I saw this coming. I mentioned it in last season’s thread hehe
…All the foreign god tier OP don’t wanna go to Japan anymore…
Btw, Nwakalor and Van Hecke haven’t signed with any clubs yet. It seems they’ll still play in Japan, and I’m pretty sure one will join JT.
Edit: I forgot about Karsta Lowe. She might return?? She’s a better choice than those two for me tho.
Here's what we have so far for the Foreign Players - both confirmed (announced by team or player) and with strong rumors / news from the transfer market.
[black, bold] - announced by the team; past player
[red] - rumors from different media
I will update once confirmed.
| rank | TEAM | NON ASIAN FOREIGN PLAYER 1 | NON ASIAN FOREIGN PLAYER 2 | ASIAN FOREIGN PLAYER |
| 1 | NEC | Lorrayna Marys (OPP, BRA) | Ajcharaporn Kongyot (OH, THA) | |
| 2 | JT | Lise Van Hecke (OPP, BEL) | Jaja Santiago (MB, PHI) | |
| 3 | AGEO | Sara Lozo (OH, SRB) | Nika Markovic (OPP, SLO) | |
| 4 | TOYOTA | Kaja Grobelna (OPP, BEL) | Hattaya Bamrungsuk (MB, THA) | |
| 5 | DENSO | Rosamaria Montibeller (OPP, BRA) | Amanda Coneo (OH, COL) | Jia De Guzman (S, PHI) |
| 6 | SAGA | Stephanie Samedy (OPP, USA) | Greta Szakmary (OH, HUN) | |
| 7 | HITACHI | Mac May (OH, USA) | Brionne Butler (MB, USA) | |
| 8 | TORAY | Sylvia Nwakalor (OPP, ITA) | Juliet Lohuis (MB, NED) | |
| 9 | OKAYAMA | |||
| 10 | PFU | Kashauna Williams (OH, USA) | ||
| 11 | KUROBE | Iris Scholten (OPP, NED) | Lena Stigrot (OH, GER) | |
| 12 | ARANMARE | Oleksandra Bytsenko (OH, UKR) | ||
| xx | HIMEJI | Ana Luiza Rudiger (OH, BRA) | Mina Osmajic (MB, SRB) | Chatchuon Moksri (OH, THA) |
| xx | GUNMA | Aliona Martiniuc (OPP, MDA) | Natalia Lijewska (OH, POL) |
Serious question is Jaja still considered non-Japanese?
Okayama must have a death wish or something they didn't even try to get a Thai player
Okayama must have a death wish or something they didn't even try to get a Thai player
no idea why okayama would even be part of sv the coach is too caught up with haruko style level of play and seem to have no interest in volleyball outside of the so-called "japanese way"
no idea why okayama would even be part of sv the coach is too caught up with haruko style level of play and seem to have no interest in volleyball outside of the so-called "japanese way"
I also have no idea why Okayama wants to be in SV.League. Maybe when Kawamoto retires they will join the Dark Side 
or go out of business 
Serious question is Jaja still considered non-Japanese?
I’m not sure so I just added her there 😂
PFU Bluecats signed American Kashauna Williams and Thai players Thatdao and Natthanicha
PFU Bluecats signed American Kashauna Williams and Thai players Thatdao and Natthanicha
They can now have 2 Asian imports?
They can now have 2 Asian imports?
No maximum foreign players but max 3 oncourt (2 foreign + 1 Asian from eligible list). Asian import can be registered in the other Foreign/Non Asian slot based on guidelines. They only have 1 non Asian foreign player, so possible to let the 3 play together by registering one of the Thai players in the Foreign slot.
With this, 3 Asian with no Foreign Non Asian is apparently possible too 😅
SAGA will play a friendly match with Chinese team Jiangsu. stream:
SAGA will play a friendly match with Chinese team Jiangsu. stream:
I love watching warmups where coaches fire speedballs at the players followed by look away tosses to make them dive
Not a fan of this wing trio combination playing now for SAGA. But then, it wouldn't matter much since they are signing foreign OH and OPP so only 1 of them will play regularly in the league. Nakajima as OH most likely will play, then foreign players Szakmary and Samedy.
I might consider stanning a different team this season since Saga's local girls still suck. JTEKT confirmed Lucarelli so I'm gonna see how that goes.
Where did that Kurobe bodytwisting libero go to
Where did that Kurobe bodytwisting libero go to
Denso
We got a new body twister on the horizon: Natsumi Kodama, played in the just completed Eastern Zonal thing and finishing her last year with Juntendo University. On her way to Himeji if they are lucky
Denso Airybees announced the renewal of Rosamaria and Jia De Guzman, and the signing of Amanda Coneo