Beijing, February 12 (Xinhua) -- After suffering three consecutive defeats, the Chinese women's curling team won its first victory in the round robin tournament, beating the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic champion Sweden 9:6 and forcing the other side to concede defeat in advance. In addition to the change of base, the adjustment of mentality, and the mistakes of the opponent, the "upset" victory of the Chinese women's team lies in four key innings.
In this matchup, the base of the third baseman Wang Rui and the fourth baseman Han Yu was replaced, and the young general Han Yu was obviously in a relaxed state on the field and played better than before, and the veteran Wang Rui sat on the fourth base, which was also a steady and steady play, and good balls were frequently played. The success rate of Zhang Lijun and Dong Ziqi at the first base is also as high as 80 percent and 82 percent, respectively.
For the change of base, all four said that no matter where they are, it is the four people playing together on the field, and it is most important to shoot their two balls and cooperate with the team.
In addition, in the face of the defending champion, the Chinese women's team did not have the slightest nervousness. "We have a very harmonious relationship with everyone in the team, the mentality is very well adjusted, and we have not been affected by the previous three consecutive defeats." Wang Rui said.
Zhang Lijun said: "The defending champion is also the previous champion, and we did not put more pressure on ourselves because of how the opponent was. ”
After playing an empty game in the first set, the Chinese team scored 3 points in the second set, which not only gave themselves confidence, but also put pressure on the opponent - the Swedish team began to call a timeout and call the coach in the second set.
Speaking of the 3 points that paved the way for confidence, Zhang Lijun believes that this is due to the team's pre-match plan is relatively sufficient, and everyone does not think too much when they play, but only want to do their own job well and play every goal well. "We connected our four bases very well, very tacitly, played smoothly according to the layout, and played well at the end of the four bases, and we got a three-point chance." Zhang Lijun said.
In the fifth set, the Chinese team, as the first hand, stole 2 points to extend the score to 6:2. "I think we just have to do ourselves and then wait for the opponent to make a mistake and seize the opportunity. Of course, the premise is that we did it ourselves. Han Yu said.
However, in the seventh set, Han Yu made two mistakes, which suddenly gave the Swiss team the opportunity to pull back the score. "At that time, it was because there was not enough time, we were trying to chase back the time, and the more urgent the more likely it was to make mistakes." Han Yu said.
Veteran Wang Rui did not feel pressured because the score was tied: "As soon as the pace is fast, it is easy to go wrong. After that we all calmed down, because there was still a game next, there was still enough time, we could slow down a little and concentrate on controlling our rhythm. ”
In the eighth set, the Chinese team scored two more points, expanding the score that had been equalized to 8:6 again, and the shouts of "Chinese team cheers" in the audience were exciting. 'I think it's better to win over the mentality of playing every goal, because if there is a ball that is not done well, it will also leave the opponent with a chance." Han Yu said.
In the tenth inning, the steady performance of the Chinese team forced Sweden to make a series of mistakes at the third base, and the Swedish fourth base felt powerless before the last shot, so it conceded defeat in advance.
"We still study each ball in detail, and think about how the opponent will shoot after we shoot, and the strategic deployment principle is not to give the opponent a chance to get 3 points." Han Yu said.
Looking at the victory comprehensively, Wang Rui believes: "The Swedish team did not adapt to the venue quickly in the first half, which gave us the opportunity, and we focused on doing ourselves well when we were adjusting our rhythm and leading and falling behind. In addition, the four of us are very tacit understanding, so we played and cooperated well today. (End)