23 Table Tennis League ③

◎Mixed Doubles: Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou vs. Jin Lili/Lyu Yaohan②◎

Jin Lili looked at the two people opposite her who were talking incoherently for a long time and rolled her eyes.

She just didn't believe it. She had only practiced doubles for a month, so what could she do?

And Zhu Qi really did come up with some tricks.

Jin Lili is very familiar with this trick!

The girl held the racket almost horizontally, tossing the ball, squatting, dropping the ball, and hitting the ball...all in one smooth movement!

When the ball came, Big Bear reacted immediately and tried to catch it by twisting and pulling, but he found that it was a non-spinning ball!

Boom!

The ball was twisted away.

Out of bounds.

Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou scored!

[Second game, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 2:5 Lv Yaohan/Jin Lili]

"This, this..." The cat in the stands stared in amazement.

Xu Dong, who was standing next to him, clapped and shouted, "Good shot! Beautiful!"

From the beginning of the game, Xu Dong would get nervous whenever Zhu Qi lost a point; when Zhu Qi scored, Xu Dong would breathe a sigh of relief.

Logically speaking, the Ping Tiao League is based on the provincial level. As a coach from the Black Sea Coast, I should be more inclined to support the big bear on the opposite side who is also on the black team. However, I still couldn't help but stare at Zhu Qi.

After shouting, Xu Dong covered his face and lowered his head, fearing that his colleagues from the Black Sea Beach team would notice him. He sat up straight and continued watching.

Jin Lili's eyes widened in anger, and she wanted to rush over and grab Zhu Qi by the neck and ask, "When did you learn how to 'spin the ball'?"

In fact, the "non-spinning" serve is not anyone's special serve, it's just that Jin Lili's "non-spinning ball" is very...non-spinning.

After all, the ball is round, and it is impossible to achieve complete zero rotation, but Jin Lili can do it.

This led to many people trying to imitate her but they couldn't get it right, which can be considered as one of Jin Lili's own unique skills.

If you receive a non-spinning ball with 0 rotation, you cannot give it too much mass.

Otherwise the ball will fly around.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Qi actually used the "spin or no spin" technique to hit himself?!

This...is this a deliberate provocation?!

Jin Lili felt her face burning, painful and hot, and glared at Zhu Qi fiercely.

The second serve was from Zhu Qi again, and the next one was another non-spinning ball!

[Second game, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 3:5 Lv Yaohan/Jin Lili]

What commentators like to see most is this kind of back-and-forth tug-of-war, which makes their commentary more informative.

[Wow, this coordination is incredible! Although the Qilin (Qi) and Lin (Lin) duo have only practiced for a short time, they're both incredibly agile and can adjust their tactics based on their opponent's characteristics!]

[Now Bao Bao's serve is telling the Li Xiong duo: Come on, guess, will my next ball spin or not?]

[Have you noticed that Song Linzhou's bar is getting fiercer now? ]

I've noticed his backhand isn't as soft as before. Just now, after Jin Lili's lobbed a backhand, he followed it up with a backhand that tore through the opponent's body. Although his speed was average, he connected with a powerful burst and scored.

[It seems like Daling has been feeding the ball to Baobao? ]

Feed the ball.

It means that when one of the doubles players hits the ball, he or she should be sure of what ball the other player will hit back, so as to create a comfortable hitting position for his or her partner.

Song Linzhou was indeed feeding her the ball.

Because the backhand of a straight-blade is weak, the forehand can only be used as the main offensive method.

But after a week of special training, Song Linzhou has made obvious progress in his backhand scooping!

Although the offensive ability is still not strong, it can definitely stand on its own as a defensive item!

The big bear rushed sideways and threw a very high-quality ball, attacking the left third of the opposite side of the table.

This ball is like a firecracker, so powerful and sharp!

However, Song Linzhou was already standing at the point where the ball would land, and he grabbed it with his backhand from bottom to top, and the white ball flew back steadily.

Jin Lili then wanted to suck it short, trying to catch Zhu Qi off guard.

But Zhu Qi had already stood on the right side of the table. When the ball bounced at a very low angle, he used the inertia of his body rushing forward to make a flying shot and scored a point!

[Second game, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 5:5 Lv Yaohan/Jin Lili]

The score is tied!

The CCTV6 commentator exclaimed.

[Ouch! This ball! It was picked up like a cannonball and flew straight over.]

This girl is so young, but she has a very thorough understanding of the ball!

Be able to predict the landing point and rotation of the opponent's ball and prepare in advance!

This means that everything is under control, which is amazing!

After Big Bear burst forward, Big Antelope deftly slammed back, using the nimble defense of his straight-blade to blunt Big Bear's impact! Although Lily reacted quickly, attempting to score with a short ball, Bao Bao was already waiting! One shot and he was killed!

This is also Bao Bao's classic move. In the World Cup final against Li Keshan, he relied on this flying shot to score several points!

[Almost all of her balls started from a very low point, probably because the spin was too strong, so the ball couldn't fly.]

Between conversations.

Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou scored two more goals in a row.

[Second game, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 7:7 Lyu Yaohan/Jin Lili]

Jin Lili lost the ball for no apparent reason.

Many times, I felt that I could catch up, but then I found that I was half a step behind.

Big Bear also noticed this. He reached out to wipe the sweat off his face with a towel and began to think of a solution.

Ever since Zhu Qi also used the "spin or no spin" serve, Jin Lili's rhythm has been completely messed up.

Every time he fought back, there was a sense of anger, as if he had to fight back with Zhu Qi.

Zhu Qi's backhand was learned from He Qianlu.

Rub, twist, tear, arch...

It comes easily.

Song Linzhou's forehand also played to the advantage of the straight racket. He would hit the opponent who could be killed with his forehand, and if he couldn't kill the opponent, he would just pick up the ball softly to create opportunities for Zhu Qi.

Zhu Qi is not good at receiving the ball at a long distance, so Song Linzhou defends at a long distance to support Zhu Qi.

Ren Xinhua in the stands was very satisfied and nodded frequently.

Xu Dong also expressed his admiration for Ren Xinhua's original pairing: "Chairman Ren, you really have a keen eye for talent. The cooperation between Bao Bao and Da Ling is very effective, not only in terms of left-handedness, but also in terms of close-range and long-range coordination."

Ren Xinhua was also very satisfied and nodded frequently: "If both of them can be aggressive, Daxiong and Lily will be in trouble."

Da Xiong and Jin Lili are the "male attacker and female defender" advocated by the Japanese team.

This means that among the two of them, only Big Bear is a scoring point.

However, Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou adopted the "double attack" route that Ren Xinhua had formulated at the beginning, and both of them were scoring points.

That’s not all.

Anyone who knows football can see it.

Jin Lili's "spinning ball" seems to be of no use.

No matter whether Jin Lili used rotation or non-rotation, or alternating rotation and non-rotation, Song Linzhou could always catch it and pull it back.

[Second game, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 11:8 Lu Yaohan/Jin Lili]

[Second game, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 1:1 Lu Yaohan/Jin Lili]

The score was tied.

Although Daxiong managed to catch up with a two-point difference in the third game by twisting and pulling to the extreme, everyone knew that the balance of victory had begun to tilt towards Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou.

At the beginning of the fourth game, Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou left no room for maneuver. They used all their tricks and quickly won the third game.

[Game 4, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 2:2 Lv Yaohan/Jin Lili]

Now it’s into the best-of-five deciding game.

Starting from the fourth game, Daxiong clearly felt the benefits of coordinating between his left and right hands.

There is always a gap between them so that there is always someone to guard the table.

And Jin Lili's "spin or not spin" no longer caused Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou a headache.

"'Spin or no spin' doesn't work for the antelope," Big Bear told Jin Lili. "He can see the spin so clearly that he doesn't need to listen to the sound or observe your serve gestures."

Although table tennis players' eyes have always been the best among athletes in all sports.

Although table tennis is a high-speed sport measured in milliseconds, Song Linzhou's eyes are still the best among the best.

It was because Song Linzhou could see the rotation clearly that he was promoted to the first national team in less than half a year after joining the second national team, and became a main player of the national team.

Jin Lili gritted her teeth in anger.

It doesn't matter.

Previously, Zhu Qi was able to judge his own serve by listening to the sound of the ball rubbing against the paddle.

But the scene was noisy, so this method could no longer be used to make a judgment.

And Song Linzhou can't catch his "spin or no spin" every time, so she and Daxiong still have hope! !

Since she is good at "spinning the ball without spinning it", she naturally knows how to break the "spinning the ball without spinning it".

Thinking of this, Jin Lili gave Daxiong a look, and Daxiong understood that she was going to catch Zhu Qi's "spin or not spin ball".

Jin Lili held her breath, watching Zhu Qi get into position, and stared at the ball that Zhu Qi hit.

As long as the ball is spinning, there will be a slight sinking feeling. Just increase the distance from the table, stand at a far position and wait for the ball to sink and then cut it.

This trick really works!

The ball that Jin Lili sliced ​​past landed lightly on the opposite table.

The situation became tense again.

You get one point, I get one point... we fight against each other.

But soon, Jin Lili couldn't laugh anymore.

When it was Jin Lili's turn to serve, she saw Zhu Qi also imitating her and starting to move towards the far table.

She served a spinful ball.

Zhu Qi imitated her movements almost completely, reaching out and slicing the ball as it sank...

"?" Jin Lili.

“???” Jin Lili.

“???” Jin Lili.

so……

that is……

Zhu Qi...

Learned my own method and deciphered my own "spin or not spin ball"? ...

Aaaaaaaahh ...

2:0

4:1

5:2……

[Fifth game, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 7:4 Lv Yaohan/Jin Lili]

Sweat wiping time.

Zhu Qi wiped her little face with a towel and looked at Jin Lili with a smile.

Hehehe, breaking serve tactics?

Take it here.

“…”Jin Lili.

Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou scored consecutively.

Big Bear was also at a loss.

This 15-year-old golden throne is truly worthy of its reputation.

Daxiong also saw Zhu Qi's ability and found that he was indeed capable of fighting against a Korean opponent alone.

While this side was still racking their brains over the next strategy, the other side had already mastered the rhythm of the game and the atmosphere became much more lively.

"How is it? Have you adapted almost properly?" Zhu Qi looked up and asked.

Song Linzhou looked at the racket in his hand and nodded at her: "I'm sure."

"Come on." Zhu Qi threw the white ball in his hand to him.

Song Linzhou serves.

Possession, bending knees, throwing the ball, swinging arms, hitting the ball...

[Hey hey hey?! Isn't that a violent 'beyond-the-baseline rapid running serve'?! How did the antelope learn that?!]

[No need to ask, it must have been Bao Bao's teaching. You know what, Da Ling's 'super baseline rapid running serve' isn't as low or as spiny as Bao Bao's, but it still hits the ball with speed!]

Can you hit a ball over the baseline with a straight racket? It definitely takes a lot of practice.

So, in the fourth game, the antelope kept hitting bottom shots to adjust to the height of the net, right?

So bold, so confident, so trusting of his teammates! Bao Bao was actually willing to sacrifice an entire game's worth of points just to help his teammates adjust to the net!

[It looked like Da Ling was serving, and Jin Lili was trying to receive it, but she missed. Oops, she got served twice in a row.]

When the ball was smashed in front of the table, two blue-green groups blended and swayed like water waves, and when their figures overlapped, they immediately separated.

The stadium was filled with cheers like a tide, celebrating their score.

They symbolize the future of Chinese table tennis, and their faces are filled with smiles after scoring.

"That's great!" A Shui cheered in the audience.

[Fifth game, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 10:5 Lv Yaohan/Jin Lili]

Match point!!

On the other side of the table, Song Linzhou was waiting for his opponent to serve, and memories of the past came flooding back.

...In fact, when Song Linzhou was in the Chaojing team, Chaojing's coach told him this.

"After the ball got bigger, it's hard to get spin on it with a penholder. So, horizontal rackets are the future trend. I suggest you switch to horizontal rackets now, otherwise you won't be able to get a singles spot in the three major tournaments."

Song Linzhou started playing table tennis at the age of five and has always listened to his coach.

No matter what competition he is assigned to participate in, Song Linzhou will prepare carefully.

Song Linzhou never objected to whom he was asked to serve as a sparring partner.

Many people say that Song Linzhou is the "red book" of the table tennis world. He will definitely become a model student among the players in the future and will also be highly regarded by coaches.

Before changing the ball, Song Linzhou's performance had always been good.

Starting from the city level, he has been among the top three in every competition.

But after changing the ball...

However, Song Linzhou, who was considered very "obedient" by everyone, always insisted on changing from "straight" to "horizontal".

Many people don’t understand.

My teammates didn't understand.

The coach didn't understand either.

When the coach of the first national team came to select players for the second national team, he would say, "Well, you are very hardworking" when he saw that he was still using a straight blade.

And then nothing happened.

In fact, Song Linzhou could also understand it.

When a coach selects players, he must choose those who can achieve good results.

After all, if the players perform well, the coaches' salaries will also increase.

No one wants to waste time on a player with no future.

He could only use the most basic way to advance, starting from the national youth team, getting the first place and entering the national second team, and then won the first place in the first and second team round-robin tournament.

However, when he got the ticket to the national team, Song Linzhou was not as happy as he had imagined.

Because you start as a sparring partner, and after becoming a main player, there are still absolute main players pressing you forward.

It is extremely difficult to compete with these people for a place in the World Games.

Even Song Linzhou himself didn't understand why he was so stubborn.

Everyone told him that if he wanted to go further in his career, he should give up his candy-bar style.

It's like giving up on the partner who has been with you since the beginning of your table tennis practice.

He is now the head coach of the national team, and he chose him only because he happened to be short of a left-handed player.

Anyway, the singles spots for the World Games will be selected no matter how they are chosen.

I can't even choose a straight board.

Moreover, he is left-handed.

Maybe it's because he is competing with himself, and also with the whole world that has given up straight-blade tennis.

I want to prove to everyone that straight-blade tennis still has the future.

Before the start of the World Cup, he competed for a singles spot with his own efforts.

But he didn't play well either.

Both the men's singles and men's doubles were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

He seems like a natural supporting role, whose purpose of existence is to set off the real genius.

But some people are the real protagonists, and their purpose of appearing is to shock everyone.

For example, the girl standing next to him at this moment.

He envied, admired, and longed for the same talents and achievements as her.

It is human nature to admire the strong, even if the other person is a girl three years younger than oneself.

Song Linzhou was full of curiosity about her life and wanted to know what kind of experiences such a girl had gone through to become so strong, self-disciplined and strong-willed.

But he could also see that the girl's silent demeanor was completely beyond her current age. She was as quiet and indifferent as a locked book covered with ancient mysterious spells that could not be opened by anyone.

The boy held the book in his arms, hiding his little thoughts in sleepless nights and the extra half hour of practice every day.

【You can practice hitting with a penhold blade. 】

The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago, the second best time is now.

She was encouraging him.

When everyone tells him that he can give up the straight-edge computer.

The boy's bones and blood seemed to be reshaped, his heartbeat was deafening, and his hands holding the racket were shaking.

She told him before the fourth inning began.

"Haven't you been practicing my serve? Now you can use it."

"Now?" He hesitated. "But I...I'm not very proficient in serving yet."

"Then let's get familiar with it. Is the whole fourth game enough? 11 points means 11 chances to make mistakes. It's not like 11 balls are not enough for you to make mistakes, right?" The girl's bold words surprised him again and again.

"Why... do you believe me?" he asked.

Zhu Qi asked back, "You know I have a feud with Jin Lili, right?"

He nodded: "I've heard a little bit about it."

"So we absolutely cannot lose this match!" Zhu Qi gritted his teeth and clapped his hand on Song Linzhou's shoulder with great momentum. "I don't trust you, I trust my own judgment of you. If I think you can do it, then you can do it."

This slap froze Song Linzhou's soul.

He nodded heavily.

No one ever believed he could play it.

Including his head coach.

On the road of competition, he was the only one who was working hard along the most rugged path, while others had already left him far behind.

But now someone told him.

you can.

The power of belief is too strong.

He felt his heart warm and swollen.

Song Linzhou's speed increased.

There is a momentum that is as unstoppable as a broken bamboo.

It is unprecedented.

Ah Shui was watching with tears in his eyes, but Ren Xinhua suddenly stood up and prepared to leave.

Xu Dong asked, "Chairman Ren, aren't you going to watch it?"

"No, they won."

Ren Xinhua left after saying this, without saying who she thought would win...

【Author’s words】

I'll see if I can get another chapter out at 6pm tonight.