Winning the "World's Best" at the age of 29, she was a late bloomer and finished second in the National League
In the stage of the National Women's Volleyball League and the finals, the offensive rhythm of the Chinese women's volleyball team accelerated twice, and the offensive routine became flexible and changeable. Discerning people can see that the change comes from the improvement of tacit understanding between setter Diao Linyu and attack. With a consistently good performance in many games, when the National Women's Volleyball League ended, Diao Linyu won the "Best Setter" award.
Over the years, Jiangsu Paitan has been rich in second transmissions, and many national brand second transmissions such as Yuan Weimin, Di Anhe, Sun Jinfang, Zhang Jieyun, Zhou Wei, and Shen Lan have emerged. In the past two years, Diao Linyu has become the main setter of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and she stands out, continuing the glory of Jiangsu volleyball as a setter.
In October last year, Diao Linyu participated in the World Championships with the team, which means that her volleyball life has reached a new height, and it also means that new challenges await her. Diao Linyu has participated in the training of the Chinese women's volleyball team and international competitions many times before, but it is the first time to compete in the world's three major competitions, and she has become the main setter on her first trip, which is very challenging.
The Chinese women's volleyball team is a team with a glorious tradition, which has attracted the attention of a large number of people, and some people are quite picky in their eyes. Last year's National Women's Volleyball League and the World Championship, the outside world was not satisfied with Diao Linyu's evaluation, believing that the passing route was relatively dull, and some excesses even thought that she entered the national team by virtue of Cai Bin's old department.
For a time, Diao Linyu was under great pressure. Thankfully, Diao Linyu regards pressure as motivation, and after another winter training session, the tacit understanding between her and her teammates has improved significantly, and her balls tend to be flexible and more reasonably distributed, and she no longer relies too much on Li Yingying as she did last year. After the opening of the National Women's Volleyball League this year, fans were pleasantly surprised to find that the Chinese women's volleyball team has accelerated!
Of course, the road to the peak of the world volleyball world is tortuous, and the Chinese women's volleyball team suffered four consecutive defeats in the middle of the sub-tournament. In the face of difficulties, Diao Linyu did not lose his confidence, and after the adjustment of the sub-station competition and the interval between the finals, Diao Linyu and his teammates completed the second transformation. The rewards of this transformation are: defeating the upgraded Brazilian team, paying tribute to the European dark horse Poland a 3-0, and reaching the final of the National Women's Volleyball League with their heads held high.
The setter is the hub of a team's offensive and defensive conversion, and the importance in the arena is self-evident, and the Chinese women's volleyball team has accelerated twice, and it is not difficult to weigh the hardships paid by Diao Linyu. In the face of difficulties, she did not choose to give up, but faced difficulties and studied carefully, strong and confident, and finally defeated herself and ushered in the rainbow of victory.
In fact, Diao Linyu's tenacity has long been reflected in the arena. Volleyball fans who have watched the final of the 2020/2021 Women's Volleyball League Jinsu should know that she is a scrappy player through that matchup. Jiangsu won the first game of the Jinsu showdown, and led in the second game. Just when the league champion beckoned to the Jiangsu team, an accident happened, and Diao Linyu accidentally stepped on the opposing player's foot when he landed during the game, resulting in injuries and difficulty even walking normally. In order to impact the championship, Diao Linyu was injured and finally stopped because he was too injured to stick to the game. This scene, witnesses were quite moved.
In the past two years, Diao Linyu has also shown her stubbornness and self-confidence in the national team, stubbornness, so that she is not intimidated by difficulties, self-confidence, so that she finally reached the other side of victory.
The 29-year-old Diao Linyu is undoubtedly a late bloomer women's volleyball national player. Today, she made her debut on the World Championship podium, winning the "Best Setter" award, and stepping into a new level of volleyball life. For Diao Linyu, the runner-up of the National Women's Volleyball League is not the end of her career, and she will fight for the Paris Olympics. (Wang Quanli)