Zhou Yanxu, 23 years old this year, is 1.98 meters tall and is a highly anticipated Feng Wei swing man on the five-person basketball field. In 2018, Zhou Yanxu represented Shanghai team in the men’s group A competition of U21 national championship. In the match that defeated Shenzhen team, Zhou Yanxu got 15 points and 4 rebounds. In the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons, Zhou Yanxu once signed the CBA league Shanghai men’s basketball. However, due to the recruitment of China’s three-person basketball national team, he did not appear in the CBA league.
If Zhou Yanxu’s experience happened ten years ago, it might be another story full of regret that basketball teenagers could not freely play in professional league matches, but now, for those excellent basketball players, there is not only a gate in the professional league, but also an arena for the players to pursue their dreams. “I changed from five to three, just want to go on the road of three-person basketball to fight for more possibilities for myself.” Zhou Yanxu said.
After years of professional training, Zhou Yanxu had outstanding physical conditions. He had strong offensive ability and broad passing vision, which helped him to be selected into the three-person basketball national team in 2019, and with the team successively went to the International Basketball Federation three-person basketball u23 World Cup and Doha World Beach Games. In 2021, Zhou Yanxu played on behalf of the Shanghai team in the match of the men’s adult group of the 14th National Games, and won the bronze medal with his partners Zhu Wei, Luo XUDONG FOOD and Huang Xu.
On December 8, 2021, Zhejiang Pulai Professional Basketball Club, the first three-person basketball professional club in Zhejiang province, held a press conference, at which it was announced that the team would participate in the upcoming Chinese men’s three-person Basketball Super League, strive to obtain the qualification of three-person basketball professional league. Zhou Yanxu, who once represented the U23 national team of three basketball, became the captain of this new army.
For three-person basketball, the importance of two-point ball is self-evident, and tossing is just the conventional weapon in Zhou Yanxu’s ammunition depot. During the transitional season, Zhou Yanxu, who played only 30 games, ranked third on the 2-point list with 57 records tossing. In the past three league matches this season, Zhou Yanxu’s offensive fire and stability have been further improved. In the nine rounds that have ended, Zhou Yanxu hit 2.1 tossing, ranking first among all players. The match with Chongqing Qianjiang cultural travel was Zhou Yanxu’s highlight moment this season. He staged a crazy scoring show and scored 18 points in the 12th round of 13 shots, creating a personal scoring record.
“I am very willing to continue to develop on the stage of three-person basketball. When I was young, my dream was to go to the professional arena. Whether it was five or three, I realized my childhood dream at this stage.” Zhou Yanxu said. After realizing his childhood dream, he became more ambitious in his future planning. Zhou Yanxu said, “looking forward to constantly honing himself and improving himself in the increasingly standardized Super Triple competition, I also hope to help the team gradually improve its strength and make progress with the team. My dream now is to win more than three championships on behalf of Zhejiang Pulai firecow!”
