70 Jianghuai Chinese Games

◎Every swing of the racket is like a warrior swinging a sickle.◎

The day of the quarterfinals of the individual events of the Chinese Games.

The entire table tennis area is divided into four areas: ABCD.

There are two men's singles and two women's singles in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.

A Shui and Ding Shushu were in the women's singles zone A. There were not many spectators around them, and the attendance rate was only about half.

I guess they all went to watch the match between Baobao and Maomao.

That’s good too, with fewer people there, there will be less pressure.

Ah Shui put on his uniform and prepared to play his quarter-finals...

The women's singles area B next door was packed with people.

There were little heads sitting in all directions, and every pair of eyes was looking at the table in the women's singles area B.

Players wearing two different colored jerseys, one red and one blue, came on the court.

It says on the back of the red jersey.

Bayi Team

Zhu Qi

Although many people in the industry have heard of and understood the Bayi Sports Brigade.

However, for some fans who have just started playing table tennis or have little knowledge of the sport, this is the first time they have seen players wearing this type of uniform.

So many spectators in the audience will also ask the people next to them.

"What is the Bayi Team?"

"It's the PLA Sports Team, the soldiers."

I don’t know anything else.

Didn’t you know that August 1st is Army Day?

Those who don’t know are called “walking 500,000”.

"Oh oh oh!" The fans who were enlightened immediately sat up straight and looked at the very young-looking girl in the red sportswear with curiosity.

The four adults in the front row of the inner field were waving small flags, looking excited.

Before the competition, Qin Xiaoba reminded them.

Zhu Qi and Maomao have a very good relationship in the team, so they were asked not to just cheer for Zhu Qi, or to cheer for him whether he scored or not, but to pay attention to the etiquette of watching the game.

After all, we are in the same team and have been roommates for four years.

The team believes that we are opponents on the court and friends off the court.

Actually, let’s talk about watching football.

Among the four people, only my uncle-in-law, who is a physical education teacher, can understand it. In fact, my uncle, aunt and aunt can't really understand the rotation, speed, power and so on of these balls.

They knew that if the ball was hit and the opponent didn't catch it, their girl would score.

Because it is an internal competition within the national team, and the players represent their respective provincial teams, just like the Table Tennis League, both sides have provincial team coaches to provide off-field guidance.

The off-court coach for Maomao was a female coach from the Chongqing-Yuanzhou Provincial Team who followed Maomao to Los Angeles.

The person who gave Zhu Qi off-court guidance was the old head coach of the Bayi team.

Zhu Qi felt that he was very important.

When playing in international competitions, it was the national team head coach Ren Xinhua who provided him with off-court guidance.

Now when I play in a domestic competition, the old man gives me off-court guidance again.

It would be unacceptable not to win a championship.

The selection of sides is over.

Zhu Qi's serve.

The two of them have lived together for so long that they are very familiar with each other, and it is easy to return the serve no matter whose serve it is.

So Zhu Qi didn't even think about playing the first three games with Maomao.

When his ball went over the baseline, Zhu Qi saw Maomao move to the corner of the table and hit the ball with his backhand, and he knew that he had to start preparing to receive the ball on the third shot.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ball went back and forth over the net four times.

When Maomao hit it for the fifth time, it flew over the table and landed at Zhu Qi's feet.

[First game, Zhu Qi 1:0 Zu Tianjiao]

This is the first ball.

Maomao felt a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

In the third shot, Zhu Qi added high-quality side rotation to the ball. When she pulled the ball, she failed to keep up with Zhu Qi's rotation, so she failed to get the ball onto the table successfully.

The second ball ends.

The points still belong to Zhu Qi.

Zhu Qi took a deep breath and patted his chest, taking it as an encouragement to himself.

[First game, Zhu Qi 2:0 Zu Tianjiao]

It's the cat's turn to serve.

She took a white ball, rubbed it lightly in her palm, looked at the ball lying in her palm, and took a deep breath.

Then, throw it up, swing the racket, and step into position to prepare for the third shot to catch the ball.

I had this feeling when I played women's doubles with Zhu Qi before.

Zhu Qi is the type of player who becomes stronger when facing stronger opponents.

No matter how high-quality the ball her opponent serves her, she can always respond with a higher-quality shot.

And now she has one more skill.

It means secretly adding spin to the ball.

This is so detailed!

So scary!

Under normal circumstances.

When a cat catches a ball, the first thing it needs to do is judge the rotation of the ball.

Then adjust your position, ball-catching posture, racket shape, degree of friction of the ball on the rubber when catching the ball, and the force of hitting the ball.

All these adjustments have to be made in almost one second!

But Zhu Qi can make another adjustment!

Just add a little side spin to the ball!

Force the ball that originally had topspin or backspin to turn sideways or sideways!

[First game, Zhu Qi 4:2 Zu Tianjiao]

The ball spun back and forth a few more times.

Simple sweat wiping time.

Maomao walked over to the rack with towels, wiped the sweat from his forehead briefly, and sorted out his thoughts.

By the time the seventh ball came, the cat really couldn't understand it.

When Zhu Qi received the ball, the arc of his wrist rotation was not very large, and it can be said that there was no difference from usual.

So how are these subtle side rotations added in?

The cat couldn't understand, so it could only try to find a way to get the ball onto the table.

Zhu Qi's speed became faster and faster, and the ball spun faster and faster, and the entire white ball flew across the table like a flower exploding.

Finally, we won with a score of [11:7].

[Big score, Zhu Qi 1:0 Zu Tianjiao]

Intermission.

When the old man was giving Zhu Qi off-court guidance, his language was relatively concise.

Unlike other coaches, he doesn't babble with a bunch of interjections, but instead uses phrases like "Just play like this", "Don't relax", and "Hit her backhand corner".

After saying the key words, he sat back in his seat and let Zhu Qi digest and adjust on his own.

Chongyu was more passionate and was constantly planning the next battle plan with Maomao.

The female coach of Chongqing Yu noticed that Maomao was very troubled by Zhu Qi's "adding turns" behavior and began to remind Maomao.

"Zhu Qi's fingers are very flexible. She doesn't rely primarily on her wrist to add spin. You can't tell the spin by staring at her wrist."

The words of the female coach Chongyu reminded Maomao.

yes!

Previously in the mixed doubles competition at the Tokyo World Games.

Zhu Qi's fingers cramped once because he relied too much on his fingers to turn the racket.

At that time, Xu Dong felt that this method put too much pressure on the fingers and did not recommend Zhu Qi to practice it, but at some point Zhu Qi secretly picked it up again.

So Maomao has never been able to figure out how Zhu Qi creates the rotation.

I see!

After knowing how Zhu Qi created sidespin, Maomao began to pay more attention to Zhu Qi's fingers when he swung the racket.

She saw that when Zhu Qi held the racket, the grip and the palm were slightly suspended in the air, and then he used his fingers to hold the area between the racket and the grip that was not covered with rubber.

This is a way of playing skipping stones in the river when we were kids.

Use your fingers to push the racket to rotate! This will create a lot of subtle side spins that you can't detect without looking carefully!

The finger movements are so delicate!

And you need strong fingers to do it!

The second game was very tense.

The score was close, and Zhu Qi took the lead several times, and Maomao caught up with him.

【5:4】

【6:6】

【8:7】

[10:10]……

The people on the field were fighting back and forth.

The people watching from the sidelines were also very anxious.

When Zhu Qi hit a long ball, he found that the cat was running towards the far table. As a result, the left third of the table was empty!

It's a good opportunity!

She leaned forward, raised her arms, and hit a very aggressive diving ball, trying to score in a weak area of ​​the cat!

Unexpectedly, the cat moved quickly! In the blink of an eye, it "flew" to the side of the table, raised its racket and hit back! Turning defense into offense!

Zhu Qi reacted quickly as well, moving quickly to the left and trying to tear it back!

But I didn’t expect the cat to add enough strength!

When Zhu Qi received the ball, it was like a jack, shaking his fingers so much that they became sore.

Bang!

The ball flew to the left.

Cats score.

[Second round score: Zhu Qi 10:12 Zu Tianjiao]

[Big score, Zhu Qi 1:1 Zu Tianjiao]

Zhu Qi didn't expect that Maomao's reaction was so quick. It took only one game for him to discover that he had secretly added rotation, and he quickly regained his scoring advantage and tied the score.

Previously, when playing in the Zhuhai-Hong Kong Table Tennis Championships, Zhu Qi used this method to defeat An Zhihui from South Korea, tricking An Zhihui into a corner and causing her to lose miserably.

Cat, cat, cat.

Zhu Qi felt that his heartbeat was a little abnormal.

This feeling of excitement hasn't appeared for a long time, and I can't remember the last time.

It was a feeling of evenly matched confrontation, and an exciting urge to compete with the other party.

The audience was also very happy to watch it.

Watching the game.

In fact, the crushing victory is very satisfying to watch, but it is not very interesting. I just feel like I am here to show up and watch it and then forget it.

But this kind of back-and-forth competition, like a thrilling roller coaster experience, is worth the price of admission!

The players on the stage were playing fiercely.

The audience in the audience was discussing passionately.

"This is the home court of our Jianghuai team. Even though this girl is now on the Bayi team, she is still from our Jianghuai province. We will also have face if we win the championship!"

"Yeah, but I think it's all the same. I've been following this young player since she competed in the Asian Games. I heard she often withdrew from competitions due to injuries, and I felt it was a pity at the time, thinking she wouldn't be able to perform well."

"When it comes to talent, it has to be cultivated by our Jianghuai Provincial Team. I heard there's a Jianghuai native in the men's singles. What does this mean? It means the national table tennis team is no longer dominated by the three northeastern provinces and the Beijing team!"

"Is that what those two girls are hitting a looping ball? How do you hit that kind of ball? It looks like it's really going straight, and the arc it's making is weird too."

"Hey, they're from a professional team, a national player. Can you, a park kid, master their skills?"

"Don't look down on the park project. I heard that these kids used to sneak out to play in the park when they were on the national team."

"Who told you that? You believe this little piece of news..."

The third game begins.

The fighting between the two sides became more intense.

Every swing of the racket is like a samurai swinging a scythe.

Every time you hit the ball, it's like an airflow transformed from a blade, cutting through the surrounding air.

The ball spins faster and faster, and there are more and more hits in each round.

Maomao took the lead in attacking.

Zhu Qi followed up with a slice.

The cat then continued to attack.

Zhu Qi improved his defense and offense, hitting a looping shot...

The commentators' language systems could hardly keep up with the speed of the two girls' balls, and no one could have imagined that this was actually a women's singles match.

Whether from the perspective of strength, high rotation, speed, landing point, attack, or the first three board techniques.

It's even more intense than the men's singles quarter-finals and semi-finals next door!

[Maomao's sideways attack was too fast, and only Baobao could catch the ball.]

[Maomao tried to use his strength to suppress Baobao, preventing him from secretly adding spin, but Baobao kept resisting the force and recoiled.]

[Two people are like holding two guns, aiming at each other, to see who can aim at the other's heart first.]

[Maomao is trying harder, Baobao is pushing harder. They're both competing with each other, neither willing to give in.]

[Cat feels a bit weaker now, because Bao Bao's attack speed is too fast and the landing point is very tricky.]

[Maomao's physical condition still seems to be lacking. After all, he had an old injury and had surgery in Los Angeles, which left him with a ten-month hiatus.]

However, Baobao was young and had no obvious previous injuries, so his physical condition was much better. Therefore, at the beginning of the third game, Baobao did not intend to compete with Maomao for the power ball.

Zhu Qi began to hit back every time Maomao's ball was rising, not waiting until the ball arced and sank in the air before catching it.

The half-volley technique that Ren Xinhua had previously trained individually in order to play mixed doubles has now improved a lot.

The cat was surprised.

I have already added so much force to the ball, but Zhu Qi was able to hit it back with half the ball.

[Big score, Zhu Qi 2:1 Zu Tianjiao]

Zhu Qi won the third game.

"Good shot!" Four adults in the audience stood up and shouted at the same time!

As a parent.

They don't care whether they win or lose the game.

They only knew that their children would be very happy after winning the game.

Maomao looked at Zhu Qi's family, cheering for Zhu Qi's victory, and thought of his own family.

If the home stadium of the game is Chongqing, her family should be able to come and watch the game, right?

The three-game match is over.

Both girls were sweating.

Especially cats.

Zhu Qi looked at Mao Mao's entire shoulder, which was wet, wrapping around her slightly bulging shoulder muscles.

The material of this sportswear is very sticky to the body, especially when soaked with sweat, the whole thing sticks to the skin, which is really uncomfortable.

Zhu Qi reached out and grabbed the cuff at his shoulder, and felt a little better when he tucked it under his armpit, at least leaving room for him to swing the racket.

The fourth game begins.

Players from both teams come on the court.

The old man could see that the girl opposite him was also very tenacious.

In fact, when I first formed the Bayi Table Tennis Team, I came to the national team to select players.

During that period, Ren Xinhua introduced himself to some players in the national team who were developing very well at that time.

The old man carefully selected and chose Daxiong alone.

It’s not that the other players are bad, but they all lack a certain energy.

That kind of strength is not something that can be trained, but rather an innate courage, a courage that will not back down no matter what hardships you encounter in the future.

At that time, he also paid attention to a player named Zu Tianjiao.

He does have good qualifications in all aspects. According to Ren Xinhua, he works very hard during training.

But it's a pity.

The old shoulder injury was very serious.

For an athlete, if he has recurring old injuries, it is expected that the athlete's future will be very unstable.

At that time, the old man believed that Zu Tianjiao's career would not exceed 22 years old.

Perhaps she shouldn't even be given the number one spot in women's singles at the Tokyo World Games.

At that time, he had no plans to select female players to join the Bayi team.

It wasn't until the Tokyo World Games that he watched Zhu Qi's tug-of-war with the opposing male players in the mixed doubles, and his eyes lit up.

I heard that when Zhu Qi was in the provincial team, he could compete with the male players of the provincial team without losing.

This kind of player is what the Bayi team needs.

She possesses a powerful magnetic field and is a source of energy.

It can motivate everyone around you to keep moving forward.

Just like right now.

The young female player standing opposite Zhu Qi also developed to a level beyond the old man's expectations.

The old man knew that this was the first time he had made a mistake and underestimated Zu Tianjiao's development potential.

These young people.

It has grown to a point that the older generation could not have predicted.

But at the same time, all the coaches were very pleased.

Ren Xinhua, who was sitting in the right stand, also showed an expression of approval and appreciation.

During the outsourcing period in Tokyo, there were many rumors.

It is said that the Chinese team is no longer good, and the level of players in all aspects has dropped significantly due to the technical changes made by the International Table Tennis Federation.

This year's Chinese team is the most vulnerable one.

It is also the only chance for outsourced companies to pry open the Great Wall of Table Tennis.

But unexpectedly, there are talented people in every generation.

The next generation is always stronger than they imagine.

The fourth game also reached match point.

[Score of the fourth game: Zhu Qi 11:12 Zu Tianjiao]

The score once again reached double digits.

All the fans watching looked like they were about to have a heart attack.

Although we know the etiquette of watching the game, when the players from both sides are pulling the ball, the audience should try not to make any noise to interfere with the game.

But as people became more fascinated by the game, and with so many people at the scene, some people couldn't control themselves and exclaimed in surprise.

When one person exclaims, it will lead to a group of people around him exclaiming as well.

Zhu Qi pulled a ball and the crowd shouted "Wow!"

The cat pulled a ball, and the audience shouted "Wow wet——"

Zhu Qi pulled another ball, and the audience continued to shout "Ouch——"

The cat rushed forward and the scene was boiling again. "Oh my god——"

Shouts came from both sides of the court.

Most of them are locals from Jianghuai, but half of them are fans who came from other provinces to watch the game.

Sometimes a group of people shouted "Come on Zhu Qi", and sometimes another group of people shouted "Come on Zu Tianjiao".

As they shouted, both sides' throats were hoarse.

Zhu Qi felt that if this competition did not end quickly, all the puffed tamarind in tea shops across Jianghuai Province would be sold out.

The last ball.

Maomao rubbed the white ball in his palm, ready to grab it in one fell swoop.

She glanced at Zhu Qi, who was half-bending and guarding the right side of the table, and threw the ball high!

This is actually not the hook serve that Maomao is usually good at.

But throw high!

Zhu Qi was stunned, feeling the beads of sweat on his forehead condense into drops of water and slide down his chin.

Oh no

Cat wants to play far away?!

Throwing the ball as high as the rules allow and hitting it as it sinks will allow the ball to fly farther when it is hit.

This was to pull Zhu Qi to a distant platform.

Everyone in the team knows that Zhu Qi is not very good at hitting the ball from far away, so she likes to hit the ball near or in the middle of the table every time when the game is in a stalemate.

Zhu Qi didn't even have time to wipe the sweat off his face, and began to react subconsciously by moving back to the far table.

The ping-pong table is only this big, and the venue is also this big.

There's no time to turn around and run back like in tennis.

Therefore, when a table tennis player predicts that the ball is going to be pulled far into the table, he or she will move backward with his or her back turned.

The ball came flying at a very fast speed.

Zhu Qi changed his position very quickly.

At the moment the racket flies out!

Zhu Qi's body suddenly tilted!

Her right foot missed the mark!

The force of her body pressed against her ankle bone! A sharp stinging pain spread from her ankle to her calf!

The unbearable intense pain, like an electric shock, instantly made her fall to the ground!

The racket fell to the ground with a "bang".

The white ball spun around his hand, then turned towards the baffle behind him...

Zhu Qi heard shrill screams, exclamations from fans, and a surprised cry from the cat in the stadium.

She wanted to respond, but her right ankle and even her entire right foot began to feel uncontrollably numb and painful.

As soon as Zhu Qi opened his mouth, he could only gasp and break out in a cold sweat.

[Score of the fourth game: Zhu Qi 11:13 Zu Tianjiao]

[Big score, Zhu Qi 2:2 Zu Tianjiao]

【Author’s words】

A very outrageous thing!

My apartment building caught fire! The power lines burned, and the entire building was without power! But the fire was discovered super quickly, and the firefighters arrived super fast. I was just about to put on my pants and clothes and run out with my cat in my arms, but the fire was already out [laughing and crying]. It's so dry, so be careful with the cables.

The update for tomorrow's 9 o'clock has been written but cannot be uploaded. I need to wait for someone to fix it. I can only copy it to a USB drive and find a place with internet access to upload it tomorrow. The update is tentatively scheduled for 12 o'clock. If there is no update at 12 o'clock, it will definitely be updated at 18 o'clock [crying][crying][crying].