In the third match of the quarter-finals of the French Men's Volleyball League playoffs, Paris, represented by Miyaura Kento and Kai Yuto, faced Chaumont on Saturday, April 6th (local time) and lost 0-3 (20-25, 23-25, 18-25).
Miyaura Kento started the game and scored 16 points, while Kai Yuto came on as a substitute and scored one point.
First set starting lineup
Paris
OH: Panu (France), Conde (Argentina)
MB: Marse (Germany), Wetter (USA)
OP: Miyaura (Japan)
S: Mottapaes (France)
L: Kapur (Serbia)
Chaumont
OH: Suihikonen (Finland), Cardoso (Brazil)
MB: McDonnell (USA), Gasman (USA)
OP: Indra (Czech Republic)
S: Worsley (USA)
L: Closter (Argentina)
*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero
MVP: S Joseph Worsley
1 goal
Team attack effectiveness rate: 44.62%
OP Kento Miyaura
16 points (1 on serve)
Attack effectiveness rate: 43.47%
OH Kai Yuto
1 goal
Attack effectiveness rate 0%
With this, Paris Saint-Germain was eliminated from the playoff quarterfinals with a record of 0 wins and 3 losses, and finished the season in 8th place.
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Comments from Kento Miyaura after the match
Comments from Yuto Kai after the match
Toshiki's comment
I was there for this match.
So far, they have lost both of their playoff quarterfinal games, and a loss in this match would mean they would be eliminated from the playoffs and their season would be over.
In the second match of the previous match, Miyaura played brilliantly, scoring the most points for both teams with 31 points, including eight service aces, but Paris Volleyball was unfortunately defeated after a questionable challenge decision at deuce in the fourth set.
The team went into the match hoping to repay that debt and make a comeback and advance to the semi-finals.
However, when the match started, it was a tough one.
From the beginning of the first set, Japan was defeated by Chaumont's serves and blocks and lost consecutive points, but after that, they scored side-outs with confidence, mainly from their opponent's OH Suihikonen and both mid-range shots, and did not allow Paris to take the lead.
In the second set, Bali managed to hang on with Miyaura's spikes until the end, but in the end, Miyaura was caught in the opponent's block and Bali lost the set by a narrow margin.
Just like in the first set, in the third set he struggled with Chaumont's serves and blocks, but in the end he sealed the game with two consecutive service aces.
Overall, Miyaura's spikes were not bad, in fact they were good, but she was unable to score when it mattered, especially towards the end of the second set when she was blocked.
He also made many serving errors and was unable to achieve the same winning streak as in the second game.
Kai also made appearances as a forward and relief server, but was not able to make a notable impact.
In addition, as Miyaura also said in an interview, there seemed to be a lot of small and wasteful mistakes in the Paris Volleyball team. It felt like they hadn't become one yet.
On the other hand, Chaumont played with high quality, and in addition to the quality of their individual plays, they seemed to be a very cohesive team.
Personally, I think that Paris is clearly inferior to Chaumont in terms of the individual abilities of their players, but I also felt that there was a difference in their maturity as a team.
I think there are many factors at play, but in the case of Paris Volleyball, I think the team was too young and therefore unable to come together until the end.
With this, following the French Cup, the French league has also finished in the quarterfinals.
Considering the team's performance at the beginning of the season, which was marked by a series of losses, it is amazing that they were able to make it to the playoffs after changing their manager and roster, but to be honest, I would have liked them to go further and I would have liked to have continued to support them for longer this season.
However, as for Miyaura, although the league level has dropped compared to last season when he was unable to play in many games, he started in every game, won the MVP award eight times, and was the first to be cheered on at home games, so it was very pleasing to see him perform as the true face of the team.
It was really great to see Kai play, who joined us this year. It was also a very moving experience for me to interview him for the first time since we made it to the semi-finals of the Spring High School Volleyball Tournament when he was still at Nichinan Shintoku High School.
Miyanoura is from Kumamoto, Kai is from Miyazaki, and I'm from Saga, so I felt a sense of affinity with us, thinking, "We're all from Kyushu!" (laughs).
Neither of them know yet what next season will bring, but we will continue to support them wherever they go.
Thank you for all the moving moments!! Thank you for your hard work!!!
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