china NT has just completed the Liga A 2007-08 last Saturday. Tianjin Bridgestone Club stompped National Army Club by consecutive 3-0, 3-1, 3-1 to win the best of 3 matches. this is the sixth Champion title of Tianjin since the season of 2001-2002. A new convocation to prepare for the Beijing Olympic Games is about to begin on Jan. 1st, 2008. a 19 player roster has been announced on the 24th of December (Xmas Eve) by China Volleyball Association, in which added 2 young but talented outside hitters: Hui Ruoqi (192cm, 15 years old) and Zhao Yanni (187cm, 19 years old). However, it seemed that the widely-concerned news was the Return of Olympic MVP Feng Kun and the best Blocker, the tallest player in China NT Zhao Ruirui (197cm) after their treatment and Recovery in USA.
the first period of convocation with 14 players was determined yesterday.
all the info of those 14 Players as followed:
Setter (2):
Feng Kun 183cm 1979 Beijing
Wei Qiuyue 182cm 1988 Tianjin
Opposite (2):
Zhou Suhong 182cm 1979 Zhejiang
Liu Yanan 185cm 1980 Liaoning
Outside Hitter (5):
Wang Yimei 191cm 1988 Liaoning
Yang Hao 183cm 1980 Liaoning
Li Juan 187cm 1982 Tianjin
Zhao Yanni 187cm 1988 Sichuan
Hui Ruoqi 192cm 1991 Jiangsu
Middle Blocker (4):
Zhao Ruirui 197cm 1981 Army
Xue Ming 194cm 1987 Beijing
Xu Yunli 196cm 1987 Fujian
Ma Yunwen 190cm 1986 Shanghai
Libero (1):
Zhang Xian 167cm 1985 Yunnan
apart from the above 14 players, Zhang Yuehong (OH), Song Nina (S), Chen Yao (MB), Li Shan (Oppo), Zhang Na (L), completing the 19 Roster, will not attand the convocation this time.
(News Source: Pappi)