On October 9, the Chinese women's ranking will make Zhu Ting appear in the Italy Conegliano women's volleyball team. This will be Zhu Ting's third consecutive season in Serie A. Since Zhu Ting joined the Turkey Super Women's Volleyball League in 2017 with a high salary of one million euros and reaped the MVP honor and championship trophy, she has also set off a wave of staying abroad in the Chinese volleyball world.
Zhu Ting embarked on a new journey after resting
After the Paris Olympics, Zhu Ting returned to her hometown of Zhoukou, Henan Province to rest and recuperate, while adjusting her state and accompanying her family. Previously, Zhu Ting posted a set of cycling photos on social media, in which Zhu Ting was dressed in sportswear, wearing a cycling helmet, riding a bicycle through the beautiful scenery, and her face was full of bright smiles.
On October 7, Zhu Ting arrived in Italy and made her public debut at the newly joined Conegliano Women's Volleyball Club. Zhu Ting said that she joined Conegliano this time to help the club win more games and win championships. "I've already spoken to the club members, and we just had a chat in the break room." She said. According to the arrangement, Zhu Ting will first have a week of individual special training, and then train with her teammates.
Zhu Ting and Conegliano's "two-way running"
The Conegliano women's volleyball team and Zhu Ting can be called "two-way running". At the meeting, an Italy reporter said that Zhu Ting had fought against the Conegliano team many times during her past play for the Scandicci women's volleyball team and achieved very good results. Zhu Ting's outstanding performance is also an important reason why Conegliano FC decided to hire her for the new season.
Talking about why she joined the Conegliano women's volleyball team, Zhu Ting said: "I knew about this team many years ago, probably in 2017, and we played in this stadium. A lot of people wanted me to join the team, and I came this year. This team has won many championships, and I hope to continue to learn and experience the different atmosphere of this team. ”
It's important to return to China to compete in the Club World Cup
Conegliano women's volleyball team is a Serie A powerhouse, the team played in the Italy Super Cup, Italy Cup, Serie A and Champions League in the 2023-2024 season, winning all of them. Zhu Ting said that what she is most looking forward to after joining the team is to play in the upcoming Women's Volleyball Club World Cup in China.
At this meeting, Zhu Ting also showed the jersey for the new season. In the 2024-2025 season, she will still wear the No. 4 jersey in the Conegliano women's volleyball team in Serie A. Talking about the next goal, Zhu Ting said that she is about to usher in a lot of competitions, and she hopes to win the championship. And what she values most is the upcoming World Women's Volleyball Club Cup in China. "I hope to return to China with the club team and help the Conegliano women's volleyball team win the Club World Cup." Zhu Ting said.
Overseas league harvesting MVP set off a wave of foreign stay
Since Zhu Ting joined the Turkey Vakifer Bank women's volleyball team in 2017, won the title of Most Valuable Player one after another, helped the club win championships, and encouraged more Chinese players to stay abroad for training, this craze is still in the ascendant.
In the 2022-2023 season, Zhu Ting landed in Serie A and played for Scandicci FC for two seasons. During this period, Zhu Ting helped Scandic win the Europa League and the runner-up in Serie A. In the new season, Zhu Ting's Conegliano team will play in the 2024 Women's Volleyball Club World Cup in Hangzhou as the European champion.
Zhu Ting's success in overseas leagues has also driven new veterans in the domestic volleyball world and set off a wave of staying abroad. After the end of the Paris Olympics, Chinese volleyball ushered in an opportunity for adjustment and upgrading, and fans also expect the main players to go out and go to foreign high-level leagues to practice, improve their personal ability, and bring richer playing styles to the team.
Yuan Xinyue has started to fight for the Wakifu Bank women's volleyball team
Among these players, Yuan Xinyue, the main assistant of the Chinese women's volleyball team, followed in Zhu Ting's footsteps and joined the Turkey Vakifer Bank women's volleyball team, and is expected to play in the Turkey League and Champions League as the main force. Wang Simin, a libero of the Chinese women's volleyball team, went to United States and joined the LOVB Madison women's volleyball team. Beijing women's volleyball player Wang Yunrui has gone to Russia to join the Moscow Dynamo women's volleyball team. After a period of joint training with the team, Wang Yunrui participated in two Russian Premier League matches. Zhang Yu, another main player of the Beijing women's volleyball team, joined the women's volleyball team of Korea Pepper Savings Bank and played in the KOVO Cup and had a good performance.
In terms of men's volleyball, the Beijing men's volleyball team is an active practitioner of Chinese volleyball's "please come in, go out". At present, the main players of the team, Deng Xinpeng and Zhang Binglong, joined hands in the Korea Men's Volleyball League, and Wang Dongchen went to Japan to join the Nagoya Wolf Dogs. Zhejiang men's volleyball player Zhang Jingyin will continue to stay in the United States this year after training for a season in the Russian Premier League Belgorod last year.
According to public information, among the Chinese players currently staying abroad, except for Zhu Ting, who has a brilliant record and joined top overseas clubs with the highest salary, other players have not yet earned high salaries in overseas clubs. However, most players hope to train themselves by competing in overseas high-level leagues to inject new vitality into Chinese volleyball. This wave of Chinese volleyball set off by Zhu Ting is expected to continue to heat up in the future, helping Chinese volleyball to meet a more professional future.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Chu Peng