92 Moscow World Games - Women's Doubles
◎No matter who she becomes...she will do it.◎
"This is Zu Tianjiao, the captain of your women's team?" My uncle looked at the two young female athletes standing on the field with the word "China" written on their backs.
It's like when parents are attending a parent-teacher meeting and their own child is among the top two in the class, they will subconsciously become curious about the situation of another top student.
The newspaper described Zhu Qi and Maomao as the "twin flowers" and "companion stars" of the 1990s, praising them as the current absolute main force of the women's table tennis team and the favorites to win gold.
Any report related to cats will also have Zhu Qi's information written at the end.
Similarly, every time Zhu Qi has a large-scale report, it will be followed by matters related to cats.
My uncles and aunts often see stories about cats in the newspaper, so they are very curious about them.
"I heard that there's a lot of competition between you two on the team, and you don't talk to each other for a long time after each competition. And her head coach thought you were a big threat to her and even had an in-depth study with her about you. Is that true?" My aunt has always been protective of her own people. Knowing that both Zhu Qi and Maomao had signed up for the women's singles this time, she naturally felt that Maomao posed a big threat to Zhu Qi.
Zhu Qi said helplessly, "What nonsense! Don't read what's written in the newspaper. It's not true."
The phenomenon of pulling rivals together is a constant. Twenty years later, all the wars and quarrels were caused by the fan groups forming cliques.
The Internet was not yet well developed, but some newspapers were writing nonsense just to create hype.
Who in the national team had a fight today? Who got upset with whom? Who had a bad relationship with whom? Who was competing for a spot with whom?
There is really no such thing as two different things under the sun.
In fact, let alone the national team, even neighbors living next door to each other sometimes have some quarrels and troubles, but once they are magnified by the media, many things become wrong.
Ordinary people love to read this kind of gossip, and once sales increase, many reporters will love to write about this kind of thing even more.
My uncle-in-law was a physical education teacher, after all, and he interacted with children a lot. He said loudly, "Oh, I knew it. How could anyone write such outrageous things? If this little girl had bad morals, how could she be the captain of the national team? If our Qiqi didn't get along with her, would they have lived under the same roof for so long?"
That’s true.
My aunt thought what my uncle said made a lot of sense.
The adults knew Zhu Qi's character very well.
It is absolutely impossible to force yourself to get along with someone you don't like.
The two sides on the table have finished choosing their sides.
The South Korean team chose to receive the ball.
Maomao is responsible for serving the ball, and Jin Lili is responsible for receiving the ball from Maomao.
Zhu Qi glanced at the South Korean team's sideline coach. A man sat on a bench with his back to him, his arms folded, facing the court. He was wearing a minimalist Korean-style jacket. From the back, it looked slightly different from the Korean athletes' attire, sporting a black stripe from the Korean flag.
Although I can't see Han Taiyang's expression.
But Zhu Qi felt that his expression must be very proud now.
After returning from military service, he led the South Korean women's table tennis players to the women's doubles final.
Just one step away from the top podium.
The four players each stood at the corner of the table, starting with the simplest forehand pull close to the table, then moving on to the backhand pull, and then stepping back slightly to stand at the center line and continue the pull...
Ah Shui stood in the left half, his eyes sharp, and he looked completely different from four years ago.
This year, A Shui is only in his early 20s and has not even graduated from college.
Now when I stand next to the pool table, I really feel like a lotus emerging from clear water. I look much more mature than before.
While waiting to serve, her eyes narrowed slightly, her pupils focused on the white ball.
As the ball left a white afterimage in the air, the speed of the four people running back and forth beside the table also increased.
Maomao's swing speed has caught up, and although it is still mainly based on rotation and strength, the World Games training during this period has indeed shown initial results.
When Zhu Qi was in the stands, he felt that the stagnation in Maomao's swing seemed to have disappeared.
The entire movement is so smooth that it is jaw-dropping. Every gesture, every run, and every swing angle are so perfect that they can be included in a textbook 360 degrees for people to imitate.
Maomao has always been very strict with himself. After discovering the problem, he spent a lot of effort to improve the swing and the air retention.
In the first game, Maomao and A Shui were in a huge lead and gave the other side almost no chance.
When Jin Lili was catching the ball from Maomao, she was obviously hesitant and indecisive, and several opportunities were lost.
Although An Zhihui next to her is a left-handed horizontal racket like A Shui, An Zhihui does not seem to be good at receiving A Shui's long rubber. After misjudging the rotation of several balls, Jin Lili was unable to connect with the next shot.
A Shui's backhand play is a tactical system tailored for A Shui after unanimous discussion by the coaching staff.
If her long rubber on the front and inverted rubber on the back can be used properly during the game, the ball can be rotated like magic, and she can pull any ball she needs.
The main theme is "surprise".
This technique requires a very high level of skill from A Shui in starting the board. If the speed of connecting the reverse board cannot keep up, it will be easy for him to lose his composure.
Fortunately, after training for a while, Ah Shui has already ingrained this technique into his bones. His continuous switching between inverted rubber and long rubber made the opponent An Zhihui shake his head repeatedly.
Less than twenty minutes.
The first game was won by Maomao and Ashui with a score of [11:7].
Chang Hongxia, who was sitting outside the barrier, applauded. As A Shui's head coach and doubles training coach, Chang Hongxia served as the off-court coach for the women's doubles.
When she was a player, she always took Maomao with her to play games everywhere, and she was very familiar with the tactics and playing styles of Maomao and A Shui.
Looking at A Shui at this time, Chang Hongxia suddenly understood how Xu Dong felt when he looked at Zhu Qi.
It is the satisfaction of seeing a child you have raised yourself show off on the world's brightest stage.
When she was a player, Chang Hongxia won the World Cup and the "Miriam" Cup.
But she lacked the gold medal in the last World Games and was unable to complete the puzzle of the "Grand Slam".
This is the biggest regret as an athlete.
The Tokyo World Games was where her dreams were shattered.
The Moscow World Games is where she embarks on a new journey as a coach alongside a new batch of athletes.
Looking at the two young and energetic girls cheering for her winning the first game of the final, Chang Hongxia was reminded of herself when she was twenty years old.
A thin layer of sweat seeped out from the corners of his forehead, his face was handsome and calm, but as soon as he grasped the racket, he immediately entered a fighting state.
Once upon a time, she was also one of the people standing next to the pool table.
Following Xu Dong and the captains of the older generation, they traveled around and fought.
They have devoted their entire youth and passion to the national team, guarding the national gate. Only by waiting for the new wave of successors can they retire.
Chang Hongxia scratched her slightly moist eyes imperceptibly and began to enter the technical analysis stage. She first told Maomao a few things to pay attention to, and then turned around to tell A Shui about the problem when he was pulling the ball just now.
The three people were busy inside and outside the baffle.
The audience nearby stretched their necks to hear what they were saying, but they were too far away to hear clearly. They could only see Maomao and A Shui nodding frequently.
The referee announced the timeout, Maomao and A Shui clasped their hands, each holding their own racket and walked to the side of the table, ready.
The cheers from the audience on the sidelines grew louder and louder.
There was a group of people right opposite, waving the Korean Taegeukgi in their hands, as if they were deliberately competing with the Chinese fans here, and their cheers were louder than theirs.
The Chinese team just won the first game. How could the Chinese people spoil you?
When one person gets excited, it is easy to get those around him excited as well, and then more and more people join the cheering army.
Even among the many people who brought their families to watch the game, even the children joined in the shouting.
The children didn’t understand how this game had anything to do with them, and they didn’t know what they would gain by winning the game, but they knew that two of the people playing on the field were Chinese like them.
The Olympic spirit didn't burst out during the past two days of competition, but the anti-Korean spirit was revived.
Zhu Qi was sitting in the crowd, feeling like his eardrums were about to burst with one sound after another.
The situation was tense on the table and there was gunfire in the stands.
The second game begins.
South Korea serves.
When Jin Lili started to throw the ball, Maomao stared at her serving action with a frown on his face.
Jin Lili slightly arched her body, lifted the white ball with her left hand and tossed it upwards, then raised her racket high with her right hand! When the ball fell in front of her, she suddenly swung the racket!
Bang—dong—!
The white ball flew along the edge of the net and bounced almost flat on the table, with the arc of the bounce almost level with the table!
clatter--
Jin Lili scored on serve.
Maomao's frown deepened.
Isn’t this a violent “over-the-baseline rapid running” serve?
In the past, Jin Lili always used "no-spin" serves and stealing forehand sharp backspin.
Although many people can serve "over the baseline", the "over the baseline rapid running style" is a serve based on the feel of the ball.
Those with good aptitude for the game may be able to master it after practicing for one or two years, but those with poor aptitude for the game may often end up killing themselves after practicing for more than ten years.
Although Song Linzhou practiced with Zhu Qi for a period of time, it also took a long time. He would only use it when he was at match point or wanted to score points, and he didn't dare to show it easily.
Jin Lili is able to fight so smoothly now, I'm afraid she must have put in a lot of effort behind the scenes.
After seeing Zhu Qi's classic serve being displayed by the Korean opponent, the commentators of CCTV5 also made a few comments.
Kim Lili's head coach is Han Taiyang, the former captain of the South Korean men's team. He spent two years as a "student" with the Chinese national team. During his time with the national team, he was coached by then-captain He Qianlu. I'm told that He Qianlu taught Han Taiyang some of his own playing experience, and I wonder if he also taught him the over-the-baseline serve...
Of course.
It doesn't matter whether He Qianlu taught Han Taiyang this serve, and then Han Taiyang taught it to Jin Lili.
The important thing is that when Jin Lili served the ball, Zhu Qi felt that Jin Lili was now completely different from when she was in the national team.
It can be said that it has changed from the inside out.
This is like a layer of skin covering Kim Lili's body, which is used by the South Korean team as a special packaging, wrapping the original Kim Lili layer by layer until her most fundamental self completely disappears.
Jin Lili's offensive suddenly changed to another rhythm.
When she jumped up, she leaned forward with her feet and arched her body hard. Her upper body was flexible and moved quickly, and she could even make a little fake move to confuse her opponent.
The cat raised his hand, rubbed the ball hard, and pulled a very round topspin ball over.
The moment the ball rose, Jin Lili slid sideways and quickly hit the ball.
Snap!
The white ball rolled down to A Shui's right hand area.
This is a half-volley! ?
Ren Xinhua originally designed this new technology specifically for Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou to play Japanese loop balls!
Jin Lili's counterattacks became more and more fierce!
Harder each time!
The ball she pulled out was like a thunderstorm, hitting the other side tightly!
The coaches of the Chinese team were on pins and needles, and they all turned their heads to observe Ren Xinhua's expression, but found that Ren Xinhua's face was gloomy and seemed anxious.
The only one who was relatively brave enough, the Buddha, asked quietly and quickly, "How many points do you think Jin Lili's half-volley shot will score?"
Ren Xinhua actually answered: "Eight points."
When others heard...
This score is quite high.
Ren Xinhua has always set high standards for herself and her players. She is incredibly strict with all the indicators for athletes. It is already very good to be able to get a passing score in Ren Xinhua's hands, let alone an eight-point score which is almost close to the full score.
In fact, what Ren Xinhua didn’t say was that among the eight points he gave to Jin Lili, one point was for praising Jin Lili’s persistence.
Trying to completely change your playing style is an extremely dangerous thing.
In fact, we saw the effect of Jin Lili's technical changes since the last mixed table tennis team competition.
Many newbies find this very strange. Aren’t there many players on the world stage who have successfully changed their skills?
When Daxiong wanted to break through the bottleneck, didn’t he also start from scratch to practice looping skills?
However, there are even more players who leave the field because they fail to change their skills.
For example, Mori Yunan of the Hong Kong team almost retired because of his failure to change his skills.
Even Ren Xinhua himself cannot guarantee that if he can help a player improve his skills, it will be 100% successful and he can still compete in the World Games.
Admittedly, Jin Lili is the lucky one.
As a coach, Ren Xinhua could naturally guess how much Jin Lili had put in to improve her skills.
But Ren Xinhua still wanted to ask Jin Lili, if you want to become another person completely, do you really want to be another person's shadow forever?
Jin Lili's choice is.
She is willing.
When I decided to leave the national team and go to Korea for trial training.
Although her tryout results were good, the South Korean team did not actually plan to use her.
The reason is very simple.
The South Korean team thinks that Kim Lili cannot perform well in the national team. Does that mean she can perform better if she comes to compete with them?
Why did he leave the Chinese national team? Wasn't it because a more capable player, Zhu Qi, appeared in the Chinese national team?
In addition, a Korean coach heard some rumors and knew that Jin Lili wanted to leave China because she was sent back to the provincial team.
Using a player who was abandoned by the Chinese national team is too risky. What if he reconciles with the Chinese national team and returns?
It would be safer to train one of our own to compete with the Chinese team for the gold medal.
Jin Lili also knew what the South Korean team was thinking, but she said something that made the South Korean team hesitate and finally choose to keep her.
That is - "When I get to Korea, I am willing to start all over again, even if it means being a sparring partner. I will show my strength within a year, and I don't need any salary for this year. After a year, if I can't represent Korea in world-class competitions, I will leave on my own."
Should I say it or not?
Jin Lili still has the pride of being a Chinese.
But this arrogance will sometimes be dispersed by greed.
At the beginning in the Korean team, Jin Lili could only serve as a sparring partner, and according to the requirements of the Korean coaches, she imitated Zhu Qi and Maomao's playing style and practiced with the Korean players.
Would her sparring with the Koreans make it harder for Zhu Qi and Maomao to fight them when they encountered them? Jin Lili had thought about this, but she didn't care.
Since he has left the national team.
Then they are not teammates, but opponents.
What's more, when they were in the national team, Jin Lili didn't consider them as teammates, but just competitors.
The Korean coaches are not unaware that Kim Lili likes to cover the ball when serving.
However, the Korean team itself has the slogan of "do whatever it takes to win the gold medal", which is nothing to the Korean coaches.
Later, Han Taiyang showed up and said to Jin Lili, "Do you know why you were dropped from the Chinese national team? It's not because you weren't good enough, or because you couldn't compete with Zhu Qi and Zu Tianjiao. It's because you weren't smart enough, you were too stupid, and your tricks weren't hidden enough. It wasn't your fault for blocking the serve; your fault was that you were caught and given a yellow card by the referee."
In China, Ren Xinhua penalized Jin Lili for using a shielded serve in the women's doubles, disqualifying herself from participating in the mixed team competition.
In South Korea, Han Taiyang told her that there was nothing wrong with what she did and that there was nothing she couldn't do for victory.
At that moment, Jin Lili suddenly felt that something in her soul was broken. What was it?
It wasn't until much later that Jin Lili found out.
That is an athlete's self-esteem.
Han Taiyang told her that she could realize her dream, that she could participate in the World Games, and that she could defeat Zhu Qi and Zu Tianjiao.
As for how to do it, Jin Lili no longer cared.
She can do anything, give anything, and give up anything.
As long as she can become the World Games champion, I can let those people in China know that it was a mistake to train Zhu Qi! She is the only one who can stand on the podium of the World Games!
Jin Lili seemed to have entered a crazy state, and her attacks became more and more fierce!
Every ball slammed onto the table, and she used her young and well-trained body to the fullest!
It doesn't matter even if I become another person or another person's shadow.
She can! She can do it!
One point, two points, three points, four points...
Every ball was covered with the shadow of Zhu Qi, who rushed towards the opposite side violently and fiercely, and then scored!
[Small score, Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 8:11 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
[Big Score: Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 1:1 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
The score was tied in the second game.
[Small score, Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 12:14 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
[Big Score: Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 1:2 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
In the third game, the South Korean team took the lead.
[Small score, Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 13:15 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
[Big Score: Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 1:3 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
In the fourth game, the South Korean team got the game point.
“Aa ...
The Korean people on the field seemed to be ignited by something and burst into deafening screams!
Everyone raised their hands high, held the Taegeukgi to the highest position, and screamed wildly!
They have lost the ability to organize language and are like primitive people who can only shout "ah ah".
Is it possible?
Is it possible for the South Korean team to win the first gold medal in this table tennis tournament?
Will the championship... belong to South Korea?
Of course!
Looking at the scoreboard in front of the referee, it showed that his side had scored three big points.
Jin Lili's heart felt like it was burning, so hot that it was about to explode.
Han Taiyang kept repeating it and said to her.
"Well done, very well done! You will become the pillar of South Korea!"
Yeah?
Jin Lili clenched the racket in her hand.
She felt it was a little unrealistic, the feeling was too empty.
My sixth sense told me that Maomao and A Shui would not give up so easily.
But there was another thought in my mind - maybe this is the result, Zhu Qi's technology is undoubtedly the most advanced in the world.
Not to mention A Shui, doesn’t even Maomao often lose to Zhu Qi?
Jin Lili became more certain.
There was nothing wrong with me imitating Zhu Qi.
Just like Han Taiyang said.
As long as victory is achieved, nothing else matters.
No matter who she becomes...she will do it.
The two Chinese girls, sweating profusely, stood face to face. They looked at each other with no expression. They just patted each other on the shoulders and said, "Keep chasing."
The look in their eyes as they looked at each other was firm and tenacious.
Although he didn't say a word.
But they can feel each other's feelings.
The game is not over yet.
Under normal circumstances.
In the first three games, the opponent had already taken the lead and controlled the situation.
By the fifth round, it was almost like the opponent had bitten my neck, and it was almost impossible to escape from the tiger's mouth.
But impossible doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
Perhaps the South Korean team thinks that Zhu Qi not only performs well in world competitions, but also that no one in the national team can compete with her.
If Jin Lili could completely replicate Zhu Qi's playing style, she might even be able to replicate Zhu Qi's results.
But Koreans forget that Zhu Qi is the person they are most familiar with.
Over the years, the time he spent as a sparring partner for Zhu Qi far exceeded the time he spent as the main player.
She knew Zhu Qi too well.
Zhu Qi's playing style is actually most suitable for singles, not doubles.
It can be seen from the mixed doubles match that if Xu Dong had not discovered Zhu Qi's problem in time in the semi-final against the North Korean team, that game would have been very dangerous.
The reason why Zhu Qi can also achieve good results in doubles.
This is because Zhu Qi's partners all believe in Zhu Qi unconditionally.
Whether it was Song Linzhou, A Shui, or the occasional mixed doubles of siblings - including the few times when Maomao and Zhu Qi paired up for mixed doubles, Zhu Qi was the main scoring point.
They will all take into account Zhu Qi's playing style and play according to Zhu Qi's rhythm.
As long as Zhu Qi fights well.
This game can be won quickly.
But...that was Zhu Qi after all.
It is precisely because it is Zhu Qi that those who have played doubles with Zhu Qi have immense trust in him.
This kind of trust can never be replicated no matter what.
At the start of the fifth inning, anyone could see that the Chinese team was about to sound the clarion call for a counterattack.
Jin Lili's playing began to weaken gradually, because Maomao would give her some forehand diagonal balls, and she could only save the balls in the corner.
Once you start running, it becomes difficult to produce any high-quality ball.
Then Ah Shui will make up for it immediately in the next round!
The problem lies in the step where A Shui hits the ball and An Zhihui catches it!
A Shui made a forehand triangle shot, but An Zhihui failed to receive it.
A Shui hit a high lob, and An Zhihui smashed it out of bounds.
Ah Shui hit a ball close to the net, but when An Zhihui picked it up, it went out of bounds...
It seemed that no matter what ball Ah Shui hit, An Zhihui couldn't catch it.
Whenever it is A Shui's turn to serve or An Zhihui's turn to serve, points will be lost.
The water on the Chinese team's side was bubbling up like a flood.
In the middle, Jin Lili tried to catch up with some points, but was lost to An Zhihui the next second.
Fifteen minutes later.
The fifth game ends.
[Small score, Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 11:6 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
[Big Score: Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 2:3 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
The Korean fans, who were originally very excited, fell silent for a second and then became excited again, as if they felt that losing a game was not a big deal.
They thought they were still one round ahead and would win as long as they won one more round.
But in fact, in a table tennis match, each game is equivalent to starting over.
The athlete's condition is online, and sometimes it is divided into time points.
Some athletes can maintain their good form until the end of the game, while others may only be in good form for two or three short games.
Some players were very active as soon as they started playing, but some athletes were slow to warm up and had to wait until the second or third game to find their touch.
As long as the battle lasts too long, it will not be a good thing for the South Korean team.
An Zhihui also found it very strange. Although the female player on the opposite side played with long rubber, he had also trained individually on how to deal with long rubber when he was in the national team.
And because the coaches said that A Shui's playing style is similar to that of Xi Lingen of North Korea, he will use backhand to confuse the opponent when receiving the ball.
So I kept staring at A Shui on the opposite side, closely watching her every shot.
But for some reason, there are a few balls that clearly have side topspin when they are pulled over.
But when I received the ball, I found that it had side spin.
Jin Lili also found it outrageous.
How can we continue like this?
No matter how many points I scored, I always lost them to An Zhihui.
Han Taiyang also sensed the problem and kept telling An Zhihui how to judge Ah Shui's long rubber receiving the ball.
"The ball hit with anti-glue has a counter-spin. If you really can't tell, just twist it back..."
An Zhihui nodded, but muttered to herself.
It’s really weird. Why does it feel like the opponent’s ball is so unpredictable?
In the sixth round, Jin Lili planned to follow the same strategy as in the second and third rounds. They didn't want to drag the battle line out to the seventh round and quickly complete the task.
But once An Zhihui started receiving the ball, she made all the same mistakes as in the fifth inning.
When Ah Shui hit the ball backhand, he used the long rubber to hit a backhand corner ball. When An Zhihui rushed over to block it, the ball bounced on the net in the middle of the table and fell back onto the table on the Korean team's side.
Then it jumped and danced and rolled under the table.
[Small score, Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 8:5 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
Jin Lili's mentality was a little broken.
Han Taiyang called a timeout for the two girls on the South Korean team.
Even Zhu Qi, who was sitting in the stands, couldn't hear what Jin Lili was saying because of the distance.
But just by looking at the expression on the screen, which was magnified several times, one could tell that Jin Lili was cursing in her heart.
Jin Lili's mentality was notorious during her time on the national team, and she was prone to getting angry with her partner during doubles matches. During training, she even lost her temper with her sparring partner, complaining about the poor quality of the balls he used.
Moreover, at the Tokyo World Games, the women's doubles team of Jin Lili and Ding Shushu was given a yellow card by the coach because Jin Lili blocked the serve many times, which caused their mentality to explode. Their touch and skills and tactics could not keep up and they failed to advance.
Zhu Qi could feel that Jin Lili's temper seemed to be better after joining the Korean team... but not much.
After all, when you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
But it’s hard to say about mentality, it’s innate and there’s no way to adjust it.
The timeout didn't seem to have any effect.
Jin Lili and An Zhihui continued to lose points.
"Why are these two Koreans becoming more and more listless as they play?" My uncle doesn't know much about table tennis, he only knows the score.
My uncle-in-law is an insider, after all. He explained to the newbies around him, "Every time the captain of the women's team hits the ball really far away, the short-haired girl on the opposite side won't give it too much spin if she wants to keep it on the table. At this time, the girl named Fang Miao can just use the anti-slip rubber to hit a big ball or a fast ball with the anti-slip rubber. Either of these two balls will work. As long as our players can make sure they catch the ball, we can turn defense into offense. This is called a quick attack in professional terms!"
My uncle-in-law spoke very simply.
My uncles and the others could only hear fragments of what he said and didn't understand much.
Zhu Qi put it more directly: "When Ah Shui receives the ball, she deliberately rotates her racket, making it impossible for the opponent to immediately determine whether she is hitting the ball with anti-rubber or long rubber. As long as the opponent has 0.1 seconds of hesitation or misjudgment, using a few anti-rubber and long rubber balls to disrupt An Zhihui's rhythm, Ah Shui and her teammates can easily score."
The four adults showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.
My uncle nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's what I mean."
The other three people curled their lips and didn't expose him.
In fact, Zhu Qi could also guess the tactics of A Shui and Maomao.
As long as An Zhihui loses the ball too much, Jin Lili's touch will be disturbed.
Even if Jin Lili's touch is not disturbed and she can always maintain a high-quality state, she may not be able to score against A Shui.
The Ah Shui today is no longer the Ah Shui of four years ago.
Although this type of rubber cannot actively create spin, it has a very strong ability to save the ball.
No matter what tricky angle the ball is from, A Shui can forcibly pull it back.
They won the fifth game and were overtaken in the sixth game.
[Small score, Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 11:7 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
[Big Score: Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 3:3 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
After the big score was tied.
An Zhihui looked down at the bat in her hand.
Not sure what went wrong.
She tried very hard to keep a close eye on A Shui's backhand to determine what kind of return it was, but A Shui's racket turning speed was too fast!
When the ball was pulled up, it was like lightning, and there was no way to judge it at the first time!
Jin Lili also couldn't accept losing the gold medal because of her teammates' mistakes.
She was already trying hard to control her emotions and not lose her temper on the spot.
But watching the opponent score two points in a row, the game that could have been ended in five games was dragged into the seventh and decisive game.
When I think about the last mixed team table tennis competition, it was this guy next to me who dragged me down.
Jin Lili was furious and said to An Zhihui, "Just make sure every ball makes it onto the table. You can't do that, right?"
The reason we lost points in the first two games was because we failed to catch the opponent's ball many times.
An Zhihui originally felt quite guilty.
As a result, when Jin Lili said this, her tone was so bad that the guilt that had been piling up in her chest disappeared instantly.
After all, the competition is still going on, and no one wants to cause any unpleasantness at this time.
If Jin Lili had said this in a better manner, at least not making it seem as if all the faults were An Zhihui's, An Zhihui wouldn't have been so angry.
Am I the only one who lost points?
Is it all my fault that we lost this game?
If we win the game, it's your credit, and if we lose the game, it's my fault?
We are all from the same team.
Moreover, in so many games before, there were times when Jin Lili was not doing well, but wasn't it she who held up the game?
Why does it seem like if I lose this final, I will have to die to atone for my sin?
After Jin Lili finished speaking, she felt that An Zhihui's expression was not very good either.
I don’t know if it was because she realized that her temper shouldn’t be vented at this time, or if Jin Lili felt that winning the game was more important.
For the first time, Jin Lili actively wanted to ask for a draw. Before serving, she suddenly changed her attitude from two seconds ago and added in a slightly softer tone, "I'll focus on hitting a sharp backspin shot later. If the opponent keeps pushing, you should pay attention..."
Before Jin Lili could finish her words, An Zhihui suddenly turned around and walked to the other side of the table.
The look of "I don't want to communicate with you" made Jin Lili so angry that her eyes widened, but she couldn't get angry directly.
This is not a joke.
This is the final of the World Games!
Not to mention Maomao and A Shui who were preparing for the game, even the commentator of TV5 on the other side of the screen noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with the atmosphere on the Korean team's side.
Fighting on the spot seems to have become a traditional skill of the Korean team.
During the mixed doubles competition at the last Tokyo Olympics, Li Keshan and Han Taiyang seemed to have had an argument.
What?
Could it be that this trait is also inherited?
It's also strange.
Is this the characteristic of all Korean heritage?
Instead of teaching how to play the game, are you just teaching how to quarrel?
Jin Lili took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm. She thought about finishing the match first, and then going back to settle the score with this North Korean defector!
Anyway, after winning a gold medal, it's the individual events, and whether or not we win the team event is irrelevant. She must be crazy to team up with these Koreans for doubles...
But Jin Lili couldn't figure it out.
Why does the fighting style I imitated from Zhu Qi have no effect against Maomao and A Shui?
Even though she didn't want to admit it.
A Shui's progress in the past two years has indeed been very significant.
In fact, the mistakes made in the past few balls could not be blamed on An Zhihui. Even Jin Lili herself made mistakes in judgment.
Every time she saw An Zhihui lose the ball, she would feel suspicious.
I don't understand why the ball hit by A Shui looks like it has a left bottom spin, and there is nothing wrong with the way An Zhihui receives the ball, but he just can't hit it back?
By the seventh game... the answer became clear.
Jin Lili wanted to gain an advantage again, so no matter what angle the ball Maomao threw at her, she tried her best to return it with enough quality.
Ah Shui slid sideways, flipping the racket in his hand over in his palm! Hit the ball!
Jin Lili barely saw which side Ah Shui used to hit the ball, and the ball just came over like that!
When An Zhihui stretched out her hand to hit the ball, she hesitated for a second, causing the ball to bounce to the left when she caught it.
An Zhihui was left-handed again, and it was too late for him to adjust his posture when he wanted to hit the ball with his backhand. He could only watch the ball go around his racket and fly behind him.
[Small score, Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 7:4 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
"Ah - I'm going crazy!" An Zhihui cursed.
Jin Lili was even more furious.
She turned around and looked at Han Taiyang who was sitting next to her, her face full of anger, her eyes conveying a very angry emotion.
——"See, she's really useless!"
Han Taiyang had a cold face and pounded his chest with his fists.
It seemed as if he was angry at the two female players in his family, but in fact this was also a secret code agreed upon by him and Jin Lili.
No matter what, no matter what method, we must win the gold medal!
That's right.
Now she can only endure it.
You must also endure it.
Jin Lili took a deep breath and didn't bother to say anything to An Zhihui. She walked to the table and prepared to catch the ball.
Beat A Shui.
Jin Lili is still very experienced.
When she was on the national team, Ah Shui never beat her. Later, when she joined the Korean team, Ah Shui often lost in the world competitions.
A Shui's long rubber playing style is considered to be backward considering the current international situation.
Because long rubber is more targeted at spin flow, it relies on counter-spin to deceptively score points but has no way to actively create spin, so it can only pull back and forth with the opponent "soft and hard". Jin Lili once ridiculed A Shui's technique and tactics as "old people's playing style."
So, every time you receive the ball, just attack the point where Ah Shui and Maomao's steps overlap, so that Ah Shui doesn't have time to reverse the ball, right?
When Koreans teach doubles, they like to teach the chase shot.
Because the chase ball is the ball that can see the effect the fastest, and it does not require any coordination and can be performed directly in your own turn.
No matter how well the two players on the table understand each other, as long as they run, they can score by chasing the ball!
The first people to practice the chasing ball tactic were Li Keshan and Han Taiyang.
Jin Lili also used this trick when she played against the Japanese team in the quarter-finals.
Current score: [7:4]
Although we were three points behind.
But it doesn’t matter!
It doesn't matter! !
Seeing Jin Lili clapping her hands, Maomao immediately understood Jin Lili's intention!
But at the same time, Maomao also had an idea in his mind.
She didn't have time to communicate with A Shui, so she just carried out the plan in her mind, but Maomao believed that A Shui would definitely understand her intention!
When Zhu Qi saw this scene on the court, his back suddenly straightened slightly.
It was as if the cat and I had the same brainwaves.
This is a chance for the Chinese team!!
The cat gathered its strength and raised its racket! From bottom to top, it scooped up a quality forehand midline ball!
Jin Lili took a closer look! What a great opportunity! The cat actually gave her a chance?!
at the same time!
Maomao and A Shui's bodies were suddenly level and at the same angle.
Ah Shui's vision was almost completely blocked by the cat. If Jin Lili rushed to the center line at this time, Ah Shui would definitely not have time to catch the ball!
However, the fact is that Jin Lili did so.
It was like a traveler in the desert finally seeing a source of water and pounced on it like a wolf, wanting to seize the opportunity the cat had thrown at him!
Whoosh—bang!
Jin Lili's counterattack was more fierce than any other time!
Her rubber gave enough friction! She almost used all her strength to pounce towards the opponent's center line corner!
The ball left a trail of shadow——
Fly towards the cat's position!
There is almost no possibility for the cat to dodge because the speed of the ball is too fast!
[This ball——]
The commentators on CCTV5 also stopped using interjections. When everyone thought that the ball must have been won by the South Korean team—
The cat suddenly squatted down, leaving a large area of the hitting area!
Ah Shui, who was standing behind Maomao, was already ready, with his arms spread wide and his shoulders tilted back to an extreme angle!
She seemed to be able to see the trajectory of the ball through the cat, and the moment the ball bounced, she hit it back with great force!
Jin Lili thought she was sure to win, but when she heard the second hit, her heart felt like it was sinking into an abyss... As An Zhihui lost another point, her heartbeat gradually faded away along with the sound of the white ball bouncing on the ground...
The whole audience burst into loud cheers almost at the same time!
"Wow!!!!"
“Great shot!!!!”
“Chinese people are awesome!!!!!!!”
Everyone was shocked.
This series of coordinated operations is simply natural.
Everyone can understand how this works, but no doubles pair can guarantee that they can achieve such coordination with their partner.
This tacit understanding of bending down to avoid the ball to give teammates space to pull the ball first appeared in the mixed doubles of the Tokyo World Games, where the Kirin combination dodged the ball once.
But that was just an impromptu performance, and afterwards the coaches felt that it was not feasible to implement it in a competition, so they did not practice it deliberately.
The commentators also praised enthusiastically.
[The coordination on this ball was truly excellent. Zu Tianjiao deliberately lured the opponent, making it appear as though Zu Tianjiao had made a mistake and given the opponent a chance to score, but in reality, Fang Miao had already been waiting behind him.]
If they didn't have full trust in their teammates, if they didn't have a tacit understanding that surpassed everyone else, they wouldn't have been able to hit this shot!
Fang Miao didn't even know the racket's backswing posture, the direction of the shot, or the path of the ball. He relied entirely on Zu Tianjiao to act as his eyes...
The two girls on the Chinese team are getting better and better at playing. If things go as expected, this match...
Jin Lili looked in astonishment at the two girls opposite her cheering and hugging each other for winning this point.
Looking at them with their backs to the word "China" posted on their team uniforms.
She felt that this string of English words was so dazzling that it made her eyes wet.
If things go as expected, South Korea will lose this match...
[Small score, Fang Miao/Zu Tianjiao 8:4 Jin Lili/An Zhihui]
Start with this ball.
Zhu Qi felt that Jin Lili and An Zhihui seemed to have given up their desire to win.
Compared with the unstoppable Maomao and A Shui, Jin Lili and An Zhihui were always on the defensive. Even when defending, Jin Lili lost her basic fighting spirit and could only watch Maomao and A Shui score points.
【9:4】
【10:4】……
After three consecutive three-pointers, the South Korean team didn't score a single point!
……[11:4]
Until the last ball, the victory of the Chinese team was confirmed!
Ah Shui screamed, raised the racket in his hand, and looked at the audience who were standing up!
She forgot how to organize her words and could only shout and scream at everyone again and again!
The audience also responded with the warmest applause and congratulations!
It was only when Chang Hongxia rushed into the arena and hugged Maomao that Ah Shui realized that he was crying.
She must look like a little fool at this moment, crying and laughing at the same time.
When Bao Bao won the mixed doubles championship for the first time, it wasn't this crazy.
But there was nothing she could do. She just wanted to scream out! Scream out!!
“Aa ...
It was almost like he was venting all the resentment he had accumulated over the past three years, and pulling himself out of the game that he least wanted to recall!
Someone counted the last three comebacks against the odds.
The Chinese team scored a total of 33 points, 26 of which were scored by Ah Shui.
Emotions are most easily contagious to others.
The commentator's voice trembled inside the TV.
[The Chinese team was able to make a comeback in the finals, and Fang Miao played an indispensable role this time! ]
[Right now, Fang Miao just wants to scream! Tell the whole world!]
[Who is the world's strongest doubles player! ]
Ah Shui held her face with both hands and blew a kiss toward the audience. Her fingertips were stained with tears as she searched for Zhu Qi in the crowd.
Huh? Why isn't he among the coaches and players?
Why isn't there anything here? Or there?
Oh, so he was sitting with his family.
When Ah Shui saw Zhu Qi giving her a thumbs up in the crowd, she became even happier and jumped behind Maomao to shake hands with both players.
Jin Lili didn't even look up at her when shaking hands.
Ah Shui suddenly realized what Zhu Qi meant by the phrase he often said, "A lion will not turn back because of a dog's barking."
She no longer cared about Jin Lili's thoughts, and she didn't want to know what Jin Lili was feeling.
All she knew was that she had won the first gold medal of the World Games!
Her name, Fang Miao, will also be recorded in future history books!
/
The doubles match is over.
Now the Chinese team has won all three gold medals in the table tennis group.
Completed half of the gold medal mission.
Then comes singles.
The table tennis group is the top priority.
Xu Dong felt that he would not be able to sleep again in the next two days. Although it was Zhu Qi who was playing, he was more excited than the player.
His uncle and his family went back first. Zhu Qi had nothing better to do, so he went shopping in the small shop nearby, preparing to buy two more badges to take back.
Badges are just beginning to become popular now. After a few World Games, every country will issue their own badges.
Since I'm here, I feel like I've missed out if I don't buy something to take back.
By the way... wait for Maomao and A Shui to finish their post-match interviews and go back together.
Xu Dong was right beside him, carrying a basket, helping Zhu Qi choose, and buying a few for himself as well.
While strolling around, Zhu Qi met several familiar-looking foreign journalists.
Although Zhu Qi didn't like these foreigners very much, there were a few who were quite normal, and they were quite formal during the interview and didn't ask any unnecessary questions.
When they came over to greet Zhu Qi, they first expressed their congratulations to the Chinese team on winning the women's doubles championship, and then mentioned another thing - after winning the women's doubles silver medal, Jin Lili sat in the locker room and cried for a long time.
In fact, Zhu Qi didn't quite understand.
Why does Jin Lili always blame her teammates whenever she loses a doubles match?
If you feel that you are not getting along well with the other person when working as a partner, and you cannot overcome your own spoiled braggadocio, then it is better not to be a partner.
Since we have chosen to partner in women's doubles, we still have to take care of our partners when we go out to play in the competition... said Zhu Qi, who just won the mixed doubles.
As the saying goes, don't judge people by their backs.
When Zhu Qi was chatting with those foreigners, Jin Lili suddenly came around the small door with red eyes.
She obviously didn't know Zhu Qi was here, and she might have simply wanted to find a small road with few people to leave, but she ended up running into Zhu Qi head-on.
Jin Lili glanced at Zhu Qi and spoke first, "What you said four years ago has come true. The women's singles competition is finally about to begin."
"Hmm? Which one did you say? Oh, were you talking about the day you left the national team and asked me to meet you at the women's singles tournament in Moscow? But you and I are not in the same half of the draw, eh? Or do you think you have a chance of beating Maomao?"
What Zhu Qi said was really ironic.
Jin Lili was already in a very bad mood after losing the final, and after being ridiculed by Zhu Qi, she started to fight like a fighting cock.
Xu Dong glanced around and noticed someone was already distracted by their conversation. Thinking it was better to keep things simple, he put on his coaching demeanor and said coldly, "Alright, stop talking! If there's anything, let's resolve it on the court. Bickering behind closed doors won't solve anything."
Xu Dong felt that after all, Jin Lili had been in the national team before, and she was the coach of the national team, so Jin Lili should quit while she was ahead.
But, no.
If Jin Lili knew what it meant to quit while she was ahead, she would have cut her losses in time when Ren Xinhua reminded her not to block the serve.
Jin Lili suddenly looked at Xu Dong and yelled almost hysterically: "Who are you? What qualifications do you have to control me?"
Xu Dong was suddenly choked and his face quickly darkened.
Zhu Qi smiled instead of getting angry. She looked at Jin Lili and felt that there was no difference from four years ago.
I thought that after arriving in Korea, people who had sacrificed so much for the competition would at least become more mature, but I didn't expect that they were still so superficial and impulsive.
Zhu Qi stared at Jin Lili, which made Jin Lili angry.
Her eyes were so playful, as if she was looking at a toy rather than a competitor.
There was no respect in his eyes.
She said, "Jin Lili, to be honest, I feel a little sorry for you."
Jin Lili's body shook, and every bone in her body felt as if it had been taken out of a refrigerator, freezing cold.
"Did you go to Korea just to become a mindless puppet? Where's the fun in playing basketball?"
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