The absence of Zhao Rui, the captain, is seen as the main reason of China men's basketball team's back-to-back losses to South Korea. Explanation on Zhao Rui's absence from Guo Shiqiang, the head coach: "Zhao Rui was left out of the 12-man roster for these two games mainly due to injury. After a demanding run at the National Games, he was already fatigued, and then suffered a fairly serious calf strain during national team training. Therefore, he was not selected for the squad—primarily because of the injury."