Sugiyama seemed to be under pressure playing in front of her home crowd. In Pool B, China recorded their fifth straight win despatching Taiwan 3-0 to top their group. Both India and Japan finished the league with three wins and one loss in the five-team group. In their four matches, Japan won a total of 19 sets and lost four, while India won 16 sets and lost six. That straightaway puts them ahead of India.
Japan still moves into the final.