The 2.20 meter, 17-year-old Chinese giant, MVP of the tournament that has made her a global phenomenon
The U18 Women’s Asia Cup has revealed to the world Zhang Ziyu, a 17-year-old, 2.20 meter tall Chinese girl who can become one of the great dominators of world basketball. This Sunday the championship closed and the giantess has been chosen as MVP. However, he has not been able to lead his team to the title. China lost in the final against Australia by 96-79 even though she ended up with 42 points, 14 rebounds and 33 efficiency.
Ziyu has been named best player of the tournament thanks to his averages of 35 points, 12.8 rebounds and 42.8 efficiency. His physical power has been enormous, playing against rivals who he was more than half a meter taller than. A force of nature that Against Japan he broke the championship scoring record: 44 points to which he added 14 rebounds to finish with a PIR of 59.
In the final, despite its great numbers, it was well defended. The Australian interiors, with more size and corpulence than other rivals, made him failing half of his shots (18/36), when until now he had an 81.5% success rate (62/76)since most of his shots were a few centimeters from the rim.
“Life is a wonderful journey. There are some things we cannot control. I consider it a gift to myself”said the center, daughter of former basketball players, after the final. His mother, Yu Ying, and father, Zhang Yuquan, had high-level careers.but they never reached the level of his daughter, whose genetics have made him unstoppable on the courts and a phenomenon on the Internet.
