In the 2024-2025 season, the opening match of the Japan Men's Volleyball SV League was held at the Tokyo Gymnasium, and the match was played by the Osaka Bruton men's volleyball team (formerly Panasonic Panthers) against the Suntory Sunbird men's volleyball team, and after three rounds of competition, the Bruton men's volleyball team defeated the opponent in straight sets (25-17, 25-19, 25-21) and made a good start.
Bruton's men's volleyball champion Arishi Nishida was very calm in his post-match interview, although he personally scored a team-high 21 points in the game, he kept a low profile: "We just won the opening game, there are still many games ahead, we need to be ready for the next games and adjust our condition." ”
Nishida stressed that the league has just begun, and their goal is not just to win a single game, but to maintain a consistent season of wins, and it is worth mentioning that his wife, former Japan women's volleyball captain Sarina Koga, also came to cheer him on.
In the game, Nishida Yushi not only performed well in attack and serve, but also ignited the atmosphere of the audience with every point he scored and passionate celebrations on the court, and from time to time he posed handsomely at Koga in the audience, making fans call Nishida naked showing affection.
After the game, he faced the victory with a calm attitude, emphasizing the team's long-term goals and calling on more fans to support the SV League and help the league reach the top of the world.
In fact, the game also attracted attention due to the excellent performance of Bruton Osaka's new signings, new Cuban player Miguel · Lopes performed well, scoring 13 points, his strong attack brought great help to the team, in addition, the performance of the main setter Yonglu Yuanxi also made the team run more smoothly, showing that the new players have integrated well into the team.
Head coach Tierry · Roland was very pleased with his team's performance in his post-match press conference. He said: "Today's game showed us the potential, the strengths and weaknesses of the team, and it was a very good start. ”
Although he barely used a timeout and made a few substitutions at the end of the third game, the team was in excellent form. Roland explained: "The players were very good and the technical time-out in the game was just the right place for what I wanted to do, so there was no particular need for an additional time-out. ”
The victory was significant for the Osaka Blue Sharks, especially after they lost 3-0 to the Suntory Sunbirds in the unrevamped V-League final last season, and the revenge victory also showed the team's progress, especially with the addition of Cuban López, who has significantly strengthened their attacking strength.
With the start of the new season, the Osaka Bruton men's volleyball team has shown strong competitiveness, and their goal is not only to win every game, but also to promote the entire SV League to the top of the world, which the FIVB has recognized this league, and all the events of the Japan SV League have been launched, and currently land in the national leagues of the FIVB, including: Japan League, Poland League, Italy League, United States League.
According to the ticket sales of the opening game, all of them were sold out before the game started, and some fans even ran to complain that the organizing committee system was too slow to issue tickets because they were dissatisfied with the scalpers' price increase, resulting in no success in grabbing tickets.