China News Network, Jakarta, August 19 (Reporter Yue Chuan) In the match with Vietnam on August 19, many Chinese women's volleyball players, including Zhu Ting, made their debut in the Asian Games. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the opponent in three straight sets and made a good start. Although she has become an Olympic champion, Zhu Ting said after the game that everything in the Asian Games started from scratch.

On August 19, the women's volleyball match of the Jakarta Asian Games started. The Chinese women's volleyball team, which was dominated by several Olympic champions, defeated Vietnam in the first round with three straight sets of 25:11, 25:15 and 25:13, ushering in a good start. Photographed by Li Peiyun, a reporter from China News Service

At the Jakarta Asian Games, the women's volleyball team is still the vanguard of the Chinese legion to strive for good results in the "three big balls". In the original list of 14 people for the Asian Games, nine members of the Rio Olympic champion team included Ding Xia, Gong Xiangyu, Lin Li, Liu Xiaotong, Yan Ni, Yang Fangxu, Yuan Xinyue, Zhang Changning and Zhu Ting. The women's volleyball team attaches great importance to this event by making every effort to participate.

Although Zhang Changning and Yang Fangxu did not come to Jakarta with the team due to injury, the Chinese women's volleyball team is still the most popular team to win the championship. Since there is also the Women's Volleyball World Championships in September this year, the results of the Asian Games are crucial from the perspective of preparation.

From Bangkok in 1998 to Guangzhou in 2010, the Chinese women's volleyball team won four consecutive titles at the Asian Games. At the Incheon Asian Games four years ago, the Chinese women's volleyball team, which hid many main players in preparation for the World Championships, lost to the host Korean team in the final and won the runner up. For the first time in history, the Chinese Legion did not win a gold medal in the "Three Balls", a total of six events for men and women. This time in Jakarta, the Chinese women's volleyball team aims to win the championship.

In the end, the Chinese women's volleyball team got off to a good start by beating Vietnam 3-0 with a big score. Photographed by Li Peiyun, a reporter from China News Service

At this Asian Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team is in Group B together with Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Kazakhstan and India. Although Vietnam, the first opponent, won the fifth place in the last two Asian Championships, there is still a big gap between its overall strength and that of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and many young players born from 1997 to 1999 are included in the team. It can be seen that this competition focuses on training new players.

The progress of the game is as predicted before the game. The Chinese Women's Volleyball Team firmly took the initiative from the very beginning. It only took 57 minutes to defeat the opponent in three straight sets of 25:11, 25:15 and 25:13, ushering in a good start. For the Chinese women's volleyball team, it is more important to adapt and adjust this debut than the results.

Although they have won the World Cup, the Olympic Games and the Champions League in recent years, only Yan Ni, Ding Xia and Yao Di have participated in the Asian Games in this Chinese women's volleyball team, and the other players are all playing for the first time. Li Yingying, the top MVP this season, said that the Asian Games was different from the league after all, and she would still feel nervous before going on stage. She hopes to make a breakthrough in this competition, but first of all, she needs to adapt to the atmosphere of the Asian Games.

For venues, women's volleyball girls also need to adapt through competitions. The Chinese Women's Volleyball Team arrived in Jakarta on the evening of the 17th local time. Yesterday's training on the field was cancelled for some reason. Therefore, the debut of the Asian Games with Vietnam was the first time for the women's volleyball players to enter the competition venue.

For this reason, the Chinese team arrived at the stadium early that day to warm up. After winning the first game with the all Olympic champion lineup, coach Lang Ping changed the lineup substantially to give every player a chance to practice. As Zhu Ting said after the game, the team fully demonstrated their advantages in blocking and defense, and the players did a good job in adapting on the spot. Lang Ping, the coach, also said that adaptation is a major task of the first battle of the women's volleyball team. "I hope that through the game, the players can adapt to the site and environment as soon as possible. The key is to find their own rhythm."

After Zhang Changning and Yang Fangxu quit due to injuries, how the women's volleyball team will adjust is also the focus of the outside world. As the champions of the Rio Olympic Games, the importance of the two is self-evident. Especially in the reception position, Yang Fangxu's injury left only Gong Xiangyu and Zeng Chunlei in this position, and the bench was deeply damaged. And among the three, Yang Fangxu focuses on attack, so the impact of her absence is not limited to the tandem and defensive ends.

Lang Ping, the head coach of the Chinese team, guided the players during the pause. Photographed by Hou Yu, a reporter from China News Service

Due to the limited strength of the opponents in the first game, the impact is not obvious, but when facing the strong teams such as South Korea and Japan, how to make up for this loss will become the key to the game trend. Therefore, for the Chinese women's volleyball team, the real test is still to come. Fortunately, Ding Xia and Liu Xiaotong both said that through this adaptation, they believed they would play better and better in the future.

As the captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Zhu Ting scored the highest 15 points in her Asian Games debut, with a success rate of 74%. Although she has become an Olympic champion, Zhu Ting said frankly that everything in the Asian Games started from scratch, and she hopes to play every game well.

Zhu Ting was one of the two players who played in the Chinese women's volleyball team. Lang Ping said: "I want her to adapt more, because in the later more important games, she should take more responsibility on the offensive side."

On the 21st, the Chinese women's volleyball team will welcome the second opponent of the Asian Games, the Chinese Taipei Team.