Brilio.net - The Indonesian women's national basketball team had to swallow the pill of defeat in the first match of the FIBA U-18 Women's Asia Cup 2024 Division A against China. Competing at the Longhua Culture & Sports Center, Shenzhen, China on Monday (24/6), the squad coached by Bambang Asdianto lost badly with a score of 50-109.
China was led by Zhang Ziyu, a 17 year old women's basketball player, who managed to score 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks in just 13 minutes. As a result, the Indonesian National Team, which started the first quarter with a score of 24-13, had to fall behind with a score of 28-42.
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Even though they put up fierce resistance, Indonesia fell further behind with a score of 41-76. The game of Evangeline Clarissa Djohan et al did not improve after China dominated both inside and outside the paint area. The Red and White Srikandi also had to admit the superiority of the Bamboo Curtain Country with a margin of 59 points and a final score of 50-109.
In this match, Evangeline Clarissa Djohan contributed the most points for Indonesia with 10 points, accompanied by 4 rebounds and 3 blocks. Followed by other players, Maxine and Putu Kezia Angelie Setiawan, who added nine points. Later, Indonesia will compete again on Tuesday (25/6) against Japan and on Wednesday (26/6) against New Zealand.
However, apart from highlighting the landslide score obtained by Indonesia , netizens were also shocked by the figure, Zhang Ziyu. This basketball player stole attention with his deft game of putting the ball into the ring, even though the Indonesian players were closely guarded.
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Not only thanks to his scoring of points by putting the ball into the opponent's ring, Zhang Ziyu's towering stature compared to players his age made him the center of attention throughout the competition. It is known that the basketball player who plays as a center is 220 cm tall. Thanks to his height, he also received the nickname The Next Yao Ming with the hope of the Chinese community that Zhang Ziyu can follow in the footsteps of the former Houston Rockets.
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No wonder, Zhang Ziyu's figure has attracted lots of comments from netizens. The match broadcast by FIBA - The Basketball Channel was re-uploaded by the @nextgenhoops account. Not a few were surprised by Zyang Ziyu's height which seemed to tower over the others.
" Before him, his enemies are like small children, " said @ariswldn.
" My hopes for Cum Laude are as high as possible, " added @alnsyrptr_.
" The decor is like a high tower, " said @starheaddhil.
(brl/wen)
