Wang Siyu was injured during the game. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
Beijing News (special Tokyo reporter Xu Bangyin) On the evening of July 30, the Chinese women's basketball team narrowly defeated Australia by 2 points, winning two consecutive wins while advancing to the top 8 in advance. Wang Siyu once blood-stained the field, played 26 minutes, shot 6 of 9, contributed 20 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists, becoming the biggest contributor to the team's wins.
In September 2019, in the group stage of the Women's Basketball Asian Cup, the Chinese women's basketball team narrowly defeated Australia 70-69, and Wang Siyu scored a team-high 18 points. Nearly two years later, in the Olympic Games, the last laugh is still the Chinese women's basketball team, and the best performance of the whole team is Wang Siyu.
Wang Siyu came on as a substitute in the first quarter, unexpectedly, after colliding with the opposing player, Wang Siyu's forehead was bleeding profusely and he had to accept emergency treatment.
Wang Siyu (right) fights with injuries to win. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
"Less than 5 seconds after playing, suddenly 'head opened', in fact, I didn't feel any pain at all." Wang Siyu said after the game that there was a feeling at the time, "What about the head open?" In the face of Australia, it may be fate that I will stand up again, suddenly have this idea, and finally have such a performance. ”
Wang Siyu believes that when the 2019 Asian Cup narrowly beat Australia, both sides had major players absent, "the outside world, including ourselves, also feel that there is an element of luck." In this Olympic Games, when we heard that Campbic was absent, our confidence suddenly came up, and we felt that we had a chance to win before the game, so we were very firm on the field, and we did it. ”
Compared with the excitement and confidence of the players, coach Xu Limin is more cautious and rational, he stressed that the Chinese women's basketball team is not a strong team in the group, and its strength and experience in the competition are not as good as Australia and Belgium. Even after defeating Australia, Xu Limin still believes that there is a gap between himself and his opponents, "This victory is mainly due to the team's hard work and spirit of not accepting defeat." ”
The Beijing News sent a special Tokyo reporter Xu Bangyin
Edited by Wang Chunqiu Proofreader Zhang Yanjun