China women’s basketball league landing Fujian Taiwan players join Fujian team

Zhongxin.com Fuzhou, November 29 (reporter Yu Xu) the official press conference of China Women’s Basketball League (WCBA league for short) in the 2022-2023 season was held in Fuzhou on the 29th. Yao Ming, chairman of China Basketball Association, attended the press conference.

The new season of WCBA league still adopts the tournament system, which will hold regular league matches and all-star games in Jinjiang, Fujian province, Fuzhou and Shenzhen respectively. The opening match will be held in Jinjiang competition area on the evening of November 30.

In the new season of WCBA, 17 teams were divided into two groups: A and B. They played three round-robin matches in the regular season from November 30, 2022to January 23, 2023. the playoffs began on January 25, 2023, the finals will be won by three games and two games, which will end at least on February 26, 2023.

Yao Ming said that in the women’s basketball World Cup in October this year, China’s women’s basketball performance exceeded the pre-match expectations, which was the result of the team’s accumulation and struggle over the years. The development momentum and competitive level of women’s basketball league matches are closely related to the achievements of the national team. Running women’s basketball league matches well plays a vital role in the future development of China’s women’s basketball.

As the host, the players of Fujian Zhongteng professional basketball club in the new season have all gathered. Coach Gong Linsong introduced that the club in this new season is generally well prepared and has made relatively large adjustments on the players compared with last year.

Peng Shiqing, a point guard from Taiwan born in 1991, is one of the most important signings of Fujian Zhongteng this year. “Peng Shiqing is also a veteran. It is already the ninth season for WCBA league this year.” Gong Linsong said that the average age of Fujian women’s basketball is relatively small, and he hopes that old players like Peng Shiqing will take young players along the belt. After measurement, Peng Shiqing’s play style, style is more suitable for the development of the whole team. (Finished)