Multi-star tournament
Preliminary statistics in the past 5 years, Vietnamese women's volleyball always has players playing abroad with many cases such as Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh, Doan Thi Lam Oanh (playing in Thailand), Dinh Thi Tra Giang (playing in Thailand), Ly Thi Luyen (playing in Mongolia, Thailand), Tran Thi Bich Thuy (playing in Korea, Japan), Vi Thi Nhu Quynh (playing in Indonesia) or Tran Thi Thanh Thuy (playing in Japan, Indonesia, Turkey).
And when the National Championship is about to compete, they have time to return home to play. Therefore, the audience is satisfied to watch their idols smash the ball to score points on the field.
Before round 1 of the 2026 National Club Championship kicked off, Vietnamese women's volleyball had 4 players playing abroad including Ly Thi Luyen, Tran Thi Bich Thuy, Vi Thi Nhu Quynh, Tran Thi Thanh Thuy. Among them, middle blocker Ly Thi Luyen just won the Thai Women's Volleyball Championship 2026 but returned to the right time to participate in round 1 of the 2026 National Club Championship with Duc Giang Chemicals team in Dong Anh (Hanoi). Main attacker Vi Thi Nhu Quynh also left Indonesia to return home to play for the Hanoi team.
Their remaining two colleagues, Tran Thi Thanh Thuy and Tran Thi Bich Thuy, are in Japan. However, Thanh Thuy and Bich Thuy are likely to return to Vietnam in time to participate in the final rounds of the 1st round of the 2026 National Club Championship. Therefore, the coaching staff of VTV Binh Dien Long An and Duc Giang Chemicals teams have registered the competition list with the names Thanh Thuy and Bich Thuy.
We are still waiting for the performance results of Thanh Thuy and the Gunma Green Wings team in Japan. The team will play the quarter-final match on April 11. After the quarter-final results in Japan, the possibility of Thanh Thuy returning to Vietnam to play will be officially decided," shared from the coaching staff of the VTV Binh Dien Long An women's team.
Bringing value to Vietnamese volleyball
Round 1 of the 2026 National Club Championship has gone through the first rounds. Dong Anh (Hanoi) fans are still enthusiastically coming to cheer for the players to compete. Last year, after Bich Thuy made her mark at the 2025 Korean Women's Volleyball Championship, coach Lee Young-taek of GS Caltex team (Korea) directly came to Dong Anh (Hanoi) to watch the tournament. Many rumors say that this is a surprise inspection by Mr. Lee Young-taek to grasp more Vietnamese female players.
In the case of Ly Thi Luyen, representatives of the Hobby Ace team (Mongolia) watched her play very carefully at the tournament in Vietnam, from which they decided to invite her to Mongolia to play. In the friendly country, Ly Thi Luyen achieved high performance and won the runner-up title of the 2026 Mongolia Women's Volleyball Tournament.
The case of Vi Thi Nhu Quynh coming to Indonesia was also worked quite thoroughly and this main attacker had her first overseas trip. Volleyball is a sport with the Athlete Transfer Regulations. Therefore, Vietnamese players have the opportunity to play abroad if they receive attention from teams.
The National Championship of Vietnam has received attention from the media of some countries in Southeast Asia as well as social networks about volleyball. This shows that players creating important value is helping the tournament receive attention" - representative of the Vietnam Volleyball Federation said.
Currently, the International Federation of Volleyball (FIVB) ranks national teams, thereby reflecting the level of players and the position of each volleyball background. Over the past three years, the Vietnamese women's team has played effectively, contributing to raising the image. When players return to play domestically, the national tournament becomes more attractive, and professional quality is also improved.
