Tsubasa Hisahara (久原 翼 or ひさはら つばさ, Hisahara Tsubasa, born 18 March 1995) is a male Japanese former Volleyball player who played for Panasonic Panthers in V.League Division 1. He used to be the captain of Japanese youth national team and was a part of Japan men's national volleyball team.

Tsubasa Hisahara
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29)
Hyogo, Japan
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Spike339 cm (133 in)
Block320 cm (130 in)
College / UniversityTokai University
Coaching information
Current teamJapan Women's national team
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2022–present[1]Japan women's team
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubJapan Panasonic Panthers
Number7 (club)
Career
YearsTeams
2013–2017Japan Tokai University
2017–2022Japan Panasonic Panthers
National team
2012–2013Japan U-19 national team
2013Japan U-21 national team
2015Japan U-23 national team
2017Japan universiade national team
2016–2020Japan senior national team
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Nakhon Pathom Team
Asian Youth Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tehran Team
Eastern Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulaanbaatar[2] Team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei[3] Team

Personal life edit

Hisahara has two older brothers, the one is Daiki Hisahara, and his father was an elementary school Volleyball coach. So, he started playing Volleyball influenced by his family.[4]

Career edit

He was attended to the Jokoji Volleyball Sports Boy Scouts, where his father was a coach.[5]

When he entered Amagasaki Municipal High School [ja],[4] his physical growth expanded his range of play, and he was selected as a representative under-category and gradually gained confidence.[5] He frequently participated in the All Japan High School Volleyball Championship (Spring High) and the National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet (Inter-High). He was captain for the third year.[citation needed]

After that, he entered Tokai University, he participated in the game from the first year and led the team with fellow Kentaro Matsubayashi and Wataru Inoue. In the third year, the team won the Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship title after beating JTEKT Stings, who were in Japanese highest league , with a set count of 3–1.[6] In 2016, when he was in his fourth year, he was first elected to Japan senior national team and was also the captain of the college's volleyball club. At the end of the same year, he became an informal player of the Panasonic Panthers.[7]

In the 2016–17 V.Premier League, he was registered as an informal player. On January 7, 2017, his V.League first appearance was in the game against Toyota Synthetic Trefelsa (currently is Wolf Dogs Nagoya).[8] In the following 2017–18 season, he often participated in games while being a rookie.

In 2017, he was elected to represent Japan at the 29th Universiade Tournament and contributed to the team's bronze medal.[3]

In the 2018–19 season, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, who has the same position with Hisahara, was withdrawn in the middle of the season, and from there he got many opportunities to play in the league.[9] He became a starting member in the final game of the season, the team won the championship and achieved the second consecutive league title. He also participated in the 2019 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship as a main player.[10]

In the 2019–20 season, he made a leap forward in the Japan national team and also participated in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup.[11] For V.League in the same season, Fukuzawa moved to Paris Volley in France, so it made him became a regular player from the beginning of the league. Then, he converted to a professional player from June 1, 2020.[citation needed]

In the latter half of March 2021, he had an ill at the end of 2020–21 V.League 1 and missed the game after March 21. He also missed the semi–finals and final matches[12][13] and was also excluded from the 2021 Japan national team roster.

He came back in the game competing with FC Tokyo on March 26, 2022, which Panthers won over the opponent.[14] Later on April 19, there was announced that Hisahara would retire from an active player and was assigned to be the Japanese women's national team's assistant coach. By the way, he still being the Panthers' member for the support.[15][1]

International tournaments edit

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Club team edit

Awards edit

Club team edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "【バレー】パナソニック 久原翼の現役引退を発表" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ "JAPAN RETAIN ASIAN EASTERN ZONAL MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE". www.fivb.com. FIVB. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "第29回ユニバーシアード競技大会(2017/台北) 男子バレーボール競技 - 日本代表メンバー". JVA (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "MEMBER 選手紹介". panasonic.co.jp (in Japanese). Panasonic Panthers. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Tsubasa Hisahara-Amagasaki City Sports Promotion Corporation" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. ^ "天皇杯・皇后杯 全日本選手権大会 女子はV・プレミア勢、男子は大学2チームが準々決勝へ進出!". tk2015.jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. ^ "2017年度 新人選手紹介". panasonic.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  8. ^ "試合結果速報". www.vleague.jp (in Japanese). V.League (Japan). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ^ "パナソニック川村慎二監督「(福澤達哉が間に合っても久原翼先発は)単純に久原が良かったからです」" (in Japanese). vbm.link. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  10. ^ "2019アジアクラブ男子選手権大会". www.jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  11. ^ "FIVB WC2019 - Japan roster". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  12. ^ "2020-21 V.LEAGUE DIVISION1 MEN ファイナル3". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  13. ^ "2020-21 V.LEAGUE DIVISION1 MEN ファイナル". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  14. ^ "【バレー】おかえりなさい 久原翼(パナソニック)「心配してくださった方々のためにも、少しでも恩返しのためにコートに立てて本当に良かったし、自分でも前向きになれる出来事でした」" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  15. ^ "久原選手 現役引退および 2022年度女子日本代表チーム アシスタントコーチ登録のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Panasonic Panthers. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  16. ^ "第9回アジアユース男子選手権大会". /www.jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  17. ^ "第13回世界ユース男子選手権大会(U-19)". /www.jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  18. ^ "第17回世界ジュニア男子選手権大会(U-21)". jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  19. ^ "第17回アジアジュニア 男子選手権大会(U-20)". jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  20. ^ "第1回アジアU-23男子選手権大会". /www.jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  21. ^ "第5回アジアカップ男子大会". /www.jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  22. ^ "2017東アジア地区男子選手権大会". /www.jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  23. ^ "第4回アジアカップ 男子大会". /www.jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  24. ^ "FIVBバレーボールネーションズリーグ2019". /www.jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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