2018
#1. Zhu Ting (China)
She is ZHUperb on and off the volleyball court!
One of the world’s best and most decorated volleyball players of all time, Zhu Ting, finally clinches the top spot after finishing #3rd last year on The Most Searched Volleyball Players On Volleywood.
On the volleyball court, the Chinese athlete had a very successful 2018 with the national team and with her Turkish club team, Vakifbank. Zhu led China to win the bronze medal at the 2018 World Championship and 2018 Volleyball Nations League plus a gold medal at the Asian Games. Professionally, Zhu and Vakifbank won the 2018 Club World Championship and the prestigious Champions League.
On top of these awards, the 24 year old received the following recognitions:
2017–18 Turkish Cup “Most Valuable Player”
2017–18 Turkish Volleyball League “Most Valuable Player”
2017–18 CEV Champions League “Best Outside Spikers”
2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League “Best Outside Spiker”
2018 FIVB World Championship “Best Outside Spiker”
2018 FIVB Club World Championship “Best Outside Spiker”
2018 FIVB Club World Championship “Most Valuable Player”
Her presence on social media has also grown. She has more than 75,600 followers on Instagram and 17,000 Facebook followers.
Congrats Zhu and to all athletes listed below for being on this Volleywood POWER LIST!!!
#1. Zhu Ting (China)
#2. Paola Egonu (Italia)
#3. Matt Anderson (USA)
#4. Tijana Boskovic (Serbia)
#5. Ivan Zaytsev (Italia)
#6 Sara Anzanello (Italia)
#7 Aprilia Manganang (Indonesia)
#8 Jaqueline Carvalho (Brazil)
#9 Aaron Russell (USA)
#10 Bartosz Kurek (Poland)
#11 Michal Kubiak (Poland)
#12 Wilfredo Leon (Poland)
#13 Bruno Rezende (Brazil)
#14 Tiffany Abreu (Brazil)
#15 Kim Yeon Koung (Korea)
#16 Thaisa Menezes (Brazil)
#17 Samantha Bricio (Mexico)
#18 Hui Ruoqi (China)
#19 Tatiana Kosheleva (Russia)
#20 Micah Christenson (USA)
#21 Maxim Mikhaylov (Russia)
#22 Earvin Ngapeth (France)
#23 Kelsey Robinson (USA)
#24 Ding Xia (China)
#25 Maja Ognjenovic (Serbia)
Most Searched Male Volleywood Star of 2018: Matt Anderson (USA)
Most Searched Female Volleywood Star of 2018: Zhu Ting (China)
Current and Previous Lists:
2018
#1. Zhu Ting (China)
#2. Paola Egonu (Italia)
#3. Matt Anderson (USA)
#4. Tijana Boskovic (Serbia)
#5. Ivan Zaytsev (Italia)
#6 Sara Anzanello (Italia)
#7 Aprilia Manganang (Indonesia)
#8 Jaqueline Carvalho (Brazil)
#9 Aaron Russell (USA)
#10 Bartosz Kurek (Poland)
#11 Michal Kubiak (Poland)
#12 Wilfredo Leon (Poland)
#13 Bruno Rezende (Brazil)
#14 Tiffany Abreu (Brazil)
#15 Kim Yeon Koung (Korea)
#16 Thaisa Menezes (Brazil)
#17 Samantha Bricio (Mexico)
#18 Hui Ruoqi (China)
#19 Tatiana Kosheleva (Russia)
#20 Micah Christenson (USA)
#21 Maxim Mikhaylov (Russia)
#22 Earvin Ngapeth (France)
#23 Kelsey Robinson (USA)
#24 Ding Xia (China)
#25 Maja Ognjenovic (Serbia)
2017
#1. Aaron Russell (USA)
#2. Hui Ruoqi (China)
#3. Zhu Ting (China)
#4. Murilo Endres (Brazil)
#5. Jaqueline Carvalho (Brazil)
#6. Nicole Fawcett (USA)
#7. Aprilia Manganang (Indonesia)
#8. Bartosz Kurek (Poland)
#9. Nootsara Tomkom (Thailand)
#10. Kim Yeon Koung (Korea)
#11. Ivan Miljkovic (Serbia)
#12. Ivan Zaytsev (Italy)
#13. Maxim Mikhaylov (Russia)
#14. Thaisa Menezes (Brazil)
#15. Carli Lloyd (USA)
#16. Earvin Ngapeth (France)
#17. Tiffany Abreu (Brazil)
#18. Logan Tom (USA)
#19. Jenia Grebennikov (France)
#20. Matt Anderson (USA)
#21. Saori Kimura (Japan)
#22. Srecko Lisinac (Serbia)
#23. Samantha Bricio (Mexico)
#24. Sheilla Castro (Brazil)
#25. Taylor Sander (USA)
2016
#1. Ivan Zaytsev (Italia)
#2. Zhu Ting (China)
#3. Saori Kimura (Japan)
#4. Giba (Brazil)
#5. Thaisa Menezes (Brazil)
#6. Nataliya Goncharova (Russia)
#7. Kim Yeon Koung (Korea)
#8. Matt Anderson (USA)
#9. Rolando Cepeda (Cuba)
#10. Jaqueline Carvalho (Brazil)
#11. Logan Tom (USA)
#12. Earvin Ngapeth (France)
#13. Sheilla Castro (Brazil)
#14. Anouk Vergé-Dépré (Switzerland)
#15. Aprilia Manganang (Indonesia)
#16. Tatiana Kosheleva (Russia)
#17. Bartosz Kurek (Poland)
#18. Kim Hill (USA)
#19. Filippo Lanza (Italia)
#20. Francesca Piccinini (Italia)
#21. Taylor Sander (USA)
#22. Jenia Grebennikov (France)
#23. Hui Ruoqi (China)
#24. Dmitriy Muserskiy (Russia)
#25. Nicole Fawcett (USA)
2015
#1. Ivan Zaytsev (Italia)
#2. Saori Kimura (Japan)
#3. Destinee Hooker (USA)
#4. Giba (Brazil)
#5. Logan Tom (USA)
#6. Matt Anderson (USA)
#7. April Manganang (Indonesia)
#8. Bartosz Kurek (Poland)
#9. Taylor Sander (USA)
#10. Jenia Grebennikov (France)
#11. Dmitriy Muserskiy (Russia)
#12. Ekaterina Gamova (Russia)
#13. Sheilla Castro (Brazil)
#14. Thaisa Menezes (Brazil)
#15. Nootsara Tomkom (Thailand)
#16. Mareen Apitz (Germany)
#17. Ivan Miljkovic (Serbia)
#18. Victoria Ravva (France)
#19. Manon Flier (The Netherlands)
#20. Jaqueline Carvalho (Brazil)
#21. Gavin Schmitt (Canada)
#22. Srecko Lisinac (Serbia)
#23. Leonel Marshall (Cuba)
#24. Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)
#25. Kim Yeon Koung (Korea)
2014
#1. Saori Kimura (Japan)
#2. Ivan Zaytsev (Italia)
#3. Jaqueline Carvalho (BRA)
#4. Elitsa Vasileva (BUL)
#5. Giba (BRA)
#6. Logan Tom (USA)
#7. Thaisa Menezes (BRA)
#8. Matt Anderson (USA)
#9. Destinee Hooker (USA)
#10. Sheilla Castro (BRA)
#11. Naz Aydemir (TUR)
#12. Ekaterina Gamova (RUS)
#13. Jovana Brakocevic (SRB)
#14. Dmitriy Muserskiy (RUS)
#15. Ivan Miljkovic (SRB)
#16. Gavin Schmitt (CAN)
#17. Manon Flier (NED)
#18. Leonel Marshall (CUB)
#19. Leila Barros (BRA)
#20. Kim Yeon Koung (KOR)
#21. Aleksandar Atanasijevic (SRB)
#22. Mitar Djuric (GRE)
#23. Cynthia Barboza (USA)
#24. Dani Lins (BRA)
#25. Francesca Piccinini (ITA)
2013
#1. Ingrid Visser (NED)
#2. Saori Kimura (Japan)
#3. Naz Aydemir (TUR)
#4. Logan Tom (USA)
#5. Ivan Zaytsev (ITA)
#6. Sheilla Castro (BRA)
#7. Neslihan Darnel (TUR)
#8. Giba (BRA)
#9. Kim Yeon Koung (KOR)
#10. Matt Anderson (USA)
#11. Gavin Schmitt (CAN)
#12. Ekaterina Gamova (RUS)
#13. Osmany Juantorena (CUB)
#14. Manon Flier (NED)
#15. Sanja Popovic (CRO)
#16. Nootsara Tomkom (THA)
##17. Ivan Miljkovic (SRB)
#18. Leila Barros (BRA)
#19. Paul Lotman (USA)
#20. Jovana Brakocevic (SRB)
#21. Cristian Savani (ITA)
#22. Jaqueline Carvalho (BRA)
#23. Elitsa Vasileva (BUL)
#24. Destinee Hooker (USA)
#25. Facundo Conte (ARG)
2012
#1. Logan Tom (USA)
#2. Naz Aydemir (Turkey)
#3. Jaqueline (BRA)
#4. Matt Anderson (USA)
#5. Facundo Conte (ARG)
#6. Ivan Miljkovic (SRB)
#7. Manon Flier (NED)
#8. Sheilla (BRA)
#9. Neslihan Darnel (TUR)
#10. Francesca Piccinini (ITA)
#11. Zbigniew Bartman (POL)
#12. Kim Yeon Koung (KOR)
#13. Gavin Schmitt (CAN)
#14. Misty May (USA)
#15. Kerri Walsh (USA)
#16. Alison Cerutti (BRA)
#17. Destinee Hooker (USA)
#18. Giba (BRA)
#19. Cristian Savani (ITA)
#20. Thaisa (BRA)
#21. Ekaterina Gamova (RUS)
#22. Osmany Juantorena (CUB)
#23. Stacy Sykora (USA)
#24. Saori Kimura (JPN)
#25. Bartosz Kurek (POL)
2011
#1. Ivan Miljkovic (Serbia)
#2. Manon Flier (The Netherlands)
#3. Sheilla Castro (BRA)
#4. Sanja Popovic (CRO)
#5. Facundo Conte (ARG)
#6. Leila Barros (BRA)
#7. Logan Tom (USA)
#8. Destinee Hooker (USA)
#9. Stacy Sykora (USA)
#10. Kim Yeon Koung (KOR)
#11. Ekaterina Gamova (RUS)
#12. Cristian Savani (ITA)
#13. Francesca Piccinini (ITA)
#14. Maja Poljak (CRO)
#15. Misty May (USA)
#16. Saori Kimura (JPN)
#17. Osmany Juantorena (CUB)
#18. Giba (BRA)
#19. Neslihan Darnel (TUR)
#20. Zbigniew Bartman (POL)
#21. Bartosz Kurek (POL)
#22. Jaqueline (BRA)
#23. Naz Aydemir (TUR)
#24. Nootsara Tomkom (THA)
#25. Thaisa (BRA)