◇26th ◇Playoff Women’s Final ◇Yoyogi Second Gymnasium, Tokyo
Kinoshita Avieru Kanagawa (1st place in the regular season) won the match count 3-2 and achieved the long-cherished first victory.
While the game count was held first, they caught up with the tie in the fourth game and won the victory match following that. He won a close match with Nippon Life Red Elf (3rd place in the regular season).
Miyu Nagasaki (20) and Miwa Harimoto (14) won 2-1 in the first match, but Miu Hirano (22) in the second singles match and Miwa Harimoto (14) in the third match. was defeated and left behind.
Miyu Kihara (18) saved the predicament. She continued to return her powerful right forehand to the platform in the fifth and final game (G) of a tied fourth game to take the win 3-2.
Kihara also participated in the victory match and defeated Mima Ito (22). With a big success that took two matches by himself, he led to the first annual champion.
Kanagawa overwhelmed the regular season with 15 wins and 5 losses. 10 points behind 2nd place. Even in the playoff final, they played tenacious table tennis while Nippon Life took the initiative. Kasumi Ishikawa (30) and others on the bench continued to call out, and the team pulled together to win.
Nippon Life, who lost, crawled up from 3rd place in the regular season, but suffered a come-from-behind loss and missed the fifth straight victory.
