Guangdong Evergrande Volleyball Club (Women)

Guangdong Evergrande V.C.
Full name	Guangdong Evergrande Women's Volleyball Club; 廣東恆大女子排球俱樂部; 广东恒大女子排球俱乐部
Nickname	廣東恆大女排
Founded	2009.4.24
Ground	Shenzhen Sports Center, ; Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; (Capacity: 5,000)
Owner	Evergrande Group
Head coach	Fang Yan (方岩)
League	Chinese Volleyball League
2017–18	8th
Uniforms
Home	Away

Guangdong Evergrande V.C. (simplified Chinese: 广东恒大女子排球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 廣東恆大女子排球俱樂部) is a Chinese professional women's volleyball club, currently based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, founded in 2009 and sponsored by Evergrande Group. They are the winners of the bronze medal at the 2013 FIVB Women's Club World Championship and won one champion title of Chinese Volleyball League.

History

Guangdong Evergrande Women's Volleyball Club is a professional women's volleyball club based in Guangzhou, Guangdong and play in the 361° Chinese Women's Volleyball League. The club was founded on April 24, 2009, and became the first professional volleyball club in China.^{[citation needed]}

With 12 straight wins, they won the Chinese Women's Volleyball League Group B in 2009–2010 season and qualified to the Group A.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2010–2011 season they played in the Chinese Women's Volleyball League Group A, in the semifinal, they got huge came back from 26 points down to defeat Shanghai,^{[citation needed]} but they lost 2–3 to defending champion Tianjin Bridgestone in the finals.^{[citation needed]}

During the 2011–2012 season, they defeated the defending champion in the semifinal, the first time Tianjin Bridgestone did not reach the finals in a decade. They won their first title on March 3, 2012, and became the 5th Champion team in Chinese Women's Volleyball League history.^{[citation needed]}

Guangdong Evergrande played at the 2013 Club World Championship and claimed the bronze medal-winning 3–1 to Voléro Zürich.^[1] The team had Shen Jingsi named Best Setter.^[2]

In 2014, due to head coach Lang Ping resigning and the main sponsor Evergrande Group deciding to put more of their investment into football league, Guangdong Evergrande VC was demoted to Group B league of China because of the unsatisfactory result, for about two seasons.

In Season 2017/18, as the Group A league was expanded, Guangdong Evergrande VC returned to the Chinese Group A League.

CVL results

Season	Final Standing
2010-2011	Runner-up
2011-2012	Champion
2012-2013	Runner-up
2013-2014	4th
2014-2015	12th
2015-2016	Group B
2016-2017	Group B
2017-2018	8th
2018-2019	7th
2019-2020	4th
2020-2021	4th

Team Roster of Season 2020–2021

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Chen Peiyan	Opposite	1.94	16/09/1999
2	Li Yao	Wing-spiker	1.86	23/10/1995
3	Kelsey Robinson	Wing-spiker	1.88	25/07/1992
4	Guo Junnan	Wing-spiker	1.87	08/02/1996
5	Dobriana Rabadžieva	Wing-spiker	1.87	14/06/1991
6	Yu Jiarui	Setter	1.82	23/10/1997
7	Xiong Xuehua	Libero	1.61	06/08/1997
8	Wang Hongli	Middle Blocker	1.89	10/01/1994
9	Tian Yue	Middle Blocker	1.87	15/09/1997
10	Wang Min	Libero	1.78	14/05/1997
11	Zhang Jiaxin	Middle Blocker	1.82	20/04/2000
12	Gong Jing	Libero	1.79	02/02/1995
13	Wang Xinyao	Middle Blocker	1.90	27/05/1995
14	Yuan Weiyu	Wing-spiker	1.83	25/03/1995
15	Zhang Fengmei	Middle Blocker	1.84	11/11/1997
18	Xu Xiaoting	Setter	1.80	21/01/1998

see also the Team Roster from past seasons

Former players

Number	Player	Season	Transfer to
16	Fernanda Garay	2016–2017	Dinamo Moscow
11	Kimberly Glass	2012–2013	Banana Boat
4	Zhu Ting	2012–2013	Henan Huawei
1	Katarzyna Skowronska	2011–2013	Rabita Baku
12	Carolina Costagrande	2011–2013	Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
5	Wang Lina	2011–2012	Retired
15	Nicole Fawcett		Korea Expressway
18	Wang Ting		Henan Zhengzhou Hi-tech dist.
6	Jovana Brakočević	2010–2011	JT Marvelous
13	Wilavan Apinyapong		Fujian Xi Meng Bao
15	Logan Tom		Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
2	Feng Kun	2009–2011	Retired
3	Yang Hao	2009–2010	Retired
4	Christa Harmotto		Universal Volley Femminile Modena
7	Zhou Suhong		Zhejiang New Century Tourism
12	Yin Yin		Retired
15	Nicole Davis		Lokomotiv Baku

Achievements

Chinese Volleyball League Group A :
- Champion (1): 2011–2012
- Runner-up (1): 2010–2011, 2012–2013
Chinese Volleyball League Group B :
- 1st place : 2009–2010 (Qualify for the Group A)
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship:
- 3rd place: 2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

Competitions

Chinese Volleyball League Group B

Season	Position	M-W	M-L	S-W	S-L	P-W	P-L
2009–2010	1st	12	0	36	4	981	655
Total	1/1	12	0	36	4	981	655
Ratio	100%	100%		9.000		1.498

Chinese Volleyball League Group A

Season	Position	M-W	M-L	S-W	S-L	P-W	P-L
2010–2011		18	5	60	25	1919	1614
Ratio		78.26%		2.400		1.189
2011–2012		20	2	61	17	1791	1599
Ratio		90.91%		3.588		1.120
2012–2013	-	7	3	26	12	871	747
Ratio		70.00%		2.167		1.167
2017–2018	8th

Total	1/2	45	10	147	54	4581	3960
Ratio	50%	81.82%		2.722		1.157

Club Records

Since 2009.11.28 the first time Participate the Chinese volleyball league. Correct as of 28 January 2012.

Team

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Record Longest streaks : 14 matches, during the 2011–2012 season (2011.12.20–2012.2.14)
Record Most wins in one season : 20 matches, during the 2011–2012 season
Record Most points win in one set : 25 – 5 V.S Henan Zhengzhou Hi-tech dist. 2011.3.1
Record Fewest set points defeat in one set : 9 – 25 V.S Tianjin Bridgestone 2011.3.22

Player

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Record Most Starting line player:Yin Meng, 57 matches since 2009–2010 season
Record Most Scorer :Zhou Yuan total got 510 Points
Record Most Scorer in one season: Jovana Brakočević total got 427 Points during the 2010–2011 season
Record Most Spike Scorer in one season: Katarzyna Skowrońska total got 358 Points during the 2011–2012 season
Record Most Block Scorer in one season: Suo Ma total got 58 Points during the 2010–2011 season
Record Most Serve Scorer in one season: Logan Tom total got 35 Points during the 2010–2011 season

Season Best

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Season	Best Spiker	Best Blocker	Best Server	Best Scorer
2009–2010	Zhou Suhong	Christa Harmotto	Zhou Suhong	Christa Harmotto
Points	115	40	17	148
2010–2011	Jovana Brakočević	Suo Ma	Logan Tom	Jovana Brakočević
Points	356	58	35	427
2011–2012	Katarzyna Skowrońska	Carolina Costagrande	Katarzyna Skowrońska	Katarzyna Skowrońska
Points	358	33	22	398
2012–2013	-	-	-	-
Points	-	-	-	-

Best Scorer History

Rank	Player	Spike	Block	Serve	Total	Season	Average
1	Zhou Yuan	453	21	36	510	3	170
2	Yin Meng	325	99	41	465	3	155
3	Jovana Brakočević	356	39	32	427	1	427
4	Katarzyna Skowrońska	358	18	22	398	1	398
5	Carolina Costagrande	309	33	15	357	1	357
6	Logan Tom	254	32	35	321	1	321
7	Christa Harmotto	106	40	2	148	1	148
8	Suo Ma	172	88	35	295	2	147.5
9	Zhou Suhong	115	8	17	140	1	140
10	Feng Kun	66	27	23	116	2	58

only show the top 10 players, see also the other ranked player

References

^ "Guangdong beat Zurich 3-1 to claim Women's Club World Champs bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
^ "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

External links

Hengda Women suspense no longer qualify for an A (China Real Estate News)

[1] "Guangdong beat Zurich 3-1 to claim Women's Club World Champs bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

[2] "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

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