Manabe's Japan Leads VNL With Four Wins

 

The Japanese women's volleyball team is leading the way with four wins in the first week of the 2022 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Nations League (VNL).

Starting with a 3-0 victory over South Korea, Japan beat Germany (3-2), the Dominican Republic (3-1), and the United States (3-0) in order to earn 11 points. In particular, in the match against Germany, he was trailing 0-2 in the set score and succeeded in defending the opponent's middle blocker, leading to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory.

Captain Ko is playing the role of an ace in a good condition. He scored 93 points in four games, ranking third. The success rate of the attack was 42 percent. Inoue Arisa helped Koga and scored a total of 58 points, adding to the team's rise.

Settlers Nanami Seki and Tamaki Matsui, who are being used evenly, are also stable. Kojima Manami, who has become a new main libero, is also keeping the rear so strong that he ranks first in the dig.

Japan was shocked by the elimination of the group stage at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in its home turf last year. Since then, Nakada Gumi has put down the baton, and manager Masayoshi Manabe, who led the national team until 2016, has returned. While Mayu Kogawa Ishikawa is still playing as the best member, there are many changes in the team. However, based on solid basic skills, volleyball with a unique structure is being introduced.

The FIVB rankings are also fluctuating depending on the VNL results. Japan remains in seventh place.

China, where coach Lang Ping left after the Tokyo Olympics, also announced a new start with coach Tsai Bin. Although China's representative ace Jutting and Zhang Changning were excluded from the VNL, 192cm Li Ying-ying, who was born in 2000, is playing a big role as the main gun. Li Ying-ying scored 91 points in four games, ranking fourth after Koga. The success rate of the attack reached 48.5 percent. According to Chinese CCTV, Li Ying-ying revealed the troubleshooter's instinct, saying, "I have to take responsibility for any difficult ball."

China beat the Netherlands, Turkiye (Turkey) and Italy all 3-1 and ended its first week with 3 wins and 1 loss (11 points) with a 2-3 loss to the "Dark Horse" Thailand.

The U.S., which won its first gold medal in history at the Tokyo Olympics, also finished third in the tournament with 3 wins and 1 loss (9 points) without veterans, and Turkey, led by head coach Giovanni Guidetti, also scored 3 wins and 1 loss (9 points), but was ranked 4th due to set loss.

Serbia and Brazil (3 wins and 1 loss, 9 points) are then ranked fifth and sixth.

Thailand's move is unusual. There are no more "sisters" such as Nutsara Tomcom and Plumjit Scincow. Cochram Pimpichaya, Mokri Chachuon, and Kongyat Acharapon, who have experienced one by one with their sisters, are leading the team's rise by forming a solid triangular formation. They lost 2-3 to Belgium, led by the dreaded bomber Brit Herbots, but beat Bulgaria (3-0), Serbia (3-2), and China (3-2).

Poland, led by head coach Stefano Lavarini, also won three games in the first week. He was ranked eighth with eight points. Canada, which features Van Like and Alexa Gray's double-pod, ranked ninth with two wins and two losses (6 points), and Italy ranked 10th with two wins and two losses (6 points) without Paola Egonu joining.

Bulgaria, which participated in the tournament instead of Germany, Belgium, and Russia, won one win each. The Netherlands, the Dominican Republic and South Korea ended their first week with a draw.

At the beginning of the competition, the strength of Asian countries such as Japan, China, and Thailand stands out.스포츠토토핫

If you look at the FIVB rankings, the U.S. remains in the lead. Brazil overtook China to move to second place, and China fell to third place. Turkey, Serbia, Italy, Japan, Russia, and the Dominican Republic came in fourth to ninth. Poland jumped to 10th place, and the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium were listed from 11th to 13th. Thailand and Canada, which showed scary momentum in the first week of the VNL, raised their rankings to 14th and 15th, respectively, and South Korea fell to 16th. Bulgaria is ranked 18th.

The second week of the VNL will be held in Brasilia, Brazil, and Pasay, Philippines.

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