Painful! Both China’s Women’s Basketball Team’s Rivals in the Same Group Have Been Knocked Out, Regrettable for Such a Favorable Draw

On August 7th, in the quarter-finals of the women’s basketball at the Paris Olympic Games, Spain’s women’s team lost to Belgium with a score of 66-79, failing to advance to the semi-finals. Consequently, both teams that were in the same group as China’s women’s team, Spain and Serbia, have been knocked out, missing the semi-finals.

Spain had an impressive run in the group stage, winning all three games and topping their group. Belgium, on the other hand, had a shaky performance in the group stage, relying on a significant victory over Japan in their final game to secure their spot ahead of China’s women’s team in the rankings by a narrow margin. In this match, Belgium gained momentum during the second quarter, pulling away from the lead significantly, leading by more than 20 points at its peak, ultimately advancing to the semi-finals with a large victory, while Spain was left out of the semi-finals. It seems that they have followed the script of China’s women’s team from the previous Olympics in Tokyo, where they won all three group games but unfortunately lost in the elimination rounds.

In the earlier concluded quarter-final match, Serbia, which was also in the same group as China’s women’s team, suffered a heavy defeat of 18 points against Australia with a score of 67-85, also missing the semi-finals.

The fact that both teams in the same group as China’s women’s team were eliminated in the quarter-finals with significant defeats suggests that the opponents in China’s women’s team’s group were generally not strong. However, China’s women’s team failed to seize the opportunity, only defeating the weakest team, Puerto Rico, ultimately leaving them with a regrettable outcome.