Three-person basketball Asian Cup: The Chinese men’s team advances to the group game, and the Chinese women’s team aims for the championship trophy
2022-07-07 22:12:42Source: Xi’an News Network
Xi’an News Network News The five-day (July 6-10) 2022 Three-person Basketball Asia Cup is currently in full swing in Singapore. In the two qualifying matches played on the evening of July 7, the Chinese three players in Group H are in full swing. The men’s basketball team made its debut. In the end, the Chinese men’s team, which sent four CBA rookies under the age of 23 to play, defeated the Tonga team 21:6 and the Sri Lanka team 21:8, and successfully advanced to the group stage. In the group stage, the boys of the Chinese team will meet the host Singapore team. In the women’s group, as one of the favorites to win the championship, the Chinese three-person basketball women’s team does not need to participate in the qualifying round. They will be led by star player Wang Lili and will appear in the group match on July 9. The opponents include the qualifying team and the team. A strong Australian women’s team.
The men’s team is led by newcomers and strives to achieve new breakthroughs
With three-player basketball becoming an official event at last year’s Tokyo Olympics, this team sport of speed, coordination, brilliance and confrontation has become more and more popular around the world.
The FIBA three-person basketball Asian Cup was founded in 2018. In previous editions, the Australian team has won two championships each in the men’s and women’s events. The best result of the Chinese men’s team was the third place in 2019, and the best result of the Chinese women’s team was the second place in 2018. This three-person basketball Asian Cup was held in Singapore. A total of 30 men’s teams and 23 women’s teams from 30 countries and regions gathered in the Lion City to compete for the championship. After the Chinese men’s team ended the FIBA three-person basketball World Cup held in Belgium last month, they went to Austria for training adjustment. Olympic Games to train reserve talents”. As a result, the four U23 CBA rookies Liu Zeyi, Lv Junhu, Zhao Jiaren and Zhao Jiayi shouldered the heavy responsibility of competing in this Asian Cup. “The four players participating in this competition are all U23 players born after 1999. After they finished the journey of this season’s CBA league, they came to the three-man basketball national team to report. Regarding Liu Zeyi, Zhao Jiaren and Zhao Jiayi It is the first time to come into contact with the three-person basketball project. During the whole training process, the four team members worked very hard and showed a certain potential. Therefore, our coaching staff unanimously decided to use their lineup to participate in this competition. The Asian Cup.” Wang Zhanyujie, the head coach of the Chinese three-person basketball men’s team, admitted that sending new players to the game is a new challenge for the coaching staff and the team, but doing so is very necessary for the national team to prepare for the Paris Olympics. The training of the competition will allow the newcomers to grow and improve rapidly.
On the evening of July 7th, the brand new Chinese three-man basketball team appeared in the Asian Cup qualifying match. Due to the limited strength of the opponents in the two qualifying matches, the Chinese team did not encounter too many tests and successfully achieved two consecutive victories. pass. After advancing to the main game, the Chinese boys will meet the host in the group stage on July 9. Coach Wang Zhanyu said: “It is not easy to play against the host team every time. The team is also very strong, we must go all out and take every opponent seriously. After the World Cup, we made a summary in time, this Asian Cup, on the one hand, we hope to train new players, on the other hand, we hope that these players will be in the game. Show up the spirit of all-out struggle and strive to be the first, and hope to achieve a breakthrough in the competition results.” If the Chinese men’s team wants to make a breakthrough in the performance, it must strive to compete with the traditional Asian strong team Mongolia and strive to achieve a breakthrough. In the life-and-death confrontation of the Australian team that won the three consecutive championships, there was a good performance and the last laugh.
Women’s team led by stars, gold medal is the ultimate goal
Compared with the Chinese men’s team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup in Belgium, the defending champion Chinese women’s team won a bronze medal and can stand on the podium in two consecutive international competitions at the Olympic Games and the World Cup. China’s three-person basketball women’s team The girls have proven themselves with strength and performance.
In last month’s World Cup, Wang Lili still played the role of the absolute core of the Chinese team. With her excellent skills and on-the-spot adaptability, she was also selected for the Women’s Best Team of the World Cup, and the performance of the insider “Dinghai Shenzhen” Zhang Zhiting was also remarkable. Point, the two of them were also successfully selected for this Asian Cup team. In addition, Wan Jiyuan and Cao Junwei, who had played in the World Cup before, did not go to Singapore with the team this time. They were replaced by Huang Kun and Luo Xinyu. In the words of the women’s team coach Xu Jiamin, “We hope to test different lineups in the competition. It seems that Wan Jiyuan and Cao Junwei, who performed relatively mediocre in the World Cup, need to continue to improve and prove themselves in the game in the future.
This three-person basketball Asian Cup, the group match is divided into 4 groups. Each group of three teams will play a single round-robin match. The strength of the Japanese team and the Singapore team is also not weak. The Chinese women’s team, which does not need to participate in the qualifying round, will appear in the group stage on July 9, against opponents including Australia and a team that has advanced from the qualifying round. “The confrontation with the Australian team is very crucial, it will not only determine the situation of qualifying, but also affect the matchup in the knockout stage. Moreover, we are likely to play against the Australian team again in the knockout round. Therefore, if we can beat them in the group stage, It will be of great help to improve the morale and confidence of our entire team.” The words of star player Wang Lili also indicated that the Chinese women’s team has already set their sights on the championship trophy, and the Australian team is likely to be the one they must cross on their way to winning the championship. “Roadblock”.
Text/Jin Pengtu, Omnimedia Reporter of Xi’an Press/FIBA Official Website