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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Furious Chinese fans turn on teen Zhang Ziyu, ex-WNBA star Han after shock loss to Japan
Chinese fans and commentators have not taken Saturday's shock loss to Japan in the Fiba Women's Asia Cup well, and former favourites Zhang Ziyu and Han Yu are bearing the brunt. Formerly hailed as 'phenomenal' and the 'twin towers' of the team, the pair were among their side's leading scorers in the 90-81 semi-final loss in Shenzhen, with 17 and 18 points respectively. But those points came on their worst shooting nights of the tournament, where teenager Zhang made 50 per cent of her attempts, and Yu 37 per cent. The change in public opinion was swift and brutal, especially for the 7ft 5in (2.26 metre), 150kg (330lbs) Zhang, who had previously earned nothing but accolades. Defeat brought comments about her weight and speed around the court, with the politest suggesting she had 'no mobility' and 'no technique inside the paint'. 'You can't expect a player like this to turn the situation around. She's not Yao Ming,' said one commentator. 'The reason why Yao Ming is successful is that he is not just tall,' another replied.
Arab Times
05-02-2025
- Sport
- Arab Times
China and Japan continue winning streaks in curling mixed doubles
HARBIN, Feb 5, (Xinhua): China kept the perfect record by taking its third straight victory over the Philippines 9-6, while Japan also won three games in a row in the curling mixed doubles Group A at the Asian Winter Games here on Wednesday. China's Han Yu and Wang Zhiyu beat the Kyrgyzstan pair in the morning. In the first two ends, each team scored one point. In the subsequent two ends, China scored two points and then stole another two. Kyrgyzstan managed to claw back two points in the fifth end, but the Chinese team did not allow them to narrow the gap further, ultimately winning 8-3. In the second game, China quickly established a comfortable 8-0 lead over the Philippines marching into the second half. After the Philippines won the fifth and seventh ends to reduce the gap to three points, Wang remained composed by hitting a perfect double takeout before the Filipinos conceded the defeat. The victory for China triggered rounds of applause from the audience after curlers lifted their brushes into the air. "They are a strong team, we've prepared a lot for the game as we have accumulated some experiences from our first two games. Our performance was not bad," said Han After winning over Thailand and Mongolia, Japan also recorded its third victory on Wednesday by beating Hong Kong, China 9-3. South Korea, which lost to the Philippines on Monday, did not give its opponents any chances, rolling past Kazakhstan 12-0 and Qatar 14-1. In another match of the day, Chinese Taipei also triumphed twice, beating Kuwait 13-3 and winning over Mongolia 8-4. The Philippines, which was considered to be a dark horse, had its surprising performances with three straight victories until its first loss to China. With their curling team only set up in 2023, the Filipinos have dispatched 20 athletes to the Games, half of them are curlers. On the last day of round-robin, the trio of China, Japan, and South Korea will all play twice, including a showdown between China and South Korea.
