Thanh Thúy and her teammates made an incredible comeback to maintain a top 5 position in the Japan league.

It was an extremely tough match for Trần Thị Thanh Thúy and her Gunma Green Wings teammates.

Trần Thị Thanh Thúy and the Gunma Green Wings staged a dramatic 3-2 comeback (18-25; 23-25; 25-21; 27-25; 15-10) against Queenseis Kariya in the Japan Women’s Volleyball National Championship on the afternoon of January 11, Vietnam time.

After a humiliating 0-3 loss to Queenseis Kariya the previous day (January 10), Gunma Green Wings were determined to "avenge" the defeat and keep their top spot on the SV.League 2025-2026 standings. However, this ambition was nearly crushed as the opponents played excellently, taking a 2-0 lead while the blue-shirted team struggled.

Nevertheless, starting from the third set, Gunma managed to regain some control. Trần Thị Thanh Thúy and her teammates played brilliantly in set 3, quickly building a points lead to narrow the score to 1-2. In the decisive fourth set, Gunma fell behind 15-11 and then 18-15, but their resilient spirit allowed them to equalize and then surge ahead strongly in the final stretch to push the match into a thrilling fifth set.

There, coach Masayasu Sakamoto’s squad performed at their best to complete the spectacular comeback.

Although Trần Thị Thanh Thúy did not deliver her best performance, she remained one of the top scorers for Gunma Green Wings with a stat line of 13 points, a 29.55% efficiency rate, and no blocks or service aces.

Olivia Rozanski continued to shine as the star player with 31 points, while the other foreign player - Nasya Dimitrova also made an impact by scoring 14 points, including 5 successful blocks.

On the opposing side, Sofya Kuznetsova, Danielle Cuttino, and Hinata Shigihara all scored over 20 points but were unable to help Queenseis Kariya secure a second consecutive win against Gunma Green Wings.

Thanh Thúy and her teammates currently rank fifth on the standings with a record of 15 wins and 9 losses. Their next match will be against Denso Airybees.