Quarterfinal 8 games of the All Japan Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Tournament were held on the 4th at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka in Osaka city.

In the men’s division, V-League Division 1 (V1) champion Nagoya beat JT, and two-time champion Suntory beat Tsukuba University in straight sets. Last year’s semi-V JTEKT advanced to the semi-finals with a 3-1 victory over Toray. Panasonic beat Sakai 3-0, and opposite Kunihiro Shimizu (36) said, “I want to fight so that I can finish with my chest up.” On the women’s side, Okayama beat Himeji 3-1. PFU, Saitama Ageo, and NEC each won comfortably 3-0. The semi-finals on the 5th were Nagoya vs. JTEKT, Panasonic vs. Suntory for men, and PFU vs. Okayama and NEC vs. Saitama Ageo for women. The final will be held on June 6th.