Shikoku Eighty 8 Queen is a women's
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
team based in
Takamatsu, Kagawa
270px, Takamatsu City Hall
270px, Aerial view of Takamatsu city center
270px, View from Yashima to Takashima port
is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 414,134 in 190120 households and a popul ...
,
Shikoku District,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It plays in
V.Challenge League
V.League Division 2 (V2) and V.League Division 3 (V3) are the second- and third-level volleyball leagues for both men and women in Japan. For women tournament, was only held in Division 2
History
The league started in 1998 as V1 League.
In 2006 ...
. The club was founded in 2005). It is operated by NPO J-HOT Volleyball Federation.
General Manager and head coach is Kazunori Yoneda who was the former head coach of women's volleyball national team of Japan.
History
*It was founded in 2005.
*It promoted to
V.Challenge League
V.League Division 2 (V2) and V.League Division 3 (V3) are the second- and third-level volleyball leagues for both men and women in Japan. For women tournament, was only held in Division 2
History
The league started in 1998 as V1 League.
In 2006 ...
in 2007.
*In October 2008, Two players are rental transferred for the register from
Denso Airybees
is a women's volleyball team based in Nishio city, Aichi, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1972.
The owner of the team is Denso.
Honours
Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
*Runners-up (1): 2007-2008
*Regu ...
in order to reinforce strength.
*On July 1, 2011, the team has suspended the activities because lack of funds.
*In August 2011, the team resumed and moved to
Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...
, and so renamed as
Sendai Belle Fille.
League results
Current squad
As of June 2011
* 1
Junko Takahashi
is a retired Japanese marathon runner.
She won the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in a time of 2:30:03 hours. In addition she won the Tokyo International Women's Marathon in 1995 and 1998 and the Osaka Ladies Marathon in 1993. He ...
* 3
Orie Haga
* 4
Mieko Uchihara
* 5
Minako Nakajima
* 10
Mai Uemura
Mai Uemura (上村 麻衣 ''Uemura Mai'', born September 15, 1987) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Shikoku Eighty 8 Queen.
Clubs
*Tsushogyo High School → Denso Airybees (2006–2009) → Shikoku Eighty 8 Queen (2009-)
Honors
* ...
* 12
Suzue Inui
* 13
Sakika Osuga
* 14
Ya Chen Wang
* 15
Saori Kimura (1988birth)
Former players
* Akina Ida (-2009)
*
Nanami Inoue
Nanami Inoue (井上 奈々朱 ''Inoue Nanami'', born 19 June 1989) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.
Profiles
Clubs
*ShimokitazawaSeitoku High School → Denso Airybees (2008-) → Shikoku Eighty 8 Queen (Rental tr ...
(2008–09)
*
Naoko Takahashi
is a retired Japanese long-distance runner and Olympic gold medal-winning marathoner. She won the gold medal in the marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and became the first woman to complete a marathon in under 2:20:00 in 2001.
Biography
Tak ...
(2008–09)
*
Rie Sasazaki
*
Natsumi Oka
*
Aya Matsuda
References
External links
Official WebsiteV.League(Japan) Official Website
{{V.Challenge League (Japan) Women
Japanese volleyball teams
Sports teams in Kagawa Prefecture
2005 establishments in Japan
Volleyball clubs established in 2005