# 2023 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament Men's

2023 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament Men's is the 71st tournament of Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament. It will be held from 1–6 May 2023.

## Qualification

A selection committee was held on February 7, 2023, and the quotas for each category and the participating teams from universities and high schools were announced. There were ten teams in V1, one team in V2, four teams in college, and one team in high school.
Tokyo Great Bears from V.1 and the Champion of V.2 Voreas Hokkaido announced that they would not participate in the tournament this year. As a result, the runner-up of V.2 Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits will take part in the tournament.
Below is the qualified teams:
| Name | Previous appearances | Category | Qualified as |
| Wolfdogs Nagoya | 36 | V.League Division 1 | No.1 of Regular round of V.League |
| Suntory Sunbirds | 49 | V.League Division 1 | No.2 of Regular round of V.League |
| Panasonic Panthers | 69 | V.League Division 1 | No.3 of Regular round of V.League |
| Osaka Blazers Sakai | 69 | V.League Division 1 | No.4 of Regular round of V.League |
| Toray Arrows | 70 | V.League Division 1 | No.5 of Regular round of V.League |
| JTEKT Stings | 21 | V.League Division 1 | No.6 of Regular round of V.League |
| JT Thunders Hiroshima | 60 | V.League Division 1 | No.7 of Regular round of V.League |
| VC Nagano Tridents | 5 | V.League Division 1 | No.9 of Regular round of V.League |
| Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler | 20 | V.League Division 1 | No.10 of Regular round of V.League |
| Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits | 26 | V.League Division 2 | The runner-up of V.League Division 2 |
| University of Tsukuba | 20 | University | |
| Tokai University | 26 | University | |
| Waseda University | 13 | University | |
| Nippon Sport Science University | 21 | University | |
| Kindai University | 16 | University | |
| Higashiyama High School | Debut | High School |

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Wolfdogs Nagoya | Suntory Sunbirds | Panasonic Panthers | Osaka Blazers Sakai |
| VC Nagano Tridents | JT Thunders Hiroshima | JTEKT Stings | Toray Arrows |
| University of Tsukuba | Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler | Waseda University | Tokai University |
| Higashiyama High School | Nippon Sport Science University | Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits | Kindai University |
Source:

## Venues

* All Matches
* Osaka, Japan
* Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium
* Capacity: 10,000

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Wolfdogs Nagoya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | University of Tsukuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | VC Nagano Tridents | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Higashiyama High School | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 1 May | 13:00 | VC Nagano Tridents | 1–2 | University of Tsukuba | 15–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 58–73 |
| 1 May | 17:00 | Wolfdogs Nagoya | 2–0 | Higashiyama High School | 25–14 | 25–20 | | 50–34 |
| 2 May | 13:00 | VC Nagano Tridents | 2–0 | Higashiyama High School | – | – | – | |
| 2 May | 17:00 | Wolfdogs Nagoya | 2–1 | University of Tsukuba | – | – | – | |
| 3 May | 13:00 | University of Tsukuba | 2–1 | Higashiyama High School | – | – | – | |
| 3 May | 17:00 | Wolfdogs Nagoya | 2–1 | VC Nagano Tridents | – | – | – | |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Suntory Sunbirds | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 50 | 40 | 1.250 |
| 2 | JT Thunders Hiroshima | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 73 | 65 | 1.123 |
| 3 | Nippon Sport Science University | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | 40 | 50 | 0.800 |
| 4 | Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 65 | 73 | 0.890 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 1 May | 13:00 | JT Thunders Hiroshima | 2–1 | Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 73–65 |
| 1 May | 17:00 | Suntory Sunbirds | 2–0 | Nippon Sport Science University | 25–17 | 25–23 | | 50–40 |
| 2 May | 13:00 | JT Thunders Hiroshima | 2–0 | Nippon Sport Science University | – | – | – | |
| 2 May | 17:00 | Suntory Sunbirds | 2–0 | Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler | – | – | – | |
| 3 May | 13:00 | Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler | 1–2 | Nippon Sport Science University | – | – | – | |
| 3 May | 17:00 | Suntory Sunbirds | 2–0 | JT Thunders Hiroshima | – | – | – | |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Panasonic Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 50 | 40 | 1.250 |
| 2 | JTEKT Stings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 50 | 34 | 1.471 |
| 3 | Waseda University | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 34 | 50 | 0.680 |
| 4 | NSSitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 40 | 50 | 0.800 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 1 May | 11:00 | JTEKT Stings | 2–0 | Waseda University | 25–16 | 25–18 | | 50–34 |
| 1 May | 15:00 | Panasonic Panthers | 2–0 | NSSitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits | 25–20 | 25–20 | | 50–40 |
| 2 May | 11:00 | JTEKT Stings | 2–0 | NSSitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits | – | – | – | |
| 2 May | 15:00 | Panasonic Panthers | 2–0 | Waseda University | 25–14 | 25–20 | – | |
| 3 May | 11:00 | Waseda University | 2–0 | NSSitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits | – | – | – | |
| 3 May | 15:00 | Panasonic Panthers | 2–1 | JTEKT Stings | – | – | – | |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Toray Arrows | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 50 | 39 | 1.282 |
| 2 | Osaka Blazers Sakai | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 71 | 76 | 0.934 |
| 3 | Kindai University | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 76 | 71 | 1.070 |
| 4 | Tokai University | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 39 | 50 | 0.780 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 1 May | 11:00 | Toray Arrows | 2–0 | Tokai University | 25–16 | 25–23 | | 50–39 |
| 1 May | 15:00 | Osaka Blazers Sakai | 1–2 | Kindai University | 25–21 | 28–30 | 18–25 | 71–76 |
| 2 May | 11:00 | Toray Arrows | 2–1 | Kindai University | – | – | – | |
| 2 May | 15:00 | Osaka Blazers Sakai | 2–0 | Tokai University | – | – | – | |
| 3 May | 11:00 | Tokai University | 2–0 | Kindai University | – | – | – | |
| 3 May | 15:00 | Osaka Blazers Sakai | 0–2 | Toray Arrows | – | – | – | |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 4 May | 11:00 | JT Thunders | 0–3 | Wolfdogs Nagoya | – | – | – | 0–0 |
| 4 May | 14:00 | Panasonic Panthers | 0–3 | Osaka Blazers Sakai | – | – | – | 0–0 |
| 4 May | 11:00 | University of Tsukuba | 0–3 | Suntory Sunbirds | – | – | – | 0–0 |
| 4 May | 14:00 | Toray Arrows | 1–3 | JTEKT Stings | – | – | – | 0–0 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 May | 11:00 | Wolfdogs Nagoya | 3–1 | JTEKT Stings | – | – | – | | | 0–0 | |
| 5 May | 14:00 | Suntory Sunbirds | 3–1 | Panasonic Panthers | – | – | – | | | 0–0 | |

### Finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 6 May | 11:00 | Wolfdogs Nagoya | 3–0 | Suntory Sunbirds | 25–16 | 28–26 | 33–31 | | | 86–73 | Report |