Poitiers, France, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The 2023 FIBA three-man basketball women's series Poitiers ended on the evening of the 28th. In the final, the Chinese team lost to the Canadian team by 1 point and won the second place in the competition.
Group photo of four people before the final.
Compared with the World Cup, which ended earlier this month, the Chinese team rotated two veteran players Wang Lili and Zhang Zhiting in this tournament, and sent four young players Wan Jiyuan, Huang Kun, Chen Mingling and Chen Yujie, the average age of this squad is less than 22 years old.
Playing together for the first time in the series, the four players were getting better at the full tournament. They won both of their group stage matches, defeating the U.S. U24 team in the quarterfinals, and then came out on top in the semifinals, playing a 6-1 mini-climax after trailing 7:10 to finally defeat Italy and meet the top seeds of this tournament, Canada.
"The four of us may have some discomfort at first, but when it comes to the final, everyone has a good understanding." Huang Kun said.
On the 28th, Huang Kun (middle) was in the final.
The Chinese team is the "youth army", and the Canadian team is four experienced veterans, especially the twin Plumf sisters, who are already old acquaintances on the three-man basketball court. Since the start of the game, the Canadian team has always taken the initiative on the field, and the maximum point difference has reached 5 points. But Huang hit two crucial 2-pointers to help China close the gap to 2 points with about 1 minute left in the game. With Chen Yujie scoring one more point, China brought the score closer to 16:17 with 50 seconds left in the game.
"Everyone is not discouraged when they can't score, they are encouraging each other and boldly grabbing it. Maybe it was a little unclear at the beginning when the defense substitution, but it has been actively communicating. Huang Kun said. She shot 3-of-6 from the outside and scored a tie-highing eight points in the game.
On the 28th, the Chinese team was in the final against the Canadian team.
But in the last 50 seconds, the Chinese team did not seize the opportunity. With successive attacks by both sides to no avail, the score was finally fixed at 16:17, and the Chinese team lost by one point and won the runner-up. Canada's Michel Plouof contributed eight points and Catherine Plouof scored four. In addition to Huang Kun, the highest score for the Chinese team was Chen Yujie (4 points).
Next, the Chinese three-man women's basketball team will travel to Israel for the next tournament.
Source: Xinhua News Agency