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Straits Times
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Volleyball-Suntory and Marvelous give Osaka both titles in inaugural SV.League
TOKYO - Former Olympic champion Dmitriy Muserskiy hit the winning points as Suntory Sunbirds Osaka took out the inaugural men's title in the first season of Japan's ambitious on Monday. The tall Russian made a string of blocks and spikes as the Sunbirds downed Jtekt Stings Aichi 29-27 25-16 25-22 to clinch the best-of-three game final series 2-0 in front of almost 10,000 fans in Funabashi. A Muserskiy service ace put the Sunbirds two points from the title and the 2012 Olympic champion sealed the deal with a crunching finish. "I feel amazing. We won the championship. That was our goal before the season," said his Polish team mate Aleksander Sliwka, a silver medallist at the Paris Olympics. "There were a lot of tough moments during the season, but we stayed together and believed in ourselves. So, we are really happy that we accomplished our goal." The was launched last year with the aim of becoming the world's most popular volleyball league by 2030 on the back of the recruitment of big-name players from around the globe."I've heard that Suntory drew over 100,000 spectators this season," said Suntory's Japanese outside hitter Ran Takahashi, who was named tournament MVP. "That kind of energy is a great sign for both volleyball and the Osaka Marvelous overcame NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki 25-22 25-21 25-16 on Saturday to wrap up the women's final series after game two at Tokyo's Ariake Arena. "I think it's always an amazing feeling when you win a title and to be the first in history, it makes it only more beautiful," said Belgian opposite spiker Lise Van Hecke. "We're very happy, I'm very proud. It's been a long season, but to finish it like this, it's the best way and I think we showed everyone we deserve to be the champion." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
06-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Volleyball-Suntory and Marvelous give Osaka both titles in inaugural SV.League
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Olympic champion Dmitriy Muserskiy hit the winning points as Suntory Sunbirds Osaka took out the inaugural men's title in the first season of Japan's ambitious on Monday. The tall Russian made a string of blocks and spikes as the Sunbirds downed Jtekt Stings Aichi 29-27 25-16 25-22 to clinch the best-of-three game final series 2-0 in front of almost 10,000 fans in Funabashi. A Muserskiy service ace put the Sunbirds two points from the title and the 2012 Olympic champion sealed the deal with a crunching finish. "I feel amazing. We won the championship. That was our goal before the season," said his Polish team mate Aleksander Sliwka, a silver medallist at the Paris Olympics. "There were a lot of tough moments during the season, but we stayed together and believed in ourselves. So, we are really happy that we accomplished our goal." The was launched last year with the aim of becoming the world's most popular volleyball league by 2030 on the back of the recruitment of big-name players from around the globe."I've heard that Suntory drew over 100,000 spectators this season," said Suntory's Japanese outside hitter Ran Takahashi, who was named tournament MVP. "That kind of energy is a great sign for both volleyball and the Osaka Marvelous overcame NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki 25-22 25-21 25-16 on Saturday to wrap up the women's final series after game two at Tokyo's Ariake Arena. "I think it's always an amazing feeling when you win a title and to be the first in history, it makes it only more beautiful," said Belgian opposite spiker Lise Van Hecke. "We're very happy, I'm very proud. It's been a long season, but to finish it like this, it's the best way and I think we showed everyone we deserve to be the champion." (Writing by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Michael Perry)
Reuters
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Suntory and Marvelous give Osaka both titles in inaugural SV.League
TOKYO, May 6 (Reuters) - Former Olympic champion Dmitriy Muserskiy hit the winning points as Suntory Sunbirds Osaka took out the inaugural men's title in the first season of Japan's ambitious on Monday. The tall Russian made a string of blocks and spikes as the Sunbirds downed Jtekt Stings Aichi 29-27 25-16 25-22 to clinch the best-of-three game final series 2-0 in front of almost 10,000 fans in Funabashi. here. A Muserskiy service ace put the Sunbirds two points from the title and the 2012 Olympic champion sealed the deal with a crunching finish. "I feel amazing. We won the championship. That was our goal before the season," said his Polish team mate Aleksander Sliwka, a silver medallist at the Paris Olympics. "There were a lot of tough moments during the season, but we stayed together and believed in ourselves. So, we are really happy that we accomplished our goal." The was launched last year with the aim of becoming the world's most popular volleyball league by 2030 on the back of the recruitment of big-name players from around the globe. "I've heard that Suntory drew over 100,000 spectators this season," said Suntory's Japanese outside hitter Ran Takahashi, who was named tournament MVP. "That kind of energy is a great sign for both volleyball and the Osaka Marvelous overcame NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki 25-22 25-21 25-16 on Saturday to wrap up the women's final series after game two at Tokyo's Ariake Arena. "I think it's always an amazing feeling when you win a title and to be the first in history, it makes it only more beautiful," said Belgian opposite spiker Lise Van Hecke. "We're very happy, I'm very proud. It's been a long season, but to finish it like this, it's the best way and I think we showed everyone we deserve to be the champion."
The Mainichi
05-05-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Volleyball: Sunbirds win SV.League men's championship
FUNABASHI, Chiba (Kyodo) -- Suntory Sunbirds Osaka claimed the inaugural men's title of Japanese volleyball's rebranded on Monday with a three-set win over JTEKT Stings Aichi in Game 2 of the best-of-three final. The Sunbirds followed Saturday's come-from-behind Game 1 victory with a 29-27, 25-16, 25-22 win in front of 9,864 fans at LaLa arena Tokyo-Bay in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. The Sunbirds ended the seesaw opening set with a spike by Ran Takahashi after saving three set points. The Osaka-based club kept the momentum going in the next two sets, with 218-centimeter-tall Dmitriy Muserskiy coming up with powerful spikes and big plays at key moments. "We gave it our all," said Takahashi, who is hugely popular among volleyball fans. "I enjoyed this great atmosphere. We played each point with passion." Asked to comment on the inaugural season, the 23-year-old outside hitter said, "It was a long season. I felt like I kept improving every match. Our goal is to become the world's No. 1 team. This title gives us confidence. I'm so happy." The was launched last year with the aim of becoming the world's most competitive and popular volleyball league by 2030. clubs have lured many big-name players from around the world. The Sunbirds finished the regular season in second place behind Osaka Bluteon, who lost in the semifinals to the fourth-place Stings. The top six teams advanced to the playoffs. Stings head coach Michal Gogol said, "They were a better team in crucial moments. But I want to give a big credit to my team. I'm really proud of the way we came back (from Game 1's tough loss)." "We lost the match by felt like we were playing good volleyball. It's about closing the match. Mentally, we were ready today." In Game 1, the Sunbirds came back from two sets down to win 21-25, 21-25, 26-24, 32-30, 26-24. They ended up winning all four deuce sets in the two-game final. "I want to congratulate both teams," Sunbirds head coach Olivier Lecat said. "It was really, really tough to play against them -- a big organization, big spirit. It was an amazing season."
