The final of the 2019/2020 Chinese men’s championship, resumed last August 20 after a 7-month break, will be between the defending champions of Shanghai (and very favorite at the title) and Jiangsu.
In the first semifinal Jiangsu of the setter Yu Yaochen defeat Zhejiang in four sets. Yu Yuantai and Liu Xiangdong were tied as top scorers for Jiangsu with 16 points each.
In the second match Shanghai, which recovered the opposite Wu Pengzhi (top scorer of the match with 21 points), the middle-blocker Zhang Zhejia and the setter Guo Cheng, overhelmed Shandong of the country’s national team member Ji Daoshual with the same result. Zhang Zhejia was superb in blocking with 7 winning blocks for the winners.
Semifinals | August 29
Jiangsu — Zhejiang 3-1 (14:25, 25:20, 28:26, 25:21)
JIANGSU: Yu Yuantai 16, Liu Xiangdong 16, Yuan Huilong 9, Zhang Chen 9, Yu Yaochen 3, Dai Haibo 0, Yang Tianyuan (L); Li Chen 9. N.e.: Lyu Xing, Huang Cao, Zhou Liying, Sun Wenxuan, Du Yu, Li Yu (L).
ZHEJIANG: Zhang Jingyin 20, Zhang Guanhua 15, Jin Zhihong 14, Li Yongzhen 12, Ren Junbo 6, Wang Zhiru 4, Yang Yiming (L); Chen Leiyang 0, Wang Chuanqi O, Gong Yujie (L). N.e.: Li Chengkang, Wu Hao, Wang Bin, Liu Haonan.
Shanghai — Shandong 3-1 (22:25,25:16, 25:21, 25:19)
SHANGHAI: Wu Pengzhi 21, Zhang Zhejia 14, Dai Qingyao 13, Fu Houwen 11, Chen Longhai 10, Guo Cheng 4, Tong Jiahua (L); Huang Bin 0. N.e.: Han Tianyi, Zhang Yichen, Qin Zhen, Xu Zhensen, Sun Zeyuan, Ding Hui (L).
SHANDONG: Wang Jingyi 19, Zhai Dejun 15, Ji Daoshuai 13, Zhang Dongzheng 7, Geng Xin 4, Liu Meng 2, Yang Yaning (L); Gao Zhuang 1, Diao Jianfei 0, Liu Zhihao 0. N.e.: Guo Lei, Li Runming, Li Bohan, Yang Huaxing (L).
| Final Program – best-of-three formula |
August 31 – Game 1 Shanghai — Shandong
September 1 – Game 2 Shanghai — Shandong
September 2 – Ev. Game 3 Shanghai — Shandong
