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At 4:30 a.m. Beijing time on May 17, the focus battle of the World Women's Volleyball League in Rio is about to be staged. The Chinese women's volleyball team will have a fierce battle with the powerful American women's volleyball team, which will be broadcast live on CCTV5 channel.
In the last round, although the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the South Korean team 3-0, it still stayed in sixth place. At the same time, the Japanese women's volleyball team unexpectedly defeated the Turkish team 3-2, which made the points gap between the two teams more delicate.
In the face of an old powerhouse like the American women's volleyball team, the Chinese women's volleyball team is facing huge challenges. However, judging from the historical record, the Chinese women's volleyball team is not without a chance of winning. In the past five encounters, the Chinese women's volleyball team has achieved a record of 3 wins and 2 losses, and even achieved a 3-2 reversal when it was behind last year, and Li Yingying's outstanding performance has become the key to the game.
Chinese women's volleyball lineup prediction
Head Coach: Cai Bin
Starting players: main attackers Li Yingying and Wu Mengjie, secondary attackers Yuan Xinyue and Wang Yuanyuan, Gong Xiangyu, setter Ding Xia, and libero Wang Mengjie.
In the last game against South Korea, Wu Mengjie and Li Yingying played quite well, and the main offensive line responded sharply and powerfully.
Subs: Zhang Changning, Wang Yunrui, II-VI, Zheng Yixin, Xu Xiaoting, Diao Linyu, Ni Feifei.
This time in Rio, the lineup of the Chinese women's volleyball team can be called luxurious, and the famous players are like clouds. The partnership of Li Yingying and Wu Mengjie will be the scoring weapon of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and the play of Yuan Xinyue and Wang Yuanyuan in the secondary offensive position is also crucial. Gong Xiangyu, as a response, will provide a variety of options for the Chinese women's volleyball team's offense.
U.S. women's volleyball lineup prediction
Manager: Kiraly
Starters: Larsson, Franty, Ogbogu, O'Neal, Catino, setter Bolt, libero Fleck
Subs: A. Skinner, M. Skinner, Parsons, Boult, Hall, Carini, Orantes Wang.
The U.S. women's volleyball team also showed strong strength, and Larsson's comeback injected new vitality into them. Franty and Parsons are not to be underestimated, while Ogbogu and O'Neal are excellent defensively and offensively in their secondary positions.
It is expected that the two sides will start a fierce five-game battle, and in the end, the Chinese women's volleyball team will defeat the American women's volleyball team with a score of 3-2 with excellent performance and team tacit understanding, and have the last laugh. Let's look forward to the arrival of this focus battle and cheer for the Chinese women's volleyball team!