49 Tokyo World Games-Mixed Team
◎【1st update】This is a battle between loop balls! ◎
The Japanese team has been preparing for this World Games for a long time.
It can be said that since the World Games organizers drew lots and determined their home base ten years ago, they had planned to take full advantage of the home field at the Tokyo World Games.
Moreover, the Japanese team has indeed trained several good players in the past two years.
The Japanese mixed team can be called the ace team this time.
There is the silver medalist of this World Games, Mie Hashimoto, as well as the women's doubles champions, Kaori Hara and Reiko Komatsu.
There is also the fresh and popular World Games men's singles champion Matsukaze Ikto.
The coaching staff is under a lot of pressure.
This bone is too tough to chew.
Ren Xinhua asked Maomao a question: "If you were asked to fight with Qiao Sheng Meihui again, how confident are you that you can win?"
Maomao hesitated for a brief second, which made Ren Xinhua's heart sink.
Indeed.
The ratio between Hashimori Mihui's level and Maomao's is 4:6. Even though Maomao has a higher chance of winning, there is still a possibility of failure.
And most importantly... Maomao's shoulder has been as stiff as a piece of wood since the finals, and he had to get three injections before he could move it.
Afterwards, Ren Xinhua made a decision that no one could accept.
"Change people." Ren Xinhua said.
The Buddha was startled: "Who should I change to?"
"The women's team is going to play aggressively," said Ren Xinhua.
“…” The other coaches looked at each other, but soon understood Ren Xinhua’s decision.
Everyone is lacking in confidence right now, but Zhu Qi performed really well in the mixed doubles competition, so it would be perfect to take advantage of her current good form and win it in one fell swoop.
Xu Dong was so excited that he almost clapped his hands.
She believed that Zhu Qi could withstand the pressure and hold the mixed group!
but……
The Buddha asked again: "Then... who should take over?"
This is a big problem.
Everyone thought that the most likely person to be substituted was Ding Shushu, or Chang Hongxia who was in poor form.
But no one expected Ren Xinhua's personnel decision.
"Change to Jin Lili."
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“W-what…”
Jin Lili felt her knees go weak when she knew she was being replaced. If she hadn't been sitting on the bed, she would have collapsed to the ground.
Coach Da Mi also had a sullen face and chain-smoked his cigarettes.
"I argued my case, but what Old Ren meant was... she gave you a chance, but you still insisted on using tricks like blocking serves to win the women's doubles match. She said that as long as the competition was fair and square within the rules, even a crushing defeat wouldn't matter. You can lose in international competitions, but you can't lose face. She's worried that a gold medal won through trickery will ruin the feng shui of Tiantan East Road."
When people are extremely angry, their brains go blank.
After Coach Dami left and the smell of smoke in the room dissipated, Jin Lili finally exploded.
She smashed her racket.
/
Zhu Qi has no time to care about Jin Lili's affairs.
Knowing that she had a chance to activate her P card, she was more excited than anyone else.
"Great! Although the mixed team prize money isn't as much as the mixed doubles prize, it's still a world championship honor!" Ah Shui was even happier than Zhu Qi. She held a cat in one hand and Zhu Qi in the other, and said excitedly, "So, doesn't that mean you guys have a chance to play women's doubles?"
Maomao smiled and said, "Not necessarily. The roster for each match is different, and the lineup will be based on the order of the opposing team's players."
In order to increase the viewing value of table tennis.
Starting from the World Games in Munich, this kind of uncertain mobility has been added to the mixed doubles.
Each team first determines four players to play, and then finalizes the roster the night before each game, and selects three from the four to compete the next day.
This adds a bit of "gambling" to the game.
You need to guess what "cards" the other party will play and how to play the "cards" in your hand.
The night before the mixed team match against the Japanese team.
Ren Xinhua convened a meeting of the mixed team. At the meeting, he first asked the players to analyze their experiences when playing against the Japanese team.
Maomao and Gao Xiaofeng talked more.
Gao Xiaofeng said: "Matsukaze Ichito is currently the top player of the Japanese men's team. Although he is young, his ball is very unique. The topspin he hits is both powerful and spinning, and it even turns when it bounces back."
Zhu Qi said secretly.
This is the "loop ball".
Although the two mixed doubles players of the Japanese team also hit a few "loop balls" this time.
However, their forehand loop technique was not strong enough, and after being caught by Zhu Qi several times to counterattack, they dared not use it again.
However, in the final between Matsukaze Ikto and Gao Xiaofeng, it can be seen that the "loop ball" of this little notebook has basically taken shape.
Ren Xinhua naturally noticed this and nodded secretly.
It is urgent for the Chinese team to learn and deal with the "loop ball".
Now, there is only one person in the team who has the most ideas about the Japanese team's "loop ball" - Zhu Qi.
Ren Xinhua looked at Zhu Qi and asked, "If you were asked to choose, who on the Japanese team would you be most confident against?"
"I heard there's a really good girl on the Japanese team. They say she's the future of Japanese table tennis." Zhu Qi stood up, walked to the blackboard, and took down Zaiyuan Xiang's photo. "I want her."
China's future depends on Japan's future.
/
The same as He Qianlu guessed.
If you let this damn girl choose, she will choose the one that is the most difficult to beat.
Zhu Qi said: "I would like to choose Songfeng Yidou."
He Qianlu was still worried: "Are you really sure? Do you know Yuan Xiang? You haven't even seen her competition, you..."
"I heard she arranged for someone to deliberately turn on the lights when I was playing mixed doubles," Zhu Qi said, jogging around the outer circle of the training hall. "I won't be able to rest in peace until I get my revenge!"
"But a gentleman's revenge is never too late. Why don't you consider fighting someone with a solid foundation? For example, Qiao Sheng Meihui, didn't you beat her in the Asian Cup? And Zu Tianjiao just beat her, which was a huge blow to her confidence..." He Qianlu kept jogging while coaxing her.
Zhu Qi was annoyed. "If you think I'm more suitable to play Hashimori Meihui, go tell my head coach. Chairman Ren asked for my opinion and asked me to pick, so I chose Yuan Xiang. I don't think you're old enough to have Alzheimer's. Is it because you've been the head coach of the provincial team for too long? Why are you so grumbling now? No wonder Sister Xu Dong is annoying you."
He Qianlu's expression froze: "Did she tell you?"
This somewhat gloomy expression suddenly softened Zhu Qi's heart, and he comforted her, "That's not the case. It's just my own feeling. After all, Sister Xu Dong never mentioned you."
very good.
Even more hurt.
Everyone on the team was frustrated because they met the Japanese team in the first round, but Zhu Qi was quite happy.
He Qianlu asked her why, and she answered directly: "The most difficult team for the Chinese team this time is Japan, followed by Russia. If we beat Japan, the chances of winning the championship will be 50-50. If we beat Russia again, the chances of winning will be 80%. If we get eliminated in the first round, we can leave work early. We won't be exhausted and only get a silver medal in the finals. What's the point of not getting first place? Everyone thinks it's not good to draw Japan in the first round, but I think Song Linzhou's draw is good, it's a great one!"
The girl quickened her pace and ran towards the sunlight.
Soon, she was like a dazzling sun, attracting more people to gather around her.
Two, four, six... the men's team and the women's team all revolve around her.
"Japanese team! Excellent draw!"
Everyone cheered and jumped, like rhythmic notes, exuding the vigor and vitality of youth.
The clouds of failure were swept away.
Mixed team competition, determined to win!
Ren Xinhua stood under the shade of a tree, looking at this group of young children, and suddenly felt that it was a bit unreasonable for him to be so pretentious at his age.
But it is true that I feel a little warm-hearted and my nose is sore.
Next to her stood an old man wearing a small pair of sunglasses on his nose and waving a folding fan in his hand very comfortably.
"This time we are at a loss as to how to deal with Japan's looping ball, so we have to ask Mr. Prime Minister to help us." Ren Xinhua lowered his head and said humbly.
"Everyone says our football team always copies others, but the national table tennis team always makes others copy us. This is a source of pride for us, not a constraint. We shouldn't be constantly preoccupied with guarding against the Japanese team's looping shots. The new Japanese player was phenomenal this time. His ball went straight up into the air when he received it. The national table tennis team should also lower their guard and learn from their opponents. Young people's thinking is more in line with the progress of the times. After all, we should 'learn from the barbarians to defeat them.' The Japanese are petty when it comes to playing, and we can't be like them."
"Yes, I will definitely improve."
Ren Xinhua, facing his mentor, strongly recommended the team's new player. "This kid named Zhu Qi, please give me some advice on how to train him. He's a good seedling, brought up by He Qianlu."
"Everything is good, except for one thing that is a pity."
"Which point?"
The old man smiled without saying anything, slowly put away the folding fan in his hand, and then pointed to his heart.
/
The roster for the mixed team against the Japanese team is out.
Mixed team competition system.
One match for men's doubles, one match for women's doubles, one match for men's singles, one match for women's singles, and one match for mixed doubles.
After playing women's doubles/men's doubles, you cannot play women's singles/men's singles again, but after playing women's singles/men's singles and women's doubles/men's doubles, you can play the fifth mixed doubles.
Because there should be time left for the mixed doubles players to participate in the competition.
Modern fans may not know that in the 1990s, team events were more important than individual events.
Since the 1960s, the Chinese team has won the Swithling Cup for six consecutive years.
Because they did not participate in the competition for two sessions during the Cultural Revolution, the cup was kept in the national table tennis team and never given out after they re-entered the competition until it was taken away by the Athens team five years ago.
Chinese people value team spirit, and team competitions focus on a country's overall strength, not individual honor.
Ah Shui's sparring partner's mindset also changed. As she played against Zhu Qi, she lamented, "In this mixed team competition, the order of players has to be reshuffled for every match. Doesn't that mean every day's routine is different? If you and Maomao play women's doubles in the round of 32, then tomorrow in the round of 16, you might play women's singles."
"That's right." Zhu Qi held the racket, adjusting to the ball's rotation. "So team competitions aren't just a test of the players; they're also a test of the coaches' deployment. Who will play in the two battles, and in what order? Who will the opponent field? Do we need to play like Tian Ji in the horse race? It's all about the art."
"I thought the coach just had to watch the training... Ouch!" Ah Shui was distracted and missed a ball, which hit her thigh with a "pop" sound.
/
Finally, after three hours of discussion.
Ren Xinhua finalized the list of participants.
Zhu Qi got the spot in the women's singles for the fourth game.
When the Buddha saw the list, it was within his expectations.
But he still wanted to make some adjustments, so he approached Ren Xinhua with a suggestion: "Wouldn't it be unsure if Maomao and Chang Hongxia played women's doubles? Hongxia lost the women's singles match, and she's still emotionally reeling. I think it would be okay to have Zhu Qi and Maomao play women's doubles. That way, we'd have a better chance of winning one of the first three games."
The men's team's head coach Shi Ge sat in his seat without saying a word.
What can he say?
The men's doubles team was eliminated in the second round, and there is no hope of playing against the Japanese team. It is equivalent to giving up the first game of the men's doubles against the Japanese team tomorrow.
Gao Xiaofeng had exhausted almost all his energy after playing the men's singles match, so Ren Xinhua asked Daxiong to play the third men's singles match.
Although Daxiong adjusted his condition quickly, the bad thing was that he was a rookie and could not withstand the pressure of the World Games and won a bronze medal.
The winning rate of men's singles is also very slim.
In this case, the scoring points for the entire game are really only in women's doubles, women's singles and mixed doubles.
well.
The men's team is just a background board.
Ren Xinhua shook his head and looked at Maomao and Chang Hongxia: "Baobao is going to fight Daling to the death in the final mixed doubles match. If you can win the second game, your chances of qualifying will be even greater."
Chang Hongxia clenched her fists and gritted her teeth: "No matter what, we will get this point for the Chinese team!"
It’s similar to what Ren Xinhua guessed.
The Japanese team's women's doubles team is still Reiko Komatsu and Kaori Hara, and the women's singles team is Kaori Hara. Then the fifth game's mixed doubles team is Mie Hashinobu and Miho Yamaguchi.
Daxiong was chosen for the men's singles because he is fierce in attack, has a unique feel, and after being sharpened, he becomes a sharp steel knife.
Ren Xinhua made the difficult decision to give such an important position in the men's singles to the bronze medalist after staying up all night until three in the morning.
Knowing that he would face off against Hara Xiang.
Zhu Qi was very satisfied.
After the mobilization meeting before the mixed group, Ren Xinhua kept Zhu Qi alone.
"How confident are you in competing with Haruka?"
Zhu Qi thought for a moment and said, "I never make any plans before something happens. I can only say that as long as you use me, I will do my best to fight for every ball."
Ren Xinhua was very satisfied with Zhu Qi's answer. He smiled with satisfaction and nodded to Zhu Qi: "Go train."
The girl cherishes every opportunity to compete.
Naturally, I will do my best.
But what no one expected was.
In the mixed team match against the Japanese team, both the men's doubles and women's doubles lost 3:1 and were defeated.
The mixed team single-game format is a best-of-five system, which is different from the best-of-seven system in singles events. It is very suitable for the fast-paced Japanese team.
The Japanese team was full of momentum, their looping skills were beginning to take shape, and they gave the opponent no chances. As long as they could score, they would dig around like wild boars.
In order to prevent the opponent from hitting a loop ball, Maomao and Chang Hongxia did not dare to serve the opponent topspin balls. This restricted their hands and feet and they could not even perform to half of their level.
The whole stadium was cheering, everyone was booking victory for the Japanese team in advance!
But the entire coaching staff of the national table tennis team had their heads buzzing and their eyes went dark.
From the end of World War II, the founding of New China, and the formation of the national table tennis team to the present day!
The Chinese team has never been beaten 0-0 by the Japanese team!
If they couldn't win the men's singles, they would have to pack up and return to Beijing.
no.
We can't go back like this!
After losing the game, none of them would be ashamed to go back!
While waiting for the men's singles competition to begin, Shi Ge wrote a handwritten letter of resignation, ready to hand it to Ren Xinhua the next second if he lost the men's singles match.
This is a great humiliation for the Chinese team.
Now all the pressure is on Big Bear.
He stood there holding the racket, under everyone's gaze, like a lonely warrior with no one to help him.
put all one's eggs in one basket.
It gets worse.
The Japanese men's singles player is Kazuto Matsukaze, who just won the World Games singles gold medal.
Is it really God’s will that our men’s table tennis team will be destroyed?
Shi Ge closed his eyes in pain.
As soon as the men's singles match started, Zhu Qi took A Shui into the gym to warm up. The two played against each other while watching the game projected on the screen next to them.
"That loop shot is really powerful. The ball is like a semicircle, and the speed of rotation doesn't decrease at all when it bounces back." Ah Shui stared blankly. "Is this what you meant by Magnus last time?"
"Matsukaze Ikto's loop ball is very curved, and it is a very standard Japanese loop ball. It is also the best in the Japanese team. It seems that the Japanese coach has put a lot of thought into him." Zhu Qi said while playing with A Shui.
Ah Shui was very worried: "Brother Xiong just lost to Songfeng Yidou in men's singles. What should we do now?"
Zhu Qi said, "But if Big Bear is smart enough, he should fight a protracted war with Songfeng this time."
"What do you mean?" Ah Shui scratched the back of his neck. He felt his neck was itchy and he thought he was going to grow a brain.
The facts prove it.
Big Bear is really smart.
The game begins.
Ikto Matsukaze played aggressively, continuing to use the method he used in the men's singles match to frequently use balls landing in the forehand area, hoping that Daxiong could use topspin to return the ball, so that he could use a loop ball to hit back and score!
Brother Kazi hit a forehand ball and Big Bear sliced it.
Pull a forehand ball, and Big Bear slices it...
Anyway, I won't give Songfeng a quality ball, so he has no place to use his strength.
No bombardment, no stalemate, no fighting.
It's just about slacking off and soaking mushrooms, compared to basic skills.
Seize the opportunity and rush into the small corner to score.
This is also the advice given to Daxiong by a mysterious gentleman, the father-in-law of the national table tennis team.
Big Bear has always been one of the team's most active players. He seems to have endless energy every day, and his playing style is mainly power-based, like an upgraded version of a little cannon.
The ball that was sliced was very light, and when Matsukaze Ichito returned the ball, it would hit very high, and then Nobita would fall to the ground and rush forward.
In short, don't give Matsukaze Ichito the chance to hit a looping ball.
Songfeng Yidu was also able to keep his composure. The two did not fight with each other in terms of martial arts, but with internal strength.
One ball, two balls, three balls...
Matsukaze Ichito was ahead, and Big Bear caught up.
Matsukaze Ichito took the lead four times, and Daxiong caught up four times.
In the first game, the score was [16:18].
One point for every pine wind.
"Brother Kazi's fundamentals are very solid." Zhu Qi took a sip from his water cup during a break and looked up at the monitor as the two players prepared for the second round. "There were no outside interference today."
Ah Shui sat next to her on the table and said, "I heard it was Matsukaze Ichito who issued a clear ban on the team, demanding that they not do anything that would bring shame to the team during mixed team matches. Last time when you and Da Ling were playing mixed doubles, he was the one who chased away the Korean guy who was taking pictures."
"There is no consensus within the Japanese team." Zhu Qi thought thoughtfully.
But then again.
This Matsukaze Ichito is from Okinawa. I heard that his ancestors for three generations were indigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands.
A rare crowd...almost as numerous as the Indians.
Although there is no off-field interference, the referee's bias still exists.
Big Bear hit a short ball, and the ball passed the net, landed on the table, and bounced in a very small arc.
Matsukaze Ichito quickly followed and hit the ball back after it landed on the table.
The ball bounced off the bear's hand.
Both Daikuma and Matsukaze Ichito raised their hands.
"This ball bounced twice, and Matsukaze Ichito's return was invalid, so the point went to Daxiong," said Zhu Qi.
There is a rule in returning the ball that the ball can only bounce once on the table after passing the net, and then the opponent player has to catch the ball. If the ball bounces twice before being caught, it will be considered a loss of points.
But the referee raised his left hand, thinking that it was Ito Matsukaze who scored.
The second shot of Okuma's short swing hit the table so delicately that the replay missed that moment, but Matsukaze Ichito was certain: "It was a two-jump shot. I heard the ball bounce twice. That wasn't my score."
"Wow, this little notebook is quite well-made." A Shui nodded in approval.
The referee ignored it and gestured for the game to continue.
Big Bear felt helpless and didn't want to argue with the referee at this time.
Ah Shui on the other side of the screen was furious: "Isn't this obviously unfair? Damn, why not replace the referee?!"
Zhu Qi said, "What's the point of replacing him? Didn't we also replace the referee during the mixed doubles match between Song Linzhou and I? The replacement was even worse."
Matsukaze Ichito's face was not good either. When it was his turn to serve on match point, he deliberately served the ball to himself and hit it into the net.
Give this point back.
[Second round score: Lu Yaohan 14:14 Matsukaze Ichito]
[Second round score: Lu Yaohan 16:14 Matsukaze Ichito]
[In the second game, Lu Yaohan 1:1 vs. Songfeng Yidou]
The score is tied.
Songfeng Yidou's behavior won applause from the whole audience.
Except for the Japanese off-field coach whose face was as black as charcoal and the referee who looked helpless, everyone else was very satisfied.
Zhu Qi finally understood why this Kazi brother always beat the Chinese team and still had a good reputation on the Chinese Internet.
Literati value integrity.
Military generals talk about character.
Don’t take points that are not yours. This is the most basic backbone of an athlete.
At one time, it was considered a myth that the Chinese table tennis team could not surpass, adding a heavy stroke to the "dark twelve years" of the national table tennis team.
The third game was even more intense.
It can be said that both sides brought out all their unique skills and special abilities.
The big bear's explosive charge was like carrying a cannon, rushing forward one after another and flying into the sky.
Seeing that Okuma didn't give him topspin, Matsukaze Ichito created opportunities for himself to hit the ball backhand, and the landing point was unpredictable.
Almost every game was played for 15 points or more.
No one dared to look.
If the Big Bear loses, the Chinese team will be completely finished.
In fact, he was also fighting hard with the new top pick of the World Games.
Although Daxiong won the third game, he twisted his ankle when he flew to save the ball.
The impact on the body is the greatest at this time, the whole body is stretched and the bones are the most fragile.
The referee deemed him fit to compete and denied Big Bear a medical timeout.
Even so, after being caught up by Matsukaze Ichito in the fourth game, Ohkuma launched a frenzied attack in the fifth game, using brute force to hold the game in a stalemate and bombarding the far table. Matsukaze Ichito's stamina couldn't keep up, and Ohkuma successfully turned the tables by four points.
This is a beautiful comeback!
Washed away the resentment of being eliminated in the men's singles semi-finals.
Zhu Qi lamented Ren Xinhua's mastery of tactics: "Perhaps our head coach never considered the women's doubles a possibility. Daxiong lost in the men's singles semifinals because he was short of breath. He is a player who can withstand pressure. The greater the pressure, the greater his potential will be."
The pressure-resistant players in the men's team withstood the pressure.
After that, it was the turn of the women’s team’s pressure-resistant player Zhu Qi to take the court.
We cannot lose any of the upcoming women’s singles and mixed doubles matches.
It's not just the Chinese team that's under pressure, the Japanese team as well.
Before the game started, Zhu Qi felt it as soon as he shook hands with Hara Kaori and the Japanese coach.
The palms of the Japanese off-field coach felt a little cold.
I guess the Japanese team is also unsure about the match between Hara Xiang and Zhu Qi. They may guess that Maomao will play in the women's singles, while Zhu Qi will only play in the mixed doubles.
So they let Mihui Hashimoto and Xiao Gangpao team up to play in the last mixed doubles match, because they did not plan to play all five games with the Chinese team.
The fourth women's singles match was the deciding game for the Japanese team.
It's very interesting.
As long as they panic, Zhu Qi will be safe.
Pull the ball before the game.
Zhu Qi felt that the ball hit by Yuan Xiang's bat was very light.
The rubber should be of very high degree, a bit like Song Linzhou's ball.
This type of rubber can easily produce a looping ball with extremely strong spin, but the tolerance rate is also very low. If the basic skills are not good enough, you may not be able to master the spin when hitting the ball.
Team competitions are different from singles and doubles, and can be equipped with two off-court coaches.
Ren Xinhua and the women's team's head coach Fo Ye were present to provide guidance.
This was the first time that Master Fo gave Zhu Qi off-field guidance. When he sat next to Ren Xinhua, he looked at the calm young girl with mixed feelings.
Two years ago, he was stubborn and unwilling to let Zhu Qi join the national team. Who would have thought that she would rely on her own strength to step into the World Games.
It seems that I was too stubborn and made a mistake.
Now the fate of the entire national table tennis team depends on this one game. Buddha closed his eyes and prayed: "Little girl, you have to hold on."
Before the mixed team competition, Jin Lili had a tantrum.
The World Games hadn't even ended yet and he actually smashed his own racket without permission.
Coach Rice spent the whole day trying to persuade people, but it was completely ineffective.
Ren Xinhua also planned to send Jin Lili back to the provincial team for reflection after the World Games.
For national team athletes.
Being sent back to the provincial team is the most severe punishment!
It means giving up on this athlete.
Although Jin Lili performed poorly in the women's doubles competition, Chang Hongxia and Ding Shushu are on the verge of retirement, Maomao's shoulder injury is simply a time bomb, and Zhu Qi doesn't know whether he will have a bottleneck period. No one can predict what will happen in the future.
At least Jin Lili has begun to take shape. If she corrects her minor flaws, she will still be a promising person in the future.
The national team has trained Jin Lili for so many years, and at a time when talent is so needed, Ren Xinhua's decision is equivalent to cutting off one's own arm.
But Master Fo reached an agreement with Ren Xinhua on this matter.
The relationship between the coach and the players is a two-way choice. Since the players insist on their own way, cannot understand the coach's intentions, and think that the coach's preaching is directed at them, there is no need to make things difficult for them.
In this case, the women's team will only have Maomao and Zhu Qi in the future.
Providing off-field guidance to Zhu Qi is also the first step for the Buddha to make peace with this child.
But Zhu Qi didn't seem to accept this favor.
The first game with Hara Xiang did not go well.
The topspin ball played by Yuan Xiang is very strange. The trajectory is very round, and the angle of landing and bouncing is very tricky, which can be cleverly changed through the slight rotation of her fingers.
Sometimes it turns right, sometimes it turns left.
It's very difficult to answer.
[Mixed doubles fourth match, women's singles, small score, China 8:11 Japan]
[Mixed Doubles, Women's Singles, China 0:1 Japan]
During off-field coaching, Zhu Qi would only respond to Ren Xinhua's instructions.
But when the Buddha was speaking, Zhu Qi seemed not to hear him and just drank water and wiped his sweat.
She even turned her back to look at the pool table when Master Buddha was giving her advice, which was extremely disrespectful.
What on earth is she doing?!
The Buddha was extremely angry, but he couldn't lose his temper on the spot. He could only suppress his anger and wait for Zhu Qi to finish the game before settling the score.
The other people in the audience were sweating with fear. No one knew why Zhu Qi was so sarcastic to the Buddha, but Xu Dong could probably understand the anger in Zhu Qi's heart.
And Ren Xinhua probably also understood why the old man patted his heart with a fan when he was talking to him.
This is a hint to myself that player Zhu Qi needs to have a heart-to-heart talk with the coach.
This heart-to-heart communication refers not only to the cooperation between teammates, but also the cooperation between coaches and players.
If Mr. Buddha wants to manage this player well in the future, he must think completely from Zhu Qi's perspective.
But this is too difficult for the coach.
I've only ever heard of players listening to coaches, but never heard of coaches listening to players.
Isn’t this the opposite of Tiangang?
Xu Dong watched anxiously from the sidelines, desperately wanting to replace Master Fo. She feared Master Fo couldn't keep Zhu Qi's pulse, and that the two would clash on the court. She planned to finish her mixed team match with the Japanese team, then ask Ren Xinhua to let her coach the next mixed team match... well, that is, provided the Chinese team could defeat the Japanese team and advance.
Everyone is anxious.
But it seemed that Zhu Qi was the only one who was not in a hurry. He swung the racket slowly and stood next to the table, swinging it into the air.
No one knows what she is doing or what she is planning.
Having won the first game, Zaiyuan Xiang didn't even have time to be happy. She started concentrating on thinking about the next game.
The Japanese coach saw that Harahara was in a bad mood and asked her what was wrong.
Zai Yuanxiang just shook his head: "I can't say."
When she heard Zhu Qi's name in Japan, she became very interested in this Chinese female player.
As strong people who appreciate each other, she was also very curious about what kind of person could participate in the three major competitions as a member of the provincial team and win the singles championship.
When they met in the hot spring pool, Yuan Xiang said that he wanted to fight with Zhu Qi, but it was actually just a polite remark.
She is not very familiar with Zhu Qi's skills and tactics.
It's just that as a talented Japanese girl, she has a certain pride and is unwilling to accept it.
But in the mixed doubles competition, a rising star was seen in Hara Xiang.
Although still childish, it is already shining enough.
In this mixed team competition, we thought Zhu Qi would not have the chance to play, but the Chinese team actually used a p card.
He also correctly bet on the order of Yuan Xiang's appearance, assigning Zhu Qi to be opposite him.
She really wanted to compete with Zhu Qi.
But not now.
She needs to defeat Zhu Qi with extremely thorough preparation and in the spotlight.
This way the whole world will know who the talented girl in Asia is.
And most importantly, in the first game she felt that Zhu Qi's topspin was also strong and his basic skills were very solid!
It's like an extremely perfect programming code. Just enter the last symbol to achieve nuclear fission.
When the concept of "enhanced topspin" was first proposed, the one who practiced it best was Ikto Matsukaze.
The coaching staff was amazed after seeing the actual effect and believed that this was a "secret weapon" to be used against the Chinese team.
Because the ball forms a semicircle when it hits the opposite table, they named it "loop ball".
In the team, only Matsukaze Ikto has the best looping skills and the highest success rate, followed by the women's team's Arihara Kaori.
But Zhu Qi did not seem to be afraid of the Japanese team's loop balls, and even gave them topspin balls many times.
In Yuan Xiang's eyes, this is a naked provocation!
It was as if the Chinese girl was pointing at her nose and saying to her: What "secret weapon"? Come here and say hello.
In the first game, Yuan Xiang did hit some good loop balls and took the lead by a few points. At the beginning of the second game, she also took the lead of four points over Zhu Qi with loop balls!
If Hara Kaori continues to win the second game, it will be game point for the Japanese team.
The situation is not optimistic!
Thinking of this, Yuan Xiang played more and more aggressively, and would immediately take the opportunity without hesitation when he found an opportunity!
[Second round, Zhu Qi leads 3:8 in Yuan Xiang]
"How could this happen?" Ah Shui's shoulders trembled, and his vision went dark. "Why is Yuan Xiang's ball so strange? Even Bao Bao can't keep up with the rotation?"
Xu Dong stared at the situation on the table: "The enhanced topspin not only has stronger rotation but also has more varied landing points. They are all offensive balls."
As the Japanese team took the lead, the cheers became louder.
Daxiong was accompanying Song Linzhou on the sidelines for warm-ups, preparing for the next mixed doubles match. Qin Xiaoba was the only member of the men's team sitting nearby. He shoved the newspaper in Ashui's hand and said, "Look at this. This girl, Zaiyuan Xiang, is quite famous in Japan. She's a rising star. I heard she could play well against a 17-year-old national team player at the age of 12. After the Japanese loop ball was developed, the coach focused all his attention on training her. She was positioned to shoulder the weight of Japanese table tennis alongside Matsukaze Ichito. Oh, and Japanese fans even gave her a nickname—"
Debut is the peak.
She won the Japan Open Championship, the Japan National Round Robin Championship, and three consecutive championships in singles, women's doubles, and women's team in Japan.
As soon as she joined the national team, she defeated Japan's top seed Mie Hashinobu at the time, and then defeated the new generation player Reiko Komatsu, becoming the youngest ACE in the hearts of Japanese fans.
She has a sweet face and is as youthful and energetic as any Japanese movie star.
There were many fans at the scene who came for her. Every Japanese had a headband on her forehead with her name written on it.
During the interview, her image of being cheerful, kind, and like a little white flower was deeply rooted in people's hearts.
As the ball swung in amplitude, a silver cross fell out of Yuanxiang's collar, swaying with her left and right movements, making her entire neck look as beautiful as snow.
My grandfather is a pastor in the church, and my whole family are devout Christians.
Fans call her...
"Saint-sama!" Japanese fans screamed, shouting, jumping, and crying excitedly. "Please create a miracle for Japanese table tennis!"
Bang--
The Japanese team scored another point.
[Second round, Zhu Qi leads 6:10 in Yuan Xiang]
Match point has arrived.
The last ball.
Yuan Xiang's heart was pounding and she was extremely excited.
Is victory so easy?
This so-called Great Wall of Table Tennis is so vulnerable?
wrong.
The Chinese girl opposite didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.
What is she thinking?
Why can you still be so calm?
The sixth sense told Yuan Xiang that he should not open the champagne in advance, and he had to get the last ball immediately!
The best thing to do is to fight quickly and decisively!
But when she was about to serve, Zaihara Xiang finally realized something was wrong!
The girl opposite leaned back slightly, her arms tensed like a bowstring, and her racket swung slightly to the side like a sickle ready to strike!
Bang!
Billiards!
friction!
Hit the ball!
The ball drew a strange circle arc in the air!
Get off the table!
When Yuan Xiang caught the ball, it flew out directly!
The whole audience was stunned, and then burst into a tide of exclamations!
What's this? !
No one has seen it.
Only the Japanese team was on pins and needles!
Why can it produce such a circular arc?
Why can the ball fly straight into the sky?
Foreign media captured this ball accurately!
This ball is even rounder than the one in Yuanxiang! It also spins!
Yuan Xiang stared blankly, his hands and feet went numb, and his knees even went limp for a moment.
How, how could this be... ?
How...how could she hit a loop?!
And he plays better than me? !
Yuan Xiang's fighting spirit was ignited. She used all her strength to rush back for the next ball, but the Chinese girl on the opposite side immediately forced an attack, as if she didn't know what defense was. She had to fight for every ball.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang bang bang bang! !
7:10
8:10
9:10!!
Zhu Qi is chasing points!
10:10!!!
Zhu Qi looked down at his racket.
There was a faint circular mark on the red rubber, the mark left when the ball was struck, which would disappear as the rubber softened. She glanced at it to determine her hitting position so she could get the right feel for the next practice.
This was her first time observing a looping ball up close.
It turns out that I had never been able to achieve such a strong impact before because the racket was placed in the wrong position.
You should not racket your face backwards, but forwards, using the strength of your arms, shoulder blades, cervical spine, waist, and hips to push forward.
roar.
Search to death~
Yuan Xiang gripped the racket so tightly that her long nails dug into her flesh, and the pain made her sure she wasn't dreaming.
This Chinese girl is actually using her to practice basketball? ! ! !
Start attacking in Yuanxiang!
The two girls at the two ends of the table stretched their bodies to the extreme, stretched their arms to the limit, and burst out with astonishing speed the moment they hit the ball!
The white ball is like a bullet, shuttling back and forth across the net!
One arc passed by, and another arc came!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! ...
Everyone forgot which ball it was, and the only sound they could hear was the ping-pong ball exploding on the table!
This is a battle between loop balls!
Bang!
When Yuan Xiang couldn't withstand the huge spinning force, the white ball left a circular mark on her racket and then flew to the right.
Zhu Qi scored another point!
12:10!
[Big score, Zhu Qi 1:1 in Yuan Xiang]
When Yuan Xiang was standing next to the pool table, she looked up and saw the girl opposite her actually bending her head and smiling at her.
She seemed to understand the message conveyed in the eyes of this Chinese girl.
——"Loop ball? I can do it better than you."
【Author’s words】
The next update will be at 12 o'clock. I can't get up at 9 o'clock, so I'll sleep in on the weekend [covering my face and peeking].
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