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JT Thunders

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.

JT Thunders Hiroshima
Founded1931
GroundNekota Kinen Taiikukan
Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, Japan
Head CoachArgentina Javier Weber
CaptainJapan Taishi Onodera
LeagueV.League Division 1
2022–237th place
WebsiteClub home page

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 (×1): 2014–15[3]
  • Runners-up (×8): 1973, 1978, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2013–14 and 2018–19
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament
  • Champions (×2): 2001 and 2004
  • Runners-up (×5): 1969, 1977, 1978, 2010 and 2014
Emperor's Cup
  • Champion (×3): 2007, 2015, 2018
  • Runner-up (×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
1Takuya YasunagaMarch 27, 1990 (age 36)1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)Middle blocker
2United States Aaron RussellJune 4, 1993 (age 32)2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)Outside hitter
3Makoto NishimuraOctober 7, 1998 (age 27)1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Outside hitter
4Hiromasa MiwaDecember 17, 1999 (age 26)1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)Middle blocker
5Shinichiro Inoue (c)December 21, 1994 (age 31)1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)Outside hitter
6Issei MaedaSeptember 22, 1991 (age 34)1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)Setter
7Yudai AraiJune 27, 1998 (age 27)1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Outside hitter
8Koshi TakechiJanuary 1, 1996 (age 30)1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)Outside hitter
9Kaisei HiraiFebruary 7, 1999 (age 27)1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)Middle blocker
10Wataru InoueJuly 5, 1994 (age 31)1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Lebero
11Junya SakashitaJune 14, 1998 (age 27)1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)Outside hitter
14Ataru KumakuraDecember 17, 1995 (age 30)1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Outside hitter
15Taishi KarakawaAugust 12, 1992 (age 33)1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Lebero
16Chihiro NishiNovember 8, 1997 (age 28)1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)Middle blocker
17Masaki KanekoOctober 23, 1997 (age 28)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Setter
18Shohei YamamotoMarch 21, 1991 (age 35)1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)Outside hitter
19China Jiang ChuanAugust 9, 1994 (age 31)2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)Opposite hitter
20Daiki AbeFebruary 16, 2000 (age 26)1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)Setter
21Shuto KawaguchiAugust 9, 2000 (age 25)2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Middle blocker
Head coach: Argentina Raúl Lozano

Former roster

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League results

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  Champion     Runner-up

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
V.League 1st (1994–95)5th8211011
2nd (1995–96)3rd821138
3rd (1996–97)Runner-up821147
4th (1997–98)8th821318
5th (1998–99)7th1018612
6th (1999-00)5th1018108
7th (2000–01)Runner-up1018135
8th (2001–02)5th1018117
9th (2002–03)Runner-up821156
10th (2003–04)Runner-up821138
11th (2004–05)3rd8281711
12th (2005–06)4th8281612
V・Premier 2006-075th8281414
2007-086th8281216
2008-095th8281414
2009-106th8281414
2010-115th8241212
2011-127th821714
2012-136th828919
2013-14Runner-up8281810
2014-15Champion827207
2015–165th8261214
2016–177th821714
2017–183rd8291712
V.League Division 1
2018–19Runner-up10322111
2019–204th1028217
2020–216th10361719
2022–237th10361620

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 2022-10-13.
  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 2022-10-13.
  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 2023-06-21.
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