The Chinese women's volleyball team got off to a good start in the 2025 VNL Hong Kong station, and 16-year-old setter Zhang Zixuan continued to start

The finale of the first day of the 2025 World Women's Volleyball League (VNL) Hong Kong Station on the 19th, the youth team led by the new coach Zhao Yong faced the Czech Republic.

At the 2025 World Women's Volleyball League (VNL) Hong Kong Station, the Chinese women's volleyball team ushered in a good start

The Chinese women's volleyball team in this tournament is the youngest team with an average age of 18 participating teams in VNL, and the first game of this station is the main lineup, 28-year-old captain Gong Xiangyu, led by 22-year-old main attack Wu Mengjie and Zhuang Yushan, deputy attack Wang Yuanyuan 27 years old, Wan Ziyue 20 years old, and setter Zhang Zixuan The youngest in the whole team, only 16 years old.

In the face of the mobile and powerful Czech team, the score was tight all the way to 25 draws in the first game. It is better to have supporters from Japan and Thailand, and the Chinese women's volleyball team was supported by the cheers of the fans, saving the game point and chasing it to 27:27 and then scoring two points in a row, and winning the first game first.

The second game is as compact, the Czech Republic started well 4:2 lead, the Chinese women's volleyball team chased and overtook 7:6, and then the two sides scored plum blossoms, China had a slight advantage, the Czech Republic chased a 19:19, 20:20 tie at the end of the game, and then overtook 24:21, the Chinese women's volleyball team did not give up to save 2 game points, but unfortunately it was still tied by the Czech Republic at 23:25.

The Chinese women's volleyball team shows the strength of the net

In the third game, China adjusted its playing style to be more refreshing, the 17-year-old deputy attacker Wang Ao Qian has been leading from the beginning, and after the Czech Republic chased to 4:5, China scored 4 points in a row and opened up the score again, and then threw away 10 points at 17:7, and won another game with 25:15.

The Czech Republic, which could not afford to lose again, significantly strengthened its offensive firepower in the fourth game and returned to the situation of taking turns scoring with China. In the middle of the game, the Chinese team opened a little 3 points at 13:10, and China still had the advantage at the end of the game, and won the game 25:22, and defeated the Czech Republic, ranked 13th in the world, 3:1, and won the Hong Kong station smoothly.

Wu Mengjie, the main attacker of the Chinese women's volleyball team who blamed herself for crying after being defeated by Turkey in the finale of the first stop in Beijing, still has high requirements for herself, "Today, I still lack in the overall blocking defense, in terms of passing, the impact of the serve is not enough, and the offense should be strengthened by some techniques." She commented to herself, "You will be nervous when you play, it will take time to adapt to the venue at the beginning, and then you will get better and better as you work together." ”

The Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Czech Republic, ranked 13th in the world, 3:1 in the number of games

The current Chinese women's volleyball team is young and energetic, Wu Mengjie said that the team still has a lot to improve, and the experience is insufficient, and the advantage is that the impact is sufficient, "We are very energetic, the members are infected with each other, and the experience is a little lacking. As for the young players in the team who played particularly well, she said: "Use emotions to drive skills, go all out in every game, and the confidence is getting stronger and stronger through their own performance." ”