Nishida Is Japan’s Ultimate Weapon! | VNL 2026 Highlights - Best Plays

he was a huge part to play and then coming back as well and there he is the 18 year old that's an opposite good first serve from Shikov but no stopping Nishida line up this week a good strike on the serve but another unstoppable left-hander from Yuji Nishida eight points for Nishida sends it on its way it's close it's in that's an ace service for Yuji Nishida you've got Seminyuk 2.10m and you've got Tonkono 2.14m can they get a block on this ball oh Yuji Nishida straight into the block on Odira very good technique Nishikawa force wide Nishida up off the hands what an app what an app Nishida oh yes come on that is Japanese volleyball 101 two words oh world class every touch just needs a little bit of a higher contact with this one than the last one oh yes yes you're watching this match and thinking you could never make it as a volleyball because you're not tall enough there's about seven players on the court that will prove that absolutely wrong right can get all a little bit jammed up i hope you could all imagine that Liam's here trying to trying to recreate it that'll work nice block Wang Bin goes early and the ball pops up that is a cover opportunity for China one play Kawamoto just gets in oh goodness it's just everything's moving into he is closing in on a big milestone oh and he's digging the ball is run Nishida Yuji Nishida well watched i thought we might have a second ball play but no Japan could turn this round oh that is awesome how about that from Nishida Stern it's into transition again can Japan turn this into a point oh yes they can two and a half hours if he needs to but in patches we're starting to see glimpses of a player of old it's on check test Ishikawa Nishida on that kind of line big challenge for pretty much everyone in world volleyball Shen perfect pass perfect pipe but a touch on it this time it's Slovenia's turn to scramble oh and it's just over they've got to play it again though Nishida Clemens Shen serving for it good ball in Nishida never in doubt that is a really brave choice Nishikawa again on reception Nishida with the tip this time in his bid to match his talent with his consistency good serve but an opportunity and now an opportunity for Slovenia great block Mljanovic has to set Shen smart recycle Naidic back in position another one for Shen this one shut down all the pressure is on Marov and he does have a change up serve run reads it this for the set done buried Nishida scores Japan lead two sets to one next three Serbia good recycle to adjust his run up there and that is what you want from your opposite Nishida beautiful bump out before serving first set number four underway Japan leading by two sets to one and Nishida touch oh yeah a bit tricky oh that's great defense what a fabulous bit of cover there's half a chance here for Iran the bus was never in a good spot to have the swing they really could at some point though Japan will find the defensive solution Miura Onodera and ran in the front row cannot you cannot I repeat you absolutely must not oh yes what a touch from Nishida they can't finish it off oh goodness baby oh yes you do look like Japan were in trouble if you want to extend that distance away as you go up to attack the ball either serving or it's or spiking like that that's much better that you can see how he reaches up sends the shoulder