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club, currently based in

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, founded in 2009 and sponsored by

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. They are the winners of the bronze medal at the

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and won one champion title of

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History

Guangdong Evergrande Women's Volleyball Club is a professional women's

club based in

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and play in the 361° Chinese Women's Volleyball League. The club was founded on April 24, 2009, and became the first professional volleyball club in

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. With 12 straight wins, 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 played in the Chinese Women's Volleyball League Group A, in the semifinal, they got huge came back from 26 points down to defeat

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, 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, the first time Tianjin Bridgestone did not reach the finals in a decade. They won their first title on 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. The team had

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named Best Setter. In 2014, due to head coach

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resigning and the main sponsor

deciding to put more of their investment into football league, Guangdong Evergrande VC was demoted to Group B league of China because of the unsatisfactory result, for about two seasons. In Season 2017/18, as the Group A league was expanded, Guangdong Evergrande VC returned to the Chinese Group A League.

CVL results

Team Roster of Season 2020–2021

* see also the Team Roster from past seasons

Former players

Achievements

Group A : ** Simple cup icon

Champion (1): 2011–2012 ** Runner-up (1): 2010–2011, 2012–2013 *

Group B : ** 1st place : 2009–2010 (Qualify for the Group A) *

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: ** 3rd place:

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Competitions

Chinese Volleyball League Group B

Chinese Volleyball League Group A

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:

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total got 427 Points during the 2010–2011 season *Record Most Spike Scorer in one season:

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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:

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total got 35 Points during the 2010–2011 season

Season Best

Best Scorer History

* 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)
{{Chinese Women's Volleyball Leagues Women's volleyball clubs in China Sports clubs and teams in Guangdong