Li Mingyang

Miyuki Sugiyama

Miyuki Sugiyama (1994 -), female, formerly known as Li Mingyang, was born in Jilin Province, China. She is 1.96m tall. In 2010, the U17 women's basketball team won the bronze medal. Li Mingyang was the main player in the team.

In October 2010, Li Mingyang left Beijing Shougang club on the ground of asking for leave to see a doctor and lost contact. Later, when the Chinese Basketball Association concentrated on preparing for the U19 World Youth Women's Basketball Championship in early October, Li Mingyang failed to report on time. Later, her teammates confirmed that she had been poached by a Japanese club to play in Japan.

Although it is not the first time that Chinese athletes have been naturalized or naturalized in other countries, Li Mingyang is still a registered member of the Beijing team and has quietly changed his nationality on the grounds of sick leave, which has aroused a lot of attention.

Naturalization event

Recognize Japanese godfather, change Japanese name

In 2010, 16-year-old Li Mingyang played in the world youth championship with the Chinese women's basketball team, playing the main role in the inside. Against former European champions Spain, he scored 17 points and 12 rebounds to help the team win. In the end, the National Youth Women's basketball team won the bronze medal, equating the best result in history.

But after this competition, Li Mingyang never came back. In October 2010, Li Mingyang lost contact after leaving Beijing Shougang club on the grounds of asking for leave to see a doctor, the CBA statement said. After that, Li Mingyue didn't prepare for the world women's Basketball Championship on time. Later, her teammates confirmed that she had been poached by a Japanese club to play in Japan.

The club is called Xiangsong cosmetics team and belongs to the Japanese League. According to reports, the Minister of Xiangsong company, Minghong Sugiyama, took him as his adopted daughter and later renamed him Miyuki Sugiyama. According to the Japanese club, Li Mingyang acquired Japanese nationality in May 2012. The CBA said that before Li Mingyang, three male and female basketball players were "naturalized" by the Japanese Basketball Association. However, it is the first time that a female basketball team like Li Mingyang, who is also affiliated to China, left without saying goodbye.

FIBA tickets are not painful

On March 11, 2011, CBA formally sent a letter to CBA to help find Li Mingyang. In its subsequent reply, CBA claimed that there was no information about Li Mingyang's registration in Japan.

In May, the Chinese Basketball Association once again proposed to the Japanese Basketball Association to look for Li Mingyang, but the Japanese Basketball Association did not respond. In September, it asked the Chinese Basketball Association for a clarification letter from Li Mingyang, so that he could complete the process of joining the Japanese League. Since then, China Basketball Association reported the matter to FIBA. In its ruling on March 16, 2011, FIBA said that according to the relevant provisions of FIBA's "international players transfer" regulations, Li Mingyang can register in Japanese clubs; FIBA violated the international players transfer regulations and imposed a fine of 25000 Swiss francs on him; Xiangsong cosmetics company's women's basketball club imposed a fine of 25000 Swiss francs on him China Basketball Association pays a fine of 20 000 Swiss francs as compensation for training Li Mingyang. After the age of 21, Li Mingyang can choose to play for a team other than China (parent team). If Li Mingyang chooses to play for Japan after the age of 21, Japan basketball association needs to apply to FIBA again.

Coach Guoqing: the black sheep of Chinese basketball

The Li Mingyang incident has aroused much attention and discussion. The Chinese Basketball Association has issued a statement on April 15, denouncing Japan's improper practice and warning domestic clubs against foreign scouts. Li Xin, the coach of the National Youth Women's basketball team, denounced his former disciples as "scum" in his microblog.

"No matter her name is Li Mingyang or some ugly Japanese name, she is a person that thousands of Chinese basketball lovers despise. She doesn't love her motherland and doesn't sweat for her motherland. This is the scum of Chinese basketball!" Li Xin said on Weibo. Li Xin said: "China has cultivated us, and we are going to devote our blood and youth to our motherland. Don't you think it's hurting the feelings of the Chinese people that she went to Japan by such deception! You are still arguing with me for her. You are also playing with the feelings of Chinese people! Please feel your conscience first and then argue with me! "

Character experience

World Youth Championship

In the 2010 U17 women's Basketball World Youth Championship, China's National Youth Women's basketball team won the bronze medal, equalling the best result in the history of the world youth championship. Li Mingyang was also the main center of the Chinese team at that time. In the eight games of the 2010 World Youth Championship, Li Mingyang averaged 16 minutes, contributing 6.4 points and 6.2 rebounds.

Join Japanese

Shortly after the 2010 World Youth Championships, Li Mingyang was favored by the club of Xiangsong cosmetics company of Japan, and went to Japan in October of the same year.

In January 2011, Li Mingyang was adopted as an adopted daughter by Minister Minghong Sugiyama of Xiangsong cosmetics company, and changed his name to Miyuki Sugiyama.

In April 2012, Li Mingyang became a Japanese citizen.

In May 2012, Xiangsong cosmetics team formally submitted player login application to Japan basketball association, hoping that Li Mingyang can participate in the Japanese League on behalf of the team.

The process of Japan's "Naturalization" of Li Mingyang was not smooth. Because the CBA determined that Li Mingyang's transfer to Japan does not comply with the relevant regulations of FIBA that players under the age of 18 are not allowed to transfer to foreign countries, the league players landed and refused to go through the formalities for him. The Japanese Basketball Association then appealed to the FIBA. FIBA finally ruled that Li Mingyang has the right to participate in the Japanese League on behalf of Xiangsong cosmetics team, but the condition is that Xiangsong cosmetics team must pay about 2 million yen compensation to CBA. Li Mingyang has passed through Japan, which also means that the naturalization of Li Mingyang by Japanese women's basketball team has been officially achieved.

Li Mingyang is not the first Chinese American basketball player to be naturalized in Japan. In order to improve its weak position in basketball, Japan has absorbed a large number of Chinese naturalized players. The men's basketball team has Qingdao Xin (Wei Xin), Zhang bentianjie (Zhang Tianjie), and the women's basketball team also has the precedents of Chuancun Lisha (Li Shasha) and Tianjin Xi (Zhao Xi).

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