World League Chinese women's volleyball team against South Korea after 4 consecutive defeats Can it lock in the qualification for the finals one round in advance?

At 13 o'clock Beijing time on July 1, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face South Korea, the third opponent of the World League Suwon Station and the host country that has not won since the start of the competition. According to the current promotion situation, as long as they take all 3 points in the match with South Korea, the Chinese team can secure the qualification for the round of 8 in advance one round. In this key battle for points, can the Chinese women's volleyball team stop the decline of 4 consecutive defeats and successfully break through? What level of competition and team spirit does the team show when it is in a difficult situation?

There is little suspense about the victory or defeat of non-Chinese and Korean non-peer teams, and the Chinese team won all 3 points to advance to the finals

Since ace star Kim Soft-kyung bid farewell to the national team, the performance of the Korean women's volleyball team has deteriorated, and the two World League leagues have suffered 23 consecutive defeats and only won 5 games. Although the competitiveness of the Chinese women's volleyball team has also declined after the lack of veteran players such as Zhu Ting, the sliding speed is far from catching up with South Korea. As far as the current competitiveness of the Chinese and South Korean teams is concerned, the two sides are not teams of the same grade, and the Chinese women's volleyball team plays normally to win the game.

So far, three teams from the United States, Brazil and Turkey have secured the top eight in advance to ensure qualification for the finals, and only six teams from Brazil, Germany, China, Japan, Italy and Serbia have the possibility of achieving seven wins or more. Serbia, which has only five wins, has two games left to play, and its best record will be 7 wins, 2 losses, 22 points, 28-22, and a win-loss ratio of 1.27. If the Chinese women's volleyball team defeats South Korea 3-0 or 3-1, even if they lose 0-3 to the United States in the final game, the result will reach 7 wins, 5 losses, 22 points, 26-19 or 26-20, and the win-loss ratio is at least 1.3, which will surpass Serbia to lock up the round of 8 with the advantage of game points.

The Chinese women's volleyball team suffered four consecutive defeats after 6 consecutive wins in the sub-tournament, and was picked down by Dominica again in the last round after 13 years. Despite the unsatisfactory results, the team is still capable of taking control of its own destiny, and the prospects for reaching the finals are optimistic. As long as they take all 3 points against South Korea, the Chinese team can lock up a place in the finals.

After 4 consecutive defeats, China may miss the opportunity to rotate the squad South Korea focuses on its own performance

For any team, a match against South Korea, which has yet to win, is an opportunity to rotate its squad and give the main team time to rest. After the Chinese women's volleyball team lost 2-3 to Dominica, it has not yet sealed the qualification for the finals, coupled with the pressure of public opinion after 4 consecutive defeats, the relatively conservative coach Cai Bin is likely to send a strong team in the battle with South Korea, and even the injured deputy attack Wang Yuanyuan may return to the starting lineup to improve the resistance of the net.

In the past two years, although the strength of the Korean women's volleyball team has declined, it has fought fiercely against China. In the final match of last year's World League tournament, South Korea, which was also in the north, not only snatched a set against the Chinese team, but also led 24-21 in the fourth game. Fortunately, the women's volleyball girl withstood the pressure and finally won 26-24 and won 3-1, avoiding the embarrassment of being stolen by the other party. In this tournament, the Korean team will not give up lightly when sitting at home, especially when we are in a relatively low state, the other side will try to mobilize positive factors as much as possible. The Chinese women's volleyball team still needs to make sufficient difficult preparations and respond cautiously.

This year's World League from 6 consecutive wins to 4 consecutive losses, the performance of high and low is also a test of the will quality and team cohesion of the women's volleyball girls. Compared to South Korea, although we have a strength advantage, when the team is not doing well recently, it will be more difficult to get out of the form. The competition with South Korea is more about paying attention to the performance of the Chinese women's volleyball team itself, especially the team's mental outlook and technical and tactical details.

As the World League tournament comes to an end, physical reserves are declining, and frustration is inevitable after suffering four consecutive defeats, and how to bring the team together in adversity is also a test for coach Cai Bin. Looking forward to the good performance of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the competition with South Korea!

Attachment: The record of the match between the Chinese women's volleyball team and the Korean women's volleyball team in the World League (China team 3 wins and 1 loss):

1. Beilun in Ningbo, China in the first week of the 2018 World League Preliminary Round: China lost 0-3 to South Korea (15-25, 15-25, 13-25)

2. 2019 World League Preliminary Week 2: Macau, China: China beat South Korea 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-11)

3. World League 2021 Preliminary Week: China beats South Korea 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-18)

4. Sofia, Bulgaria, Week 3 of the 2022 World League Preliminary Round: China beats South Korea 3-1 (25-13, 19-25, 25-19, 26-24)