On May 19, the World Women's Volleyball League ended a new round of competition, and the Chinese women's volleyball team withstood the pressure and reversed the world champion Serbia 3-1, ending the first match with 3 wins and 1 loss. Among them, Wang Yuanyuan once again played bravely, scoring 19 points at the same time as Li Yingying, tied for the scoring champion of the Chinese team.
In the first week of the Brazilian station, the Chinese team played against South Korea, the United States, Canada, and Serbia respectively, and because the United States and Serbia are both second teams, it is a big opportunity for the Chinese team. At the end of the first three games, the Chinese team 3-0 South Korea, 3-1 United States, and 1-3 Canada, achieved a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, and the performance was lower than expected.
In the fourth round, the opponent of the Chinese team was the Serbian team in the absence of Boskovic. The Chinese team once again returned to last year's starting lineup, with Li Yingying and Wang Yunlu as the main attackers, Yuan Xinyue and Wang Yuanyuan as the secondary attackers, Gong Xiangyu as the receiver, Diao Linyu as the main setter, and Wang Mengjie as the libero.
In the first game, the Chinese women's volleyball team was under too much pressure, and the first pass and attack were not very smooth, and they were blocked by the opponent and scored 5 points, and they were at a disadvantage in an all-round way, losing 21-25. Serbia responded to Bujelica's high, scoring 10 points in a single game, including 9 points for attacking and 1 point for blocking. For the Chinese team, Wang Yuanyuan and Li Yingying each scored 4 points, Yuan Xinyue scored 3 points, and Gong Xiangyu scored 2 points, and none of them scored an offensive point.
In the second game, the quality of the Chinese team's serve improved, destroying Serbia's one-pass system, and the situation was reversed after scoring 4 points on the serve in a single game. In terms of passing, the Chinese team is more stable, changeable and speed advantage played, and all 4 attack points were played, and the Chinese team easily won 25-15. Among them, Li Yingying scored 6 points, Gong Xiangyu scored 5 points, Wang Yuanyuan and Wang Yunlu each scored 4 points. For Serbia, only Bujelica had six points, with the rest of the players barely scoring.
In the third game, the Chinese team continued its good form in the second game, with a stable one-pass system, and the blocking net also suppressed Serbia's attack, leading the score in one round, winning again 25-18, and overtaking the score 2-1. Wang Yuanyuan and Li Yingying each scored 5 points, and Wang Yuanyuan and Gong Xiangyu each scored 3 points. On the Serbian side, Bujerica is still the only one who holds the situation alone, with 6 points.
In the fourth game, the Chinese team once again made a great contribution to blocking the net, suppressing Serbia's main attack and secondary offensive line, and completely ending the situation. The Chinese team won easily again 25-18 and won the game 3-1. In this game, Gong Xiangyu became the scoring champion, scoring 8 points in a single game. In addition, Wang Yuanyuan has 6 points and Li Yingying has 4 points. For Serbia, Mijatovic has five points and Bujelica has only three.
Throughout the game, the Chinese team was stronger than the opponent in terms of offense and serve, and the two sides of the net were tied with 12 points each. In terms of individual scoring, the Chinese team Wang Yuanyuan and Li Yingying each scored 19 points, and Gong Xiangyu scored 18 points, and the three scored double-doubles. For Serbia, Bujelica scored a game-high 25 points, Mijatovic scored 10 points, and only two scored in double figures.
After winning this victory, the Chinese team ended the first week of competition with 3 wins and 1 loss, and the overall performance of the Chinese team was lower than expected. In a week's time, the Chinese team will return to play in Macau, and Zhu Ting will also return. It is expected that the Chinese team can achieve good results and get the Olympic quota.