91 Moscow World Games - Mixed Doubles

◎Dreams cannot be weighed on a scale to see which one is heavier.◎

"The Chinese team—"

"come on--"

A small number of Chinese people stood in the stands, shouting slogans more and more in unison, as if someone was directing them on the spot.

When the slogans were unified, the volume began to increase, becoming deafening.

The crowd watching the game waved the national flag in their hands, waving it back and forth with quite a bit of effort.

It seemed that the faster they swung, the more points the Qilin combination could score.

However, this trick does seem to work.

At the beginning of the sixth game, the Qilin combination gained the advantage.

The most obvious difference is that Song Linzhou's fighting is not as stiff.

Ah Shui's eyes welled up with tears as he realized that Zhu Qi had started to actively pass the ball to his partner. It was incredible. This was the first time since the two of them started playing mixed doubles.

Zhu Qi was actually a little uncomfortable.

Because only when I play singles will I consider how the ball will be served, how the opponent will receive the ball and hit it back, how the ball may spin, where it will land, and how I will return the ball to score.

When playing doubles, Zhu Qi never thought about the next shot.

She only thinks about what kind of spin her teammates should give to the previous ball and how to receive the next ball to score more easily.

But if he couldn't score, Zhu Qi didn't consider whether it would be difficult for his partner to receive the next ball.

The sound of hitting the ball became deeper and deeper.

Even spectators who have not received special training can feel the heavy sound of the rubber wrapping around the white ball when the racket hits the ball.

The sound was muffled and loud, with a fast and dense rhythm, like a small hammer gently tapping deep into everyone's eardrums.

The white ball swung back and forth, like a small bomb, and there was no telling when it would land.

Countless pairs of eyes followed, afraid of missing any details.

Ren Xinhua's chest felt even hotter and her head felt dizzy. During the second game, she pulled a bottle of pills from her pocket, pinched a pill, and swallowed it dry. Only now did she feel the medicine taking effect, and her chest felt less stuffy.

Who would have known that the entire process of him taking the medicine was captured by the camera and reported back to China's CCTV.

She never imagined that years later, when people were revisiting the Moscow mixed doubles quarterfinal match, someone would jokingly call her "the mother of Chinese table tennis would have to take blood pressure medication just to watch her children play."

very good.

Zhu Qi was no longer obsessed with scoring when he shot, and after he started passing a few balls to Song Linzhou, Song Linzhou played more easily.

After several rounds of stalemate, the North Korean mixed doubles team showed some problems in their connection.

Ren Xinhua was very satisfied.

Previously, Zhu Qi treated doubles as singles, which was actually not a problem, because Zhu Qi was the main output point in this mixed doubles, and Zhu Qi also had the ability to score.

When the level, tacit understanding, or personal strength of one of the mixed doubles players is not as good as Zhu Qi, the two of them will have the advantage.

But if you encounter a mixed doubles team like the North Korean one, whose overall level in all aspects is comparable to that of the Kirin combination, a tense situation will arise.

But fortunately.

Zhu Qi understood this truth.

The sixth game went smoothly.

After observing the position of the opposing male player, Zhu Qi pushed a long ball along the center line, and the opponent indeed picked out a topspin ball in return.

Although Song Linzhou can't hit a loop ball, he receives it very well.

A group of people around him are practicing loop shots, but his straight racket has the ability to challenge all the loop shots in the world.

[Small score, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 11:7 Xi Lingen/Song Shuibo]

[Overall score: Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 3:3 Xi Lingen/Song Shuibo]

The two sides of the game entered the deciding game.

Xu Dong heaved a long sigh. When she saw Zhu Qila lose the last ball in the fifth game, her legs were shaking when she stood up.

Losing two games in a row with a large scoreline to the opponent was actually a very demoralizing thing for the Qilin combination.

The North Korean coach did not expect that the Chinese team's mixed doubles could adjust so quickly.

These two players were almost completely unaffected by the losses in the first two games, and when they came back on the court, they swung the ball everywhere.

"Don't compete with the two opponents in terms of positioning. Their positioning is too tricky and airtight, leaving no possibility of sneak attacks. It still depends on the quality of the board..." The North Korean coach explained the tactics to the two players while clapping his hands encouragingly.

Xi Ling'en glanced at Zhu Qi, who was also talking to his off-field coach, took a deep breath, adjusted his heartbeat, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

After not seeing each other for two years, Zhu Qi's ball skills have become even more aggressive.

The Chinese team's mixed doubles steps were practiced individually.

When practicing on the pole, the most important thing is to ensure the stability of the center of gravity.

After practicing for a long time, I still retain the habit of gripping the ground with the forefoot when running on the ground.

Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou's bodies switched so quickly that sometimes it seemed as if the ball would hit their teammates, but the next second it flew steadily to the opposite table.

With Zhu Qi passing the ball, Song Linzhou played more smoothly.

After the flexibility of the straight blade was fully utilized, Xi Ling'en actually felt a little uncomfortable.

It itself is a combination of anti-arc rubber and anti-spin rubber. The anti-arc rubber cannot actively create rotation, which is a disadvantage of the anti-arc rubber, so the anti-arc rubber is generally used to guard against spinning balls.

But the ball hit with a straight racket bounces very fast.

Xi Ling'en felt that every time he used anti-arc rubber to block the ball, it would hit the net due to its weak rotation.

Even if Xi Ling'en could successfully get on stage, Zhu Qi would immediately make a flying dive at an angle.

"Try to push them both from the near table to the far table. As long as they are farther away from the table, you will have a chance to play."

The North Korean coach was also very direct in his words.

It means stretching the ball and hitting it from a long distance for a stalemate.

Two people from the North Korean team nodded.

The seventh inning begins.

In order to gain an advantage as quickly as possible.

Xi Ling'en began to frequently use his backhand rubber to hit the ball along the center line and from far away.

But after a few rounds, I found that it was useless.

Song Linzhou defended very well in the back.

Zhu Qi didn't even need to use the corner of his eye to catch Song Linzhou's location.

The sound of the person behind me running, swinging his racket, and hitting the ball can all be clearly heard...

There seemed to be an iron wall behind him, like an impregnable Great Wall, which intercepted all the balls hit far away.

The world saw the future of candy bar.

After the International Table Tennis Federation changed the rules, many newbies to table tennis would ask their coaches a question.

That is - "Is there still hope for playing straight?"

There may not be hope if you play with a straight board, but there will definitely be no hope if you don’t embark on this journey to pursue your dreams.

There are countless possibilities on this road.

The seventh inning had just lasted five minutes.

They have already played four balls against each other.

[Small score, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 3:1 Xi Lingen/Song Shuibo]

Xu Dong was so excited that his voice almost broke.

She suddenly found that the North Korean male player could no longer catch Zhu Qi's ball.

Why is this happening?

It seems that there is no difference from the previous strategy. Zhu Qi is just very strong in the backhand and speeds up a bit.

Could it be...

Xu Dong suddenly realized it!

Oh shit!

This North Korean man is not a pure spinner!

Xu Dong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

She saw that the balls hit by the North Korean male player were very spinning and connected very quickly, so Xu Dong subconsciously thought that this player used a spinning style of play.

Zhu Qi also thought so at the beginning, but when she played later, she suddenly found that as long as she added a little speed to the ball and reduced a little spin, the North Korean male player would not be able to catch the ball.

Zhu Qi could hear a burst of breathing from the tip of his nose, and beads of sweat dripped down his cheeks.

The moment the opponent's racket touched the ball, she clearly saw the subtle and rapid friction when the rubber was pressed down - the Korean boy's playing style was to slice and turn!

"Damn it, I thought so." Zhu Qi suddenly realized and slapped his forehead with the back of his hand, as if punishing himself for thinking so slowly.

Song Linzhou also noticed this and, while making gestures under the table and extending his serve, he said, "The balls he hits tend to sink because he adds a bit of slice to the pull."

At first, Zhu Qi was too obsessed with it and subconsciously thought that a "violin" racket must be used for friction and rotation.

I was also upset because the ball I hit was always caught by the opponent, and I couldn't find the reason.

But it was not until the seventh game that Zhu Qi discovered it.

The top of the "violin" racket can not only be used for friction rotation, but can also be used to slice the ball.

This technique of cutting and turning is quite advanced in this era.

The main thing is that it is very concealed.

From the first game, Zhu Qi felt something was wrong when he heard the sound of the boy rubbing the ball on the racket. It didn't seem like a pure rotation style of play.

In a pure rotational style like Zhu Qi's, the rubber rubs the ball in front and then hits it from behind. The time interval between the two is very, very, very short, almost happening simultaneously.

However, although the North Korean male athlete also rubbed first and then collided, the interval between friction and collision was much longer than that of Zhu Qi.

Why couldn't I score any points against this guy in the previous few games? It's because the spin I hit was cut off!

She understood.

She understood.

She started to chase points frantically!

Zhu Qi frequently gave various short balls, table balls, small triangle balls...

When the North Korean male player received the ball, his body was stiff, his hands and feet were restricted, he could not find the space to move, and he lost points repeatedly.

Less than ten minutes.

The score on the field was pulled to [8:5], with Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou leading by three points.

The North Korean coach called an urgent timeout.

Each player on both sides had one chance to call a timeout. In the final deciding game, the North Korean coach knew that Zhu Qi on the opposite side had been "woken up".

He was impressed by the girl's unique sense of the ball, but he also knew that this was the last chance for his mixed doubles team.

Zhu Qi didn't know and couldn't understand what the North Korean coach was saying.

But she could see that the North Korean coach was communicating with the opposing male players, and Xi Lingen next to him was also talking along.

The North Korean male athlete nodded repeatedly, and beads of sweat fell from his face.

In this game, all four players actually gave their best.

Mixed doubles is played like boxing.

The sound of the racket hitting the ball is more like a fist hitting a person, with great force.

The pause is over.

It's Zhu Qi's serve.

Xi Ling'en's thumb gently rubbed a very hidden place on the edge of the racket - this was the secret signal agreed upon by the North Korean team, meaning to start the plan arranged by the coach.

The North Korean male athlete caught a glimpse of this action out of the corner of his eye and immediately understood.

When Zhu Qi served, the North Korean player immediately followed up, intending to serve a sharp backspin halfway up the court. By attacking first and putting pressure on Song Linzhou, Xi Lingen would be much less stressed on the next shot.

After the first six rounds of competition.

The North Korean male player was able to grasp the angle and speed when receiving the ball with a straight racket, so he immediately ran away after receiving the ball to make room for Xi Lingen, giving Xi Lingen enough space to play.

But unexpectedly,

Song Linzhou bent over to save the ball, lifted the racket on the net under the table, and lightly turned the fast ball into a side spin.

He seemed to have predicted the plan of the North Korean male player and did not follow the script set by the North Korean side.

Xi Ling'en's reaction speed was also very fast. When he saw a high lob coming towards him, he wanted to smash it.

But the moment he smashed it out, Xi Ling'en regretted it very much!

Because she forgot that Zhu Qi is a player certified by the entire table tennis world who can use smash to counter-smash!

Just when the North Korean male player was about to repeat the smash, Zhu Qi flashed to the corner of the table like a ghost, and the racket face was like a stick, smashing hard at the white ball rising at high speed!

Boom!

The ball continues to hit back!

Then it rose almost vertically again!

The North Korean male player failed to catch the powerful smash.

[Small score, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 10:6 Xi Lingen/Song Shuibo]

Match point for the Chinese team.

[The last ball! Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou are just one step away from the finals!] The commentator's voice pierced through the roaring crowd.

The North Korean coach gripped the steel rod on the barrier tightly, feeling that the tactics he designed had been seen through by the Chinese mixed doubles team on the opposite side.

He exclaimed in his heart, "Only Zhu Qi can hit a ball like this."

Xi Ling'en looked down at the anti-arc rubber in his hand. There was a circular hitting mark on it, but it soon disappeared due to the elasticity of the rubber.

She looked at the bat in her hand.

He gave a wry smile.

Is there really no way...

The numbers flipping on the scoreboard are like the countdown of the game.

The light from above fell on Xi Lingen's trembling eyelids.

When Xi Ling'en held the racket again, Zhu Qi clearly saw her knees trembling slightly - that was the muscle reaction left by overstraining and squatting to chop the ball, and it was also a symbol of reaching the end of one's rope.

The last ball.

Although the North Korean team wanted to fight desperately, they used backhands, twists and pulls, and landing points to equalize the score.

But Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou did not give this opportunity.

Zhu Qi turned his wrist slightly, and the ball flew straight towards Xi Ling'en's backhand triangle position!

Xi Ling'en was exhausted, and there was a 0.1 second pause when his knees exerted force, which caused some problems with the angle when he stood up.

The white ball came out directly.

The moment the ping-pong ball hits the ground.

The roars of tens of thousands of spectators at the scene turned into a thunderous wave, almost completely drowning out the referee's "Game Over"!

The commentators were almost shouting the same thing on the other side of the screen.

This change of direction was so beautiful! It caught Xi Ling'en off guard! After the last ball of the seventh inning came off the table, the match was once again won by the Qilin team!

Congratulations to the Qilin team for winning the semifinals! They've advanced to the finals and will face the Belarusian mixed doubles team!

[Since the Kirin team started competing, we have played 12 games in total and won all of them!]

I hope they can keep up this performance! Win another gold medal for China! And achieve their first victory as a table tennis team!

In slow motion.

Several exciting shots of this game were played repeatedly, and the last shot was frozen at the moment after the winning ball landed, when the two players of the Chinese team's mixed doubles group clenched their fists and waved them vigorously towards the audience.

The front and back of their sportswear were soaked with sweat, representing the fierce battle they had just experienced.

Zhu Qi saw his uncle and the others waving the national flag in the stands, so he raised his hand to signal them. As a result, the audience, which had just quieted down, cheered again because of his gesture.

Everyone was shouting the name of the Chinese team.

Zhu Qi even saw a few black men joining in the shouting, but their pronunciation was obviously wrong, and they shouted "Flower Planting Team! Ga You!"

That's it.

This time, I have truly gone international.

When the two players shook hands, Xi Ling'en bowed slightly. Zhu Qi thought she wanted to hug him, so he extended his arm. Later, Zhu Qi thought again that it might just be a gesture of etiquette for the Koreans.

As a result, after hugging Xi Lingen, as if to follow the female players, Song Linzhou and the North Korean men's team players next to him also hugged each other after the game.

There were intense screams from outside the stadium.

"ah--!!"

"ah--!!!!"

Finally, the four men shook hands with each other.

This post-match hug and handshake photo was later shared back in China, taking up the largest space in the entire sports section, with the caption: [A mixed doubles match that was no less impressive than the final.]

For the Qilin combination, the semi-final match was like playing a final in advance.

When the Chinese team and the North Korean team finished their game, the winner of the competition in the other half of the group also emerged.

Unlike four years ago, the mixed doubles winner this time is the Belarusian team.

Because the Russian team's player, Pineapple Head, suffered a ligament strain on the court, the Belarus team scored almost all the time in the last game.

When the two teams in the BC half of the zone hugged each other after the game, the pineapple-headed guy who failed to make it to the finals knelt on the ground in tears, and little Snow next to him hugged her boyfriend and cried with him.

The pain of losing far outweighs the pain of a torn ligament.

Zhu Qi heard from Ah Shui that Pineapple Head was carried away on a stretcher when he left, and it was not known whether he could participate in tomorrow's bronze medal match.

The mixed doubles match against the Belarusian team was very fast. Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou were in the lead almost all the way, leading by five to six points in each game and quickly won the gold medal.

The slow motion on the court kept repeating the last crucial shot.

Zhu Qi raised his hands to celebrate before the opposing player even swung his racket.

Absolute confidence, absolute ball sense, and absolute predictive ability have once again made Zhu Qi a hot headline at home and abroad.

Zhu Qi wore a heavy gold medal around her neck, which was the second mixed doubles gold medal in her career.

Although Pineapple Head received five injections to seal the match and forced himself to play, he still failed to win the bronze medal with Little Snow.

I heard that Pineapple Head can’t even participate in the men’s singles.

Although they were rivals, Zhu Qi still felt a little regretful.

The four years of hard work and waiting have all gone to waste because of the injury. This gap is unacceptable and such a pity.

The North Korean team stands on the left of the Chinese team and the Belarusian team stands on the right.

Three national flags of different colors were raised.

Zhu Qi felt that the North Korean team might have been unlucky this time, as they were drawn into the same half of the group as them.

If we were in the other half of the group, we would definitely have won the silver medal.

Looking at the mixed doubles teams this time, the North Korean team's level is much better than other combinations.

...Well, Little Snow and Pineapple Head’s old injuries have relapsed, so let’s not count them for now.

Everyone on the podium was smiling happily, while everyone below the podium had complicated expressions.

There was a group of people standing on each side of the stadium.

Japan and South Korea.

Both sides had very bad expressions, especially when they saw that old acquaintance standing at the top of the podium.

For the first time, the Japanese coach's tone was very tough. He stared at the gold medal on Zhu Qi's neck, as if time had fast-forwarded to the women's singles competition, and said to Zaihara Xiang behind him.

"You know what? If you can't beat her this time, you'll never be able to do it again in your life."

Yuan Xiang lowered her head and said nothing.

But anyone could tell that she was in a very bad mood.

On the other side of the South Korean team, a man stood in front of the young woman and simply said, "Let's go."

Jin Lili followed him out carrying her golf bag.

Her eyes were crimson.

Are you unwilling to accept it?

Yes.

And there is the ambition to replace it.

/

Zhu Qi's women's singles team was drawn into Zone A.

The A and B half are called the "death half".

It's not just because Jamie is in the B-zone.

Also, Area A includes Wonhyang and Ahn Ji-hye, the latest rising star from South Korea.

At that time, Zhu Qi felt that there was no question of whether this game was easy or difficult to play.

This is the most intense competition in women's singles.

The South Korean team sent two female singles players this time, Xi Lingen and Jin Lili. The three are in Maomao's half.

have to.

The difficulty mode is distributed quite evenly.

Zhu Qi and Maomao each have three main competitors.

The end of the mixed doubles competition does not mean that the World Games has come to an abrupt end. The real battle for supremacy will begin next.

Award ceremony, flag raising, photo taking, winning contestants signing autographs...

The subsequent series of procedures were no different from the last time they participated in the World Games. When Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou were following the staff and preparing to accept post-match interviews, they were suddenly taken to a large conference room by a group of people.

There were about 50 reporters sitting in the conference room, and they started taking pictures as soon as they saw Zhu Qi.

Very good, there are quite a lot of people interviewed.

But after taking a look, most of them were Asian and Russian.

Zhu Qi thought he was going to ask about subsequent matches, but the first reporter who opened the conversation replied directly in English: "Based on the current data, you have the most World Games gold medals among the active female table tennis players. With so many awards under your belt, have you ever thought about your life after retirement?"

From the man's inverted sentences and tone, Zhu Qi judged that he should be a Japanese.

She felt a little puzzled.

I'm only 21, why am I already asking about retirement?

Although I now have three World Games gold medals, it doesn’t mean I should consider retiring!

"I haven't thought about it yet." After Zhu Qi finished speaking, he moved the microphone to Song Linzhou next to him.

She thought she had to ask them one by one?

Who knew the second reporter would ask her again: "So when do you plan to consider retiring?"

“?” Zhu Qi.

"Puchi..." Song Linzhou couldn't help but laughed out loud, then glanced sideways at Zhu Qi, with a look on his face that said, "Look how much psychological trauma you've brought to these outsourced companies."

Zhu Qi could only take the microphone back and said word by word, "I think, conservatively speaking, I should still be there for the next Riyadh World Games. If all my health indicators are still good, participating in the Los Angeles World Games will not be a problem."

She was only 29 years old when she participated in the World Games in Los Angeles.

Although he is considered an older veteran in the sport of table tennis, it does not mean that he is completely incapable of playing.

Many retired athletes also often pick up their rackets, but they just don't participate in world competitions.

As she spoke, other reporters began to flip through their notebooks, fearing that they would miss the key questions.

Dealing with these reporters is much more tiring than playing basketball.

In fact, after the quarter-final and semi-final match against the North Korean team yesterday, a reporter asked Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou if they had anything to share about their technical characteristics after the match with the North Korean team, and wanted to know the secret of why Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou were able to win successfully even when the opponent chased two big game points in the middle.

As soon as Zhu Qi heard it, he knew that the author wanted to copy the topic.

The North Korean and Russian teams are still competing for the bronze medal.

Although the North Korean team is not from the same country as hers and it doesn't matter who wins the bronze medal, Zhu Qi feels that the competition should still be based on each player's ability.

After all, Zhu Qi also discovered the problems of North Korea during the game. If he pointed out the weaknesses of the North Korean team before the bronze medal match began, it would be unfair to the North Korean team.

The mixed doubles competition finally ended.

He successfully won the gold medal, which was placed in a small wooden box.

When the athletes left the field, Zhu Qi saw that his uncle and others not far away had red eyes.

Because there will be women's doubles and men's doubles competitions later, and the singles competitions will be after the doubles competitions, Zhu Qi will have to take advantage of the women's doubles and men's doubles competition cycles to intensify training to prepare for the women's singles.

There was no possibility of leaving the main group during this period, so I could only wave goodbye to my family from a distance.

Seeing the proud and happy expressions on his family members' faces, Zhu Qi felt at that moment that winning the championship was partly due to letting his family see tangible results.

She also felt that she had won so many championships over the years, and had also won a mixed doubles and a team gold medal at the last World Games, so her uncles and others should not be so excited anymore.

Unexpectedly, their condition was not much different from last time.

The only difference is that last time I was listening to the radio and watching TV, but this time I was there in person.

/

After returning to the World Games Village.

The coaches held another post-match review.

Ren Xinhua talked about some problems in the mixed doubles, but overall he praised the team.

"This time, the mixed doubles team made another great contribution to the table tennis team, winning the first gold medal and getting off to a good start. Tomorrow will be the men's and women's doubles competitions. Two of the doubles players this time are from the next generation, Qin Shang and Fang Miao.

What I want to say is that although this is your first time participating in the World Games, the opponents you have to face are all old opponents that you often encountered in the World Table Tennis Championships.

So don't feel burdened or stressed during the game, seize the key moments, and don't get nervous even if you're behind."

"yes--"

The players responded in unison.

In fact, with the mixed doubles competition as a prelude, I didn’t feel so anxious or stressed when I was about to start playing.

In order to ensure that the women's doubles and men's doubles could also win gold medals, Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou wrote various detailed response strategies and ideas for this mixed doubles match, as well as the key techniques and tactics for their successful victory.

Maintain troops for a thousand days and use them for a moment.

Qin Xiaoba is the first player to stand out among the latest batch of players.

Zhu Qi looked around.

Almost all the contestants participating in this year's competition are new faces that have emerged in the past two years.

She suddenly remembered the "Twelve Dark Years of Chinese Table Tennis" in her previous life.

The players who appeared at the Moscow World Games at that time were completely different from the players today.

The Chinese team, which had dominated table tennis for so long, fell.

When a whale dies, all things come to life.

The fall of the behemoth will foster the emergence of more outsourcing companies.

At that time, the North Korean, Russian, Japanese and South Korean teams were competing for supremacy, and several players with outstanding performance emerged.

But no one can dominate the world anymore and sweep away almost all the gold medals like the Chinese team did.

At the last Tokyo World Games, neither the men's doubles nor the women's doubles brought back gold medals, so the task this time is heavy.

Before the men's doubles match began.

Qin Xiaoba asked Zhu Qi a question: "Sister, did you play table tennis because you loved it?"

Qin Xiaoba might be asking about the time he insisted on practicing table tennis with his uncle when he was six years old in this life, but Zhu Qi was thinking about the first time he held a racket in his previous life...

This happened too long ago.

Zhu Qi vaguely remembers that when he first held a tennis racket, it was purely because he thought that if he could acquire one more skill, he would have one more job option in the future.

As for whether I like it or not...

For the poor this is not an option.

Her only thought at the time was to have someone to eat.

I just thought it would be great if I could get a job in the future just because I can play table tennis.

But later, as he spent more and more time practicing table tennis, many people who had played with him felt that it was a pity that Zhu Qi did not choose to be a professional athlete.

Because Zhu Qi started playing too late at that time, it was impossible for him to compete with the first-line players of the national team.

So Zhu Qi didn't think much of it, but as more and more such voices appeared around him, Zhu Qi himself began to often fantasize about something.

If I had started practicing tennis at a young age, would I have been able to join the national team by the age of fifteen? Would I have been able to compete in the World Games by the age of twenty? Would I have been able to achieve a Grand Slam before the age of thirty?

After having this kind of fantasy more and more often, I sometimes dream about such scenes.

I stand on the highest podium, full of glory and glory.

The whole world can notice you.

Later this fantasy became reality.

It was also very hard to walk this road by myself.

Many people say that she is a "Martial Star" sent from heaven, but Zhu Qi does not think so.

Start counting from your previous life and add this life.

I have been involved in the table tennis circle for nearly thirty years.

It’s the first half of an ordinary person’s life.

She spent so much time to get the chance to stand on the competition field, and she just seized this opportunity.

/

The doubles matches are arranged as men's doubles in the morning and women's doubles in the afternoon.

These past two days, the team doctor got some deer tendons and Eucommia ulmoides from somewhere, probably from a Russian vegetable market, and said he wanted to make soup for the athletes.

The taste is definitely not that great, but I heard it is very good for replenishing qi and blood.

During the morning men's doubles match, the women's doubles players will be in the training hall, though they don't necessarily train there. They can watch the men's matches on the monitors, have the team doctor come over to give them a massage, or even lie down and stretch.

But no matter what you do, you have to stay in the training hall to always be ready for battle.

In order to help Ah Shui find the touch as quickly as possible, Zhu Qi also stayed in the gym to practice with her for a while.

When the men's doubles practice was about to start, Zhu Qi's clothes were soaked but he didn't want to go back, so they hit his body and made crackling sounds.

Maomao glanced at the time and said, "You go to the stands to watch the game. Ah Shui and I will take a break."

"That's right, Xiaoba hopes most that you can watch his game. Maomao and I are in good form, so please don't worry about us." A Shui nodded.

Zhu Qi responded and went to the locker room to change into clean clothes. When he returned, he found that there was no seat for him near the Chinese team.

A team doctor wanted to give up his seat to Zhu Qi. Zhu Qi looked around and found that his uncle and the others were sitting not far away and there was an empty seat next to them. He reported it to the Buddha and after getting a nod, he walked around the corridor and went over.

The first person to see Zhu Qi was my aunt, and she almost jumped off the stool.

As soon as Zhu Qi walked over, the audience sitting nearby were all excited.

The four players who had just entered the field had no idea what was going on when they heard a loud noise like a bomb being thrown from the audience.

Fortunately, my uncle and his friends bought the "VIP seats" that the national team helped them to get, so there was a little distance between them and the people behind them, so they were not so close to the front, back, left and right.

My uncle gave his seat to Zhu Qi and let her sit in the middle.

"That guy who played mixed doubles with you played pretty well too. Is he your male partner from the last session? He looks different from the one on TV. He's so thin in person." My uncle was waving the folding fan in his hand happily, looking gossipy.

"Oh, what do you know? That person is not skinny, that's all muscle!" said my aunt with a smile.

"I look ten pounds heavier when I'm on camera." As soon as Zhu Qi sat down, several people came over and wanted his autograph.

Zhu Qi has always been responsive to the fans' requests. They have come to support the fans and help shout slogans these past two days, and they have worked hard. She was signing autographs while waiting to watch the men's doubles match.

The first team that Daxiong and Qin Xiaoba faced was the Athens team.

The two guys from Athens were of upper-middle level, and they actually scored a few points from Qin Xiaoba at the beginning.

My uncle slapped his thigh and said, "Why is this kid so hard-hearted? Isn't he going to be ruthless?"

"It's just the beginning of the competition, so you're a little nervous," my uncle said.

Qin Xiaoba is a bit slow to warm up, and in many matches he only finds his touch in the second game, which is a bit like A Shui.

Fortunately, Big Bear was very strong, and the second half of the first game was basically scored by Big Bear's rush, pull and chop.

The off-court coach for the men's doubles was Gao Xiaofeng. As Qin Xiaoba's chief coach and the former captain of the men's team, his coaching style was much more straightforward than Xu Dong's.

Zhu Qi could even hear Gao Xiaofeng's voice across half the stadium.

"Look at the way that kid is courting death, and you know he must have a backup plan."

"At this point, you can poke, pull, or stab him, but you can't give him another chance to hit the ball."

"We can't let them scream. We can silence them. We can hit them with a few long balls from the center line to drive them off the stage and outside."

After the second game, the men's doubles team was indeed unstoppable.

In fact, the main reason is that Qin Xiaoba and Daxiong play doubles together more often, and both of them grew up in the Bayi team. Although both of them are right-handed, their positioning and connection seem to be much more tacit.

Zhu Qi watched from the side and nodded frequently.

Qin Xiaoba has made great progress since returning from France. At least he is more motivated when playing and you can see his competitive spirit.

Later, when Zhu Qi rewatched the game, he heard the TV5 commentators praise Qin Xiaoba for having the best touch among the current new players on the men's team.

Zhu Qi also agreed with this point.

When he was young, because he had just started playing basketball and his performance in all aspects was so outstanding, it seemed that Qin Xiaoba might not be that good.

But in fact, compared with boys of the same age, Qin Xiaoba also won the U15 at the age of 12 and the U18 at the age of 16. He was promoted from the second team to the first team within a year of joining the national team, and then got the roster for the Moscow World Games on the day he turned 20.

Throughout the entire men's doubles competition, I hardly encountered any opponents of the same level.

Many people say that watching the Chinese team play table tennis is a pleasure, because they can win from the beginning to the end, and there are rarely scenes where the score is particularly stalemate.

There are even some semi-novice fans who start watching the game from the semi-finals every time, because there will be two Chinese players in the final anyway.

There are too many talented people in China.

Any number of people can play in world competitions, so it is easy to recruit people to form a team for doubles events. Unlike other countries, where only individual players have high standards and are recruited to play mixed doubles purely to accompany others.

Qin Xiaoba howled on the court, like a wolf cub just released by a hunter. Kneeling on one knee, he executed a lob shot close to the net. Then, just as the opposing player prepared to receive the ball, he suddenly slammed his head against the ground, raised his butt, and spun forward with both legs, moving his own position while avoiding the big bear's shot.

Gao Xiaofeng's eyes widened and the corners of his mouth twitched. He wanted to laugh but was tense.

This move caused bursts of laughter in the audience.

Qin Xiaoba was beaten all over the floor, and the players on the opposing team smiled bitterly as they received the ball.

Zhu Qi felt very pleased to see this little brother who always followed him around.

He finally grew up and became an adult, able to stand on his own.

The men's doubles played very smoothly and the girls also won victory after victory.

Ah Shui is also in good shape. She and Maomao have played many women's doubles matches, and her winning rate is almost the same as Zhu Qi's.

Especially A Shui and Maomao, the two of them on the left and right, are a more suitable pairing than the men's doubles Qin Xiaoba and Daxiong.

The five-day women's doubles and men's doubles competitions finally entered the final day.

All four of them made it to the finals.

Even during the men's doubles final, something very interesting happened.

Daxiong and Qin Xiaoba met the Canadian men's doubles team.

The two players on the opposite side were also former national table tennis players, veterans from the transition period between Gao Xiaofeng and Daxiong. Because the national team was in turmoil at the time and often suffered heavy defeats in overseas competitions, they immigrated there early on and this time represented Team Canada in their fight for gold against Team China.

Men's doubles event, four people next to the table.

They are all Asian faces, Chinese.

Anyone who sees this will say that China’s table tennis genes are amazing.

This time, Gao Xiaofeng served as an off-court coach, instructing his two children on how to play against his former teammates.

And then... he won at the hands of his opponent.

When Gao Xiaofeng saw the last ball land, he excitedly rushed into the court and hugged Qin Xiaoba and Daxiong.

Zhu Qi also heard the coaches shouting, "The men's doubles gold medal is back!"

The men's team waited four years for this comeback, and now they have only won one medal.

The director turned the camera to Zhu Qi in the audience.

Zhu Qi was applauding Qin Xiaoba at the time and didn't notice that he and his uncle had entered the camera.

The spring fireworks represent the Chinese team's second gold medal.

It also means that the second child of the Zhu family... Oh no, it’s the 1.5th child of the Zhu family also won the gold medal in the World Games.

In fact, for the simple people in the mountain village, they have no idea how much hardship and sweat the athletes put into their daily training life.

They only know that their children will be happy when they win medals, and their children's efforts have been rewarded.

Zhu Qi has always known that he actually received a lot of preferential treatment and attention in this family, far more than Qin Xiaoba.

However, Zhu Qi always enjoyed the care given by his uncles and others.

In psychology, it should be called transitional compensation.

Because I didn’t receive the warmth of my family in my previous life, I will ask for more in this life.

The cold war between the siblings at that time was not so much a competition between Zhu Qi and Qin Xiaoba, but actually a competition between Zhu Qi and herself.

So when Qin Xiaoba said in anger that he didn't want to play table tennis, Zhu Qi really thought seriously about whether he was not suitable for playing table tennis at all, or whether he should just give up playing and go back to school.

Because at that time I was old enough to go to college.

He has experience playing for the national team and has won some world rankings.

After that, it will be easy to get into graduate school or take the civil service exam.

There was no need for Qin Xiaoba to fight as hard for the Grand Slam as he did, only to end up injured and still not even win the Grand Slam.

After all... Qin Xiaoba's biological parents are right next to him.

It may be a good choice for him to return to school life and family early.

But after seeing Qin Xiaoba's determination and stubbornness during the competition, Zhu Qi felt that he had underestimated him.

There is no way to put dreams on a scale to see which one is heavier.

After all, those who play competitive sports...are just a bunch of hot-blooded idiots.

Men's doubles is over.

No one had expected the opponents that Maomao and A Shui would face in the women's doubles final in the afternoon.

The women's doubles team of Jin Lili and An Zhihui overcame all obstacles and successfully advanced to the quarter-finals.

This is Jin Lili who wants to avenge her previous shame.

In the women's doubles, I met A Shui again.