Chinese Female League 2016/2017 (Oct 2016 - Apr 2017)

  • The newest news:
    Kelsey Robinson quitted this match of Round 13 due to the impact with Karsta Lowe.
    Zhai Yue replaced her.
    Oh, my god.
    PS: One of the broadcasters of BTV6 is Xue Ming.



    Why did Kelsey quit?


    "due to the impact with Karsta Lowe (in the training)" - Do you understand?

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • translation from Chinese sounds a little bit weird :whistle: maybe they just collided and Kelsey has a minor injury

    Gold medal - World League 2013 Prediction Game
    Bronze medal - World League 2012 Prediction Game

  • Why did Kelsey quit?


    translation from Chinese sounds a little bit weird :whistle: maybe they just collided and Kelsey has a minor injury


    Yes, she has a minor injury.

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • Top 8:
    Zhejiang 0-3 Bayi [22-25,12-25,14-25] stacs
    Zhejiang: Yang Zhou (MB) 12, Li Jing (OH) 8, Wang Hui-min (OH) 7, Wang Xian-fen (MB) 5 ...
    Bayi: Liu Yan-han (OH) 20, Yuan Xin-yue (MB) 17, Wang Yun-lu (OH) 14, Yang Jun-jing (MB) 6 ...


    Jiangsu 3-0 Sichuan [28-26,25-19,25-12] stacs
    Jiangsu: Gong Xiang-yu (OP) 20, Zhang Chang-ning (OH) 18, Hui Ruo-qi (OH) 10, Jiang Qian-wen (MB) 9 ...
    Sichuan: Rachel Rourke (OP) 14, Wang Chen (S) 10, Ye Qi (MB) 7, Zhang Xiao-ya (MB) 6 ...


    Beijing 1-3 Liaoning [19-25,27-25,14-25,20-25] stacs
    Beijing: Karsta Lowe (OP) 20, Ren Kai-yi (OH) 15, Zhang Yu (MB) 12, Liu Xiao-tong (OH) 9 ...
    Liaoning: Li Man (OH) 18, Duan Fang (OH) 18, Wang Mei-yi (OP) 17, Yan Ni (MB) 11 ...


    Shanghai 3-1 Tianjin [25-20,21-25,26-24,26-24] stacs
    Shanghai: Sarah Pavan (OP) 20, Zhang Yi-chan (OH) 18, Helena Havelkova (OH) 14, Qin Si-yu (MB) 10 ...
    Tianjin: Nancy Carrillo (OP) 22, Li Ying-ying (OH) 18, Brankica Mihajlovic (OH) 16, Wang Yuan-yuan (MB) 10 ...


    Last 4:
    Shandong 1-3 Fujian [25-18,22-25,22-25,12-25] stacs
    Shandong: Song Mei-li (OH) 22, Sun Jie (OP) 16, Yang Han-yu (MB) 12, Qian Jing-wen (OH) 8 ...
    Fujian: Zheng Yi-xin (MB) 20, Zhang Yu-ting (OH) 19, Lin Lin (OH) 16, Zheng Yan-ling (MB) 15 ...


    Yunnan 3-1 Henan [25-22,22-25,25-23,25-22] stacs
    Yunnan: Gyselle Silva (OP) 25, Liu Meng-ya (OH) 18, Lei Yan-xi (MB) 10, Chen Yi-na (OH) 10 ...
    Henan: Megan Easy (OH) 24, Cai Xiao-qing (OH) 15, Li Wei-wei (MB) 11, Kelly Murphy (OP) 8 ...

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

    Edited once, last by tomen ().

  • Notes:
    1 The coaching level of Kiattipong is doubted. Doesn't he know Zeng Chun-lei could be a OH as the substitute of Liu Xiao-tong? The good spike of Karsta Lowe is wasted. Of course, I hope Robinson returns in the next match.
    2 Team Bayi tells all of the audience around the world why Li Jing is a system player. Are the MBs of strong teams much weaker than Yuan Xin-yue and Yang Jun-jing?
    3 Chen Li-yi, Zhang Xiao-ting and Li Ying (all from Team Tianjin) participated in the entrance exams for postgraduate schools, so they didn't play in this round. They didn't arrive in Shanghai.
    4 Yang Han-yu (MB), Mei Xiao-han (S) and Song Li-qi (OH), all from Team Shandong, got the chance of taking part in the first match of Chinese League A.
    5 Poor Megan Easy! Kelly Murphy became one of the worst foreign players until now.


    Plus them after No.3: Li Ying-ying born in 2000 became the first main player born after 2000 in Chinese League.
    Ranking until Round 13:
    Top 8:
    1 Zhejiang 8-1
    2 Tianjin 7-2
    3 Jiangsu 6-3
    4 Sichuan 4-5
    5 Liaoning 3-6 [10]
    6 Bayi 3-6 [9]
    7 Beijing 3-6 [8]
    8 Shanghai 2-7
    Last 4:
    1 Fujian 4-1 [13]
    2 Shandong 4-1 [9]
    3 Henan 1-4 [4] C:0.66 Z:0.98
    4 Yunnan 1-4 [4] C:0.46 Z:0.84


    Team Henan and Team Yunnan will join in Challenge League (former League B).

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • Tomen, could you tell me how does relegation work?


    There is no more Volleyball League B, right? No more challenge match? Last 2 teams go straight to the second division, right?

  • Tomen, could you tell me how does relegation work?


    There is no more Volleyball League B, right? No more challenge match? Last 2 teams go straight to the second division, right?


    No more Volleyball League B - Yes
    No more challenge match - No
    Last 2 teams will join in the Challenge League with three other teams - Hubei, Hebei and Guangdong (sponsored by Evergrande, Fe Garay and Julian Faucette joined it in this season) in 2017.
    Team Guangdong Evergrande is in Slovenia now in order to play some warm-up matches.
    Before this season, Jiangsu went to Germany (Zhao Jing-xue wore the shirt of Wanna Buakaew and played as the libero of Allianz MTV Stuttgart) and Fujian also went abroad.


    EDIT:
    Top 2 of Challenge League 2017 will join League 17/18.
    Others will join Challenge League 2018.

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

    Edited once, last by tomen ().

  • Thank you, Tomen.


    This is very intresting. There are direct relegations and promotions now.


    I found Team Henan situation very sad. They hired probably the best foreign player who ever played in China (Hodge), but Murphy keeps playing ad bad as the last 2 seasons and they are relegated now.


    Probably nothing would change with Zhu Ting in the team instead of the USA players. As far as I remember Zhu Ting gets very often tired along the season, while Hodge is athletically stronger and on high level the whole time.


    I wonder if Murphy will keep playing. And who would hire a player with such a terrible shape. She has no more confidence since Kiraly used her just to make number in the USA NT. ;(


  • I prefer Hill as an opposite hitter but I am not Kiraly and I don't know what he thinks of. :)

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • Warm-up in Milan:
    Club Italia 4-0 Guangdong Evengrande [25-18, 27-25, 25-21, 25-18]
    with a photo:
    Chen Jiao, Julian Faucette and Paola Egonu in it

    Images

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • Congrats to Wei Qiuyue for getting engaged during Christmas.

  • After Round 14 ("reasons" in brackets):
    Zheng Yi-xin (MB/OP): Fujian --> Beijing (Cao Ting-ting: Beijing --> Shandong Junior)
    Wang Meng-jie (L): Shandong --> Sichuan (Wang Si-min: Sichuan --> Beijing Junior)
    Mi Yang (S): Fujian --> Yunnan (Bai Rui-qi retired and Che Rui is too young)
    PS:
    In February, the preliminary contest of the junior (U21) event of Chinese National Games 2017 will be held.
    Some players had to say goodbye to Chinese League A Season 16/17 ahead of time in order to get ready for it.

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • http://www.volleychina.org/nw/2016/0115/1704.html


    The link is Challenge League 2016.
    Top 2 (No.1 Shandong and No.2 Henan) kept the qualification of League 16/17.
    In theory, three teams at least will take part in Challenge League 2017 - Henan, Yunnan, Guangdong.


    Tomen can you give us the link? Thanks

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • I didn't understand Tomen.
    1) You said that there is no more League B. And what is there instead of League B, no League? (So for example Guandong didn't play in a championship and played only friendly matches)?
    2) What is "Challenge League"? Another name to call the Challenge match (where 2 last teams of League A will play against Guandong, Hebei and Hubei)?


    Thank you so much :win:

  • I didn't understand Tomen.
    1) You said that there is no more League B. And what is there instead of League B, no League? (So for example Guandong didn't play in a championship and played only friendly matches)?
    2) What is "Challenge League"? Another name to call the Challenge match (where 2 last teams of League A will play against Guandong, Hebei and Hubei)?


    Thank you so much :win:


    It's so simple.
    If you felt my every words were full of Chinglish or "false English", I still had to explain it with my style.
    Teams: Henan, Yunnan, Guangdong, (Hubei), (Hebei) - the teams in brackets uncertainly will take part in it.
    Format: single round robin
    Place: one certain place instead of home and away
    Top 2 will join in League 2018.
    Do you understand?

    My favourite roster of Chinese (in 2022)
    male NT:
    S - Yu Yao-chen, Chen Lei-yang
    OP - Jiang Chuan, Dai Qing-yao
    OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Liu Li-bin, Fu Hou-wen
    MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Jiang Zhen-yang
    L - Yang Yi-ming, Yang Tian-yuan


    female NT:
    S - Yao Di, Diao Lin-yu
    OP - Gong Xiang-yu, Sun Xiao-xuan
    OH - Li Ying-ying, Wang Yi-fan, Wu Meng-jie, Zhuang Yu-shan
    MB - Yuan Xin-yue, Wang Yuan-yuan, Zheng Yi-xin, Liu Yu
    L - Ni Fei-fan, Xu Jia-nan

  • Ok thank you, I understood.
    Could you gently answer to my two questions (expecially the first one, that is if there is a League B or not)?
    Thanks