China News Service, Beijing, October 2nd. On October 1st, Beijing time, the Chinese women's volleyball team faced Brazil, the strongest opponent since the start of this World Championship. The Chinese women's volleyball team lost three games in a row after winning one game, and finally ended with 1. :3 lost the opponent and suffered the first defeat. The scores of the four games were 25:23, 17:25, 22:25 and 22:25 respectively.

　　Brazil is a traditional strong team in the women's volleyball team in the world.

The Brazilian women's volleyball team and the Chinese women's volleyball team are old rivals on the field. In the World Women's Volleyball League in June this year, the Chinese women's volleyball team fought hard and lost five games to their opponents.

The two teams in this World Championship are in the same group, and the Brazilian women's volleyball team, led by star Gabi, is a favorite to win the championship.

　　However, in the first four rounds of the World Championships, the Chinese women's volleyball team won all four games, while the Brazilian team lost 1:3 to the Japanese team and achieved a record of three wins and one loss.

In this campaign, the Chinese women's volleyball team continued to use most of the previous starting players, only adjusted in the position of free agents, and replaced Wang Mengjie with Wang Weiyi.

　　The Chinese women's volleyball team quickly entered the state in the first game, and they succeeded in several strong attacks. They established a lead in the first half of the game. Although the Brazilian team kept getting closer, the Chinese team withstood the pressure at the end of the game, blocked the net and scored consecutively, and took the next game at 25:23. .

　　In the second game, the Brazilian team strengthened the passing quality and offensive efficiency, while the Chinese women's volleyball team made many mistakes.

In this game, the Brazilian team firmly took the initiative on the field and pulled back a game with 25:17.

　　The situation in the third game was stalemate, and the score between the two sides was tight. In the middle game, the Chinese women's volleyball team once had the advantage, but the problem of a single attack point was exposed at the critical moment. The score was 2:1 ahead.

　　In the fourth game, the Brazilian women's volleyball team's offensive was unabated. The Chinese women's volleyball team was restricted by splicing the serve. The Chinese team fell into a passive position again. suffered their first defeat at the World Championships.

　　After the five rounds of group matches, the Chinese women's volleyball team and the Brazilian women's volleyball team also achieved a record of 4 wins and 1 loss, but the Chinese women's volleyball team still ranked first in Group D with the advantage of points, and successfully advanced to the top 16 of the World Championships.

　　According to the schedule, the top four teams in Group D will form a new group with the top four teams in Group A for the rematch. The teams that have played against each other in the first stage of the group stage will no longer play against each other. Therefore, the Chinese women's volleyball team will bring the record of the first stage and Group A with them. The top four teams will start a single round-robin competition. Italy and the Netherlands are the strong opponents that the Chinese team will face.

The competition in the semi-final stage will start on October 4th, Beijing time.

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