Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship

Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship (天皇杯・皇后杯全日本バレーボール選手権大会, Tennōhai Kōgōhai Zen Nippon Volleyball Senshuken Taikai) is a Japanese volleyball competition that was established in 2007. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association.^[1]

Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2022 Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Organising body	Japan Volleyball Association (JVA)
No. of teams	24 (Final round)
Country	Japan
Most recent champion(s)	Men: JTEKT Stings (2022) Women: NEC Red Rockets (2022)
Most titles	Men:Panasonic Panthers (4) Women:Hisamitsu Springs (8)
Streaming partner(s)	NTTSportict
Related competitions	V.League
Official website	Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup website (JVA)

The word Tennō (天皇) means the Emperor of Japan, and the term Kōgō (皇后) is the Empress of Japan. The Tennō Kōgō Commemorative Cup is given to the champion of the tournament. The Commemorative Cup was given to the winner of the Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship until 2006.

Champions

Year	Men	Women
2007	JT Thunders	Toray Arrows
2008	Toray Arrows	Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
2009	Panasonic Panthers	Hisamitsu Springs
2010	Suntory Sunbirds	Denso Airybees
2011	Panasonic Panthers	Toray Arrows
2012	Panasonic Panthers	Hisamitsu Springs
2013	Toray Arrows	Hisamitsu Springs
2014	JT Thunders	Hisamitsu Springs
2015[2]	Toyoda Gosei	Hisamitsu Springs
2016[3]	Toray Arrows	Hisamitsu Springs
2017[4]	Panasonic Panthers	Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
2018[5]	JT Thunders	Hisamitsu Springs
2019	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2020[7]	JTEKT Stings	JT Marvelous
2021[8]	Wolfdogs Nagoya	Hisamitsu Springs
2022	JTEKT Stings	NEC Red Rockets
2023	Panasonic Panthers	NEC Red Rockets

MVP by edition

From the 2021 edition, the MVP Award has been created. The prize money for the MVP award is JP¥100,000.

Year	Men	Women
2021	Bartosz Kurek	Arisa Inoue
2022	Masahiro Yanagida	Sarina Koga
2023[9]	Yuji Nishida	Sarina Koga

Prize money

• The winner: JP¥10,000,000
• Runner-up: JP¥4,000,000.

Capcom Award

As Capcom signed 3 year partnership contract with JVA, Capcom Award was established for the winner. Another ten million Japan Yen (JP¥10,000,000) per gender will be given for three consecutive years starting in 2022. It makes the Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship become the highest endowed tournament in Japan.^[10][11]

References

1. "2018 fiscal Emperor, Empress Cup All-Japan Championships - Overview". Japan Volleyball Association - Official Site. Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
2. "男子は豊田合成トレフェルサが初優勝、女子は久光製薬スプリングスが大会4連覇！！ 天皇杯・皇后杯 | 平成27年度 天皇杯・皇后杯 全日本バレーボール選手権大会". tk2015.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
3. "男子は東レアローズが3大会ぶり3度目の戴冠、女子は久光製薬スプリングスが5連覇を達成 平成28年度 天皇杯・皇后杯 全日本選手権大会 ファイナルラウンド". 25 December 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
4. "パナソニックパンサーズ、トヨタ車体クインシーズに栄冠 平成29年度天皇杯・皇后杯ファイナルラウンド | 平成29年度 天皇杯・皇后杯 全日本バレーボール選手権大会". tk2017.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
5. "男子JTが4年ぶり 女子は久光製薬が2年ぶりの栄冠　天皇杯・皇后杯 - 平成30年度 天皇杯・皇后杯 全日本バレーボール選手権大会". tk2018.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
6. "令和元年度天皇杯・皇后杯全日本選手権大会 ファイナルラウンド　中止と払い戻し". 2 March 2020.
7. "男子ジェイテクト、女子JT共に初優勝　天皇杯・皇后杯決勝". 21 December 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
8. "Wolfdogs Nagoya won the Emperor's Cup for the first time in 5 tournaments for boys, and Hisamitsu Springs won the Empress's Cup for the 8th time in 2 tournaments for girls! Reiwa 3rd year Emperor's Cup / Empress's Cup". Japan Volleyball Association Official web site. Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
9. "【バレー】西田有志が古賀紗理那と夫婦でMVP「家族で達成うれしい」パナソニック天皇杯Ｖ導く" (in Japanese). 17 December 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
10. "天皇杯・皇后杯に「カプコンAWARD」を創設。カプコンから男女優勝チームに1000万円". バレーボールマガジン (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 October 2022.
11. "天皇杯・皇后杯 全日本バレーボール選手権大会 カプコンAWARD創設のお知らせ". 公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 October 2022.