169 Riyadh World Games-Men's Singles
◎The future belongs to them.◎
During the award ceremony and group photo, it was originally planned that head coach Ren Xinhua would enter the stadium for the photo, but after waiting for a long time, Ren Xinhua still didn't come back, and the organizers were urging him to come back.
The Buddha asked Xu Dong and Coach Cun to be the chief coaches, and Zhu Qi and Maomao each held two national flags, and walked around the field to interact and take photos.
There were no individual photos of the champion and runner-up in this competition. From beginning to end, Zhu Qi and Mao Mao were interviewed together, took photos together, and changed into their award-winning uniforms together...
In the post-match interview before the flag-raising ceremony, Maomao joked, "I have collected the gold, silver and bronze medals in the women's singles at the World Games. I am the first person in history to do so."
The foreign journalists who came to interview today were also normal. They actually picked a few who could speak Chinese to interview Zhu Qi and Maomao.
Most of the questions were about the competition and their own evaluations.
Zhu Qi, who was surrounded by reporters and waiting to receive the award, didn't know that when Chang Hongxia found Ren Xinhua outside, someone had already carried Ren Xinhua on a stretcher to the nearest infirmary.
The staff inside said Ren Xinhua had fainted, and after taking her blood pressure and blood sugar, they found she was experiencing hypoglycemia. However, giving her a glass of glucose didn't help.
Chang Hongxia could not understand English very well, so in the end, it was Ren Xinhua who communicated with the doctor himself after he regained consciousness.
The doctor told Ren Xinhua that she might have vasovagal syncope and recommended that she undergo a head-up tilt test.
Chang Hongxia didn't understand and kept asking Ren Xinhua, "What did the doctor say? What's going on with you? I just heard that you were carried here on a stretcher..."
I just finished the women's singles match, and there's a men's singles final this afternoon, and then there's the mixed team final...
If the head coach has health problems, it will have a huge impact on the morale of the entire team.
If I were to undergo a physical examination and get my condition diagnosed here, I don’t know when it would take.
There is only one week left anyway, so we can hold on for one day at a time.
Ren Xinhua chose to conceal the truth and directly told the doctor, "I know my physical condition well. I don't have time for further examinations right now. Just prescribe me some doxepin hydrochloride tablets..."
Then he turned around and said to Chang Hongxia: "It's just common hypoglycemia, it's okay."
Chang Hongxia didn't think much about it and helped Ren Xinhua out.
On the way back, Ren Xinhua reminded him again: "Don't tell anyone, just say that I was called away by the organizer."
Chang Hongxia knew that if there was a problem with the head coach at this time, it would definitely cause the other coaches and players to have mental fluctuations.
Now seeing that Ren Xinhua's complexion looked much better, Chang Hongxia didn't ask any more questions.
After returning, Ren Xinhua forced himself to look normal and was sent to the side of Zhu Qi and Maomao. He was very pleased to see these two girls wearing national team uniforms and medals representing the champion and runner-up on their chests.
Zhu Qi was still accepting praise and congratulations from reporters from all over the world when Maomao suddenly tugged at her clothes and said, "Our Chairman seems to be crying."
When Zhu Qi followed Maomao's gaze, she saw Ren Xinhua standing in the crowd, smiling faintly at them.
Before he knew it, Ren Xinhua's hair had turned completely gray.
In my memory, it seems that Ren Xinhua was always full of energy, patrolling back and forth in the training hall, staring at everyone and giving them a lecture after they completed their daily training targets.
Every time he goes out to compete, he is always serious and stern.
Many foreign media call this woman who manages the king's body the "Iron Lady".
Having been in the national team for so long, Zhu Qi has never seen Ren Xinhua's eyes slightly red or holding back tears.
Perhaps it was because he saw the growth of his two children, or perhaps it was because he saw the emergence of someone who could take over his job, or perhaps it was because he thought of the hardships he had dedicated to the national table tennis team for more than 40 years.
After the women's singles competition in Riyadh, Ren Xinhua expressed her most sincere wishes to the girls: "The future belongs to them."
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Many people had an idea in their minds that the men's singles final in the afternoon would be very difficult, but no one expected it to be so difficult.
It is probably because they suffered a loss to the Qilin combination during the mixed doubles match, so the Hong Kong team coach did not propose any off-court coaching this time.
Gao Xiaofeng and the Hong Kong team coach took turns sitting outside the railings, one in the south and one in the north, to supervise the battle.
I don’t know if it was because Song Linzhou also sealed the edge of the racket, but he was not used to the racket at first, and in the first two games he hardly got any advantage over Sen Yunan.
Mori Yunan is a player who attaches great importance to basic skills. His movements are extremely standard and he has a strong ability to hold the gun in the middle of the platform. As long as he can control the rhythm in his own hands, it is easy to expand his advantage.
Song Linzhou himself is a bit slow to warm up and is better at dealing with players who play defensively. He will be suppressed by players like Mori Yunan who take the initiative.
The second game was also won by Mori Yunan, and when the score was reduced to [0:2], the players of the national table tennis team were anxious in the stands.
No one expected this cruel situation.
Ah Shui slapped his thigh. "Hey, Da Ling, why are you putting up the edge banding now? The edge banding makes the racket heavier and harder to use." He turned around and glared at Qin Xiaoba. "You're just watching from the side and you don't try to stop me?"
Qin Xiaoba spread his hands and said, "How would I know? I thought he was just playing around, but who knew he would actually take it to the court?"
No one knows what Song Linzhou is thinking.
Everyone could only see Song Linzhou repeatedly walking towards the ball that rolled to the side of the court, then walking back to the table and repeating the same thing again and again...
At the beginning of the third game, Mori Yunan took the lead again.
Ah Shui became even more anxious. He turned his head and asked Zhu Qi beside him, "Hey Bao Bao, when you played mixed doubles against the Hong Kong team, did you notice any difference in his side-sealing racket? Do you think there's any difference between his racket and Da Ling's current playing style?"
Zhu Qi frowned slightly, and with each time Song Linzhou lost a point, his frown deepened. "The purpose of sealing the edge of the racket is to add more friction to the ball and increase its spin. Song Linzhou has been practicing penhold backhand strokes, so the friction with the ball from his forehand position is quite strong. There's actually no need to seal the edge of the racket..."
unless……
A bold idea emerged in Zhu Qi's mind.
I don’t know if Song Linzhou did this for this reason.
In fact, based on Zhu Qi's understanding of Song Linzhou, she felt that Song Linzhou would not do such a bold thing.
From the first day they met, Song Linzhou was recognized as the good boy in the team.
Basically, I train according to what the coach says. Occasionally, if I have some personal ideas, I will first report them to my head coach and coach for discussion, and then implement them if I think it is appropriate.
A long time ago, Zhu Qi said that Song Linzhou was a little too honest.
But you don’t actually have to be so honest when playing. Although the coach is often clear-headed and can give some correct commands and judgments, in fact, the players who actually play on the court are the athletes themselves.
Sometimes, an athlete's sudden inspiration on the court may bring about more unexpected results than all the coaches' instructions.
Zhu Qi didn't expect that the first time Song Linzhou had his own ideas would be in such an important competition.
In fact, under normal circumstances, if Song Linzhou played against Mori Yunan according to his previous style of play, he would not necessarily lose.
The last time the national team played a training match, Song Linzhou was better in terms of score, but in fact the match was not completed, and no one knew the final result.
In addition, Mori Yu Nan's football skills have improved by leaps and bounds in the two years since he returned to the Hong Kong team.
It is understandable that Song Linzhou wants to use a different tactic.
It's just... a little too sudden.
Everyone around was very anxious, but Ren Xinhua was not that anxious.
She herself was feeling a little unwell and was struggling to catch her breath while watching the game.
So I prepared myself mentally before watching the game, and tried not to get too excited no matter what happened.
On the contrary, it was precisely this kind of mood that made Ren Xinhua understand the reason why Song Linzhou suddenly sealed the edge of his racket.
In fact, many people don’t know that when Song Linzhou first started practicing straight-blade horizontal hitting, he stuck to the edge of the board for a period of time, just to be able to quickly adapt to the concept of transitioning from straight-blade hitting to friction hitting when changing to a horizontal-blade racket.
Later, when I had almost mastered the straight-blade backhand stroke, I took off the side cover because I felt that Song Linzhou's strokes were basically wide open and close every time, and he needed to pull his arms very far back to hit the ball. If the racket became heavier, it might affect the speed of the stroke.
Zhu Qi could also see that Song Linzhou lost points in the first two games because his racket became heavier, which slowed down his racket pulling speed.
But starting from the third game, Song Linzhou seemed to have adapted to the weight of the racket and began to catch up with the points one ball at a time.
Mori Yunan also felt a little bit of difficulty when catching the ball, and it seemed that the ball was getting heavier and heavier.
No one understood why Song Linzhou suddenly started to catch up.
One ball, two balls, it seemed as if the whole situation was reversed after the sides were changed in the third game.
Song Linzhou's speed is getting faster and faster. When he moves, one can feel his control over the entire middle and long distance and his extremely steady playing style.
The change in swing speed alone was enough to make Mori Yunan feel overwhelmed.
One point, two points, three points...
Sen Yunan wanted to slow down the pace, but Song Linzhou took the initiative to speed it up.
At this time, Mori Yunan's forehand loop ball weakness began to be exposed.
That is, the continuous pulling and punching ability and the pulling ability are weak.
This is not very obvious in mixed doubles, after all, each player takes turns to play with a different ball, but it is reflected in singles.
When Song Linzhou caught up with a big score, Qin Xiaoba couldn't help but stand up and applaud.
"Great, let's play it this way," Ah Shui said. "As long as we can get the topspin out before the opponent, this Xiao Sen will have almost no defense."
In the fourth game, the Hong Kong team coach seemed to have noticed this and wanted Mori Yunan to adjust the rhythm and not let Song Linzhou take the initiative.
Unexpectedly, Song Linzhou also changed, started to proceed steadily, no longer rushed for success, and slowed down the pace.
It was this fast and slow that suddenly disrupted all of Sen Yunan's rhythm.
Ah Shui was a little confused. He only noticed that Song Linzhou's position was starting to move further away. He asked curiously, "Why didn't Big Ling take the initiative? He started to defend again in the fourth round? Playing a reserve strategy?"
Maomao explained: "Standing further away will free up time to pull the ball. In fact, for a spinning ball, a slow pull doesn't necessarily mean low quality."
The pace of the game changes rapidly, and those who can keep up will have the advantage.
If you can't keep up, you will lose everything.
Zhu Qi watched as Song Linzhou first hit the ball smaller, then adjusted it to a larger angle, and finally hit it towards Sen Yunan's left hand side, deliberately provoking Sen Yunan's backhand area.
Sen Yunan's backhand area is equivalent to Song Linzhou's forehand area. Once he falls into Song Linzhou's trap, he will be led by Song Linzhou.
Because of this thought, Mori Yunan hesitated for 0.01 seconds when receiving the ball.
It was this 0.01 second that allowed Song Linzhou to seize the opportunity firmly, with a fierce yet clever touch and crazy adjustments in the landing point.
The fourth game was also successfully won.
The CCTV host watching the match couldn't help but recall the women's singles final that morning, drawing a series of comparisons: [I wonder if the audience noticed, but the women's singles final this morning was incredibly aggressive, with nearly every ball being played head-on. Each ball was played with a complete lack of escape, grabbing the opponent by the neck and attacking with unwavering determination, making for a truly spectacular spectacle. Conversely, in the men's singles match this afternoon, the two players seemed to play more cautiously, with nearly every ball scored after four or five attempts of mutual sparring.]
He Qianlu nodded and continued, "Actually, this also shows a difference and progress between the men's and women's competitions. The women's competition has shifted from multi-shot rallies to a greater emphasis on the first three shots, while the men's competition emphasizes fundamental skills, such as pulling and sparring. This is also due to the development and implementation of looping techniques, which has led to a greater preference for spin. And today's match was actually a bit dramatic, as both athletes in the men's singles final used to use penholders."
He Qianlu is also a well-known straight-blade player. Many people have asked whether there is still a future for the straight-blade style. Perhaps today's match shows that the straight-blade style has its own excellent technical and tactical system. As long as you persevere, you will find your own destination on this track.
Song Linzhou became more and more adept at fighting.
Mori Yunan had no idea how his opponent could play so many detailed variations in long shots from far away tables. He had only seen this kind of play before when he watched Zhu Qi's games.
He knew that Zhu Qi liked to secretly add spin to the ball, but because Zhu Qi was a close-to-table player, the guide with the golf cart often couldn't see the details of his wrist and racket movements.
But Song Linzhou is a mid-to-long-range player, and he can hit long balls and add a little spin to the balls.
Sen Yunan felt a little cold in his heart. He felt that Song Linzhou was one step higher than him in this detail.
"Hey hey hey!" Qin Xiaoba suddenly started pulling A Shui.
Ah Shui was watching intently and turned around to ask, "What are you doing?"
"Don't you think Ling's current fighting style is very similar to that of the same person?"
Ah Shui's heart was beating wildly and he was feeling uncomfortable. When he heard Qin Xiaoba say that, he was about to curse back, "What's it like?", when he suddenly saw Song Linzhou raise his hand and hit a half-court ball into the table.
[Fifth game, Song Linzhou 11:8 Mori Yunan]
[Big score, Song Linzhou 3:2 Mori Yunan]
This half-volley technique was developed by Ren Xinhua specifically for Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou. When they were practicing mixed doubles, the two of them practiced it very well.
Later, Zhu Qi studied it for a while and started to add a little spin to the half-ball so that the ball would turn.
The half-volley ball that Song Linzhou is hitting now also has this effect.
Zhu Qi was a little surprised because she had never taught him.
It is likely that Song Linzhou figured it out on his own.
It is also possible... Song Linzhou saw Zhu Qi using it more often and learned it too.
Song Linzhou began to move forward, from the far table to the near table, and the speed of his shots became faster and faster.
People seem to see another person in him.
They are all equally radical and full of fighting spirit.
Finally, Song Linzhou suddenly used the shaking of his body to pull the ball, and at the moment of hitting the ball, the shape of the racket was changed, causing the direction of the ball to change, making Sen Yunan miss.
Watching the last ball hit the ground.
The referee also began to raise the gesture to indicate the end of the game.
Everyone at the scene stood up to congratulate the Chinese team for winning the fifth table tennis gold medal in this World Games!
Everyone felt that the situation was very good.
Just when everyone thought they could win another six gold medals at this World Games and return home with glory, Ren Xinhua, amidst a surging roar like a tsunami, fell backwards...
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