Surprises and breakthroughs, the ups and downs of the Chinese basketball world in 2021. (Infographic) IC photo
China's basketball industry has ushered in a new growth point in 2021. With the Chinese men's basketball team double kill Japan, the WCBA fierce battle is in full swing, the Chinese basketball world has aroused the attention of countless fans, and the Chinese men's basketball team has defeated the Japanese team in the first window of the World Preliminary Tournament in Sendai, Japan, which has given fans great confidence. The Chinese basketball world in 2021 has given fans countless qi ji. For the Chinese basketball world, this year is a year full of breakthroughs and surprises.
<b>Olympic Quarterfinals</b>
On July 2, Beijing time, the Chinese team lost to the Greek team 80:105 in the men's basketball Olympic games, and completely lost the qualification to participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games after two consecutive defeats. This is the first time since 1984 that the Chinese men's basketball team has missed the Olympic Games. The East is not bright and the West is bright, but the Chinese women's basketball team has shown its radiance and played a spirit at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
In the three group games of the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese women's basketball team impressed people on both offensive and defensive ends. Defeated Puerto Rico by 42 points to beat Australia by 2 points, and qualified for the group stage with a 12-point lead over Belgium to advance to the knockout stage.
On August 4, Beijing time, the women's basketball quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympic Games, China lost to Serbia 70:77, regrettably stopping in the top eight. After the game, Li Yueru said: "We are very young, we have the courage to start again, we will come back to the next Olympic Games and play better results!" ”
The Chinese women's basketball team is not without a chance to reach the semifinals, and mistakes and offensive disadvantages at key moments let the opportunities slip away. For the women's basketball team, fans should be more understanding and tolerant. After all, their average age is only 25 years old, of which Han Xu and Li Yueru are only 22 years old. Three years later, at the Paris Olympic Games, they are in the year of playing, both technology and experience are in a mature stage, and the future of the "new golden generation" of the Chinese women's basketball team is still full of hope.
Even if the Chinese women's basketball team stops in the top eight, their ranking is still at the forefront of the world. On December 7, Beijing time, FIBA officially released the latest edition of the women's basketball world rankings, the Chinese women's basketball team is still ranked seventh with 618.2 points, the United States (829.3), Spain (685.8) and Australia (676.8) women's basketball team ranked in the top three, Japan ranked eighth, Turkey rose to ninth, and South Korea rose to fourteenth.
<b>Three people exceeded</b>
Although the men's five-person basketball did not qualify for the Olympic Games, the fans' attention to the three-person basketball has soared. This sport, which only entered the Olympic family in 2017, quickly attracted widespread attention due to the fast pace of attack and defense and strong physical confrontation.
At the Tokyo Olympics, three-player basketball completed the transformation from the street to the Olympic Games, and completed the debut of a world-class games. The Chinese delegation also sent two teams, men and women, to participate in the competition.
At the Tokyo Olympic Games, Shandong men's basketball player Gao Shiyan was successfully selected for the Chinese three-person basketball team. Although it failed to achieve brilliant results, it is a new attempt for the Chinese basketball world. For the women's three-person basketball team, they set a new history.
On the evening of July 28, Beijing time, this is a brilliant moment for Chinese basketball. The Chinese trio women's basketball team defeated france to win a very valuable bronze medal. Three-person basketball made its debut at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and the girls of the Chinese three-person women's basketball team left a strong mark - this is the second time that Chinese basketball has stood on the Olympic podium after 30 years since the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.
After the Olympic Games, the attention of three-person basketball in China has also increased. On September 20, the 14th National Games three-person basketball U19 group competition ended in Xi'an. After experiencing three stages of competition, 16 youth teams from all over the country won the men's championship with obvious internal advantages, and Shandong won the gold medal in the women's group with nine consecutive victories.
In addition, from December 11 to 26, the Baoding Division of the first stage of the 2021 National Men's Triple Basketball Super League will start at Hebei University, and multiple teams from all over the country will play 26 matches in 15 days.
<b>Four members stay in the ocean</b>
In addition to the game, many young players have chosen the path of staying in the ocean, hoping to better improve their level. On September 7, 2021, foreign media people broke the news that Zhou Qi would officially join the Melbourne Phoenix team of the NBL; and the other team of the league, the Brisbane Bullets, had officially announced the joining of Liu Chuanxing.
The news of the revelations was quickly confirmed. The official releases of the two teams confirmed the previous speculation. Not only that, the Chinese players also chose to stay in the ocean, Zeng Fanbo and Li Hongquan, of which Zeng Fanbo went to the ignition team of the NBA Development League, and Li Hongquan became teammates with Zhou Qi.
Among them, Zhou Qi's whereabouts have become the focus of the Chinese basketball world. For reasons that are well known, Zhou Qi parted ways with his old club Xinjiang, and when the fans thought he had no ball to play, he chose to compete in overseas leagues. This may set an example for local players - in the last game, Zhou Qi played a total of 22 minutes, he got 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks in 3 shots to help the team win the opponent.
The stay of local players in the west will also help the growth of Chinese basketball level on the side.
On the eve of the millennium, the Dallas Mavericks (now the Lone Ranger) selected Wang Zhizhi of the Bayi men's basketball team; in 2002, Yao Ming became the NBA champion, and Battle and Sun Yue also chased their dreams to the United States, during which Chinese basketball experienced a decade-long golden age. Since then, although Ding Yanyuhang has also launched an impact on the NBA, it has not changed the downward curve of Chinese basketball. This time Zhou Qi, Liu Chuanxing, Zeng Fanbo rushed overseas, although the reasons are different, their respective circumstances are also different, but out of the "comfort zone", they still won a ray of light for Chinese basketball in the trough.
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