Xinhua News Agency, Sydney, June 28 (reporter Hao Yalin, Wang Qi) the competition for the group match ended in Sydney on the 28th of the women’s basketball Asian Cup in 2023. The Chinese team and the Japanese team won all the matches in the third battle, as the first of their respective groups, they directly advanced to the top four.
On that day, the Chinese team played the last game of Group A with the South Korean team. According to the competition system, in addition to the first of the two groups directly promoted, the other two seats of the top four will be generated by the second and third cross confrontation of the two groups. Therefore, only by winning one victory can the South Korean team become the second in this group, thus occupying a more favorable position in the subsequent competition for seats in the top four.
The South Korean team has been very hard since the beginning of the game, while the Chinese team has continued the slow heat of the first two games, and it has been behind in the first half. In the second half, the Chinese team played more actively and resolutely, and fought against the opponent to 72 square meters at the end of the regular time. The Chinese team who entered overtime was more brave in the Vietnam War, while the South Korean team’s offensive with decreased physical strength was significantly weakened. In the end, the Chinese team won 87:81.
Coach Zheng Wei and many players described this as the most difficult game.
Zheng Wei said after the game: “Today is a battle for the South Korean team, so it is very hard to fight on the court. We defended well when we fell behind in the first half. The characteristic of the South Korean team is to vote for three points, but (we) the players did a very good job in (tactical) execution, only letting them vote for five, and did not let the South Korean team play their characteristics.”
As for the slow fever in the first three games of the team, Zheng Wei said that in fact, this problem has been solved all the time. It should be said that one game is better than one.
“Today should be the hardest. Although the score fell behind in the first half, the players never gave up. They tried their best to curb the opponent on defense and played more clearly on the offensive side, in particular, the internal line poses a great threat to them, so I think we have something to sum up in this very difficult match, both psychologically and technically, it must be helpful for us to play the following games well.” Zheng Wei said.
Li Meng said that during the rest of the next two days, he would watch the game video and summarize the problems with his teammates, solve the problems in the training, and hope to have a better performance in the final four.
On the same day, the Australian team and the Japanese team, who also held two wins, competed for the first place in Group B. The Japanese team defeated Australia by 91:66 and directly advanced to the top four. In the next four qualifying matches, Australia, the second team in Group B, will play the third South Korean team in Group A, and the second New Zealand team in Group A will play against the Third Philippine team in Group B.
