On May 26, the 2019 FIBA 3-person Basketball Asia Cup ended in Changsha. The Chinese men's team lost to the Australian team in the semi-finals, but defeated the Kazakhstan team 14-11 in the third-place match and won third place, surpassing the fifth place in the previous session and accumulating valuable experience -
China The men's team won the bronze medal and achieved a historic breakthrough.
The picture shows Chinese men's team member Liu Hengyi making a layup during the game. Photo by Hunan Daily·Huasheng Online reporter Fu Cong
Hunan Daily·Huasheng Online reporter Wang Liang Zhou Ti Cai Jinyi
The four Chinese men’s team members in this Asian Cup are exactly the lineup that competed in the U23 World Cup last year. The focus of this competition is to accumulate experience, but the young Zheng Yi, Liu Hengyi, Li Haonan and Chen Peidong have fought hard all the way and achieved a historic breakthrough. At the same time, Zheng Yi of the team was selected into the best team of the Asian Cup men's team. After defeating , Qatar, and New Zealand on the 25th, the Chinese men's team successfully advanced to the top 8 and took the lead in facing the Chinese Taipei team on the morning of the 26th. Compared with the Chinese Taipei team, the Chinese team is stronger and has more experience. During the game, Chen Peidong made sudden outside shots and scored consecutively. Zheng Yi also continued his hot touch from the first two games and scored two consecutive goals. Facing the high-intensity defense of the Chinese team, the Chinese Taipei team was a little overwhelmed. Some offenses under the basket failed to score, and they only scored 3 points in the game. After Liu Hengyi hit his second two-pointer, the Chinese team advanced with a 21-3 victory.
entered the men's top 4, and the Chinese team encountered the most powerful opponent in this tournament, the Australian team. The Australian team participated in the three-person basketball Asian Cup for the first time in 2018 and won the championship in one fell swoop. Australia's three-man basketball has the same style as five-a-side basketball, with high-intensity confrontation and pressing defense.
In the match against the Australian team, the "magic weapon" that the Chinese young man relied on to win - two-pointers and breakthroughs, was no longer invincible under the opponent's high mobility and high-intensity defense. On the other side, the Australian team performed a magical performance of 6-for-6 on two-pointers in a fierce confrontation.
Although the Chinese team faced difficulties throughout the game and fought for every ball, they lost 15-21 in the end. Zheng Yi told reporters after the game: "The Australian team's defense was too strong, and they did targeted research on us, which greatly restricted our scoring. We benefited a lot from this game and saw clearly what we need to improve in the future. Place."
The subsequent men's third-place match was also a huge test of three games in one day. The Chinese team and the Kazakhstan team fell into a physical crisis. The two teams played for more than 3 minutes, and the Chinese team only led 2-0, while the Kazakhstan team did not hit the first goal until 3 minutes and 55 seconds were left. The Chinese team maintained its lead throughout the game. Although it was once chased by its opponents to 10-12 at the end, the Chinese team relied on its strong will to stabilize the situation and finally won 14-11. About 10 minutes after the
third-place match ended, Liu Hengyi was still sweating and panting. He said: "Three games a day are really tiring. I just played against the Kazakhstan team. Every minute and every second is a struggle of will. "
Regarding the performance of the four young men of the Chinese team, Liu Zhen, the coach of the Chinese three-person basketball men's team, praised highly after the game: "I am very proud of the young men! Although they did not reach the finals, the team played all the way from the group stage to the third place game. Winning third place fully demonstrated our technical skills and accumulated valuable experience. Especially in the competition with the Australian team, although we lost, the game also proved that we are young and capable of fighting against them.”
26 During the men's team final that evening, Dilana, a member of the Chinese women's team, appeared on the sidelines. She seems to have not gotten over the shadow of the defeat in the group stage. Talking about this Asian Cup, she said with a little helplessness: "First of all, it is a pity that we did not even qualify for the group stage. But the two opponents are indeed very strong. We I learned a lot from it and it was a worthwhile trip.”
In the end, the powerful Australian team won the men’s and women’s championships in this Asian Cup. Among them, the Australian men's team defeated Mongolia 21-9 to defend the title, and the women's team defeated Kazakhstan 20-9 to reach the top for the first time.
After the end of this Asian Cup, the Chinese team's journey to the Tokyo Olympics continues. It will next participate in the 3-person Basketball World Cup, the International Masters and other events.
