In the early morning of May 18, Beijing time, in the 2024 World Women's Volleyball League, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost 1:3 to Canada in the third round, with a current record of 2 wins and 1 loss and 6 points. The defeat in this battle caused serious losses for the Chinese women's volleyball team: the points of the Chinese women's volleyball team dropped to 328.69 points, and the world ranking fell two places to seventh place. Due to the Japanese team's 3 consecutive victories, the current points are only 5.49 points behind the Chinese women's volleyball team, and the prospect of the Chinese women's volleyball team entering the Paris Olympics has cast a thick shadow.
At present, there is one more game for the Chinese team in Brazil, against the European powerhouse Serbia, if you lose, 4.08 points will be deducted from 2:3, 6.58 points will be deducted from 1:3, and 9.08 points will be deducted from 0:3. If you win, 3:0 will get 10.92 points, 3:1 will get 8.42 points, and 3:2 will get 5.92 points.
If the Japanese team defeats the Polish team in the last game, the first position of the Chinese women's volleyball team in Asia will be very dangerous. The Chinese women's volleyball team wants to maintain the No. 1 position in Asia, and the next leg against Serbia cannot be lost, and the world ranking will most likely be surpassed by the Japanese women's volleyball team once it loses.
Of course, even if the Chinese women's volleyball team loses the No. 1 position in Asia, there is still a chance to qualify for the Olympics. If the Japanese women's volleyball team surpasses the Chinese women's volleyball team in the ranking and finally qualifies for the Olympics as the first in Asia, then the Chinese women's volleyball team can still compete for the last three places, mainly Italy, the Netherlands, and Canada.
It's still the start of the season, and there are still nine games to come. In addition to the final match against Serbia in Brazil, the second leg against the Netherlands, Japan, Thailand and Italy, where there are three main rivals for Olympic qualification, will be crucial. The third leg against Bulgaria, Germany, Turkey and Poland will face the two giants of Turkey and Poland, and it is also necessary to prevent other teams from deliberately playing tricks and tacit understanding, the Chinese women's volleyball team is under great pressure, and the current level of the Chinese women's volleyball team is showing that the hope of entering the Olympics is slim.
For Cai Bin, the top priority is to recall Zhu Ting, Yao Di and Wang Yizhu, or bring the dead back to life. However, changing players in the battle is also a risky move, and it is really difficult to say how effective it is.