Japan - V.League V1 (Division 1, Women) 2023-2024

    Special Summer League award


    Miss Summer League



    Ayaka Sugiura

    Sendai MB #1


    Has the body language of a fifth grader. Poor girl made more service errors than she got sets the whole tournament. But make no mistake, she had more fun than anybody, and rubbed it off on everyone who got near her :flower:

    Special Shout out to the pristine 1080p farewell broadcasts from Japan


    I’m calling some form of cahoots. No way Wada would have left JT and signed with NEC if she didn’t know Sarina was retiring


    I’m not sure this is a net gain for her but we’ll see

    Interesting move: Breath Hamamatsu setter Karen Moriki is going on loan to Himeji for a year. Going to be a blow for Hamamatsu. She's tall 178cm and likes to block and attack. She has that Miyashita soft and smooth delivery ... hmm ... I assume Manabe is done with the NT, but if not maybe he's chasing that Miyashita touch and wants to see if he can develop her. She doesn't have Miyashita's defense tho, not really a fast mover, much more casual. Big limelight move for Karen. I think she's popular on the social medias but I don't know.


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    Quote from Playmaker

    Unless Wada actually plays OH and Lorrayna is main OPP. Can we assume they'll use her as their new Koga? who else aside from her will fill Koga's shoes definitely not the overhyped tsukuba girl

    I believe they will definitely try her as OH. I initally don't mind Sato but she played so bad and was even benched by Sasaki and Hirota at the Summer League last week, so having Wada is definitely good for NEC. I can't imagine the downgrade of having Ajcharapon - Wada - Daikuzono passing and defense though :lol:

    Quote from volleyb

    I believe they will definitely try her as OH. I initally don't mind Sato but she played so bad and was even benched by Sasaki and Hirota at the Summer League last week, so having Wada is definitely good for NEC. I can't imagine the downgrade of having Ajcharapon - Wada - Daikuzono passing and defense though :lol:

    Marys and Wada would make a good combo but if you've seen Marys play she's very setter dependent so the setter definitely has to adjust to her swings rather than her adjusting to the setter.


    I actually thought she'd go to Turkey but this is okay

    Not that it matters but didn't Ayumu Harashima dub sub as OP in summer league. No idea where that one's gonna go. It's not like she could take one of the MB slots either. I think Ito has cut in line there

    And why is Runa Tanaka hanging on? What hope can she possibly have of anything beyond a serve sub in a Summer League that exists no more :what:


    NEC has been weirding me out for years. Seems like they hoard players just so other teams can't have them


    Either Wada was duped or she thinks she can be the "new koga". That size cojones sometimes works :super: