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

Chapter 109 [109] The game next door ended so quickly?
The sparring session is over.

While wiping the sweat off his face, Chen Jin glanced at the next room.

But I saw the match at table number one next door, where Francesca played against Mexican player Rogelio CASTRO, starting at the same time.

“It’s a pity that I can’t watch Francesca’s game live.”

Chen Jin felt a little regretful.

Watching the game live can capture more details than recording a video.

"Don't think too much."

Putting his mind back into the game, Chen Jin blew on his racket and wiped it, "Let's get into the semi-finals first."

Reaching out to catch the ping-pong ball thrown by the referee, Chen Jin bounced it a few times with the racket to test its elasticity.

But Huang Yancheng opposite him had already bent down.

Then serve.

Chen Jin did not choose to hook the ball, but instead hit a short forehand ball to the side, which landed into the opponent's right half of the table.

The rotation, the arc, the landing point... he intentionally made some controls.

According to Huang Yancheng's serve receiving habits in previous games, even though the serve is from the forehand position, he will immediately step forward and twist the ball inside the table with his backhand.

This trend was all started by Lin Yun-ju!
But this time, Huang Yancheng chose to play a short pass in the middle.

"what?"

Chen Jin raised his eyebrows and said, "You are quite good at showing off."

"It's obvious that he has practiced a lot with Xu Xinxu."

Immediately, he stepped forward and hit Huang Yancheng with a long forehand ball.

Huang Yancheng quickly moved to the left, created space for hitting the ball, and rushed forward with his forehand.

All of this was part of Chen Jin's plan.

Chen Jin stood in the middle near the table, lowered his waist and swung the racket, and with a snap, he rushed forward.

Knowing that Chen Jin's pull was powerful, Huang Yancheng did not dare to slack off at all.

With extremely fast steps, retreat to the middle and far distance to relieve the force, lower your body, and swing your arms to pull in a straight line.

"This landing point control has that flavor."

It’s a pity that the power is a little weak.

"Snapped!"

Chen Jin tore it apart with his backhand.

The ping-pong ball, with a force that seemed to be a thousand pounds, flew towards Huang Yancheng's backhand triangle quickly, accurately and fiercely.

Huang Yancheng had no choice but to give up as he couldn't jump in time.

1: 0.

Chen Jin won the first game.

This one goal alone was enough to confirm the pre-match speculation.

Huang Yancheng's table and forehand have indeed been improved to a certain extent.

It seems that becoming a signed athlete of Xu Xin Xuperman is indeed due to the guidance of Xu Xin.

Unfortunately, he is not Xu Xin after all.

When hitting the forehand, he always likes to retreat from the table, but he doesn’t have the power and rotation like Xu Xin.

On the other hand, Chen Jin stood firmly near the table, using the opponent's force to his advantage, with ease and freedom.

"This forehand, this backhand, this inside hand... a little bit better than Tanaka Yuta."

Chen Jin was at ease, "If I were to face Yuta Tanaka, as long as I play steadily, I might be able to defeat Yuta Tanaka."

But, that's all.

Besides, Chen Jin is not Tanaka Yuta.

In just twenty-four minutes, the game was over.

Chen Jin swept Huang Yancheng with a big score of 3:0 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

Throughout the game, Huang Yancheng tried every possible means to attack Chen Jin.

however.

Chen Jin's attack is as swift as thunder and his defense is as steady as a mountain.

His forehand explosive charge is not inferior to Xu Xin at all.

However, his continuous backhand bursts, both in terms of stability and power rotation, were much stronger than Xu Xin's.

It was like the Five Finger Mountain, suppressing Huang Yancheng so much that he had no power to fight back.

Fortunately, the two had communicated before the game, and Chen Jin finally showed mercy and gave up one point when the score was 10:0 in the last game.

Huang Yancheng just avoided the humiliation of having his head shaved.

Knowing that Chen Jin gave the ball away, Huang Yancheng did not fight for the last ball in exchange for the courtesy.

Instead, he hit a high ball and played an exhibition match with Chen Jin.

Originally, I wanted to cooperate with Chen Jin and imitate Ma Long and Zhang Jike in the past and perform a round-the-court hit.

But my skills are not enough.

A high ball was missed and fell off the table.

Chen Jin and Huang Yancheng smiled at each other, then shook hands.

"Thanks for showing mercy."

Huang Yancheng smiled and said, "Congratulations on making it to the semi-finals."

"Thank you."

Chen Jinbao smiled.

After shaking hands with the two referees and Huang Yancheng's off-court coach Feng Yixin.

Back to the sidelines.

Li Qian's face had already turned into a daisy that suddenly blossomed. "Hey, the top four..."

"Finally I dreamed of one, and this competition is complete."

To be able to reach the semi-finals is already a huge success.

As for whether or not we can make it to the finals, that's all up to fate.

Turning his head, he looked at table number one next door.

Francesca's competition is in full swing.

Second round.

10: 5.

The opponent serves the ball and I sneak a long shot diagonally.

Francesca was prepared and threw a backhand shot.

"Snapped!"

With great power and speed, it instantly penetrated the opponent's backhand corner.

11: 5.

Francesca won the second game easily.

With only one game left, they can successfully advance to the semi-finals.

Looking back at the Lima station competition, along the way, except for the round of 32, the opponents caused me some trouble.

The rest of the matches were almost all crushing wins.

Including today's game.

"Strive to win 3-0, sweep the opponent, and advance to the semi-finals as soon as possible."

After all, the semi-finals of the upper half will start at 5:10 pm.

Finish playing early and rest early.

Recharge your energy for the semi-finals in the afternoon.

“It’s better to leave some time to come out and watch the game next door.”

And his opponent in the semi-finals was one of the people at the next table.

In the past two days, Francesca has been focusing on his own game and has not paid attention to what happened in the 3/8 and 4/8 districts.

It was only until this moment, when we were about to enter the semi-finals, that I began to pay some attention.

When he entered the room earlier, he glanced at the situation at table number two next door.

Judging from their appearance, they are obviously Chinese.

The boy who played with a straight-blade was even younger, and made Francesca inexplicably think of an old friend who lived far away in Europe.

"There are new members in the Chinese team?"

"It's really rare for someone so young to come out and play in a regular challenge match."

I sighed in my heart.

Then he focused on his game.

End of the second game.

Francesca took a towel, wiped the sweat off her face, and walked off the field.

"I don't know who my next opponent will be."

Francesca was curious.

I originally heard that the Chinese team would not send anyone to participate in this competition.

But a few days ago, he suddenly changed his mind and actually sent a few children.

This move was obviously for military training.

As the top seed of this competition, Francesca has defeated main players of the Chinese team such as Ma Taki, Fan Zhendong and Liang Jingkun.

Naturally, he would not take these young men seriously.

but.

Even though the opponent is not very old, the three words "Chinese team" alone are enough to attract his special attention.

I couldn't help but turn my head and look next door.

"what?"

Francesca was stunned for a moment, "Where are the people?"

But there was no one at table number two next door, inside or outside the venue.

Even the referee was packing up and preparing for the next game.

"Is there some malfunction, or...is the game over?"

Francesca frowned.

Apparently, the game is over.

"So fast?"

To know.

He had already crushed the game.

But the second game had just ended.

Unexpectedly, the game next door had already been finished.

How could this not surprise Francesca?
"Is the difference in strength so big?"

Francesca's eyes darkened slightly. "Who has advanced to the semi-finals? My opponent in the semi-finals is the boy with the straight blade or the boy with the horizontal blade?"

Even though he was extremely curious, he still had to compete.

All suspense and expectations will have to wait until the semi-finals.

(End of this chapter)