On February 5, Beijing time, the Chinese women's basketball team set off to Belgrade, Serbia, today to compete in the World Preliminary Round and compete for tickets for the 2022 Australian Women's Basketball World Cup. From the report at the scene, Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, followed the coaching team, and his tall figure was very eye-catching, involving the reconstruction of the men's basketball team, and the women's basketball team was obviously in front.
According to the schedule:
At 22:00 on the evening of February 10, China vs Nigeria
At 22:00 on the evening of February 11, Mali vs China
At 1 a.m. on February 14, France vs China
Due to the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team Xu Limin Achilles tendon fracture, the need for a long period of rehabilitation Zhou Qi, coupled with the age placed there, this expedition to Serbia is the first time for acting coach Zheng Wei to play, with reference to retaining the framework of the Tokyo Olympic Games, for the Chinese women's basketball team, it is expected to get 3 consecutive victories and end this Serbian journey.
The list of expeditions is as follows: Wu Tongtong (Shanxi), Huang Sijing, Li Yueru, Li Yifan, Pan Zhenqi, Yang Liwei, Zhang Ru (Inner Mongolia), Jin Weina, Luo Xindi (Jiangsu), Li Yuan, Wang Siyu, Yang Hengyu (Shandong), Yang Shuyu (Guangdong), Gao Song, Han Xu, Li Meng (Sichuan), Wang Lili (Xinjiang), Tang Ziting (Beijing Normal University)
Defender line to maintain Li Yuan, Yang Liwei on the basis of supplementing fresh blood Yang Shuyu, standing at the level of tactical demand, is definitely relative to the Tokyo period, further increase the run-in, and even Wang Siyu entered the golden age of his career, is expected to assume a more important role. The forward position has Li Meng, Zhang Ru can fill Shao Ting's withdrawal to a certain extent, especially Li Meng's state, last year's Tokyo Olympic Qualifying Tournament, once showed a very strong competitive state, can it break out again in Belgrade, Serbia after a year.
However, the biggest advantage of the Chinese women's basketball team is still the big center of the phenomenon of the twin towers Li Yueru, standing in the Tokyo Olympic Games competition can create advantages with their own personal ability, not to mention the group stage, referring to his age group, athletic ability, the end is still in the upward momentum, this group stage, if you let go of the hands and feet of a big job, it is completely expected to reach no man's land. The same is true of Han Xu, the defensive center, who has endured some controversy in the previous Tokyo Olympic Games, and now, once again representing the Chinese women's basketball team, whether he can prove himself again is deeply expected by the outside world.