The big devil in table tennis

Xu Xin clenched his teeth, sweat dripped down his chin, and tiny splashes of water appeared on the table.

The opponent's offensive became more and more fierce, and every ball whizzed in like a cannonball, making it almost impossible for him and Shaojie to breathe.

"Hold on!" Shaojie growled, dived sideways and barely saved the ball.

Xu Xin's eyes flashed, and he seized the moment when the opponent returned the ball. He shook his wrist violently, and the ball drew a strange arc and fell along the edge of the net.

However, the opponents seemed to have anticipated it. One of them took a lightning-fast step forward and made a backhand twist and pull. The ball shot straight into Xu Xin's backhand blind spot like a sharp arrow.

Xu Xin staggered back and barely managed to touch the ball with the edge of his racket, but his return was high and floating.

"Oh no!" Shaojie's pupils shrank.

The other player of the opposing team had already jumped up, his body leaning back like a full bow, then he shouted loudly, and slammed the racket down with a sound of breaking through the air!

"boom--!"

Upon seeing this, Shaojie immediately raised the ping-pong ball in his hand high, exerted force with his wrist, and the racket accurately blocked the ball's path at the last moment.

"Snapped!"

The ball was barely blocked, but the angle was already extremely passive. The opponent sneered, quickly adjusted his position, and made another fierce sideways charge!

Xu Xin's eyes darkened, he pushed off the ground suddenly, and pounced out like a cheetah. At the moment the ball was about to hit the ground, he hit it with a backhand, and the ball bounced off the edge of the table, drawing an almost impossible arc!

"Good shot!" The audience on the sidelines burst into exclamations.

However, the opponents seemed to have anticipated this. One of them flashed and made a quick forehand shot, and the ball hit Xu Xin like lightning!

Xu Xin had just returned to his position and his feet were not yet stable when the ball was about to hit the ground.

Shaojie leaped forward with his racket almost touching the ground, and he picked up the ball at the last moment!

The ball flew high toward the other side's table. The two opponents looked at each other and retreated at the same time, ready to make the final move.

But at this moment, "Snap!"

The moment the ball hit the table, it strangely turned sideways and flew out along the sideline!

The opponent player immediately hit back quickly.

Don't give Xu Xin and Shao Jie any chance to breathe.

But Xu Xin and Shao Jie did not underestimate the enemy at this time.

Especially Xu Xin, his pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a needle tip, but his body exploded with amazing reaction speed at this moment.

His racket cut out at an angle at the critical moment, and his wrist flicked slightly at an incredible angle.

"Snapped!"

The moment the ping-pong ball touched the rubber, it seemed as if it was cast under a spell, and it passed through the net with a strong downward spin.

The opposing player obviously did not expect this desperate counterattack. When he hurriedly returned the ball, he lost control of his strength and the ball bounced high.

Shaojie, who had been ready for a long time, leaped up like a tiger and drew a perfect arc with his right hand.

The moment the racket touched the ball, the entire venue seemed to be silent for a moment.

"boom!"

A powerful smash hit the opponent's table like a meteorite, and the ball was so fast that it even left a trail in the air.

The opponent's doubles partner made a desperate save and hit the ball directly.

This left the audience in the audience stunned.

Shaojie's smash was as powerful as thunder. The ball exploded with a white light on the opponent's table and bounced up at an almost tricky angle.

Although the opponent's doubles partner barely touched the ball, his return was high and floating, drawing a hasty arc.

Shaojie had already predicted the landing point, and his body moved sideways two steps like a ghost. At the moment the ball bounced to the highest point, his arm suddenly tensed!

"Snapped--!"

With a fierce and violent kick on the table, the ping-pong ball turned into a golden stream of light and hit the opponent's blind spot on the table!

The other side worked together.

Despite being under pressure, he still turned the situation around!

However, at this moment Shaojie's breathing stagnated slightly, and sweat slid down his brow bone and hung on his eyelashes without falling.

The air in the stadium seemed to be sucked out; the shouts from the audience and the referee's score announcements all turned into a distant hum.

His eyes were fixed on his opponent - the man known as the "Iron Wall" was now slowly leaning forward, the racket gently turning at his fingertips, the rubber emitting a cold light under the light.

11:11

Continuing the game, Shaojie took a deep breath, tapped his fingertips on the table twice, and then tossed the ball.

"Shh!"

With a high-speed side-spin serve, the ping-pong ball drew a strange arc on the table and headed straight for the opponent.

However, the opponent was prepared. He took a half step back with his left foot, twisted his wrist suddenly, and sent the racket out diagonally!

"laugh--"

The sharp sound of the rubber and the ball rubbing against each other exploded, and the ping-pong ball bounced back with a strong backspin as if controlled by an invisible hand.

Shaojie's pupils shrank. This ball... was a "ghost cut"! The legendary stunt that can make the ball almost not bounce after hitting the table!

In a flash, he leaned forward instinctively and swept the racket across the ground almost touching the ground.

"Snapped!"

The ball was barely lifted up, but not high enough and landed too shallowly!

A cold light flashed in the opponent's eyes, and his body moved like a tiger pouncing on its prey, with a violent loop ball coming at him!

"boom--!"

The ping-pong ball turned into a beam of white light and hit Shaojie's forehand space!

Shaojie's chest heaved violently and sweat soaked his jersey.

He can't lose anymore.

"Don't be impatient... Don't be impatient..." He murmured softly, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the handle of the racket.

The noise in the stadium gradually died down, leaving only the sound of my own heartbeat roaring in my ears.

Then, the ping-pong ball hit the opponent's forehand like a bullet. The opponent obviously didn't expect him to be so direct, and he hit back hastily, and the ball bounced high.

Shaojie's eyes lit up, all the muscles in his body tensed instantly, and his right arm swung hard like a fully drawn bowstring!

"boom--!"

With an ultra-high-speed burst, the ping-pong ball almost created sparks in the air and headed straight for the opponent's table!

However, at the critical moment, the opponent took a step sideways and blocked the ball with his racket.

"laugh!"

The ball was barely blocked back, but its trajectory was erratic and went straight to Shaojie's backhand baseline!

"Oh no!" Shaojie's heart tightened. If this ball landed, the game would be over!

His body flew backwards almost instinctively, with the racket stretched to the limit, just as the ball was about to hit the ground.

"Snapped!"

A miraculous ball was hooked back!

Similarly, Xu Xin also felt that she and Shaojie had to work harder.

Then the two of them exchanged glances.

The ping-pong ball drew an erratic arc above the table, and Shaojie's pupils suddenly contracted - the rotation of this ball was so strange that it almost violated the laws of physics. After touching the table, it actually bounced back slightly, as if it was pulled by an invisible silk thread!

"It's a 'spinball' ball!" a veteran fan on the sidelines shouted.

The corners of Xu Xin's mouth curled up in an almost invisible arc.

This is the killer weapon she and Shaojie developed after three months of special training. It uses the special friction of the rubber on the racket surface and the inch power of the wrist to make the ball produce a counterintuitive secondary acceleration.

Shaojie's sneakers made a harsh sound as they rubbed against the rubber floor.

His entire body was almost parallel to the ground, and the muscles in his right arm holding the racket bulged. At the moment when the ball was about to hit the ground—

"Swish!" The edge of the racket just touched the bottom of the ball, and a silver light whizzed past the net!

Xu Xin's steps were as light as a cat, and her eyes were always fixed on Shaojie's right hand holding the racket. When she saw the opponent's little finger twitching unconsciously, she suddenly changed her line and hit a backhand fast tear straight to the forehand corner!

"Snapped!"

The opponent returned the ball hastily and the quality was obviously reduced.

Xu Xin seized the opportunity and launched continuous attacks. The ping-pong ball exploded on the table, creating a series of white shadows like a metal storm.

The noise in the audience was cut into pieces, and everyone was shaking their necks left and right following the trajectory of the ball.

The opposing player suddenly changes his grip and holds the racket horizontally.

Xu Xin's eyelashes trembled, which was the starting move of the "Tornado Smash".

When Xu Xin's serve just passed the net, Shaojie jumped into the air like a spring, swinging his racket violently from bottom to top. The ping-pong ball suddenly fell down with a terrifying spiral of air as it passed the net, hitting the table like a shot-down bird!

But the opponent's player still attacked with the ping-pong ball.

The opponent's serve at this moment was as light as a feather, but it made a dull sound like a heavy hammer when it hit the table.

As the opponent's serve just crossed the net, her figure had already approached the table like a ghost, her left leg spinning rapidly as the axis, and her racket drawing a perfect golden arc.

"Phoenix Flashback!"

The ping-pong ball left a burning afterimage in the air, and after landing on the ground, it slid horizontally along the table!

The opponent's racket brushed past the ball. He watched the golden light rush out of the table, ready to hit it back when it fell!

This ball was so difficult to hit that I couldn't get it.

But the game continued.

I saw the ping-pong ball sliding horizontally on the table, almost flying along the surface, like a burning golden lightning.

Shaojie's pupils suddenly contracted. This "Phoenix Flash Back" was almost impossible to catch!

But just as the ball was about to go out of the table, his wrist suddenly shook, and the racket cut down at a nearly vertical angle.

"laugh--!"

The rubber of the racket rubbed against the ball, making a sharp hissing sound.

The ping-pong ball seemed to be pulled by some invisible force, floating strangely on the edge of the table, drawing an arc that violated the laws of physics, and flew back along the net!

Xu Xin obviously did not expect that this ball could be saved, but she reacted extremely quickly, retreated like the wind, and cut the ball with her racket backhand.

"Shh!"

The ping-pong ball rebounded with a strong backspin and landed trickily on Shaojie's forehand small triangle area.

Shaojie stopped suddenly, and the soles of his shoes made a harsh sound as they rubbed against the floor.

He leaned forward and stabbed the racket like a sword at the moment the ball bounced.

"Snapped!"

A violent shot from inside the table! The ping-pong ball turned into a silver meteor and hit Xu Xin's backhand baseline!

The opponent player dived sideways and his racket barely reached the ball, but the quality of the return ball dropped sharply and bounced high.

Shaojie's eyes lit up, all the muscles in his body were tensed like a bow, and he swung his right arm in a circle, and a thunderous smash came down!

"boom--!!"

The ping-pong ball exploded on the opponent's table like a cannonball.

The whole place was excited!

The noise from the audience almost blew the roof off.

The commentator's voice was already hoarse: "Incredible! They actually made a comeback in a desperate situation! Now the game has come to the decisive moment!"

Xu Xin wiped the sweat from his forehead, his breathing became slightly rapid, but his eyes were still as sharp as a knife.

The opponent's reaction was extremely fast. His body almost fell forward to the ground, and his racket lightly touched the ball like a dragonfly touching the water.

"Ding!"

The ball just passed the net. Shaojie had been waiting for a long time and hit the opponent's forehand gap with a backhand!

The opponent's player moved sideways to the limit, and at the moment when he lost his balance, his wrist shook strangely -

"clang!"

The ball hit the edge of the racket and bounced high!

"It's over!" someone exclaimed on the sidelines.

Xu Xin immediately jumped up, ready for a buzzer-beater!

However, just as she swung the racket.

The ball bounced high, actually drew a strange arc in the air, brushed the edge of the net, and gently landed on Xu Xin's table!

Xu Xin swung his racket, drawing a silver lightning in the air.

Just when everyone thought the game was about to end, her wrist suddenly turned at an incredible angle.

When the racket was only three centimeters away from the ping-pong ball, its trajectory suddenly changed - from a downward chop to an upward chop!

"laugh--!"

The friction between the rubber and the ball made a sharp scream.

The ping-pong ball that was supposed to fall to the ground was forcibly picked up, leaving a "Z"-shaped trajectory above the net that violated the laws of physics!

"This is... Phoenix Reverse Feather!" The commentator's voice broke. "Xu Xin's ultimate counter-killing move!"

The opponent's pupils contracted violently.

His body reacted before his mind did, and he rushed towards the table like an arrow.

The moment the ping-pong ball hit the net for the second time, his racket cut out diagonally with the graceful posture of a ballerina.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound of hitting the ball echoed throughout the venue.

The ping-pong ball turned into a golden stream of light, leaving a burning afterimage in the air.

This ball had a perfect side spin, and after it hit the table it rolled close to the net as if it was attracted by a magnet!

A trace of blood oozed from the corner of Xu Xin's mouth, which was the result of clenching her teeth too tightly. Her right leg muscles burst out with the last bit of strength, and the whole person flew out almost parallel to the ground.

The racket hit the ball at the critical moment.

"Ding!"

The ping-pong ball danced a death dance on the net. One, two, three times. The audience held their breath. The ball trembled slightly on the net, and finally fell slowly to the opponent's half of the court.

As the referee's voice fell and the electronic scoreboard froze at 12:11, the entire venue fell into an eerie silence.

Xu Xin's racket slipped from her fingers and hit the light blue floor with a "snap". Her right hand was shaking uncontrollably, and the sweat on her palm left a small dark mark on the ground.

As her vision blurred, she saw across the table - the fateful ping-pong ball lying quietly out of bounds, like a butterfly with broken wings.

"How could it be?" The opponent's lips trembled slightly, and veins bulged on his left hand holding the racket.

His partner remained frozen in place, maintaining the posture of saving the ball, with his racket less than ten centimeters away from the ball, but he missed it forever.

Suppressed sobs were heard from the audience. This was the quarter-finals of the World Championships mixed doubles, and they were only one point away from making history.

The scene of the last ball played in my mind: Xu Xin's incredible net touch, Shao Jie's brilliant inside-table lob, and my own shot that should have scored, all turned into nothing...

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