Yao and Co. to head back to China

So, the World Championships are over for China and Yao. The Chinese team flew back to China yesterday. According to an article translated by pryuen of YMM, Yao will stay at Beijing and Shanghai until his birthday (September 12), and then go back to the States. The article also stated that Yao would not be playing in any international tournaments next year, as China already has an automatic berth in the Olympics, so Yao will not need to play in Asian Games, which would normally be the qualifying tournament.

So, this is looking good for all concerned, as Yao will get some rest, some very well-deserved rest, a lot of the younger Chinese players will get some experience, and the rest of Asia actually has a chance now. Looks like South Korea will be heading to Beijing, as they are probably the second-best team in Asia right (Ha-Seung Jin and Co.).

A certain antweb of Youtube has compiled a lot of highlight videos of Yao, Yi Jianlian and Chen Jianghua.

Yao Ming
vs. Germany
vs. Brazil
vs. Australia
vs. Italy
vs. USA
vs. Puerto Rico
vs. Senegal
vs. Slovenia

Yi Jianlian
vs. Germany
vs. Brazil
vs. Australia
vs. USA
vs. Puerto Rico

Chen Jianghua
vs. Germany
vs. Brazil
vs. Australia
vs. USA
vs. Puerto Rico

There's enough scouting material to satisfy anybody.