The Chinese women's volleyball team is about to usher in the new season debut in the 2022 National Women's Volleyball League, and head coach Cai Bin will select 21 people to participate. The Chinese women's volleyball team has completed the "shuffle" in the Paris Olympic cycle, in addition to Zhu Ting, Zhang Changning recuperated from injuries, the main deputy attack Yan Ni, the main attack Liu Xiaotong and the free man Lin Li all retired. For the team's prospects in the 2022 World Championships, the 2023 World Cup and the 2024 Olympic Games, head coach Cai Bin said that it is necessary to take one step at a time and strive to dig out more "Zhu Ting". After the defeat of the Tokyo Olympic Games, many fans are not optimistic about the future of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and some people even think that the best lineup of the three major competitions in this cycle will not have the presence of Chinese players.
Since the new century, the Chinese women's volleyball team has won the championship at the Athens Olympic Games and the Rio Olympic Games, and reached the top of the podium in the 2003, 2015 and 2019 World Cups. Judging from the selection of the best lineups in the past three competitions, the Chinese women's volleyball team is also a regular, including Zhu Ting, Feng Kun, Zhao Ruirui, Zhou Suhong, Wei Qiuyue, etc., including 12 players, have entered the best team. Among them, Zhu Ting won 3 MVP in three competitions and was shortlisted for the best team as the best attacker 4 times. Feng Kun, the meritorious second pass of the golden generation of the Chinese women's volleyball team, also entered the best team three times, especially in the Athens Olympic women's volleyball team won the MVP, and the second setter won the best valuable player in the Olympic Games.
In addition to these two famous figures in the Chinese women's volleyball team, which other players have won this honor? In the 2003 Women's Volleyball World Cup, as the world's first deputy attacker at that time, Zhao Ruirui won the best slam award. However, due to her subsequent injuries, her dominance in the world volleyball arena took a sharp turn. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the most valuable player belonged to Feng Kun, the young player Zhang Ping won the best slam award, and the best pass award was won by Zhang Na, a free person of the Chinese women's volleyball team. At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Chinese team won the bronze medal, and the titles of Best Defense and Best Pass belonged to Zhou Suhong and Zhang Na respectively.
The 2010 World Championships was the trough period of the Chinese women's volleyball team, but in the best team, Wei Qiuyue won the best second pass with personal strength. At the 2014 Women's Volleyball World Championship, the Chinese team defeated the United States team and won the silver medal, and Zhu Ting and Yang Junjing entered the best team. In the 2015 World Cup, the Chinese women's volleyball team broke out in adversity, and won the world championship again after 11 years, and the most valuable player was awarded to Zhu Ting, who turned out to be born. Rio Olympics, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the championship, considering the principle of "equal division of the cake", after the FIVB selected Zhu Ting as MVP, another player Lin Li relied on her excellent strength to win the title of the best free person.
It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in the history of the Chinese women's volleyball team that free people have been selected for the Olympic team. During the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Zhu Ting and Yan Ni won the best main attack and the best secondary attack respectively in the World Championships. The 2019 Women's Volleyball World Cup is the only time the Chinese team has made a big package, and the most valuable player is still Zhu Ting, in addition, the best main attack, the best secondary attack, the best second pass and the best free man are all Chinese players, creating the best results in history. For the Paris Olympic cycle, who in this group of players now has the strength to enter the best team of the three major competitions?
(Luo Treasurer)