Asian Games: sarcastic China netizens mock and lament woeful men’s volleyball team
Social media users ‘congratulate’ the squad on finishing ninth in the Jakarta competition – their worst ever finish
China’s social media army went into sarcasm mode as they mocked and lamented their men’s volleyball team after their 3-0 Asian Games classification victory over Saudi Arabia – to finish ninth.
It was the worst performance by China in the history of the Games and the first time they finished outside the top eight.
Defeats in pool matches against Vietnam and Iran ensured China would not qualify for the quarter-finals. And to make matters worse, they lost their first classification match 3-2 to rank outsiders Pakistan.
Netizens in China preferred to look at the irony of it all, with one writing: “Congratulations to the men’s volleyball team [in their] 3-0 victory over the amateur team Saudi Arabia! Enter the top 10 in Asia!”
A hilarious post from another user played on the Chinese Asian Games men’s football team, who lost 4-3 to the Saudis as they were knocked out of the competition.
“Chinese men’s volleyball team [gain] revenge for the Chinese men’s soccer team.”