On June 30, Beijing time, the U18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup 3-4 qualifying match and finals are about to start, with the South Korean team and the Japanese team deciding the third place, and the Chinese team and the Australian team deciding the champion and runner-up.
The Australian media "news.au" wrote a long article analyzing Zhang Ziyu, the title of the article "220 cm Chinese girl is popular in the world basketball world", subtitle: A basketball girl from China played dominance on the Asian Cup stage, and her deeds are sweeping the world.
The 17-year-old basketball teenager is Zhang Ziyu, who hails from China, and is widely regarded as the next superstar in the world basketball after her dominance in the U18 Asian Cup has been recognised around the world.
China was in Group B in the group stage, and she only played 13 minutes in the first game with 9 shots and 9 shots, scoring 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks; In the second game against New Zealand, he scored 36 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks on 16-of-20 shooting; In the third game against Japan, she scored 44 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks on 20-of-22 shooting, and she became an unstoppable force, scoring 44 points and setting a record for the U18 women's group.
In the semifinals against South Korea, she scored 24 points in the first half to help the team open the gap, and in the 21 minutes of the game, she scored 34 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 0 turnovers, and her dominance was recognized by the whole world.
According to a report by the Global Times in 2021, Zhang Ziyu was only 157 centimeters in the first grade, but she grew to 205 centimeters in the sixth grade.
NBA media wrote: Zhang Ziyu is undefensible;
The NCAA's media wrote: She is a cheating code;
Michael Randall, chief correspondent for News Corp Australia, wrote: "The appearance of a 220-centimeter Zhang Ziyu in China will affect the number of medals won by the Australian women's basketball team in the future, and our medals will definitely decrease.
A scout in the United States wrote: Although Zhang Ziyu dominates the FIBA, she is not eligible to run for the WNBA until she is 20 years old, which means she will not be able to play in the United States until at least 2027.
The talented teenager missed the 17-man squad of the Chinese women's basketball team, and she will most likely not appear at the Paris Olympics.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream