On January 3, 2022, the first match of the 2021-2022 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League third and fourth place finals was played at the Jiangmen Sports Center Gymnasium. Shanghai Guangming Youbei Women's Volleyball Team and Liaoning Huajun Women's Volleyball Team competed fiercely for the third place of this event, and after 4 rounds of battle, Shanghai team defeated Liaoning team 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-21, 25-18).
At the beginning of the first set, the Shanghai team took the lead in entering the state, seizing the Liaoning team's defensive mistakes to score consecutive points to take the lead, Zhonghui buckled and hung, Jin Softjing heavy dunk helped Shanghai team expand the lead, with Ouyang Xiqian a slash dunk, Shanghai team won a set 25-19 first.
Yi bian fought again, and after a suspension adjustment, the Liaoning team strengthened the blocking and suppressed the opponent's attack, and after fighting with the opponent to a 9-9 draw, a pass was relaxed, and the opponent scored 3 points. After that, Liaoning controlled the error and stepped up the aggressiveness of the serve, with a probe and opponent slamming the ball out of bounds to make it 17-16. Sun Xiaoxuan and Shi Bingtong scored consecutive attacks on both wings to help Liaoning expand their lead. At the end of the inning, Liaoning's Zhonghui and Xue Yizhi scored heavily in succession, and Liaoning successfully pulled back a set 25-21.
In the third set, Shanghai team freeman Wang Weiyi played well and made wonderful saves many times. After the 18-18 draw, the Shanghai team relied on Jin Softjing's smash to take the lead. Then Ouyang Xixi slammed the button and blocked the net to score consecutive points, winning another set 25-21 and leading again at 2-1.
In the fourth set, the scores of the two sides alternately rose. After the 9-9 draw, Liaoning made a mistake in attack, and Jin Softjing seized the opportunity to score consecutive goals in the fourth position, leading the team to open up the point difference. The Liaoning team stubbornly chased to 17-18. Shanghai asked to regain the serve after the suspension. Zhonghui served strongly, and the Shanghai team repeatedly attacked and blocked the net, scoring 5 points in a row, opening up the point difference in one fell swoop, and came to the match point 24-17. Although the opponent saved a match point, Qin Siyu quickly attacked, and the Shanghai team successfully won the fourth set 25-18 and won the first victory of the third and fourth place finals 3-1.
Shanghai's foreign aid Jin Softjing scored a game-high 21 points, and Zhonghui also contributed 19 points. Liaoning team Sun Xiaoxuan scored a team-high 20 points.
At 16:00 on January 4, the second match of the third and fourth place finals will be played, followed by 19:30 for the first match of the champions and runners-up finals, and the defending champion Tianjin Bohai Bank women's volleyball team will face the Jiangsu Zhongtian Iron and Steel Women's Volleyball Team.
Tomorrow (January 4) Tournament Preview
16:00 Liaoning women's volleyball team vs Shanghai women's volleyball team
19:30 Tianjin women's volleyball team vs Jiangsu women's volleyball team
Source: Jiangmen Division News Center
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