

Some netizens also noticed that the competition seemed to not be very fair.

"The point is that she is only 14, she will have a promising future if she improves her skills and confrontation ability," another commented. "The future of the Chinese women's basketball counts on you," a netizen on China's Twitter-like Weibo said. Many internet users on the internet wished her a prosperous future and anticipate that she will become another Yao Ming and a superstar for women's basketball. During the competition, she easily intercepted balls thrown around the court and at the hoop. In fact, she is the same height as Chinese basketball superstar Yao Ming. In a video circulating on the internet, Zhang stands out from the crowd as she is obviously much taller than the other players.

Her outstanding performance included capturing 25 rebounds and blocking six shots. The 14-year-old girl, named Zhang Ziyu, from East China's Shandong Province quickly became a trending topic on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo on Thursday, after she scored a total of 42 points, helping her team win the title in the competition held in Jingzhou, Central China's Hubei Province recently. A 2.26-meter tall Chinese girl's dominant performance during the women's final in China's U15 National Basketball League drew anticipation from netizens who expect her to become the next Chinese basketball superstar, like Yao Ming.
