2022 Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship

The 2022 Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship was the 16th edition of Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship. The final round of the tournament was held from 9–18 December 2022.[1][2][3]

令和4年度天皇杯・皇后杯
全日本バレーボール選手権大会
LeagueEmperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship
SportVolleyball
Duration9–18 December 2022
Number of teamsMen:26, Women:28 (Final round)
TV partner(s)NHK BS1(Final match only)
NTTSportict
Emperor's Cup
Season championsJTEKT Stings
Season MVPJapan Masahiro Yanagida
Empress' Cup
Season championsNEC Red Rockets
Season MVPJapan Sarina Koga
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →

JTEKT Stings beat Toray Arrows with straight sets in men's final, winning the title for the second times. NEC Red Rockets won over Toray Arrows with in 4 sets. This was the first time NEC Red Rockets won the title. Masahiro Yanagida and Sarina Koga were chosen to be MVP of this tournament.

Competition summary

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Events schedule

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  • Prefecture round: April – July 2022
  • Regional round: September – October 2022
  • Final round: 9–11 & 17–18 December 2022

Participant qualification

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Teams of junior high school students and above which are validly registered in the 2022 Japan Volleyball Association under "Team Membership and Individual Registration Regulations."

Match balls

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Competition format

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There are three stages in competition: Prefecture round, Regional round and Final round.

Prefecture round:

  • A tournament was held to determine one team representing the prefecture that advanced to the regional round for each prefecture.

Regional round:

  • A tournament was held for each district block to determined the teams participating in the final round.

Final round

  • Knock-out stage
  • V1 teams from 2022–2023 V.League directly advanced to the final round.

Venues

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1st week of final round
(9–11 December)
2nd week of final round
(17–18 December)
Tokyo, Japan
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 10,000
   

Final round

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Emperor's Cup

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Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                  
10 December
Suntory Sunbirds3
9 December
University of East Asia0
University of East Asia2
11 December
Voreas Hokkaido0
Suntory Sunbirds2
9 December
Tokyo Greatbears3
Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler2
10 December
Higashiyama HS0
Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler0
9 December
Tokyo Greatbears3
Ritsumeikan University0
17 December
Tokyo Greatbears2
Tokyo Greatbears0
Toray Arrows3
10 December
Osaka Blazers Sakai3
9 December
Waseda University0
Aisin Tealmare0
11 December
Waseda University2
Osaka Blazers Sakai1
9 December
Toray Arrows3
University of Tsukuba2
10 December
Matsumoto HS0
University of Tsukuba0
Toray Arrows3
18 December
Toray Arrows0
JTEKT Stings3
10 December
Panasonic Panthers3
9 December
Tokai University2
Higashi Fukuoka HS0
11 December
Tokai University2
Panasonic Panthers1
9 December
JT Thunders Hiroshima3
Chuo University2
10 December
Nara Dreamers0
Chuo University0
JT Thunders Hiroshima3
17 December
JT Thunders Hiroshima2
9 December
JTEKT Stings3
JTEKT Stings2
10 December
Sendai University0
JTEKT Stings3
9 December
VC Nagano Tridents1
Sakaide Technical HS0
11 December
VC Nagano Tridents2
JTEKT Stings3
9 December
Wolfdogs Nagoya1
Veertien Mie0
10 December
Fukuoka University2
Fukuoka University0
Wolfdogs Nagoya3

Round of 32

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Group A
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total
9 Dec 10:00 University of East Asia 2–0 Voreas Hokkaido 29–27 26–24   56–51
9 Dec 11:30 Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler 2–0 Higashiyama HS 25–15 25–14   50–29
9 Dec 13:00 Ritsumeikan University 0–2 Tokyo Greatbears 18–25 21–25   39–50
9 Dec 14:30 Aisin Tealmare 0–2 Waseda University 22–25 19–25   41–50
9 Dec 16:00 University of Tsukuba 2–0 Matsumoto HS 25–18 25–20   50–38
Group B
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total
9 Dec 10:00 Higashi Fukuoka HS 0–2 Tokai University 13–25 23–25   36–50
9 Dec 11:30 JTEKT Stings 2–0 Sendai University 25–21 25–19   50–40
9 Dec 13:00 Sakaide Technical HS 0–2 VC Nagano Tridents 16–25 16–25   32–50
9 Dec 14:30 Veertien Mie 0–2^ Fukuoka University 0–25 0–25   0–50
9 Dec 16:00 Chuo University 2–0 Nara Dreamers 25–16 25–22   50–38
a.^ Veertien Mie withdrew from the competition as the spread of COVID-19 among the team one day before the opening.[4]

Round of 16

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
Dec 10 10:00 Suntory Sunbirds 3–0 University of East Asia 25–10 25–18 26–24     76–52
Dec 10 11:30 Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler 0–3 Tokyo Greatbears 20–25 16–25 18–25     54–75
Dec 10 13:30 Osaka Blazers Sakai 3–0 Waseda University 25–23 25–21 28–26     78–70
Dec 10 14:30 University of Tsukuba 0–3 Toray Arrows 23–25 24–26 17–25     66–77
Dec 10 10:00 Panasonic Panthers 3–2 Tokai University 22–25 25–20 23–25 25–20 15–13 110–103
Dec 10 11:30 Chuo University 0–3 JT Thunders Hiroshima 20–25 18–25 22–25     60–75
Dec 10 13:30 JTEKT Stings 3–1 VC Nagano Tridents 25–18 25–21 23–25 25–18   97–82
Dec 10 14:30 Fukuoka University 0–3 Wolfdogs Nagoya 23–25 24–26 17–25     64–76

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
Dec 11 10:00 Suntory Sunbirds 2–3 Tokyo Greatbears 28–26 21–25 19–25 25–22 13–15 106–113
Dec 11 12:00 Panasonic Panthers 1–3 JT Thunders Hiroshima 21–25 25–21 21–25 19–25   86–96
Dec 11 14:00 Osaka Blazers Sakai 1–3 Toray Arrows 21–25 17–25 25–20 17–25   80–95
Dec 11 16:00 JTEKT Stings 3–1 Wolfdogs Nagoya 25–18 22–25 25–18 25–22   97–83

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Dec 15:00 Tokyo Greatbears 0–3 Toray Arrows 23–25 20–25 19–25     62–75 Report
17 Dec 17:00 JT Thunders Hiroshima 2–3 JTEKT Stings 25–20 31–29 25–27 18–25 12–15 111–116 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Dec 16:00 Toray Arrows 0–3 JTEKT Stings 21–25 13–25 17–25     51–75 Report

Empress' Cup

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Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                  
 
 
 
 
10 December
 
 
Hisamitsu Springs3
 
9 December
 
JA Gifu Rioreina0
 
Kochi Tech0
 
11 December
 
JA Gifu Rioreina2
 
Hisamitsu Springs3
 
9 December
 
PFU BlueCats0
 
Okayama Seagulls2
 
10 December
 
Kobe Shinwa0
 
Okayama Seagulls0
 
9 December
 
PFU BlueCats3
 
Prestige International Aranmare1
 
17 December
 
PFU BlueCats2
 
Hisamitsu Springs1
 
9 December
 
NEC Red Rockets3
 
Ageo Medics2
 
10 December
 
Breath Hamamatsu1
 
Ageo Medics3
 
9 December
 
Kurobe AquaFairies0
 
Fukuoka University0
 
11 December
 
Kurobe AquaFairies2
 
Ageo Medics1
 
9 December
 
NEC Red Rockets3
 
Tokai University2
 
10 December
 
KANOA Laulea's Fukuoka0
 
Tokai University0
 
 
NEC Red Rockets3
 
 
18 December
 
 
NEC Red Rockets3
 
 
Toray Arrows1
 
 
10 December
 
 
Toray Arrows3
 
9 December
 
TWCPE1
 
TWCPE2
 
11 December
 
Fukuoka Girasol0
 
Toray Arrows3
 
9 December
 
Denso Airybees0
 
Victorina Himeji2
 
10 December
 
NUWH0
 
Victorina Himeji0
 
9 December
 
Denso Airybees3
 
Ohno Hiroshima Oilers0
 
17 December
 
Denso Airybees2
 
Toray Arrows3
 
9 December
 
JT Marvelous1
 
Hitachi Rivale2
 
10 December
 
Brilliant Aries0
 
Hitachi Rivale3
 
9 December
 
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis1
 
Ryukoku University1
 
11 December
 
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis2
 
Hitachi Rivale0
 
9 December
 
JT Marvelous3
 
University of Tsukuba2
 
 
 
Artemis Hokkaido0
 
University of Tsukuba2
 
 
JT Marvelous3
 
 
 
 

Round of 32

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Group A
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total
9 Dec 10:00 Kochi Tech 0–2 JA Gifu Rioreina 17–25 12–25   28–50
9 Dec 11:30 Okayama Seagulls 2–0 Kobe Shinwa 25–21 25–19   50–40
9 Dec 13:00 Prestige International Aranmare 1–2 PFU BlueCats 25–20 26–28 6–15 57–63
9 Dec 14:30 Ageo Medics 2–1 Breath Hamamatsu 18–25 25–18 25–21 68–64
Group B
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total
9 Dec 10:00 Fukuoka University 0–2 Kurobe AquaFairies 17–25 18–25   35–50
9 Dec 11:30 Tokai University 2–0 KANOA Laulea's Fukuoka 25–19 27–25   52–44
9 Dec 13:00 TWCPE 2–0 Fukuoka Girasol 25–16 25–19   50–35
9 Dec 14:30 Victorina Himeji 2–0 NUWH 25–11 25–22   50–33
Group C
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total
9 Dec 10:00 Ohno Hiroshima Oilers 0–2 Denso Airybees 16–25 17–25   33–50
9 Dec 11:30 Hitachi Rivale 2–0 Brilliant Aries 25–19 25–11   50–30
9 Dec 13:00 Ryukoku University 1–2 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 23–25 26–24 18–25 67–74
9 Dec 14:30 University of Tsukuba 2–0 Artemis Hokkaido 25–18 25–21   50–39

Round of 16

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 Dec 10:00 Hisamitsu Springs 3–0 JA Gifu Rioreina 25–12 25–11 25–21     75–44
10 Dec 12:00 Okayama Seagulls 0–3 PFU BlueCats 25–27 20–25 22–25     67–77
10 Dec 14:00 Ageo Medics 3–0 Kurobe AquaFairies 25–18 25–22 25–15     75–55
10 Dec 16:00 Tokai University 0–3 NEC Red Rockets 17–25 14–25 25–27     58–77
10 Dec 10:00 Toray Arrows 3–1 TWCPE 25–23 22–25 25–17 25—21   97–86
10 Dec 12:00 Victorina Himeji 0–3 Denso Airybees 25–27 22–25 23–25     70–77
10 Dec 14:00 Hitachi Rivale 3–1 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 15–25 25–20 25–11 25–18   90–74
10 Dec 16:00 University of Tsukuba 2–3 JT Marvelous 26–24 22–25 26–24 16–25 10–15 100–113

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Dec 10:00 Hisamitsu Springs 3–0 PFU BlueCats 25–17 25–22 25–20     75–59
11 Dec 12:00 Toray Arrows 3–0 Denso Airybees 25–22 25–22 25–16     75–60
11 Dec 14:00 Ageo Medics 1–3 NEC Red Rockets 25–23 18–25 14–25 9–25   66–98
11 Dec 16:00 Hitachi Rivale 1–3 JT Marvelous 17–25 23–25 26–24 21–25   87–99

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
17 Dec 11:00 Hisamitsu Springs 1–3 NEC Red Rockets 20–25 21–25 29–27 18–25   88–102
17 Dec 13:00 Toray Arrows 3–1 JT Marvelous 25–19 25–16 15–25 30–28   95–88

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
18 Dec 11:00 NEC Red Rockets 3–1 Toray Arrows 25–14 23–25 25–18 25–23   98–80

See also

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References

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