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The Chinese men’s team at the World Wheelchair Curling Championships ushered in a good start
News from our newspaper (reporter Zhang Kunlong) On the afternoon of the 23rd, we met in Beijing Kuntai 2021 World Wheelchair Curling Championships officially kicked off. There were two rounds of 8 rounds in the afternoon and evening. The Chinese men’s team defeated the Slovak team 8-4 in the afternoon match and scored a good start.
It is understood that this World Championship adopts the rules set by the World Curling Federation, and all teams are in a group for single-round competition. The first and second place in the group are qualified to enter the semi-finals. The third to sixth-ranked teams compete in the qualifying rounds, and the winners of the qualifying rounds advance to the semi-finals. The competition will be held on the 29th for the qualifying and semi-finals, and on October 30 for the bronze and gold medal matches. The Chinese team this time sent a new team that has not been regrouped for a long time. They are Yan Zhuo (first base), Chen Jianxin (second base), Wang Haitao (third base, deputy captain), and Sun Yulong (fourth base). , Captain) and Zhang Mingliang (substitute). In addition to the Chinese team, there are 11 countries (regions) participating teams in China, including Canada, South Korea, Latvia, Norway, the Russian Olympic team, Scotland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and the United States.
In the first round of the match yesterday afternoon, the Chinese team only led their opponents by one point in the first half (4 to 3), and achieved a big explosion in the second half, and finally beat Slovakia 8 to 4 to get a good start. After the game, the team’s first base, Yan Zhuo, said in an interview: “The four of us cooperated very well. After adjustment, everyone’s confidence was up and the game was played more easily.”
During the game, reporters interviewed on the spot found a unique phenomenon in a wheelchair curling game, that is, players will be assisted by other teammates in the process of hitting curling-several players help teammates to withstand it together Wheelchair to enhance stability. What is the reason for this? Yan Zhuo said: “Because our wheelchair is a gas wheel, it still has recoil when exerting force, so the teammates behind us should withstand its wheels and don’t let it move too much. In fact, sometimes there will be 3 people together. The situation is to ensure that the wheelchair does not slide backwards. In the previous training games, there have been cases of overturning, which is because the recoil is too great.”
On the morning of the 24th, the Chinese team will usher in the second opponent of this competition-the Russian Olympic team. In the World Championships a year ago, the Chinese team lost to their opponents, so is the team actively prepared for this meeting again? Yan Zhuo said: “Every game is a brand new competition. We also value every game and will play it carefully. Because the game is not easy, we will not slack off and strive for teammates. We cooperated well to win this game.”
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