ENEOS Sunflowers make steady progress toward achieving 10th consecutive victory
The final round of the Empress’s Cup began on December 14th at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, with four quarter-final matches held on the 14th and 15th. Consecutive league champions Toyota Antelopes, ENEOS Sunflowers aiming for their 10th straight victory in the Empress’s Cup, Fujitsu Redwave, and Denso Iris advanced to the top 4 and will challenge the semi-finals on the 17th.
The quarter-final match between Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits held on the 14th was a low score from beginning to end, but Mai Kawai solidified 9 points in the 4th quarter alone to lead the team, and Toyota Motor Corporation was 56-5. 51 wins. In the match between ENEOS and the Mitsubishi Electric Corlers, Saori Miyazaki, who scored 21 points including four successful 3-point shots, led by ENEOS, whose team offense exploded with four players scoring in double digits, and won by 19 points. .
On the 15th, Fujitsu, which has Rui Machida, and Tokyo Medical and Health University, who have advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in 10 tournaments outside of the W League, will face off. Although the first quarter was competitive, Tokyo Medical and Health University caught the pace in the second quarter, and took the largest 13-point lead (44-31) in the remaining seven minutes of the third quarter. Even so, Fujitsu also raised their defensive gear from here and grabbed the rhythm from defense, such as one-man haste from Machida’s steal. And Fujitsu, who overwhelmed the remaining 7 minutes of this quarter with 20-6, reversed with 51-50 and reached the final quarter. In the final quarter, the back-and-forth offense and defense continued, and even with less than a minute remaining, it was a close match that did not know who would win, but Fujitsu, who showed the spirit of the W League, won 69-67.
Quarterfinal results
Toyota Motor Antelopes 56-51 Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits
ENEOS Sunflowers 92-73 Mitsubishi Electric Corlers
Tokyo Medical and Health University 67-69 Fujitsu Red Wave
Denso Iris 85-42 Hitachi High-Tech Cougars
December 17 semi-final pairing
Game 1 (Scheduled to start at 17:00)
Toyota Antelopes vs ENEOS Sunflowers
2nd match (scheduled to start at 19:00)
Fujitsu Red Wave vs Denso Iris
broadcast
Live broadcast on NHK BS1 from 17:00
December 18 Final 15:00 match start schedule
broadcast
Live broadcast on NHK E Tele from 15:00
Delivery Live delivery on Basket LIVE (with missed delivery)