2.26 m tall female player causes a stir at Asian tournament

Zhang Ziyu is one of the tallest female basketball players in the world .

On July 15, when the Chinese basketball team won a convincing 91-69 victory over South Korea in a Group B match, Zhang Ziyu shone thanks to his outstanding height. The 18-year-old talent, 2.26 m tall, entered the field midway through the first half and dominated the Korean basket.

Zhang Ziyu has no rivals in rebounding or attacking the basket, as the average height of the Korean team in this tournament is only 1.85 m. The average height of the FIBA Women's Basketball Asia 2025 is also only 1.8 m.

Although South Korea tried to exploit Zhang Ziyu's slow movement on offense, they were completely helpless whenever the young Chinese talent scored in their own half. Zhang Ziyu scored 18 points, becoming one of the best players of the game.

Zhang Ziyu was born in 2007 in Shandong province, China, and was recognized by The Guardian as one of the most outstanding young talents in women's basketball in the world. With a height of 2.26 m, she is also among the tallest female basketball players in the world today.

Zhang Ziyu became a phenomenon on social media.

Remarkably, Zhang Ziyu is also only 3 cm shorter than Chinese men's basketball legend Yao Ming. Zhang Ziyu was born into a family with a basketball tradition. Both her father and mother are former professional basketball players.

With this sporting heritage, Zhang was exposed to basketball at the age of 5 and soon showed outstanding potential. From an early age, Zhang's height was outstanding. According to Global Times , when she was in first grade, she was 1.57 m tall, and by sixth grade, this female player reached 2.06 m tall.

Zhang attended Jinan Primary School and then transferred to Tsinghua University Middle School in Beijing. She currently studies at Shandong Experimental Middle School. Her height helps Zhang Ziyu dominate the area under the basket, where she can easily score and rebound without jumping.

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