China’s Zhu Ting Leads Grand Champions Cup Scoring With 100 Points

2017 WORLD GRAND CHAMPIONS CUP – WOMEN’S

• September 5-9
• Nagoya and Osaka, Japan
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China came through at the 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with a 5-0 weekend to take their second title at the event. Leading the way for the Chinese was the 2016 Rio Olympic MVP Zhu Ting, who put down 100 points on 88 kills, seven blocks and five aces. A strong attacking efficiency from China helped to guide them to the 5-0 weekend as Ting posted a 55.35% hitting efficiency while Chunlei Zeng and Changning Zhang posted 44.21% and 43.33% hitting efficiencies, respectively.

Tandara Caixeta led the forge for Brazil to their second place finish at the tournament, not able to hold up to their 2013 championship. Caixeta posted 97 points on 77 kills, 11 blocks and nine aces – just shy of Ting’s output of 100.

A shining point for the American team was in the setting position, as both Lauren Carlini and Carli Lloyd ranked in the top-five in efficiency. The two split time at the setting position over the course of the competition with both

Despite high scoring output from Russia’s Nataliya Goncharova and Tatiana Kosheleva, they were only able to post two wins at the competition for a fourth-place finish over Japan.

Best Scorers

• Zhu Ting (CHN) – 100 points
• Tandara Caixeta (BRA) – 97 points
• Nataliya Goncharova (RUS) – 87 points
• Tatiana Kosheleva (RUS) – 76 points
• Risa Sinnabe (JPN) – 73 points

Best Attackers

• Zhu Ting (CHN) – 88 kills, 55.35%
• Nataliya Goncharova (RUS) – 73 kills, 48.03%
• Gabriela Braga Guimaraes (BRA) – 43 kills, 47.25%
• Chunlei Zeng (CHN) – 42 kills, 44.21%
• Changning Zhang (CHN) – 52 kills, 43.33%

Best Blockers

• Ana Carolina Da Silva (BRA) – 19 blocks
• Ana Beatriz Correa (BRA) – 15 blocks
• Xinyue Yuan (CHN) – 14 blocks
• Changning Zhang (CHN) – 13 blocks
• Nataliya Goncharova (RUS) – 12 blocks

Best Servers

• Koyomi Tominaga (JPN) – 10 aces
• Tandara Caixeta (BRA) – 9 aces
• Risa Ahinnabe (JPN) – 8 aces
• Mariia Frolova (RUS) – 7 aces
• Kim Hill (USA) – 7 aces

Best Setters

• Roberta Silva Ratzke (BRA) – 8.90 assists per set
• Koyomi Tominaga (JPN) – 7.57 assists per set
• Xia Ding (CHN) – 7.47 assists per set
• Lauren Carlini (USA) – 6.35 assists per set
• Carli Lloyd (USA) – 5.25 assists per set

Best Diggers

• Kotoe Inoue (JPN) – 72 digs
• Jordan Larson (USA) – 57 digs
• Mami Uchiseto (JPN) – 52 digs
• Risa Sinnabe (JPN) – 42 digs
• Zhu Ting (CHN) – 39 digs

Best Receivers

• Mami Uchiseto (JPN) – 58.39% efficient
• Mariia Frolova (RUS) – 49.03% efficient
• Jaeyeong Lee (KOR) – 47.47% efficient
• Jordan Larson (USA) – 44.26% efficient
• Natalia Pereira (BRA) – 39.51% efficient