Kisah Unik di Balik Suntory Sunbird, Sang Juara Voli Asia 2023

Aditya Fahmi Nurwahid

Editor: Aditya Fahmi Nurwahid

Suntory Sunbirds AVC 2023
Potret Juara AVC 2023, Suntory Sunbirds (Grafis: Dede Mauladi/Skor.id)

SKOR.id - Suntory Sunbirds keluar sebagai kampiun Kejuaraan Voli Putra Asia 2023 (AVC 2023). Klub yang bermarkas di Osaka, Jepang ini, ternyata menmiliki cerita unik di baliknya.

Gelar juara Suntory Sunbirds dipastikan pada hari Senin (22/5/2023). Di babak puncak, anak asuh Kota Yamamura mengalahkan wakil Indonesia, Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi.

Bermain di hadapan penuhnya venue di Isa Sport City, Riffa, Bahrain, Sunbirds menang dengan skor 3-1, merebut set dengan kemenangan 28-26, 25-23, 23-25, dan 5-17 atas Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi.

Namun, tak hanya sekadar dikenal sebagai juara baru voli Asia, Suntory Sunbirds ternyata memiliki banyak cerita sebagai salah satu klub eliter di kompetisi voli Jepang.

Kota Yamamura dan pengabdian legenda

"Setelah menjadi runner-up pada tahun lalu (AVC 2022), Saya langsung ingin memenangkan gelar. Sekarang, misi itu berhasil dan saya sangat senang," kata Kota Yamamura dikutip dari laman resmi AVC.

Sosok Kota Yamamura membawa Suntory Sunbirds sebagai monster di ajang AVC 2023. Juara back to back V League Divisi 1 pada musim 2020-2021 dan 2021-2022 ini dijegal dijegal wakil Iran, Paykan Tehran.  

Ya, gelar kampiun Kejuaraan Voli Putra Asia 2023 memang spesial bagi klub maupun sang pelatih. Kota Yamamura memastikan diri sebagai salah satu sosok terbaik di kancah voli Asia, tdengan troffi yang Ia dapat baik saat aktif bermain mapun menjadi pelatih.

Legenda Suntory Sunbirds yang mengabdi sejak 2003 hingga 2014 ini belum menyabet gelar juara Asia dalam level klub. 

Kini, deretan trofi di lemari Kota Yamamura makin lengkap, setelah sebelumnya "hanya" memiliki medali emas Kejuaraan Asia 2005 dan Asian Games 2010 bersama Timnas Voli Jepang.

Klub dengan rekor serba pertama

Suntory Sunbirds bukan sekadar klub rising star di kancah voli Jepang. Beragam rekor serba pertama dimiliki oleh klub.

Suntory Sunbirds menjadi juara pertama Liga Voli Jepang saat berubah nama menjadi V League pada musim 1994-1995. Sunbirds mengalahkan Osaka Blazers Sakai pada laga puncak.

Dominasi Suntory Sunbirds pun berlanjut pada akhir 1990-an hingga awal 2000-an. Klub ini berhasil meraih lima gelar juara liga secara beruntun, sejak musim 1999-2000 hingga 2003-2004. 

Suntory Sunbirds kembali menjadi juara saat nama liga berubah pada musim 2006-2007, dari V League menjadi V Premier League. 

Rekor terbaru Suntory Sunbirds diraih pada dua gelar terakhirnya, sebagai juara back-to-back pertama pada era kompetisi V League Divisi 1.

Source: Skor.id

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