html On July 9, Chinese team players Zhao Jiayi (left) competed. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Deng Zhiwei) The Chinese men's team defeated Tonga and Sri Lanka in the qualifying matches on the 7th to get tickets for the main draw. The Chinese women's team does not need to participate in the qualifying rounds and enters the main draw directly. The men and women of the Asian Cup are divided into four groups, with three teams in each group playing a single round-robin, and the top two teams in each group advance to the next round.
played against New Zealand team that day, which was the first match of the Chinese women's team in this tournament. They used defense to drive the offense. Huang Kun contributed two beautiful individual defenses in a row. Wan Jiyuan and Zhang Zhiting opened up the situation with a basket attack. Wang Lili helped the team get a 4-point lead with sharp singles. As the game progressed, the Chinese team's attack at the basket became more determined. With Zhang Zhiting's free throw, the Chinese team won a "good start" with 21:12.
html On July 9, Chinese team player Wang Lili (middle) was in the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Deng Zhiwei) Facing Australia in the second game, Wang Lili's performance was still eye-catching. First, she hit a long shot to help the Chinese team take the lead, and then scored 4 points in a row at the critical moment to expand the advantage. The Chinese team finally won 20:12 and advanced to the quarterfinals as the first in the group.
The Chinese men's team led the Singapore team 7:1 in the first game of the day. The team took advantage of their height advantage to play high and high, and on the defensive end they forced their opponents to look for opportunities on the outside. They won 22:13.
Next faced the Philippines, the Chinese men's team played tough defense and caused two consecutive offensive violations by the opponent. On the offensive end, with the performance of Liu Zeyi , Zhao Jiaren and Zhao Jiayi, they took an early 13:5 lead, and finally won 21:11 and won the first place in the group.
html On July 9, Chinese team player Liu Zeyi (middle) was in the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Deng Zhiwei) The elimination round will be held on the 10th. In the quarter-finals, the Chinese women's team and the Chinese men's team will face the Thai team and the South Korean team respectively.
Editors: Wang Haoyu, Yu Sihui, Wu Junkuan, Li Dongyao (internship)
