Zhou Qi's return has brought a huge change to Guangdong Hongyuan, who have won all four games in a row, making the team the longest in the league at this stage with seven consecutive wins. Guangdong Hongyuan team has missed the finals due to internal problems in the past two seasons, but with the addition of super center Zhou Qi, this problem has been solved. Zhou Qi showed the excellence of the No. 1 local center in rebounding, rim protection and scoring under the basket. He proved his quality once again with excellent performances against Fan Ziming, Zou Yuchen, and big foreign players Meike and Leaf.
He contributed 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Fujian game, 27 points, 21 rebounds and 3 blocks in the Beijing Control men's basketball game, and 20 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks in the Beijing Shougang game. Zhou Qi played a key role in the game against Beijing Enterprises and Shougang, and became the core figure who could determine the outcome of the game. While his free-throw performance still needs to be improved, he once again showed what a top interior player can do when it comes to defending under the basket, scoring and team-mates. To ease Zhou's pressure, Du Feng will control his playing time and put him more in charge at key stages of the match.
Guangdong Hongyuan team managed to acquire Zhou Qi in the summer trade, but Beijing Shougang missed this opportunity, and the addition of Zhou Qi greatly strengthened the overall strength of Guangdong Hongyuan team. When the team forms a finishing lineup with Waters, Hu Mingxuan, Zhou Qi, Du Runwang and Ren Junfei, they will be able to compete with the likes of Liaoning, Zhejiang, Guangsha and Shougang. So far, Zhou Qi has averaged 26 appearances per game8 minutes, contribution 195 points 123 rebounds 13 assists and 2 blocks. With limited playing time and shots, his stats are enough to prove that he is a top local center forward.
Du Feng next needs to tap more potential interior players on the bench to support the team's interior defense when Zhou Qi is resting.