120 Florida Table Tennis Championships
◎In the National Table Tennis Championships, against the same opponent...she won!◎
Although Jin Lili learned Zhu Qi's tactics, her combination punches were the same as Zhu Qi's, and many of her delicate hand skills were basically the same.
But Jin Lili can't identify the location by sound, this is Zhu Qi's own talent.
Jin Lili also noticed the changes in A Shui.
A Shui's tactics are easy to understand.
Like North Korea's Xilingen, they both use granular rubber and anti-rubber by switching to make the ball's rotation unpredictable and deceive the opponent to score.
Before Zhu Qi came, Ah Shui had often practiced with Jin Lili. Although the Korean team did not have long rubber players, Jin Lili believed she was very familiar with the long rubber style of play.
Normally, there is a certain lag when switching rubbers to hit the ball.
But A Shui's racket-changing speed was so fast that it was almost instantaneous.
A foreign media outlet previously praised Ah Shui as a magician, able to flip his racket and create a variety of different spins. While Chinese people might prefer to see the most ferocious and violent exchanges, foreigners actually prefer to watch the action; the more flamboyant the fight, the more excited they are.
At the beginning, Ah Shui also learned Xi Ling'en's playing style, but now he has figured out his own system, which allows him to quickly return to his original position when flipping the racket.
That is to say.
A Shui turns the racket, rubs the ball, hits the ball, and then turns the racket back.
It can be done in almost a second.
The ping-pong ball spins so fast that Jin Lili needs to observe the rubber that A Shui uses when hitting the ball, the angle of the racket swing, the landing point of the racket... This operation greatly affects Jin Lili's ability to judge the rotation of the ball.
With each backhand shot by A Shui, Jin Lili was unable to score quickly in the first three shots, which caused the score to soar towards A Shui's position.
In the third game, A Shui took the lead by three points and won the big score.
Although they caught up with one round, Jin Lili didn't seem to think it was a big deal, and A Shui didn't think he could win for sure.
Jin Lili had been trained as a key player in the national team, and her adaptability to competition had always been excellent. This type of player, who uses their brains when playing, had greater endurance than Jamie.
"In the third round, A Shui kept forcing a stalemate with Jin Lili, and he had a slight advantage. But if Jin Lili starts to manipulate A Shui at a large angle in the next round, it probably won't work." Maomao looked a little worried.
She knew that Ah Shui was actually better at tug-of-war, and Jin Lili must have known this as well.
But Zhu Qi did not seem that anxious. Instead, he slowly unscrewed a bottle of water and suppressed his heartbeat which was becoming very agitated due to the exercise.
Boom, boom, boom...
Almost every sound overlaps with the sound of the ball hitting the field.
She watched Ah Shui's every run, every jump, every stretch of his body and every swing of his racket, all of which overlapped with every day of training before.
Zhu Qi has confidence in A Shui.
Because Ah Shui's level in all aspects is no longer inferior to Jin Lili. As long as Ah Shui is not disturbed by the dilemma in her heart, she will not lose.
"These Koreans' first three shots are really good." Qin Xiaoba sat in the back, craning his neck a bit, just next to Zhu Qi. "When I played against the men's team, it felt like every first three shots were a kill. I don't know how they practiced that."
"It would be better for the South Korean team to connect sideways to the next shot." After Zhu Qi finished speaking, Jin Lili on the court immediately sent a long ball to the middle, and then followed up with a chasing ball.
This ball is very dangerous.
As long as A Shui doesn't step back quickly, he will lose points.
But A Shui seemed to have predicted Jin Lili's move long ago. When the ball flew over, he found the right position for the return hit, then leaned back and swung his arms to make room for himself to hit the ball.
Snap!
Jin Lili failed to catch the ball.
[Game 4, Fang Miao 11:8 Jin Lili]
[Big score, Fang Miao 2:2 Jin Lili]
A Shui made a comeback from 2-0 down and the situation seemed to be very good.
The Chinese table tennis girls in the stands were very happy and kept cheering for A Shui.
Jin Lili's expression seemed to have changed, her eyes became sharper, and she seemed to be looking for the point where she made a mistake while shaking the racket.
The Korean head coach who was giving Jin Lili off-field guidance seemed to be under more pressure than Jin Lili. He kept chattering all kinds of encouraging words, but Jin Lili actually couldn't hear them clearly.
She has only been in Korea for four years. She has no problem communicating normally, but if the other person speaks too fast, it is a little hard for her to hear.
When her mind went blank, Jin Lili seemed to see Han Taiyang facing her in a trance. He was crossing his arms and looking at her with a gloomy face.
This look...Jin Lili felt somewhat familiar with it.
It was especially like the expression I had when I was sitting in the stands when Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou played mixed doubles in the Tokyo World Games.
Jin Lili knew what Han Taiyang was thinking at the moment without even having to think about it.
It's probably the same as when I was in the Tokyo World Games, hoping that I would lose.
Jin Lili has always known that Han Taiyang is a scumbag. He was once a "student" who trained individually with the Chinese team, but for fame and to attract traffic, he has been speaking ill of China in South Korea. He looks down on Chinese people and is very xenophobic.
If it weren't for the fact that Han Taiyang's retirement was not so glorious and he later went to serve in the military, although he was re-hired by the national team as a coach, many players were reluctant to follow Han Taiyang because of what happened back then.
Otherwise, Han Taiyang would never consider making himself his player.
How ironic.
Jin Lili felt that her life seemed to be somewhat similar to Zhu Qi's.
They both encountered coaches involved in scandals.
Why don’t I have the same good fortune as Zhu Qi?
Jin Lili never thought that she was worse than Zhu Qi or Maomao, she just lacked a little luck.
When Zhu Qi was sitting in the stands, he could clearly feel that in this game... Jin Lili was playing like crazy.
You can tell whether an athlete is in good shape by looking at his energy.
She felt that Ah Shui played well today, but several balls that looked particularly dangerous were saved by Jin Lili.
"Jin Lili played really hard today." Maomao noticed this, turning to talk to Zhu Qi. "There's a news report in Korea saying Jin Lili was supposed to compete in the World Championship Cup in October, but for some reason the Korean team didn't register her. The story was that Jin Lili had a knee reaction during the World Games and needed to rest. But looking at Jin Lili now, she doesn't look unwell at all. I guess the Korean team didn't register her."
Zhu Qi disagreed: "It's normal. South Korea's intangible cultural heritage is school violence and xenophobia. No matter how well Kim Lili plays for the Korean team, she will never be truly accepted by them."
At this point, Zhu Qi admitted that although he did not like Jin Lili very much, he did not think there was anything wrong with Jin Lili's decision to develop in South Korea.
Knowing that the national team is unlikely to accept you and looking for a team that is more suitable for your development is what an athlete should pursue.
It’s just that Zhu Qi doesn’t like the Korean team’s unscrupulous approach to winning the gold medal.
Before the fifth game began, Song Linzhou suddenly interrupted, "Do you think Jin Lili seems a little different today?"
Zhu Qi looked back: "What's the difference?"
"She didn't cover her serve today."
After Song Linzhou finished speaking, Zhu Qi recalled carefully. Her eyesight wasn't as good as Song Linzhou's, and she couldn't always tell if a serve was blocked when looking left and right. But thinking about it carefully, it seemed that Ah Shui hadn't been served much in the first four games.
Zhu Qi originally thought that maybe Sister Xia had taught Ah Shui a special method to prevent blocking the serve, so Ah Shui played smoothly in the past four games, but after Song Linzhou's reminder, it seemed to be true...
"The sun is rising from the west," Qin Xiaoba said flatly. Although Jin Lili had quit the national team not long after he joined, he still didn't like her much because of the gambling incident. "Don't tell me you think you have a sure win against Lao Fang, and you're afraid of getting another yellow card, so you won't cover up?"
Actually... Zhu Qi thought so too.
You can't blame Zhu Qi and Qin Xiaoba for being too narrow-minded. After all, Jin Lili has learned from her previous experience.
But starting from the fifth game, Zhu Qi changed his mind a little.
Jin Lili's entire serve looked very regular. She seemed to have thrown the ball forward a little specifically to change her habit of leaning forward from her previous serve.
If it were someone else, such a serve would not be worthy of praise, because it is a very normal and legal serve.
"I don't understand. Is it because he got scolded for the yellow card that he feels winning this way is shameful?" Qin Xiaoba muttered softly. "Hey, who cares? It's only right not to play tricks."
Qin Xiaoba thinks more simply.
But Zhu Qi and Maomao noticed that every time Jin Lili served, the Korean head coach showed a very frustrated expression, as if the two of them could not reach a consensus on something.
"Do you think it's possible that the Korean head coach asked Jin Lili to continue with the previous plan of blocking the serve, but Jin Lili didn't listen to the instructions?" Maomao asked.
"It's possible." Zhu Qi nodded, but she didn't understand why Jin Lili changed her personality?
"I guess it's because Han Taiyang asked Jin Lili to learn from you. As she was learning, Jin Lili found that you played so cleanly, neatly and clearly. So she felt ashamed of herself..." Qin Xiaoba shook his head.
“…” Zhu Qi felt disgusted by his brother’s flattery.
During the conversation, Jin Lili made a long smash and a backhand high lob, both of which were blocked by A Shui with his long rubber. Then the ball entered A Shui's pulling area, and was messed up by A Shui's back and forth racket rotation, and the tactics were completely disrupted.
Seeing that A Shui was taking the lead again, Jin Lili still did not use her best "serve blocking tactic".
Jin Lili seemed to be arguing with someone.
A Shui also felt a little strange, as if something was not right at that point in the fight, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
When the sixth ball was hit and the players had the opportunity to simply wipe their sweat, A Shui glanced at the audience.
It just so happened that Zhu Qi and Maomao were not far from her. Ah Shui saw that Zhu Qi and Maomao were both making a "shooting" gesture to her with their index and middle fingers together, and she understood.
This was the gesture they had agreed upon, and basically only the three of them could understand it.
During non-off-field coaching time, coaches are prohibited from communicating with players.
Off-field coaches are also not allowed to give hints to players through gestures.
But it doesn’t say that you are not allowed to interact with the audience.
Jin Lili's serve was indeed normal.
A Shui didn't have the time to care why Jin Lili started to show competitive spirit. He just continued to play like he did in the first two games, preparing to win the fifth game quickly.
But Jin Lili suddenly started a tug-of-war with A Shui. As long as A Shui did not take the initiative to attack, Jin Lili would focus on defense.
Han Taiyang rolled his eyes as he watched from the side.
This idiot.
To be precise, Chinese people are a bunch of idiots.
Each one is more hypocritical than the other.
If she really cared so much about competitive spirit, would this little girl have been kicked out of the Chinese team and come to Korea?
Originally, I wanted to teach this little girl a lesson.
Without a coach to help you, no matter how much you practice, you will not be able to achieve any results.
Being able to reach the top eight in the table tennis team is already an above-average performance.
Han Taiyang really hoped that Jin Lili would lose the game, so that he could humiliate her and completely trample her damn self-esteem on the ground, making her listen to him obediently in the future.
The Korean head coach next to him was also very anxious. Kim Lili is indeed the best player in the Korean team, but she is too disobedient.
In South Korea, where hierarchy is strict, there has never been such an undisciplined player.
Jin Lili seemed to be on fire, with blazing flames flowing all over her body. She stepped firmly on the floor with every step, and she almost used all her strength to fight for every ball.
Jin Lili wanted A Shui to run between the two sides of the table, while A Shui wanted to pull the ball back to the center line, so the two of them started playing tug-of-war on both sides of the table.
The white ping-pong ball was pulled back and forth by two forces.
The sound of something cutting through the air was also mixed with a contest of strength and speed.
The fifth game was a bit of a pity. A Shui missed two balls in the middle and Jin Lili caught up with him by one point.
The physical strength of both people seemed to have reached a critical point.
There were big beads of sweat on everyone's face.
It seems like time has gone back to 6 years ago.
A Shui looked at Jin Lili standing in front of him, and shook his right arm as he walked back and forth beside the table.
Zhu Qi was delighted.
Is it coming?
In the sixth game, Jin Lili still wanted to force A Shui to run and restrain the speed of A Shui's racket rotation by hitting balls with more dispersed landing points.
The white ball crossed a white arc and flew from the left half of the table to the right half, like an equilateral triangle.
Just now, Jin Lili scored several points from A Shui through this triangular diagonal ball.
Countless pairs of eyes watched Ah Shui in pursuit, but he seemed to be missing half a step, because Ah Shui hits the ball with his left hand, so this kind of fixed-point ball on the right half of the table is very difficult to remember.
Even the CCTV commentator lamented: "It's really hard for a left-handed player to receive a forehand from a right-handed player. Besides, Fang Miao doesn't have a typical backhand. She almost plays her backhand as a forehand, both sides serving the same purpose..."
Jin Lili stared intently at the white ball that landed steadily on the table before bouncing off into the distance. Her pupils followed the ball, converging into a tiny dot...
Sudden!
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the racket in Ah Shui's left hand, and she didn't know when it moved to his right hand!
Ah Shui raised his right arm and stretched it backwards——
All the people nearby stood up slightly involuntarily, their eyes fixed on Ah Shui's raised right wrist - and then swung it hard - snap!
With a crisp sound of the ball being pulled, the white ball flew rapidly towards the table in front of Jin Lili!
clatter!
Get off the table!
Bang!
Bounce!
Then, in front of Jin Lili's stunned expression... it rolled away.
If you are not the referee, you cannot show too much attention to a certain athlete. The referee also wants to applaud the player who can play with both hands.
So cool!
Chinese people! Can you play basketball with both hands?!
Many people watching the game outside the stadium showed expressions of surprise, admiration and worship, but at the same time they were worried about their own future.
I thought that after the older generation of table tennis players retired, the players who came up next would be able to play.
But the Chinese team never seems to be in a state of discontinuity.
When Zhu Qi saw Ah Shui hit this wonderful shot, he couldn't help but stand up and shout, "Well done! Beautiful!"
In fact, six years ago, Zhu Qi suggested that A Shui practice shooting with his right hand.
A Shui is a fake left-handed player, and he might even be able to serve faster with his right hand than with his left hand.
But at that time, Zhu Qi was just making a suggestion. Whether to practice it depended on A Shui's own choice.
In the middle, A Shui just treated it as a joke and practiced casually. He didn't expect to be able to play with his right hand in the world arena.
But later, after A Shui followed Sister Xia, Sister Xia thought that this trick was feasible, so she took half an hour every day to watch A Shui practice right-handed ball.
In fact, the quality of the ball that Ah Shui hit just now was very average. When it was hit, the rotation was weak, the power was insufficient, the speed was not fast, and he couldn't even control the landing point.
The ball just now was basically at the provincial team level. If Zhu Qi or Maomao had received it, A Shui might not have scored.
But Jin Lili is different.
This was the first time that A Shui used his right hand to play in an official competition, and it was at his own match point.
In fact, according to Zhu Qi's understanding of Jin Lili, if Jin Lili had reacted quickly enough, she could have caught the ball.
But Jin Lili was obviously stunned. She didn't expect that A Shui had this skill. It was hidden too deeply, and it was a huge blow to her mentality.
It's like two people fighting in the ring. They agree to fight with bayonets, but the other person pulls out a machine gun.
The outsourced workers were all excited when they saw this scene. Some whistled, some shouted, and some even jumped back and forth on their chairs.
After playing, A Shui was very calm. She did not show any excessive excitement because she played the ball well.
When I looked back at Sister Xia, I found that a very happy expression appeared on Sister Xia's face, and she seemed to be very satisfied with her performance just now.
Sister Xia gave herself a thumbs up, and A Shui finally smiled.
Very good, just play like this.
"How amazing..." In the corner, three or four Arab girls wearing veils on their heads watched the scene, and one of them exclaimed in admiration. "She looks like a magician."
"Zhonghua is very good at training every player. You are about to go to such a team for training. In the future, you will be as good as them..." Another person looked at Lulu with envy and longing in his eyes.
Because they believe in □□, each of them covers all their hair tightly.
I only take it off for convenience when playing games, but I put it back on immediately after the game, even if there is still sweat in my hair.
Lulu looked at the girl sweating profusely on the stage, and then looked at the players of the Chinese team who were wearing the same red sportswear.
In fact, what Lulu envied the most was that each of their faces was filled with young and energetic smiles.
There is nothing covering their heads, so they can freely display their beauty without any restrictions or constraints.
If it weren't for table tennis, they wouldn't have stepped out of that small area and come to the outside world to see more girls who can blossom.
Lulu looked at the red ball, and the longing in her eyes was obvious.
I really wish... time would pass faster, so that it would be time for me to go to China.
Because A Shui switched between hitting with his left and right hands, Jin Lili's large angle changes were no longer effective against A Shui, and he quickly won the sixth game.
The two entered the seventh inning.
The Korean head coach was almost going crazy. He couldn't help but yell at Jin Lili, "How long are you going to keep doing this?! We already trust you enough. Are you playing with the trust our Korean coaching staff has in you? If that's the case, you should just go back to China and play basketball!"
This sentence was almost an order for Jin Lili to leave.
If it had happened before, Jin Lili would have yelled back immediately, or even launched into a rage and argued with the Korean head coach. But Jin Lili herself didn't expect why she remained so calm.
She calmly watched the Korean head coach glaring at her, calmly watched the referee flipping A Shui's scoreboard, and calmly accepted the result that she had been overtaken by A Shui.
It seemed like she should have accepted this result a long time ago.
For athletes, admitting failure is as painful as giving up their life.
But Jin Lili knew that there was a huge gap between her and Zhu Qi, Maomao, and even now A Shui.
Impossible... to win.
As the gears of time turn, it seems as if everything has returned to the starting point.
As the last ball landed.
The referee raised his hand to announce the end of the game.
Because A Shui remained in a state of high alert throughout the whole process, his mind was still stuck in the game and had not yet come to his senses.
It was not until Sister Xia came over and hugged him that A Shui was sure that he had won.
She won, she finally won.
Three years have passed.
In the National Table Tennis Championships, against the same opponent...she won!
"Ahhh——" A Shui hugged Sister Xia and waved the racket in his hand as if he was holding the whole world.
The gorgeous and bright lights shone on her face, and when sweat mixed with tears fell together, there was a lost darkness on the other side.
Jin Lili looked at the racket in her hand and suddenly didn't know what she was fighting for.
The endless darkness swallowed up myself and the heart that was once determined to win.
Why... do I suddenly feel that playing ball is boring?
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A Shui left the competition venue surrounded by thousands of people.
Although today's game went into the seventh inning, every inning was played very smoothly.
At this moment, Ah Shui suddenly understood why Zhu Qi would get excited every time he encountered a pressure match, because it was a way for him to unleash all his abilities. Sometimes he didn't even know how much potential he had.
"This right-handed serve is still a little weak. Luckily, Jin Lili was stunned by you, otherwise it would have been hard to score." Chang Hongxia reminded Ah Shui as she helped him pack up. "You still have to practice when you get back. It's hard, but it will be useful."
"Yeah." Ah Shui nodded hurriedly.
Now she was so excited that she didn't care about anything else. She was full of energy and wanted to play tomorrow's game right away.
The excitement of the game had not yet worn off, and she kept chattering with Sister Xia about every thrilling and tense penalty kick.
"Well, well, I didn't embarrass you, did I? That shot just now was thrilling! I even heard a lot of foreigners cheering me on! Even though I'm not very proficient with my right hand yet, I just used it just to give it a try. I didn't expect to actually score. Looks like I had some good luck today..."
A Shui was so excited about winning the game that he would chat with everyone he met, even the team doctor who passed by.
As the team's happy pill, everyone from the coach to the new players were very happy to see A Shui successfully advance. Surrounded by countless praises, A Shui's face was flushed, as if winning the championship or not was not important.
When Zhu Qi and Maomao went over, Ah Shui was talking excitedly.
"With three Chinese players among the top four, our chances of winning are very high! I've done my part to keep the Miriam Cup in China! Hey Baobao! Cat! Come on!"
A Shui was very happy. This feeling of happiness was not only because he defended his own quarter, but also because he finally defeated someone he had hardly defeated before.
Sometimes you have to break your own nightmares.
Only by climbing over the mountain in front of you can you see a better future.
Seeing their children so excited, the coaching staff felt that today was a good day to let the three children have a good dinner and rest, then watch some film in the evening and prepare for tomorrow's semi-finals.
"It's all thanks to Bao Bao for suggesting I practice with my right hand. I never thought it would actually be useful now." Ah Shui rushed over and hugged Zhu Qi. "I'm going to fight you tomorrow, so you better be gentle!"
Zhu Qi laughed and said, "Don't give me that! You played so well today, and you've been in such great form these past two days. If you keep up the form tomorrow, you can beat me."
It would be a lie to say I wasn't looking forward to it.
This was the closest Ah Shui has ever been to the "Miriam" cup.
Of course, she also looks forward to having her name printed on the "Miriam" cup.
"I will try my best." Ah Shui said this in a serious tone. He said this to Zhu Qi as well as to himself.
They are good friends, but also each other's best rivals.
Only by exerting all your strength can you live up to the dual identities of friend and opponent.
The three girls walked outside, talking and laughing. Suddenly, Maomao slowed down and made a "hush" gesture.
Zhu Qi and A Shui also understood and used the large vase next to them to cover the bodies of the three of them. Judging from the voices, they were Han Taiyang and Jin Lili from the Korean team.
The two of them were communicating in Korean, and Zhu Qi and the others couldn't understand.
But Han Taiyang's expression looked too scary, as if he wanted to eat Jin Lili alive. His eyes were glaring fiercely, and he was mumbling some very heavy interjections, even mixing in a few "shiba".
Although I don't understand Korean, I can still understand this word.
"It shouldn't be that serious. Isn't it just a loss of a game? Is he so angry?" Although A Shui didn't like Jin Lili, he also felt that this scene was too outrageous.
And the more outrageous thing is yet to come...
Han Taiyang actually raised his hand and slapped Jin Lili in the face with a "slap".
The next second, Zhu Qi rushed out.
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