The Chinese Team Finishes 10th in Under-19 Men’s Basketball World Cup
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing
On July 3, the Chinese team secured the 10th position at the Under-19 Men’s Basketball World Cup in Hungary 2023, as reported by FIBA’s official website. Despite facing setbacks due to injuries, the Chinese team fell short against Slovenia with a final score of 76:85.
This achievement marks the best result for a Chinese team since their seventh-place finish in 2013.
Multiple key players including Wang Junjie, Zhang Junhao, and Qu Xiaoyu were sidelined due to injuries, leaving the team with only nine players. Despite their fatigue, the Chinese team, under the guidance of head coach Han Deng, demonstrated excellent tactical execution and unwavering determination.
The Chinese team started strong, leading 40:29 in the first half. However, the Slovenian team gradually eroded the lead, ultimately overtaking them in the third quarter with a score of 66:64 after Yang Hansen’s temporary substitution. From that point on, the Chinese team struggled to regain momentum, allowing the Slovenian team to secure a victory.
Yang Hansen’s performance stood out with 9 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 blocks. Wang Haoran contributed 16 points and 6 rebounds, while Sun Yahui scored 12 points. Wan Menglin and Ma Mingkun each added 10 points to the overall tally.
Reflecting on the entire tournament, Han Deng believes that the team showcased significant improvement after training in Serbia. With trust in all the players, he ensured fair distribution of playing time among the ten-player rotation. The Chinese team exhibited remarkable resilience and hard work, fearlessly facing tough opponents such as France, Spain, and the United States. This World Cup has undoubtedly resulted in significant improvements in the team’s style, tactical prowess, and individual abilities.
In the championship match, the Spanish team emerged victorious, defeating the French team with a close final score of 73:69.
Original title: The Chinese team took 10th place in the Under-19 Men’s Basketball World Cup
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 3 (Reporter Wang Jingyu) According to the official website of FIBA, at the 2nd local time, in the 9th to 10th qualifying game of the U19 Men’s Basketball World Cup in Hungary 2023, it was caught by injuries The Chinese team lost to Slovenia 76:85 and won 10th place in this competition.
This is the best result a Chinese team has achieved in this event since they finished seventh in 2013.
In this game, Wang Junjie, Zhang Junhao, and Qu Xiaoyu from the Chinese team are all on a truce due to injuries. The infielder Da Houran played a total of 7 minutes and 40 seconds and left the field with five boars.
The head coach of the Chinese team, Han Deng, said that the Chinese team, which had only 9 players, fought to the end with fatigue, and the players showed good tactical execution and willpower.
The Chinese team played well in the first half and once led 40:29. After the Slovenian team approached the score, the Chinese team had an advantage of 62:54 in the second half of the third quarter. With 1 minute and 29 seconds left in this quarter, Yang Hansen was replaced for rest, the Chinese team’s internal defense quality declined, and the offensive end was often blocked. The Slovenian team played a spurt of 12:2, and when Yang Hansen resumed the game in the fourth quarter, the score was overtaken to 66:64.
Since then, the Chinese team has been in a stalemate with the opponent for a while, and only fell behind by 71:73 at 2 minutes and 37 seconds before the end of the game. In the final stage, the Chinese team missed consecutive offenses and the score was opened by the opponent.
In the whole game, Yang Hansen scored 9 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks. Wang Haoran contributed 16 points and 6 rebounds, Sun Yahui scored 12 points, Wan Menglin and Ma Mingkun scored 10 points each.
Looking back on the whole event, Handen believes that the team has improved a lot after training in Serbia. In this game, he has enough trust in all the players. Basically, he rotates 10 players in each game and distributes playing time fairly evenly. The general performance of the players was relatively good, they had dared to show their swords when facing strong teams such as France, Spain and the United States, showing great tenacity and hard work. After this World Cup, the team’s style, tactical quality, and personal ability have all improved significantly.
In the final, the Spanish team defeated the French team 73:69 and won the championship.
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