China women’s basketball won the championship in the Asian Cup final for five consecutive Japanese women’s basketball, and again won the women’s basketball Asian Cup after 12 years. After the game, there was an episode. Yang Shuyu, the only Chinese team player who did not appear in the game, won the first place in the hot search of social networks.

Because of his excellent skills and handsome appearance, Yang Shuyu has always been very popular. From the historic bronze medal of Tokyo Olympic Games 3 × 3 women’s basketball to the National Games Championship, topics related to Yang Shuyu often get “broken circle propagation”. This time she “reached the top” on the social network, which was also due to the enthusiasm of her fans.

This scene also inevitably caused controversy from the outside world. The typical question is: a replacements who did not appear in the final won the first place in the hot search. Is it the winner?

First of all, this gold medal should be given by Yang Shu. Yang Shuyu, born in 2002, was trained and transported to the national team by Zengcheng district, Guangzhou city. In 2021, she won the bronze medal in the women’s three-person basketball competition in the Tokyo Olympic Games, helping China stand on the Olympic podium again after 29 years women’s basketball. Although this Asian Cup failed to appear in the final, she was always an important part of coach team building and tactical planning. She played her role in both training and competition. Looking at the World sports competition, whether it is the World Cup, Olympic basketball, swimming relay or track and field relay, players who did not play in the final have the right to win gold medals.

Secondly, from the perspective of onlookers, fans may be a little “too enthusiastic”, but the self-expression that is happy for the idol to win the championship is actually understandable. From the perspective of speaking, they also did not ignore the efforts and contributions of China’s women’s basketball team.

Some people think that many fans are just “fans” but not “basketball fans”, which is a prejudice to a large extent. In fact, the number of basketball matches watched by a considerable number of Yang Shuyu fans, even many “basketball fans”, cannot be reached. The reason why sports can often become the focus of communication is because of the richness of its content, which enables people to find their own concerns from countless different angles, appreciating athletes themselves is not contradictory to loving a project.

Of course, the practice of fans is also questionable. After all, their enthusiasm has made their idols feel extra pressure-Yang Shuyu said on his microblog, “China women’s basketball is the best! For the first time, while continuing to work hard, I didn’t forget to say “hot search Let Me Go” in parentheses “. It is no problem to chase stars, but we should also pay attention to the discretion-even from the perspective of supporting idols.

Every fan has his/her favorite players and teams, and this preference is often subjective and personal. Sometimes, the fans’ love for a certain player may surpass their performance in the match, which is based on their emotional connection or resonance with the player. This preference leads the fans to pay more attention to and support the players they like, thus making these players more prominent in public view.

However, it is hard to agree that Yang Shuyu’s high popularity objectively “overwhelmed the host” and “diluted” people’s attention to China’s women’s basketball other players. A player’s attention in hot search does not necessarily mean that other players’ contributions are ignored or underestimated, on the contrary, it can also make your team and the whole sports get more attention and support. Just like Beckham is not the most important player in England most of the time, the popularity of the “Three Lions” is closely related to him. Moreover, many fans have gradually become fans of English football and more British players since they paid attention to Beckham.

China became the first in Asia again after 12 years in women’s basketball, which was a milestone worthy of people’s cheers. Yang Shuyu’s “hot search first” was an episode. Zheng Wei (coach), Li Yuan, Wang Siyu, Yang Liwei, Jin Weina, Li Meng, Zhang Ru, Luo Xinqi, Pan Zhenqi, Gao Song, Tang Yu and Han Xu are all leading roles.

(Text/Yangcheng Evening News reporter Zhao Liangchen)