Tianjin, who entered into final series of the playoff as second-seeded, took advantage of a home court and defeated the leaders of Top 8 stage Jiangsu 3-1 (18-25, 25-16, 34-32, 25-18).
Who else but Cuban Nancy Carrillo endured the heaviest burden in the winning team finishing the match with 28 points! She had a support mostly in Chen Liyi who contributed with 14 points.
In Jiangsu, which doesn’t have foreigners in their squad, Gong Xiangyu and Zhang Changning, a hero of semifinal series against Shanghai, scored 21 each.
The next game will be also played on Tianjin’s court, on January 19.
In series for 3rd place, Shanghai took 2-0 lead against title holders Bayi after another straigh-set win with 13 points from Canadian Sarah Pavan.
Play Off – Final / Final – 1st place match
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
1st game | 16. 01. 2016 16:00 | Bohai Bank TIANJIN ( W ) | VS | Jiangsu ECE (W) | 3:1 | 18:25; 25:16; 34:32; 25:18 |
Play-Off Round / 3rd place match
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
1st game | 14. 01. 2016 19:00 | Shanghai Guohua Life (W) | VS | Army Keming Surface Industry (W) | 3:0 | 25:23; 25:16; 25:23 | ||
2nd game | 16. 01. 2016 16:00 | Shanghai Guohua Life (W) | VS | Army Keming Surface Industry (W) | 3:0 | 25:23; 25:20; 25:23 |
To see standings, stats, videos, photos etc. from this competition click on CHN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2015/2016 W.
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