In the men's final stage of the V1 volleyball V League, Suntory defeated Panasonic in straight sets, winning for the first time in two seasons and winning for the 10th time.
The V1 men's final, held at the Ariake Coliseum in Koto-ku, Tokyo, was a match between 1st place Panasonic in the regular round and 2nd place Suntory.
In the first set, Suntory won 25-18 with an attack centered on 2-meter-18-centimeter player Dmitry Muserskiy.
In the second set, in addition to Muserskiy, Suntory scored points thanks to the efforts of De Armas Alain, who is from Cuba, and Futoshi Onodera, who are both members of the Japanese national team, while Panasonic's players, who are also members of the Japanese national team, scored points. Yushi Nishida scored a spike at a crucial moment, and the battle continued, with both sides not yielding, but Suntory won the match with a score of 37-35.
In the third set, Suntory tenaciously picked up the opponent's spikes and continued their attack with Muserski and others scoring points, winning 25-19 and winning in straight sets with a set count of 3-0, winning their 10th championship for the first time in two seasons. Ta.
Suntory captain and setter Maki Oya said, ``I believed in everyone and kept tossing the ball, and no matter where I pitched it, I was able to score effectively. I'm really happy that we were able to win.''