Mayu Ishikawa

Ishikawa has one older sister and one older brother, Yūki Ishikawa, who is the team captain of Japan men's national volleyball team. She was motivated by her siblings to start playing volleyball and her brother would always give good advice about spiking when she was in high school.{{cite web|url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/rising-star-mayu-ishikawa-follows-in-her?id=88998|title=News - Rising star Mayu Ishikawa follows in her brother's footsteps}}

She started playing volleyball when she was in the third year of Yahagi Minami Elementary School, in Okazaki city, and joined the local club team Anjo Kita Rabbits.{{cite journal |title=Kazaki 9/1 2019 |journal=Kazaki (市政だより おかざき) |volume=1367 |page=4 |url = https://www.city.okazaki.lg.jp/shiseidayori/p023463_d/fil/20190901.pdf |access-date=23 June 2021 |language = Japanese}}

In 2013, she attended Nagano City Susobana Junior High School, which is known as a strong team. In junior high school, she participated in the "National Junior High School Athletic Meet" for three consecutive years, winning twice in 2013 (1st year) and 2015 (3rd year).{{cite news |title=平成25年度全国中学校体育大会 優勝者 |url=http://www.nagano-sports.or.jp/commend/hyosyo/h25.html |access-date=23 June 2021 |agency=nagano-sports |language = Japanese}}{{cite news |title=平成27年度全国中学校総合体育大会 優勝者 |url=http://www.nagano-sports.or.jp/commend/hyosyo/h27.html |access-date=23 June 2021 |agency=nagano-sports |language = Japanese}}

After graduating from junior high school in 2016, she entered Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School, which has a prestigious high school volleyball team. She had become a regular player since the first year and won the "2016 The National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Volleyball Tournament" (Inter-high) by defeating Kinrankai High School with a set count of 3–0.{{cite news |title=kekkaB_interhigh_women2016 |url=https://www.jva.or.jp/domestic_convention/uploads/outline/196/kekkaB_interhigh_women2016.pdf |access-date=23 June 2021 |publisher=JVA |language = Japanese}} In 2017, she became the ace of the team and at the "69th All Japan Volleyball High School Championship" (Harutaka), she led the team and defeated Shujitsu High School with a straight set in the final round.{{cite news |title=【インターハイに挑む】バレー女子 下北沢成徳の２年生エース 石川真佑 |url=https://www.koukouseishinbun.jp/articles/-/2106 |access-date=23 June 2021 |date=2017-07-28 |language = Japanese}}

In March 2017, Mayu was first registered as a member of Japan women's national under-18 volleyball team and competed as national team representative for the first time at 2017 Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship in China. She served as the captain and Japan team won the title.{{cite web |title=第11回アジアユース女子選手権大会(U-18) - 日本代表メンバー |url=https://www.jva.or.jp/index.php/international/2017/asiayouthgirls/member |website=jva.or.jp |access-date=25 June 2021 |language = Japanese}}{{cite news |title=SMM 11TH GIRLS' U18 "CHONGQING" ASIAN VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/old-2018/smm-11th-girls-u18-chongqing-asian-volleyball-championship/ |access-date=25 June 2021 |publisher=asianvolleyball.net}}

In the third year of high school in 2018, she became captain of the team. In the same year, at the "2018 The National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Volleyball Tournament" (Inter-high), she defeated 3–0 in the final with Kinrankai High School and achieved the third tournament victory for the first time in two years.{{cite news |title=インターハイ・バレーボール女子 下北沢成徳が３度目V、真っ向勝負で宿敵破る |url=https://www.koukouseishinbun.jp/articles/-/4300 |access-date=23 June 2021 |publisher=koukouseishinbun |date=2018-08-05 |language = Japanese}} At the "73rd National Sports Festival Volleyball Competition" (Kokutai) in the fall, as the representative of Tokyo, her school had defeated Kinrankai High School with a set count of 3–1. The victory made Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School achieve two consecutive high school crowns.{{cite news |title=国体 成年女子は佐賀が連覇 少年女子は東京（下北沢成徳高校）が２冠 |url=https://www.jva.or.jp/index.php/topics/20181008-2 |access-date=23 June 2021 |publisher=JVA |language = Japanese}} In January 2019, the team challenged the triple crown in the "71st All Japan Volleyball High School Championships" (Harutaka), Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School lost to Higashi Kyushu Ryutani High School with a full set in the semi-finals round.{{cite news |title=石川真佑、涙…兄妹３冠の夢散る 下北沢成徳が準決勝で敗退／春高バレー |url=https://www.sanspo.com/article/20190113-7VU6V4LH35JZ5JJAMTR6XIXW5A/ |access-date=23 June 2021 |agency=sanspo |date=2019-01-13 |language = Japanese}}

January 16, 2019, Toray Arrows of the V.League Division 1 announced that Mayu would join the team as an informal player.{{cite web |title=Toray Arrows players -#12 Mayu Ishikawa |url=https://www.toray-arrows.jp/women/team/member/my_ishikawa.html |website=toray-arrows.jp |access-date=23 June 2021 |language = Japanese}} She debuted in 2018/19 season, in the final 8 round, in the match against Hisamitsu Springs in the starting lineup.{{cite news |title=2018-19 V.LEAGUE DIVISION1 WOMEN ファイナル８ |url=https://www.vleague.jp/form/b/24704 |access-date=23 June 2021 |publisher=vleague |language = Japanese}}

In July 2019, at 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship in Mexico, Mayu served as the captain of the under-20 national team.{{cite web |title=第20回女子U20（ジュニア）世界選手権大会 -日本代表メンバー |url=https://www.jva.or.jp/index.php/international/2019/worldU20women/member |website=jva.or.jp |access-date=25 June 2021 |language = Japanese}}{{cite web |title=U-20 world championship - Japan team roster |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/en/volleyball/worldchampionships/u20/women/2019/teams/jpn-japan/players |website=volleyballworld.com |access-date=25 June 2021}} Mayu led the team to victory{{cite news |title=YEAR IN REVIEW – JAPAN TOPPLE ITALY IN CLASSIC U20 FINAL |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/en/volleyball/worldchampionships/u20/women/2019/news/year-in-review-–-japan-topple-italy?id=89452 |access-date=25 June 2021 |publisher=volleyballworld.com}} and received the "Most Valuable Player" (MVP) and 2nd "Best Outside Spiker" awards.{{cite news |title=MAYU ISHIKAWA OF JAPAN NAMED WOMEN'S U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MOST VALUABLE PLAYER |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/en/volleyball/worldchampionships/u20/women/2019/news/mayu-ishikawa-of-japan-named-women’s-u20?id=86152 |access-date=25 June 2021 |publisher=volleyballworld.com}}

In the August of the same year, Japan won the gold medal at the 2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship and Mayu received the same awards at the end of the competition.{{cite news |title=アジア女子選手権/タイ破り2連覇!MVPに石川真佑 |url=https://www.getsuvolley.com/0826-asia |access-date=23 June 2021 |publisher=getsuvolley |language = Japanese}} Her success was evaluated by Kumi Nakada, the director of the Japan senior national team, so she became a member of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup Japanese roster.{{cite news |title=女子バレー・石川真佑 鮮烈デビューの19歳が向き合う課題 |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/sports/story/711/index.html |access-date=23 June 2021 |publisher=nhk.or.jp |language = Japanese}} In the tournament, she was appointed as a starting member in the matches against United States and South Korea, and was the best Japanese scorer in both games.{{cite news |title=19歳・石川、苦しむ日本の光明 バレー女子W杯 |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO49896690X10C19A9UU8000/ |access-date=23 June 2021 |agency=nikkei.com |language = Japanese}}{{cite news |title=石川真佑がルーキーの定石を覆す活躍。 W杯では逆境での起用に応えた |url=https://sportiva.shueisha.co.jp/clm/otherballgame/volleyball/2020/05/18/_split_w/index.php |access-date=23 June 2021 |publisher=Takai Miwa |date=2020-05-18 |language = Japanese}}

In 2021 she took part in the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League. Mayu was also part of the Japanese women's roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite news |title=ARAKI TO LEAD JAPAN 2020 WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/en/beachvolleyball/worldtour/2019/news/araki-to-lead-japan-2020-women%E2%80%99s-national?id=90552 |access-date=14 August 2021 |publisher=en.volleyballworld.com}}

• 2018-2019 All Japan High School Championship - Best Outside Spiker {{cite web|url=https://www.jva.or.jp/domestic_convention/uploads/outline/308/best_kurowashiki2019.pdf |title=Best |publisher=www.jva.or.jp |date=2019 |access-date=2021-03-08}}
• 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship - Best Outside Spiker {{cite web|url=https://women.volleybox.net/mayu-ishikawa-p20452/awards|title=Mayu Ishikawa » awards|website=Women Volleybox.net}}
• 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship - Most Valuable Player {{cite web|url=https://www.jva.or.jp/index.php/international/2019/worldU20women/result|title=Data}}
• 2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship - Most Valuable Player {{cite web|url=https://www.jva.or.jp/index.php/international/2019/asianchampionship_women/result|title=Info}}
• 2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship - Best Outside Spiker {{cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/1736587/heartbreak-for-thais-at-asian-tourney|title=Heartbreak for Thais at Asian tourney|newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=26 August 2019 }}

• 2016-17 All Japan High School Championship- Image:Med 1.png - Champion, with Shimokitazawa Seitoku
• 2017-18 All Japan High School Championship- Image:Med 3.png - Bronze medal, with Shimokitazawa Seitoku

• 2018–19 V.League Division 1 Women's - Image:Med 2.png - Runner-up, with Toray Arrows
• 2018-19 Kurowashiki Tournament - Image:Med 1.png - Champion, with Toray Arrows
• 2020–21 V.League Division 1 Women's - Image:Med 2.png - Runner-up, with Toray Arrows
• 2020-21 Japanese Empress' Cup - Image:Med 2.png - Runner-up, with Toray Arrows

• {{flagicon|CHN}} 2017 Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship - Image:Med 1.png - Champion
• {{flagicon|MEX}} 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship - Image:Med 1.png - Champion
• {{flagicon|KOR}} 2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship - Image:Med 1.png - Champion

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.volleyball.world/en/volleyball/worldchampionships/u20/women/2019/teams/jpn-japan/players/mayu_ishikawa?id=73021 Profile Player - Japan - FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship 2019] at FIVB.org
• [https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/738abaa7db3f1fb9f3287b7bf5844d9c7385adc1 中国＆韓国撃破の立役者・石川真佑にVNL公式サイトが注目！「高みを目指すため欠かせない存在だ」【女子バレー】] at yahoo.co.jp
• [https://sportiva.shueisha.co.jp/clm/otherballgame/volleyball/2020/12/18/post_9/index.php 石川真佑と黒後愛。女子バレーの若きエースが攻守両面で見せる進化] at sportiva.shueisha.co.jp
• [https://number.bunshun.jp/articles/-/847148?page=1 優勝は逃したが…東レ女子"21連勝の立役者"石川真佑20歳の「頼もしい」成長ぶり　2つの課題を克服できたワケ] at number.bunshun.jp
• [https://www.getsuvolley.com/210619_connection 東レアローズ石川真佑選手のタテヨココネクション] at getsuvolley.com
• [https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/vnl-2021/news/player-focus-mayu-ishikawa Player focus: Mayu Ishikawa -Japan's top scorer in their victory against China on Wednesday] at volleyballworld.com
• Mayu Ishikawa's Japanese Wikipedia
• [https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/volleyball-brother-can-wait-japans-mayu-ishikawa-focuses-games-2021-07-25/ Volleyball-Brother can wait as Japan's Mayu Ishikawa focuses on Games] at reuters.com
• {{Instagram|mayu_00514}}

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