In the early morning of the 12th, Beijing time, the 2022 Women's Volleyball World Championships quarter-finals took the lead in ending a game. The Chinese women's volleyball team lost 1:3 to the Italian women's volleyball team. It is a pity to end the journey.
At the end of the game, it was close to 1:00 am Beijing time.
But fans can still be seen discussing the game and "standing" with teams far across the ocean.
In the latest ranking of the World Volleyball Federation, the Italian women's volleyball team topped the list.
Objectively speaking, there is indeed a certain gap between the two teams in terms of strength.
Image source: Screenshot of the official website of the FIVB
But fans who have watched the game can clearly know that the Chinese team fulfilled their pre-match promise, they created enough trouble for the opponent on the other side of the net, and the girls did their best.
For the new Chinese women's volleyball team, they still have too much room for improvement, and the upper limit is far less than this.
At this stage, it may be more important for the team to accumulate game experience and improve adaptability by fighting against the world's top teams.
Image source: Screenshot of netizen comments
Image source: Screenshot of netizen comments
Image source: Screenshot of netizen comments
game review
Facing the Italian team, the World Women's Volleyball League champion, the Chinese team started a little nervous and fell into a passive position.
In the game, the Chinese team blocked the net and took advantage of the counterattack to get closer to the score.
Since then, the two sides have attacked and defended each other, and the score difference has remained at around 5-6 points.
The Italian team won the first game at 25:16.
In the second game, the Chinese team began to use the serve to impact the opponent, which had a certain effect.
In the game, the Chinese women's volleyball team replaced veteran Ding Xia, and the offensive coordination was smoother, once tying the score.
Subsequently, the Italian team's top star Egnu continued to use personal attacks to help the team score points, and the Italian team won another set 25:22.
In the third game, the Chinese team entered the state faster and took a 7:2 lead.
In the face of the opponent's counterattack, the Chinese women's volleyball team steadied its position and always controlled the difference to around 5 points.
Since then, the Chinese team frequently blocked the opponent's attack and pulled back a game with 25:13.
In the fourth game, the situation between the two sides was more stalemate.
In the game, Egnu once again showed his strong offensive ability, helping the Italian team to establish a lead.
In the end, the Italian team won another set at 25:17 to win the game.
The girls are "rising the ball"
Including this game, in the past few months, the Chinese women's volleyball team has played against the Italian team 4 times.
In the 2022 World Women's Volleyball League, the Chinese team defeated the Italian women's volleyball team in the first group stage.
In the quarter-finals of the World Women's Volleyball League Finals, the two teams met again.
The Chinese women's volleyball team was slightly inferior in grasping the key points and lost 1:3.
After experiencing the targeted reinforcement of three training sessions a day at the Beilun training base, the girls who set foot on the women's volleyball world championship are more calm and fearless.
In the game, the players used their bodies to catch Egnu's strong smashes, and the girls went all out behind every jump.
On October 9, Chinese team players Yuan Xinyue (left) and Wang Yunxiang communicated before the game.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Meng Dingbo
In fact, after watching the debut of the Chinese women's volleyball team at the World Championships, many fans began to sigh with emotion: the girls "raised the ball".
During the World Women's Volleyball League, the outside world was not satisfied with the performance of the main offensive line of the Chinese women's volleyball team, especially several players in the diagonal position of Li Yingying were questioned due to their poor state.
After more than two months, when the main attacker Wang Yunxiang partnered with Li Yingying again, her growth was visible to the naked eye.
"Dare to start" and "stability has improved a lot". In the praise of the outside world, the 26-year-old Beijing girl has become the most surprising player in the Chinese Women's Volleyball World Championships trip.
Image source: Official Weibo of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team
In defeating the Belgian team to secure the quarter-finals, Wang Yunxiang used a strong attack and a serve to score directly to help the team win.
At the World Championships, she averaged 11.22 points per game, the second in the team.
"Especially at the critical moment, I can stand up bravely and get more points for the team." Talking about his own progress, Wang Yunhui said.
Image source: Screenshot of the official website of the FIVB
In addition, Wang Mengjie, a free man who returned to the team in the World Championships, is also in excellent condition; and the second passer Diao Linyu also appears to be more mature in cooperating with the main and auxiliary offensive line players...
What else has the Chinese women's volleyball team gained in the past six months?
Since the World Women's Volleyball League and the Women's Volleyball World Championship are related to the world ranking of the Chinese women's volleyball team, they are associated with the points of the Paris Olympic Games.
So in the past half a year, the girls have been switching between training and competition.
After the Tokyo Olympic team failed to qualify, the meritorious coach Lang Ping put down the pointer, and several main players including Zhu Ting failed to return to the national team due to injuries. The Chinese women's volleyball team showed a new look.
After being honed in two world-class competitions, beyond the competitive level, what this young team has gained the most is self-confidence and mutual trust.
Data map: Chinese women's volleyball coach Cai Bin Photo source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
"I trust all the players very much. They are the best, and they also trust me. Wang Yunwei, Jin Ye, and Wang Yizhu have all made progress in the main offensive line. They all want to contribute and contribute to the team, which is very commendable." After setting the target, the head coach Cai Bin said this.
He saw the growth of the players.
Among the players, self-confidence and calmness are the two most frequently mentioned words.
"My teammates are all great!" "I and my teammates will continue to fight." In the process of running in with each other, this Chinese women's volleyball team is becoming more mature.
Image source: The official website of the Chinese Volleyball Association.
Photography: Julien.
When all of this translates into a desperate leap to save the ball on the court, that familiar feeling warms up in the hearts of the fans.
Looking to the future
In Cai Bin's view, the goal of the Chinese women's volleyball team participating in the World Championships is not only what kind of results they can achieve, but also hope that the players can absorb nutrients and accumulate experience in the process of confronting high-level opponents in Europe and the United States, so as to improve the overall strength of the team.
Image source: Official Weibo of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team
"We will play every game seriously and hope that the players can improve in every game. This is the purpose of our participation in this Women's Volleyball World Championship."
For the current Chinese women's volleyball team, this may also be the goal the team wants to achieve in the future.
At present, the team framework and tactical system have gradually taken shape, and the next thing to do is to constantly make up for the shortcomings.
Image source: Screenshot of Italian Scandic Club Social Media
In addition, Zhu Ting, the main attacker of the Chinese women's volleyball team, who has not played for a long time due to injury, is also expected to officially start her second overseas trip.
In the early morning of the 11th, Beijing time, the Italian Scandic Club announced on social media that Zhu Ting had arrived at the team, with the text: "We are happy to inform everyone that Zhu Ting has arrived at the Scandic Club."
The new season of Serie A will start in late October. If Zhu Ting, who joined Scandic Club before, can return to the court to recover, it will undoubtedly be good news for the Chinese women's volleyball team.
The road ahead is long, and the journey of the women's volleyball girls to the Paris Olympics has just begun.
I believe that in the future, the Chinese women's volleyball team will give back to the fans who love her with even better records.
Author: Liu Xingchen