Both teams have fourteen points in the final set. Needing two clear points to win, this match could go on for a while yet. Can Haruka and Kanata defeat the number two team in Japan or will Claire and Emily prevail? What happened? The first point went to Claire and Emily, which just added more pressure to Haruka and Kanata. Once more they were facing down match point and couldn’t afford to make a single mistake. Amazingly, they managed to recover the point and then Kanata took advantage of a bit of confusion to drop the ball to the back…
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