THE NINTH STOP ON THE 2024 JAPAN BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOUR CROWNS ITS WINNERS IN MATSUYAMA

THE NINTH STOP ON THE 2024 JAPAN BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOUR CROWNS ITS WINNERS IN MATSUYAMA

 

Weekly recap of domestic circuit events

  • Suzuka Hashimoto & Reika Murakami cruise through the women’s competition on the Japan Beach Volleyball Tour’s stop in Matsuyama without dropping a set
  • Kai Kurokawa & Ryuichi Adachi produce two comeback upsets to top the men’s podium

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The ninth stop on the 2024 Japan Beach Volleyball Tour took place in Matsuyama last week. Third-seeded Suzuka Hashimoto & Reika Murakami cruised through the women’s tournament without dropping a single set to top the podium. In the final (pictured in the main photo; credits: jva.or.jp), they mastered a 2-0 (21-14, 21-16) victory over top-seeded Asami Shiba & Saki Maruyama, who settled for silver. No bronze medal match was played and the teams who lost to the eventual finalists in the semifinals – qualifiers Riko Tsujimura & Takemi Nishibori and Sakura Ito & Chiyo Suzuki, respectively – finished jointly in third place.

Women’s results and standings

https://x.com/jva_beachvolley/status/1850388959530238286

The men’s trophy in Matsuyama went to fourth-seeded Kai Kurokawa & Ryuichi Adachi after a three-set battle in the gold medal showdown. They celebrated a 2-1 (17-21, 21-19, 15-9) win over second-seeded Takumi Takahashi & Jumpei Ikeda. Also after a three-set turnaround, Kai & Adachi produced a semifinal win over top-seeded Hiroki Dylan Kurokawa & Yoshiumi Hasegawa, who shared the third place with the third-seeded Japanese-German pairing of Yusuke Ishijima (Gottsu) & Martin Kaufer.

Men’s results and standings

https://x.com/jva_beachvolley/status/1850469332754845959

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