Yuki Kawai

Yuki Kawai
Personal information
Full nameYuki Kawai
NicknameKai
Born (1990-01-22) January 22, 1990 (age 34)
Hiji, Ōita,
Oita, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Spike280 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubRetired
National team
2007-2008 Japan

Yuki Kawai (河合 由貴, Kawai Yuki, born January 22, 1990) is a former Japanese volleyball player.

Career

Yuki became a volleyball player when in a Primary school. At the time when she was in the 3rd grade of Higashikyushu Ryokoku High School she served as a captain of the team. The team won the top of Japanese high school with Kyoko Katashita.

She retired from JT Marvelous in June 2011. She signed with Victorina Himeji on July 1, 2018.[1] She retired from volleyball in June 2019 after captaining Victorina Himeji to a season championship.[2]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

  • 2007: Champion in the 6th Asian Youth Volleyball Championship
  • 2008: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Beijing
  • 2008: Champion in the 14th Asian Junior Volleyball Championship - MVP, Best Setter award
  • 2010 Asian Club Championship "Best Setter"

Team

  • 2009-2010 V.Premier League - Runner-Up, with JT Marvelous
  • 2010 59th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Runner-Up, with JT Marvelous
  • 2010-11 V.Premier League - Champion, with JT Marvelous
  • 2011 60th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Champion, with JT Marvelous
  • 2019 V.League Division 2 (V2) Women's Tournament - Champion, with Victorina Himeji

National team

  •  Japan Youth National Team (2007)
  •  Japan National Team (2007-)
  •  Japan Junior National Team (2008)

References

  1. ^ "Victory Na Himeji - women". V-League Official Site. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Resigning of-retired players News". Victorina Himeji Official Site. Himeji Victorina. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.