Beijing, 16 Feb (Xinhua) -- In the women's curling round robin tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics held on the morning of 16 February, the Chinese team defeated the British team, which has won the world championships for many years, 8:4 to win the third victory, and currently ranks eighth among the ten teams with three wins and five losses. This is the first time that the Chinese women's team has defeated the British team in 12 years at the Winter Olympics.
The Chinese team lineup in this game is consistent with the 15th: jiang Xindi at first base, Zhang Lijun, vice captain at second base, Dong Ziqi at third base, Wang Rui, and Han Yu as a substitute for fourth base.
Before the match, the British team ranked third with four wins and three losses, and the Chinese team tied for eighth with two wins and five losses.
In the game, in addition to the second inning of the Chinese team "flow game", the first six innings were all scored by the backhand team, and the Chinese team fell behind 2:3. In the seventh set, the Chinese team took advantage of the opponent's last shot not in place, and won two points to take a 4:3 lead. In the eighth set, Wang Rui's last throw was a light bump to form a suppression, and the British team's last pot produced an effect but failed to stay in the camp, scoring only one point. In the ninth set, the Chinese team once again took advantage of the opponent's mistakes to cooperate tacitly, and successfully scored 3 points to lead 7:4. In the last set, the Chinese team stole a point and won 8:4 in the end.
The Chinese team showed a good mental outlook and self-confidence in the game. After the game, Wang Rui said: "We don't have any pressure, we don't think about who the opponent is, and we pay more attention to ourselves on the field. Today the tactics are simpler, and the success rate of the players is relatively high. ”
Wang Rui is the only athlete on the Chinese team who has played in previous Winter Olympics. When evaluating the Trip to the Winter Olympics, she said that there was a "some fight" between the Chinese team and other strong teams, but as a young team, it was inferior to the opponent in detail and experience.
When asked about future planning, Wang Rui said: "Every time I participate in the Winter Olympics, it is a process of accumulating experience, so that I can do better next time, and I will continue to insist on it in the future." ”
Photo: Li He
Editors: Liu Ning, Huang Xuguo, Lu Yuchen, Wu Yuqi (Intern)