October 22nd (Fri) and 23rd (Sat), 2021 @ Ota Ward General Gymnasium
Misaki Funaoka
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This season’s women’s basketball W league started with Niigata vs Aisin on Saturday, October 16th. He won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics and won the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup for the fifth consecutive time, which was unprecedented.
I would like to keep an eye on the birth of new heroines, such as the rise of young players for the Paris Olympics and the players who are active in the W League, as well as the Japanese national team players, who will chase after the regular season.
This week’s pick-up game was held on October 22nd (Friday) and 23rd (Saturday) at the Ota Ward General Gymnasium, a match between Tokyo Haneda Vickies vs. Fujitsu Red Wave.
Fujitsu wins the ticket sold out
Tickets for this match were sold out on both days, so we could see the magnitude of the response.
GAME1 was 76-48, GAME2 was 75-60, and Fujitsu won the second straight victory.
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At Fujitsu, Yuka Nakamura and Yuki Miyazawa, who transferred from ENEOS Sunflowers this season, were among the five starting players. Fujitsu will make great use of what it has cultivated in the team that has reigned as a queen for many years.
Furthermore, Mio Shinozaki and Rui Machida, who can be said to be the faces of Fujitsu, have an outstanding sense of stability, and Satoshi Uchio also contributed greatly to the victory with her strong 3-point shot and defense.
Miyazawa, Machida, and Monica Okoye, who won the MVP in GAME 1, are the representative members who won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Furthermore, Shinozaki is a representative member of the three-person system. This season, I will run through to reach the top.
How to make a team for the new head coach of Tokyo Haneda?
On the other hand, Tokyo Haneda showed a good start, but gradually succumbed to Fujitsu’s defense, and it took a long time to decide the score.
Nako Motohashi, who also played an active part in the Tokyo Olympics, may have been injured, so the regular season will probably be played while adjusting the participation time.
It was Hikaru Akimaru who shined in such a situation. While controlling as a point guard, he boldly headed for the ring. Her success will be one of the points of Haneda’s leap this season.
The members haven’t changed much since last season, but Mikiko Hagiwara has been appointed as head coach from this season.
He has also participated in the Olympics and is the first Japanese WNBA player. He has a wealth of teaching experience, and has served as a coach at Waseda University, an assistant coach for the Japan Women’s National Team, and a head coach for the under generation. Attention will be focused on how to create a team.
Can “Machida of the World” lead the team to the top?
Fujitsu and Rui Machida set a new Olympic record of 18 assists per game. At a stretch, attention was drawn from the world and the things on his back became bigger, but there are probably many fans who are relieved by the same facial expressions and play as usual.
Machida played an active part in GAME1 with 14 points and 8 assists, and in GAME2 with 11 points and 11 assists. At the opening press conference, he said, “I want to contribute not only to assist but also to scoring.”
The command towers of the world lead the team to victory. Fujitsu will play Chanson on Saturday, 30th this week.
