On February 22, Beijing time, the 2024-2025 season of the National Women's Volleyball League ushered in the semi-finals, the Tianjin women's volleyball team lacking Li Yingying played away against the Shanghai women's volleyball team, due to the lack of main core players, the strength of the Tianjin women's volleyball team has been greatly affected, and it has lost to Shanghai and Jiangsu women's volleyball team in a row.

Both teams were once regarded as the biggest favorites to win the championship this season, but the teams encountered difficulties in different situations, and the Shanghai women's volleyball team was greatly affected by the departure of Fedorov Caiwa, and the overall strength was greatly affected, and they withdrew from the championship in advance. Tianjin women's volleyball team then became the most favored side, they won 13 consecutive victories, and performed well in the league and the Club World Cup, but at the critical moment, the national player, the core of the team Li Yingying, was injured due to fatigue, and the team faced a crisis. Teenager Liu Meijun replaces Li Yingying, but in any way cannot be compared with Li Yingying.

In the semifinals, both teams lost the core players of their respective teams, and they competed more fairly, the Tianjin women's volleyball team's secondary offensive strength was strong, and the offensive blocking of Fetisova and Wang Yuanyuan was very good, which was the team's new main scoring point. The Shanghai women's volleyball team is strong, and the secondary attack Gao Yi and Xue Yizhi can give good support, and both teams have a chance to look forward to this competition.