The Chinese women's volleyball team reached the final.
In the World Women's Volleyball League, the Chinese women's volleyball team played a battle that cheered everyone up.
In the semifinals against the Polish women's volleyball team, the girls won 3-0, not only avenging the defeat of their opponents in the sub-tournament stage, but also creating the team's best record in the history of the Women's Volleyball World League.
In the view of head coach Cai Bin, the victory comes from the fighting spirit of the players, and in the final final, the team will go all out to compete for the final championship.
The Polish women's volleyball team is the biggest dark horse of this tournament.
Facing the dark horse, the whole team held its ground
In this year's World Women's Volleyball League, the Polish women's volleyball team has sprung up and has become a dark horse that everyone cannot ignore.
In the sub-tournament stage, the Polish women's volleyball team beat the United States, Turkey, Brazil and other traditional strong teams with a score of 10 wins and 2 losses, ranking first in the standings. Coming to the finals, they also beat Germany to advance to the semi-finals.
In fact, in mid-June, in Hong Kong, China, the Chinese women's volleyball team played against the Polish women's volleyball team, and the Chinese women's volleyball team playing at home at that time lost 0-3, which surprised many viewers and let the outside world see the real color of the Polish team.
In an interview with The Paper, Cai Bin analyzed this dark horse, "The Polish team played more 'rush' this year. Their impact is relatively strong, especially the No. 9 receiver, including the second pass, the attack will be a little stronger. ”
Now meeting again in the knockout round, facing an opponent who is no longer a stranger, Cai Bin asked the players to let go of their hands and feet to fight with the opponent, and at the same time, in terms of technical and tactical arrangements, he also made targeted blocking preparations for the opponent's No. 9 Stieshack.
The result of meticulous preparation was a "big reversal" in the score between the two teams, from a 3-0 defeat in the previous game to a 3-0 win this time.
There is not much difference between the two sides in the game.
Grit your teeth and spell out the final victory
In fact, although the final score was won in straight sets, the process of the game was not as easy as it seemed.
Except for the first game, the Chinese women's volleyball team took the lead shortly after the start, and the victory in the last two games was hard-won - the team fell behind and then overtook in the second game, and won by the last 2 points, and in the third game, the two teams also did not give an inch, and the Chinese team finally won again with a narrow advantage of 2 points.
In fact, in the contest of the sub-tournament, the Chinese women's volleyball team also chased closely in the three games, scoring 20 points or more in each game, but its ability to grasp the key points was not good, creating a complete defeat.
This time, the team's efforts in key points did not give up by gritting their teeth, and as Cai Bin said after the game, this was a "victory scored by a point" by the athletes of the team.
Statistics show that the advantage of the Chinese team in attack and defense in this game is indeed not as big as imagined, the offensive score is 48-47 lead by 1 point, the blocking score is also 6-5 only lead by 1 point, and the serve score is 1-4 behind.
The gap between the two sides is mainly reflected in the control of their own mistakes, the Polish women's volleyball team had 20 mistakes to send points, the Chinese team only 8 times, and the Chinese team's scorers were more comprehensively distributed, and the whole team scored doubles by 3 people, and finally advanced to the final final.
The Chinese women's volleyball team reached the final of the World Women's Volleyball Grand Prix for the first time.
After making history, we must strive for the championship
Yuan Xinyue, the captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team, also believes that this match is a victory for the team's fighting spirit, and she said after the game that the Chinese women's volleyball team played very united, which is one of the keys to the team's promotion.
As a result, the Chinese women's volleyball team also made a new history - this is the first time that the Chinese team has reached the final since the 2018 Women's World Volleyball Grand Prix was transformed into the Women's World Volleyball League, after the team's best result was third.
Regardless of the outcome of the final, the team has already set milestones, but in the face of strong opponents, the team's determination to win will not change in the slightest.
In the other semifinal, the Turkish women's volleyball team advanced to the final 3-1 against the United States women's volleyball team, and will compete with China for the final championship trophy.
Looking forward to the confrontation in the final, Cai Bin's expectations remain unchanged, that is, he hopes that the players can show their self-confidence, fight with their opponents to the end, and strive for every point with team spirit.
For the Chinese women's volleyball team, the current Turkish women's volleyball team led by head coach Santareli is undoubtedly a strong opponent, with famous players such as Karakut and Vargas, and its strong offensive ability is a test for the defense of the Chinese team.
According to the schedule, neither final team had much time to rest, and the final began at 6:30 a.m. Beijing time on July 17. In the final championship battle, the Chinese women's volleyball team will continue to go all out.