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The Chinese men's volleyball team "spells" the word
The 2023 World Men's Volleyball League (hereinafter referred to as the "World League") will start today, and the Chinese men's volleyball team will usher in the first game in the afternoon, which is the first appearance of the Chinese men's volleyball team in the international arena this year, and what kind of state and performance they will present is worth paying attention to.
This year's World League consists of 3 sub-tournaments and 1 final, with a total of 16 teams participating in the competition, and the first match of the Chinese men's volleyball team was played in Nagoya, Japan. At 3:10 p.m. today, they will play Bulgaria in their first match, which is also the closest opponent to the world ranking of the Chinese men's volleyball team. In last year's World League, the Chinese men's volleyball team defeated the Bulgarian team. From June 6 to 8, the Chinese men's volleyball team will also play against the more powerful Serbia, France and Iran.
The Chinese men's volleyball team left for Japan last month, and recently played five warm-up matches with the Japanese men's volleyball first and second teams, winning only one, and the game also exposed some problems, especially in the first pass and serve. Jiang Chuan, Zhang Jingyin and other overseas league players returned to the team one after another last month, which improved the overall strength of the team, and at the same time, due to the lack of joint training time, it also caused the overall lack of tacit understanding. In addition, in the first 5-member roster announced by the Chinese men's volleyball team, Yu Yaochen, the main setter of the men's volleyball world championship, was not included because he went abroad to study. Last year, the Chinese men's volleyball team defeated the then world No. 1 Brazil team in the World League, Yu Yaochen was named and praised by head coach Wu Sheng, and his absence is bound to affect the offensive organization of the Chinese men's volleyball team to a certain extent.
Since the results of the World League are related to the world ranking, and the level of the world ranking further determines the qualification for the Paris Olympic Games, every match of the World League is very important for the Chinese men's volleyball team that aims to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games. In addition to Nagoya, the Chinese men's volleyball team will also participate in the matches between Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Parsay in the Philippines, with a total of 12 matches. The participating teams of the World League are very strong, and the Chinese men's volleyball team, currently ranked 26th in the world, will encounter great challenges. "No matter what the game is, I ask the players to play with spirit." Wu Sheng emphasized.
At present, the journey of the Chinese men's volleyball world league must "fight" and strive to play a good competitive level. The team will need to complete its goal of relegation from the World League, but it will also need to fight for more wins in order to improve the world ranking and increase their hopes of qualifying for the Paris Olympics. (Beijing Evening News)