In addition to Zhu Ting, the Chinese women's volleyball team also won points and was closely following the Japanese women's volleyball team.
On the evening of June 11, at the World Women's Volleyball League Hong Kong Station, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Bulgarian women's volleyball team 3-0. With this victory, the Chinese women's volleyball team gained 1.98 points, and the latest world ranking points were 329.55 points, only 0.07 points less than the sixth-ranked Japanese women's volleyball team.
In the previous Macau leg, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost to the Japanese and Italian women's volleyball teams in succession, and the team's performance dissatisfied the fans. When looking forward to the Hong Kong leg, the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Cai Bin, mentioned that he would give full play to Zhu Ting's role, arrange her to start and play more games, and enhance the strength of the front and back rows and on-field experience of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
In this match, Zhu Ting started and played the entire match. The starting lineup of the Chinese women's volleyball team included Li Yingying and Zhu Ting as main attackers, Yuan Xinyue and Wang Yuanyuan as secondary attackers, Diao Linyu as setter, Gong Xiangyu as opposite, and Wang Mengjie as libero.
In the past ten years, the Chinese women's volleyball team has played against the Bulgarian women's volleyball team four times, and the Chinese team swept the Bulgarian team 3-0. The Bulgarian team, currently ranked 22nd in the world, obviously cannot cause too much trouble to the Chinese team. In this game, the Chinese team was ahead of its opponents in terms of attack, blocking, serving and other technical aspects. It is worth mentioning that the Chinese team's blocking data has improved, scoring a total of 8 points, of which Yuan Xinyue scored 3 points.
Except for the opening stage, the Chinese team played a little tight, and basically "self-centered" throughout the game, mastering the rhythm on the court and playing at their own technical and tactical level. The serve led to blocking and defense, which had a good effect. The mutual cooperation between the players also performed well. As a supporting main attacker, Zhu Ting played a role in stabilizing the morale of the team.
In Hong Kong, China's opponents are from weak to strong. The next three opponents are Germany, Turkey and Poland. The mainstream style of European teams is to score points by strong support, which will bring increasing challenges to China's defense. In the match against Bulgaria, China built confidence by winning and was also ready for the next game.
In order to make a last-ditch effort to secure an Olympic ticket, the Chinese women's volleyball team has gone to great lengths. Lai Yawen, director of the Volleyball Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, who is an old acquaintance of Chinese fans, has joined the coaching team and appeared on the sidelines as an assistant coach.
In 2023, Lai Yawen became the director of the Volleyball Management Center of the State Sports General Administration. At the beginning of her tenure, she emphasized that the women's volleyball team should further inherit and carry forward the spirit of the women's volleyball team in the new era, carry the banner of the Chinese women's volleyball team, aim to stand on the highest podium of the Paris Olympics, and strive to improve physical fitness and technical and tactical application capabilities.
Lai Yawen was the captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team. During her 10 years with the national team, she witnessed the Chinese women's volleyball team's struggle to climb from the bottom to the top. Since 1999, Lai Yawen has served as an assistant coach for the Chinese women's volleyball team, assisting five head coaches, from Hu Jin to Chen Zhonghe, Cai Bin, Yu Juemin, and then to Lang Ping. She witnessed the entire process of the Chinese women's volleyball team from the bottom to the top.
Among her teammates of the same period, Lai Yawen was the only one who did not leave the Chinese women's volleyball team after retiring. In 1999, Hu Jin replaced Lang Ping as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team and invited the 29-year-old Lai Yawen to be an assistant coach. From captain to assistant coach, Lai Yawen quickly adapted to the transition. In the minds of the players, "Coach Lai" is still the "intimate big sister" before, and she has also become a bridge for communication between the players and the head coach.
During the London Olympic cycle, the Chinese women's volleyball team experienced three changes of coaches in two years. Lai Yawen wanted to leave the national team after the London Olympics. In 2013, Lang Ping coached the Chinese women's volleyball team for the second time, and Lai Yawen was invited to join the coaching team again. Lang Ping and Lai Yawen cooperated well. Although Lai Yawen was promoted to deputy director of the Volleyball Management Center in 2017, he still couldn't leave the team and took the initiative to ask to be the leader of the Chinese women's volleyball team. The Chinese women's volleyball team rose again and won the championship four times in the 2015 World Cup, the 2016 Rio Olympics, the 2017 Grand Champions Cup and the 2019 World Cup.
Entering the Paris Olympic cycle, Cai Bin once again took charge of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and Lai Yawen continued to lead the team in the 2022 World Championships. Lai Yawen's advantages are experience and connections. During this critical period when the Chinese women's volleyball team was competing for the qualification for the Paris Olympics, Lai Yawen went to the front line in person, hoping to overcome difficulties with the Chinese women's volleyball team and advance together.
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