[Global Times Special Correspondent Li Jiayin] On the 29th, Chinese women's basketball defeated the French women's basketball team 85:71 in the 2022 women's basketball world cup 1/4 final and reached the World Cup semi-finals. This is the third time in history that the Chinese women's basketball team has advanced to the semi-finals of the World Cup/ World Championships. It is also the team's return to the semi-finals of the World Championships after 14 years after 2008 Beijing Olympics.
FIBA official website said that the Chinese women's basketball team once again showed physical advantages and desire to win. Although the French women's basketball team performed well enough, the Chinese women's basketball team has the upper hand in lineup rotation, footstep movement and player strength. In the last 5 minutes, the Chinese women's basketball team completely killed the suspense of the game. The team's teaming of Huang Sijing, Li Meng, and Han Xu, made the team advance as they wished. Li Meng, who scored 23 points in the whole game, repeatedly made long shots at critical moments, and another striker Huang Sijing also contributed comprehensive data of 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. In addition, Han Xu scored 13 points and 9 rebounds, just one step away from the "double-double". Her presence gave the Chinese women's basketball team an advantage in the inside. After the game, Huang Sijing, who played for 38 minutes, said: "In such a critical and stalemate in the game, I have always emphasized to my teammates on the court that we must withstand it. As long as we grit our teeth and hold it up, the victory will definitely return to our side." Main guard Yang Liwei said, "We have very good training, pre-game preparations, and execution are also firm."
In the 2018 Women's Basketball World Cup fifth and sixth place ranking match, the Chinese women's basketball team encountered the French women's basketball team and was eventually reversed by the opponent. The official website of the FIBA believes that in recent years, the Chinese women's basketball team has made significant progress, and the team has shown enough physical and mental strength. Coincidentally, the last time the Chinese women's basketball team reached the semi-finals of the World Cup (formerly the World Championships) was in Australia (1994), when the Chinese women's basketball team finally lost to Brazil to win the silver medal.
France's "Team News" said that the French women's basketball team is the runner-up in 2021 European Cup and won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, but the Chinese women's basketball team is the second most popular favorite to win the championship after the US women's basketball team in this World Cup. The French women's basketball team has tried their best, but the Chinese women's basketball team has controlled the situation through the high-intensity game rhythm. In the end, the French women's basketball team had to accept the fate of failing to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the sixth consecutive time.
29 other matches played, the United States defeated Serbia 88:55, Canada defeated Puerto Rico 79:60, and Australia defeated Belgium 86:69. The Women's Basketball World Cup semi-finals will be held on the 30th. The Chinese team will compete with the host Australian women's basketball for the final qualification at 5:30 pm Beijing time on the 30th, while the United States will face the Canadian team. It is worth mentioning that in the warm-up match before the World Cup, the Chinese women's basketball team defeated the Australian women's basketball team 70:63, and narrowly defeated their opponents in the group stage of the Tokyo Olympics 76:74 last year.
Source: Global Times
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