Beijing, September 9 (Reporter Xing Rui) On the evening of 20 September Beijing time, the Paris Olympic Women's Volleyball Qualification Group A competition continued. Facing the fourth opponent, Canada, the Chinese women's volleyball team fought 20 games, and finally lost the game 5:2, suffering the first defeat of this Olympic qualifying tournament. The scores were 3:26, 28:25, 15:23, 25:25, 22:15.

Image source: China Women's Volleyball Official Weibo

After the match between the Chinese women's volleyball team and the Canadian women's volleyball team began, the scores of the two teams were glued. After a 5:5 draw, the Canadian team missed the serve, followed by Wang Yunbi's serve, and the Chinese team scored consecutive points, forcing the Canadian team to use a timeout. After that, the Chinese women's volleyball team continued to lead, but the difference between the two sides did not widen. At the end of the game, the two sides stalemated until 26 draws. Canada seized the key point and won the first game at 28:26.

In the second game, the Chinese women's volleyball team effectively suppressed the opponent's attack by blocking the net. In the middle of the game, the Chinese women's volleyball team has led its opponent by 11 points. The Canadian team suspended and changed formations in an attempt to break the rhythm of the Chinese women's volleyball team. But the difference between the two sides was too big, and finally the Chinese women's volleyball team won a game back at 25:15.

In the third game, the Chinese team had a difficult start. In the backward state, Wu Mengjie replaced Wang Yunwei, and the Chinese women's volleyball team patiently caught up with each other point by point, and chased to 12 draws. After that, the Canadian team led again, and the Chinese women's volleyball team missed several counter-overtaking opportunities, losing another game at 23:25.

In the fourth game, the Chinese women's volleyball team adjusted in time. Li Yingying served and scored, Wang Yuanyuan scored quickly, and Wu Mengjie dunked another point to help the team establish a lead. Yuan Xinyue hammered the final blow at the point of the game, and the Chinese women's volleyball team won the fourth game.

In the tiebreaker, the Chinese women's volleyball team established a 4:0 lead. However, Canada seized the opportunity to defend and counterattack, and the two sides fought to 15 draws. In the end, the Chinese women's volleyball team missed a key point and lost the entire game at 15:17.

Image source: China Women's Volleyball Official Weibo

At present, the record of the Chinese women's volleyball team is three wins and one loss. It can be seen from the match that the difficulty of the Chinese women's volleyball team this time is easy and then difficult.

In the first game against the Ukrainian team, the opponent caused some trouble to the Chinese women's volleyball team's pass through the serve. In the opening stages of the three games, the Chinese team was in a state of backwardness. Fortunately, the girls of the women's volleyball team united and overcame the difficulties, and finally won 3:0.

In the second match, facing Mexico, due to the large gap in strength between the two sides, the Chinese women's volleyball team easily swept the opponent 3:0. Under the arrangement of coach Cai Bin, all 14 players were given the opportunity to play in this game.

Image source: China Women's Volleyball Official Weibo

It is worth mentioning that young player Wu Mengjie came off the bench at the end of the second game, she not only made her Olympic qualifying debut, but also helped the team cash in by smashing the ball. In the third game, Wu Mengjie appeared again and successfully completed the game task. In addition to Wu Mengjie, Ding Xia, Ni Weiwei and others also showed good competitive condition.

In the third round against the Czech Republic, the Chinese women's volleyball team disrupted the opponent's pass with a serve and effectively suppressed the Czech team's attack by blocking the net. Throughout the game, the players were in no hurry, based on their own performance, and finally won the victory.

Image source: China Women's Volleyball Official Weibo

After losing to Canada, the Chinese women's volleyball team will also have to meet the challenges of the Netherlands, Dominica and Serbia. Only by finishing in the top two can the Chinese women's volleyball team qualify for the Paris Olympics, which is also the top priority of the Chinese women's volleyball team this season. So for the team, there is no room for mistakes in the rest of the game.

After the Olympic qualification competition, the Chinese women's volleyball team will also participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games. As the host, the Chinese women's volleyball team, which sent all its main players to play, has set its sights on the highest podium. (End)