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World Women's Volleyball League, Hong Kong, China: China's 3-2 reversal of Turkey won the ticket to the finals

China news agency, Hong Kong, June 15 (Reporter Wei Huadu) At the 2024 World Women's Volleyball League Match held in the Hong Kong Stadium on the evening of the 15th, the Chinese women's volleyball team fell behind with a big score of 0-2. It made a comeback three games in a row, defeated Turkey, the first ranked team in the world before the match, won three consecutive victories in Hong Kong, China, and won the ticket for the finals week of this World Women's Volleyball League Match.

Before the match, the Chinese women's volleyball team, which had won the admission ticket to the Paris Olympic Games, had not yet qualified for the finals week, but it had swept its opponents in the past two games and was in the ascendant. As for the Turkish team, which has not lost a single game in the last seven games, it firmly ranks first in the championship. This competition is undoubtedly the highlight of Hong Kong, China.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides refused to concede each other, and the difference in the early stage was always about one or two points. The Turkish team made efforts in the middle, and successfully blocked and scored heavy points many times by virtue of their height and strength, and won the first game at 25:21. In the second round, the two teams continued to fight each other. The Turkish team also opened the gap in the middle and later stages. The score was 25:17, and the team took a 2-0 lead, just one step away from victory.

The Chinese women's volleyball team, which had no retreat, hit back hard in the third inning. The Turkish team lost 2 points at the beginning of the game, and then the Chinese team successfully blocked the net, and Li Yingying re buckled the backcourt, winning 4 points in a row to call the opponent pause. After the pause, Wang Yuanyuan's fast break, Gong Xiangyu's drop shot and Li Yingying's "ACE" (serving score) helped the team expand its lead to 8:2.

Subsequently, the Turkish team paused several times to make adjustments, and gradually narrowed the gap to only 4 points behind at the end, but the Chinese team's Li Yingying smash and Wang Yuanyuan fast attack stabilized at the end. The Turkish team, which took the lead in the game, refused to give up and improved its defensive strength to save two consecutive game points. However, the Chinese team made a mistake in the service and successfully recovered the game at 25:21.

In the fourth inning, the Chinese team was more focused on defense and attack. Most of the time, they took the initiative. Zhang Changning's smash was successful, helping the team to start the game at 7:3. When each opponent tied the score, someone always stood up to stabilize the situation. The last two teams fought until 23:23. At the critical moment, Yuan Xinyue, the captain, won the game with his back flying, and Li Yingying's strong attack won the game. The Chinese team tied the game at 25:23.

The two sides in the decisive game are stuck again, and the score is leading alternately. Wang Yuanyuan's smash in the middle of the Chinese team helped the team reach a level of 13:13, and then the two sides fought back and forth for several rounds of defense, ending with Turkey's smash out of bounds. The Chinese team won the match point, and the whole court was boiling at the moment. The last goal, the Chinese team blocked successfully, the score is fixed at 15:13. The Chinese women's volleyball team successfully reversed the Turkish team, winning 3-2.

Zhang Changning said after the game that the key to the team's success is not to give up when encountering difficulties, but to face them positively, and at the same time, it is also inseparable from the support of more than 10000 home fans.

It is worth mentioning that 10542 people watched this game, breaking the record set last year. Most of the home fans cheered the Chinese women's volleyball team all the way, and the venue decibels "exploded".

It is reported that Zhu Ting, the main force of the Chinese women's volleyball team, did not play because of waist discomfort.

After this battle, Turkey dropped to the second place in the world ranking, Brazil rose to the first place, and China maintained the sixth place.

According to the schedule, the Chinese women's volleyball team will welcome the final match in Hong Kong on June 16, against Poland, the third ranked team in the world.