In the current season of the women's volleyball league, a group of young players have emerged, including 19-year-old Duan Mengke from Henan Volleyball Team. This younger sister of Zhu Ting has undergone a transformation and delivered her best performance to date. In the scoring chart of this season's women's volleyball league, Duan Mengke now ranks sixth with 301 points, surpassing many national team veterans.
On the scoring chart, Li Yingying leads with 416 points, followed by Miu Yiwen with 361 points, Zhuang Yushan with 355 points, Ni Mengjie with 318 points, Bekic with 306 points, Duan Mengke with 301 points, Wu Mengjie with 295 points, Fedorovtseva with 289 points, Jin Ye with 282 points, and Jelena with 277 points.
Duan Mengke's scoring has surpassed that of national team veterans such as Wu Mengjie and Gong Xiangyu. At 19 years old, she fully demonstrated her talent this season, living up to her reputation as one of the best receivers in the women's volleyball league this season.
Henan Volleyball Team was placed in Group B and achieved an undefeated record of 12 wins and 0 losses in the first stage. However, they suffered two defeats in the promotion-relegation matches against Shenzhen Volleyball Team and had to continue their campaign in the Group B playoffs.
In the Group B playoffs, Henan Volleyball Team achieved a record of 6 wins and 0 losses. In the latest round of matches, Henan Volleyball Team swept Fujian Youth Volleyball Team 3-0, with Duan Mengke scoring the second-highest 15 points for the team. Wang Yiqun scored 17 points, and Cai Xiaoqing scored 11 points.
Duan Mengke is the core of Henan Volleyball Team this season. At 19 years old, she is already one of the best active receivers in the Chinese women's volleyball team. During the Paris Olympic cycle, Cai Bin once recruited Duan Mengke for training, but later did not bring her to compete in matches.
Cai Bin mainly used Gong Xiangyu and Zheng Yixin as a guest receiver, leaving a loophole in the Chinese women's volleyball team's receiving position, which is a shortcoming. According to the theory of the wooden barrel, how much water a barrel can hold depends on its shortest plank.
The two shortcomings of the Chinese women's volleyball team during the Paris Olympic cycle were the second pass and the receiver. The Chinese women's volleyball team eventually stopped at the quarter-finals, failing to reach the semi-finals, which was very regrettable. They narrowly lost 2-3 to Turkey in the quarter-finals.
In the new Olympic cycle, the Chinese women's volleyball team must train young players well, especially in the first two years, it would be good to give young receivers more opportunities to play. 19-year-old Duan Mengke has excellent physical conditions, standing at 1.98 meters tall, with a well-proportioned body and strong spiking power.
Of course, Duan Mengke's various techniques still need to be honed. As Zhu Ting's younger sister, Duan Mengke has risen, and she will surely enter the big list of the Chinese women's volleyball team training in 2025, regardless of whether the head coach at that time is Cai Bin or not, after all, she is one of the best local receivers this season. Her progress is visible to the naked eye, and with continued refinement over the next two to three years, she may become another ace of the Chinese women's volleyball team.