Posts by bumpsetspike

Quote from zhutingfan

I have a bad suspicion that the A team might go to the Asian games and the B team will go to WCh. After the olympics all the official media was asking "what are your plans for the Asian Games etc" and not "what are your plans for the World Championships", which would be a shame because nobody except for the "political elite" of the CVA (and that is for their resume-padding) wants to see the A-team minus Zhu play a Korean/Japanese B team in the finals, after which they're gonna delude themselves and get smacked again in 2024.

I can sort of understand it because Zhu's wrist is not expected to get better in 9 months and China made it to the podium in 2014/18, but really... CVA has that little confidence in the other players?

I heard about this as well. A couple months ago Li Quanqiang said the NT's goal this cycle is Asian Games 2022 and Paris 2024, everyone was commenting "why are they sending a B Team to World Championships?".

imo China can send a strong B/C that can win the Asian Games. For WCH, without Zhu and possibly without Zhang (I'm not sure what her recovery timetable is) they won't make it far, but their players could use that experience for development. Wang YY, Gao Yi, Yang Hanyu could use WCH as practice rather than being sent to the Asian Games and win, but not really having any progress. They could just send Zheng YX and Hu for the Asian Games and still make it work.

China is a bit thin at OH without Zhu and Zhang. The next question is who can they pair up with Li to lead a new team?

I wonder how Japan and Korea will handle the time conflict. Do they send the A Team to the Asian Games and B/C Team to WCH?

It's pretty clear the Red Team has the advantage.

Good to see Wang Yifan getting recognition. She's only 16, but already showing more all around skills than Wu Mengjie and Zhuang Yushan. Her mature mindset and hard work ethic is showing and she will be a great addition to the NT in the future.

Chen Peiyan is also growing and not making as much errors as before. She should an option at OPP at VNL next year rather than forcing Liu Yanhan.

I noticed Cai Yaqian was on the list as opposed to Mei Xiaohan. Either that means Mei is injured or Cai beat her at the starting setter spot for Shandong.

With the scheduling conflict with WCH the NT will have to find a suitable B Team that can defend their title at the Asian Games.

Is it really considered on All Stars match if you don't include the four foreigners in your league, two of which were Olympic MVPs?

I remember the last season KYK played in China she was part of the All Stars match...

I honestly thought she was the full time assistant coach this whole time and Luka Slabe was just a data analyst. lol

I heard that she plans on getting surgery abroad, but not entirely sure of the date.

Quote from Brtkk

I guess she would be eligible to play for Serbian NT but I doubt that Serbian NT would need her

Doesn't she want to play opposite?

Playing for Serbia won't help her case with Boskovic there and not to mention the other youth talents they have.

lol

hi korean friends

KYK is playing in the chinese league right now, link is on the thread.

Shanghai vs Liaoning starting.

Monolids are beautiful!

Don't let western media and society make you think otherwise.

Quote from zhutingfan

Wang Mengjie also had one, but it's not sports related...

Are we sure this is the real Wang Mengjie?!? Looks like she got double eyelid surgery and maybe some other facial procedures.

(2021)

(2019)

I really hope Li Yingying stays healthy because it seems like every NT player has been plagued by some type of injury.

Quote from voiretoiles

WHY THERE IS NO LARSON IN SHANGHAI TEAM PHOTOSHOOT

it's really sad

Maybe she missed the photoshoot date due to being in quarantine.

Middle Blocker Xue Yizhi (former Jiangsu, LBSU, Beijing) joined Liaoning this season.

Quote from guilhermessartor

Can someone post rosters please?

They have wide rosters here. https://cva-web.dataproject.co…tionTeamSearch.aspx?ID=61

Most teams brought only 14-16 players to the bubble if I'm not mistaken.

Beijing vs Shenzhen will be starting shortly.

Liu Xiaotong officially announced her retirement as well.

She might not be a main player on the NT, but her experience was crucial especially at the Rio Olympics in the quarterfinals against Brazil. She also played the role of captain leading young players in tournaments China decided not to send their main lineup. Unfortunately like other Chinese players injuries ended up affecting her towards the later part of her career and her performance this past summer wasn't up to par. Rumor has it she is expected to join the coaching staff of her Beijing club in the future.

Wish Liu Xiaotong the best!

Watch CVA change the rule next season to allow two foreigners on the court when Shanghai won't have Larson and KYK anymore.

Quote from avid

time to ditch and both come to AU! lol

KYK released a statement that fans are guessing is related to CVA's new foreigner rule in the league.

"It looks gorgeous and good on the outside, but the inside is rotten and scorched. The bigger the bowl, the more it can hold, but the feeling that we can't even fill the bowl full. You may feel afraid of change, but now is the time for all of us to change it seems."

through google translate so it might be off... But it does sound like she's specifically talking about the league. The league "looks gorgeous and good...", the "inside being rotten" is probably about CVA

South Korean media apparently interviewed someone that works for Kim's company and they revealed that when Kim and Larson signed contracts back in May it stated that there were no implications that they wouldn't be able to play simultaneously. South Korean TV stations also have bought broadcasts rights to the league, but now KYK won't even be playing all matches.

If CVA wants to add new rules for future seasons then they need to state it before the current season ends. FIVB needs to step in because this is ridiculous.