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

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]}

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

Events schedule

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

Participant qualification

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

• Men: Mikasa V300W
• Women: Molten V5M5000

Competition format

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

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

Emperor's Cup

Round of 32

Group A

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Group B

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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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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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Empress' Cup

Round of 32

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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See also

• 2022–23 V.League Division 1 Men's
• 2023 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament Men's

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 『天皇杯・皇后杯 全日本バレーボール選手権大会』のベスト4が決定！ 準決勝・決勝は12/18～19 SPICE – エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス . 22 November 2022 . SPICE（スパイス）｜エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス.
2. Web site: 令和4年度 天皇杯・皇后杯 全日本選手権大会｜国内大会｜公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会 . 22 November 2022 . www.jva.or.jp.
3. Web site: 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（ファイナルラウンド）：東京・中部エリア おでかけガイド：JRおでかけネット . 22 November 2022 . guide.jr-odekake.net.
4. Web site: ヴィアティン三重が天皇杯の出場辞退。新型コロナウイルス感染者発生のため。福岡大が不戦勝に . 8 December 2022 . バレーボールマガジン . ja.