25 Table Tennis Challenge League ⑤
◎Represents the transition between the old era and the new era of national table tennis.◎
The week-long first National Table Tennis Challenge League has finally entered the countdown.
This morning we have singles and this afternoon we have group.
Zhu Qi performed well in women's doubles and mixed doubles. She was featured in special sections of the sports weekly for several consecutive days. She also led the way in women's singles and entered the finals.
Some reporters used various praises to describe Zhu Qi in the newspapers: "A guaranteed podium spot by participating, a talented young woman, emerging out of nowhere, the future of Chinese table tennis..."
It's just... I feel embarrassed when I praise people.
Before the game started, several reporters interviewed her and asked Zhu Qi what she felt about the public praising her so much.
Zhu Qi's feeling is... she never thought of herself as a genius girl. Maybe she just lived a lifetime longer than others, and after watching so many games, she has mastered everything.
To his opponents, he had emerged out of nowhere.
But only she herself knows that in her past and present lives, she has spent no less time practicing than anyone else.
Even when I was in the provincial team, I started practicing as soon as I opened my eyes.
The youngest and most popular young female player, her opponent in the final was the captain of the team with the most seniority and experience.
Chang Hongxia.
Zhu Qi stood next to the table, waiting for the referee to start tossing the coin. The captain of the women's team stood on the other side, which made Zhu Qi excited.
She didn't expect that she would be able to face Chang Hongxia so soon.
This predecessor has left many brilliant achievements in the history of women's table tennis.
The reporters didn't even bother to watch the men's singles final. They all swarmed around the women's venue, blocking off the fence so tightly that not even a fly could get in.
Someone passionately declared in front of the camera: "This is a highly anticipated battle where fresh blood challenges the top players!"
Someone was frantically recording the scene: [Is the veteran still sharp? Or is the younger player starting to take over?]
Someone was walking around holding a microphone: [The highly anticipated first matchup between the 15-year-old Golden Throne and the three-time World Cup champion!]
Chang Hongxia won three consecutive World Championship singles titles, starting at age 19. She had hoped to win her fourth consecutive title by the time she turned 25, but then the 17-year-old swept the competition.
At that time, everyone said that Maomao was the youngest winner of the Golden Throne, but in the next session, an even younger girl appeared.
It’s Zhu Qi.
Everyone believed that there would be no younger "new king" in the history of table tennis.
15 years old may be the limit for winning the three major championships.
No one can do that anymore at 15 or younger.
Zhu Qi and Chang Hongxia shook hands, stood on each side of the table, and began to warm up by pulling the balls before the game.
Forehand, backhand, close to the table, middle table...
The ball flew back and forth.
It's like entering the gears of fate.
Rolling a little bit, accelerating a little bit, a little bit... the afterimage flies.
...Maomao lost to Chang Hongxia in the women's singles semi-finals, so she has no matches to play today, and only the last women's doubles match is left tomorrow.
Although some people say that Chang Hongxia has a lot of old injuries and may not be physically strong enough to sustain such high-intensity competitions in the three major tournaments, her impact on table tennis in her prime years is obvious to all.
"Sister Maomao, I'm nervous..." Ah Shui started to feel anxious as soon as he sat down.
Maomao gave her a funny look and pinched her shoulders: "It's not you who hit me, why are you so nervous?"
"I don't know. I just feel that one is our captain and the other is Bao Bao... I don't want to see either of them lose, but..."
"But that's how competition works," said Maomao.
The selection of sides is over.
Zhu Qi starts serving.
Chang Hongxia leaned over and stared closely at Zhu Qi's serve.
The white ball was like a bullet shot out of a gun, flying past at an astonishing speed, leaving behind an afterimage.
Chang Hongxia responded quickly and hit back Zhu Qi's classic serve with a straight forehand.
She did not use the twisting and pulling technique of the big bear to hit Zhu Qi, but instead took advantage of the straight racket and hit her forehand as a backhand.
As a veteran who is about to retire, she has no time to switch to a horizontal board.
Because he has been using a traditional straight-blade since he was a child, and he doesn't have the fancy "straight-blade horizontal hitting" that Song Linzhou has recently practiced.
For her, the most comfortable playing style is the pure straight-blade style.
It was this one ball that made Zhu Qi feel the impact of the traditional straight-blade style of play.
Zhu Qi pulled a hand, Chang Hongxia followed the hedge, Zhu Qi followed closely and continued to pick and hit, Chang Hongxia stepped forward and quickly tore...
Boom! Da! Boom! Da!
The tension was ignited from the first ball, and both players fought for six consecutive boards without reservation.
Finally the ball fell at Zhu Qi's feet.
Chang Hongxia scored one point.
[First game, Zhu Qi 0:1 Chang Hongxia]
"Holy crap!" Ah Shui nearly fell off the stands. "The captain's serve is so fast! I always thought Bao Bao's serve was fast enough, but I didn't expect the captain to be so fast!"
Maomao nodded. "Yes, many people like to use twisting and pulling to break the spin and high speed of a fast drive, but our captain is the only one in the world who can use a forehand fast drive to counter a high-speed running dive."
When competitive players first start practicing, they will focus on training their serve.
Because it is easiest to score when you are serving.
Similarly, the second most important thing is to practice how to receive and serve.
Now in Zhu Qi's serve round, Chang Hongxia scored.
Everyone felt pressured for Zhu Qi.
A duel between masters.
It really looks exciting!
Zhu Qi looked at the white ball in her hand. For some reason, she felt the ball had a heartbeat in her palm.
The girl curled her fingers, gripped the white ball tightly, rubbed off the thin layer of dust on it, and then threw it high into the air...
The white ball shuttled back and forth across the net.
The surrounding air seemed to solidify at this moment, and was condensed into air currents that were invisible to the naked eye by the high-speed rotating sphere.
The sound of the board hitting the ball seemed to penetrate the hearts of every spectator.
Use all your strength in every hit and treat it as your last hit!
No one will give in, no one will back down!
[First game, Zhu Qi 2:4 Chang Hongxia]
The score changes rapidly.
Chang Hongxia is worthy of being an old veteran with combat experience. She can immediately turn passivity into initiative and attack with attack.
Although the size of the ball has a significant impact on the spin of the straight blade, Chang Hongxia's swing speed is extremely fast and her maneuvering ability is also very strong!
No matter what kind of offensive ball it is, she can attack it back intact, which means that Zhu Qi needs to defend the next ball, while she continues to attack continuously and always maintains the home advantage!
A short time to wipe the sweat.
Zhu Qi covered his face with a towel and rubbed it gently, giving himself a chance to breathe.
While wiping the sweat off her face, Chang Hongxia glanced at the girl not far away.
When many newcomers first start playing in a competition, they will appear timid when facing the senior players and subconsciously play relatively conservatively.
But Zhu Qi had no intention of backing down and fought very aggressively, with an attitude of being fearless.
Xu Dong asked himself a question before.
Between Zhu Qi and Maomao, who is better?
At that time, Chang Hongxia couldn't tell the two people apart and only said that the tracks were different, but now she has a deeper understanding of this girl.
This kind of feeling cannot be experienced by just sitting on the sidelines and watching the game.
You must face each other, stand across the table, and judge by catching the ball as your opponent.
because.
The little white ball won't lie.
Zhu Qi has an extremely strong desire to win than any other contestant!
Next is Chang Hongxia's turn to serve.
In order to keep up with Chang Hongxia's speed, Zhu Qi also went all out!
They played with a speed flow and a rotation flow on both sides of the table, making the ground tremble.
No one cared to see how the ball rotated, arced, or landed. All they could hear were the dense sounds of "dong!" "da!" "dong!" "da!"
The faces and eyes of everyone in the audience swayed left and right with the white ball.
Ren Xinhua stood directly behind He Qianlu with his arms folded, smiling, "Xiaoxia, why are you so serious? You're putting so much effort into dealing with a child."
Xu Dong was sitting in the audience. As Chang Hongxia's teammate for many years, he could clearly feel where the heated atmosphere came from.
Chang Hongxia is a passive player.
Her advantage is also that she can quickly adapt to the opponent's playing style.
If the opponent is a slow-start player, Chang Hongxia will also be slow to start. If the opponent is an aggressive player, Chang Hongxia can also immediately keep up with the opponent's rhythm.
And now, Chang Hongxia's first move was a killing move, completely driven by Zhu Qi's momentum.
The coaches here were worried because Zhu Qi's forehand return on the table went out of bounds.
[First game, Zhu Qi 7:11 Chang Hongxia]
[First round, Zhu Qi 0:1 Chang Hongxia]
【Chang Hongxia is in the lead! 】
In the first year after He Qianlu left the national team, Chang Hongxia had already become the backbone of the women's team.
He Qianlu is very familiar with Chang Hongxia's playing style.
He saw his apprentice walking back with a frown on his face. He didn't bother to greet Ren Xinhua and quickly gave Zhu Qi some advice: "I'm telling you, don't play topspin against her. The advantage of a straight racket is topspin, and her swing speed is very fast. You need to move her to the far table and give her long balls."
Zhu Qi took a sip of water and said nothing.
"Her forehand is her strong area, but her backhand is also very strong. In short, for her, the forehand is the backhand and the backhand is the forehand. She is also the king of speed. Trying to use speed to fight her head-on is useless. Spin! Add mass!"
In the white ball system, there is actually a universal jingle.
[The spin speed is strong for three points, the slice can beat the spin three points, and the speed can beat the slicer. 】
Translated it means: rotation is specifically designed to counter speed flow, speed is specifically designed to counter slicing flow, and slicing can suppress rotation flow.
It's like a little white ball, going back and forth in a circle.
Every active player needs to train their rotation, speed and strength.
It is best if they can develop in all aspects. If not, then focus on one and assist the other.
For example, Zhu Qi has a balanced rotation and speed.
But if you want to hit a fastball, the spin has to be reduced a little, otherwise the ball will easily go out of bounds. And if you want to hit a very strong spin ball, the speed will be affected to some extent.
Only a ball that has speed, spin and power at the same time can be called a high-quality ball.
Seeing Zhu Qi silent, He Qianlu knew that she had gotten stuck in a dead end again. His tone became more urgent, trying to call Zhu Qi back to her senses: "You can't always think about hitting every ball with high quality. If this ball doesn't work, try the next one. Hit a few more shots, or pull a few more times! Old Chang can't keep up with her physical strength! You're still young, so you can use up some energy and play the full five games! With her old arms and legs, she can't catch up with you..."
He said the last sentence anxiously, his voice a little high.
Chang Hongxia was about to return to the table when she heard this. She glared at He Qianlu fiercely and cursed, "Bah, you're the one who's old."
The former national table tennis brother and sister still like to bicker after many years.
Chang Hongxia had been captain for so long that she often forgot she was once a little sister, following her older brothers and sisters around to compete. Now, inspired by He Qianlu, she became more motivated.
Zhu Qi glanced at the frustrated He Qianlu and returned to the field.
One on the left and one on the right, separated by the net.
It represents the transition between the old era and the new era of Chinese table tennis.
Chang Hongxia felt her hand holding the racket slightly warm, and she regained the excitement of being alive.
This is the child raised by her senior brother. His serve, forehand, backhand and footwork are exactly the same as that man's.
She wanted to bring out all the potential of this child. She hoped that this child could defeat her. She hoped that the red flag in her hand could be passed on to this child without any worries.
The kingdom conquered by our predecessors.
She guarded the city gate for 13 years.
Running around and fighting all over the world.
Looking around, there are more and more enemies trying to trample on the country's borders.
He Qianlu was right, she was indeed old.
Even if his brain can keep up with the tactics, his physical strength is far behind due to injuries.
If... if she could be a few years younger, if... if her body could last another two years.
Wait until the cat's shoulder injury recovers.
When this new kid grows up...
Everyone felt that Chang Hongxia's eyes were burning red.
[Wow, Chang Hongxia is full of energy today!]
The two people in the commentary booth also became excited.
[She's bringing out the energy of the Munich World Games finals. Whether it's forehand blasts, rallies, counter-attacks, or line changes... they're all Chang Hongxia's signature moves. What's wrong with her?]
Baobao's momentum seemed to be suppressed. Although he caught up a few points in the first game, Chang Hongxia still took the match point.
[In the second round, Chang Hongxia was constantly suppressed. Her positioning and speed were truly unmatched, making her the undisputed 'King of Speed'!]
Chang Hongxia fully utilized the advantages of her straight-blade first three shots, using speed to compete with the young player in the first three shots.
[Bao Bao slowly starts to catch up, this ball goes all the way to the forehand! Oh, what a shame, I couldn't catch that long shot...]
[Second round, Zhu Qi 13:15 Chang Hongxia]
[Second round, Zhu Qi 0:2 Chang Hongxia]
【Chang Hongxia is in the lead! 】
"What a pity, what a pity, it was just a little bit off." Maomao shook his head regretfully.
She could actually feel that Zhu Qi was slowly starting to catch up with Chang Hongxia's speed, but still failed to win the second game.
Ah Shui, who was standing next to him, covered his face with his hands: "It's over, I don't dare to watch anymore."
After Chang Hongxia finished cleaning up, she blew away the dust on the racket and took a deep breath.
When her sight focused, she actually saw the young girl opposite her smiling.
Even though she was two games behind, she was actually laughing.
Strictly speaking, it couldn't be called a laugh.
It is a kind of smile in which the corners of the mouth are not curved, but the eyes are slightly narrowed and the corners of the eyes are raised.
The luster hanging above her head just divided her young face into two parts, one bright and one dark. She was like a beast crawling out of the abyss, shaking her hard bones towards everyone, ready to attack.
Her slightly arched waist made her bones clearly visible through her clothes. Every bone seemed to be made of steel and was extremely tough.
Every time I swing the racket, I use all my strength to create rotation.
The flying white ball seemed to be able to roll up the surrounding air, creating a small airflow that was invisible to the naked eye.
It hit the table in front of her, leaving behind a heart-stirring crash.
She's actually excited! ?
【Author’s words】
This chapter is a bit short, I'll update another one at 6 PM~ I'm a master of fucking! [Head held high.jpg]
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