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The Mainichi
6 hours ago
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- The Mainichi
Volleyball: Japan falls 3-0 to Poland in Nations League quarterfinals
NINGBO, China (Kyodo) -- Japan's bid for Volleyball Nations League glory came to a crashing halt Thursday with a 3-0 quarterfinal loss to Paris Olympic men's silver medalist Poland. Led by opposite spiker Kewin Sasak's 15 points, Poland prevailed 25-23, 26-24, 25-12 at the Ningbo Beilun Sports and Art Centre to book a semifinal showdown against Brazil. Opposite spiker Kento Miyaura scored a match-high 17 for Japan, which led for stretches of the opening set and went neck-and-neck with Poland in the second before the Europeans ran away with the third. Star outside hitter Ran Takahashi said Japan paid the price after it "wasted" opportunities to clinch the first two sets. "We need to address the weakness and complacency that prevented us winning the first and second sets," Takahashi said. "There were a lot of situations where we failed to complete our attacks." Slovenia defeated defending VNL and Olympic champion France 3-1 in Thursday's other quarterfinal.
The Mainichi
19-07-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Volleyball: Japan beaten in straight sets by Brazil in Nations League
CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan was beaten in straight sets against powerhouse Brazil in the men's Volleyball Nations League on Friday, with the host nation for the preliminary phase's final round falling to its first defeat of the week. After beating Germany 3-1 and Argentina 3-2 through Thursday, Japan failed to find its way past Brazil in a 25-21, 25-23, 28-26 defeat at Chiba Port Arena near Tokyo and dropped to 7-4 for the phase. Japan faces the United States on Sunday with the VNL finals at stake. The top seven finishers from the preliminaries will join host China at the finals from July 30. In the absence of captain and star outside hitter Yuki Ishikawa, who had right shoulder pain, opposite spiker Kento Miyaura again led the team with 11 points after logging a team-high 23 points against Argentina. Middle blocker Flavio Resende Gualberto led the match with 14 points as Brazil, top of the standings, improved to 9-1.
The Mainichi
17-07-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Volleyball: Japan fights back from 2 sets down to beat Argentina
CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Opposite spiker Kento Miyaura scored a team-high 23 points as Japan fought back from two sets down to beat Argentina 3-2 in the Volleyball Nations League on Thursday. Star outside hitters Ran Takahashi and Yuki Ishikawa contributed 16 and 13 points, respectively, for the host nation in its 23-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-13 win at Chiba Port Arena near Tokyo. Japan, which is hosting the final round of the VNL preliminary phase through Sunday, improved to 7-3. The top seven finishers will join host China at the VNL finals from July 30. The Japanese team, under new head coach Laurent Tillie, opened the phase with a 3-1 win against Germany on Wednesday.
