Chinese men's NT 2025

Will Vital Heynen choose older or younger players?

Does he have enough time?

Could he be also the head coach of an overseas club?

CVA is afraid of more and more coaches' "relatives" (Chinese: 关系户) in the national team.

These question will be answered by time.

active players who were the ones who participated in the matches of senior NTs:

bold as the members of VCC 2024:

Shanghai: Dai Qing-yao (2009-2023), Yang Tian-yuan (2021-), Guo Cheng (2021-2023), Zhang Zhe-jia (2015-2022), Qu Zong-shuai (2022-), Lu Tian-cheng (2024-)

Beijing: Tang Chuan-hang (2016-2018), Jiang Chuan (2016-), Liu Ze (2024-), Liu Li-bin (2016-2021)

Zhejiang: Chen Lei-yang (2023), Li Yong-zhen (2021-), Yang Yi-ming (2021-), Zhang Guan-hua (2021-), Wang Bin (2022-)

Hebei: Chen Pei-yu (2023), Wen Zi-hua (2023), Li Run-ming (2009-2018)

Tianjin: Mao Tian-yi (2014-), Yuan Dang-yi (2018-2022), Chen Long-hai (2014-2021), Zhang Xin-yu (2023)

Shandong: Li Lei (2023-), Wang Jing-yi (2018-), Zhai De-jun (2023-), Geng Xin (2011-2020)

Jiangsu: Yu Yuan-tai (2018-), Dai Hai-bo (2022), Li Tian-yue (2023-)

Fujian: Ji Dao-shuai (2012-2020)

Sichuan: Guo Shun-xiang (2019), Chen Xi-long (2023-)

Guangdong: Chen Jia-jie (2016-), Wang He-bin (2022-), Zou Xu-yuan (2024-)

Hubei: Miao Ruan-tong (2016-2023)

Henan: Li Yuan-bo (2015-2018), Jiang Zheng-yang (2021-2022)

overseas: Zhang Jing-yin (2018-), Yu Yao-chen (2016-2023), Rao Shu-han (2015-), Wang Dong-chen (2023-), Peng Shi-kun (2018-), Deng Xin-peng (2023-), Zhang Bing-long (2017-)

Peng Shi-kun created the new record: 13 blocks in one match

the New Year's greetings from overseas Chinese male volleyballers:

https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034…465?from=old_pc_videoshow

Wang Dong-chen, Zhang Bing-long, Yang Bao-qi, Deng Xin-peng and Zhang Jing-yin

https://weibo.com/2252598361/P8X4OeqON#comment

Zhang Bing-long is injured and has to return China.

Whether he could participate in the qualifier of 2025 Chinese National Games (earliest in March, 2025) as the member of Beijing VC is still unknown.

the new training in 2025:

https://www.volleyballchina.com/newsinfo/7962625.html

Players: after born in 2007 (U19)

Time: Feb 11 to Mar 20

Plate: Zhangzhou, Fujian

Teams: (only listing boys' ) Beijing, Hebei, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Guangdong, Sichuan

the application form:

the new interview on Vital Heynen in the Polish media:

https://www.polsatsport.pl/wia…pomoglem-zrobic-w-polsce/

Wen Zi-hua was in NT in 2023 but was injured and not in NT in 2024.

Therefore, ...

https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034…275?from=old_pc_videoshow

Pawel Woicki said that he will be the assistant of Vital Heynen again after Polish male NT (2018-2021) and German female NT (2022) .

At least, this year, he will be the coach of Chinese men's NT.

According to the interview, he will be the coach of "the other club" but he didn't say what it is.

some sources but all in Polish:

https://siatka.org/pokaz/vital…oicki-reprezentacja-chin/

https://sport.tvp.pl/60278413/…-w-sztabie-vitala-heynena

the interview:

https://www.polsatsport.pl/fil…radzil-szczegoly_7224827/

the wide roster of U16 male NT in theory in 2025:

Coaches: Chen You-quan (Chen Xin-tong's father), Wang Qi

Players: (all unknown)

Sun Yi-zhang, Liu Hao, Wang Yu-bo, Chang Jia-jun, Wu Rong-jun, Li Yang-sen, Feng Yuan-jun, Li Jia-chen, Li Fu-zhen-xi, Li Shu, Mao Guang-yu, Wang Yi-cheng, Dong Yu-zhe, Li Le-bing, Yang Yi, Jin Tai-qi, Guang Xiao-yang, Wang Fu-lin, Guo Jia-hao, Lu Shao-jie, Zhou Wei-jun-qi

https://www.volleyballchina.com/newsinfo/8191359.html

the 1st training camp of Chinese senior men's NT in 2025:

Head Coach: Vital Heynen

Assistant Coaches: Li Mu, Lu Wei-zhong, Guo Peng, Cui Jian-jun

Players:

OH - Zhang Jing-yin, Yu Yuan-tai, Wang Bin, Li Lei, Ji Dao-shuai, Zhai De-jun, Chen Xi-long, Yang Bao-qi

MB - Zhang Zhe-jia, Peng Shi-kun, Li Yong-zhen, Wang Dong-chen, Geng Xin, Zhang Dong-zheng, Wang Chang-li, Miao Ruan-tong, Rao Shu-han

S - Yu Yao-chen, Wang He-bin, Mao Tian-yi, Wu Zhai

OP - Jiang Chuan, Wang Jing-yi, Wen Zi-hua, Wu Peng-zhi, Gu Qin-fan

L - Qu Zong-shuai, Yang Yi-ming, Lin Ri-dong, Qi Jia-hao

without Sui Xiang-yu (OH), Tian Cong (OH), Ding Wen-cai (MB), Chen Long-hai (MB), Zhang Guan-hua (OP) and Li Tian-yue (L)

Pawel Woicki might join "the other team".

The rumor is that Yang Yi-ming was injured so heavily and has to have the rest for at least half one year.

The roster was given earlier in theory.

Last year Li Tian-yue (Li Tian-le) got No.34 shirt, so I think this year it will still happen that No.31 and more-big-number shirts exist.

Peng Shi-kun was in the best lineups (MB2) in the regular season of French Liga A 24/25.

Congratulations!

the training starts.

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1pGRkYTECS

Photo: Geng Xin (36 years old, he even participated in 2011 World Cup) and Vital Heynen

the warm-ups: May 15 to May 26, China vs Russia

(female volleyball: Serbia vs Russia in Serbia)

the roster of Russian men's NT in 2025:

https://volley.ru/nationalteams?tab=0

Quote from Agust

I heard Li Yongzhen will participate in the AVC Champions League with Shanghai

I doubt Shanghai's choice.

I just think Perrin is the same OH as Chinese local good ones now and might just be better than Dai Qing-yao, Tian Cong and so on.

"the famous Polish OH"? Leon? Fornal? I think it is wasting money.

I support Li Yong-zhen and Li Tian-yue could participate in the tournament though Shanghai's setters are also not much better than Chen Lei-yang.

At least Li Yong-zhen could "spike the ball".

Quote from tomen

Pawel Woicki said that he will be the assistant of Vital Heynen again after Polish male NT (2018-2021) and German female NT (2022) .

At least, this year, he will be the coach of Chinese men's NT.

According to the interview, he will be the coach of "the other club" but he didn't say what it is.

some sources but all in Polish:

https://siatka.org/pokaz/vital…oicki-reprezentacja-chin/

https://sport.tvp.pl/60278413/…-w-sztabie-vitala-heynena

the interview:

https://www.polsatsport.pl/fil…radzil-szczegoly_7224827/

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Official: He is the head coach of U21 NT.

the video:

https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034…468?from=old_pc_videoshow

the public training video for one hour on April 16, 2025:

https://weibo.com/l/wblive/p/s…22:2321325155830596239417