174 Riyadh World Games-Mixed Team
◎ Zhu Qi's path to success is unique and cannot be replicated.◎
Perhaps Song Linzhou was too sincere.
Zhu Qi felt as if time was disorienting as he was staring at her with such sincere eyes.
Although Song Linzhou is three years older than her and four years older than Qin Xiaoba.
But in fact, when Zhu Qi first met Song Linzhou ten years ago, because he had lived two lives and Song Linzhou was relatively young at that time, Zhu Qi always regarded Song Linzhou as the same kind of person as Qin Xiaoba.
But if you think about it carefully, Song Linzhou's psychological maturity is much better than Qin Xiaoba's at certain times.
When Qin Xiaoba was seventeen or eighteen years old and still confused about his future development path, and spent all day arguing with a group of young boys from the second national team, Song Linzhou had already started getting up half an hour earlier every day to practice serving in the training hall.
The most essential difference between players like Song Linzhou is that they know what they want and then take action.
When I said I wanted to practice straight-blade horizontal hitting, I just practiced straight-blade horizontal hitting, and there was no objection at all.
In fact, Song Linzhou had never told anyone about this, but when Zhu Qi watched the men's singles final between Song Linzhou and Mori Yunan, she was touched when she saw that Song Linzhou also used a racket with a sealed edge to play against Mori Yunan.
Zhu Qi suddenly remembered Song Linzhou's reaction when he met Mori Yunan on the field during the last Moscow World Games.
It was not until now that Zhu Qi realized that the appearance of Sen Yunan had caused great psychological fluctuations in Song Linzhou, but Song Linzhou had not told anyone else.
Zhu Qi was very curious: "When you were in the Chaojing team, what was your relationship with Mori Yunan like?"
Song Linzhou lowered his eyes, and his voice sounded a little regretful: "Almost the same as Xiao Ba."
Zhu Qi understood.
No wonder then.
The last time Mori Yunan was training with the national team, I hardly saw him talking to Song Linzhou. In addition, the two of them didn't have much communication when they met on the court.
Zhu Qi thought that the two of them had an ordinary relationship.
Thinking about playing a mixed team against the Hong Kong team tomorrow, Zhu Qi went to observe the Hong Kong team's training when he came back. He found that Mori Yunan and Huang Jiajia were practicing mixed doubles, and Fat Tiger was practicing individual events.
Maomao also discussed with Zhu Qi whether this might be a smokescreen to make others think that the Hong Kong team's mixed doubles players tomorrow would be Mori Yu Nan and Huang Jia Jia, while Fat Tiger would play the men's singles.
Zhu Qi thought it was very likely.
No matter what, Mori Yu Nan just won the silver medal in men's singles, and now is the time when he is in the best momentum. There is no reason to leave a player with a high winning rate unused.
This Hong Kong team has big ambitions and is most likely aiming for the mixed team gold medal.
After all, individual events look at individual strength, while group events look at team strength.
Winning a team gold medal will greatly boost the morale of the Hong Kong team.
"Actually, back when we were on the Chaojing team, making it to the national team was our shared goal. I've seen how hard he worked toward that goal, so I felt..." Song Linzhou said. "We both knew deep down that many of the national team's draft picks back then had issues, and we overlooked too many talented people... like you."
Zhu Qi understood what Song Linzhou meant.
She was once a talent who was almost abandoned by the national team.
The fact that Mori Yunan can now play to this level also shows that he also has the ability to stand on the world stage.
Zhu Qi brought Pai into the team, and Mori Yunan also developed very well in the Hong Kong team.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qi suddenly remembered that when he first joined the national team, he found that Song Linzhou was always watching his training silently. He wondered if he was thinking of his former teammates in the Chaojing team.
When Sen Yunan first came to the national team, Qin Xiaoba felt that Sen Yunan was too arrogant, and looked down on the national team everywhere.
But Song Linzhou could actually understand Sen Yunan's mentality of having complaints about the national team. As an athlete, who can be without a temper?
Even Zhu Qi got angry when he found out that he couldn't make the second national team.
Zhu Qi had previously thought about why the national table tennis team experienced the phenomenon of "Twelve Dark Years".
In addition to failing to keep up with technological reforms and being suppressed by Japan's loop balls, part of the reason also lies in internal reasons.
Ren Xinhua was still able to manage things when he was around, but after the unsatisfactory results in Tokyo in his previous life, Ren Xinhua resigned. Maomao retired directly after the Tokyo World Games, and the national table tennis team got a new head coach, who is definitely even less able to control these elite players.
Zhu Qi felt that Song Linzhou was being a bit too picky about this, so he consoled him, "Everyone has their own destiny. Many people say I'm just naturally gifted, but when I was on the Jianghuai Provincial Team, I also met many talented players. They were more talented than me, but they didn't work as hard as I did, so I thrived. Mori Yunan didn't make the switch to a horizontal racket in the Chaojing Team, but he did in the Hong Kong Team. This shows that the Hong Kong Team's Western-style training method is more effective for Mori Yunan's transition from straight to horizontal. Often, the environment is very important for an athlete. I think the Hong Kong Team is the best place for Mori Yunan right now."
Song Linzhou agreed with what Zhu Qi said.
He watched Zhu Qi running around for the mixed team these days. One day, he just ate a piece of bread and an egg, and then hurried to the court. After the game, he even watched the opponent's game video.
He became proficient in the game in less than two days and was even able to control the Athens team's roster arrangements.
Zhu Qi seemed to be born to create miracles.
"You're really suitable to be a coach." Song Linzhou was very confident, but in fact, he had another thought in his mind. If Zhu Qi could take over Ren Xinhua's job, she would definitely be able to manage the national team very well, perhaps even better than when Ren Xinhua was there.
He firmly believes this.
Of course Zhu Qi also knew this, after all, it was her specialty.
Song Linzhou hadn't thought about what he would do after retirement. Last time, Qin Xiaoba said Daxiong was retiring, and it would be just him and him left on the men's team. He hoped he could play for two more years to keep him company, and Song Linzhou agreed.
But in fact, it was not entirely for the purpose of accompanying Qin Xiaoba.
The men's team is short of players for one thing, and the second is...
Zhu Qi, who won the Grand Slam title at the age of 21, still insists on playing in the first-line arena. In addition to wanting to win the double Grand Slam again, he also wants to train new players for the national team.
Although the coaching staff has not made any requirements on the athletes in this regard, everyone seems to have tacitly agreed that every veteran athlete should do this.
Zhu Qi can do his best in every game, but he cannot always go as he pleases when it comes to training the next generation. After all, there are differences between other athletes and Zhu Qi.
Zhu Qi's path to success is unique and cannot be replicated.
So Zhu Qi might feel even more worried when he sees some newcomers emerging but encountering difficulties in their development.
Song Linzhou hopes that she can be happy and wants to do something with his insignificant power.
"Mori Yunan will definitely play in the third men's singles match." Song Linzhou said with certainty.
Zhu Qi was stunned: "Why?"
"Because he will definitely think that you will let me play in the men's singles." Song Linzhou became more certain.
“…” Zhu Qi.
Mori Yunan lost to Song Linzhou in the men's singles, and he will definitely want to get back at the mixed team and play another match with Song Linzhou.
Everyone thinks that if the gold and silver medalists of this World Games were to play each other again, the Chinese team would have a higher chance of winning.
But in fact, the psychological pressure on both players is very high.
Because I just beat you in singles, but when we were in a mixed team, the same two people met again, and you ended up beating me.
So do you think that the gold medal I just won was largely due to luck?
Under the influence of this mentality, there may be certain fluctuations in the players' skills.
Although Song Linzhou told Zhu Qi that he would never encounter such a problem and would definitely be able to hold on.
But Zhu Qi still hesitated.
Mori Yunan made such arrangements most likely because he had prepared early on to snipe Song Linzhou in the mixed group.
If that's the case...
"I want Qin Xiaoba to play men's singles," Zhu Qi explained to Song Linzhou. "First, Qin Xiaoba is in excellent form. He can handle either Mori Yunan or Fat Tiger on the Hong Kong team. Second, since Mori Yunan wants to target you, it means he's definitely been training you in a series of individual events over the past two days. Sending Qin Xiaoba out now would catch him off guard. Third..."
Zhu Qi also had a bold idea, which was to let A Shui play in the women's singles.
"If anything unexpected happens in the first four games, I'll hold the last game of mixed doubles with you."
Although Zhu Qi's voice was very plain, Song Linzhou felt an ethereal feeling coming from the sky.
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The next day, I looked at the list posted by the Chinese team.
Mori Yunan stood in front of the table in silence for a long time, feeling that every card the opponent played was beyond his expectations.
Why did Zhu Qi let A Shui play in the women's singles?
Why didn’t Song Linzhou play in the men’s singles?
"Second brother, what should we do?" A player came over from behind and asked when he saw the Chinese team's roster that was beyond everyone's expectations.
Mori Yunan thought for a moment, then turned around and said to everyone, "Fight normally."
Huang Jiajia was in charge of the women's singles this time and happened to run into A Shui.
Huang Jiajia is very familiar with A Shui's playing style.
As the world's top chopper, Huang Jiajia's playing system is actually most suitable for playing with long rubber.
The counter-spin ball hit by long rubber is very suitable for cutting with a slice.
Mori Yunan originally thought that the women's singles players would be Maomao and Zhu Qi. If Huang Jiajia came to play, it might be more difficult, so Mori Yunan even planned to give up the women's singles game.
But since the list was already released, Mori Yunan could only tell Huang Jiajia: "Just play according to the previous tactical arrangement. If we can win the women's singles, we can increase our winning rate to 60%."
Mori Yunan couldn't say such a bold statement that she could beat the Chinese team [3:0]. After all, they were the team of champions, and the fourth round of women's singles was likely to start.
Meanwhile, Zhu Qi was discussing the match with Ah Shui. "Huang Jiajia has also been practicing offensively lately. You two are both versatile players, with both main attacking and secondary attacking skills and tactics. Now it's all about your reaction time..."
Ah Shui nodded: "I know, don't worry!"
From the moment Qin Xiaoba knew he was going to play in the men's singles, he entered a combat state. He stopped joking with others and focused his whole body and soul on being ready to go on the court at any time.
This is my only chance to win the men's singles mixed team title in this World Games.
Qin Xiaoba cherishes it very much.
Song Linzhou also told Qin Xiaoba some issues about fighting with Sen Yunan, but he didn't know whether Qin Xiaoba could listen to him.
When the organizer's staff came over to call everyone, everyone lined up in a single line and walked towards the entrance to the stadium...
As the contestants entered the venue one by one.
Zhu Qi saw from the corner of his eye the Hong Kong team members wearing purple sportswear standing in rows on the left, and knew that they would face a very tough and challenging mixed team battle this time.
But no one expected that the difficulty would be beyond everyone's imagination.
This time, the Hong Kong team came prepared...
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