{"id":1388745,"date":"2022-12-09T08:28:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T08:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/1388745\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T08:28:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T08:28:04","slug":"this-match-ivan-zaytsev-yuki-ishikawa-will-never-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/1388745\/","title":{"rendered":"This Match Ivan Zaytsev &#038; Yuki Ishikawa Will Never Forget !!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lAb5FyKQ5YI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis Match Ivan Zaytsev &#038; Yuki Ishikawa Will Never Forget !!! Ivan Zaytsev nicknamed lo Zar (&#8220;the Tsar&#8221;), is an Italian volleyball player of Russian origin, the captain of Italy men&#8217;s national volleyball team, a bronze medalist of the Olympic Games London 2012, silver medalist of the European Championship (2011, 2013), bronze medalist of the World League (2013, 2014), Italian Champion (2014) and silver medalist of the Olympic Games Rio 2016.<\/p>\n<p>He debuted with the Italy men&#8217;s national volleyball team 2008. In the European Championship 2013 Zaytsev was named as the &#8220;Best Server&#8221;.[4] Zaytsev was the main scorer and team leader during World League 2014 and Italy achieved bronze medal. In the World League, he and his teammates won two consecutive bronze in the 2013 and 2014 editions, the latter played in Italy in Florence. He was appointed to the 2014 World Championship held in Poland. He was the leader of his team in the first round, but in the match against the United States injured his ankle, so despite the promotion of his team to second round, he did not play. In 2015 Zaytsev and Italian team achieved silver medal of the 2015 European Championship and Zaytsev was named Best Opposite Spiker. In 2016 he achieved a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Personal information<br \/>\nFull name Ivan Vyacheslavovich Zaytsev<br \/>\nNickname lo Zar (&#8220;the Tsar&#8221;)<br \/>\nNationality Italian<br \/>\nBorn October 2, 1988 (age 34)<br \/>\nSpoleto, Italy<br \/>\nHeight 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)<br \/>\nWeight 103 kg (227 lb)<br \/>\nSpike 370 cm (146 in)<br \/>\nBlock 355 cm (140 in)<br \/>\nVolleyball information<br \/>\nPosition Opposite<br \/>\nCurrent team Italy<br \/>\nCareer<br \/>\nYears Teams<br \/>\n2004\u20132006 Italy Umbria Perugia<br \/>\n2006\u20132007 Italy M. Roma Volley<br \/>\n2007\u20132008 Italy Andreoli Latina<br \/>\n2008\u20132012 Italy M. Roma Volley<br \/>\n2012\u20132014 Italy Lube Banca Macerata<br \/>\n2014\u20132016 Russia Dinamo Moscow<br \/>\n2016 Qatar Al Arabi<br \/>\n2016\u20132018 ItalySir Safety Perugia<br \/>\n2018\u20132020 Italy Modena Volley<br \/>\n2020\u20132021 Russia Kuzbass Kemerovo<br \/>\n2021\u2013 Italy Volley Lube<br \/>\nNational team<br \/>\n2008\u2013  Italy<\/p>\n<p>Y\u016bki Ishikawa (\u77f3\u5ddd\u7950\u5e0c, Ishikawa Y\u016bki, born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture.<\/p>\n<p>Ishikawa is the first volleyball player to have a wax figure in Japan.[1] Currently, his wax figure is displayed at Madame Tussauds Tokyo.[2]<\/p>\n<p>Ishikawa was named &#8220;Best Outside Spiker&#8221; award at the FIVB World Cup (2015, 2019), Asian Championship (2017, 2019, 2021), as well as &#8220;Most Valuable Player&#8221; award at the Asian Championship (2017).<\/p>\n<p>As of April 2021, Ishikawa is the captain of the Japan men&#8217;s national volleyball team, and plays as an outside hitter. He currently plays in the Italian Volleyball League for Allianz Milano.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2017, Ishikawa participated in the 2017 Asian Men&#8217;s Volleyball Championship in Gresik, Indonesia for the first time because he was not called to the tournament in 2015.[26] The Japanese team won the gold medal, and he also won the first &#8220;Most Valuable Player, Best Outside Spiker&#8221; double award of AVC&#8217;s tournament as a member of the senior national team.[27]<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Ishikawa became the captain of the Japan men&#8217;s national volleyball team,[28] and was assigned to lead the team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[29] The Japanese team finished in 7th place after losing to the Brazil team with a set count 0\u20133 in the quarterfinals.[30] In September 2021, he led the team to win the silver medal at the 2021 Asian Men&#8217;s Volleyball Championship, and won the &#8220;Best Outside Spiker&#8221; award as a captain of the senior national team.<\/p>\n<p>Personal information<br \/>\nFull name Y\u016bki Ishikawa<br \/>\nNationality Japan Japanese<br \/>\nBorn 11 December 1995 (age 26)<br \/>\nOkazaki, Aichi, Japan<br \/>\nHeight 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)<br \/>\nWeight 84 kg (185 lb)<br \/>\nSpike 351 cm (138 in)<br \/>\nBlock 327 cm (129 in)<br \/>\nCollege \/ University Chuo University<br \/>\nVolleyball information<br \/>\nPosition Outside Hitter<br \/>\nCurrent club Italy Allianz Milano<br \/>\nNumber 14<br \/>\nCareer<br \/>\nYears Teams<br \/>\n2005\u20132008 Japan Yahagi Minami Elementary School<br \/>\n2008\u20132011 Japan Yahagi Junior High School<br \/>\n2011\u20132014 Japan Seijoh High School<br \/>\n2014\u20132017 Japan Chuo University<br \/>\n2014\u20132015 Italy Parmareggio Modena<br \/>\n2016\u20132018 Italy Top Volley Latina<br \/>\n2018\u20132019 Italy Emma Villas Siena<br \/>\n2019\u20132020 Italy Kioene Padova<br \/>\n2020\u2013 Italy Allianz Milano<br \/>\nNational team<br \/>\n2012\u20132013 Japan under-19 national team<br \/>\n2013\u20132014 Japan under-21 national team<br \/>\n2014\u2013 Japan senior national team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Match Ivan Zaytsev &#038; Yuki Ishikawa Will Never Forget !!! 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