The Chinese women's volleyball team regained its mojo by outperforming host Japan to win the FIVB World Cup and qualify for the Rio Olympics next year.
Despite the pull out of Guangzhou Evergrande, the Chinese women's volleyball league still saw a boost in 2014-2015 season.
Host China clean swept Asian champions Thailand Sunday afternoon to win the title of the China Women's Volleyball International Tournament with an unbeaten record.
China will take on Japan in the men's volleyball semifinals and the women's volleyball final at the 6th East Asian Games on Saturday.
The Chinese women's volleyball team trounced South Korea in straight sets here on Tuesday to finish on top in Pool B of the Asian qualification tournament for the 2014 FIVA World Championships in Italy.
File photo of China's women's volleyball team on the top podium of the 9th World Women's Volleyball Championships in 1992. Chen Zhaodi and Lang Ping were members of the winning team.
China beat India 3-1 on Thursday to take the title of the China International Men's Volleyball Tournament in Central China city Luohe.
Chinese pair Xue Chen and Zhang Xi beat Karla Borge and Britta Buthe of Germany 18-21, 21-17, 21-19 in a nail-biting final to win the women's title at the beach volleyball world championships on Saturday.
Brazilian qualifiers Maria Clara Salgado Rufino/Carolina Solberg Salgado took a sweet revenge on defending champions Xue Chen/Zhang Xi of China Saturday afternoon to make the women's top four of the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Shanghai Grand Slam.
Chinese national men's volleyball team defeated Kazakhstan 3-0 at the China International Men's Volleyball Tournament here in Luohe, Central China's Henan province on Tuesday.
Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson of the United States won an entertaining blocking battle against Brazil's Pedro Solberg Salgado/Bruno Oscar Schmidt in the final to claim their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour title together at the Shanghai Grand Slam Saturday afternoon.
Chinese wild card players Jin Jieqiong and Miao Chenchen upset 2011 Shanghai Open champions Marleen Van Iersel/Sanne Keizer of the Netherlands here Thursday morning to record their first win together in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.