Guangdong Evergrande VC (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
Championships
None

Guangdong Evergrande V.C. is a Chinese professional women's volleyball club based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. 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 （廣東恆大女子排球俱樂部 (traditional) / 广东恒大女子排球俱乐部 (simplified)）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 in April 24, 2009 and became the first professional volleyball club in China.

With 12 straight win, they won the Chinese Women's Volleyball League Group B in 2009–2010 season and qualified to the Group A.

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

During the 2011–2012 season, they defeated the defending champion in the semifinal, making Tianjin Bridgestone the first time can't reach to the finals in the past decade. They won their first title in March 3, 2012, and became the 5th Champion team in Chinese Women's Volleyball League history.

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]

Team member 2013–2014

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Juliann Faucette	Opposite	1.88	25/11/1987
2	Ren Guizhuo	Outside Hitter	1.83	29/10/1992
3	Wang Nan	Setter	1.84	13/08/1984
4	Wei Ying	Libero	1.70	07/03/1989
5	Li Yuchen	Opposite	1.80	13/04/1990
6	Zhu Qing	Setter	1.81	25/12/1983
7	Martina Guiggi	Middle blocker	1.87	01/05/1984
8	Zhou Shanshan	Middle blocker	1.88	26/01/1985
9	Yuan Xinyue	Middle blocker	2.00	21/12/1996
10	Megan Hodge	Outside Hitter	1.88	15/10/1988
11	Pi Yanchi	Outside Hitter	1.86	23/02/1993
12	Hui Ruoqi (c)	Outside Hitter	1.92	04/03/1991
13	Han Yang	Middle blocker	1.84	30/01/1996
15	Li Yao	Outside Hitter	1.86	23/10/1995
16	Chen Yao	Middle blocker	1.91	22/09/1988
17	Liu Yanan	Middle blocker	1.92	26/03/1996
18	Yu Jiarui	Setter	1.92	23/10/1997

• 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
1	Katarzyna Skowronska	2011–2013	Rabita Baku
12	Carolina Costagrande		Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
5	Wang Lina	2011–2012	Retired
15	Nicole Fawcett		Korea Expressway
18	Wang Ting		Henan Zhengzhou Hi-tech dist.
2	Feng Kun	2009–2011	Retired
6	Jovana Brakočević	2010–2011	JT Marvelous
13	Wilavan Apinyapong		Fujian Xi Meng Bao
15	Logan Tom		Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
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 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

• 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

• 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

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

External links

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