Yuki Kawai

Japanese volleyball player

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Yuki Kawai

Personal information

Full name

Yuki Kawai

Nickname

Kai

Born

(1990-01-22) January 22, 1990 (age 34)
Hiji, Ōita,
Oita, Japan

Height

1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

Weight

57 kg (126 lb)

Spike

280 cm (110 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Setter

Current club

Retired

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

Clubs

Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku High School
JT Marvelous (2008-2011)
Victorina Himeji (2018-2019)

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

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