Some offensive stats I pulled out of FIVB's a$$, not 100% accurate.
| Points | Errors | Total | Percent | Efficiency | |
| Wang Yuanyuan | 59 | 9 | 120 | 49.17% | 41.61% |
| Yang Hanyu | 58 | 15 | 119 | 48.74% | 36.13% |
| Gao Yi | 10 | 0 | 29 | 34.48% | 34.48% |
| Zheng Yixin | 8 | 4 | 19 | 42.11% | 21.05% |
| Zhang Changning | 132 | 44 | 306 | 43.14% | 28.76% |
| Li Yao | 72 | 31 | 235 | 30.64% | 17.45% |
| Liu Yanhan | 46 | 11 | 163 | 28.22% | 21.47% |
| Liu Xiaotong | 33 | 19 | 132 | 25.00% | 10.61% |
| Duan Fang | 33 | 14 | 107 | 30.84% | 17.76% |
The win over Brazil was least expected. This kind of competitive match is what 🇨🇳🏐fans expected from them not a pushover. This result gave 🇨🇳🏐 fans something to be happy and hopeful.
It may be an unpopular opinion, but I believe Liu XY has secured her position to Tokyo after today’s match. Not that she was excellent in this match, but she showed she still could contribute when it mattered most. She was (finally) not rolling the ball all the time and just throwing the ball to the other side of the net back from the service line, she did hit it hard today and still could score from time to time. I believe Jenny would still take her over Liu YH or Duan.
who needs a 4th OH when there's Zhu, Zhang, and Li? I still really don't see the last roster spots making a difference.
Display MoreI really don't believe Lang has intention to play in the final round (and I wish them leave early). Today the team played extraordinary good against BRA, perhaps the team wanna see BRA team in stretch mode. Or perhaps the BRA team is a very good rival, a very classical one, that the team induced extra drive to the CHN team after its lackluster performance in successive matches.
Well, after working so hard now Zhang can have more rest, she won't need to stretch herself that hard in the remaining matches. Few her last plays were just her 2019 World Cup performance redux.
Btw I never doubt Zhang's spot in the OG team, but someone had to bear the task to lead the team in the absence of Zhu.
Still wondering the other three more players to make up the 12-roster for OG... not clear for me.
Other than the 6 in quarantine + ZCN, YD, WMJ, I really can't think of 10-12ths.
of the nine, there are
3 OHs
2 MB
2 S
1 OPP
1 L
Knowing Lang Ping, she will want another OPP to make double-sub available. If Zhu/Zhang start (which makes the most sense) then Li can't play opposite. Neither can LXT.
For the 10th spot, Based on who has been given opportunities, it seems that Li Yao is a lock. I really don't see what Jenny sees in her, but she's started almost every match (also I don't really see anybody who can play second opposite either way... lol). there's an argument to be made that LYH is being tested as a sub since that's her role in Tokyo, but she didn't make much of an impact coming in.
For the 11th spot, it's 1 more middle, definitely between YHY and WYY. I don't know who to take, they are pretty even... I would argue that 3rd middle is useful only if Yan Ni gets injured (pray no injuries) and in that case YXY will play Yan Ni's spot and the 3rd middle will have to play YXY's spot. YHY has no slide so I guess based on that Wang Yuanyuan will go? I admit it's a really flimsy argument.
Finally the 12th spot, either a second libero, 4th OH, or 4th MB. I guess Jenny will take LXT as a lucky charm 
although personally I would prefer Lin Li.
so my guess for final roster is
OH: Zhu Ting, Zhang Changning, LI Yingying, Liu Xiaotong
MB: Yuan Xinyue, Yan Ni, Wang Yuanyuan
S: Ding Xia, Yao Di
OPP: Gong Xiangyu, Li Yao
L: Wang Mengjie.
7 from 2016, 5 new. And as usual, I am ready to be surprised...
Diao Linyu, Gao Yi, Duan Fang, and Zheng Yixin will come home early.
(to be fair, they were never in consideration to begin with)
I'd say that we'll have more guesses based on the 14 person roster for the match against the netherlands, but knowing Jenny she would probably leave Yan Ni or Zhang Changning in the hotel or something just to mess with us. 
"please, I beg you, don't talk today!"
http://www.volleychina.org/202…doc-ikqciyzi7426747.shtml
the training players of Chinese U20 NT for 2021 U20 WCH in July:
Head Coach: Shi Hai-rong
Players:
Liu Mei-jun (OP), Dong Ming-xiao (OH), Xia Si-jia, Zhang Xin-yue, Han Wen-xu, Gao Hui-yi, Zhu Xing-chen (L), Zhou Ye-tong (OH), Tang Xin (OP), Chen Yi-fan, Cong Xiao-hui, Zhuang Yu-shan (OH), Wang Wen-han (MB), Gao Ya, Zhang Ke-fan (S)
15 players, maybe 7 WSs, 4 MBs, 2 setters and 2 liberos
Poor Wu Meng-jie ... injured in the U20 event of Chinese National Games
what was the roster from 2016 Rio? How many changes will CHN have compared to that roster?
what was the roster from 2016 Rio? How many changes will CHN have compared to that roster?
Hui RQ (OH, C), Wei QY (S), Xu YL (MB), Yang FX (Opp) retired. The rest are still with the team, only question marks will be whether Liu XT (OH) & Lin L (L) are gonna make it to Tokyo.
Other changes will be Yao Di replacing Wei as back up setter; Li YY will take a spot of OH; either Yang HY or Wang YY will be the 3rd MB; Li Yao may be the back up Opp; Wang MJ (L) will possibly replace Lin.
Read that Lin Li and LXT are leaving as well. ZCN, Yao Di, WMJ are locked in for Tokyo Olympics (never doubted about it). There are 3 spots left. If LP decided to take 2 spikers and 1MB, my guess is Li Yao, (for sure) LYH and WYY . If one spiker and 2MB, they will be LY, WYY and WHY.
"please, I beg you, don't talk today!"
but despite LP’s plea, he still went blah, blah, blah.... I think the players only pretended to pay attention and then used their own strategy ....
but despite LP’s plea, he still went blah, blah, blah.... I think the players only pretended to pay attention and then used their own strategy ....
Welcome to the post-Tokyo years.
Welcome to the post-Tokyo years.
sometimes I wish that he will show some emotions and enthusiasm ...instead of being so soft spoken and gentle. I guess you can call him a gentle giant !
but despite LP’s plea, he still went blah, blah, blah.... I think the players only pretended to pay attention and then used their own strategy ....
Oh wait, was she really referring to him? 😮
Oh wait, was she really referring to him? 😮
nope, fans putting funny captions on the pictures. I believe this was at 14-12 in the 5th set and she's praying that Zhang can sideout I guess.
I wonder who's the FIVB commentator of the match CHN vs BRA?
He's a great commentator, had impartial commentary and focus solely on the match, not talked about other irrelevant things, and gave praise to whom deserved it. His comment was concise yet carried substances, not clichés, reflected the ongoing match progress and pinpointed. I wish other FIVB commentators will learn from him! 
Since there are still quite a few substitutes in the lineup, I guess in the subsequent matches we will see arrangements like 5 starters + 2 subs or 6 starters + 1 sub.
But I hope we don't play LYY or any of the subs in the match vs. USA, just the 7 that started in the world cup to see if they developed any answers to it.
And I think it's too early to show off all the cards here 
that's why I keep on reminding the goal is in the OG not this VNL... even the one-million dollar extra bonus still doesn't alter the standing ha ha ha
the aim should not be swayed, moreover there's an apparent JINX of WGP/VNL.
