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Japanese volleyball club
JT Thunders Hiroshima
Founded1931
GroundNekota Kinen Taiikukan
Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, Japan
Head CoachArgentina Javier Weber
CaptainJapan Taishi Onodera
LeagueV.League Division 1
2022–23 7th place
WebsiteClub home page

JT Thunders (JTサンダーズ, JT Sandāzu) is a men's volleyball team based in Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League. The owner of the club is Japan Tobacco.

History

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The club was founded in 1931 as a club of the Ministry of Finance Japan Hiroshima Monopoly Bureau.[1]

In 1985, the team was renamed as Japan Tabaco and changed into JT as in 1989. In 2019, team name changed into JT Thunders Hiroshima.[2]

Honours

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Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
  • Champion (×ばつ1): 2014–15[3]
  • Runners-up (×ばつ8): 1973, 1978, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2013–14 and 2018–19
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament
  • Champions (×ばつ2): 2001 and 2004
  • Runners-up (×ばつ5): 1969, 1977, 1978, 2010 and 2014
Emperor's Cup
  • Champion (×ばつ3): 2007, 2015, 2018
  • Runner-up (×ばつ1): 2009

Current Roster

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The following is team roster of Season 2023–2024 [4]

No. Name Date of birth Height Position
1 Takuya Yasunaga (1990年03月27日) March 27, 1990 (age 34) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Middle blocker
2 United States Aaron Russell (1993年06月04日) June 4, 1993 (age 31) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Outside hitter
3 Makoto Nishimura (1998年10月07日) October 7, 1998 (age 26) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Outside hitter
4 Hiromasa Miwa (1999年12月17日) December 17, 1999 (age 25) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Middle blocker
5 Shinichiro Inoue (c) (1994年12月21日) December 21, 1994 (age 30) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Outside hitter
6 Issei Maeda (1991年09月22日) September 22, 1991 (age 33) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Setter
7 Yudai Arai (1998年06月27日) June 27, 1998 (age 26) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Outside hitter
8 Koshi Takechi (1996年01月01日) January 1, 1996 (age 29) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Outside hitter
9 Kaisei Hirai (1999年02月07日) February 7, 1999 (age 26) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Middle blocker
10 Wataru Inoue (1994年07月05日) July 5, 1994 (age 30) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Lebero
11 Junya Sakashita (1998年06月14日) June 14, 1998 (age 26) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Outside hitter
14 Ataru Kumakura (1995年12月17日) December 17, 1995 (age 29) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Outside hitter
15 Taishi Karakawa (1992年08月12日) August 12, 1992 (age 32) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Lebero
16 Chihiro Nishi (1997年11月08日) November 8, 1997 (age 27) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Middle blocker
17 Masaki Kaneko (1997年10月23日) October 23, 1997 (age 27) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Setter
18 Shohei Yamamoto (1991年03月21日) March 21, 1991 (age 33) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Outside hitter
19 China Jiang Chuan (1994年08月09日) August 9, 1994 (age 30) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Opposite hitter
20 Daiki Abe (2000年02月16日) February 16, 2000 (age 25) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Setter
21 Shuto Kawaguchi (2000年08月09日) August 9, 2000 (age 24) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Middle blocker
Head coach: Argentina Raúl Lozano

Former roster

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Team roster – Season 2022/23
No. Name Date of birth Height Position
1 Takuya Yasunaga (1990年03月27日) March 27, 1990 (age 34) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Middle blocker
2 Taishi Onodera (c) (1996年02月07日) February 7, 1996 (age 29) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Middle blocker
3 Makoto Nishimura (1998年10月07日) October 7, 1998 (age 26) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Outside hitter
4 Kenta Nakajima (1991年08月25日) August 25, 1991 (age 33) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Middle blocker
5 Shinichiro Inoue (1994年12月21日) December 21, 1994 (age 30) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Outside hitter
6 United States Aaron Russell (1993年06月04日) June 4, 1993 (age 31) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Outside hitter
7 Yudai Arai (1998年06月27日) June 27, 1998 (age 26) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Outside hitter
8 Koshi Takechi (1996年01月01日) January 1, 1996 (age 29) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Outside hitter
9 Kaisei Hirai (1999年02月07日) February 7, 1999 (age 26) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Middle blocker
10 Wataru Inoue (1994年07月05日) July 5, 1994 (age 30) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Libero
11 Junya Sakashita (1998年06月14日) June 14, 1998 (age 26) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Outside hitter
12 Shinpei Goda (1992年09月23日) September 23, 1992 (age 32) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Setter
14 Ataru Kumakura (1995年12月17日) December 17, 1995 (age 29) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Outside hitter
15 Taishi Karakawa (1992年08月12日) August 12, 1992 (age 32) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Libero
16 Chihiro Nishi (1997年11月08日) November 8, 1997 (age 27) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Middle blocker
17 Masaki Kaneko (1997年10月23日) October 23, 1997 (age 27) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Setter
18 Shohei Yamamoto (1991年03月21日) March 21, 1991 (age 33) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Outside hitter
19 China Jiang Chuan (1994年08月09日) August 9, 1994 (age 30) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Opposite hitter
20 Daiki Abe (2000年02月16日) February 16, 2000 (age 25) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Setter
21 Shuto Kawaguchi In (2000年08月09日) August 9, 2000 (age 24) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Middle blocker
Head coach: Argentina Raúl Lozano

League results

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  Champion     Runner-up

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V.League 1st (1994–95) 5th 8 21 10 11
2nd (1995–96) 3rd 8 21 13 8
3rd (1996–97) Runner-up 8 21 14 7
4th (1997–98) 8th 8 21 3 18
5th (1998–99) 7th 10 18 6 12
6th (1999-00) 5th 10 18 10 8
7th (2000–01) Runner-up 10 18 13 5
8th (2001–02) 5th 10 18 11 7
9th (2002–03) Runner-up 8 21 15 6
10th (2003–04) Runner-up 8 21 13 8
11th (2004–05) 3rd 8 28 17 11
12th (2005–06) 4th 8 28 16 12
V・Premier 2006-07 5th 8 28 14 14
2007-08 6th 8 28 12 16
2008-09 5th 8 28 14 14
2009-10 6th 8 28 14 14
2010-11 5th 8 24 12 12
2011-12 7th 8 21 7 14
2012-13 6th 8 28 9 19
2013-14 Runner-up 8 28 18 10
2014-15 Champion 8 27 20 7
2015–16 5th 8 26 12 14
2016–17 7th 8 21 7 14
2017–18 3rd 8 29 17 12
V.League Division 1
2018–19 Runner-up 10 32 21 11
2019–20 4th 10 28 21 7
2020–21 6th 10 36 17 19
2022–23 7th 10 36 16 20

Notable foreign players

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References

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  1. ^ "チーム紹介 | JTサンダーズ広島". JTウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022年10月13日.
  2. ^ "チームの歴史". 一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構. Retrieved 2022年10月13日.
  3. ^ "FIVB - Volleyball".
  4. ^ "選手・スタッフ | JTサンダーズ広島". JTウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023年06月21日.
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