{"id":36902,"date":"2019-03-08T02:32:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T02:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=36902"},"modified":"2019-03-08T03:03:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T03:03:10","slug":"xue-chen-leads-chinese-crew-at-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/xue-chen-leads-chinese-crew-at-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"XUE CHEN LEADS CHINESE CREW AT SYDNEY"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Sydney, Australia, March 7, 2019 \u2013 Former world champion and Olympic bronze medallist Xue Chen took on the role of the leader of the Chinese teams that recorded victories in the first round of pool play at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sydney 3-star on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am the leader of the group probably because I am the oldest and the most experienced,\u201d Xue said. \u201cI take this responsibility seriously and I act as a role model to my younger teammates. I train harder so that they will also train hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Xue and young partner Wang Xinxin defeated Canada\u2019s Taylor Pischke and Sophie Bukovec 2-0 (21-16, 21-16) in 34 minutes. The 30-year-old Xue felt they had a shaky start, but was satisfied with their performance after they won against their opponents in Pool H.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy partner\u2019s reception was great in this match. They spiked very hard but they didn\u2019t score a lot on service. Our block and defence were good and I am satisfied with how well we managed to limit our errors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first match for me and my partner this year. We didn\u2019t really have a good start because we did not get enough training last November since we formed the new partnership. However, after playing this match, I realise that we have improved a lot since we first played together. This win gives our team a lot of confidence in this competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Xue\u2019s compatriots Wang Fan and Xia Xinyi logged a 2-0 (21-17, 21-14) win against Poland\u2019s Monika Brzostek and Aleksandra Wachowicz, forcing an all-Chinese encounter for Pool H leadership on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know each other very well because we have trained together for many years, so it will be an interesting match tomorrow,\u201d Xue said. \u201cI hope we can reach at least the semifinals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Lin Meimei and Zeng Jinjin rallied from a set down to win 2-1 (14-21, 21-17, 23-21) against Japan\u2019s Takemi Nishibori and Ayumi Kusano in Pool F, where Greece\u2019s Vasiliki Arvaniti and Panagiota Karagkouni also made a stunning tie-break upset on USA tandem Brooke Sweat and Kerri Walsh Jennings (21-13, 16-21, 15-10).<\/p>\n<p>Top seeds Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho Del Solar cruised to a straight-set win to lead their pool. Other pool leaders include the Czech Republic\u2019s Michaela Kubickova and Michala Kvapilova, Thailand\u2019s Varapatsorn Radarong and Khanitta Hongpak, Italy\u2019s Marta Menegatti and Viktoria Orsi Toth, Japan\u2019s Megumi Murakami and Miki Ishii and the United States\u2019 Betsi Flint and Emily Day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC:<\/p>\n<p>AVC Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianvolleyball.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">www.asianvolleyball.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Youtube: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n<p>AVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney, Australia, March 7, 2019 \u2013 Former world champion and Olympic bronze medallist Xue Chen took on the role of the leader of the Chinese teams that recorded victories in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":36903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beach-volleyball-news","category-slider"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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