Middle blocker Wang Yuanyuan says her team need to ‘attack every one’ of the best sides in the game after 3-1 win at Kai Tak

China’s women vowed to become the best volleyball team in the world once again, after an impressive 3-1 win over Japan at the Volleyball Nations League in Hong Kong on Saturday.

Roared on by a boisterous home crowd at a sold-out Kai Tak Arena, China served Japan only their second defeat of the season – with the first a 3-2 loss to Italy on Friday.

China’s victory means they are now the highest-ranked team in Asia, stealing Japan’s No 5 spot, with Nippon dropping down to No 6.

“I think every team will have this determination to be the best in the world, we are also hoping that we can again be the best,” Wang Yuanyuan, the middle blocker, said.