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Tsukasa Nakagawa

is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki.

Personal life

Tsukasa started playing volleyball in the third grade of elementary school. Her mother is an amateur volleyball player.

Career

Early Years

In her second and third year of high school, Tsukasa contributed to the team's consecutive victories in the 70th and 71st All Japan High School Championship (Haruko).

In 2019, she was selected for Japan U-20 National Team to compete in 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship in Mexico where the team won the championship. She was named the Best Setter

She then enrolled at Tokai University. She was selected to represent Japan at 2021 FISU World University Games.

She served as captain in her fourth year. The team achieved remarkable success of becoming the first university team to reach the semi-final of the 70th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament. She was named as Rookie of the Year.

After that, the team achieved a quadruple crown, winning the Kanto University Autumn & Spring Championship, East Japan Intercollegiate Championship, and All Japan Intercollegiate Championship. In her final All Japan Intercollegiate Championship, she won the championship for the second consecutive year and was named as the MVP.

Professional Years

In December 2022, NEC Red Rockets announced that she would join the team for 2023 season.

In 2023, she was selected for the Japan women's national volleyball team for the first time.

Award

Individual

  • 2019 U20 World Championship - Best Setter
  • 2021-22 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Rookie of the Year
  • 2021-22 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - Best Setter
  • 2022-23 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - Best Setter, MVP
  • 2022-23 Kanto University Autumn League - Best Setter, MVP
  • 2022-23 Kanto University Spring League - Best Setter, MVP
  • 2022-23 East Japan Intercollegiate Championship - Best Setter, MVP

High School Team

  • 2016-17 All Japan High School Championship - - Bronze Medal, with Kinrankai High School
  • 2017-18 All Japan High School Championship - - Champion, with Kinrankai High School
  • 2018-19 All Japan High School Championship - - Champion, with Kinrankai High School

University Team

Club Team

National Team

References