Thanh Thuy reunites with her old teacher in Japan
Striker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy is preparing to join the Gumma Bank Green Wings W club of Japan with the desire to develop her skills.
Gunma will be the third Japanese volleyball team that Thanh Thuy plays for, preceded by Denso Airybees and PFU BlueCats. She will reunite with her former teacher, coach Sakamoto Masayasu - who led the PFU BlueCats in 2019 and 2020. He is currently on Gunma's coaching staff.
Thanh Thuy will also meet her former teammate Nanami Wazai at Gunma. The two were close when playing side by side at PFU BlueCats before. Wazai is currently the team's assistant coach.
Statistics of the men's team at AVC Nations Cup 2025
According to statistics on the height and age of the teams in the AVC Nations Cup 2025, Australia is the highest team in the tournament as the only team with an average height of over 2m. The team from the land of the bag bear is also one of the youngest teams in the tournament with an average age of 24.1.
The Qatari men's team has the highest average age, up to 33.6 years old. As for the Vietnamese men's team, their height and average age are in mid-range (1m89 tall and average age is 26).
According to the draw results, the Vietnam men's volleyball team is in Group D in this tournament with the South Korean and New Zealand teams. The top two teams after the group stage will qualify for the quarter-finals.
Thailand national team star reunites with Thanh Thuy
Thailand's top striker, Chatchu-on Moksri, will continue to sign a contract with Victorina Himeji club in the 2025-2026 season. This is also her third consecutive year playing for this team.
Chatchu-on will face Thanh Thuy in the Japanese National Volleyball Championship when the Vietnamese national team star wears the Gunma Green Wings shirt.
Chatchu-on was born in 1999, with a height of 1m80, and has been a pillar of the Thai women's volleyball team in recent years.
