Chinese Taipei loses to South Korea
作者：王薛皓 时间：2023-10-05 09:14
On the afternoon of October 1st, the women's preliminary round of the basketball game in the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou took place at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. It was such a fierce match that South Korea won with the result of 87 points. Chinese Taipei got 59 points.
In the beginning of the first quarter, Chinese Taipei took the lead.
CHEN Yen Yu, the guard of Chinese Taipei, scored 9 points with three excellent three-point shots. But South Korea soon recovered with a few steals and rebounds. Though their field goal percentage wasn't prominent, they gradually broke the tactics of Chinese Taipei. In the end of the first quarter, South Korea achieved a reverse overtake in a three-point edge.
During the next three quarters, South Korea dominated the match. Each South Korean player played a vital role that built such a mighty team. YANG In young succeeded in finishing some two-point shots and PARK Jihyun showed her powerful ability in free throw. However, the players of Chinese Taipei didn't give up easily. The coach of Chinese Taipei adopted some methods like asking for substitution and pause. But it didn't change their destiny.
The women basketball team of Chinese Taipei has been going on a bumpy road since it lost the match against North Korea. But it defeated Thailand. Many audience noticed that their players didn't score averagely, which might showed that Chinese Taipei still needed to hone the fit between team members.
Though South Korea missed the semifinal winner of the women's FIBA Asia this year, they indeed have achieved excellent success since the beginning of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou. Meanwhile, the women basketball team of China also got victory over Mongolia. Many fans are looking forward to the battle between South Korea and China. Will South Korea keep the dominance or will China take the winner's crown? Please keep an eye out for the upcoming women's basketball games.