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World League 2009
20th Edition

CHN / China - Team Composition

Team manager	Li Shiping
Head coach	Zhou Jianan
Assistant coach	Xie Guochen
Doctor	Song Weiping
Therapist / trainer	Wang Hebing
Journalist	to be advised later

	No.	Name	Lastname	Shirt Name	Birthdate	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	Club
	1	Hongmin	Bian	BIAN H. M.	22/09/1989	210	95	355	330	Zhejiang
	2	Zhe	Ji	JI Z.	25/10/1986	200	90	347	341	Henan
	3	Qingyao	Dai	DAI Q. Y.	26/09/1991	205	81	350	340	Shanghai
	4	Chen	Zhang	ZHANG C.	28/06/1985	201	70	356	340	Jiangsu
	5	Peng	Guo	GUO P.	1/07/1982	200	84	360	337	Army
	6	Chunlong	Liang	LIANG C.L.	25/03/1988	206	91	351	333	Liaoning
	7	Weijun	Zhong	ZHONG W. J.	20/04/1989	199	80	347	335	Army
	8	Jianjun	Cui	CUI J. J.	1/08/1985	190	89	350	335	Henan
	9	Shuai	Jiao	JIAO S.	28/01/1984	194	76	350	341	Henan
	10	Ping	Chen	CHEN P.	1/09/1989	195	78	352	335	Jiangsu
	11	Dawei	Yu	YU D. W.	21/06/1984	199	90	345	335	Shandong
C	12	Qiong	Shen	SHEN Q.	5/09/1981	198	84	359	349	Shanghai
	13	Kun	Jiang	JIANG K.	3/12/1985	197	90	340	330	Sichuan
	14	Qi	Gao	GAO Q.	30/12/1982	196	85	358	345	Hubei
	15	Runming	Li	LI R. M.	1/03/1990	198	90	350	326	Shandong
L	16	Qi	Ren	REN Q.	24/02/1984	174	70	322	312	Shanghai
L	17	Hui	Ding	DING H.	24/06/1989	185	80	330	320	Zhejiang
	18	Yingchao	Fang	FANG Y.C.	3/08/1982	198	79	360	350	Shanghai

C=Captain L=Libero

Team profile

Vowing to employ a fast game with various tactics, China comes into the 2009 FIVB World League riding high after a fifth-place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the team’s best ever showing.

But while the team is optimistic about the future, it has adopted a level-headed approach to the new Olympic cycle.

Some of the faces have changed on the team this year, although most of those are in the coaching department, with the core of the players remaining the same as those who participated in Beijing.

Joining coach Zhou Jianan, the Chinese team captain in 1990s, and assistant coach Xie Guochen, are new assistant coach Wang Hebing and trainer and team manager Li Shiping.

China finished seventh in the 2008 World League, moving up one place from the 2007 edition.

Elsewhere, it has been a mixed bag of results for the Chinese in recent years. In the FIVB World Championship, they were the model of consistency from 1994 to 2002, finishing 13th three times running before dropping to a 17th-placed finish in 2006.

In the FIVB World Cup, they twice finished fifth in 1977 and 1981 and after an 18-year gap came back to place 11th in 1999 and then 10th in 2003.

China has fared better in the Asian Games. They won the competition in 1990, placed second in '94, won in '98, finished third in 2002 and second in '06.

In the Asian Championship, they placed third in '91, fourth in '93 and second in '95, before winning the title in '97 and retaining it in '99. They then finished third in 2001, second in '03, second in '05 and fourth in '07.

Coach profile

Zhou Jianan, 45, was setter of the Chinese Men's Volleyball team from 1987-1999 and took part in many major international competitions. He appeared in three World Cups and three World Championships and played for several years in the World League. As captain, he led the Chinese team to victory in the Asian Championship in 1997 and 1999, and to gold at the 1998 Asian Games.

After retiring from the Chinese Men's Volleyball team in 1999, he worked as head coach of the Sichuan Men's Club team for several years. After Zhou's appointment, Sichuan won the Chinese National League on a number of occasions.

In 2006, the Chinese National Men's Team was revamped and Zhou was appointed as head coach. For the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he decided to select younger players to provide them with greater opportunities for rapid development. His strategy paid off, with the team gaining great experience and finishing in fifth in Beijing.

Zhou is still in charge of the next Olympic cycle, and he has vowed to accept the new challenge and continue to push his team forward.

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