[Chengdu Commercial Daily ]EWVT Whirlwind by Sweeping the US Team

Chengdu Commercial Daily 2010-2-3 sports edition 18

Reporter: Gai Yuanyuan from Guangzhou

3:0! Last night EWVT defeated the visiting US team overwhelmingly at Guangzhou Gymnasium, concluding satisfactorily the focused international contest. Since Lang Ping s participation in the Series B league with twelve games winning streak, Evergrande has been leading the upsurge of China s volleyball and this match is the historic first of international contest in China. Only that, except the victory, Lang has to face the regretful fact that the Golden Generation may depart after the match.

Perfect Packaging Makes Tickets Rarity

The public are expecting EWVT greatly by its proud results into the first division group A with twelve games winning streak in the Series B League. Last night in the fervent atmosphere of Guangzhou Gymnasium, Evergrande with the might of league champion challenged the US national team who was the runner-up in Beijing Olympics.

It swept the US team, leaving no disappointment for the fans. Although it was not a formal international match, the contest was significant uniquely. EWVT battled against the American national team, setting a historic first of contest between a professional club and a foreign national team, which is unprecedented in the history of China s volleyball.

Apparently such pioneering is inseparable from the powerful economic strength of the sponsor--Evergrande Real-estate Group. It is learned that Evergrande has made every effort to hold an exciting international contest. As early as a month ago Evergrande completed the general design and packaging of the match and released the CI recognition system of the whole match.

Everything from logo and ticket to mascot Forever suggests the careful and considerate preparation of the host. Before the match last night Evergrande invited the famous singer Wei Wei to present her Hero , whose appearance fee was said to be between 150-300 thousand yuan. Evergrande s courage can be seen from its master piece with singing star adding to the heat of even a friendship match.

While in the intervals, the twelve carefully selected Evergrande s babies danced their hot dances with the lively music. Such a scene reminded the audience of NBA s carnival with successful marketing, bringing joys and pleasures to all of them.

Evergrande s all-out preparation for the match ends in its magnificent market appeal, leaving no vacancy in the 9,000-seat Guangzhou Gymnasium last night. As disclosed by Evergrande, since the news was released, there has been a hot scene for the fans to buy tickets through telephone and internet. By January 25, VIP tickets for the match have already been sold out.

The reporter learned from the security force that several hundred safeguards would secure this match. A security employee said that this match was different, although there have been a lot of matches here, I feel that this is the most ceremonial. Security guards from our division are deployed here temporarily.

Only on this floor, there are as many as fifteen security guards.

Avenged As Wished, Golden Generation Answered the Curtain Call

The commentator of this match, CCTV s famous host-Song Shixiong, arrived deliberately from Vancouver and expressed that the atmosphere of it reminded him of 1984. In that match the Chinese team won the world champion by defeating the US, of which Lang Ping was the chief spiker, while today Lang is already a very successful coach of a professional club at home and the rival is again the US

Song s emotional words represent the aspirations of many fans and the Golden Generation of Evergrande also has a deep feeling. The scene still remains in the memory of Feng Kun, Zhou Suhong and Yang Hao that the Chinese team was reluctantly defeated by the American team coached by Lang in Beijing Olympics. Feng said that she had never thought of the opportunity near the end of her career, I value it very much to complete such a match in the end of the season. Just as Lang expected, Zhou, Yang, and me are very happy that we enjoy the process.

It is noteworthy that after reviewing the dream of China-USA dual meet of volleyball , the Golden Generation represented by Feng has to face the cruel fact that this may be their last match. Lang had expressed in public her idea of persuading them to stay, but yesterday she was also regretful, It may be the last match for some veterans, which is worth commemorating , Can EWVT continue galloping in the first division group A without the Golden Generation? It is learned that Evergrande with its strong economic backing is not worried.

On one side, it hopes that Lang can give the veterans some time for consideration, Reestablishment the team may be discussed after they have a good time at home for the Spring Festival. On the other side, it is disclosed by some insider that Lang has another purpose to invite American team for this contest.

That is, she wants to mine talents from young American players. After all there is a variety of channels for aides. If the teams of domestic first division group A would not like to release their players, there are a lot of resources from abroad.