Beijing time at 6:30 tonight, Chinese women's volleyball team ushered in the last opponent Korean women's volleyball team of the World Women's Volleyball League Bulgaria, and finally ended with a 3-1 victory. At this point, all 12 games of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the World Women's Volleyball League have ended, with a final record of 8 wins and 4 losses. Although the final ranking has not yet been determined, the Chinese women's volleyball team has locked in the top five and obtained a spot to advance to the finals in advance.
After 12 games, the Chinese women's volleyball team started perfectly with three consecutive victories in the first week and ended perfectly with three consecutive victories in the third week. For the newly formed Chinese women's volleyball team, although problems with first pass protection were exposed during the game, 8 wins and 4 losses is already a qualified report card. Next, the Chinese women's volleyball team will return to Ankara, Turkey, where the first week of the event was held, to face the severe test of the finals.
At present, the World Women's Volleyball League sub-station competition has not yet completely ended. The United States, Brazil, Italy, Japan, China, Serbia and Turkey have locked in seven finals places, and the last seat will be between Thailand and Germany. The specific rankings of the top eight have not yet been determined. The United States, Italy, and Japan currently have one game less. The final rankings and specific matchups in the finals will be determined tomorrow.
Although the American women's volleyball team has one game less, they have a huge advantage in C value (total number of wins/total losses) and have locked in the first place in the standings. The Brazilian women's volleyball team has locked in the second place in the standings. Turkish women's volleyball team locked in seventh place and won the first seed because of its status as the host of the finals. The United States and Brazil were ranked second and third seeds respectively. For the Chinese women's volleyball team, after defeating the Korean women's volleyball team, the points have surpassed the Serbian women's volleyball team. The opponent they may encounter in the first round of the finals is Brazil or Italy. The outcome of the match between
Japan and Belgium will determine the final ranking, and will also affect who the Chinese women's volleyball team's opponent is. If the Japanese women's volleyball team wins, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face the Brazilian women's volleyball team in the finals; if the Japanese women's volleyball team loses, the Chinese women's volleyball team's opponent is and the Italian women's volleyball team . Although the Japanese women's volleyball team has an advantage in terms of strength, they have recently used a substitute lineup to suffer three consecutive defeats. It is still unclear whether they can defeat Belgium next.
No matter who the next opponent is, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face the most severe test. In the sub-station competition, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Italian women's volleyball team 3-1 in the first week, but the opponents at that time were not all the main players. Now all the starters with Egnu as the core have returned, and their strength has been improved. In the third week, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost 2-3 to the Brazilian women's volleyball team. Every time the two teams met, it was a five-game battle, with the victory or defeat within a hair's breadth.
After completing the established goal of "advancing to the finals", the Chinese women's volleyball team can go into battle lightly in the finals. For the team members who are on the stage of an international competition for the first time, this is a rare opportunity to accumulate experience. Li Yingying , who carried the scoring banner in the sub-station competition, said: "I think our team needs more running-in to improve each other's tacit understanding, play a game to further improve, use games to practice, sum up experience, and work hard. Try our best to present more exciting games in the future. "
In this World League, the much-anticipated captain Zhu Ting did not participate due to treatment for a wrist injury. When the women's volleyball team competed in the World League, Zhu Ting was confirmed yesterday. The "new club" for studying abroad in the new season. Scandicci Club from the Italian Women's Volleyball League Serie A officially announced that Zhu Ting will join the team in the new season with a two-year contract and an annual salary of 1 million euros. At the same time, Zhu Ting confirmed the news on her personal social media. This is her first overseas study in three and a half years. It is reported that Scandic provided Zhu Ting with the No. 4 jersey and an annual salary of up to 1 million euros. This is the same as Zhu Ting's time at Waferki Bank, and set a new record for the highest salary in the history of Serie A .
For Chinese fans, Zhu Ting's return to overseas travel is a signal of her comeback, which is good news for both the individual and the national team. The new Chinese women's volleyball team performed well in the World Women's Volleyball League and has now reached the finals, completing its set goal of participating. Next season, we will not only see Zhu Ting competing overseas, but the day when she puts on the national team jersey again may not be far away.
