Coach Cai Bin: We will continue to improve the team's ability to grasp key points. The Chinese women's volleyball team suffered two consecutive defeats in the World League | match | Cai Bin

The Chinese women's volleyball team ended the World Women's Volleyball League Hong Kong leg with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses on the 18th. The team's head coach Cai Bin affirmed the players' attitude towards the game in an interview with Xinhua News Agency, but also pointed out the team's insufficient ability in handling key points.

This competition is the second stop in this year's World Women's Volleyball League. The Chinese team, which won four consecutive victories in the first stop, continued their winning streak in the first two matches at the Hung Hom Stadium in Hong Kong. However, they lost to Poland and Italy respectively in the last two matches, suffering two consecutive losses. The match against the Italian team was particularly regrettable, as the Chinese team was overturned by their opponents after leading twice by a large margin.

Cai Bin summarized, "The players worked very hard and the team was very united in this round. However, the recent two defeats have exposed that our ability to handle key points is still lacking. We had opportunities in both games, but we didn't play decisively enough, so we need to have more means in key points and continue to improve in defense."

In the post match statistics of the match against the Italian team, the Chinese team was inferior to their opponents in terms of spike scores, but also did not fall behind in blocking, serving scores, and controlling their own mistakes. They even had a slight advantage in total scores with a score of 107-106.

"This indicates that the key ball was not handled well. Although we did well in the last race, the team still had ups and downs," said Cai Bin.

Cai Bin revealed that the team is currently more or less affected by injuries. He said, "Li Yingying's foot stretched a bit before, and Wang Yuanyuan also came on with an injury against the Italian team. The players fought hard, but I saw that Wang Yuanyuan's blocking was already a bit inadequate later, so in the fifth inning, I replaced her with Yang Hanyu."

According to the arrangement, the Chinese women's volleyball team will rest for a few days in Hong Kong and then go to Suwon, South Korea to participate in the third round of the competition. "For injuries within the team, we will provide timely treatment. In addition, we need to reserve our physical strength. We have only reached the second round so far, and we need to prepare for the next round and the finals."

Cai Bin stated that in the future, while stabilizing the main lineup, he will also explore the potential of substitutes. "This team was just formed last year, and we made some mistakes in the competition, which is related to our proficiency in coordination. If this team had been running in for a longer time, their coordination would have been better, which is certain."

The match at Suwon Station in South Korea will start on the 28th of this month, and the Chinese women's volleyball team will compete against Serbia, the Dominican Republic, South Korea, and the United States. In the current standings, the Chinese team ranks fourth with 6 wins and 2 losses.

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Chinese women's volleyball team lost to Italy in the World League and suffered two consecutive defeats

The 2023 World Women's Volleyball League Hong Kong Station in China ended on the 18th. In the final match, the Chinese women's volleyball team led twice in the innings and lost 2-3 to the Italian team, suffering two consecutive losses.

In last year's World League, the Chinese women's volleyball team was eliminated by the Italian team in the quarterfinals, and in the subsequent Women's Volleyball World Championships, the Chinese team lost twice to their opponents. The Chinese team suffered their first defeat in this year's World League on the 17th, while Italy won their third consecutive game in this tournament. Four years ago, on the same field, both teams played a full 5 innings. At that time, the Chinese team achieved a 3-2 comeback after falling behind in two innings.

At the beginning of the game, the score between the two teams remained tied and they ended up in multiple draws. In the 23rd game, Li Yingying spiked the ball in position 4, and then Yuan Xinyue served and scored directly. The Chinese team narrowly won the first set with a score of 25-23.

The progress of the second round was the same as the previous one. When the Italian team took the lead 24:22, although Wang Yunlu saved a match point, the Chinese team failed to defend against the opponent's strong attack from Xila, and the Italian team regained one round with the same score.

In the third game, the Chinese team remained in the lead. After 20:18, Gong Xiangyu and Li Yingying scored 4 points in a row to help the team secure the match point. With their opponents spiking out of bounds, the Chinese team once again took the lead in the number of games at 25:18. However, the Italian team made adjustments to their lineup in the fourth inning and won 25-22, dragging the game into the deciding game.

In the decisive match, after a 3-3 draw, the Italian team scored three points in a row, establishing a 6-3 lead. Although the Chinese team worked hard to catch up, they unfortunately lost after 12:14 with Silla's successful dunk.

In this game, the Chinese team had four players scoring double, with Li Yingying scoring the highest 24 points of the game. The Italian team has 5 players scoring in double digits, with both Cira and Envacarlo contributing 15 points.

After the game, the head coach of the Chinese team, Cai Bin, said, "The Chinese team should have put in a lot of effort. Unfortunately, we didn't fully grasp the key points of several innings, which is worth summarizing. The team may have had more injuries now, and Wang Yuanyuan and Li Yingying are both gritting their teeth while playing. We will adjust later and prepare for the Korean race."

In the other two matches of the day, the Netherlands defeated Bulgaria in three games, and Türkiye defeated Dominica 3-1.