China women's volleyball team won 3-1 against Colombia! Team performance: average, losing a set was avoidable, Tang Xin deserves full marks.

On August 25th Beijing time, the Women's Volleyball World Championship group stage is fiercely contested. A key match just ended with China’s women’s team battling through four sets to defeat Colombia 3-1, securing their second consecutive win and advancing to the round of 16. Evaluating the team’s performance in this match, it can only be rated as passable, as it was fairly ordinary and losing a set was unnecessary. However, substitute star Tang Xin earned a perfect score!

The golden generation of China’s women’s volleyball has gradually stepped down, and it’s time for a complete rebuild. The team now consists mainly of young players participating in the World Championship, meaning expectations for results should be modest. In the first round of the group stage, they faced a tough challenge and unexpectedly lost the first set to the weaker Mexican team. The second set was nearly lost too. Fortunately, they held firm and dominated the last two sets to win 3-1 and secure a strong start. Today, they took the court again to face Colombia, aiming to claim all three points!

After the match started, Colombia and China took turns launching attacks with a tight scoreline. After the mid-game, China unleashed a strong offensive wave, winning the first set 25-16. In the second set, Colombia came on fiercely, keeping the score close and troubling China. At 23-all, a crucial point battle saw China lose the serve due to a timeout, then drop another point, losing the set 23-25. The teams were tied 1-1. In the third set, China finally showed dominance, firing on all cylinders to win 25-14. In the fourth set, China found their rhythm with multiple scoring threats, overwhelming Colombia 25-16 and winning the match 3-1 overall!

In this match, China struggled in the first two sets, with the second set lost inexplicably, which really shouldn’t have happened. Currently, China hasn’t reached their best form, often starting slowly, which is not a good sign and could be problematic against stronger teams. Nevertheless, China secured two straight wins and qualified early for the round of 16. The final group match will be against the strongest team, the Dominican Republic, competing for first place in the group. The opponent is very strong, so the pressure is high!

Written by / Sports Fiction