New word 'Zhuperb' honors Zhu's dominance in volleyball

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"Stay awesome and ZHUperb!" Volleywood, a blog for volleyball fans, coined the word "ZHUperb" to describe the Chinese player's dominance in the sport.

A combination of "Zhu" and "superb," this is the fourth word conceived by the volleyball info hub in relation to the 24-year-old Chinese, who has played for the Turkish club Vakifbank Istanbul since 2016. The previous three words were ZHUper (Zhu + super), ZHUtastic (Zhu + fantastic), and ZHUnomenal (Zhu + phenomenal).

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Among the numerous awards for the excellent player, Zhu's latest one is the second consecutive gold that she had led her team to win during the FIVB Women's Club World Championships on December 9, in Shaoxing, China. Zhu was also honored as the MVP and one of the Best Outside Hitters during the match.

Naming as China's scoring machine, Zhu led Team China to win gold at the 2015 FIVBWorld Cup, 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championships, and 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Zhu Ting (1st right, back) and her teammates of Vakifbank Istanbul celebrate their win at the FIVB Women's Club World Championships in Shaoxing, China, December 9, 2018. /VCG Photo

In 2017, she served as captain of the Chinese women's national volleyball team and also became the world's highest-paid volleyball player after she signed a 1.61-million-U.S.-dollar contract with the Turkish club. Later, Zhu led her club to clinch their first ever gold at the FIVB women's club world championships last year and became the number one team in the Turkish volleyball league.

This year, Zhu led Team China to win gold at the Asian Games, which she participated in for the first time.

Zhu Ting (L) and Coach Lang Ping show Team China's gold medal in volleyball at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 1, 2018. /VCG Photo

For her multiple individual awards as one of the world's best players, Zhu has continuously received honors since she joined the senior's matches, such as Best Scorer of the Montreux Volley Masters, Best Spiker of the FIVB World Championship, and MVP at the Asian Championship, Olympic Games, and Champions League matches.