Olympic champions China stormed to a straight-set victory over
Poland at the women's volleyball world Grand Prix Ningbo leg
yesterday.
Yang Hao paced China with 13 points in the 25-22, 25-15, 25-14
rout at the Beilun Sports and Arts Center.
Mirek Joanna was the top scorer for Poland with 11 points.
Poland started off well in the first set, leading all the way
until China level at 10-10. China led for the first time at 14-13,
but Poland won four points in a row to overtake the lead at
17-14.
After China launched a 5-2 run to equalize at 19-19, the Poles
made a few faults and surrendered the set 25-22.
The Chinese team dominated the following two sets with powerful
spikes and solid blocking to close out the match in just 64
minutes.
The Beilun leg is part of a qualifying campaign featuring 12 of
the world's top teams. The top five teams from the qualifying
rounds join hosts Italy in the World Grand Prix finals, which run
from September 6-10 in Reggio Calabria, Italy.
(XInhua News Agency September 3, 2006)
