On December 15, the Chinese women's ranking team Zhu Ting's Italian team Scandic went to Turkey to play in the first round of the 2022-2023 Women's Volleyball Europa League.
Facing the Turkish club Galatasaray, Scandic won 3-1 away.
Zhu Ting dunked the match point to win the game, scored the highest score of 22 points and won the scoring title.
In the recent Italian Women's Volleyball League, Zhu Ting once again won a single MVP.
Although Zhu Ting's wrist is still wrapped with bandages, she has proved with her outstanding performance that her strength is returning.
From being suspected to being expected
After more than 400 days, after a long recovery period from surgery, when Zhu Ting made her debut in the Serie A women's volleyball league, the outside world was more suspicious.
I don't have high expectations for Zhu Ting's ability to adapt to the league.
Even when Zhu Ting was on the field, her wrists were still bandaged.
This makes fans worry about whether her old injuries will be added to new ones after playing in the league.
Now, Zhu Ting has proved her strength with her performance in Serie A and Women's Volleyball Europa League.
At present, the Serie A women's volleyball league schedule is mostly once a week.
Zhu Ting did not start every game.
On the one hand, Zhu Ting is still adapting to the rhythm of the game, on the other hand, the team will make adjustments according to the opponent's strength and Zhu Ting's physical condition.
The head coach of the Scandic team once said, "We don't care how many points Zhu Ting gets or how many minutes Zhu Ting plays. What we care about is her healthy playing. a bit."
From being suspected of being able to adapt to the rhythm of the game to gradually becoming the backbone of the team, Zhu Ting's progress is obvious to all.
With the obvious improvement of Zhu Ting's wrist injury, she has started many times in Serie A games.
In the 11th round of Serie A, she performed stably in spikes, blocks and first passes, and won the title of MVP best player in a single game again.
It can be seen that Zhu Ting's wrist is recovering well, and her competitive state has reached a relatively high level.
From MVP to scoring champion
After winning a single MVP in Serie A, Zhu Ting also performed well in this Women's Volleyball Europa League match.
Zhu Ting accompanied the team in an away game against the Turkish Women's Volleyball Super League powerhouse Galatasaray, made her debut for the Scandicic team, and scored dunks at the match point for the team to win the game.
In the four rounds, Zhu Ting scored 17 dunks, 2 blocks and 3 shots, scoring a game-high 22 points, including 36 dunks, 17 for 0, 0 turnovers and 2 blocks, with a success rate of 47%.
In addition, she also received the team's most 28 one-pass zero turnovers, and the one-pass rate and perfect rate were 43% and 14% respectively.
With this performance, Zhu Ting won the title of the best scorer.
Next, Scandic will return to Italy at home, waiting for Galatasaray's visit.
According to the competition system of the Europa League, the teams will have two rounds of home and away games.
If Scandicic win at home, they will advance to the last 16 of the Europa League.
In Zhu Ting's career, she has won 10 club championships, including the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League, the 2017 Club World Cup and the Turkish Super Cup, the 2017-18 Turkish Cup, the Turkish League and the Champions League, and the 2018 Champions League. Champion of the Club World Cup in 2018, champion of the Turkish League in the 2018-19 season, champion of the Chinese Women's Volleyball League in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.
Zhu Ting has never participated in the Europa League before.
Recover well and make persistent efforts
Prior to this, Zhu Ting posted a photo of herself drinking tea comfortably on social platforms, and wrote, "Recover well and make persistent efforts."
After experiencing a cycle of ups and downs in the Tokyo Olympics, Zhu Ting's state of mind has reached a new level.
After undergoing wrist surgery, Zhu Ting joined Serie A.
Whether Zhu Ting can hone herself through the league and return to the top depends on her improvement in mentality.
The current relaxed competition environment is conducive to Zhu Ting's gradual recovery of her touch and recovery of her competitive state.
In the Europa League match, Zhu Ting played well.
Although the wrist is still wrapped in bandages, it is clear that the strength is returning.
The recovery of Zhu Ting's status is also good news for the Chinese women's volleyball team.
The Chinese women's volleyball team coached by Cai Bin has been looking forward to Zhu Ting's return.
In this year's World Championships, the Chinese women's volleyball team reached the quarterfinals and achieved their goal.
But fans will also notice during the game that the current team lacks final core players.
This is also one of the reasons why the Chinese women's volleyball team cannot compete with the world's top teams.
If all goes well, Zhu Ting is expected to return to the national team to prepare for the Paris Olympic cycle.
If Zhu Ting can return to her peak state, the comprehensive strength of the Chinese women's volleyball team will also be raised to a higher level and return to the ranks of the championship.
Text/Reporter Chu Peng Coordinator/Du Rui
(Beijing Youth Daily, page A10, December 16, 2022)