On August 16, the top 16 round of the 2007 FIVB Beach Volleyball Women's Challenger started in the Chaoyang Park. Li Yang/Hu Anna of China defeated Mari-Liis Bratuhhina Graumann and Natalja Bratuhhina of Estonia 2:0, and advanced to the top 8. After the match, Li Yang/Hu Anna had an interview with the reporter.

It seemed that Li Yang/Hu Anna won very easily in this match,on which they commented, "We played a warm-up game with our rivals before the match and we lost it. Afterwards we carefully summarized our errors in the game. As a result, we won today's match. "

In this match, Li Yang/Hu Anna outplayed the Estonian duo 2:0. Reviewing the match, Li Yang/Hu Anna said, "Today we played well. This was the game in which our performance was the most relaxed. If you have always been watching us play, you may have discovered that in the past we didn't play so freely. Indeed, we let go all worries today. "

When being asked why they became more relaxed when the competition got more intensive? Hu Anna answered with a smile, "As we have entered the top 16, we no longer feel pressure. Now that we have advanced to the top 8, we won’t be nervous about the following matches. We’ll do our best in each match. "