At 4:30 a.m. Beijing time on May 18, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face the third opponent of the World League in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Canadian women's volleyball team!
Previously, the Chinese women's volleyball team won two games and two wins, defeating South Korea and the United States respectively; The Canadian women's volleyball team won one win and one loss in two games, losing 1-3 to Brazil and defeating Dominica 3-0.
Why is Canada the strongest opponent in Brazil, mainly considering that Canada is the main force this time, and the overall strength is closest to the Chinese women's volleyball team, while the United States and Serbia are mostly substitute lineups, and the overall strength is not the strongest. Although the Canadian women's volleyball team is currently ranked eleventh in the world, its overall strength cannot be underestimated! They have two world-class players, one is the main attacker Gray and the other is the receiver Van Rijk. Gray has re-signed Isaac Bashi for the new season, while Van Rijk will be the main receiver for Wakifer Bank for the new season. In Brazil's first two games, the duo were the team's leading scorers. Here are the stats from the duo over the course of their two matches:
Canada 1-3 Brazil:
Gray was 21-of-49, 6 turnovers were blocked, 1 block and 1 shot, and he scored 23 points.
Van Rijk made 16 of 49 shots, 11 errors were blocked, 0 blocks and 2 shots, and 18 points.
Canada 3-0 Dominica:
Gray was 18-of-38 shooting, 3 turnovers were blocked, 1 block and 0 shots, and 19 points
Van Rijk made 16 of 40 shots, 8 turnovers were blocked, 1 block and 1 shot, 18 points
Judging from the data of the two games, Gray is relatively stable and has maintained a good offensive efficiency; Van Rijk's attack success rate was slightly lower. The rest of Canada's players have seen their scoring drop off a cliff, with no one in double figures.
Gray in the game
Van Rijk
The Chinese women's volleyball team against the Canadian women's volleyball team is a game that cannot be lost! First, because there is still a competitive relationship between the two teams to qualify for the Olympic Games, and because the Chinese women's volleyball team is six places higher than the Canadian women's volleyball team, if it loses, the Chinese women's volleyball team will be deducted more than 10 points. If the Chinese women's volleyball team wants to successfully qualify for the Olympic Games, this kind of point deduction must be avoided!
China and Canada win and lose scores
For the Chinese women's volleyball team, it is still necessary to be fully prepared for the game against Canada. First, we need to learn from the 2-3 defeat to Canada at last year's Olympic Championships. The main reasons for the loss of last year's game were: physical problems with the main players, coupled with injury problems, Li Yingying was restricted, Wang Yunrui's offensive weakness and the head coach's untimely response on the spot. I hope that Director Lai Yawen and Coach Cai Bin should do the pre-game mobilization in advance and make adequate preparations. In addition, to chase Gray in a targeted manner, focusing on blocking and preventing Reich, we must limit the attack of these two people, at least limit the attack of one person.
Given the importance of this game, Cai Bin is expected to field the following 7-man starting lineup:
Li Yingying, Wang Yunrui, Gong Xiangyu, Diao Linyu, Yuan Xinyue, Wang Yuanyuan, Wang Mengjie.
Chinese women's volleyball team
Compared with Wu Mengjie, Wang Yunrui has a more outstanding ability in one-pass support, which is more suitable for the current women's volleyball team's fast-changing skills and tactics. In this kind of key game, it is better to have a stable lineup.
Wang Yunrui
The 3-1 victory over the U.S. women's volleyball team made people see the progress of the Chinese women's volleyball team, not only the offense can blossom more, but also the serve, blocking, and defense have made great progress. After winning the U.S. women's volleyball team, the morale of the Chinese women's volleyball team is good, and I hope that the Chinese women's volleyball team will continue this momentum in the game against the Canadian women's volleyball team. I wish the Chinese women's volleyball team three consecutive victories! Come on!