It is near the end of the first stage of league play and there were several key games in the race for divisional positioning. All teams except the two military-affiliated teams now have a foreign player after Ashley Paris joined Shandong. The big battle in the South Division was won by Shanghai 70-64 as Elizabeth Cambage and Yelena Leuchanka battled to a draw individually. Bayi beat winless Shandong 93-88 to stay in third place. In a battle of Chicago Sky teammates, Jessica Breland and Jiangsu beat Cheyenne Parker and Henan 94-83. The big game in the North Division saw Xinjiang remain undefeated by beating Shanxi 76-62. Tina Charles put in the strongest individual performance of the round to offset a strong scoring effort from Penny Taylor. Beijing kept Heilongjiang winless by a 76-56 margin. Shenyang moved up to third after beating Liaoning 84-74 thanks the second highest scoring output of the round by Li Meng.
Henan vs. Jiangsu 83-94 Henan Huang 19/10r Parker 16/10r Jiangsu Breland 28/8r Li 14
Shandong vs. Bayi 88-93 Shandong Wang 20/7a Ji 18 Paris 12/7r Bayi Sun 28 Zuo 22
Shanghai vs. Guangdong 70-64 Shanghai Cambage 22/14r Shen 15/6s Guangdong Leuchanka 21/14r Huang 20/6r
Beijing vs. Heilongjiang 76-56 Beijing Shao 23 Fowles 20/17r Heilongjiang Ji 16 Zhang 15 McIntyre 10/10r
Xinjiang vs. Shanxi 76-62 Xinjiang Charles 38/17r Zhang 14/9r Shanxi Taylor 31 Ma 10/10r
Shenyang vs. Liaoning 84-74 Shenyang Li 37/6r Jin 20 Liaoning Braxton 22 Wang 15/6r
Standings:
South:
- Shanghai 7-1
- Guangdong 6-2
- Bayi 5-3
- Jiangsu 4-4
- Henan 2-6
- Shandong 0-8
North:
- Xinjiang 8-0
- Beijing 5-3
- Shenyang 4-4
- Shanxi 4-4
- Liaoning 3-5
- Heilongjiang 0-8
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