China’s women's volleyball team beat Vietnam in Asian Games

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China hammered Vietnam in straight sets at the opening match of the Asian Games women's volleyball event in Jakarta on Sunday.

The match was a rather lopsided one, with the Chinese Olympic champions taking dominance for most of the game, ending the three sets 25-11, 25-15 and 25-13, respectively. Star spiker Zhu Ting got 15 points to lead the game, including 14 spikes. Veteran player Liu Xiaotong also scored double digits.

“Today our main mission was to adjust to the venue. We tried to give each player of the team a chance to play,” said China's head coach, Lang Ping, after the match.

Despite the landslide victory, Lang said that the Chinese team should have adjusted faster in the second and third sets, during which the good serving of the Vietnamese posed some danger .

Chinese players celebrate after scoring a point against Vietnam in Jakarta. /VCG Photo

Zhu Ting, also captain of the team, said that she believes the girls will do better in later matches, as this was only the first match and the team was still adjusting themselves.

She added that every player of the team will give their best and try to win each match by following the instructions of the coach. The Chinese women's national volleyball team already won gold at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

When asked how she feels about playing in the Asian Games for the first time as a world champion, Zhu said that she will still do her best. “We need to start from scratch,” she said.