Recap of men’s SV.League third-leg semifinal
Published 02:43, 27 Apr 2025
Dmitriy Muserskiy on the serve
Reigning champions Suntory Sunbirds Osaka remained on track in defending their men’s Daido Life SV.League title in Japan. They beat Wolfdogs Nagoya in Sunday’s deciding third match of their semifinal playoff and will take on JTEKT Stings Aichi in May’s championship final.
Russian opposite Dmitriy Muserskiy was the main driving force in Suntory Sunbirds Osaka’s hard-fought 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 28-26) turnaround victory over Wolfdogs Nagoya as he led his team with 27 points, including four kill blocks and three aces. Outside hitter Ran Takahashi contributed another 18 points. His Polish cross-court teammate Aleksander Sliwka chipped in with 11 points, while middle blocker Taishi Onodera impressed with four kill blocks towards a 10-point total. Nagoya’s Dutch opposite Nimir Abdel-Aziz fired as many as six aces and raised three kill blocks towards a match-high 33 points. Another two Wolfdogs – outsides Taito Mizumachi and Slovenia’s Tine Urnaut – reached the double digits in scoring with 19 and 11 points, respectively.
激闘を制したサントリーがFinals進出！
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試合後には様々な想いが込められた
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SV男子 CHAMPIONSHIP SemiFinals#サントリーvsWD名古屋
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“There were so many developments and ups and downs. I want to thank Wolfdogs Nagoya for the great fight. We've played against them many times this season, and every game was really exciting,” said Suntory’s French head coach Olivier Lecat. “I'm really proud of the Sunbirds players. It was a very close game, but we were able to keep our concentration until the end. We know what our goal is and what we need to do to achieve it. We'd like to rest well and be fully prepared for the final.”
The championship final will be played in a best-of-three format in Tokyo on May 3, on May 5 and potentially on May 6.
本日の勝利で2024-25 大同生命SV.LEAGUE MENチャンピオンシップ ファイナル進出決定となりました‼️⁰⁰SVリーグ初代王者に向けて、最後までPLAY HARDで戦ってまいります🔥⁰引き続きサントリーサンバーズ大阪への応援をよろしくお願いします🤝
— サントリーサンバーズ大阪 (@sun_SUNBIRDS) April 27, 2025
■ファイナルの日程⁰GAME1… pic.twitter.com/LTvlXYtFQz
Men’s SV.League 2024-2025 championship final:
May 03, 12:10 local (03:10 UTC): Suntory Sunbirds Osaka v JTEKT Stings Aichi
May 05, 16:10 local (07:10 UTC): Suntory Sunbirds Osaka v JTEKT Stings Aichi
May 06, 16:10 local (07:10 UTC): Suntory Sunbirds Osaka v JTEKT Stings Aichi (if necessary)
