Yoandy Leal vs Yūki Ishikawa | Brazil vs Japan | Highlights | World Championship 2022 (HD)

Yoandy Leal Hidalgo (born 31 August 1988) is a volleyball player who plays as a wing-spiker for Italian club Volley Piacenza.[1] Born in Cuba, he is a former member of the Cuba men's national team (2007–2010) and currently represents Brazil (since 2019) after gained the Brazilian citizenship in June 2015.

Leal played four years with the Cuban national team, debuting at the 2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. In the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Düsseldorf that would give a spot at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Cuba did not qualify finishing second to hosts Germany, but Leal was chosen Best Spiker and Server of the championship. His last tournament with Cuba was the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, where Leal won the silver medal.

Still pursuing his dream of playing in the Olympics, Leal left Cuba in 2010, establishing himself in volleyball potency Brazil, at the city of Belo Horizonte. After two years not playing, Leal signed with local team Sada Cruzeiro. Soon he was a vital part of the team, winning two editions each of the Brazilian Superligas, South American Championships and FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship. Leal started his naturalization process in 2013, and in 2015 he was given the Brazilian nationality. Afterwards he contacted the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball to see how soon he could play for Brazil's national team, as team coach Bernardo Rezende already expressed interest in having Leal in the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Individual awards
2010: FIVB World League – Best Server
2013: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Spiker
2014: CSV South American Club Championship – Best Spiker
2015: CSV South American Club Championship – Best Spiker
2015: FIVB Club World Championship – Most Valuable Player
2016: CSV South American Club Championship – Most Valuable Player
2016: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Spiker
2017: CSV South American Club Championship – Best Spiker
2017: CSV South American Club Championship – Most Valuable Player
2017: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Outside Spiker
2019: Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Most Valuable Player
2019: CSV South American Championship – Best Outside Spiker
2021: FIVB Nations League – Best Outside Spiker
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Yūki Ishikawa (石川祐希, Ishikawa Yūki, born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture.

Ishikawa is the first volleyball player to have a wax figure in Japan.[1] Currently, his wax figure is displayed at Madame Tussauds Tokyo.[2]

Ishikawa was named "Best Outside Spiker" award at the FIVB World Cup (2015, 2019), Asian Championship (2017, 2019, 2021), as well as "Most Valuable Player" award at the Asian Championship (2017).

As of April 2021, Ishikawa is the captain of the Japan men's national volleyball team, and plays as an outside hitter. He currently plays in the Italian Volleyball League for Allianz Milano.
Tournament's Awards
2015 Spring Kanto University Volleyball League – Serve Award[49]
2015 Spring Kanto University Volleyball League – Spike Award[49]
2015 Spring Kanto University Volleyball League – Chairman's Special Award[49]
2015 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Best Receiver
2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup – Best Outside Spiker
2015 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship – MIP Award[50]
2015 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship – Best Scorer[51]
2016 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament – Best Outside Spiker[52]
2016 Autumn Kanto University Volleyball League – Spike Award[53]
2016 Autumn Kanto University Volleyball League – Serve Award[53]
2016 Autumn Kanto University Volleyball League – Chairman's Special Award[53]
2016 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship – MIP Award[54]
2016 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship – Best Scorer[55]
2016 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship – Serve Award[55]
2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship – Most Valuable Player
2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship – Best Outside Spiker
2017 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship – Best Scorer[56]
2017 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship – Spike Award[56]
2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship – Best Outside Spiker
2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup – Best Outside Spiker
2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship – Best Outside Spiker
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