The Chinese men's volleyball team defeated Japan.
The Chinese men's volleyball team defeated Japan to reach the final of the Asian Games
In the men's volleyball semifinals of the Hangzhou Asian Games on the 25th, China defeated Japan in straight sets and will compete with the defending champion Iran against Qatar for gold.
The Chinese team sent a starting lineup composed of Jiang Chuan, Yu Yuantai, Yu Yaochen, Li Yongzhen, Peng Shikun, Zhang Jingyin and Qu Zongshuai. Facing a Japanese team composed mainly of second-tier players, the Chinese team won easily.
Jiang Chuan, the captain of the Chinese team, said after the game that the team still had some shortcomings in receiving the serve in the previous game, but in this game they not only did not expose the shortcomings, but also showed strong performance in receiving serves, especially serves, and the continuity was also very good, which became the key to winning.
Speaking of the strong opponent in the final, the defending champion Iran, Jiang Chuan believes that he must actively prepare and strive for the championship next, "After all, it is in Hangzhou, on our doorstep, and we also hope to win the Asian Games." ”
"The Iranian team has been a 'big mountain' in front of the Chinese men's volleyball team in recent years. Since it is up to this, we will study it well after we go back, and strive to turn it over tomorrow, after all, in Hangzhou, on our doorstep, we also hope to win the Asian Games championship. ”
The Chinese three-man men's basketball team defeated Macau in the first game.
Three-man basketball, Chinese men's team welcomes "red flag"
The three-man basketball event of the Hangzhou Asian Games started on the basketball court of Deqing Geographic Information Town in Huzhou on the 25th. The Chinese three-man basketball national men's team beat Group C opponents Macao, China 21-16 to get off to a "good start".
The two teams tied 4-4 in the opening game, and with 4:25 left in the game, Yang Xuan hit a two-pointer to help the team lead 9-8. China's Zhao Jiaren responded with a two-pointer, and China briefly widened the gap to five points, but Yang Xuan helped Macau close the gap to three points with 1 minute and 42 seconds left. At key moments, Liu Yuxuan scored consecutive points to seal the victory for the Chinese team.
"The pace of the Macau team is relatively fast, more of an outside projection, including some breakthroughs, it is easy to disrupt our rhythm, although they are at a disadvantage in height, but they are very hard, it is a different challenge for us, and it is expected to play a little glue." Zhao Jiaren said after the game.
Zhou Yanxu of the Chinese team said: "The biggest difficulty we faced in this game is that in the first half of the year, the four of us were basically in four teams, and we never played together, and the past 10 days were also squeezed together by Director Wang (head coach Wang Zhanyu), and we now have a very clear way of playing, but we still need to run in." ”
Huang Qianqian knelt down and roared excitedly.
Huang Qianqian won the women's foil gold medal
The fencing event of the Hangzhou Asian Games ushered in the women's foil and men's sabre individual competitions on the 25th, and the Chinese team women's flower player Huang Qianqian won the gold medal. After winning the gold, Huang Qianqian also knelt down excitedly and cheered.
In the quarterfinals of the day, Huang Qianqian faced Asia's No. 1 Japan's Dong Shengliang, trying to maintain the rhythm and grasp the score, and finally won the "Duel Sword" and advanced to the semifinals.
In the final against Japan's Yuka Ueno, Huang Qianqian maintained her offensive momentum, leading by eight points at one point, and finally won 15-8.
"A dream come true!" Huang Qianqian said after the game that she did not expect to enter the final. This is her first international gold medal in her career, and the second individual gold medal for the Chinese women's flower team since the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.
On the same day, in the group round robin stage, the two had a meeting, and Huang Qianqian lost to her opponent by two points. "I couldn't take the initiative for her, and before the group stage was to lose points when I was backwards, and she definitely wanted to press me in the final [in the same way]. So in the final I mainly suppressed her attack and didn't let her play easily. Huang Qianqian said.
The Chinese taekwondo team won the gold medal in the mixed team competition.
Taekwondo Chinese team three gold, silver and bronze drop bags
The taekwondo event of the Hangzhou Asian Games kicked off on the 25th. The Chinese team beat the South Korean team with a wonderful performance in three sets to win the gold medal in the mixed team competition; Guo Qingxian defeated Thailand's Paniba Umbadanaji to win the silver medal in the women's 49kg category; Cheng Kai won the bronze medal in the men's 58kg category on his first Asian Games trip.
This China-South Korea battle has alternately risen from the first set and is very fierce. The Chinese team went from 21-30 behind to 60-57 in the second game. In the last 10 seconds of the final game, the Chinese team scored with consecutive kicks and kicks to seal the victory 84-77.
After the game, Song Zhaoxiang said: "The Korean players are relatively strong, the competition is also more difficult, and the advantage of our Chinese team is that the strength of female athletes is stronger than that of the Korean team. ”
Guo Qing (right) is sentenced in a controversial manner.
In the women's 49kg competition, 23-year-old Guo Qing, the runner-up in this category of the 2022 World Championships, successfully advanced all the way with stable play and delicate technique, and finally "met Thailand's Paniba Umbadanaji", who is currently ranked first in Olympic points.
With 1:08 minutes and 8 seconds left before the end of the match, Umba Danaji had a problem with his electronic protective gear that caused the scoring abnormality, and the Thai team revoked the abnormal scoring through a complaint and replaced the electronic protective gear.
After this twist and turn, Umbadanaji fought to win the tiebreaker 12-9 to win the gold medal.
Guo Qing said after the game that he was satisfied with his progress and would focus on Olympic points events next. "Although the result of my fight with Baniba is regrettable, it is also a big incentive for me. I believe I will win in the future! ”
Zheng Qinwen in the game.
Zheng Qinwen/Zhu Lin lost to the Japanese pair, and the women's doubles were out
The tennis competition of the Hangzhou Asian Games continued on the 25th, and the Chinese team won 6 wins and 1 loss in the 7 matches in which the men's and women's singles were all passed.
In the women's singles tournament, the top two seeds of the tournament, Zheng Qinwen and Zhu Lin, all made their appearances, and they both won two 6-0 victories to advance to the next round.
However, in the first round of the women's doubles, the two who played hand in hand lost two sets to a Japanese pair and missed the next round.
"I haven't played in the country for a long time and it's exciting. There was a certain gap in the quality of the opponent in this game, and I tried some new ways of playing during the game. While there are expectations for a gold medal at the Asian Games, there will be a greater focus on the process, and the results will follow. Zheng Qinwen said after the game.
In the men's singles, the tournament's top seed Zhang Zhizhen faced Saudi Arabia's Hugbani in this round.
The 25-year-old Saudi took the initiative in the opening stages of the first set, breaking back-to-back to hold a 3-0 lead, after which Zhang Zhizhen steadied himself to tie the score at 5-5 and break serve in the crucial 11th game to win the first set 7-5. Zhang Zhizhen, who played more smoothly in the second set, won 6-2.
Wu Yixiang also lost two straight sets to defeat Indonesia's Justin Barki 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the next round.
The national Asian Games team will face Qatar.
Highlights of the Asian Games on September 26:
The national football team faced Qatar, and the national table tennis team faced the final
The Asian Games will determine 39 gold medals on the 26th, young men's and women's 10m air rifle champions Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting team up to attack the mixed team gold medal and world record again, Huang Yuting and swimming flower Li Bingjie will also challenge for the third gold medal.
On the evening of the 26th, the national football Asian Games team will face the Qatar team. A day ago, the men's group stage of the Asian Games ended, and Palestine lost 0-1 to Japan in Group D, beating Qatar to win second place in the group by goal difference, and Qatar ranked third in the group and will face the Chinese men's Asian Games team in the 1/8 final.
If China qualifies for the round of eight, it will face the winner between South Korea and Kyrgyzstan in the quarterfinals.
Fan Zhendong and Ma Long joined hands in the men's team final.
The table tennis venue will hold men's and women's team finals, Chinese men's table tennis will face the South Korean team, and Chinese women's table tennis will compete with the Japanese team for the gold medal. This is also the first two gold medals in table tennis, and the competition between China, Japan and South Korea in the table tennis field will present a world-class level.
The 10m air rifle mixed team was the first gold medal event at the Paris Olympics, with 18-year-old Sheng Lihao and 17-year-old Huang Yuting winning the event at this year's World Championships. This time in Hangzhou, they have won the men's and women's individual gold medals, and Sheng Lihao also broke the world record.
On the 26th, this "super combination" who is not yet 20 years old aims not only for the gold medal, but also for the world record - if they can win the championship, 17-year-old Huang Yuting will win the third individual gold medal at this Asian Games.
Also expected to win his third gold medal is 21-year-old Li Bingjie. She will compete in the women's 400m freestyle, and Li Bingjie was runner-up at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, and this time she is aiming for not only the championship, but also the Asian record.
The swimming event will produce six gold medals on the 26th, and veteran Wang Shun will compete in the men's 400m medley.
Li Bingjie.
Zhang Boheng, who led the Chinese team to the defending men's team gold medal in the gymnastics men's team all-around, is the favorite to win the gymnastics, and he will face a strong challenge from the Japanese with teammate Lan Xingyu.
The men's volleyball final will be played between China and Iran, which have won two consecutive Asian Games championships, and the Chinese team will attack it.
The new event of the Asian Games, e-sports, will determine the first gold in the history of the Asian Games, the Glory of Kings, and the final of the Asian Games will be played between the Chinese team and the Malaysian team.
The basketball program will start on the 26th, and strive to compete for the defending Chinese men's basketball team to play the Mongolian national team in the group stage.