China News Service, August 30. The 2019-20 China Men's Volleyball Super League ended on the 29th at the Qinhuangdao Training Base of the State Sports General Administration. Both the Jiangsu Men's Volleyball Team and the Shanghai Men's Volleyball Team pulled three rounds in a row despite the unfavorable situation of losing the first game. They reversed and won. In the end, the two teams successfully joined the final.
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In the evening of the same day, the Jiangsu-Zhejiang battle was the first to have twists and turns. The Zhejiang Men's Volleyball Team, which had an eye-catching performance in the group stage and the semi-finals, took the lead in the first game with 25:14. However, the Jiangsu Men's Volleyball Team adjusted its mentality in time, launched a confrontation with its opponents, and won three consecutive rounds of 25:20/28:26/25:21, and entered the league final again after nine years.
After the match, Jiangsu Men’s Volleyball coach Lu Weizhong said that the final format is two wins in three games, which also requires Jiangsu Men’s Volleyball Team to do a better job in self-adjustment. “The final is a major test for Jiangsu Men’s Volleyball Team in nine years. The volleyball team participated in the final nine years ago and only Zhang Chen is now. Most of the players have not experienced the championship and runner-up finals. Therefore, in the finals, the Jiangsu Men’s Volleyball players should relax their minds, play their normal technical level, and don’t go too early. Want the result."
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In the other semi-final that night, Shandong Men's Volleyball Team also won the first game 25:22, but the Shanghai Men's Volleyball team started a counterattack with a positive attitude and finally reversed and won 25:16/25:21/25:19. Shen Qiong, the head coach of the Shanghai Men's Volleyball Team, was satisfied with the players' performance on the day, saying that the players had well implemented the requirements of the preparation meeting and made very difficult preparations. "I hope we can maintain this momentum, and all the team members will work hard to achieve a good result in the final finals." Shen Qiong said.
According to the schedule, the Jiangsu and Shanghai teams will compete in the finals on August 31. The intensity of one game a day also puts forward higher requirements on the resilience, lineup thickness and physical reserves of the two teams. Under the three-game two-win system, from the first game, there is a life and death battle. The two teams will also use the short rest time to make final adjustments and deployments for the finals. (Finish)