Interpreting the Women's Premier League windfall.
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The Asian Cup win is hot again.
The excellence of the national team, the domestic league is also indispensable, the focus of attention can not be ignored.
In the late afternoon of April 7, the 2022 Women's Super League season opened in grand style, with notable performances by the teams, and off-field commentators also in the spotlight - Winter Olympics gold medalist Wang Meng took on the role of Women's Super League commentator herself.
The development of China's women's soccer team is not possible without the support of a high-profile league - the attention of the Women's Super League should not rely solely on Wang Meng's commentary.
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Compared to men's soccer, the women's soccer league has long been in a position of low attention, but the brilliant performance of winning the Asian Cup has ignited people's passion for women's soccer.
With this heat, the new Women's Super League season officially kicked off on April 7 - and not only that, but the commentator's booth also welcomed the heat of the Winter Olympics.
Wang Meng, who was a great speaker at the Beijing Winter Olympics, has switched to soccer commentating, and her partner has changed from Huang Jianxiang to Han Qiaosheng.
Despite the change in program and partner, Wang Meng's outspoken style remains intact.
Talking about the understanding of soccer, Wang Meng confessed that it is only a personal interest, not a professional study: "The soccer field is larger, bigger than short track speed skating, and it is not so clear to see."
Despite not knowing enough about the team and the players, Wang Meng was still fully engaged and cheered for the players' outstanding performance: "Women's soccer is equally exciting, see how fast-paced the game is, look at the technology, let's reacquaint ourselves with women's soccer."
Return to round-robin format with increased number of contests
Affected by the epidemic, the 2022 season of the Women's Super League continues to use a closed tournament system, starting at the base of Mission Hills Haikou, fans can not come to the scene to cheer, a slight regret.
Still, the Women's Premier League has improved this season compared to last - returning to a points round robin from a knockout system.
Due to the preparation for the Tokyo Olympics and the epidemic, the schedule of the Women's Super League was shortened significantly last season, and the Wuhan Women's Football Team eventually defeated the Jiangsu Women's Football Team to defend their title.
In the 2021 Women's Premier League season, 10 teams contributed 69 matchups, while in the 2022 season, the number of matches increased significantly when the Women's Premier League switched to a double round-robin points tournament with 18 rounds and a total of 90 matches.
According to the schedule, the Women's Premier League season is divided into four phases, with the first phase running from April 7 to 20 for five rounds, the second phase running from May 1 to 14 for five rounds, the third phase running from June 8 to 18 for four rounds, and the fourth phase running from Oct. 21 to 31 for four rounds.
Although it is impossible to watch the game live, fans can watch the game on CCTV and other channels to cheer on the women's soccer players.
Wang Frost Leads Wuhan Women's Soccer Team to Defend Their Title
As the new Women's Super League season kicks off, defending champions Wuhan Women's Football Team are still the favorites to win the title.
Wuhan's core player Wang Frost was absent due to injury in the opener against promoted rival Shaanxi - diagnosed with a fractured ankle after returning home from the Asian Cup - and is expected to miss the first phase of the tournament, but apart from Wang Frost, Wuhan's squad remains strong.
After the introduction of Zhang Linyan, Lou Jiahui, Yao Lingwei and other well-known players in the off-season, Wuhan has eight current international players and a number of strong former international players, plus Tabitha, Temva, Oparanocci three foreign aiders, can be said to be the Women's Premier League's "Galaxy Battleship".
But even so, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Changchun and other strong teams will still challenge Wuhan women's soccer team.
Shanghai women's football put forward the new season to keep three to fight for a policy, and the new Jiangsu women's football head coach Chen Wanting said, will lead the young players to grow positively: "through the Women's Football Championship, there is a better understanding of the team, the players are young and energetic, and the next step will be to gradually build up the confidence of the players."
It can be said that the outstanding performance of the national team can bring more attention to the league, more intense league for the national team to transport more fresh blood, the development of China's women's football can step into a virtuous cycle.
