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

Chapter 108: Analyzing the Opponent

"Huang Yancheng's playing style is somewhat similar to that of his teammate Lin Yun-ju. He mainly uses the backhand, supplemented by the forehand. He likes to twist the ball with the backhand all over the table, but his forehand's ability to hold the ball in the middle and long distances is relatively weak..."

The game has not started yet.

Courtside.

Li Qian changed his previous habit of letting Chen Jin arrange his own tactics and played. He talked freely in front of Chen Jin and seemed to know everything about Huang Yancheng's playing style.

Finally, there seems to be some off-field guidance.

"what?"

Chen Jin looked at Li Qian with some surprise, "Coach Li, you actually know so much about Huang Yancheng's fighting style?"

He had watched several of Huang Yancheng's previous games, and as Li Qian said, his backhand threat was okay, but his forehand attack was insufficient.

"Of course."

Li Qian held his head high, as if he had finally found his long-lost confidence. "If I don't have any skills, can head coach Li and head coach Wang trust me to be your team leader and off-court coach?"

"I kept silent about the previous match because I wanted to use this opportunity to train you."

"When I was young and frivolous, I was also a table tennis genius who made it to the semi-finals of the National Championships, and I played back and forth with Xu Xin."

“Although we lost 0:3 in the end, I was able to join the national team because of this.”

The hero does not mention being brave.

If he mentioned it, it would obviously be to brag to the younger generations about his glorious achievements in the past.

"The top four in the national championship?"

Chen Jin smiled and said, "Master Li, this is your most impressive achievement."

"Hey, you kid!"

Li Qian rolled his eyes. "It's already amazing to be able to make it to the semi-finals of the National Championships."

"Haven't you heard a word?"

“In the Chinese team, you might become a world champion first, and then you have a chance to become a national champion.”

"Aren't the most valuable national championships the National Games and the National Championships?"

"What's more, your coach Wu's performance in the competition was not very good back then. Did that prevent him from becoming the gold medal coach of the national table tennis team?"

When Coach Wu was young in the S Province team, he did not achieve any outstanding results.

He has never even made it to the national team.

After retiring, he became a table tennis coach in the S Province Team.

At the 91 Chiba World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese men's table tennis team fell into a slump. Coach Cai rebuilt the coaching team and transferred Coach Wu to be the coach of the Chinese men's table tennis team.

Since then, for decades, Coach Wu's reputation has been completely made famous by his disciples such as Ma Lin and Wang Hao.

When talking about Coach Wu, Chen Jin smiled slightly and stopped arguing with Li Qian.

"We've strayed off topic. Let's get back to the point."

Li Qian glanced at Huang Yancheng next to him and lowered his voice, "This kid's fighting style shouldn't pose any threat to you, right?"

To know.

This is the quarterfinals.

The winner will advance to the semi-finals.

If he can successfully reach the semi-finals in his first international competition as the team leader, such a result will be enough to take his coaching career to the next level after he returns to the team.

Although he recognized Chen Jin's strength, at this moment, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

"I'm not sure yet. I'll know only after I get the hang of it."

Chen Jin pondered.

I thought Chen Jin should be confident, but unexpectedly he hesitated. Li Qian was quite surprised: "Haven't you seen his previous games?"

"But he signed a contract with Xuperman a few months ago and changed the blade and rubber."

For table tennis players, changing the baseboard and rubber often means a technical change.

I don’t even know if Huang Yancheng’s current playing style is any different from before.

Chen Jin didn't dare to make a rash decision.

"Xuperman?"

Li Qian frowned slightly. "Xu Xin's own brand?" "Not bad."

Chen Jin nodded, "Besides, I just talked to Huang Yancheng, and he said that after signing with Xuperman, he received guidance from Xu Xin."

"Oh?"

Li Qian crossed his arms across his chest, frowning even more tightly, "That is to say, Huang Yancheng's forehand may have been strengthened."

As we all know, Xu Xin's forehand topspin confrontation ability made him known as the "world's best forehand" and it is not a false reputation.

Although there are certain differences in the details between the forehand of the straight-blade and the horizontal-blade.

But the big framework and the way of exerting force are largely similar.

If Huang Yancheng could really get Xu Xin's guidance, then his forehand ability would definitely be strengthened accordingly.

“Not just forehand.”

Chen Jin said solemnly, "Internal control may have also been strengthened."

After all, since Wang Hao retired until Felix appeared, Xu Xin was undoubtedly the world's number one straight board.

With his more flexible wrist and delicate touch, Xu Xin's control on the table is at the top level, even if he is not as good as the veteran Marin.

If Xu Xin had trained Huang Yancheng carefully, his originally weak forehand and table skills might have been compensated.

Of course, Huang Yancheng signed with Xuperman only a few months ago.

Unless one has extraordinary talent, technical improvement is not something that can be achieved overnight.

As for how good Huang Yancheng's current skills are, we will have to find the answer in the competition.

the other side.

Huang Yancheng's off-court coach was none other than Feng Yixin, who was eliminated by Xie Mingyang in the round of 16 yesterday.

"You and I both watched Chen Jin's match against Tanaka Yuta yesterday. Whether it was his forehand burst or his backhand stalemate, he was very fierce."

Feng Yixin sighed, "To be honest, it's not easy to fight."

"It's ok."

Huang Yancheng is in a more relaxed state of mind. “With my current strength, it’s already pretty good to be able to make it to the quarterfinals.”

"Being able to fight with such a master is also a rare learning opportunity."

"No matter what, once I get on the field, I will go all out and knock my opponent down."

"Even if I lose in the end, there's nothing to regret."

Hear the words.

Feng Yixin patted Huang Yancheng on the shoulder and said, "It's great to have this mentality."

"Go fight, young man!"

Ten thirty-five.

At the referee's signal, Chen Jin and Huang Yancheng went on court, holding their rackets and towels.

Standing on both sides of the referee, they smiled at each other.

Flip a coin to guess first.

Chen Jin got the serve in the first game.

After tucking his tennis jersey into his pants, Chen Jin picked up the racket and started practicing with Huang Yancheng.

Strength, framework, way of exerting force...Chen Jin observed silently.

"Compared to the videos I watched before, Huang Yancheng's forehand power framework seems to increase the use of fingers and wrists, and the stance is no longer right foot in front, but more parallel."

Chen Jin thought to himself, "Did Xu Xin's guidance really strengthen my forehand?"

more importantly.

The use of fingers and wrists is more than just a matter of strengthening the forehand.

When it comes to handling the balls on the table, the use of wrists and fingers is also very important.

Of course, just a few rounds of practice cannot completely confirm Chen Jin’s pre-match speculation.

"Since the first two balls are my serve, let me try them out first."

Chen Jin has already thought out the tactical play.

(End of this chapter)