In the early morning of August 5, Beijing time, the final round of the women's volleyball group stage of the Paris Olympics was fully launched, and the Chinese women's volleyball team that had already qualified was the opponent of Serbia in the last group stage; After losing the first game, the Chinese team won 3 games in a row, reversed 3:1, and won all of them to enter the top 8.
Because of the hasty exit in the group stage of the last Olympic Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team is not favored in this Olympic Games; However, in the first two rounds of the group stage, the women's volleyball team also defeated the defending champion United States 3:2, and in the second round, they swept the host France in three straight games and qualified for the knockout round in advance. The rules of the women's volleyball Olympics are that 12 teams compete for 8 knockout places, although they have qualified, but in order to avoid encountering stronger opponents in the knockout round, it is naturally the best choice to win 3 consecutive wins in the group.
In the first game, Serbia took the lead in the first game, relying on the serve to take the lead, and the problem of the Chinese women's volleyball team not being able to pass in place has not been significantly solved, and the Chinese team has been in a difficult chasing stage since then, although it once chased 20 draws, but still lost a game 21-25. In the opening stage of the second game, the Chinese team quickly found its form, Diao Linyu took the lead in standing up and continuously blocking the net to boost morale, Li Yingying's strong attack in the fourth position also maintained the score lead for the Chinese women's volleyball team, and Serbia also caught up for a time; Only with the women's volleyball team scoring 6 points in a row, plus Serbia made too many mistakes, with Li Yingying winning in a row, 25-20! The Chinese women's volleyball team pulled back a game.
In the third game, the scores of the two sides have been in a state of tightness, and Zhu Ting also had a wrist injury because of saving the ball, and she had to go off the court for treatment; However, this did not affect the state of the women's volleyball team, and it was Li Yingying who scored 4 points in a row to help the Chinese women's volleyball team establish an advantage again, 25-22 The Chinese women's volleyball team led 2-1 in the overtake game.
In the fourth game, the scores of the two teams still rose alternately, and the Chinese women's volleyball team then played a wave of 8-2 small climax when they fell behind 7-8 to pull the score apart. But in the latter part of the game, the Chinese team's pass was not in place again, and the game fell into white heat again, the Chinese women's volleyball team won match points in a row at the critical moment, Serbia once saved 4 match points, and Li Yingying once again showed a big heart at the critical moment to score two points in a row, 29-27! The Chinese women's volleyball team won the 4th game.
3 final: 1 reversed Serbia, won 3 consecutive wins in the group stage, and qualified with all victories; Li Yingying scored 28 points in the whole game, which was the biggest guarantee for the Chinese team on the offensive end. At the same time, the top 8 women's volleyball teams in this Olympic Games were also officially born, namely China, United States and Serbia in Group A; Brazil and Poland in Group B; Group C: Italy, Turkey, Dominica.