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Post by ironhammer on Feb 5, 2018 8:11:25 GMT -5
Former Chinese NT captain and Rio Champion Hui Ruoqi has officially retired from her playing career (http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/03/c_136947027.htm). Hui was the one scoring the winning point against Serbia in the gold medal match with a spike. In recent years, she has been somewhat overshadowed by Zhu Ting. But she was the shining star on the Chinese team back when it was struggling with a string of subpar performances prior to Lang Ping taking over. Hui also won the Chinese domestic league champions with her team Jiangsu in 2017 and was again victorious in the national games (a domestic Olympics in China). Hui has struggled with two potentially career-ending injuries, the last one being a heart condition that could have stopped her from going to Rio. Fortunately, she recovered in time to attend Rio. Here she is giving her farewell address at Jiangsu:  Zhu Ting is now the captain of the NT, having already won the World Grand Champions Cup in that capacity. As for Hui Ruoqi, what did you think of her as player? |
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Post by trying2learn on Feb 5, 2018 14:01:20 GMT -5
Always a sad news when players have to retire at a young age. She is the second gold medalist to retire, as Wei Qiuyue (the setter) also called it quits in september I thin
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Post by ironhammer on Feb 5, 2018 21:15:11 GMT -5
Always a sad news when players have to retire at a young age. She is the second gold medalist to retire, as Wei Qiuyue (the setter) also called it quits in september I thin Wei was setter and the most experienced player on the team. She had a long list of injuries and it was quite an acheivement she made it to Rio in spite of it. Hui is a bit younger and she should have had a longer playing career, but like Wei, injuries prematurely ended her career. I remember when I first saw her in 2009 on the China NT, my Chinese colleague (and avid volleyball fan) would say she is the future of the team and will take the team out of the pit that it was mired in. That took a bit longer than we thought and Hui suffered injuries along the way, but she was fortunate to receive instruction and guidance under Lang Ping. So she indeed was an eventual champion in the end. |
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Post by deacondive on Feb 5, 2018 22:42:52 GMT -5
Always a sad news when players have to retire at a young age. She is the second gold medalist to retire, as Wei Qiuyue (the setter) also called it quits in september I thin Wei was setter and the most experienced player on the team. She had a long list of injuries and it was quite an acheivement she made it to Rio in spite of it. Hui is a bit younger and she should have had a longer playing career, but like Wei, injuries prematurely ended her career. I remember when I first saw her in 2009 on the China NT, my Chinese colleague (and avid volleyball fan) would say she is the future of the team and will take the team out of the pit that it was mired in. That took a bit longer than we thought and Hui suffered injuries along the way, but she was fortunate to receive instruction and guidance under Lang Ping. So she indeed was an eventual champion in the end. Wei had a pretty long career by Chinese standards. She made it to 3 Olympics. Wáng Yimei is still only 30! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2018 23:16:24 GMT -5
She will be missed. She`s a very unique player.
She is really important for the Chinese team, if she did not retire I would say I don`t see anyone beating China in the WCH. I still see China as the main favorite but without her they won`t be the same.
It worked really well having Zheng Chunlei back for the Champions CUp, but I wonder if Lang Ping will try in the GP that 18 year old OPP that is scoring 30-40 points in the Chinese League. They still have Gong, she did not make any impact yet, but considering she`s still really young also ( I`m not sure if she`s even 20) and she`s having a good season also.
And Lang Ping still have that MB that won MVP at the U20 WCH.
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Post by ironhammer on Feb 5, 2018 23:46:25 GMT -5
She will be missed. She`s a very unique player. She is really important for the Chinese team, if she did not retire I would say I don`t see anyone beating China in the WCH. I still see China as the main favorite but without her they won`t be the same. It worked really well having Zheng Chunlei back for the Champions CUp, but I wonder if Lang Ping will try in the GP that 18 year old OPP that is scoring 30-40 points in the Chinese League. They still have Gong, she did not make any impact yet, but considering she`s still really young also ( I`m not sure if she`s even 20) and she`s having a good season also. And Lang Ping still have that MB that won MVP at the U20 WCH. Yes, she was no doubt a brilliant player. I think Hui will do fine with her post-playing career as well. When they interviewed her on what she plans to do, she said she will still be involved with volleyball in some form. Besides, Hui is also a bit of a celebrity in China (admittedly due to her looks, since Chinese regard her as a volleyball "goddess") and she sings and go on TV variety shows. As for the China NT, they do have a crop of promising players coming up the pipeline. Btw, that player you are referring to, you are talking about the one from Tianjin? I forgot her name but she shows potential. The only thing is that she hasn't been training a lot in reception, something that Lang Ping has demanded her players to excel on. She will need to demonstrate her ability in reception before she can secure a spot in the NT. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2018 0:25:51 GMT -5
She will be missed. She`s a very unique player. She is really important for the Chinese team, if she did not retire I would say I don`t see anyone beating China in the WCH. I still see China as the main favorite but without her they won`t be the same. It worked really well having Zheng Chunlei back for the Champions CUp, but I wonder if Lang Ping will try in the GP that 18 year old OPP that is scoring 30-40 points in the Chinese League. They still have Gong, she did not make any impact yet, but considering she`s still really young also ( I`m not sure if she`s even 20) and she`s having a good season also. And Lang Ping still have that MB that won MVP at the U20 WCH. Btw, that player you are referring to, you are the talking about the one from Tianjin? I forget her name Yes, that`s the one. I google and her name is Li Ying-ying, she`s actually 17 not even 18 yet. The semi-finals will be Liaoning ( Ding Xia, Wang Yi-mei, Yan Ni) vs Tianjin and Shanghai (Kim Yeon-koung) vs Jiangsu (Zhang Chang-ning, Gong). |
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Post by ironhammer on Feb 6, 2018 2:10:36 GMT -5
Btw, that player you are referring to, you are the talking about the one from Tianjin? I forget her name Yes, that`s the one. I google and her name is Li Ying-ying, she`s actually 17 not even 18 yet. The semi-finals will be Liaoning ( Ding Xia, Wang Yi-mei, Yan Ni) vs Tianjin and Shanghai (Kim Yeon-koung) vs Jiangsu (Zhang Chang-ning, Gong). Li Yingying, I see...hmmm, let's see how her career will go, at 17 she is only beginning her volleyball journey. Found an article about Li here, interesting enough, Hui Ruoqi is her idol: www.womenofchina.cn/womenofchina/html1/people/sportswomen/1712/3577-1.htmLi Yingying, a 17-year-old volleyball player, helped the Tianjin team win against Shanghai in the Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League on December 9.
Li made 45 points alone in the match, breaking the record 43 points kept by China's famous women's volleyball player Zhu Ting.
In an interview, Li said Hui Ruoqi, captain of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team, is her idol and her dream is to be an all-round player like her. She also said that she had a talk at the end of the last racing season with Hui, who gave her suggestions on her volleyball techniques and on how to keep a good mentality in the match.
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Post by Steve vb on Feb 6, 2018 10:16:14 GMT -5
Yes, that`s the one. I google and her name is Li Ying-ying, she`s actually 17 not even 18 yet. The semi-finals will be Liaoning ( Ding Xia, Wang Yi-mei, Yan Ni) vs Tianjin and Shanghai (Kim Yeon-koung) vs Jiangsu (Zhang Chang-ning, Gong). Li Yingying, I see...hmmm, let's see how her career will go, at 17 she is only beginning her volleyball journey. Found an article about Li here, interesting enough, Hui Ruoqi is her idol: www.womenofchina.cn/womenofchina/html1/people/sportswomen/1712/3577-1.htmLi Yingying, a 17-year-old volleyball player, helped the Tianjin team win against Shanghai in the Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League on December 9.
Li made 45 points alone in the match, breaking the record 43 points kept by China's famous women's volleyball player Zhu Ting.
In an interview, Li said Hui Ruoqi, captain of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team, is her idol and her dream is to be an all-round player like her. She also said that she had a talk at the end of the last racing season with Hui, who gave her suggestions on her volleyball techniques and on how to keep a good mentality in the match.
I was fortunate enough to see Li Yingying battle against Zhang Changning when Tianjian played at Jiangsu last month. Li Yingying is the real deal. She is already a better passer and server than Jiangsu's Zhang Changning and is even starting to pass her as a terminal hitter. I've never seen a 17 year-old be this good before. Look for her to join Zhu Ting and Zhang Changning as an OH on the national team this summer. |
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Post by beachboy88 on Feb 6, 2018 13:42:42 GMT -5
Wei was setter and the most experienced player on the team. She had a long list of injuries and it was quite an acheivement she made it to Rio in spite of it. Hui is a bit younger and she should have had a longer playing career, but like Wei, injuries prematurely ended her career. I remember when I first saw her in 2009 on the China NT, my Chinese colleague (and avid volleyball fan) would say she is the future of the team and will take the team out of the pit that it was mired in. That took a bit longer than we thought and Hui suffered injuries along the way, but she was fortunate to receive instruction and guidance under Lang Ping. So she indeed was an eventual champion in the end. Wei had a pretty long career by Chinese standards. She made it to 3 Olympics. Wáng Yimei is still only 30! Slightly off topic...but where is Wang Yimei? She was always so fun to watch, to me. |
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Post by agean09 on Feb 6, 2018 18:00:28 GMT -5
Wei had a pretty long career by Chinese standards. She made it to 3 Olympics. Wáng Yimei is still only 30! Slightly off topic...but where is Wang Yimei? She was always so fun to watch, to me. She’s still playing! I was watching the other day. #9 for liaoning? She’s a non-passing OH on her team I think. She also plays with Ding Xia (setter from rio), with whom, according to volleywood, she got into a bit of a tiff with after their most recent match. There’s photos and everything showing them yelling at each other! Interesting |
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Post by ironhammer on Feb 6, 2018 21:16:50 GMT -5
Li Yingying, I see...hmmm, let's see how her career will go, at 17 she is only beginning her volleyball journey. Found an article about Li here, interesting enough, Hui Ruoqi is her idol: www.womenofchina.cn/womenofchina/html1/people/sportswomen/1712/3577-1.htmLi Yingying, a 17-year-old volleyball player, helped the Tianjin team win against Shanghai in the Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League on December 9.
Li made 45 points alone in the match, breaking the record 43 points kept by China's famous women's volleyball player Zhu Ting.
In an interview, Li said Hui Ruoqi, captain of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team, is her idol and her dream is to be an all-round player like her. She also said that she had a talk at the end of the last racing season with Hui, who gave her suggestions on her volleyball techniques and on how to keep a good mentality in the match.
I was fortunate enough to see Li Yingying battle against Zhang Changning when Tianjian played at Jiangsu last month. Li Yingying is the real deal. She is already a better passer and server than Jiangsu's Zhang Changning and is even starting to pass her as a terminal hitter. I've never seen a 17 year-old be this good before. Look for her to join Zhu Ting and Zhang Changning as an OH on the national team this summer. Wow, that good eh? I look forward to see her perform on the NT. How does she compare to Zhu Ting? |
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Post by ironhammer on Feb 6, 2018 21:30:46 GMT -5
Slightly off topic...but where is Wang Yimei? She was always so fun to watch, to me. She’s still playing! I was watching the other day. #9 for liaoning? She’s a non-passing OH on her team I think. She also plays with Ding Xia (setter from rio), with whom, according to volleywood, she got into a bit of a tiff with after their most recent match. There’s photos and everything showing them yelling at each other! Interesting I don't know how accurate this is, but according to reports, Wang was not happy with her coach for some reason and made known of her displeasure to him. Ding felt Wang was being rude and disrespectful to the coach and that was how it got started. |
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Post by Steve vb on Feb 7, 2018 10:17:36 GMT -5
I was fortunate enough to see Li Yingying battle against Zhang Changning when Tianjian played at Jiangsu last month. Li Yingying is the real deal. She is already a better passer and server than Jiangsu's Zhang Changning and is even starting to pass her as a terminal hitter. I've never seen a 17 year-old be this good before. Look for her to join Zhu Ting and Zhang Changning as an OH on the national team this summer. Wow, that good eh? I look forward to see her perform on the NT. How does she compare to Zhu Ting? When Zhu Ting was 17 and 18, she was not as good as Li Yingying is. You'd expect that if a 17-year old is a great hitter, it must be because of freak athleticism, but Yingying is somehow already a very good all-around player and very accurate at hitting the back line. She is 6'3 1/2" while Zhu Ting at 6'6" and springy never really needed to learn how to tool a block. While we're talking about the Chinese Volleyball League, I want to point out how WRONG I was last Fall when I said that Jiangsu will easily repeat as champions. Turns out, they didn't even finish in the top (although they still have a spot in the semi-finals). This year, the stars on that team just didn't play well. Among the final four, Liaoning (with Ding Xia and Yan Ning), Tianjin (with Li Yingying), and Shanghai (with Kim), have been the best. Bayi (with the 6'8" MB Yuan) improved a lot from last year and finished fourth in the standings. |
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Post by ironhammer on Feb 7, 2018 11:23:05 GMT -5
Wow, that good eh? I look forward to see her perform on the NT. How does she compare to Zhu Ting? When Zhu Ting was 17 and 18, she was not as good as Li Yingying is. You'd expect that if a 17-year old is a great hitter, it must be because of freak athleticism, but Yingying is somehow already a very good all-around player and very accurate at hitting the back line. She is 6'3 1/2" while Zhu Ting at 6'6" and springy never really needed to learn how to tool a block. While we're talking about the Chinese Volleyball League, I want to point out how WRONG I was last Fall when I said that Jiangsu will easily repeat as champions. Turns out, they didn't even reach the final four. This year, the stars on that team just didn't play well. Among the final four, Liaoning (with Ding Xia and Yan Ning), Tianjin (with Li Yingying), and Shanghai (with Kim), have been the best, while Bayi (with the 6'8" MB Yuan) improved a lot from last year. That is high praise. I found her highlights in the match between Tianjin and Shanghai where she set the league record of 45 points: Not bad at all. Still, how she will perform on the NT is still unknown at this point. I'll have to see how she does on that level before I am fully convinced. |
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