The training list for the fifth window of the Chinese Men’s Basketball World Cup preliminaries was announced. Zhou Qi, Wang Zhelin and others were selected.

The Chinese Basketball Association announced on the evening of the 4th on its official platform the training list for the fifth window of the FIBA ​​2027 Basketball World Cup Qualifiers. Players such as Zhou Qi, Wang Zhelin and Zhang Zhenlin returned to the national team.

In order to prepare for the fifth window game, the Chinese Basketball Association plans to organize a training camp for the Chinese men's basketball team at the Training Bureau of the State Sports General Administration from November 8 to November 21. The team will then go to West Asia to meet the two qualifiers against the Saudi team in Doha, Qatar on November 26, local time, and the away game against the Lebanese team on November 29.

A total of 19 players have been selected for the training list: Zhou Qi, Zhao Rui, Zeng Fanbo (Beijing Shougang), Liao Sanning, Zhao Jiayi (Beijing Beikong), Zhao Jiwei (Liaoning Bengang), Jiang Weize (Jilin Siberian Tigers), Li Hongquan, Wang Zhelin, Zhang Zhenlin (Shanghai Jiushi) ), Pang Zhenglin (Jiangsu Kendia), Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Guangsha), Cheng Shuipeng, Yu Jiahao (Zhejiang Chouzhou), Wang Lanyi (Shandong Expressway), Cui Yongxi, Hu Mingxuan (Guangdong Hongyuan), Xu Xin (Guangzhou Longshi), He Xining (Shenzhen New Century).

Compared with the roster that participated in the recent Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, the roster for this training camp has undergone major changes. "Old faces" such as Zhao Rui, Zhou Qi, Wang Zhelin, and Zhang Zhenlin have returned to the national team, while new blood such as Xu Xin and Zeng Fanbo have been added.

Talking about the formulation of the training roster, Chinese men's basketball head coach Guo Shiqiang said: "We mainly focus on the competition tasks during this window period, using the previous window period lineup as a framework, combined with the athletes' competitive status and physical condition in the league, and comprehensively considering the opponent's situation."

The first phase of this season’s Chinese Men’s Basketball Professional League (CBA) just ended on the 3rd of this month. Guo Shiqiang said that the domestic training period is limited, and the first task is to help the players complete the state transition from league rhythm to international competition rhythm; at the same time, it will focus on studying the technical and tactical characteristics of the Saudi team and the Lebanese team, polishing the unified offensive and defensive tactical ideas, strengthening the construction of game style, and gathering team strength within a limited time to meet the test of the qualifiers.

Among them, the venue for the match against Saudi Arabia was changed to Doha, Qatar. Guo Shiqiang said that although the team avoids the opponent's home environment, the team still needs to face objective factors such as cross-regional travel and time difference adaptation. The two games during this window period are played in Qatar and Lebanon respectively, and there are transfer schedules between the two places. During the training period, the team will also make plans based on the game conditions and opponent styles in neutral venues, overcome the challenges brought by external objective conditions, and focus on the game itself.

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