Live now! Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifier: China Women's Basketball vs South Sudan, halftime score 46-36!

On March 14 Beijing time, the Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifiers are heating up, and a key matchup is underway as scheduled. The Chinese women's basketball team and the South Sudanese women's basketball team are battling it out. The first half has concluded, with the Chinese team displaying dominance to lead 46-36. From the game's flow, we are overpowering the opponent, victory is within sight. CCTV5 is broadcasting live!

The Chinese women's basketball team's strength has noticeably declined. The goal for this World Cup is to secure qualification. The team is placed in the Wuhan host venue, avoiding travel fatigue, and grouped with six opponents. The top four in the group advance to the World Cup. Since Belgium's women's basketball team from this group has already secured qualification, the remaining five teams compete for three World Cup spots. Ranking in the top four offers hope, so the pressure on the Chinese team is not excessive. For this tournament, we specifically added the dominant inside player Zhang ZiYu to the roster. Whether she can create effective chemistry is the biggest question.

We have completed two group matches so far, with one win and one loss. The first match easily crushed the weak Mali women's basketball team. In the second round against the European powerhouse Belgium women's basketball team, we were passive throughout, beaten without any ability to retaliate. Our porous defense allowed opponents to shoot freely, and we were consistently suppressed by Belgium, ultimately trailing and losing to Belgium, swallowing the first defeat. This loss exposed many issues: the guards performed poorly, their organization and shooting were dismal, and the head coach showed no adaptability or adjustment capability.

Today's third-round matchup is against the South Sudan women's basketball team. The opponent's strength is limited, arguably the weakest team in the group, currently suffering two consecutive losses and ranking bottom. Overall, South Sudan's women's basketball team lacks solid strength and cannot contend with China's team. Therefore, if we execute our tactics and perform normally, winning is almost certain.

The first half has ended, and the Chinese women's basketball team's performance is quite good, maintaining control on the court. Hopefully, in the second half, they can press forward decisively, quickly widen the gap, deny the opponent any chance, and secure victory. When paths narrow, the brave prevail—charge ahead and加油!

By / Sports Story