China's three-person basketball national men's team advances to the 2022 Asian Cup

　　Xinhua News Agency, Singapore, July 7th. The 2022 three-person basketball Asian Cup will start the qualifying competition in Singapore on the 7th. The Chinese three-person basketball national men's team defeated Tonga and Sri Lanka successively to advance to the main match of this Asian Cup.

　　According to Wang Zhanyu, head coach of China's three-person basketball national men's team, the Asian Cup Chinese men's team consists of four players from the China Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA), including Liu Zeyi, Zhao Jiaren, Zhao Jiayi and Lv Junhu. They are U23 players. Among them, Liu Zeyi, Zhao Jiaren and Zhao Jiayi are all three-player basketball players for the first time.

　　The Chinese team played against Tonga in the first game of the day. Liu Zeyi scored two consecutive air cuts in the opening game. The Chinese team, which had an advantage on the inside, forced the opponent to shrink the defense line, leaving more room for the outside line to shoot, and made four two-pointers in the audience. 21:6 easy win.

　　The Chinese team faced the Sri Lanka team in the second game, and continued the strategy of the previous game. They used the inside attack to create opportunities for the outside, and won 21:8 to get the ticket to the main game.

　　In the main match, the Chinese men's team was in Group C with the host Singapore team and the Philippines, which won another qualifying round.

The Asian Cup is divided into four groups, three teams in each group will play a single round robin, and the top two teams in each group will advance to the next round.

The first game of the Chinese team will be against the Singapore team on the 9th.

　　Speaking of the competition goals, Wang Zhanyu said: "On the one hand, we have the expectation that newcomers can grow and improve through the competition, and at the same time, we also hope that the team members will show the spirit of hard work and strive for the first in the competition, and strive for the competition results. A historic breakthrough."

　　China's three-person basketball national women's team does not need to participate in the qualifying matches, and will be placed directly in Group C of the Asian Cup.