Beijing time on October 3, 2022, the schedule for the second phase of the Women's Volleyball Team World Championships was officially released. Chinese Women's Volleyball Team first played against Puerto Rico, and then played against Netherlands , Italy, Belgium in turn. Like the first phase, the opponents of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team in the rematch also went from weak to strong. Judging from the current points ranking, the last round of the match against Belgium may become a life-and-death battle to reach the quarterfinals. The last three games were held on the 10th day of the
World Championships. Belgium, Japan and Italy won one after another. Italy ended the first stage with a record of 5 wins. It is also the only team in the half area where the Chinese women's volleyball team is located. Belgium and Japan both improved their record to 4 wins and 1 loss, ranking second in their respective groups, especially Belgian women's volleyball team defeated the host Netherlands and created great difficulties for Italy. Belgium, which was originally a second-rate European team, became a big dark horse in a blink of an eye.
Group 0A teams that finally advanced to the rematch were Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Puerto Rico. The top four teams in Group D were China, Japan, Brazil and Argentina. These eight teams formed Group E and played a single round-robin match in the second stage. The teams that had already met in the first stage will no longer play the game, and directly brought the results of the first stage to the second stage. Simply put, each team plays four games in the second stage, and the Chinese women's volleyball team will face the four teams in Group A.
At present, the second stage of the schedule has been released. The Chinese women's volleyball team will start its first game at 23:15 pm on October 5, Beijing time, and its opponent is Puerto Rico. For the Chinese women's volleyball team, they have sufficient rest time and can prepare for the second stage of the game with peace of mind. Moreover, the opponent in the first game of the second stage is relatively weak, and the Chinese women's volleyball team is expected to get a good start.
Next, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face the host Dutch women's volleyball team at 2 am on October 7. The opponent's results in the first stage are average. If you want to advance to the quarterfinals, you will definitely fight for every opponent. Although the overall strength of the Chinese women's volleyball team is superior, the opponent has the advantage of time, place, and people. Judging from the game against Italy, this Dutch women's volleyball team also has good competitiveness, and the Chinese women's volleyball team should not be taken lightly.
The third game in the second phase is against Italy at 19:30 on October 8. This is a real tough battle and a key battle that determines the ranking of the rematch. The last game of the rematch was at 18:30 on October 9 against the European dark horse Belgium. Both sides entered the rematch with 2 wins, 1 loss and 6 points. Belgium is not only a European dark horse, but may also become a disruptor in the quarterfinals. Li Yingying and Hebotz are also particularly worth looking forward to.
Overall, the Chinese women's volleyball team has enough rest time, and the four games in the second stage can also be regarded as from easy to difficult. This will allow the Chinese women's volleyball team to slowly move to their best condition and then achieve good results in the rematch!