165 Riyadh World Games-Women's Doubles
◎A Shui has grown up, and she can also coach young players.◎
After the first gold medal in mixed doubles was won, many foreigners who wanted to watch the fun kept quiet for a few days.
The most painful thing in this world is that you don't like someone but you can't do anything about her.
Other members of the national team also felt that many foreign reporters or staff had slightly changed their attitudes when facing the Chinese team.
When we were walking towards each other before, the other party seemed to have no idea what it meant to give way. They just rushed forward like reckless and forced the people on the opposite side to give them space.
The people from Japan and South Korea nodded and gave way.
But the Chinese also charged forward, adhering to the principle that the bravest of two will win when they meet in a narrow road.
In addition, when the mixed doubles match ended and they came to interview Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou, the male reporter from yesterday did not show up, which was strange. Zhu Qi was waiting for the second round of ridicule, but he didn't expect the other party not to give him this opportunity.
The other reporters also showed their sincerity towards Zhu Qi. Perhaps they had learned a few Chinese words that night, but they stuttered and combined the words in front of Zhu Qi.
"Your competition, then, ends and affects the competition..."
Zhu Qi took a long time to figure out that the question was about her competition going so smoothly, but whether overdrawing her energy in advance would affect subsequent competitions.
In this era, when the popularity of Chinese is extremely low, it is indeed difficult for these foreigners to speak Chinese.
But Zhu Qi simply wanted to shorten her interview time. She didn't bother chatting with these foreigners, disliking their overly dramatic communication style. Sometimes, while sitting in the interview booth, she'd wonder how much better it would be if she could just lie down in bed and rest...
I'm so tired.
Although the mixed doubles competition is over, there are still a series of other competitions to come.
The women's doubles and men's doubles will start next.
Zhu Qi also began preparing for his singles event.
Among the foreign players participating in this competition, most of the European players are old acquaintances, while the Asian players are mostly new faces who have only been seen in some small Asian competitions. Basically, they are young players trained by these Asian teams.
Anyone can feel that the Japanese team is now experiencing a talent gap.
The only one who played well was Ito Matsukaze from the men's team.
This Ryukyu man once briefly snatched the championship from the Chinese team.
However, Matsukaze Ichito has also participated in three World Games. He is the same age as Okuma and is currently experiencing a burst of physical problems and is about to retire.
During several pre-match training sessions, Zhu Qi had watched the Japanese team train and noticed that Matsukaze Ichito was surrounded by various physical trainers, team doctors, and coaches. They looked like they would immediately surround Matsukaze Ichito if he showed any discomfort, determined to protect this Japanese team's only hope.
After Hara Kaori stopped playing, the Japanese women's team no longer had any particularly outstanding talents.
Sometimes I feel that the world is really wonderful.
In Zhu Qi's memories, the Japanese, Russian and North Korean teams were once the top three in various table tennis competitions.
At that time, the Japanese team was in its heyday, winning numerous medals and seemingly becoming the world's leading sports power. They also tried to drag down China, which was next to them, in various ways.
Now this situation will no longer happen.
When Zhu Qi looked back at the young national team players who were training nearby, he saw them swinging their rackets again and again, their young and childish looks yet their complete concentration.
In a trance, it seemed as if I was back to ten years ago.
When I first joined the national team.
At that time, Zhu Qi had no idea how his future would develop, whether he could represent the Chinese team in competitions, or whether he could achieve a Grand Slam. He only knew how to gradually improve his skills.
That was also the time when the Chinese team was at its most vulnerable.
Chang Hongxia and Ding Shushu are on the verge of retirement, Jin Lili's condition is fluctuating, and Maomao's right shoulder injury often recurs.
Not to mention the men's team, there is only Gao Xiaofeng who just had surgery and has not yet fully recovered, and Daxiong whose technology has reached a bottleneck.
Many people say that that year was the time when outsourcing was most likely to destroy the Great Wall of Table Tennis.
But later...
A girl suddenly appeared.
It perfectly carried the most difficult period for the Chinese team.
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The women's doubles also went smoothly.
Although because it was Youyou's first time participating in a world competition, he was a little hesitant and not used to it, which led to some mistakes in several games.
But fortunately, A Shui is now experienced and has many competition techniques and tactics as well as methods to adjust mentality. He has been helping Youyou find the rhythm.
The two people took turns cooperating with each other, pulling each other, moving each other, and helping each other.
As the number of games increased and the points she scored grew, Youyou began to adapt to the competition environment. Once she got into the game, she brought into play her personal advantages.
Cat watching from the side was also very pleased: "Youyou's nerve reaction speed has always been the best in the team."
Zhu Qi nodded: "Yes."
Top players like Zhu Qi and Maomao have already formed muscle memory because they train a lot in their daily lives.
When the ball is moving at high speed, the body reacts before the nerves.
Many times I think about strategy while fighting.
But Youyou seems to have a brain that is faster than his hands. Usually such players tend to be power-oriented, but Youyou's swing speed is also very good, and his entire technical and tactical skills are those of a speed-oriented player.
It can be considered as a small talent of his own.
Zuo Zuo, who was standing next to him, looked on with some envy.
Many times the gap is widened in this way, just like the track in an athletics event, some people seem to have surpassed you by a body length.
But in fact, being ahead is being ahead, and it is very difficult to overtake.
On the contrary, the gap between the two may become larger and larger.
The person in front is far ahead, and it is extremely difficult for the person behind to overtake him.
Since the national team started to popularize loop balls, many left-handed players have also begun to improve their techniques and tactics in this area. A Shui and You You have teamed up very well and scored points one after another.
On the opposite side were two female players from the Athens team. For the Athens team, which was once considered a table tennis powerhouse, the Chinese team was the competitor that overtook them.
It is no longer possible to take this honor away from the Chinese team.
A Shui stayed in the middle of the table, using a left-handed spinning flow, interspersed with a few right-handed balls, which made the two Athenian players on the opposite side dizzy.
For Ah Shui, playing with his right hand is a very typical feature.
Now many external associations jokingly call A Shui "Miss Double Gun" to describe the image that A Shui can play with both hands.
Although Ah Shui once thought that this nickname was a bit rustic, he still accepted it with pleasure.
Foreigners particularly like to watch fancy moves. For many conventional, violence-on-violence games, if a player can hit a "dramatic" shot that others can't, they will be impressed by this player.
A Shui is also quite well-known abroad, with as many fans as Zhu Qi and Maomao.
Most of the players who like Ah Shui are foreign kids, because Ah Shui's image is more talkative and cheerful, which fits the foreigners' emotional expression. Unlike Zhu Qi, who always has a stern face and seems difficult to communicate with.
Most of the players who came to watch the women's doubles competition were fans of A Shui.
Zhu Qi was sitting in the stands and kept hearing people calling "Meow! Meow! Meow!" from all directions. She was confused, but when Maomao mentioned it, Zhu Qi realized that they were talking about Ah Shui's name, Fang Miao.
As soon as Ah Shui used his right hand to hit the ball, there was cheering from the outside of the stadium.
Use it once, shout once, and don't care whether you get points or not, this group of foreigners just shout, focusing on the emotional value.
In the end, A Shui and You You quickly finished the game and successfully advanced.
The men's doubles also successfully advanced and can prepare for the next round of competition.
When Zhu Qi was about to leave the field after the game, he saw A Shui chattering with You You about some issues in the game.
"You could have taken that shot just now. Be more decisive. I've already blocked the entire left side. There's no way she could have hit it."
"Also, on the third ball in the third game, you made a small mistake. You shouldn't have hit her with a backhand. If you had hit her with a forward shot at that time, the effect would have been better."
"Actually, the World Games are no different from other competitions. Just let loose..."
Youyou listened and nodded continuously. She followed Ashui while wiping the sweat off her face.
Zhu Qi watched the two of them leave, feeling particularly relieved that Ah Shui could now stand on her own.
In the past, when Ah Shui played, he always followed behind himself and Maomao. At that time, many people said that Ah Shui's playing style was unique and not very aggressive. In the team, he could only serve as a sparring partner, but Ah Shui still fought hard and made a name for himself.
In fact, practicing right-handed ball is no less than Hong Kong player Mori Yunan giving up his straight racket and starting from scratch.
The right hand and the left hand are two completely different systems. It seems that both of them are trying to hit the ball to the opposite side, but in fact, the right hand and the left hand are thinking in two completely different and opposite directions.
Use different forces, apply different friction to the ball, use different racket shapes when hitting the ball... Even a slight difference will result in completely different effects on the ball.
What's more, A Shui uses a special long rubber playing style.
It has a long rubber counter-rotation system
Zhu Qi also watched Ah Shui practice from the most basic swing of the racket, from the age of fifteen until now, in order to increase the rate of right-handed balls hitting the table.
Just as he was thinking about it, when Ah Shui passed by the Chinese team's stands, he turned around and glanced at Zhu Qi's position.
Zhu Qi nodded at her and said, "Well done."
Ah Shui curled his lips and smiled brightly.
The women's doubles team had a smooth journey and successfully reached the finals, and then defeated the French women's doubles team with a score of [4:1], winning the second gold medal in the Chinese team's table tennis group.
Zhu Qi noticed that Ren Xinhua's eyes were a little moist while watching the game.
Zhu Qi didn't know if it was because Ren Xinhua had the same state of mind as himself, which was to watch the child grow up day by day and make a name for himself in his own field.
A Shui has grown up and she can also coach young players.
There is another piece of good news that follows.
Originally, because of the World Games, the coaching staff took away the players' mobile phones and other communication devices and asked the players to prepare for the World Games wholeheartedly.
After the doubles series achieved good results, Ren Xinhua returned the mobile phones to the players for one day, saying that they could contact their families to report the good news.
As soon as Ah Shui got through on the phone, he heard his mother say, "We successfully mediated, and he signed an agreement to repay the loan in installments!"
Apparently, the evidence the lawyer found for Ashui's mother was so damning that her ex-husband's lawyer, after reviewing it, declared it a lost cause and a loss even in court. So Ashui's father initiated pre-trial mediation with Ashui's mother, but the matter never reached a trial. Ashui's mother also eliminated some of the remaining losses, ultimately requiring Ashui's father to return only 1.5 million yuan.
The two reached an agreement, signed the mediation agreement, and paid off the debt in 24 installments.
A Shui's mother also signed her name, bringing this unfaithful marriage to a perfect end.
After knowing this, Ah Shui felt very calm instead.
There was no joy after recovering the money, nor did I think about how A Shui's father would raise the money.
She was as calm as the surface of a lake.
She didn't know if she had reached the state that Zhu Qi described: "No emotions will change because of this person's behavior, because he is a person from another world to me."
Maybe.
That person's life or death has nothing to do with her anymore.
The doubles series is over.
And then...it's singles.
Zhu Qi smoothed out the lines on the rubber bit by bit, feeling the toughness and rebound force of the sponge.
The palms are hot.
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