With the Beijing Winter Olympics men's curling round robin tournament all finished, the Chinese men's curling team composed of Ma Xiuyue, Zou Qiang, Wang Zhiyu, Xu Jingtao and Jiang Dongxu achieved a record of 4 wins and 5 losses in the 9 round robin games of the Winter Olympics, and finally ranked fifth, unfortunately missing the final four.
Nevertheless, as the youngest men's curling team in the Winter Olympics and the lowest ranking in the world, the young Chinese team has faced sweden, britain, Canada and other veteran teams in 7 days, showing tenacious combat effectiveness. Although some details are not perfectly controlled, looking back at all the matches of the Chinese team, this young team has grown step by step, and in time, this young team is fully capable of "breaking the circle" in the future World Curling Competition.
"The Beijing Winter Olympics is our starting point." After ending all Olympic games, Ma Xiuyue, the captain of the Chinese curling team, said so.
In 2014, the Chinese men's curling team finished fourth at the Sochi Winter Olympics, the best record the Chinese men's curling team has created at the Olympic Games so far.
In this Winter Olympics, the Chinese men's curling team finally ranked fifth after playing the full 9 rounds of round robin, although it failed to achieve the breakthrough of the best result, but the Chinese team is only one step away from the final four, which is a pity.
In some statistics, the Chinese team performed eye-catching.
In terms of pitching success rate, the team's data performance is eye-catching, with an average of 85.4%, ranking third in the overall; second baseman Wang Zhiyu ranks first in home base with a success rate of 87.8%.
Looking back at the entire schedule of the Winter Olympic Games, from the first game, the Chinese team was unfavorable, losing to two strong opponents, Sweden and Russia, with scores of 4:6 and 4:7 respectively.
Despite the poor opening record, from the third round, the Chinese team defeated Denmark 5:4; then, in the fourth round, the Chinese team defeated italy 12:9 and won two consecutive victories. In these two games, the Chinese team grabbed valuable points.
Since then, the Chinese team has faced strong enemies one after another, losing to the British team 6:7, losing to the American team 6:8, and losing to the Canadian team 8:10, suffering three consecutive defeats. Judging from these three games, every game of the Chinese team has lost is a pity.
"The technical ability of the Chinese team is not worse than that of the strong team, but it lacks experience in handling key balls and key innings, and does not have more experience than the strong team." When Ma Xiuyue, the captain of the Chinese team, looked back on the game, he believed that what the Chinese team lacked was the experience of handling key balls. "In the last 8 games, we often lose a certain game and have a problem, but the scores are very close."
For example, against three-time Winter Olympic gold medallist Canada, China lost three points in the eighth inning with a 5-4 lead in the first half, and although it scored two points in the ninth inning, it still lost to Canada 8:10 in the tenth inning.
When facing the British team led by Moat, the Chinese team made mistakes in the handling of key balls, giving the opponent a lead and eventually losing.
In the last two battles, the Chinese team, which was close to being out, finally let go of the burden, let go, and successively defeated strong teams such as Norway and Switzerland, so that the final points climbed to the fifth place.
Despite failing to reach the final four, leaving regrets, the future of the Chinese men's curling team has just begun.
As Ma Xiuyue said, in the new Olympic cycle, how to improve the rapid judgment of the Chinese team, pay close attention to details, and learn from the strong team the key points and the ability to control the key bureau is a new topic that this team needs to challenge.
Men's Curling Final Ranking