2022 Women's Basketball World Cup will be held in Sydney, Australia from September 22 to October 1. Facing the high expectations of the outside world and the results of the World Championships have steadily improved in recent years, the Chinese women's basketball team will keep a clear head and put it in the position of fighting against the opponent. I hope to play at the best level and complete this game with the best mental outlook and condition.
China ranked sixth in the 2018 Women's Basketball World Cup and fifth in the Tokyo Olympics last year. In the Women's Basketball World Cup qualifiers in February this year, the Chinese team won all three games, and their outstanding performance made the outside world optimistic about their prospects in this World Cup.
But the Chinese women's basketball team encountered many challenges in preparing for the game.
After ending the qualifiers for Serbia , due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Chinese women's basketball team has undergone a long period of isolation and recovery. Head coach Zheng Wei introduced that after the team started concentrating in late May, it took about a month to restore physical condition and train personal skills. The real training time was only more than two months. The direct impact of
is that the lack of practical testing opportunities, so the team decided to go to Europe in August for overseas training and use competitions instead of training.
"The conditions and environment for training are definitely not as guaranteed as at home, but we will accumulate such experience in order to play more." Zheng Wei said that we can see the team's progress in every game, such as handling key balls, how to deal with them when lagging behind or when the opponent is pressing, etc. I believe that we will do better and better.
Because inside players Han Xu and Li Yueru had previously played in the American Women's Professional Basketball League (WNBA), the Chinese women's basketball team was not in a complete position for most of the time. The two arrived in Serbia in late August to meet the team and went to Australia with the team. The 2018 Women's Basketball World Cup witnessed Han Xu and Li Yueru who were first on the World Championship stage. Now the two have received more attention and have entered the 20 most watched athletes in this World Cup selected by FIBA . However, since the two returned to the national team late, the degree of running-in with the team remains to be tested.
"After training and growth in the WNBA this season, I have to take on more responsibilities now, and I hope to bring positive energy to my teammates and coaches with my actions." Han Xu said.
has entered a new Olympic cycle, and the Chinese women's basketball team is in a stage of alternating between old and new. After the Tokyo Olympics, veterans Shao Ting and Sun Mengran left, and the team replenished fresh blood on the basis of retaining most of the main players. During the preparations for the World Cup, the Chinese women's basketball team made certain adjustments in terms of technical and tactics, focusing on solving the problems of many mistakes and poor confrontation, and making full preparations for difficulties.
"I'm very happy to be recognized by everyone, but at the same time we keep a calm mind. (In recent years) this Chinese women's basketball team has not really reached the top four in any World Championship, so we should first put our position right." Zheng Wei said.
The same group of opponents of the Chinese women's basketball team include Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina, Puerto Rico, South Korea and the United States. The match with the United States will be the best opportunity to test the Chinese team's quality. In the 2018 World Cup, the Chinese women's basketball team lost to the US team with 12 points in the group stage. Four years later, the two teams met again in the group stage, and the FIBA also regarded this game as one of the most eye-catching games in this World Cup.
In this World Cup, the US team no longer has familiar faces such as Su Bird, Tao Lexi, and Falls in the lineup. This traditional strong team of the world women's basketball team has also ushered in an update. Despite this, the goal of the US team, which has won 22 consecutive games in the World Cup, is to achieve four consecutive championships. The last World Cup Most Valuable Players Stewart and Wilson will be their main offensive points.
American team head coach Reeve hopes to build a fast-paced team, while focusing on offensive efficiency and being able to complete high-quality scoring in fast offense.
For the host Australian fans, the most popular athlete is undoubtedly the 41-year-old veteran Lauren Jackson . Jackson, who retired in 2016, announced his comeback this year, which will be her fifth World Cup journey."As soon as I stepped onto the court, the age difference disappeared. If I could make a difference and let us get on the podium, then all the efforts would be worth it," Jackson said. (all pictures in this article are from the official website of FIBA)
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