The votes for the Chinese women's volleyball all-star game have been closed, and many fans originally thought that Li Yingying would become the most voted player, but unexpectedly, this honor was finally won by Gong Xiangyu, who performed mediocrely, which made Li Yingying's fans dissatisfied. Although in 2023, Li Yingying's performance is very good, she won the best main attack in the World League, helping the Tianjin women's volleyball team to win the bronze medal in the club world Cup in history, and won the title of best main attack. During the year, she won the best main attack in two major tournaments in a row, which fully demonstrated her strength.
Players along with Li Yingying also include Wu Mengjie, the new leader of the Jiangsu women's volleyball team, and Zhong Hui, a talented girl in the Shanghai women's volleyball team. In the fierce competition, Li Yingying became the popular king of the Chinese women's volleyball team, commensurate with her status as the first sister. Although Gong Xiangyu is still among the best in the domestic reception, he has not shown the first-class level of the receiving position in the performance of the whole 2023. In the national team, she did not win the honor of the best receiver in the world league.
Against Turkey's Vargas, Italy's Egnu and Serbia's Bosch, Gong Xiangyu was clearly unable to do anything, especially in the Olympic qualifiers, where she didn't score as much as the secondary attack. After returning to the league, Gong Xiangyu's performance was even more unsatisfactory, and her name could not be found in the women's volleyball team rankings in many rounds, but she became the "ticket king" of the women's volleyball all-star game with 39,961 votes. Many fans are disdainful of this, but how can Gong Xiangyu beat Li Yingying to become the All-Star ticket king?
Some fans believe that first of all, because there are many fans in Jiangsu, although the results of the Jiangsu women's volleyball team are not as significant as the Tianjin women's volleyball team, the Jiangsu women's volleyball team has always been an Internet celebrity team, starting with Hui Ruoqi, followed by Zhang Changning, and now this tradition has been passed on to Gong Xiangyu. Secondly, although his performance on the court is not active enough, in terms of social **, Gong Xiangyu is still an Internet celebrity and an expert. She plays in a low-key manner, but she shows off her lifestyle in a high-profile manner, which is deeply loved by fans. The most important thing is that Gong Xiangyu is still the "eldest sister" of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and the Chinese women's volleyball team can do without Li Yingying, but not without Gong Xiangyu.
If there is no Gong Xiangyu, the vacancy in the receiving position may put the women's volleyball team in a difficult situation. And Gong Xiangyu's career life is very long, from 2016 until next year's Olympics, her name will appear. If there are no accidents, she can also participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Gong Xiangyu is such a strong existence.