The Volleyball 2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's is the 28th volleyball tournament year and includes the 4th top level women's volleyball tournament of the newly branded and reorganized V.League (Japan) scheduled for October 15, 2021 to April 17, 2022.[1][2]
The V.League Division 1 Women's teams compete in four tournaments each year:
V.Summer League starts the season June 25 to July 4, 2021, and includes teams from V.League Division 2 Women's and two University selection teams.[3] This is its 40th tournament year. Its main purpose is the strengthening and training of new and younger players.[4]
The main V.League Division 1 Women's tournament starts October 15, 2021, and ends April 7, 2022 with a winter break December 6, 2021 to January 7, 2022.
The Empress' Cup Final Round is scheduled for December 10–19, 2021 during the winter break of the main V.League Division 1 Women's tournament.[5] The Final Round is the culmination of a month's long qualification process where high school, university, business, and club teams participate in Prefectural and Block Round competitions for a chance to play in the Final Round. Sixteen teams will join the V.League Division 1 Women's teams in the Final Round.[6][7][8] See also Japanese Wikipedia article: Reiwa 3rd Emperor's Cup / Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship (in Japanese) ja:令和3年度天皇杯・皇后杯全日本バレーボール選手権大会
Regular Round begins October 15, 2021 (Saturday) and ends March 27, 2022 (Sunday). Matches are played every Saturday and Sunday along with a couple Friday Night matches.
Each team will play every other team three times for a total of thirty-three matches
It is not a strict round robin
A theme this season is for each team to host at least one opponent two nights in a row at their home arena
Teams are ranked in the Regular Round by:
Wins ->Points ->Set Percentage ->Scoring Rate
The top three teams from the Regular Round will advance to the Final Stage
Ranking of 4th to 12th place will be the ranking of the Regular Round and will be the final ranking. The 11th and 12th placed teams will compete in the V.Challenge Match.
Final Stage begins April 9, 2022 and ends April 17, 2022.
Final 3:
The 2nd and 3rd ranked teams from the Regular Round will play a one match playoff
The 2nd ranked team is given a one win advantage
There are no tie breakers
If the number of wins is equal a 25 point Golden Set will be played to determine the winner
Final
The winner of the Final 3 tournament will play the 1st ranked team from the Regular Round in a two match Final
No advantage points are given
No tie breakers
If the number of wins is equal a 25 point Golden Set will be played to determine the winner
V.Challenge Match (V1-V2 Promotion-Relegation Matches): TBD
Season standing procedure
The team with the most wins will be ranked highest
Points awarded for a match as follows:
3 points: "3-0" or "3-1" victory
2 points: "3-2" victory
1 point: "2-3" loss
0 points: Lost in "0-3" or "1-3"
If a team abstains for some reason, it will be considered to have lost the game 0-25, 0-25, 0-25
Tie Breakers are as follows:
If two or more teams have the same number of wins, the team with the most points will be ranked higher
If the number of points is also the same, the team with the highest set rate will be ranked higher
If the set rate is also the same, the team with the highest points rate will be ranked higher
The 2nd round of the FINAL, scheduled for April 16, 2022, was canceled due to several players from both teams having tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Hisamitsu Springs, who won the first round of the final on April 10, 2022 with a set count of 3-1 will be ranked the highest, the victory will be confirmed, and they are given the Title of Season 2021-22 Champions. JT Marvelous are runners up.[16]
^"First year of Reiwa Emperor's Cup". Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
