The defense was successful again and again, making the opponent's heavy artillery helpless, and she became the backbone of the Chinese women's volleyball team's defense in the back row. When the Chinese women's volleyball team has two excellent secondary offenses in the front row, and there are various god-level defenses in the back row, the defense of the Chinese women's volleyball team has been upgraded to a level. What's more, she is also the player with the most successful passes in the Chinese women's volleyball team. The 28-year-old Wang Mengjie has proved her strength in the 2024 World Women's Volleyball League, and she is indeed the best libero of the Chinese women's volleyball team at present.
At the Tokyo Olympics 3 years ago, Wang Mengjie was not in good shape, and there were overwhelming doubts on the Internet. The Chinese women's volleyball team failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics group, and Wang Mengjie was one of the most abused and questioned players. For Wang Mengjie, this is a huge ordeal.
However, Wang Mengjie is a player who has won the World Cup with the Chinese women's volleyball team after all, and she has a strong will. After Cai Bin replaced Lang Ping as the coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, he still trusted Wang Mengjie. After Wang Mengjie's return, Cai Bin gave her the starting free agent position.
In this World Women's Volleyball League, Wang Mengjie's condition is getting better and better, especially in the two tough battles against Turkey and Poland in Hong Kong, China, Wang Mengjie has repeatedly staged god-level saves. With a heavy slam on the hand, it looks like it's about to be nailed to the floor. A yellow figure pounced on the ground, pinning the ball with the palm of his hand, and the opponent returned again in vain. The Chinese women's volleyball team organized an attack.
In the last two games, Wang Mengjie was one of the players who was praised the most by CCTV commentator Li Ying. This kind of god-level save can often boost the fighting spirit of the whole team, which is equivalent to the dunk that the opponent looks like must score on the basketball court.
In the defensive starting list, Wang Mengjie ranked third with 135 successful defensive starts, with an average of 11.25 successful defensive starts per game, and a defensive start success rate of 70.68%. These data prove that Wang Mengjie is one of the best liberos in this year's World Women's Volleyball League.
Wang Mengjie received 170 passes and ranked second in the Chinese women's volleyball team, second only to Li Yingying's 174 passes. Wang Mengjie ranked 17th with 45 perfect passes, and Li Yingying ranked 18th with 43 passes. That is, Wang Mengjie's perfect number of passes ranks first in the Chinese women's volleyball team.
Wang Mengjie has become mature, after all, she is 28 years old, has experienced the polishing of many major competitions, participated in the World Championships, the World Cup and the Olympic Games, and is also an old courtier in the Chinese women's volleyball team.
For Wang Mengjie, the Paris Olympics may be her last Olympics, after all, she will turn 32 years old in four years, and it is difficult to guarantee how her form will be. Therefore, the Paris Olympics may be Wang Mengjie's last chance to attack the Olympic medal.
Wang Mengjie did not participate in the World Women's Volleyball League finals with the team, and she and seven other players basically locked up their places in the Paris Olympics. The Chinese women's volleyball team competed in the Paris Olympics, and the responsibility of defending the back row still fell on Wang Mengjie. If Wang Mengjie can continue the form she was in when she played Turkey and Poland, the Chinese women's volleyball team will be more confident when playing against strong teams.
The Chinese women's volleyball team has to play against the United States, Serbia and France in the group stage, and there is no problem in beating France, while it is a tough battle to beat the United States and Serbia.