71 Jianghuai Chinese Games
◎In this match, there were no obvious mistakes between the two girls!◎
Table tennis players, four common areas where accidents often occur.
Shoulder injury, waist injury, knee injury, and now the ankle where Zhu Qi accidentally fell and sprained it.
Zhu Qi had sprained his ankle once when he was playing for the provincial team.
When he is not playing games or training, He Qianlu buys some ice cream and wraps it around his feet with tape to relieve the pain.
But I was young at that time and my recovery ability was fast, so I recovered in a few days.
Zhu Qi is now playing in the semi-finals. To the onlookers, it seems that he just slipped and fell, but only Zhu Qi himself knows what happened.
This is a common problem when practicing jumping pole step from a young age.
Because small steps improve the agility of the crab step, and also solve the problem of the crab step requiring twisting of the knees and waist.
However, when performing the jumping stance, the force is almost entirely generated by the ankles, which drives the knees and waist to run, so the ankles have always been the weak point of the jumping stance.
He Qianlu's feet were even more unsightly. They were bulging as if they had been injected with hyaluronic acid. They were all hyperplasia that had not been fully healed in the past.
Maomao was not happy about having pulled back a game. When she saw Zhu Qi fall to the ground and not stand up immediately, she felt something was wrong and walked over to ask.
"What's wrong? Did you pull a muscle?"
The ankle is a critical area, and twisting it is no joke.
The entire body weight is on it, and if it is serious, it can be quite serious.
Zhu Qi shook his head and said, "It's okay, continue."
"Let's suspend the medical treatment." Maomao frowned and looked at Zhu Qi. Seeing that her face looked normal and it seemed like nothing was wrong, she was still a little worried.
"It's really okay, go on." Zhu Qi said again.
The referee blew the whistle and asked the cat to return to its own playing field.
Zhu Qi shook his feet.
I felt that the place where I had just felt severe pain was not particularly painful except for some numbness.
Maybe it was just a stretch.
Walking to the rest area, Zhu Qi picked up the water bottle and took a sip. The old man also felt that the pained expression on her face when she fell just now was not right, and asked again, "Are you really okay?"
Zhu Qi shook his head and wiggled his ankle.
The soreness felt more substantial, but not unbearable.
Anyway, no matter what.
Let’s finish the game first.
The fifth game begins.
Maomao still noticed that something was wrong with Zhu Qi.
Every time she pulled the ball, she felt Zhu Qi's speed slowing down.
Maomao made a long move and Zhu Qi hit a ball.
Maomao chopped sideways and Zhu Qi took a shot.
The cat twisted and pulled, and Zhu Qi drew a ball...
Zhu Qi's offensiveness has decreased a lot. No matter what offensive ball Maomao uses, Zhu Qi will use the safest defensive response.
Not to mention the cat, even the commentators watching the game nearby noticed it.
[Hmm... Looks like Bao Bao's fall just now still has some effects. Now all of Bao Bao's counterattacks are defensive, not as aggressive as in the previous four games. Maybe he's trying to regain his form first. I hope he just accidentally stretched and wasn't hurt.]
Injuries like these are unavoidable for athletes, especially during competitions, where they're so fully invested in the game that it's common for them to fall and get injured. Looking at Bao Bao's current state... it seems like he hasn't recovered yet.
[Now it depends on whether Maomao can seize the opportunity... Actually, we should have called a timeout to see how serious the sprain was...]
[These two little girls are both very stubborn...]
Zhu Qi didn't want to call a medical timeout because his touch had just started to pick up, and he wanted to end the game quickly while he was in good shape.
It's not like she hasn't sprained her ankle before, but she was fine after two days of rest after the game.
A medical timeout was called and the touch was completely gone.
I don’t know when I can get this feeling back again.
In a duel with a master, the outcome of the game can be decided in a single second.
Anyway, it’s not to the point where I can’t walk at all.
Zhu Qi held the racket and began to frequently hit the ball with left spin, forcing Maomao to hit the ball only to his forehand position.
Then, everyone saw the young girl leaning her body back at a very exaggerated angle!
The whole body leans back like a bow stretched in the opposite direction, then swings the arms and hits the ball out like a baseball!
The cat didn't catch it.
Zhu Qi scored.
Everyone exclaimed!
Wow! What a strong core strength!
[Fifth game, Zhu Qi 1:0 Zu Tianjiao]
Maomao understood Zhu Qi's idea.
ah.
Was she trying to save time on running and jumping, using the spinning ball to confuse herself?
...When he receives the ball back with topspin, the ball will automatically return to Zhu Qi's forehand position.
Zhu Qi can not only control the ball he hits, but he can even control the ball hit by the cat!
In table tennis, different spins require different ways of receiving the ball.
Topspin balls are now more suitable for looping, while backspin balls now require lobs or rubbing.
For side spin, you need to add a little twisting feeling, and increase the intensity of the twisting according to the strength of the rotation.
Zhu Qi predicted how Maomao would catch the ball, and went to catch the ball in advance at the landing point of Maomao's ball!
Zhu Qi's rotation of the ball is so subtle!
This kid... is only 19 years old now!
He hasn't even reached the age of full adulthood yet!
Her anticipation of the ball!
Understanding of the ball!
Already has the ability to hit the Grand Slam!
Bang!
Zhu Qi hit another high-spinning center ball!
Force the cat to be pulled to a large angle and change the ball's line to the middle position on the opposite side!
The cat didn't keep up and lost a point.
[Fifth game, Zhu Qi 5:5 Zu Tianjiao]
Maomao felt the pressure from his teammates.
Although he won the World Games championship and the World Cup gold throne once.
But that was before Zhu Qi joined the national team.
Zhu Qi did not participate in any individual events during the Tokyo World Games.
Last year, I was unable to participate in the Zhuhai-Hong Kong Table Tennis Championships because I had surgery in Los Angeles, but it is not easy to win the "Miriam" Cup in the year of the "three major competitions"!
The top priority still has to be the World Games, so the energy focused on the National Table Tennis Championships will definitely be distracted.
From this perspective, it seems that Maomao only has one "Miriam" cup left to win the Grand Slam, but in fact it is still a long way off.
Want to win the "Grand Slam".
You have to beat the girl across the table.
Maomao feels that Zhu Qi's ball quality is beginning to catch up!
In the first ten balls of the fifth game, Zhu Qi was taking time to adapt and recover from her fall. After the stinging and soreness in her ankle were no longer so severe, she immediately started to fight back!
Maomao was worried at first, and subconsciously didn't dare to pull the ball at a large angle, for fear that Zhu Qi would hurt his foot.
But now seeing Zhu Qi running around the table again, Maomao breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his serious state.
But with each run, Zhu Qi felt the heaviness of her right foot getting deeper, as if someone had wrapped a sandbag around her right foot.
Run one step, entangle one.
Take another step and entangle another one.
Another reason why a medical timeout was not called was that her family was watching.
Finish the fight first.
Zhu Qi wanted to forget the pain in his ankle and focus on watching the ball spin and listening to the sound of the ball spinning.
Under the charge, Zhu Qi scored more and more points.
Maomao couldn't find a way to break out of Zhu Qi's looping shot.
When Zhu Qi first arrived, he used a topspin-based fast-break system, incorporating the Chinese team's original swing-speed flow. Later, he changed to a looping system, but now he's incorporated the original fast-swinging attack.
Finally, the "half-volley" technique that Ren Xinhua had trained before was added.
What should I do?
The loop balls came one after another, and the speed of connecting the forehand and backhand was so fast that people couldn't see clearly!
This is a method of attacking Taiwan with no blind spots!
Although he lacks strength a little, he is much faster than the big bear of the men's table tennis team!
Not only that!
Baobao also has a strong sense of control over the space of the entire court and his judgment of the ball's trajectory in the air!
All the balls seemed to be guided by her, flying wherever she wanted!
【7:5】
【8:6】
【9:6】
【10:7】……
Zhu Qi began to fight hard!
She knew that Maomao must have reached a bottleneck in the battle.
After returning from Los Angeles, although Maomao didn't say it, Zhu Qi knew that she was under a lot of pressure.
I want to get back to my previous state as soon as possible, keep up with the team, and keep up with the growth of the new generation of young players in the team.
Maomao works harder than anyone else. He not only exceeds the training tasks assigned by the coach but also adds more training for himself.
Zhu Qi is also looking forward to having a real showdown with Maomao.
Although I have fought with cats a few times before.
But because of Maomao's shoulder injury, Zhu Qi always felt that the victory was unfair.
Although they met in the semi-finals of the third round of the Chinese Games, it was also the first chance for Maomao after his return.
A ball of red flame burned on the left and raging waves surged on the right.
When the two sides collided, the white ball was trapped in the middle.
The referee flipped the scoreboard quickly.
[Fifth game, Zhu Qi 11:7 Zu Tianjiao]
[Big score, Zhu Qi 3:2 Zu Tianjiao]
When the last ball of the fifth game was played, Zhu Qi saw Maomao frowning and looking thoughtful.
Zhu Qi knew that Maomao might not be able to cope with his connection speed for the time being.
The old man looked at Zhu Qi walking towards him with a staggering figure, and he knew that the child must be lying. The sprain he had just suffered must have been very painful.
"I must win the sixth game." Zhu Qi said firmly.
This also means that she told the old man that she did not want to call a medical timeout now.
In that case... the only thing we can do is end the game as soon as possible.
"Pay attention to the quality of the single board." said the old man here.
On the other side, the female coach of Zhongyu followed up, saying, "...Although her transitions are fast, she's sacrificing the quality of her board. If you want to increase your speed, you can't give every ball a high spin intensity."
"Watch out for the opponent's topspin."
The female coach of Chongqing Yu stretched out her hands and began to demonstrate: "...When serving, give her topspin. That way, the ball will be long. She'll have no choice but to hit a forehand. Then, give her a little insurance so she can only hit a flat shot or a table shot. That way, you'll have an advantage on the next shot."
Both girls nodded.
The sixth game begins.
Between dragons and tigers fighting.
The white ball moves quickly.
For Zhu Qi, this was the final decisive game.
The two girls had already started fighting.
At the beginning of the first five games, both teams were still reserved and did not call out when they scored.
But at the beginning of the sixth game, both players were in full swing and hit the ball with great force.
Every time a score is scored, there will be a scream from the girls deep in their bones.
【5:6】
【7:7】
【8:9】
[10:10]……
——Cho!
——Troy!
Very fierce and aggressive.
There is no time to wipe the sweat off my body.
The cat adjusted its state quickly.
Zhu Qi's looping ball combined with fast attack, plus the blessing of half-volley ball, is indeed very powerful and top-notch, with fast transitions, and no one can keep up with her speed.
So Maomao didn't confront Zhu Qi, and tried to end the game in the first three boards!
But no one expected that Zhu Qi could ensure quick connections while giving every ball the highest quality!
[Sixth game, Zhu Qi 11:10 Zu Tianjiao]
When the 21st ball landed.
The cat looked at the ball spinning around on the ground and smiled helplessly.
Yes.
In other words, it's really powerful, to be able to play at this level.
The last ball.
The last one...
Maomao looked up, took a deep breath, and felt the sweat flowing on his body.
Suddenly I realized... the champion's podium was so far away from me.
The other side.
Zhu Qi stared closely at Maomao's serving posture.
After seeing Maomao throw the ball high again, Zhu Qi instantly understood.
This time it will be the same as the high toss on the last ball of the fourth inning!
Maomao wants to hit his own far table!
Zhu Qi reacted quickly and moved far away to prepare to catch the ball.
But the old man's warning just now came to mind again - "Be careful of the opponent's topspin."
At this moment.
Zhu Qi's brain seemed to be electrified. He not only understood Mao Mao's intentions, but also knew what he should do.
Bang!
The cat really hit a long ball that went to the baseline!
And this ball is at a big forehand angle!
In this way, Zhu Qi can only hit a non-spinning or low-quality ball from the far table, otherwise the ball will go out of the table!
In this case, the cat only needs to get into position near the table on the opposite side and prepare to suck the ball short.
Just when everyone thought that Zhu Qi would follow Maomao's script and that this point would most likely be eaten by Maomao, Zhu Qi suddenly did something that amazed everyone!
Zhu Qi stretched his arms to the maximum angle behind his back, and then held the racket in the posture of a fishing net to scoop up the ball!
In a trance, Maomao felt that he saw Zhu Qi standing on the national team's wooden stake, holding a fishing net bag and jumping back and forth to catch the ball.
Zhu Qi held the racket! From right to left! As the ball was sinking, he fiercely "sliced" it!
The entire white ball was suddenly stripped of all its spin!
He rubbed the rubber again with a right spin at an extremely strange angle!
Then, it was like a small comet with an extremely exaggerated trajectory and a curved path!
The white ball flew around the outside of the table! Just when it looked like it might fly out of bounds, it suddenly flew back into the table as if it were magnetic! Then it bounced off the edge of the table!
Bang!
take!
The white ball bounced off the table leg!
It split in two in mid-air!
These two girls...
Cracked the ball?!
The referee was stunned.
The coaches of both teams were also stunned.
Although the celluloid material of table tennis balls is much more brittle than that of tennis balls, it is not easily broken.
It only means that the white ball cannot withstand such high-intensity bombardment from both sides.
The whole audience erupted in enthusiastic applause, as if it could overturn the ceiling!
No one was shouting the names of the players!
It's the Chinese team! Awesome!
There were no obvious mistakes between the two girls in this match!
They all performed at their highest level!
[Sixth game, Zhu Qi 12:10 Zu Tianjiao]
[Big score, Zhu Qi 4:2 Zu Tianjiao]
The results of the women's singles in Zone B are out.
Zhu Qi successfully entered the finals.
Maomao smiled helplessly at himself, took a long breath, picked up the cracked white ball on the ground, walked towards Zhu Qi with an expression of "as expected of you".
The two hugged each other and waved to the audience together.
"Is your foot okay?" Maomao asked Zhu Qi in his ear amid the noisy cheers.
Zhu Qi shook his right foot and felt that it was heavier. If he shook it a little more, he would feel numbness and pain.
This feeling is very familiar, it's a sprain.
But she was afraid that the cat would blame itself, so she said, "It's okay, just apply some ice when you get home tonight."
"Are you really alright? You can't keep things to yourself. You have to play the finals tomorrow."
"It's really okay!" Zhu Qi jumped twice and patted Mao Mao's shoulder. "I'm not that fragile!"
Tomorrow is the final.
The results for Area A are also out.
A Shui [4:3] defeated Sister Shu Shu.
Zhu Qi will meet A Shui in the finals.
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"Oh my god, I actually made it to the finals with Bao Bao." In the post-match interview, Ah Shui held his face in his hands, facing the camera, a look of surprise and anticipation on his face. "This is the first time in history that I've actually been able to meet Bao Bao in the finals... I'm kind of, kind of excited right now."
Entering the finals means locking in the gold and silver medals in advance.
As the youngest of the three players in the new generation women's team, A Shui is the maknae and the youngest one, and several reporters love to tease her.
There was a reporter who often interviewed the women's team and was quite familiar with A Shui. She joked, "Who do you think will win the championship between you and Bao Bao?"
"Ah? I don't know, I think... I think..." It must be Baobao.
But then again, the words came out.
Ah Shui scratched his face, a little embarrassed: "We come to the competition, and we are definitely aiming for the championship, but I think who will be the champion in the end depends on the result of the competition. I can't predict the future."
"You and Baobao often train together, so you must have an estimate of each other's level, right? Haven't you ever thought about taking over her class and seizing her power?" The reporter sisters laughed.
But everyone knows that Zhu Qi's level is now at its peak, and he may even be better than the current captain of the women's team.
I said this purely because I wanted to see Ah Shui's cute look as he was racking his brains to figure out how to end the interview quickly.
"I, I haven't thought about it." Ah Shui chuckled. "Anyway, let's play the game in front of us first and leave the future to the future."
"Okay, then we have no problem. You've worked hard in the semi-finals today, go back and have a good rest." The reporter sisters also began to prepare to go off work.
Ah Shui was very curious: "Aren't you going to interview Maomao and Baobao?"
"They have already said that they will not accept interviews today. Baobao seemed to have fallen during the game just now. I don't know if he has sprained something and needs to go back to rest." A staff member nearby replied.
Ah Shui stood up from the stool with a jerk: "Ah? Is Bao Bao injured?!"
【Author’s words】
This chapter is a bit short, there will be another chapter at 18:00.
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