Table tennis: Swinging the racket billions of times, achieving a grand slam

Chapter 10 [010] Battle against Xie Mingyang

Chapter 10 [010] Battle against Xie Mingyang (1)

"N301 blade, double backhand, forehand Guo Kuang, backhand butterfly D09C, inorganic glue primer, just filled with expansion oil."

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"Super Zhang ZLC blade, double backhand, forehand NEO Guokuang, backhand Donic F1."

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Since this was the first time the two of them played against each other, before practicing, Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang introduced the blades and rubbers they used to each other.

Super Zhang...ZLC?

Chen Jin immediately thought of a set of techniques and tactics for fighting against Xie Mingyang.

Although his baseboard is N301, when he was in the provincial team, he tried various mainstream baseboards and played against users of various baseboards.

I am familiar with the characteristics of many baseboards on the market.

Take the super horizontal board for example, it is divided into two models: ZLC and ALC.

Compared with ALC, the ZLC bottom plate has stronger jet feeling and explosive power, but the control is relatively weaker.

Therefore, Xie Mingyang's fighting style is obviously based on stalemate and fighting.

However, control within the stage is most likely his weakness.

Of course, this is just Chen Jin's preliminary speculation based on the characteristics of the opponent's baseboard.

You can only make a more accurate judgment about the opponent's true playing style and method after you get the hang of it.

As usual, they practiced the game.

While warming up, you can also get familiar with your opponent's baseboard, rubber, strength and rotation.

We fought for several rounds with forehand attacks.

Chen Jin took two steps back and started to hit loop balls.

On the other side, Xie Mingyang stood in the backhand position and defended close to the table.

"Snapped!"

The ping-pong ball rushed in and hit Xie Mingyang's racket hard.

Xie Mingyang only felt a shock in his hand, and couldn't help but gasp: "What an explosive and aggressive pull ball."

It is not only powerful, but also has sufficient rotation.

Xie Mingyang adjusted the board shape in time and was able to suppress Chen Jin's violent charge.

however.

Chen Jin's pull shots were heavier with each one, and the vibration was more obvious.

This made Xie Mingyang feel quite exhausted.

I barely defended five balls, and then I heard a "pop" sound, and the force penetrated the core of the board and went directly into the net.

"..."

Xie Mingyang was not convinced, "Come again."

Another flat ball was sent over.

But for several balls in a row, Xie Mingyang could only defend five boards at most, as the balls either flew out of bounds or went into the net.

The people watching at the scene were all table tennis masters, so how could they not see the clues?

"This straight-blade forehand shot was so explosive that Xie Mingyang couldn't defend it for more than five shots."

"Oh my god, even Xie Mingyang can't handle this kid's pull, let alone us."

"Look at his forehand, the movement is smooth and the power is sufficient... Then look at me, my forehand is weak, my backhand is not good, my footwork is loose, my reaction is slow, I am a complete loser."

"Alas, after coming to the national team and meeting all the table tennis geniuses, I realized how naive and ridiculous I was before."

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Seeing that Xie Mingyang seemed to be having some difficulty defending his forehand shot.

Chen Jin did not make any sarcastic remarks, but silently restrained his strength, returned to the table, and signaled Xie Mingyang to hit a few balls to warm up.

Xie Mingyang gathered all his strength and rushed forward with all his might.

"Ahaha, ahaha, ahaha..."

A philosophical and anxious voice suddenly rang out in the training hall.

However, no matter how violently Xie Mingyang rushed, Chen Jin stood still like a mountain, and the landing point and arc of the ball were all very stable.

Xie Mingyang rushed over twenty boards in one breath, exerting force on each board. His attack was like a storm, making people feel suffocated.

But Chen Jin's defense was like an iron barrel, tightly closed and airtight, and he didn't lose a single goal.

In the end, Xie Mingyang had no choice but to give up.

Followed by.

The two men fought backhand again.

"Okay."

Xie Mingyang was the first to stop.

"Then let's get started."

Chen Jin held the ping-pong ball in his palm, picked up the towel and wiped the sweat off his face.

At the same time, wipe the dust off the racket.

At Li Qian's suggestion, Xie Mingyang started guessing the ball.

In the end, Chen Jin got the serve.

"Hey!"

Xie Mingyang jumped a few times, then lowered his body, stood in the backhand position, and prepared to receive the serve.

Toss the ball, lead the racket, turn the waist, and rub.

Chen Jin made a hook shot.

The angle and height of the serve are within the rules, without any obstruction, and it is a very clean serve.

The white ping-pong ball flew almost touching the net towards the opponent's backhand half of the table.

It was obviously a short ball that couldn't get out of the table after two jumps.

This kind of serve is low and spiny, making it impossible to attack.

The moment Chen Jin hit the ball.

Xie Mingyang made a quick judgment, stepped forward, lowered his center of gravity, and tried to make a short move.

laugh!
The moment he touched the ball, Xie Mingyang's heart sank slightly, and he secretly said, "Zhao, it's getting better!"

There is no doubt that he estimated the strength of the backspin on Chen Jinfa's serve.

Failed to control and offset the spin, resulting in the serve going directly into the net.

"One to zero."

At this time, Li Qian had already spoken out the score, "Chen Jin scored."

Depend on!
I was careless!
Xie Mingyang subconsciously wiped the racket with his hand.

In fact, there was nothing on the racket.

"Keep your eyes on the ball!"

Xie Mingyang reminded himself.

In the second serve, Chen Jin still used a hook shot and a short ball near the net.

"Again?"

Xie Mingyang also chose to play short.

However, having learned from his previous experience, he played it shorter this time, slightly adjusted the shape of the board, and added some finesse.

The moment of touching the ball.

Xie Mingyang seemed to suddenly realize something, and his face changed: "Zhao, it's over."

“Don’t spin the ball!”

Chen Jin used the same hook shot to send out two balls with different spins.

The first time was a strong backspin, while the second time was a no-spin ball.

The way of receiving and serving, the shape of the board and the technique are all completely different.

However, Xie Mingyang used the method of catching a backspin ball to catch a non-spinning ball.

The result can be imagined.

This serve did not go into the net or out of bounds.

It just went too high when it landed on the opponent's half of the table.

however.

For professional table tennis players, especially in a match between top players, this is definitely a fatal mistake!

Xie Mingyang had already realized this, and it was almost like muscle memory, he wanted to retreat to the stage and defend immediately.

It's too late to say.

Chen Jin suddenly jumped up.

Snapped!
The force is powerful and the attack is diagonal.

The small ping-pong ball, with great force, hit Xie Mingyang's backhand baseline hard.

The landing point is tricky.

This caught Xie Mingyang off guard.

2: 0.

In these two balls, Xie Mingyang lost both because of his poor serve reception.

Compared to other ball sports, the reason why table tennis is more difficult to popularize is because of serving and receiving serves.

For professional athletes, serving and receiving are equally important.

If you don't handle the serve well, all the forehand rush and backhand tear will be of no use at all.

After a brief fight, anyone with a discerning eye could see it.

Chen Jin's serving technique is extremely sophisticated, combining the real and the fake, and is very deceptive.

However, Xie Mingyang had some problems judging the rotation when receiving the serve.

"Zero to two."

Li Qian raised his hand to signal, "Xie Mingyang serves."

Holding the ping-pong ball in his palm, Xie Mingyang blew gently.

At the same time, he glanced at Chen Jin opposite him.

Change sides to serve.

It not only tests Xie Mingyang's serving ability, but also tests Chen Jin's serve receiving ability.

Because it was the first time they played against each other, neither side was familiar with the ball paths and playing styles, so the first few balls were often just for testing the waters.

Xie Mingyang also chose to serve with a hook shot.

Strong backspin!
Short ball near the net!

It was exactly the same as Chen Jin’s serve just now.

Chen Jin took a step forward and also chose to receive the serve with a short serve.

laugh!
The ball flew over the net and hit Xie Mingyang's backhand near the net.

He didn't eat the serve as much as Xie Mingyang did.

The purpose of playing short is to limit the opponent's attack.

For such a short ball, Xie Mingyang’s only way to respond is to swing back or hit it long.

but.

To be on the safe side, Xie Mingyang chose to swing back.

"laugh!"

The ping-pong ball hits the net and bounces back.