AISA Girls Volleyball 2019 @SOIS, Osaka, Japan
2019 tournament summary: "heavy wind and rain warning" leads to first-ever cancellation of an AISA event.
Congratulations to Coach Hill and the YIS Dragons!
Rain, rain (and wind) go away; come again some other day. Had it come only one day later, we would have been treated to some top-quality volleyball (and then maybe stuck in Osaka another night). As it was, on day 1 the volleyball was indeed high quality; we were unlucky not to be able to see more of it.
With the threat of a school activities-cancelling boufuu keihou severe storm warning imminent, we created a shortened match schedule for Saturday with the intention of crowning a champion. We didn't even get the chance to start the matches as the warning came at 4:23 AM; thus, all matches were called off and the tournament was over. Disappointed is an understatement.
Based on pool play records and set differential, we placed teams 1st through 6th. With an undefeated 2-0 record and a set differential of 6 after sweeping both pool play matches, the Yokohama International School Dragons were crowned 2019 AISA girls volleyball champions. While the tourney did not end the way we all wanted, the Dragons showed strong ability and poise on day 1 and are deserved champions.
Congratulations to Coach Hill and the YIS Dragons!
Rain, rain (and wind) go away; come again some other day. Had it come only one day later, we would have been treated to some top-quality volleyball (and then maybe stuck in Osaka another night). As it was, on day 1 the volleyball was indeed high quality; we were unlucky not to be able to see more of it.
With the threat of a school activities-cancelling boufuu keihou severe storm warning imminent, we created a shortened match schedule for Saturday with the intention of crowning a champion. We didn't even get the chance to start the matches as the warning came at 4:23 AM; thus, all matches were called off and the tournament was over. Disappointed is an understatement.
Based on pool play records and set differential, we placed teams 1st through 6th. With an undefeated 2-0 record and a set differential of 6 after sweeping both pool play matches, the Yokohama International School Dragons were crowned 2019 AISA girls volleyball champions. While the tourney did not end the way we all wanted, the Dragons showed strong ability and poise on day 1 and are deserved champions.
|
Final standings
|
All tournament team members
|
Fair play award winner: ISB Bears
As often happens at AISA events, 2 or 3 or 4 teams received votes for the Fair Play award, indicating that the level of sportsmanship was high among all players and coaches.
As often happens at AISA events, 2 or 3 or 4 teams received votes for the Fair Play award, indicating that the level of sportsmanship was high among all players and coaches.
The Senri and Osaka International Schools (SOIS) community welcomes all teams, coaches, and fans to Osaka, Japan,
for the annual AISA girls volleyball tournament, October 11-12, 2019.
for the annual AISA girls volleyball tournament, October 11-12, 2019.
|
Official AISA volleyball tournament t-shirt
(black, long-sleeve, dri-fit) |
|
FINAL STANDINGS
|
DAY 1 RESULTS
|
POOL STANDINGS, DAY 1
Pool A
|
DAY 2 RESULTS
|
AISA Boys Volleyball 2017 @SOIS, Osaka, Japan
The Senri and Osaka International Schools community welcomes all teams, coaches, and fans to Osaka, Japan,
for the annual AISA boys volleyball tournament, October 20-21, 2017.
Congratulations to the host school Sabers as they win the 2017 AISA boys volleyball championship tournament with a 3-1 victory over the Phoenix of KIS. This is a repeat championship for the Sabers, and its 5th title in the past 6 years. Congratulations, Coach Mitsuhashi and Coach Majima. SIS finished in third place, and BISF won the sportsmanship award. Click on the results button below for all scores.
for the annual AISA boys volleyball tournament, October 20-21, 2017.
Congratulations to the host school Sabers as they win the 2017 AISA boys volleyball championship tournament with a 3-1 victory over the Phoenix of KIS. This is a repeat championship for the Sabers, and its 5th title in the past 6 years. Congratulations, Coach Mitsuhashi and Coach Majima. SIS finished in third place, and BISF won the sportsmanship award. Click on the results button below for all scores.
- Day 2 update, 15:00: An epic 5-set semifinal between SIS and SOIS has, so far, been the tournament highlight. (This one may be talked about for some time.)
- Day 2 update, 11:00: Both quarterfinals matches were 3 setters, putting us ahead of schedule. YIS and SOIS advance to the semis, facing KIS and SIS, respectively. Quieter in the gym today, but still a good energetic vibe. Semifinal matches should be good ones.
- Day 1 update: The first 4 matches, while competitive, were largely one-sided affairs. Matches 5 and 6 bucked that trend, with KIS defeating defending champions SOIS 3-1 with the final 2 sets going to 25-23 and 28-26, and with YIS and NIS battling it out in the tourney's first 5-set match, with the Dragons prevailing at the end. Overall, SIS and KIS are deserved winners of their respective pools, outclassing the competition in round-robin play.
- Day 1 report: Great sportsmanship so far. Lots of noisy energy in the gym on Friday. We finished ahead of schedule, but Saturday's matches are likely to be tighter...and longer. Could be a long day. Good luck, all teams.
|
|
|
|
RESULTS
Click for full scores. Final standings
|
DAY ONE RESULTS
|
DAY TWO RESULTS 7. YIS 3 v BIFS 0 8. SOIS 3 v NIS 0 9. KIS 3 v YIS 0 10. SIS 2 v SOIS 3 11. BIFS 0 v NIS 2 12. YIS 0 v SIS 3 13. KIS 1 v SOIS 3 |
POOL STANDINGS, DAY 1 Pool A 1. KIS 2-0 2. SOIS 1-1 3. BIFS 0-2 Pool B 1. SIS 2-0 2. YIS 1-1 3. NIS 0-2 |
Sportsmanship award winner: Busan International Foreign School Bears
All tournament team members
All tournament team members
- Sabers: Tommy Ban, Hiroya Kobayashi, Neo Yokohama
- Phoenix: John Gee, Ryan Choi, Hyunwoo Kang
- Tigers: Ryan Jang, Sean Oh
- Dragons: Taro Shishikura, Shaun Kaneda
- Dolphins: Chris Zarodkiewicz
- Bears: Yun Gi Cho
AISA Girls Volleyball 2015
Host SOIS Sabers ride dominating, powerhouse peak performance to 2015 AISA girls volleyball championship, the team's 6th AISA title in 8 years. Fuka Ugai, Minami Uemura, and Sakiko Otsuki named to all-tournament team.
Congratulations to players and coaches from all 6 participating teams.
RESULTS (final standings, set scores, all-tournament team, sportsmanship award)
Congratulations to players and coaches from all 6 participating teams.
RESULTS (final standings, set scores, all-tournament team, sportsmanship award)
|
|
Scroll down for results and photos. |
RESULTS
|
FRIDAY
|
POOL STANDINGS
POOL A POOL B 1st SOIS (2-0) 1st KIS (2-0) 2nd NIS (1-1) 2nd YIS (1-1) 3rd SIS (0-2) 3rd SOIS JV (0-2) |
|
SATURDAY
Times listed are actual start times.
|
FINAL STANDINGS
|
Travel from Shin-Osaka station
Bb entertainment center (restaurants, ice cream, game center, bowling alley, karaoke, sento) 20-minute walk from school.
- 13-minute train ride (300 yen) north to Senri-Chuo station (final stop; away from Umeda) on red Midosuji subway line/Kita-Osaka Kyuko train line.
- Take central exit stairs up from train platform to Lotteria fast food restaurant where you will find dozens of waiting taxis.
- SOIS: 10-minute taxi ride (about 1600 yen) from Senri-Chuo to school: “Senri Kokusai Gakuen, Onohara-Nishi” is what you can tell the taxi driver.
Bb entertainment center (restaurants, ice cream, game center, bowling alley, karaoke, sento) 20-minute walk from school.