On June 30, Beijing time, the U18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup ushered in the last match day, the Chinese team lost to Australia 79-96 and was the runner-up, Australia successfully defended the title, and Japan 69-54 South Korea won the third place.
China was the runner-up
In the first four games, the Chinese team faced Indonesia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea almost did not face much challenge, Zhang Ziyu had an obvious advantage in the inner line, won 4 consecutive victories, and successfully advanced to the finals. In today's game with Australia, the opponent's tactical literacy and personal ability are stronger than those of Japan and South Korea, the Chinese team was suppressed most of the time, and Zhang Ziyu's strong point was also frantically wrapped by the opponent, and he was once behind by double digits in the first half, and 42-49 at halftime 7 points behind.
Australia successfully defended their title
In the third quarter, the Chinese team began to counterattack, and everything was developing towards a good momentum, but when Zhang Ziyu went off the court, the Chinese team was quickly overtaken by the opponent with a wave of 8-0. In the final quarter, the Chinese team bit the score, but at the critical moment, the Chinese team's tactical thinking was not rigorous, and the defensive end did not limit Australia, and finally lost with a score of 79-96 and unfortunately won the runner-up. Zhang Ziyu shot 18 of 36 in this game, scoring 42 points and 14 rebounds, including 10 offensive rebounds.
Zhang Ziyu MVP
In this tournament, Zhang Ziyu proved himself with an outstanding performance, facing strong teams such as Japan, South Korea and Australia, and handed over 30+ and 40+ data in a row, and there was almost no solution to one-on-one, and he was also elected the title of the most valuable player of this event. Zhang Ziyu's career has just begun, and we also hope that she will guard against arrogance and rashness, continue to work hard, grow rapidly, and become the main inside line of the senior national team as soon as possible.
South Korea lost to Japan
The Chinese team's failure to win the championship also shows that only one Zhang Ziyu is not enough, and the overall ability and experience still need to be improved. In the third and fourth place finals, Japan defeated South Korea 69-54, and the teams that entered the semi-finals could all get tickets to the U19 Women's Basketball World Cup in the Czech Republic next year.