The Hoa Lu Cup 2026 volleyball tournament will kick off on March 18 in Ninh Binh. This is the first official tournament of Vietnamese indoor volleyball taking place this year.
6 women's volleyball teams participating in the tournament include LPBank Ninh Binh (host), VTV Binh Dien Long An, Binh Chung Thong Tin, Vietinbank, Hanoi, Long Son Thanh Hoa Cement.
This year, coach Thai Thanh Tung and the team of female players of the home team LPBank Ninh Binh are expected to assign the captain position to main attacker Nguyen Thi Uyen.
The hitter signed a contract to play for LPBank Ninh Binh team from the beginning of 2026 after finishing playing for his old team Hung Yen.
Nguyen Thi Uyen is a national team player, maintaining stable form in the main attacking position. She is considered a player with high discipline. Therefore, the LPBank women's team is very confident that Nguyen Thi Uyen will play a good role as a leader and her teammates will achieve high results at the Hoa Lu-Binh Dien Cup 2026. In 2025, the LPBank Ninh Binh team won the tournament.
Also this year, opposite hitter Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh for the first time took on the role of captain of the Information Corps team. She is a national player and has achieved many professional achievements in the past time. Last year, setter Doan Thi Lam Oanh was the captain of the Information Corps team.
Meanwhile, the defending champion VTV Binh Dien Long An team continues to assign the responsibility of spiritual leader of the team to setter Vo Thi Kim Thoa.
Kim Thoa has held the role of team captain from the 2nd round of the 2025 National Championship to now. She is a national team player, with a high fighting spirit and discipline. Therefore, Kim Thoa is supported by her teammates to take on this important role.
This year, the Xi Mang Long Son Thanh Hoa women's team assigned the captainship to opposite hitter Doan Thi Xuan. At the team's send-off ceremony before coming to Ninh Binh to participate in the Hoa Lu Cup 2026, captain Doan Thi Xuan, representing the team, promised determination to compete to achieve the best results this year.
Last year, Doan Thi Xuan was gathered with the Vietnamese Women's Volleyball Team to prepare for SEA Games 33, but she asked to withdraw to treat and recover from her injury.
Hanoi women's team continues to assign captainship to setter Vi Thi Yen Nhi this season. Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet and his team have arrived in Ninh Binh to participate in the Hoa Lu Cup 2026.
Yen Nhi is a player with professional stability in recent years. Last year, this hitter was in good form to win the National League A 2025 championship with the Hanoi women's team.
