2023-07-08 21:30:00
Players of the Taiwan team celebrate after defeating Kazakhstan in the group match of the Asian Men’s Volleyball Challenge Cup. (Photographed by reporter Fang Bin)
[Reporter Nian Miaoyun/Taipei Report]The Taiwan team defeated Kazakhstan 3:1 (25:17, 21:25, 25:12, 25:23) in the preliminaries of the Asian Men’s Volleyball Challenge Cup yesterday, and advanced to the semi-finals with the first place in the group .
The Taiwan team is led by Jakarta Asian Games bronze medalists Dai Ruqian, Chen Jianzhen, Wu Zongxuan and others. The preliminaries and Kazakhstan are divided into Group A. Since there are only two teams, as long as they win this preliminaries, they can get the first place in the group.
6,000 fans came to watch the game at home
Wu Zongxuan, who celebrated his 29th birthday today, scored a team-high 18 points yesterday, Cai Peizhang scored 12 points, and Chen Jianzhen, who returned to the national team, scored 11 points. Wu Zongxuan said that for this game, the whole team has been preparing for a long time. Before that, the off-site training was carried out to adapt to the intensity early, and those who have gained a lot feel that they are in good condition.
Putting on the jersey of the national team again and playing at home, attracting about 6,000 fans, Chen Jianzhen said frankly that he was a little stage fright at first when he saw that the stadium was almost full. Everyone will want to know where I have improved after playing in Japan in the past few years, and think more about it.”
Senior players have stable output, young players have contributed to the bench
In addition to the stable output of senior players, 21-year-old teenagers Lin Qian and Zeng Xiangming have contributed as substitutes. Chen Jianzhen believes that the coach trusts the players very much, and is also very happy to see the juniors jumping out to help the team at the right time. Captains Dai Ruqian and Chen Jianzhen both believe that the juniors are in good shape and ability, and it will be better if they can be more active on the court and give full play to their personal advantages.
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