marvelous 3–2 Hitachi Rivale Hiroshima Green Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Keiko Tanemoto
(25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 23-25, 16-14)
Report A Report B

Round 10 January 15–16, 2022

15 January 2022
12:00 		Toyota Auto Body Queenseis v Toray Arrows Wing Arena Kariya
()
Report A Report B
15 January 2022
13:00 		NEC Red Rockets v Hisamitsu Springs Ota Ward Gymnasium, Tokyo
()
Report A Report B
15 January 2022
13:00 		Himeji Victorina v Denso Airybees Wink Gymnasium, Himeji
()
Report A Report B
15 January 2022
14:00 		Okayama Seagulls v PFU BlueCats Zip Arena, Okayama
()
Report A Report B
15 January 2022
14:00 		Saitama Ageo Medics v Kurobe AquaFairies Saiden Chemical Arena, Saitama (ja)
()
Report A Report B
16 January 2022
11:30 		Toyota Auto Body Queenseis v Toray Arrows Wing Arena Kariya
()
Report A Report B
16 January 2022
13:00 		NEC Red Rockets v Hisamitsu Springs Ota Ward Gymnasium, Tokyo
()
Report A Report B
16 January 2022
13:00 		Saitama Ageo Medics v Kurobe AquaFairies Saiden Chemical Arena, Saitama (ja)
()
Report A Report B
16 January 2022
13:00 		Himeji Victorina v Denso Airybees Wink Gymnasium, Himeji
()
Report A Report B
16 January 2022
14:00 		Okayama Seagulls v PFU BlueCats Zip Arena, Okayama
()
Report A Report B

Round 11 January 22–23, 2022

22 January 2022
12:00 		Denso Airybees v JT Marvelous Kitagas Arena, Sapporo (ja)
()
Report A Report B
22 January 2022
13:00 		Toyota Auto Body Queenseis v Okayama Seagulls Yokkaichi City Gymnasium
()
Report A Report B
22 January 2022
13:00 		Hitachi Rivale v Toray Arrows Ikenokawa Sakura Arena, Hitachi
()
Report A Report B
22 January 2022
13:00 		Himeji Victorina v Kurobe AquaFairies Wink Gymnasium, Himeji
()
Report A Report B
22 January 2022
13:00 		Hisamitsu Springs v PFU BlueCats Kurume Arena, Fukuoka
()
Report A Report B
22 January 2022
14:00 		Saitama Ageo Medics v NEC Red Rockets Ageo City Gymnasium (ja)
()
Report A Report B
23 January 2022
12:00 		Denso Airybees v JT Marvelous Kitagas Arena, Sapporo (ja)
()
Report A Report B
23 January 2022
12:00 		Hisamitsu Springs v PFU BlueCats Kurume Arena, Fukuoka
()
Report A Report B
23 January 2022
13:00 		Saitama Ageo Medics v NEC Red Rockets Ageo City Gymnasium (ja)
()
Report A Report B
23 January 2022
13:00 		Toyota Auto Body Queenseis v Okayama Seagulls Yokkaichi City Gymnasium
()
Report A Report B
23 January 2022
13:00 		Hitachi Rivale v Toray Arrows Ikenokawa Sakura Arena, Hitachi
()
Report A Report B
23 January 2022
13:00 		Himeji Victorina v Kurobe AquaFairies Wink Gymnasium, Himeji
()
Report A Report B

Round 12 January 29–30, 2022

29 January 2022
TBD 		Hitachi Rivale v PFU BlueCats
()
Report A Report B
29 January 2022
TBD 		Toray Arrows v Kurobe AquaFairies Ukaruchan Arena
()
Report A Report B
29 January 2022
13:00 		JT Marvelous v Hisamitsu Springs Sumiyoshi Sports Center, Osaka
()
Report A Report B
29 January 2022
13:00 		Himeji Victorina v Saitama Ageo Medics Wink Gymnasium, Himeji
()
Report A Report B
29 January 2022
14:00 		Okayama Seagulls v Denso Airybees Zip Arena, Okayama
()
Report A Report B
29 January 2022
16:00 		NEC Red Rockets v Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Ota Ward Gymnasium, Tokyo
()
Report A Report B
30 January 2022
TBD 		Hitachi Rivale v PFU BlueCats
()
Report A Report B
30 January 2022
TBD 		Toray Arrows v Kurobe AquaFairies Ukaruchan Arena
()
Report A Report B
30 January 2022
13:00 		JT Marvelous v Hisamitsu Springs Sumiyoshi Sports Center, Osaka
()
Report A Report B
30 January 2022
13:00 		Himeji Victorina v Saitama Ageo Medics Wink Gymnasium, Himeji
()
Report A Report B
30 January 2022
14:00 		Okayama Seagulls v Denso Airybees Zip Arena, Okayama
()
Report A Report B
30 January 2022
16:00 		NEC Red Rockets v Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Ota Ward Gymnasium, Tokyo
()
Report A Report B

Round 13 February 5–6, 2022

5 February 2022
TBD 		PFU BlueCats v JT Marvelous Shiwa Town Gymnasium, Iwate
()
Report A Report B
5 February 2022
13:00 		Kurobe AquaFairies v Hitachi Rivale Kurobe General Sports Center (ja)
()
Report A Report B
5 February 2022
13:00 		Denso Airybees v NEC Red Rockets Horaiya Koriyama Gymnasium
()
Report A Report B
5 February 2022
13:00 		Toyota Auto Body Queenseis v Himeji Victorina Yokkaichi City Gymnasium
()
Report A Report B
5 February 2022
14:00 		Saitama Ageo Medics v Toray Arrows Muko Citizens Gymnasium, Kyoto
()
Report A Report B
6 February 2022
13:00 		Kurobe AquaFairies v Hitachi Rivale Kurobe General Sports Center (ja)
()
Report A Report B
6 February 2022
13:00 		Saitama Ageo Medics v Toray Arrows Muko Citizens Gymnasium, Kyoto
()
Report A Report B
6 February 2022
13:00 		Denso Airybees v NEC Red Rockets Horaiya Koriyama Gymnasium
()
Report A Report B
6 February 2022
13:00 		Toyota Auto Body Queenseis v Himeji Victorina Yokkaichi City Gymnasium
()
Report A Report B
6 February 2022
14:00 		PFU BlueCats v JT Marvelous Shiwa Town Gymnasium, Iwate
()
Report A Report B

Final stage[edit]

Final 3 Final
1 JT Marvelous 1
2 Toray Arrows 1 0 3 Hisamitsu Springs 3
3 Hisamitsu Springs 3 1
  • Final 3 gives an advantage of 1 win to the 2nd place ranked team in the Regular Round.

Match results[edit]

Final 3

9 April 2022
12:00 		Toray Arrows 1–3 Hisamitsu Springs Konohana Arena, Shizuoka
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Yuka Kitamura
(25-21, 18-25, 17-25, 19-25)
Report A Report B
9 April 2022
14:10 		Toray Arrows 0–1 Hisamitsu Springs Konohana Arena, Shizuoka
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Yuka Kitamura
(23–25) Golden Set
Report A Report B

FINAL

10 April 2022
12:00 		JT Marvelous 1–3 Hisamitsu Springs Konohana Arena, Shizuoka
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Toshie Akai
(23-25, 25-23, 22-25, 23-25)
Report A Report B
16 April 2022 JT Marvelous Canceled Hisamitsu Springs

The 2nd round of the FINAL, scheduled for April 16, 2022, was canceled due to several players from both teams having tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Hisamitsu Springs, who won the first round of the final on April 10, 2022 with a set count of 3-1 will be ranked the highest, the victory will be confirmed, and they are given the Title of Season 2021-22 Champions. JT Marvelous are runners up. [16]

Final ranking[edit]

Awards[edit]

Regular round[edit]

  1. ^ For playing more than 10 seasons and more than 230 games[17]

Final stage[edit]

V.Challenge tournament[edit]

V.Challenge Match Women's tournament held April 9–10, 2022[18]

  • V1 11th vs. V2 2nd (two matches)
  • V1 12th vs. V2 1st (two matches)

If a V2 team does not have an S1 license, they will not play the tournament, and their V1 opponent remains in V1 unchallenged.

Teams with the most wins will qualify for next season's V1 League. In the case of 1 win and 1 loss, the following will be used as tiebreakers:

  1. Points
  2. Set rate
  3. Score rate

Points are awarded as follows:

Conditions Points awarded
Win by set count "3-0" or "3-1" 3 points
Win by set count "3-2" 2 points
Lose by set count "2-3" 1 point
Lose by set count "1-3" or "0-3" 0 points
V1 Women's 11th - V2 Women's 2nd
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Himeji Victorina 2 2 0 5 6 3 2.000 202 183 1.104 2021-22 V1 League
2 Gunma Bank Green Wings [ja] 2 0 2 1 3 6 0.500 183 202 0.906
Source: [citation needed]

Match Results

9 April 2022
12:00 		Himeji Victorina 3–1 Gunma Bank Green Wings [ja] Yokkaichi City Gymnasium
Attendance: 478
Referees: Tomohito Castle
(16–25, 25–20, 25–17, 25–20)
Report A Report B
10 April 2022
12:00 		Himeji Victorina 3–2 Gunma Bank Green Wings [ja] Yokkaichi City Gymnasium
Attendance: 423
Referees: Taisuke Togawa
(25–20, 25–21, 22–25, 24–26, 15–9)
Report A Report B
V1 Women's 12th - V2 Women's 1st
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Kurobe AquaFairies 2 1 1 4 5 4 1.250 198 187 1.059 2021-22 V1 League
2 Brilliant Aries [ja] 2 1 1 2 4 5 0.800 187 198 0.944
Source: [citation needed]

Match Results

9 April 2022
15:00 		Kurobe AquaFairies 3–1 Brilliant Aries [ja] Yokkaichi City Gymnasium
Attendance: 405
Referees: Nana Yoshioka
(25–20, 19–25, 25–11, 25–20)
Report A Report B
10 April 2022
15:00 		Kurobe AquaFairies 2–3 Brilliant Aries [ja] Yokkaichi City Gymnasium
Attendance: 380
Referees: Nobuko Sasaki
(25–23, 25–23, 22–25, 23–25, 9–15)
Report A Report B

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notice of tournament schedule and battle card decision". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. ^ "V1 Men and Women 2021-22 Season dates will be decided. The opening is October 15th". Volleyball Magazine (in Japanese). studio108. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 V.SUMMER LEAGUE special page". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 V Summer League Women's Tournament Announcement". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Tournament guidebook for officers (in Japanese)" (PDF). Official Website. Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Emperor's Cup - All Japan Volleyball Championship Prefectural Round". Weekend, Happy Life (in Japanese). Takahiro. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Emperor's Cup - All Japan Volleyball Championship Block Round". Weekend, Happy Life (in Japanese). Takahiro. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ^ "First year of Reiwa Emperor's Cup". Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Black Eagle Flag All Japan Men's and Women's Selection Tournament - OVA". Osaka Volleyball Association Web site. Osaka Volleyball Association. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  10. ^ "お知らせ (Notification)". Toray Arrows Women's Volleyball Club. TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Transfers in season 2021/22". Women Volleybox. Volleybox.net. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  12. ^ "List of additional registered players / staff (women) (in Japanese)". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Schedule and Results". JVL V.League Official site (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball League Organization. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  14. ^ "2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION1 WOMEN V ・ Regular Round - Star Chart". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  15. ^ "V1 Women's Individual Award is decided". Volleyball Magazine. studio108. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  16. ^ "2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION1 WOMEN V.FINAL STAGE Final Round 2 Cancellation". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  17. ^ "2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION1 WOMEN Final ranking and individual award decision". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  18. ^ "2021-22 V.LEAGUE V ・ Challenge Match (replacement match)". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

External links[edit]

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