In the second round of the Tokyo Paralympics and Sitting Volleyball Women's Qualifying League, Japan played against Brazil and lost with a set count of 0 to 3, resulting in two consecutive losses.
Sitting volleyball is a competition played by a team of six players with disabilities such as legs, and is played while sitting on a court smaller than ordinary volleyball.
In the qualifying league held at Makuhari Messe A Hall in Chiba City, eight participating teams will be divided into four teams to play in a round robin, and the top two teams will advance to the semi-finals.
Japan, which ranked 11th in the world ranking, lost to Italy in the first match on the 27th and played against Brazil, which ranked 3rd in the world, on the 29th.
In the first set, ace Shiori Ogata scored points in a slow-moving attack, and in the final stages he scored points for four consecutive times to catch up, but dropped 13 to 25.
In the second set, Yukari Tanaka, who participated in the middle of the game from the 5 to 9 scene, scored 3 points in a row with an aggressive serve and put pressure on the opponent, but mistakes continued and he dropped 16 to 25, and the 3rd set. Was shaken back and forth by a highly accurate Brazilian attack, robbed 16-25 and lost with a set count of 0-3.
Japan, who lost two games in a row, will face Canada, which is ranked 5th in the world, in the final round of the qualifying league on the 1st of next month.
Director Mano "Somehow I will fight without giving up"
Japan coach Yoshihisa Mano said, "I was injured in the first match and the fighting style was different from what I had been working on in the training camp, so I was in a hurry in the first set, but I got sick during the postponement of the tournament. I think that the players who had been injured came to the venue as volunteers, so I think we were able to fight together from the second set. Tanaka, who participated in the middle of the race, also gave a solid result in the serve. "
On top of that, he turned to the final round of the qualifying league, saying, "This time, all of the teams are superior teams in the host country frame, but I want to manage to fight without giving up here."