The Chinese women's volleyball team advanced to the semi-finals and encountered the biggest "dark horse" again, while the Brazilian women's volleyball team became a "gifted child" in the semi-finals
On the early morning of July 14th Beijing time, in the quarter finals of the World Women's Volleyball League, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Brazilian women's volleyball team 3-1 and advanced to the semifinals. In the semi-finals, the Chinese women's volleyball team will once again face the Polish women's volleyball team. The two sides once faced each other in the Hong Kong leg of this World Cup, and the Chinese women's volleyball team lost 3-0 to their opponents.
Before the China Brazil match, Brazilian coach Guimarans stated that although he lost the first game of the season against China, the Brazilian team now has everything it takes to play a good game. However, head coach Cai Bin of the Chinese team stated that for the young Chinese women's volleyball team, the finals are the best opportunity to compete with world-class teams, and he hopes that everyone will continue to witness the growth of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
In this match, the Chinese women's volleyball team started with the main attackers Li Yingying and Wang Yunlu, the secondary attackers Yuan Xinyue and Wang Yuanyuan, and received Gong Xiangyu, the second setter Diao Linyu, and the free agent Wang Mengjie. The Brazilian women's volleyball team is led by Gaby and Maiara as the main attackers, Carroll and Taisa as the secondary attackers, as well as Jixi, setter Marcus, and free agent Natinia.
After a brief rest, the Chinese women's volleyball team was full of energy and quickly entered the game, performing excellently in both offense and defense. According to post match data statistics, the Brazilian team Taisa scored the highest 18 points of the game, while Gabby scored 16 points; The Chinese team scored double with three players, with Li Yingying scoring the highest 16 points for the team, Gong Xiangyu and Yuan Xinyue scoring 14 points and 13 points respectively, with Yuan Xinyue blocking and scoring the highest 7 points for the entire team.
Both sides scored in attack, with the Brazilian women's volleyball team leading the Chinese women's volleyball team 60-49, fully unleashing the energy of the attacking end; The Chinese women's volleyball team is even more outstanding in defense and blocking, with a blocking score of 15-6 leading the Brazilian women's volleyball team. The Brazilian women's volleyball team has taken an 8-1 lead in serving points, with an active error and conceding up to 30 points, which is twice that of the Chinese team.
In recent years, the Brazilian women's volleyball team has faced a transition from old to new. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, the spirited Brazilian women's volleyball team faced Waterloo at their doorstep and was eliminated by the Chinese women's volleyball team in the quarter finals. The shattered dream of Brazil's women's volleyball team winning three consecutive championships indirectly led to China's women's volleyball team returning to the top of the Olympics after twelve years. The Brazilian women's volleyball team at the Rio Olympics had the highest overall age among many teams, with a severe aging population. After the Rio Olympics, a group of veteran players withdrew from the national team, which directly led to a decline in the performance of the Brazilian women's volleyball team.
In another quarter finals, Poland defeated Germany 3-1 and advanced to the semifinals, making it the first time in their history to reach the semifinals of the World Women's Volleyball League.
When encountering the Polish women's volleyball team again, the Chinese women's volleyball team cannot be taken lightly. As the biggest dark horse of this year's World League, the Polish women's volleyball team achieved an impressive record of 10 wins and 2 losses in the final stages. The Chinese women's volleyball team lost 0-3 to their opponents in the final round, not only losing 13.75 points on the world points table, but also starting a four game losing streak. At present, the Polish team's Stiyak is ranked first in the personal scoring chart, surpassing Li Yingying. Koneruk of the Polish team holds the top spot in personal defense.
The outbreak of the Polish women's volleyball team has also propelled them back into the ranks of the world's top strong teams. This Polish women's volleyball team is tall and powerful, but under the guidance of Italian coach Lavalini, its tactics are not entirely based on the traditional European style of playing high and mighty, and the secondary attack tactic of hitting the ball is also quite fast.
In 2022, Lavalini officially became the head coach of the Polish women's volleyball national team. Lavalini once led the underestimated South Korean women's volleyball team to a stunning semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics. The magic of this coach lies in his ability to lead populist teams to create miracles. In addition to his brilliant coaching record in the South Korean women's volleyball team, he once brought Busto Asizi to the height of second place in Serie A in the 2019/2020 season, which is also the best result of the club in recent seasons.
The Chinese women's volleyball team will face a test of the one pass system when they compete with the Polish women's volleyball team again. The strong serve impact of the Polish women's volleyball team is strong. Previously, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost to their opponents precisely because the unstable pass directly affected the attacking efficiency. The Polish women's volleyball team also has a strong ability to grasp and defend counterattacks, while the Chinese women's volleyball team needs to make its own tactical changes, enhance the efficiency of one attack, and put pressure on opponents.
According to the semi-finals schedule, at 5am Beijing time on July 16th, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face the Polish women's volleyball team. The other semi-final will be between the American women's volleyball team and the Türkiye women's volleyball team.
