Xia Xinyi / Wang Fan lightly won the favorite to lock in the female sand group first

Tianshan Network News (reported by Reporter Huang Xing) 2:0! On the evening of July 27, the Chinese women's beach volleyball team Xia Xinyi / Wang Fan gave everyone a surprise: defeated the Olympic seeded team, the Brazilian combination of Bednachuk / Santos Lisboa, with a record of two wins and two wins, locked in the first place in the group and successfully qualified.

Xia Xinyi in the game. Screenshots of live streams

　　"Their mentality is particularly good, it is completely the posture of fighting opponents, and there is no baggage in their hearts." Several chance balls were also particularly well caught, and consecutive points confused the opponent. There were fewer mistakes in the whole game, and it fully played its own advantages and characteristics. Facing such a strong opponent, it is really a very good performance to win 2:0 easily. Wang Jie, the runner-up of the female sha at the Beijing Olympic Games and the captain of the sports training team of the Autonomous Region Sports Bureau, praised the two after the game.

　　On the evening of July 24, the Xia Xinyi/Wang Fan combination won the Canadian team 2:1 and scored 3 points, laying a solid foundation for the group qualification. On the evening of the 27th, facing the stronger Brazilian combination, the first set of the Chinese combination continued the fiery state of the previous battle, starting with 4:2. The Brazilian duo came back 7-6 after stabilizing their positions. At the critical moment, Xia Xinyi's state was hot, blocking the net, defending, slaming the ball, scoring frequently, and for a time the opponent was chaotic. The Brazilian duo, despite calling a timeout to adjust, lost 18-21.

　　In the second game, the two sides came and went, and the score alternately rose. Entering the midfield, Xia Xinyi/Wang Fan saved the opponent's attack in succession and completed a sharp counterattack, quickly rewriting the score to 17:11. Such a large point difference also made the Brazilian combination unable to return to the sky, and finally the Chinese combination went to the next city at 21:14.

　　After an easy 2-0 win over Brazil, Xia Xinyi/Wang Fan will face an unbeaten Argentina in the third round of the group stage. With a win-loss advantage over the Brazilian and Canadian combinations, this means they will be ranked first in the group regardless of the final round, thus locking in a place in the round of 16 in advance.

　　Born in Urumqi, Xia Xinyi is a 24-year-old winner of two Asian Games gold medals. This trip to Tokyo is her first time to participate in the Olympic Games, and she is also the second Xinjiang beach volleyball player to represent the national team at the Olympic Games after Wang Jie.

　　Wang Fan and Xia Xinyi belong to a typical combination of one tall and one short, the difference is that Wang Fan, who is 1.88 meters tall, is very flexible, and has advantages in blocking nets and slaming balls. Born in an athletics family, Xia Xinyi's physical fitness is very good, comparable to that of male athletes, which not only makes her defensive area large, but also has a strong offensive power in the defensive turn attack.

　　"The duo has been working together for several years, very tacitly, and they trust each other very much. In this Olympic games, they have done a particularly good job in seizing the opportunity to prevent reactions, and their own mistakes are relatively small. Opponents as seeded players, facing opponents below their rankings, there will be the baggage of wanting to win and afraid of losing, psychologically, in the face of Xia Xinyi/Wang Fan's excellent performance, they have some collapse. Xia Xinyi/Wang Fan are very relaxed, whether they are behind or ahead, which is also a mature performance. As long as you keep a good attitude in the back games, I believe that they can continue to win. Wang Jie said.

　　At 19:00 on July 29, Xia Xinyi/Wang Fan will usher in their third Olympic group stage. If they win, their opponents in the quarter-finals will be third in the other groups; if they lose, the opponents in the knockout rounds will be relatively stronger.