Champion Japanese club withdraws from PVL Invitational; ZUS steps in

Champion Japanese club withdraws from PVL Invitational; ZUS steps in

MANILA, Philippines – The powerhouse Japanese volleyball club won’t be back for its bid to reclaim the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) crown.  Former champion Kurashiki Ablaze from Japan pulled out of the PVL Invitational due to a “serious compliance violation” by its head coach, Hideo Suzuki, the league said on Thursday, August 21. The announcement came just hours before the six-team tournament kicked off, prompting the league to tap ZUS Coffee…

Kurashiki exits PVL Invitational as Hideo Suzuki faces V.League compliance violation

The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) has made a last-minute adjustment to its six-team lineup for the two-week Invitational after Japanese club Kurashiki Ablaze withdrew from the tournament. Kurashiki, which captured the crown in the 2023 edition of the Invitational, pulled out of the competition due to an internal issue involving its head coach. “We regret to inform you that we received a notice from the Japan Volleyball League indicating that o…