On the 2nd, China Women’s Basketball defeated Japan 73-71 in the women’s basketball Asian Cup final and returned to the top of Asia after 12 years. Han Xu, the main internal player of China women’s basketball, won the double-material MVP of this Asian Cup and final with an excellent performance of 22 points on average. It is worth mentioning that Han Xu is in the fault-style leading position in many data: the average efficiency of the game is the first in 29.4 games, the second 20.0 games; The average score of the game is the first in 22.0 games, and the second 17.3 games; the game average rebound 11.8 games will be the first, the second 9.8; The game average cap 2.6 games will be the first, the second 1.6, the three point hit rate 64.3% game first, the second 58.3%. Field goal percentage 61.0% games will be the first, the second 59.2%; The total score of 110 points will be the first, the second 104 points; The total number of rebounds 59 games will be the first, the second 49; the total number of 13 games in Cap is the first, the second eight; The two quantity five games are the first, the second four.
According to the plan, Han Xu left for the United States from Australia on the 3rd, and she will return to the WNBA game behind the New York Free team. Beijing Youth Daily reporter interviewed Han Xu on the 3rd. She said that this Asian Cup was a good opportunity to prove herself again. She seized the opportunity and more importantly, help China women’s basketball regain the Asian Cup after 12 years.
Beijing Youth Daily reporter (hereinafter referred to as Beiqing daily): Before the Asian Cup, your time in the WNBA Free team was relatively small, and many people were worried about your game status, do you have any worries about this?
Han Xu: this Asian Cup is very difficult for me, because my playing time in WNBA this season is not much, and it is indeed a challenge to keep the game in good condition. However, I have been thinking about the Asian Cup competition task this year, and I am the only player in the No. 5 inner position (Li Yuelu, another major center, was absent due to injury), therefore, during the WNBA season, I thought of many ways to maintain my physical condition and physical fitness. During the season, I did a lot of strength training every day, which was to keep myself in good condition.
Beiqing daily: in this Asian Cup, you are the only one on the 5th of the Chinese team. The time and responsibilities you undertake on the court are much larger than before. What do you think?
Han Xu: many people do worry about my physical fitness, but I don’t think so at all. I think my physical fitness is quite good. On the one hand, during the WNBA season, I have been keeping my physical fitness, doing a lot of aerobic and anaerobic training; On the other hand, my physical fitness is also very good, otherwise I could not play for more than 30 minutes.
Beiqing Daily: In the three group matches of the Asian Cup, the strongest opponent is South Korea. They have park Zhixiu who has the same talent as you. When you played in that group match, you got 33 points. How does it feel to fight with Park Zhixiu this time?
Han Xu: before that match, we only played two group matches. At that time, the running-in level of the team was not the best. The confrontation with Park Zhixiu is actually very happy every time. We are the same age and position. As opponents, we are also from childhood to adulthood. I admire her very much. In this group match, we all played with our own characteristics. I felt very happy and happy.
Beiqing Daily: the strongest opponent of the Chinese team in this Asian Cup is undoubtedly the Japanese team. How does it feel to compete with them?
Han Xu: it is true that the Japanese team is the biggest opponent to challenge us. We also watched the Australian team’s match in the group match before. They played very well. In the final, I felt that Chinese women’s basketball kept their own rhythm and were not taken away by the opponent’s rhythm. They tried to disturb our rhythm through high-intensity defense, but we were well prepared, there are also a lot of experience and tacit understanding to face and be able to stabilize the situation in the game, which is the most critical place for the team to win.
Beiqing daily: is this Asian Cup more meaningful to you?
Han Xu: I think this Asian Cup is really meaningful to me. Both self-confidence and personal ability have proved themselves again. At the beginning, the outside world had a lot of doubts about me, saying that I was not confrontational enough and my physical fitness was not good. I thought this Asian Cup was a process of self-proof. More importantly, my teammates and I helped China regain the Asian Cup championship women’s basketball, which is of great significance and I cherish this journey.
Beiqing daily: After the Asian Cup is over, you will return to the free man soon. Do you have any expectations?
Han Xu: I hope to be myself and get more opportunities. At the same time, I also continue to learn from my teammates Stewart and Jones. They are all top players in the world. They will definitely learn a lot when training with them every day.
