72 Jianghuai Chinese Games
◎She doesn't want anyone else to leave the team.◎
Zhu Qi had just changed his clothes and was about to come out when he saw Ah Shui rushing towards him, then holding his left foot and looking it up and down.
The cat beside him was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "What are you doing?"
"Didn't you say you were twisted? Are you okay?"
"Sister, I twisted my right foot, why are you looking at my left foot?" Zhu Qi said with a smile.
"Does it hurt? Can we still play the final tomorrow? Or should we ask the competition committee to postpone it?"
"It's not that serious... Hey! Don't take off my shoes!"
A Shui was a little scared. She didn't want anyone else to leave the team.
She had felt bad enough since Maomao had been away from the team for ten months.
Now Maomao’s injury has not fully recovered yet, but he has only regained 90% of his previous strength. He will play in the direct tournament next year... and the year after that will be the year of the “three major tournaments”!
There are a lot of games waiting for them to play!
We must not let anyone fall behind at this time!
Oh my god.
She had previously told Lao Qin that what if Baobao and Maomao were gone was just a casual remark! Don't take everything in stride! If someone had to leave the team, it had to be her, okay?
Ah Shui pinched Zhu Qi's heel bone through his socks. She had experienced sprains before and knew where the general location of sprains was.
"Does it hurt?"
"Why are you as slow as Qin Shang? It won't affect the game! Stop pinching me! If you pinch me and cause trouble for no reason, I will depend on you!" Zhu Qi scolded with a smile.
"That's fine... Oh, I'm worried about you!" Ah Shui scratched the soles of Zhu Qi's feet.
Zhu Qi was ticklish, so he quickly retracted his foot, then reached out to grab his shoe and put it on.
The three girls were arm in arm, packing their clothes and preparing to leave when they saw the four men's team who had just finished their game and were about to change clothes.
A few people greeted each other. Song Linzhou and Daxiong will play in the finals tomorrow. Qin Xiaoba lost in the semi-finals and will compete for the bronze medal.
"Sister, I heard that you twisted your ankle again. Can you still play in the mixed doubles this afternoon?" Qin Xiaoba came over and said in a sly tone.
"Of course I can fight." Zhu Qi pinched him and said, "Don't tell your mother, you hear me!"
"I know."
Maomao and A Shui were walking in front. Zhu Qi swayed again when he stood up from the stool. The numbness and soreness in his right foot that had almost disappeared came back from between his bones.
It doesn't hurt that much, it's just sore and itchy.
Song Linzhou, who had just entered the men's locker room, suddenly turned back and stuffed something into Zhu Qi's shirt pocket as he walked towards her.
Zhu Qi looked down and found a roll of elastic bandage and three Thai medicine patches.
How come this young master from the Beijing team even has this?
"Put this on overnight, it should relieve the pain, but if it still hurts, you still need to get an X-ray." Song Linzhou scratched his hair, which was still a little wet from the game, and glanced at Zhu Qi's feet.
"I understand. Thanks." Zhu Qi put his things in his pockets and quickly followed Maomao and A Shui in front of him.
/
The women's singles quarter-finals had a mixed doubles event in the afternoon, and I played a mixed doubles match with Qin Xiaoba in the afternoon.
The opponent is a player from the Black Sea Province. The male player is a player from the national second team and has just joined the national team.
The opponent's level was at the provincial team level, so Zhu Qi and Qin Xiaoba advanced to the finals without much effort.
As soon as the mixed doubles match was over, Zhu Qi took off the Thai plaster.
This Thai plaster has a strong smell.
It feels like the soil is burned into charcoal by fire.
Zhu Qi took off the plaster less than five minutes after applying it, feeling as if the smell on his body had rolled in the mud.
He Qianlu had scolded her for this kind of thing before, saying that she was too picky and didn't like to stick to things with smells.
Zhu Qi retorted that He Qianlu didn't understand, this is called olfactory mysophobia.
Qin Xiaoba also joked: "It's so hard to buy shoes for your feet. You always wear a size bigger, so they definitely don't fit."
Zhu Qi's feet are too small for size 37 and too large for size 38, so it is difficult for them to fit perfectly.
At present, domestic sports brands have not yet developed, and there is no such thing as tailor-made products.
There was no other way. Before Zhu Qi played the final with A Shui, he took out an elastic bandage and wrapped it around his right foot.
There are currently no such things as muscle patches or patellar straps that can be applied to the knees to prevent muscle strain.
Even elastic bandages are rare.
This thing is still quite expensive nowadays. It is usually used for external injuries and rarely used to protect ankles because it will be gone after being wrapped three or four times, while athletes have to play games every day.
When conditions are difficult, just wrap some elastic socks around your feet.
After everything was ready, the staff there began to remind everyone that the game time had arrived.
Zhu Qi carried his golf bag, adjusted his jersey, took a deep breath, and strode towards the final venue.
Players from both teams come on the court.
A Shui is in a very relaxed state.
As soon as he entered the venue, he jumped up and down and greeted the audience.
Because it was the final today, I was a little more reserved. If it were a small competition, I might have just blown kisses to the audience all around.
"This little girl is quite funny," my aunt in the audience joked. "Maybe we talked about it when we had dinner together the other day."
"Yes, and she has a lively personality, which is a perfect complement to our daughter." Aunt followed.
A Shui is always the same, especially when playing civil war, he always focuses on "Happy Table Tennis".
Zhu Qi was actually quite envious of this situation.
After her rebirth, she knew that it would be impossible for her to achieve completely "happy table tennis".
She wants to realize her personal value through table tennis and stand on the championship podium that everyone is paying attention to.
Every drop of sweat is engraved deep in Zhu Qi's soul, letting her know that every day of her hard work must be rewarded.
She plays for the championship.
This goal has never wavered.
But as time goes by, Zhu Qi now only has one World Games left to reach the Grand Slam.
Everyone says she has a bright future.
But she suddenly couldn't remember the original reason why she decided to play table tennis.
This original intention does not refer to the reason why I decided to play table tennis after my rebirth, but the reason why I followed the old physical education teacher of the technical school in my previous life and decided to pursue a career in table tennis.
At that time, Chinese table tennis had already fallen into decline.
Various table tennis peripherals, such as branded rackets, imported expansion oil, high-end sponges, and even peripherals of some star players, have seen large factories go bankrupt one after another.
Being a table tennis coach is actually not profitable, and Zhu Qi's subsequent salary also proves this.
Many young sparring partners in the national team often discuss Zhu Qi.
They would talk about how Zhu Qi bravely entered the World Championship Cup as a member of the provincial team, and believed that Zhu Qi was the "other people's child" in the table tennis world.
But "other people's children" also know that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.
After winning for so long, the coaching staff would feel like the sky was falling when they occasionally lost a game.
Qin Xiaoba finished the bronze medal match and won his own bronze medal.
After changing clothes, I happened to see He Qianlu in the crowd, accompanied by a thirteen-year-old girl.
He Qianlu was still chattering to the girl about some issues related to the game. It was obvious that she was the young player He Qianlu had recently trained.
Qin Xiaoba went over to say hello, and then sat in the audience to watch the women's singles final.
When the two were chatting, they also talked about the American player.
"I heard that she is a shemale. Is it true?" He Qianlu asked.
Qin Xiaoba shrugged. "My sister said so, but the coaching staff hasn't informed us yet, so we don't know if it's true or not. I heard that guy was a male athlete before, and he won every European competition. Now he's applied to compete in the World Championships, but I don't know if he's been approved."
He Qianlu took a deep breath and then slowly sighed.
All the demons and monsters came out.
Every generation has to go through eighty-one difficulties.
The commentators were still reviewing the match before the match, and were talking about the semi-final match between Zhu Qi and Maomao yesterday.
Yesterday's semifinal match felt like the women's singles final to me. I wonder if today's match will be as exciting as yesterday's.
Yes, the unparalleled forehand and backhand smashes allowed us to see the highest quality forehand facing the highest quality backhand.
Today's two female players, Zhu Qi and Fang Miao, can be considered childhood sweethearts within the team. They've been training together since they were fourteen or fifteen years old. Their meeting in the finals can only be described as fate.
On the field.
The referee raised one hand.
The women's singles final begins.
A Shui serves.
Ren Xinhua and Fo Ye sat next to each other and watched the women's singles final alone.
"Zhu Qi has made great progress in the past two years. Although A Shui has also made great progress, I estimate that the balance of this game will be more inclined towards Zhu Qi, and it should be over soon." Master Fo made this judgment at the beginning of the game.
Ren Xinhua disagreed and said with interest, "That's not the case. Ever since the Hong Kong-Zhuhai Table Tennis Tournament ended last year, Ah Shui has been following Chang Hongxia. Even though Ah Shui is left-handed, he has started working hard on individual events. He started to see results in the mixed team competition in May this year."
Before Maomao's surgery, between her and Zhu Qi, Maomao's condition was actually slightly better.
After all, Maomao is four years older than Zhu Qi and has been in the national team longer.
But after Maomao had surgery and came back after a ten-month window, there were earth-shaking changes between Zhu Qi and Maomao.
The two of them were in a 3:7 situation. Maomao knew that she was far behind, and she had been trying her best to catch up.
Judging from the semi-finals.
The cat's level has actually recovered to almost the same level as before.
But Zhu Qi's development is too fast. Not only is she far ahead of her peers of the same age, but even many players who have been active for longer than Zhu Qi have been left behind by her.
In fact, Ren Xinhua is not worried about anything else, but the mysterious American athlete is indeed Ren Xinhua’s biggest concern right now.
It is not appropriate to keep waiting for the other party to appear. You should take the initiative.
After much thought, Ren Xinhua was thinking about the World Friendship Exchange Competition at the end of this year while watching the game.
Conversation room.
The first game between Zhu Qi and A Shui is over.
Zhu Qi [11:6] took his game point.
It seemed that everyone had expected that there would be no suspense in the match between A Shui and Zhu Qi.
The two of them have been training together for four years and living together every day.
It can be said that we went through adolescence together and grew up together.
They know every technique and tactic of each other, the way they serve, the spin of the ball, and every subtle change.
Zhu Qi looked at Ah Shui running on the other side of the table.
Although we are now in the Jianghuai Gymnasium, there are spectators everywhere instead of the young players in the team.
But Zhu Qi still felt that there was no difference between this and his usual training in the national team.
Of course, this is just Zhu Qi's own feeling.
Starting from the second game, A Shui started to become very serious.
Zhu Qi hit a topspin ball, and A Shui hit a backspin ball back with long rubber.
Zhu Qi hit another backspin ball, and A Shui hit another backspin ball with his backhand rubber.
It’s the same status that Chang Hongxia originally set for A Shui.
Just make full use of your long rubber and anti-spin rubber, and hit the ball back and forth. No matter how you hit it back, the only ball you get is backspin, and you won't give Zhu Qi a chance to hit a loop ball.
Two girls ran on either side of the table.
Zhu Qi bent his arms and cut sideways, and A Shui extended his rubber with his backhand.
The same rotation was hit back again.
The ball Zhu Qi hits has more spin, and the ball received by the long rubber has more spin.
It's like throwing a stone at yourself, and the stone goes around and hits you again.
【4:4】
【6:5】
【7:7】……
The score in the second game suddenly became tense.
Ah Shui got used to the game and flipped the racket like a flower, which was very fancy.
Zhu Qi's dynamic vision is actually quite good, but if he wants to stare at the ball, he will always be unable to see which side Ah Shui is hitting the ball with and how much friction the rubber is applying to the ball.
There were tens of thousands of spectators around, and their breathing alone could interfere with Zhu Qi's ability to hear the sounds.
Zhu Qi decided not to compete with A Shui for the time being, and stood in the middle and made a soft cut.
The ball hit the opposite right hand area with a "swoosh". A Shui followed up with a shot. Zhu Qi added weight to the ball and forced it to change direction to A Shui's backhand corner.
Ah Shui reacted very quickly and was able to keep up with Zhu Qi's change of direction. He slid forward and performed a monkey-catching-the-moon move to get the ball to the opposite table.
clatter!
A Shui scores!
[Second round score: Zhu Qi 7:8 Fang Miao]
There was applause from the field, and a few people who were closer to the table shouted, cheering for A Shui.
The commentators followed suit in admiration.
Ah Shui's ball is actually quite gentle, have you noticed? She won't actively compete with you or try to steal points from you, but it's not easy to break through her.
[Bao Baoqiu has always been the most violent in the team. Now it's like the strongest Mao meets the strongest Shield.]
The Buddha praised: "Fang Miao is quite quick in her reactions now."
Belongs to the agility hexagram.
"As long as A Shui's long rubber can be used effectively, the violent looping balls can be completely restrained." Ren Xinhua was sitting facing the table. When he saw Zhu Qi frowning on the right side of the table, he knew that Zhu Qi was going to start thinking of a solution.
A Shui's two-sided backhand style is actually somewhat different from Xi Ling'en's.
The balls hit by Xi Lingen's anti-arc rubber are all non-spinning. But the balls hit by A Shui's long rubber are all counter-spinning and have strong spin.
Normally when Ah Shui and Zhu Qi play against each other, Ah Shui uses anti-glue more often.
The frequent use of long rubber now is to suppress Zhu Qi and prevent him from taking the initiative to attack.
no way.
Zhu Qi could only score by serving first.
As soon as Ah Shui saw Zhu Qi's right arm leaning back, he knew that Zhu Qi was going to serve the "over-the-baseline rapid running" serve, so he quickly went around to the far table and waited.
The ball flew over.
Ah Shui used the anti-glue to hit the ball, but when he received the ball, Ah Shui realized that something was wrong!
The whole ball flew upwards!
When I pulled it over, it turned out to be a topspin ball!
When the Buddha saw it, his eyes widened and he exclaimed "Wow".
The commentators also didn't quite understand and followed up with analysis.
Normally, a "super-baseline sprint serve" is a backspin serve. Because the ball is so low and spinning, it almost "flies" along the table when it bounces.
Because he didn't want to hit a backspin ball back at Bao Bao, Ah Shui usually used anti-spin glue to receive the "over the baseline rapid running style". Unexpectedly, the ball he hit back was actually a topspin ball!
This means that the violent serve just now was a topspin, "over-the-baseline, rapid-running" serve.
Bao Bao can actually serve a topspin ball so low, even if it goes over the baseline. This talent for touch is truly unmatched.
I found out that the little fool A Shui was fooled!
Zhu Qi was very happy, and immediately went to the side stage, gathering strength in his arms and preparing to swing them to hit a high-quality loop ball to A Shui!
The Buddha took a deep breath, knowing that the point must go to Zhu Qi.
But no one expected that A Shui's reaction would be so quick!
At the same moment that Zhu Qi looped the ball! Almost at the same second! Ah Shui flipped his racket over and used his long rubber to catch the ball firmly! He exerted force with his arms! He pushed hard!
Bang!
The white ball hit the right corner of Zhu Qi and bounced off the corner of the table!
A Shui scores!
[Second round, Zhu Qi 7:9 Fang Miao]
"Wow--"
There were exclamations from the sidelines, amazed by A Shui's on-the-spot save.
A Shui became happier and happier as he played, and he felt like rushing forward. Although Zhu Qi caught up with him by two points, he also scored two balls in a row.
[Second round score: Zhu Qi 9:11 Fang Miao]
[Big score, Zhu Qi 1:1 Fang Miao]
Ren Xinhua nodded repeatedly: "A Shui's ability to entangle is also good."
The playing style of North Korea's Xi Ling'en is indeed very suitable for A Shui. When Chang Hongxia made systematic tactical allocations for A Shui, she also referred to some of Xi Ling'en's playing styles.
Zhu Qi now feels that the A Shui standing opposite him in the game is completely different from the one four years ago.
He is no longer the little player who follows behind Zhu Qi and Maomao, saying that it doesn’t matter whether he plays in the game or not, and is happy to be their sparring partner.
Her growth has left traces in the history books of time.
You can also stand on your own in the future.
/
The women's singles bronze medal match ended quickly.
Maomao [4:0] quickly won the game.
In the fourth game against Ding Shushu, Maomao also had some muscle reaction in his waist.
She has been recovering well from the lumbar laser surgery she underwent in Los Angeles, probably because she competed too much this year.
I first played in the mixed team table tennis tournament and then represented Chongqing Yu in three events. After the games, my back and waist ached so much that I sat on the bench for a while without standing up.
It was only after the Chongqing Yu team doctor came over and massaged her for a while, relaxing her tense muscles, that the pain was relieved a lot.
When I finished the game and changed my clothes, the women's singles final had just entered the fourth round.
[Big score, Zhu Qi 2:2 Fang Miao]
The scores in the third and fourth games were both over 20 points.
Maomao was very worried when he was standing by and watching. Yesterday, Zhu Qifei said that his foot injury was fine, but when he left the hotel, he had to hold the railing to go downstairs, which didn't look like he was fine.
Now the final has been played for another half an hour, I don’t know if it will add to the injury.
While thinking, Maomao saw that Zhu Qi's right foot was wrapped with skin-colored elastic tape. He knew that this thing could provide some protection, but it was only a temporary solution.
I can only hope that the game ends soon.
Judging from the current situation, the fifth game should be coming soon.
Zhu Qi couldn't gain an advantage in spin, so she started using the same tactics she used against Xi Ling'en. She started hitting Ah Shui's forehand, preventing Ah Shui from actively creating scoring opportunities.
In this way.
A Shui could only use forehand long rubber to play against Zhu Qi.
It seems that A Shui is constantly using long rubber to change the spin of the ball hit by Zhu Qi, but in fact the situation is still in Zhu Qi's hands.
[Score of the fifth game: Zhu Qi 10:9 Fang Miao]
It's match point again.
As the ball was flying, Zhu Qi quickly pulled himself to the edge of the table, arched his back and made a diving gesture!
She's going to charge sideways!
Maomao took a deep breath and waited to see Zhu Qi catch the ball.
Ever since table tennis balls became larger, their rotational force has become much weaker.
Therefore, most people don’t want to practice sideways bursts because it’s difficult to score.
But just because it’s difficult to score doesn’t mean you can’t score.
Zhu Qi hit out, and A Shui followed up with a sideways hit back!
The ball "whoosh" came back intact!
Zhu Qi continued to stay sideways, stretched out his hand and continued to counterattack!
Maomao's expression changed from "A Shui was able to catch it" to "Why is Bao Bao still fighting?"
Continuous sideways bursts make the ball be hit back and forth, getting faster and faster!
Bang!
When the ball was pulled over by A Shui, it went straight over the table and landed on the ground first.
It has been issued.
Zhu Qi's score.
[Score of the fifth game: Zhu Qi 11:9 Fang Miao]
[Big score, Zhu Qi 3:2 Fang Miao]
The commentators lamented, "It's hard to pull someone off with a one-shot sideways burst these days, but sustained sideways bursts are still possible. It's mainly because Bao Bao has such strong balance and core strength that he can handle it."
That being said.
But in this way, Zhu Qi's body weight was once again all on his right foot, and he needed to use his right foot to support himself to maintain balance.
After the fifth game.
Zhu Qi stumbled again.
Maomao thought to herself, oh no, she just sprained it.
Game 6.
During a brief break, Zhu Qi saw that there were more fans coming to watch the game today.
There were even several of them gathered in the front, shouting at her.
"Zhu Qi, look here!"
From time to time, I could hear my uncle and my uncle-in-law shouting in unison.
One called her name, and the other followed and shouted "Come on!"
Zhu Qi withdrew his attention and looked at the white ball lying in his palm.
The first ball, the second ball, the third ball...
Zhu Qi began to use self-destructive sideways bursts, frequently widening the score gap with A Shui.
Ah Shui's strength is not the highest, his core ability is not the strongest, and his nerve reaction speed is not the fastest. His forehand system is not as good as Mao Mao's, and his backhand system is no match for Zhu Qi.
None of her indicators are the best.
But Ah Shui is as her name suggests, like a slippery stream, and you never know how far she can get the ball.
Several balls that seemed impossible to catch were hit back by A Shui with one step forward and dangerously.
Ren Xinhua counted carefully beside him.
There were about two goals in each game, and the points that were bound to be lost were all saved by A Shui.
Even the commentary says:
In fact, the most important thing about playing table tennis is being able to get on the table. As long as the ball can get on the table, it creates an opportunity for the next shot. When Ah Shui plays, it feels like every exchange is a combination of punches.
[Yes, she is very careful in her play now, without making mistakes.]
But Zhu Qi wanted to hit the first three shots and make a fatal blow.
In the sixth game, he continued to use sideways charges to change the landing points of the balls all over the table.
"A Shui is an intuitive player. She can play well when her touch gets going, but compared to Bao Bao, she is still not very good at systematically analyzing her strengths and weaknesses." Ren Xinhua crossed his arms and thought, this game will probably be over soon.
Zhu Qi led the way all the way and his scoring rate became higher and higher.
Sweat outlined the shape of his spine. Zhu Qi reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead and glanced at the scoreboard next to him.
【10:5】
The last ball.
A Shui still wanted to fight to the death, but Zhu Qi made a fake move, pretending to hit a long ball but actually hit a short one.
The ball skipped over the net and bounced a few times at the innermost part of the table.
By the time Ah Shui reacted and caught the ball, it had already bounced for the third and fourth time... When Ah Shui saw that he was only one point away from turning the situation around, he let out a "Ao Wu" and lay down on the table with a bitter smile, unable to get up.
ah.
I'm so tired.
I don't want to get up.
Take a nap on the pool table.
Zhu Qi breathed a sigh of relief, finally finishing her women's singles match. She walked over and shook hands with A Shui.
Ah Shui took advantage of the situation and hung himself on Zhu Qi, saying regretfully, "You have to treat me to a meal to mend my broken heart."
Later, this habit became a tradition for the three girls on the seventh floor.
As long as three people fight a civil war, whoever stands on the championship podium will treat everyone to a meal.
"No problem." Zhu Qi said with a smile.
"Wow, wow, wow—" There was thunderous applause all around.
"nice shot--"
Everyone stood up and shouted loudly, and the whole place was in an uproar.
In fact, for the fans at the scene, this game is a civil war. Winning or losing doesn’t matter. The most important thing is participation.
But the winner is from JAC, which can add a little excitement at home.
The women's singles final is over.
[Score of the sixth game: Zhu Qi 11:5 Fang Miao]
[Big score, Zhu Qi 4:2 Fang Miao]
The results of the top three are also out.
Champion Zhu Qi, runner-up A Shui, and third place Maomao.
A banner of the Bayi Brigade was hung at the scene.
Because it is a domestic competition, the flag will not be raised, but when taking a group photo on the podium, a red flag with the provincial team's name will be raised by the provincial team.
This is Zhu Qi's first time playing in a national-level competition at his home stadium.
Looking at the elders of Jiangdong and listening to the familiar local accent, the feeling is indeed different.
During the post-match interview, Zhu Qi gave a private interview to a reporter.
The male reporter, wearing small black-framed glasses, looked very gentle. "As a national team athlete, your time home is relatively short. I heard that this is your second time back to Jianghuai Province since joining the national team. But after today's game, you have to return to Beijing tomorrow. I guess you won't have time to go home and spend time with your family, which is a pity. This time, you're playing at home, and we just heard a lot of people cheering for you. Are any of your family members among them?"
"Yes, my family has been cheering for me in the stands." Zhu Qi hung a towel around his neck and wiped it briefly.
Her face was full of the expression "Ask quickly, I'm so tired, I'm going to go back and rest after you finish asking."
But the male reporter didn't seem to have any intention of letting her go. He kept asking her random questions, such as what she liked to eat, what time she went to bed, what time she trained, who she had the best relationship with on the team, and how she got along with the coach...
At first, Zhu Qi answered patiently.
But when asked the third question, Zhu Qi became suspicious and looked up and down at the male reporter in front of him.
I didn't notice when I came out just now that the reporter's badge hanging around his neck was not a CCTV reporter's work badge.
Instead, it was a badge that said "city reporter" which I had never heard of.
Because the General Administration of Sport now emphasizes "promoting table tennis among the whole nation", the requirements for journalists in domestic competitions are not high and anyone with a press card can enter.
But Zhu Qi usually only accepts interviews from CCTV reporters or questions from provincial reporters. I was tired from playing basketball just now, and I forgot about this matter as soon as I came out. I didn't notice the reporter badge hanging around the man's neck.
"Finally, congratulations on your victory. We've noticed you've never discussed your family of origin publicly. I heard your mother died when you were three, your father remarried, and you severed all contact with your father when you were six. Is this true? If so, did this have any indirect impact on your development as a table tennis player?"
As soon as this question was asked, Zhu Qi understood.
She encountered a black reporter.
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