JUNE 15th 2017 – Mikasa and two-time NCAA Beach Volleyball Champion, Sara Hughes, have entered into a sponsorship agreement through 2020. “Mikasa Corporation is extremely proud to begin our sponsorship with Ms. Sara Hughes, who is an exceptional beach volleyball athlete. We look forward to being a part of her continued success in the future,” said Mr. Yuji Saeki, President of Mikasa Corporation. Sara, a recent graduate of USC, was a dominant force in the collegiate circuit: 140 wins, 4 losses. She is that extremely rare athlete that makes the sport look so easy, which it’s anything but. Her success has not come overnight or without tremendous sacrifice, hard work and determination. Sara has worked hard at perfecting her craft since she was very young, and will be a serious threat on the international and domestic tours for years to come. Mikasa recognizes and praises Sara’s numerous accolades and successes, and will strongly support her desire to be the best on the beach.Sara is also a great role model and ambassador for youth athletes playing this dynamic and growing sport. Sara routinely volunteers her time by coaching young athletes with the same passion she brings to every professional match she plays.Just as Sara’s mentor, Misty May-Treanor was in her early professional career, Sara is widely considered to be the future of professional beach volleyball. She’ll see you on the beach, you can be sure of that.
2017/06/26
The extraordinary 2017 Cucine Lube Civitanova culminates with the victory of the Italian Championship. On Sunday the Italian star-studded team defeated Trentino Volley 3-1 to give themselves an unassailable 3-0 (they won 3-0 and 3-2 the other clashes) in the best of five series.For Cucine Lube Civitanova is the fourth national title. The previous were in 2006, 2012, 2014. Lube’managers and players defined it as the most beautiful because this is the first home win for Lube in a championship game, the 18th consecutive win at Eurosuole Forum in this season ( 100% of wins). For the fourth time Lube made the double, two trophies in the same season. It happened in 2001 with Cev Cup and Italian Cup, Cev Cup and Italian Title in 2006, SuperCup and Italian Cup in 2009, and in this fantastic 2017 with Italian Cup and Italian Title.This victory is the ticket for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship that takes place from December 11-17 in Poland.
2017/05/10
IT’S AN HISTORIC DOUBLE WIN IN NATIONAL CUP FOR MIKASA TEAM UNIFORM.2017 starts with a historic and exceptional goals for Mikasa Team Uniform. 32 days after the success of Cucine Lube Civitanova in Italian Cup - Men, for the first time Imoco Volley Conegliano won the tricolor trophy turning the spotlight on the Mikasa Team Uniform project.Imoco’s triumphal march continues unabated. After the Italian Title (2016, May 2) and Italia Supercup (2016, December 8), the Panthers won the Italian Cup last week end. Three hits in just in 10 months that made the exceptional path taken by the Venetian society, especially given that the current one is only the fourth season in the A1 League.During the Final Four, organized in Florence, Imoco Volley Conegliano has demonstrated a huge quantity of talent that have overshadowed their opponents.In the semifinals Serena Ortolani and her teammate have passed Novara 3-1 fielding a choral evidence that showed the great offensive quality.Conquered the first final of the Club’s history in this competition, Imoco Volley has not missed the opportunity and shutting out Modena 3-0 (25-23; 25-22; 25-23)Libero Monica De Gennaro was named as the MVP of the final.Imoco Volley success was aired live or near live in 48 Nations: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Venezuela, USA, Canada, Botswana, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana , Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro , Cyprus.
2017/03/08
The NVL is proud to announce the renewal of their sponsorship commitment from Mikasa. Mikasa has partnered with the NVL for multiple years now, it will continue to be toted as “the official volleyball of the National Volleyball League.”“Mikasa Corporation is honored to support NVL as the exclusive official game ball supplier. With this renewed partnership, we sincerely hope that Mikasa Corporation will play an effective and productive role in the continued growth of beach volleyball together with NVL”, said Mr. Yuji Saeki.NVL Founder Albert “AL-B” Hannemann expressed his excitement over the renewal of this epic, longtime partnership:“We are thrilled and excited about renewing our partnership with this industry leader. Mikasa has supported us for the past four years and it means a lot to our organization to have their continued support and commitment to growing the sport together for many more years to come.”Beach volleyball is now the fastest growing sport in history at the collegiate level. This fast growth has contributed to the NVL completing six successful years as a professional tour and developing the only beach volleyball academy with full time school in the United States at the Club Med Resort in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
2017/03/01
Top quality products for the German volleyball league (VBL)! MIKASA is the global market leader in volleyball and remains the official premium partner for all the federation leagues. The contract with MIKASA has been extended until 2021.“Mikasa Corporation is exceeding honored with the contract and the partnership with VBL to support their volleyball events. With this renewed partnership, Mikasa Corporation sincerely hopes to play an effective and productive role in the continued growth of volleyball in German”, says Mr. Saeki, President of Mikasa.The Japanese company provides balls, ball carrier, ball bags and mini-volleyballs for 74 teams in the 1st and 2nd leagues every season. “We have been cooperating with MIKASA since 2002. This is a leading partnership that always brings success. There is probably no other brand in volleyball, which is as well known as MIKASA” VBL President Michael Evers is delighted with the extension of the contract.The VBL's (German National Volleyball League) Managing Director, Klaus-Peter Jung, commented: "When it comes to the production and development of volleyballs, MIKASA stands for quality, and has been setting standards worldwide for many years. I am very pleased that we are cooperating with the best manufacturer on the market. The volleyball know-how at MIKASA is huge, and of course we benefit from this knowledge as a partner".The World Federation FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) and the European Volleyball Association CEV also use MIKASA as an official game ball. In Germany, the Japanese company is represented by HAMMER SPORT AG. The MIKASA general importer from Neu-Ulm supports the partnership with VBL and is also a long-standing partner and sponsor of the German Volleyball Federation, the German volleyball youth and a further nine regional volleyball federations.
2017/02/16
We are glad to announce the MIKASA Team CUCINE LUBE CIVITANOVA won the 2016/2017 Del Monte Coppa Italia Super Lega.Unipol Arena in Casalecchio di Reno celebrated with cheers of 9,000 spectators Cucine Lube Civitanova, one of the Mikasa Team Uniform, won the Del Monte Italian Cup in a thrilling 3-1 win over Trentino Volley.The Italian Cup Final Four was played with Mikasa MVA200 with the extraordinary exciting atmosphere of the Italian Male Volleyball League. In two days there were 17,000 spectators in total, the audience engaged by a big sports show with the highly scenic entertainment.The matches were broadcast live or near-live to Sportklub (Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro), Sportklub Poland (Poland), OTE (Greece), Saran (Turkey), Sky Mexico (Mexico , Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic), Sportmax (Caribbean Bermuda, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Caimán Islands, Jamaica, Granada, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago , Aruba, St Vincent and the Grenadines), Img and Perform (streaming worldwide distribution for betting).In Italy, thanks to the national channel Raisport, people have experienced the amazing atmosphere of the Unipol Arena.Thanks to the sponsorship with Italian Male Volleyball League and with Cucine Lube Civitanova, the Italian Cup was also a triumph for Mikasa.
2017/01/31
