88 Moscow World Games - Mixed Doubles
◎It's like a reinvention of life.◎
This year marks the first time that Zhuhai-Hong Kong has participated in the World Games under the name of China Zhuhai-Hong Kong.
In the past, there was no word "China" before Zhugang.
So this also means announcing to the world that China has recovered lost territory and expanded its territory.
But nine years ago, for the 15-year-old self, Mori Yunan's leaving the national team to go to Zhugang for trial training was actually equivalent to changing nationality.
When the U18 team lost the match, Mori Yunan knew that he had lost the possibility of joining the national second team, but it didn’t matter because he still had to work hard in the youth training camp. If he could get into the top three, he could still be selected by the national second team.
However, there is a player in the provincial team who has been recommended to the national team, so the remaining one is not given much attention.
In fact, even if Mori Yunan didn't say it, Jia Jia could know what Mori Yunan was thinking.
She wiped her face with a towel and whispered, "It's been so long, and you're still thinking about it?"
How could I forget this?
At the beginning, he trusted his coaches so much that he followed their instructions without any hesitation and changed the straight-blade tennis racket he had been practicing since he was five years old to a horizontal-blade tennis racket.
It's like a reinvention of life.
Everything that happened before doesn't count anymore.
He needs to start from scratch like a child, practicing how to hit the forehand, how to hit the backhand, how to turn the body with the horizontal racket...
Whatever the coach says, I do.
But why am I the one who is abandoned in the end?
When he lost to the U18 team, he was very sad, and he also realized the difference between being a player who switched from straight to horizontal racket and being a player who had been practicing horizontal racket since childhood.
In fact, before playing for the U18 team, Mori Yunan had signed up for a youth training camp.
But his performance in the youth training camp was not good.
Failed to successfully enter the second national team.
In the youth training camp, while others practiced four hours a day, he practiced eight. While others practiced twice a day, he practiced three times a day.
He felt that he had given everything, could God not be so cruel?
If it doesn't work this time, there will be another time...
Mori Yunan was still thinking this naively at that time.
But the coach told him: "You are already 15 years old this year. If you still can't make the national team when you are 16 next year, there is no point in joining the national team again."
This is something that all the provincial team players are aware of.
But the coach spoke very bluntly, completely ignoring the feelings of the then 15-year-old.
"You haven't practiced well since switching from a straight blade to a horizontal blade. You're a far cry from players who grew up using horizontal blades, and you can't even get your old feel back. Even if you can join the national team, you'll have to start with the second national team and go through promotions and relegations from the first and second teams before you can even make it to the first national team."
The training modes of the national team and the provincial team are completely different, and the workload for the players of the national team is also heavier.
"Others have already started running, but you are still learning how to walk. You need to think carefully at this point." The coach looked at Mori Yunan and shook his head, almost saying, "We have given up on you."
Changing the beat doesn't mean you can just play with a different beat.
Your stance, pace, and posture all need to change.
There are many players who switch from straight-blade to horizontal-blade, but there are only a handful of them who can do it well.
Obviously, Mori Yunan was not so lucky.
Later, after the U18 team lost, Mori Yunan sat in the lounge for a long time.
Everyone outside had left, and he was the only one left sitting in the empty corridor, looking at the noisy world outside. All the bustle had nothing to do with him.
At that time.
Mori Yunan decided to give up table tennis.
It's not about retiring, but going back to take the exam to become a sports specialty student.
Instead, he gave up playing the game completely and never wanted to see anything related to table tennis again. Even hearing the sound of playing the ball made him feel very uncomfortable.
He wanted to escape from this place, like a deserter on the battlefield.
But before leaving, he met someone...
Because of that person, Mori Yunan rekindled his desire to play basketball. He wanted to take the future into his own hands.
In fact, Zhugang was not Mori Yunan’s first choice at the beginning.
When he wanted to go to Japan or South Korea, his cousin who was studying at Chaojing Broadcasting College suggested that he go to Zhuhai and Hong Kong.
Later, when Zhuhai and Hong Kong returned, Mori Yunan felt that his brother might have anticipated this and provided a team that would belong to China in the future.
But it's still different.
Looking at the red national flags on the chests of the two people opposite him, Mori Yunan felt that his expression must look very gloomy.
The coach of the Hong Kong team was very anxious and kept talking.
"Hold the middle and long distance! You must stay awake now (You must be more awake)! It's the fourth game, you must stabilize your touch (You must find your touch as soon as possible)! Don't give them any more short shots, it will be very difficult for Jiajia to withstand (Don't give them any more opportunities to hit short shots, it will be very uncomfortable for Jiajia)..."
The fourth game begins.
Following the coach's instructions, Mori Yunan hit the ball with high quality, making it impossible for the opposing Song Linzhou to get a short shot.
Others saw the ball flying back and forth on the table. The previous second, Sen Yunan had just hit the ball and when Zhu Qi was about to catch it, Song Linzhou was already ready to run.
The commentators exclaimed.
[As soon as the opponent served the ball, Song Linzhou had already calculated the third shot. The tacit understanding built up through such a long period of cooperation is truly remarkable.]
Zhu Qi hit a forehand crosscourt shot, and the female Hong Kong player on the other side wanted to hit it back with a slice, but hesitated for 0.1 seconds. Because of this 0.1 second, a small mistake occurred and the ball hit the net.
The white ball bounced on the net, but it still landed on the table of Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou.
Song Linzhou quickly flew onto the table, trying to hit the ball back with a lob! A large area of the middle and far table was left empty!
[Oh no! This is a chance for the Hong Kong team!] The commentator was a little anxious!
The middle and long distance are empty, the next ball will definitely be stolen!
really!
Mori Yunan followed closely and swept the racket!
Bang!
The ball hit a very low running ball and flew towards the empty space in the distance!
Zhu Qi chased the ball as it sank rapidly! It was still half a meter from the ground! 80 centimeters! 50 centimeters! ...
It’s over!
The ball is about to be unreachable!
When this sentence appeared in everyone's mind, the girl in red clothes somehow moved her body like a nimble flying swallow, taking two steps at a time!
Backhand bottom-picking! A round trip from left to right!
When the ball was less than 40 centimeters from the ground, he used an almost impossible ground-level tug to pull the ball back from the goal line! !
“What the hell! What the hell!!!!”
The Chinese people in the stands have no words to describe how they feel at this moment!
How is this done?
Amidst the cries of “Oh my god”.
The little white ball was less than 40 centimeters from the ground when it suddenly seemed to be given full power!
It bounces up at a very incredible angle!
Then it drew a crescent-shaped arc in the air and flew straight to the opposite corner of the table!
Bang!
Boom!
Jia Jia didn't catch the ball and it flew away.
Zhu Qi scores!
[Small score, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 8:5 Huang Jiajia/Mori Yunan]
Even the CCTV sports reporters, who are usually known for their solemn and stable commentary, could not control their amazement at this goal.
[Oh my god, how did they save this ball? ]
Normally, the best time to hit the ball is when it bounces and falls, because the spin has already weakened slightly, but there's still a minimum safety margin. Forces act mutually, so hitting the ball at this point makes it easier to get it on the table.
Even if you can pull up a dead ball like this, it's very difficult to successfully get it onto the court. It's hard to imagine how much quality Bao Bao could have added to the ball when he received it.
[Things like touch talent really don't make sense.]
Maomao was also very shocked. Even if she was asked to receive the ball, there was no guarantee that it would go on the stage 100%, not to mention that Jia Jia on the opposite side couldn't even pass the ball back.
This shows that Baobao can even make the ball into a loop when saving the ball.
"This ball can be described as a resurrection from the dead." Chang Hongxia sighed beside her.
"Yes," Ren Xinhua nodded. "Actually, the Hong Kong team's mixed doubles pairing has a very clear goal: to stop Bao Bao and Da Ling."
Little Bell, who had been following her brothers and sisters, was still young and didn't quite understand what was said. She leaned over and asked, "Sister Maomao, why did the Chairman say that?"
"You can tell from the moment they chose to receive the serve," Maomao explained to Xiaolingling. "Jiajia is a chopper, and Fat Tiger told me the Hong Kong team's coach has been training Jiajia to receive looping balls. So when choosing to receive the serve, the Hong Kong team chose Jiajia to receive Baobao's ball, just to prevent Baobao's attack. That's why Baobao had a hard time in the first game."
However, the coach of the Hong Kong team may not have expected that Zhu Qi's "problem-solving" speed was so fast that he thought of a way to score in the second game.
Just saying.
The fourth game was won again by the Qilin combination.
[Small score, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 11:8 Huang Jiajia/Mori Yunan]
[Big score: Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 3:1 Huang Jiajia/Mori Yunan]
The Qilin combination won three games in a row.
The wonderful save in the third game was really amazing.
The Chinese team's mixed doubles team was in high spirits and performed with great momentum.
The coaches of the Hong Kong team looked at Zhu Qi across the table, their expressions changing from solemnity at first to surprise and finally to regret for their players.
They knew it would be a tough battle against the Chinese team.
I thought I had a chance of winning the first game, but in the end I still couldn't beat the opponent in arm wrestling.
The Japanese team coaches who were sitting in the stands watching the game felt disheartened because their mixed doubles team was eliminated.
There is such a witch in front.
There is no hope for the Japanese women's table tennis team.
Let’s focus on men’s singles.
But starting from the fifth game.
After Jia Jia communicated with Mori Yunan for a while, the battle ideas of both sides suddenly changed.
Zhu Qi suddenly felt that the man opposite him was playing basketball crazily.
She could guess the Hong Kong team's tactical thinking.
That was the ball hit by Mori Yunan, she went to receive it, and then Jia Jia defended and passed it to Song Linzhou. When Song Linzhou hit it again, the man on the opposite side received the ball again. At this time, Mori Yunan added sufficient quality to the ball to score through Zhu Qi.
"How cunning." Qin Xiaoba muttered.
The Hong Kong team’s idea is simple.
Either Song Linzhou scored through Mori Yunan, or Mori Yunan scored through Zhu Qi.
Sen Yunan and Song Linzhou are both boys, so Sen Yunan has a better chance of catching the ball from Song Linzhou.
But the player who received Mori Yunan's serve was a female player. No matter how talented this girl is, her quality can never be compared with that of a boy, right?
As soon as Zhu Qi saw Mori Yunan starting to rush towards him, he guessed what the Hong Kong team was thinking.
Mori Yunan's balls are becoming more and more high-quality, with more and more curved and twisted strokes, and his attacking speed is also getting faster and faster...
The score began to change rapidly.
[Small score, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 2:1 Huang Jiajia/Mori Yunan]…
【4:3】……
【5:5】……
【7:6】……
【8:9】……
... [Small score, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 10:10 Huang Jiajia/Mori Yunan]
Zhu Qi felt as if she had played a women's singles match with Jamie in advance, but the difference was that she could only receive the ball and could not use it to score, because Jia Jia, who was the next to receive the ball, was desperately trying to get the ball.
Zhu Qi was sweating profusely.
When I raised my hand to wipe my forehead, I found that the back of my hand was also covered with sweat, so I could only rub it on my body. As a result, I found that my clothes were also soaked, so I could only grab the relatively dry trouser legs.
Song Linzhou also felt a little uncomfortable. It was too tiring to receive the sliced ball.
The sliced ball is too soft, so you have to actively spin it so that Zhu Qi will feel more comfortable when he receives the next shot.
But at this time, the disadvantages of straight-line phones come into play.
Although horizontal hitting with a straight blade has improved the weakness of the straight blade that it cannot produce rotation, it is probably still lacking a bit of ferocity compared to the horizontal blade.
In this way, it will be easy for Mori Yunan to put pressure on Zhu Qi when he receives the ball again.
The commentators saw the difficulties that the Qilin group was currently facing, and while hoping to encourage them from a distance, they also analyzed the current situation for the audience.
The two players on the Hong Kong team really have a lot of ideas when it comes to playing tennis, especially the male player. His forehand is very threatening and his singles are of very high quality.
[As a result, Bao Bao was under a lot of pressure when receiving the ball, as he had to ensure that every ball could keep up with the speed of the opposing male player.]
[Mori Yu Nan of the Hong Kong team is now very active, taking the initiative and wanting to fight, hoping to score directly from Bao Bao.]
Bao Bao made absolutely no mistakes in this game, holding on to every single shot. Coach Xu has done a fantastic job guiding Bao Bao, completely incorporating a masculine style while still retaining the cohesive advantages of a feminine one.
But the Hong Kong team also performed well.
Before Song Linzhou hit the ball back, two players from the opposing Hong Kong team had already started running.
Mori Yunan directly hit a very fast backhand shot, then quickly ran over to give the position to Jia Jia behind him.
Zhu Qi paused for 0.1 second.
She didn't expect that this player who changed from a straight racket to a horizontal racket could hit such a high-quality ball with his backhand.
In the first four games, Mori Yunan almost always used his forehand to hit the ball, which also led Zhu Qi into this misunderstanding.
She thought that Mori Yunan, like Song Linzhou, still had a weak backhand with a straight-blade.
But in just 0.1 seconds, Zhu Qi failed to catch the ball and it went into the net.
[Small score, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 10:11 Huang Jiajia/Mori Yunan]
It’s match point for the Hong Kong team.
In order to prevent Zhu Qi from continuing to hit Jia Jia with balls from inside the table, Mori Yunan started to serve him with topspin balls.
In the next ball, Mori Yunan wanted to score using the same method.
Xu Dong's heart was in her throat. She saw that Zhu Qi was well prepared this time and was waiting at the landing point of the twisting ball.
But unexpectedly, Mori Yunan twisted the ball at a very ridiculous angle, almost forming a route on the net that looked very much like an "Ω"!
It flies high when it rises and descends very quickly.
Zhu Qi pulled the ball back, but it went out of bounds.
[Small score, Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 10:12 Huang Jiajia/Mori Yunan]
[Big score: Zhu Qi/Song Linzhou 3:2 Huang Jiajia/Mori Yunan]
Zhu Qi frowned as he looked at the white ball spinning around under his feet.
This guy's backhand twist is so good?
She suddenly remembered something.
During the last China-US exchange competition, I shook hands with the boy and found that his index finger and middle finger were almost the same.
When watching the videotape and the game, Zhu Qi almost forgot about it because his index and middle fingers were hidden behind the bat.
Many beginners think that playing tennis mainly depends on the rotation of the wrist, but in fact the strength of the fingers is also very important.
Because the wrist can only turn a limited number of positions.
But if you use your fingers to add a little change in the racket shape, you can add more hard-to-catch spin to the ping-pong ball.
Maomao watched the Hong Kong team catch up with a point, and looked at the male players of the opposing Hong Kong team with a little emotion: "It seems that Mori Yunan and Bao Bao are of the same type. They are both players with very flexible fingers."
"yeah!!"
Jiajia was very happy.
It is very important for them to catch up with a big score.
Who knows, maybe we can turn the tide in the end?
The Hong Kong team coach was also very happy. He almost cried when he watched from the side. He thought the game was over, but then Mori Yunan started to exert his strength.
When this player from the mainland came to the stadium for tryout nine years ago, many coaches were not optimistic about him.
I feel like this guy's horizontal racket doesn't play like a horizontal racket, and his straight racket doesn't play like a straight racket.
But he was the only one who was impressed by Mori Yunan's unyielding spirit.
He once asked Mori Yunan a question.
"Which do you think is more important, talent or hard work?"
He still remembers Mori Yunan’s answer at that time.
“Talent determines the lower limit, and hard work determines the upper limit.”
He did not answer the coach's question directly because he knew he was not a talented player.
Since I am not a talented player, I will naturally use hard work to make up for the gap between myself and talented players.
The coach of the Hong Kong team at that time didn't know how far Mori Yunan could persist, but step by step over the years, Mori Yunan has indeed filled the gap with hard work.
He wants to win.
Zhu Qi didn't want to lose either.
Zhu Qi suddenly realized that there was something wrong with his thinking.
Suddenly he started to argue with the male player from the Hong Kong team.
The key to scoring is not whether you can catch the opponent's ball, but whether the opponent can catch your ball.
"Why are you always staring at the guy opposite? Jia Jia is your main target! You fool!" Zhu Qi took a sip of water and started to curse himself.
Song Linzhou didn't hear clearly, so he looked up and asked, "What?"
Zhu Qi came back to her senses and glanced at the score sheet in front of the referee. The eye-catching [3:2] made her suddenly say something.
"That round just now doesn't count."
Song Linzhou stopped wiping his sweat and looked at Zhu Qi, with sweat running down the corners of his eyes as he showed an expression of "obeying orders".
Zhu Qi added, "That last round doesn't count. Let's play it as [3:1]."
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