Top scorer is most likely Egonu (i know, what a wild guess)
Top errorer too...probably
Top scorer is most likely Egonu (i know, what a wild guess)
Top errorer too...probably
Display MoreIMO China has the best team, in their starting six there is not a single weakness. USA and Brazil also are very balanced but on a lower level. Italy has Egonu, but they also have Sylla (or Pietrini, whoever of them will start) plus possibly Malinov (), so I don't see Italy as favourites. If Terzic manages to get all his stars into their top shape Serbia can also be a contender for a medal again, but it's a question mark.
So, my guess:
Gold: China
Silver: USA
Bronze: Italy
MVP: Zhu Ting
Best scorer: Egonu
Disappointment: Turkey (I'm afraid they might have peaked at VNL)
Why put Turkey as a disappointment, if they come out of the group play, it's a win, if they don't, it's normal.
Italy or China will fight for Gold and Italy is gone win it with crazy performance by Egonu in tie break
You can't always be right.
Looking back to the Rio Olympics thread, I'm surprised that you were quite accurate, especially this post was right after China losing to Netherlands in the opening match.
I heard the world cup and world grand champions cup are both cancelled...
this sucks, so we'll only have World championship and Olympics as the only two majors in a circle. Well, they should at least give us World championship every two years.
After this match , we can know China saves Zhuting's energy last several matchec. Zhuting is still superb! 72% spike succsess rate.
Gong is also awesome. She gets 65% spike success rate.!
Too bad we don't know how Li YingYing would do if she's on court today, she had 92% succsess rate against Dominican Republic.
I shouldn't have stayed up for this match
Kimberly Hill : "There are some really strong teams — China, Serbia, Italy. We could handle ourselves against any of those teams if we're playing well, but it will be really tough for sure. " https://www.fivb.com/en/about/…to-international?id=90701
I think she's very correct
Zhu's spike 25/50 50% success rate and 1 block. With this stat, Her below par standard is pretty high btw.
Yuan's spike 19/34 56% success rate 7 block. For a MB, this is phenomenon.
both with 26 points
Zhu suffers from her wrist injury, I heard people say that she yelled it hurts...
Yuan carried the team today
I didn't expect China to rank 1st at all, since they lost all the matches with the B squad in the first week.
anyone has CHN v. U.S link for replay
Li Yingying has some eye-opening points, they give me Zhu's vibes
streaming site for Turkey vs China please
I miss Zhu’s spike in 2014 and 2015, it was so high and so exciting to watch. Langping changed her spiking approach in order to protect her knees. Now, she only hit that high in critical points.
by the way, Yuan xinyue has become such a reliable middle blocker.
I'm so upset it's a replay, at least show the other challenges. Fortunately, China win the 2nd set.
OMG, I really wanna watch a China v. Serbia final again. Please let it happen...
Netherlands should fire this coach (Karch's student?), his double subs always make them lose.