The Chinese women's volleyball team defeated South Korea 3-1 in the World League to win the 7th round to seal the qualification for the finals
On July 1, Beijing time, the 2023 Women's World Volleyball League Suwon Station in South Korea entered the fifth matchday. Facing the host South Korean team, which has not yet won, the Chinese women's volleyball team encountered a small challenge, and only after four fierce games did they break through 3-1, and won the seventh victory of the tournament to stop the decline of four consecutive losses, and the four sets were 25-13, 25-21, 21-25 and 25-15. After winning all 3 points in this game, the Chinese team reached 7 wins, 4 losses, and 22 points. Due to Serbia's 2-3 defeat to Dominica today, the Chinese women's volleyball team has secured the qualification for the finals one round ahead of schedule to secure the finals.
Competition Focus:
1. Since the 2018 Women's World Volleyball Grand Prix was upgraded to the World League, China and South Korea have met four times in this tournament, and the Chinese women's volleyball team has the upper hand 3-1, only losing 0-3 at home in Ningbo Beilun in the 2018 World League Preliminary Round. After winning South Korea 3-1 today, China has won three consecutive matches in the World League, and also changed the record of the two sides to 4-1.
2. After defeating South Korea, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the first victory in Suwon, South Korea in the third week of the tournament, successfully stopping the decline of 4 consecutive defeats in the sub-tournament, reaching 7 wins, 4 losses, and 22 points. One of the main rivals, Serbia, lost 3-2 to Dominica in today's opening match, losing their sixth game of the tournament. With only one round left in the sub-tournament, the Cypriot team could no longer surpass China in the victory, so the Chinese women's volleyball team locked the top 8 in advance to ensure qualification for the finals.
3. After losing this match, the Korean women's volleyball team has suffered 11 consecutive defeats in this year's World League. The team struggled to win in the 2022 and 2023 World League tournaments, with 23 games and only 6 wins in total. Fortunately, as one of the core teams, the South Korean team does not have the worry of relegation.
4. China's deputy Yuan Xinyue and South Korea's receiver Kim Dorn both scored 17 points and tied for the scoring championship.
2023 Women's World Volleyball League China VS South Korea starting lineup
Starters from both sides:
Chinese women's volleyball team: main attack Li Yingying, Wang Yunbi, deputy attack Yuan Xinyue, Wang Yuanyuan, receive Gong Xiangyu, second setter Diao Linyu, free man Wang Mengjie
South Korean women's volleyball team: main attack Kang So-hui, Jung Ji-yoon, deputy attack Lee Joo-ah, Lee Do-hyun, receive Kim Do-eun, second setter Kim Do-jin, free humanistic Jeong-won
Match Status:
After drawing 2 in the first game, Wang Yunbi attacked strongly, Jin Duoen and Jiang Suhui smashed the ball out of bounds, and Yuan Xinyue counterattacked quickly, and China scored 5 consecutive points 7-2. After Li Duoxian's serve went straight to 4-7, Wang Yunbi successfully broke through the No. 4 position three times, Diao Linyu hit the probe, and the Chinese team won another four points to stretch the score to 11-4.
Trailing by eight points, South Korea went to 7-13, and Kang Suhui countered the net, Jung Ji Yoon-pyeong played out of bounds, and Yuan Xinyue served to make a contribution, and China extended its lead to 16-7 in the middle game. South Korea's two-for-three sent second setter Kim Ji-won and received Moon Ji-yoon did not stabilize their position, Wang Yuanyuan scored, Gong Xiangyu counterattacked successfully, and Moon Jiyun attacked out of bounds, and China scored 3 consecutive points 20-8 ahead. Kang So-hui's strong attack and Lee Do-hyun's serve scored three consecutive points, and South Korea, which trailed 10-23, chased 13-23. Yuan Xinyue quickly attacked the set point and Wang Yunbi blocked the probe to seal the victory, and China won 25-13 to take the lead.
In the second game, China took advantage of the victory to chase, Wang Yuanyuan was fast and fierce, Diao Linyu's serve was destructive 3-0. Lee Joo-ah quickly crossed the round, Kang So-hui countered and scored, Diao Linyu hit the ball through the net, and Kim Dor-eun served straight, and South Korea, which was 2-5 behind, won four consecutive points and won 6-5. The two teams held each other until 11 draws, and the Chinese team regained control of the situation, with Yuan Xinyue winning a quick attack and Wang Yunbi adjusting the attack to take the lead 13-11.
South Korea took advantage of the mistakes of Yuan Xinyue and Gong Xiangyu to chase 13 draws, and China broke through the wheel with Gong Xiangyu's right wing. After a 16-year draw, Yuan Xinyue quickly scored the ball and Li Yingying countered to win the ball, and China extended the score to 18-16. Wang Yuanyuan's fast attack was steady, Li Yingying served twice straight, China extended its lead to 22-18, and South Korea adjusted its main attack to change to 20-22. Yuan Xinyue scored consecutive game points and winning points on a quick attack, and China went to the next city 25-21.
After the two teams held each other to a draw of 6 in the third game, China found an opportunity to continue to increase points. Zheng Zhiyun attacked out of bounds, Li Zhuya made a mistake to score a score on a quick attack, and Wang Yuanyuan blocked and scored after Yuan Xinyue's serve broke the attack, giving the Chinese team a 9-6 lead. Kim Doun seized the opportunity to counterattack, and Gong Xiangyu's teleportation probe was blocked by Lee Joo-ah, and South Korea, who trailed by 3 points, drew 12. Yuan Xinyue quickly attacked the wheel and Wang Yunbi counterattacked, and China overtook 14-12.
Gong Xiangyu's increased pass volatility allowed South Korea to chase 14 draws, and after 15 draws, the opponent took advantage of Li Yingying's smash error to win 16-15. Trailing 17-18, China adjusted its secondary attack and replaced Wang Yuanyuan with Yang Hanyu. As soon as Lee Yingying attacked out of bounds and Jung Ji-yoon hit back, South Korea stretched the score to 20-17. Lee Do-hyun scored quickly, and South Korea took a 24-20 lead to win the set. After China recovered one point thanks to Lee Do-hyun's serve error, China failed to stop Jiang Suhui's adjustment attack and lost 21-25, and was pulled back by South Korea.
In the fourth game, China used the double libero tactic, with Ni Weiwei and Wang Mengjie responsible for defense and one pass, respectively. After 3 draws, Yuan Xinyue seized the opportunity to probe, and China exceeded 5-3. Li Yingying countered and hammered the final blow to help her side take the lead 7-4. Yuan Xinyue and Li Yingying missed one attack after another, and South Korea won 7 draws. China relied on Gong Xiangyu's breakthrough to draw 10, and South Korea won 11-10 with Lee Do-hyun's serve.
During the stalemate phase, China withstood the onslaught of South Korea by blocking the net. After 15 draws, Wang Yuanyuan blocked the net and the family members of strong donkey friends, Li Yingying counterattacked twice, Wang Yunbi repeatedly made achievements in the back attack, Li Duoxian twice quickly attacked out of bounds, and Kim Doun made a mistake in the smash, and the Chinese team won 10 consecutive points in Diao Linyu's serve round 25-15 and defeated South Korea 3-1.
Technical Statistics:
Chinese women's volleyball team: 17 points for the deputy attack Yuan Xinyue, 14 points for the main attack Wang Yunbi, 14 points for the main attack on Li Yingying, 11 points for receiving Gong Xiangyu, 9 points for the deputy attack Wang Yuanyuan, and 3 points for the second setter Diao Linyu
South Korea Women's Volleyball: 17 points for Kim Do-eun, 12 points for Lee Do-hyun, 12 points for Kang So-hui, 10 points for Lee Joo-ah, and 9 points for Jung Ji-yoon
Other results:
Serbia loses Dominica 2-3 (25-22, 15-25, 25-23, 19-25, 10-25)
Next Round Matchup:
At 16:30 Beijing time on July 2, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face the last opponent of Suwon Station, the United States.