In the first stage of the World Women's Volleyball League, in Rio de Janeiro, China defeated South Korea 3-0 and got off to a good start, the host Brazil defeated Canada 3-1, Antalya, Poland defeated Italy 3-0, and the Netherlands defeated Bulgaria 3-0.
China 3-0 South Korea
The first game against South Korea, the Chinese women's volleyball team is eye-catching, Wu Mengjie entered the starter, in the face of the weakest opponent of this World League, it is indeed time to give young people, Wu Mengjie has high potential, but the competition is too little, afraid that young people will make mistakes, then young people will never be able to grow, the first two games, South Korea has been chasing Wu Mengjie, Jiang Suhui and others' offense is not so strong, but the serve is very good, Xiao Wu has a pass mistake and is not in place, in addition, Diao Linyu does not give the ball much, as the game deepens, Diao Linyu and Wu Mengjie's cooperation increases, After all, he is also a club teammate, and he is very familiar with it, Xiao Wu's pass is also improving, and he is becoming more and more confident in smashing the ball, and in the third game, he is fully integrated into the team.
In addition, Zhang Changning came off the bench at the end, serving and defending quite in place, even if the physical fitness declined, Zhang Changning's technical link is still the top in the team, Li Yingying is the backbone of the team, easily scored 17 points, but the serving state is average, four mistakes, in addition, China also has some small problems, like Gong Xiangyu's offensive efficiency in general, South Korea's height is effective, the net lacks height, and it can still limit Xiaoyu's smash, only through some hanging balls, or when the opponent blocks the net is not in place, I am afraid there will be pressure, and after Ding Xia was replaced, she couldn't find a rhythm, and she couldn't make a few passes, so she didn't deserve it, but after all, it was the first game, and it took time to adjust.
Italy 0-3 Poland
After the change of coach, Italy wants to win Poland without relying on Agnu, the difficulty is too high, Antropova is obviously irreplaceable, this Eva 36 deductions 13 hits, the top blocking led by Koneluk on the opposite side puts a lot of pressure on Awa, although the offense is not so bad, but Italy needs her to dominate the game, instead of playing a decent performance, maybe Ann can feel the pressure of Agnu, and Posetti and Omoruyi are worse, only De Gradi is reliable, in fact, Italy's blocking is good, but it is a lack of scoring points, Lavarini tasted the sweetness in the World League, Poland almost came up with the strongest squad in the first stage, and attached great importance to it, especially with the world-class receiver Stishak, after all, without Stishak, Poland can only be regarded as the second line, but this Stishak is a bit slow.
Brazil 3-1 Canada
Canada should not be underestimated, compared to the previous rough team full of loopholes, today's Canada, the small ball and tandem are improving, the team is very combative, plus Gray's absolute strength, in the face of Brazil, Canada works hard enough, at least in the first three games, the gap is not big, but Canada's biggest shortcoming, in fact, is stability, it is easy to make mistakes in a row, a few games are passive, Van Leck has 11 mistakes in this 49 deductions and 16 hits, Gray has to take care of a pass, but also to score, no one can share, On the other hand, on the Brazilian side, Gabi's state is not good, but after all, there are Cristina and Rosa Maria around him, and he can take care of a pass by himself, and the teenager Cristina shows top offensive talent, and the key to Brazil's victory is to block the net and score 15 points.