After 12 years of waiting, China Women’s Basketball finally reached the top of Asia again. This Chinese women’s basketball, which is not the most neat in personnel, went out in a low-key manner before the match. From the group match to the final, Lianke Korea, Australia, Japan and other strong enemies finally took the title of Asian champion. From last year’s world runner-up to today’s champion, this Chinese women’s basketball has surprised us again and again and proved to everyone that their hearts are strong enough, they are already an absolutely strong team in the world women’s basketball.

As happy as winning the championship, this Chinese women’s basketball has the temperament that the world’s top teams deserve. In the process of winning the championship, China Women’s Basketball encountered many challenges. Before the game, center Li Yuelu, strong front line Huang Sijing and best sixth man Wu Tongtong were absent, and the rotation of China women’s basketball was greatly affected. In the group match against South Korea women’s basketball, china women’s basketball was dragged into Canada by its opponents; In the semi-finals, China Women’s Basketball did not score in the first 5 minutes when facing the host Australia women’s basketball. In the final, Japan led by 9 points at half court women’s basketball, and still had a 6-point lead at the end of half of the game……

But China women’s basketball finally survived. There are such teams in many sports. Even if they have been in a unfavorable situation for a long time, almost everyone is still full of confidence in them because they have the qualities that the strong should have, they have the ability to deal with any unfavorable situation. There are not many such teams, and people say that such teams have strong team temperament. Now this Chinese women’s basketball has become such a team.

In the face of the difficulties mentioned above, China did not panic women’s basketball. They knew that even if the team was not full, even if captain Yang Liwei missed the most important final, they could still control the game.

Coach Zheng Wei, Ju Gong Zhiwei, is the leader of this team. When China women’s basketball is at a disadvantage on the court, Zheng Wei can always make the team out of trouble through timely tactical adjustment. In the final, China’s women’s basketball fell 9 points in the first half. Zheng Wei changed his offensive strategy in the second half and let Han Xu pull out the restricted area near the basket. This change also became the key to China’s women’s basketball to reverse the game. From last year’s World Cup to this year’s Asian Cup, Zheng Wei’s changes to this Chinese women’s basketball are reflected in all aspects. She can always keenly capture any minor changes on the court and help the team make adjustments.

However, if a team wants to have a strong team temperament, it is obviously not enough to rely on the head coach, but also need the play of star players. Han Xu is a well-deserved star player of this team. She is the absolute core of the team and can play the dominant performance at both ends of attack and defense. Even if you look at prolong of the entire history of China, this big man who is more than two meters tall and can still cast three points outside the line can occupy a place. At the critical moment of the final, it was Han Xu’s underbasket fighting and offensive rebounds that helped the team lock in the victory.

In addition to Han Xu, Li Meng and Wang Siyu’s play is also remarkable. In the semi-final of the women’s basketball World Cup last year, Wang Siyu helped China women’s basketball advance to the final at the last minute. In this year’s women’s basketball Asian Cup final, Li Meng’s two penalties helped China women’s basketball lock in the Championship. Two free throws at critical moments, both Wang Siyu and Li Meng can resist the huge pressure and hit steadily. Their bodies also represent the temperament of Chinese women’s basketball. These girls all have a big heart.

What is even more gratifying is that this is still not the highest achievement that China can achieve today’s women’s basketball. Several core players are in the playing year, and the team’s main frame and operation mode are very stable. When several main players return, the team’s ability will be further improved. In 2022, China won the World runner-up in women’s basketball; In 2023, China women’s basketball became the Asian champion; When the Paris Olympics in 2024, what kind of surprise will China women’s basketball bring to us?

(Text/Yangcheng Evening News full media reporter Hao Haoyu)