169cm OH Kimura Flying Up, "Korea has many teams with strong offense"
169cm OH Kimura Flying Up, "Korea has many teams with strong offense"
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Japan's Aranmare won his first victory in Korea, ending the season.
Aranmare won 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 25-22) in the women's group B match of the 2024 Tongyeong and Dodram Cup Professional Volleyball Championship at Tongyeong Gymnasium on the afternoon of the 4th.
Aranmareda was defeated earlier by Heungkuk Life Insurance Co. and IBK Industrial Bank of Korea. She missed the advance to the semifinals. She reported a valuable win when she met with Jeong Kwan-jang, who excluded key players, in the final match of the group league.
On the same day, outside heater Donpon Sinpo and middle blocker Maya Ito from Thailand scored 14 points side by side, and outside heater Yuri Kimura, the captain, gave 11 points.
"Although the opposing team members have changed, I am glad that we won anyway," said Tsukumu Kitahara, the coach of Aranmare, who recorded his first win in Korea. "I practiced how to attack by avoiding high blockings by the opponent team, but it was effective."
Kimura, a 169-cm-outside heater, took the center stage of the team by balancing offense and defense. "I kept losing games, but I'm glad I won today," Kimura said.
Aranmare is a team founded in 2015 that started in the third division of Japanese women's volleyball and was promoted to the second division in 2018 and reached the first division by ranking first in the second division of the 2022-23 season. Aranmare, who reached the first division stage, finished 12th in the bottom of the 2023-24 season.
This year, Japan reorganized the league into SV League, and prepared for a new league. Aranmare also participated in the VTV International Cup in Vietnam. He aims to meet various teams and gain experience in international competitions. 메이저놀이터
"If you participate in an international competition, you will meet teams that are taller and stronger than Japan. We are relatively short, but we have learned how to target our opponents. We have gained a lot from three matches in Korea as well," Kimura said.
As for Kimura, who is relatively short in stature, Tsutomu called him a "effort fighter." "I engage in training almost every day without any rest," Tsutomu said. "I try to increase my jumping and power by training physically. I also think about how to attack in front of opponent teams' blockings, and I also try to increase accuracy in defense," Kimura said.
Who was the most impressive Korean player to Kimura? "I met Kim Yeon-koung from Heungkuk Life in her first match. I saw her play in international competitions on TV when I was young. I thought she was amazing during the match. I saw her lead the team through communication with her teammates even during the match," she said.
Kimura also added, "There are many teams with strong attack power in Korea. This is what we struggled with. I think the task is to go back to Japan and increase the accuracy of the attack and increase the decision-making power."
Aranmare is looking for a higher position in the SV League. "This is the second season in the first division, but it's a completely different league. We will make it possible to advance to the mid-tier league," Tsutomu said. "We have been able to advance to the first division by setting accurate goals. We will set goals and motivate our players as we have done so far."
Kimura also joined Aranmare in 2017 and has experienced it since the third division. He said, "I've experienced everything since the third division. I went to the first division last year, but I was disappointed because I lost a lot, but I want to achieve my goals by joining foreign players and raising the level from this year."
Aranmareda has gained various experiences during the off-season in 2024. He is ready to play in the SV League in Japan.