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

Chapter 116 What we lost in singles, we will regain in doubles! (6K first order!)

silence.

The stadium is so large that you can hear the sound of a pin drop.

Matsushima Huikong lowered his body, opened his mouth slightly, and stared at Xie Mingyang with his eyes, his whole body like a taut bowstring.

The sweat that had just been wiped away, like soybeans, seeped out again, rolling down from the temples along the cheeks.

10: 8.

Xie Mingyang got the game point, which was also the match point of the entire game.

After four rounds of fierce battle, the situation was very good when the last round started.

Unexpectedly, Xie Mingyang turned the tables.

Although Matsushima Terusora tried hard to catch up, he made frequent mistakes because he was in a hurry.

On the other hand, Xie Mingyang became more calm and steady, and finally got the crucial match point.

"Whoo~"

Xie Mingyang was also nervous.

At this moment, he not only had three match points, but it was also his serve turn.

Only one step away from the semi-finals.

But he didn't dare to relax at all.

If this goal fails to win the game and Matsushima Terusora scores a point, it will cause great psychological pressure on him.

There is a high possibility that Matsushima Terusora will make a comeback.

Therefore, this serve is crucial.

Take the risk of stealing?

Or should we take it slow and steady?

In just a few seconds, Xie Mingyang had started a brainstorming session.

Finally, he made up his mind and his eyes were firm.

And the other side.

Matsushima Terusora was also constantly guessing about Xie Mingyang's serve: "At the crucial match point, will he play a long or short serve?"

In a match point attack and defense battle, the mental game has already begun before the serve.

"Da da da, da da da..."

The crisp bouncing sound, a little hurried, affected the heartbeats of the two people on the field.

Xie Mingyang suddenly grabbed the ping-pong ball, bent down, tossed the ball and swung the racket.

"boom!"

He stamped his feet hard.

It seems like he is trying to use extra strength to extend his attack, but in fact he is hooking it to the side.

"Half-stage?"

Matsushima Terusora made a quick judgment.

He slid sideways, lowered his arms, and was about to turn and pull the ball.

"wrong!"

Matsushima Terusora was suddenly startled, "This arc...can't get out of the stage in two jumps!"

Xie Mingyang served this ball very skillfully.

Judging from Xie Mingyang's moves alone, it was indeed a half-step.

However, when the ping-pong ball fell into Matsushima Terusora's half of the table, due to the strong side spin, the arc turned sideways in the air.

This also resulted in the arc, which was originally supposed to be half out of the table, not only being inside the table on the second jump, but also brushing the white edge of the bottom line of the table.

This kind of serve is extremely confusing.

In addition, in such a tense situation, Matsushima Terusora made a misjudgment.

When Matsushima Terusora reacted, he wanted to save the ball.

however.

It's too late for everything.

He could only watch the ping-pong ball in front of him, bounce for the second time, then turn sharply to the right and bounce back.

You can see the rotation of Xie Mingyang's ball!

11: 8.

Fighting five games with Matsushima Terusora.

Even when he was four points behind at the start of the deciding game, Xie Mingyang did not rush to make mistakes.

Instead, they tied the score, and then surpassed it, point by point.

In the end, he was the one who won the game and advanced to the semi-finals!

"Braise!"

"Zhu--"

At the moment of winning the game, Xie Mingyang, who was always calm, couldn't help but clenched his fist and roared.

Unrestrainedly venting one's inner pressure and excitement.

The roar echoed throughout the entire stadium.

"Fuck, I won!"

In the audience, Zhang Jiahao suddenly jumped up, danced, and shouted excitedly, "Awesome..."

The words have not yet fallen.

He reacted suddenly.

"Xie won the game, and I'm standing here jumping and shouting like an idiot. What's going on? I'm so happy!"

"The key point is that Brother Jin and the guy surnamed Xie both made it to the semi-finals, but I was the only one who failed in the quarter-finals..."

Think of this.

Suddenly, sadness turned into a river.

"There are three of us in total, and two of us made it to the semifinals..."

Li Qian felt as if he was dreaming, and in the dream he seemed to have become the Child Emperor Yuki. He was so happy that he was bubbling with joy, "I made a fortune this time!"

The initial goal of the competition was to make it into the top 16, which would be considered a success.

But now, the two have made it to the semi-finals.

Li Qian had never dreamed of such a result.

“Can I dream about the finals again now?”

Li Qian couldn't help but fantasize in his heart.

However, he knew very well that Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang's opponents in the semi-finals were Francesca and Dadakjochik respectively.

It's a bit difficult to beat these two people.

"Anyway, I've made it to the semi-finals, which is enough. Why would I need a bicycle?"

Li Qian was calm and said, "Just do your best."

At this time, Chen Jin stood up and said, "Let's go and wait for Xie Mingyang in the lounge."

When the three of them got up to leave, they saw Xie Mingyang shaking hands with Matsushima Terusora.

Return to the lounge.

Shortly after.

Then he saw Xie Mingyang walking towards him with a bag.

"Thank you Mingyang, well done!"

Li Qian rushed over first, hugged Xie Mingyang's arms, patted them hard, and smiled from ear to ear, "I'm proud of you!"

"Thank you, Mr. Li."

Xie Mingyang smiled.

"Congratulations on reaching the semi-finals."

Chen Jin smiled.

"Thank you."

A hint of gratitude flashed in Xie Mingyang's eyes.

This was not only a way to thank Chen Jin for his post-match blessing, but also to thank Chen Jin for accompanying him in practicing and exchanging experiences these days.

If it weren't for Chen Jin, he might not have been able to defeat Matsushima Terusora in terms of control over the island.

"thank you too."

Xie Mingyang turned and said to Zhang Jiahao.

"Why are you thanking me?"

Zhang Jiahao's face was gloomy, and he curled his lips and said, "A weasel is wishing a happy new year to a duck?"

"what?"

Chen Jin smiled and said, "Jiahao, you have a clear understanding of your position."

"Of course."

Zhang Jiahao raised his head and said, "It is important for a person to know himself!"

"Mr. Xie, don't think I don't know you are making fun of me."

"I'm telling you, the reason I didn't make it to the semifinals was because I had bad luck in the draw. I met Dako in the quarterfinals."

"If it was Matsushima Terusora, I would also be able to make it to the semi-finals."

Without arguing with Zhang Jiahao, Xie Mingyang said sincerely: "No matter what, thank you everyone."

"A verbal thank you is useless."

Zhang Jiahao curled his lips and said, "If you have the guts, come up with something practical."

"OK."

Xie Mingyang said, "After the game, I will treat everyone to a tour of Lima, and I will cover all the expenses."

Zhang Jiahao originally wanted to say a few more words.

But he was interrupted by Li Qian: "I'm hungry, let's go back and eat first."

"As for eating, drinking and having fun, we'll talk about it after the game."

The four returned to the room.

while eating.

Li Qian took out his cell phone, pulled up the game schedule and placed it on the table.

“As expected, the ones who advanced to the semi-finals with you are Francesca and Darko Yochik.”

Li Qian looked a little serious, "Besides, the semi-finals will start this afternoon."

"Is the schedule so tight?"

Xie Mingyang frowned, "We still have doubles in the afternoon."

"Correct."

Li Qian nodded, "Your men's doubles match is fine, the time is 2:45, and your singles match is at 6:10."

"After the doubles match, you still have three or four hours to rest, adjust, and recover your strength."

"But Chen Jin, you..."

At this point, Li Qian looked at Chen Jin with some concern, "Your competition schedule is quite tight."

"The mixed doubles final starts at 4 o'clock, and the singles semi-finals are at 5:10."

"This means that after you finish playing mixed doubles, you have to rush to singles right away, with no rest in between. This is a huge test of your physical strength."

more importantly.

Chen Jin's opponent in the semi-finals is the top seed of this tournament, Francesca.

It was already difficult to fight, and now he was at a disadvantage in terms of physical strength.

The difficulty level of winning skyrocketed.

"Fuck, the gap between the two games is only an hour?"

Zhang Jiahao shouted, "Isn't this too unfair?"

"The competition system is fair to everyone."

Li Qian said.

The reason for this situation was mainly because he had not expected before the game that Chen Jin would be able to make it to the semi-finals.

Therefore, Chen Jin had to take on two tasks, which led to this situation.

Of course, the competition system cannot be blamed.

"Can……"

Without waiting for Zhang Jiahao to finish his words.

Chen Jin smiled calmly: "Isn't one hour enough?"

"Chen Jin."

Li Qian looked at Chen Jin, hesitant to speak.

"Master Li, don't worry."

Chen Jin knew what he was thinking, "I will definitely get the mixed doubles championship back for you!"

The mixed doubles playing style of him and Li Linghan is all about quick decisions.

Half an hour is enough to end the battle.

The remaining half an hour is more than enough to rest and recover your strength.

Besides, compared with Francesca, the thirty-year-old veteran, I am younger.

Be it energy or physical strength, they are all superior.

Chen Jin was not panicked at all.

What's more, there are different ways of fighting when you are physically exhausted.

Worrying before the game is in vain.

In Li Qian's opinion.

The result of reaching the semi-finals in singles is certainly gratifying.

The doubles championship was originally within the scope of the pre-match tasks.

Therefore, there is no room for error.

But, for Chen Jin, singles results are naturally more important.

We finally made it to the semi-finals. Although the hope of advancing to the finals is slim, we must still try our best.

What if we really make it to the finals?
Li Qian was very conflicted and didn't know how to choose.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jin had already understood Li Qian's thoughts.

He took the initiative to propose before Li Qian could speak.

good boy!
With a hint of guilt in his eyes, Li Qian patted Chen Jin on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's my own choice, so why should I worry about it?"

Chen Jin smiled.

After dinner.

As usual, I rested for half an hour.

Then, rush to the training hall.

When we arrived at the training hall, we saw Coach Deng Yang and three members of the female team appear almost at the same time.

You'll know after chatting.

The situation on the women's team is similar to that on the men's team.

Ye Sijia and Lin Xinyu both advanced to the semi-finals, while Li Linghan, like Zhang Jiahao, lost to Oto Satsuki of the Neon team and fell in the quarter-finals.

In addition, in the afternoon matches, in addition to the semi-finals, the women's team also has doubles. "Oh my, the women's team is very strong this time."

Li Qian smiled.

"The main reason is that the real masters haven't come yet, so we can only treat it as a training exercise."

Deng Yang sighed, "Your men's team is also very strong, and two of them have made it to the semi-finals."

"On our men's team, there are many experts."

Li Qian smiled bitterly, "Francesca and Darko Jockey, both of them are ranked very high in the world."

"Old Deng, you're going to be very happy this time. Can you take home the women's singles championship for free?"

Deng Yang crossed his arms, looked at Ye Sijia and Lin Xinyu with a smile, and said confidently: "Maybe we can take the first and second place."

"Fuck, you really made a fortune this time."

Li Qian was extremely envious.

"Don't you men's team have hope too?"

Deng Yang said with a smile.

"not much hope."

Li Qian waved his hand and said, "I am already satisfied to be able to enter the semi-finals."

"As for the finals, I don't even dare to think about it, let alone the championship."

Deng Yang looked at him and smiled, "You really haven't thought about it?"

"I thought about it."

Feeling a little guilty when being looked at by Deng Yang, Li Qian chuckled and finally admitted, "But so what? It's just wishful thinking."

"I don't think so."

Deng Yang restrained some of his jokes and looked up, "Although I am the coach of the women's team, I have also observed your men's team."

"I think Chen Jin has the ability and potential to win the championship."

"Besides, Xie Mingyang is not bad either."

Hear the words.

Li Qian's heart was slightly moved.

Old Deng actually thinks so highly of Chen Jin?

However, if you think about it carefully, judging from Chen Jin's performance in previous competitions, it seems that he really has a hope of winning the championship!

Is it...

Could it be...

Li Qian rubbed his hands excitedly.

But he said, "You can pull it."

"I don't deny Chen Jin's potential, but this is his first time participating in an international competition. He lacks experience in major competitions and his opponents are strong. His chances of winning are slim."

When he reached middle age, Li Qian made a very profound summary of his own experience.

No matter what it is, once you say it, nine times out of ten it will backfire.

Instead, if you keep it in your heart, there may still be a possibility of realization.

Perhaps, this is what the ancients called "Things are accomplished through secrecy, and are ruined through disclosure."

Based on this, the more Li Qian thought about it, the less likely he would admit it.

Although this move is a bit metaphysical and may not work every time, Li Qian has already developed a habit of it.

Deng Yang smiled and said, "How about... we play a game?"

"never mind."

Li Qian quickly waved his hands, "I don't play this."

While talking.

His eyes turned and looked towards Chen Jin.

But when he saw Chen Jinzheng and Li Linghan training in doubles together, he couldn't help but look a little more expectant.

As soon as she saw Chen Jin, Li Linghan said somewhat disappointedly: "In the singles match, I lost to Oto Satsuki 1 to 3."

Just finished speaking.

She quickly added, "But don't worry, I will never let the loss in singles affect our doubles."

"Of course I believe it."

Chen Jin smiled and said, "What we lost in singles, we can regain in doubles."

"Ok!"

Li Linghan's eyes lit up and she nodded heavily.

Perhaps, this is the only chance in my life to win an international championship, so how could I miss it easily?

What's more, with Chen Jin as his partner, he feels more at ease.

"Our tactics this time are the same as before."

Chen Jin seemed to have a plan in mind, his expression and tone were full of confidence, "With the running-in of the first two competitions, I believe that the champion of the final will be us!"

"Chen Jin."

Li Linghan hesitated for a moment, "How about...we adjust our tactics a little bit?"

"why?"

Chen Jin was slightly stunned.

"I know you made it to the singles semi-finals, and your opponents are very strong, and the time is tight."

Li Linghan said boldly, "If I take the lead in attacking, you won't be so tired, and you can save your energy for the semi-finals."

Although Chen Jin deliberately concealed the fact that the mixed doubles final and his singles semi-final were time-sensitive, Li Linghan was always paying attention to Chen Jin's game schedule and had already discovered clues.

Whether it is bonus points or personal honors, mixed doubles is obviously far less valuable than singles.

According to Li Linghan's idea.

She would rather lose the mixed doubles championship than let Chen Jin hold her back and waste an opportunity to reach the finals.

Therefore, she took the initiative to put forward this suggestion.

Looking at Li Linghan's worried face, Chen Jin was stunned at first, then he smiled.

"Do not worry."

Chen Jin was still so confident, "Let's try to win the mixed doubles within half an hour, so I will have enough time to recover my strength and face the singles semi-finals."

"If you were to attack instead, it might delay the tempo of the game and cause the game to be prolonged, which would be a bit risky."

Upon hearing this.

Li Linghan thought about it and it seemed to be true.

With his own offensive ability, he certainly cannot end the game as quickly as Chen Jin.

This would actually prolong the game and affect Chen Jin's rest time.

"I understand."

Li Linghan had no choice but to give up, "Half an hour, quick decision."

……

Although the level of the Lima regular challenge is lower, it is the final after all.

The atmosphere upon entering the venue is very different from before.

Athletes from both teams must wait in the waiting area in advance and can only go on stage after being introduced by the host.

You have to arrive at the backstage of the stadium some time in advance.

"Enrique, do you remember who our opponent is?"

Julia Takahashi looked around but didn't see her opponent, so she couldn't help feeling curious.

"Whoever he is!"

As Enrique swung his racket, he said nonchalantly, "Except God, no one can stop us from winning the mixed doubles championship."

The words have not yet fallen.

Sudden.

There were footsteps behind me.

"Has the opponent finally arrived?"

Julia couldn't wait and looked back.

But at the end of the corridor, I saw a man and a woman, wearing red jerseys and carrying backpacks, walking side by side at a leisurely pace.

They walked with firm and confident steps, and their every move was in perfect harmony.

"Wow."

Julia's eyes lit up. "Is it an angel descending to earth?"

"What angel descended from the earth? You..."

Enrique looked a little unhappy and turned his head to look.

As soon as I saw the boy's face.

Enrique's eyes suddenly widened and his mouth opened as if he was petrified.

"Oh, my God!"

Enrique exclaimed in a low voice, shuddering all over.

"What's wrong, Enrique?"

Julia was quite surprised by Enrique's extreme behavior.

Weren't you full of confidence just now?
How come in the blink of an eye it felt like I had really seen God?
Gulu!

Enrique swallowed hard, his eyes filled with fear and terror: "Our opponent in the mixed doubles final is actually him?"

"Who?"

Julia became more and more curious.

"Chen Jin."

Looking at Enrique's expression, it was as if he had said a taboo name, "The Chinese teenager who beat me in the top 32 of the singles."

"what?"

Julia suddenly realized, "The Satan you mentioned before, turned out to be him."

From a distance, "But this young man doesn't look like Satan."

"My dear Julia, you must not be fooled by Satan's behavior."

Enrique was still terrified. "Although this boy looks like an angel now, once he is on the court, he will immediately turn into Satan and ruthlessly tear his opponents apart."

"It's over. We've run into this Satan. Our championship bonus is completely gone."

Enrique and Julia are both players from Brazil.

The purpose of coming here to participate in the competition this time was to win the prize money for the mixed doubles championship.

But now, all efforts and hopes have turned into nothing because of Chen Jin.

"Isn't the Chinese team the strongest table tennis team in the world? Why are they competing with us small fry for the mixed doubles championship?"

Enrique felt desperate, "It's really unfair."

Looking at Enrique, who looked desperate, Julia still had some doubts in her heart: "Look at this Chinese boy, he is a few years younger than me, is he really as scary as Enrique said?"

At this moment.

Chen Jin and Li Linghan had already approached and saw Enrique and Julia.

"what?"

Chen Jin recognized Enrique and said, "What a coincidence, it's actually his?"

"know?"

Li Linghan asked.

"Ah."

Chen Jin smiled and said, "We have faced the top 32 in singles."

"Then he is very unlucky."

Li Linghan smiled.

No matter what, they were once opponents, so they can be considered acquaintances.

Chen Jin walked forward, smiled, and waved to Enrique: "Hi."

"Mud, mud monkey."

Enrique gritted his teeth and timidly greeted Chen Jin.

On the contrary, Julia introduced herself in English with a strong dialect accent: "Hi, my name is Giulia Yuri Takahashi, nice to meet you."

With Chen Jin and Li Linghan's English level, they can only understand "Selling rotten wood for a day"

As for what "name" is, I have no idea.

This scene is somewhat embarrassing.

Chen Jin could only respond: "Hey, I'm Chen Jin, selling rotten wood for a day, and I'm nice and oily..."

"She just said Nestumiti oil, you should have said 'tut'."

Li Linghan reminded in a low voice.

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot."

Chen Jin quickly added, "There is also a 'vomit'."

Fortunately, although Enrique and Julia are both Asian, their ancestry is not Chinese, so they cannot understand the conversation between Chen Jin and Li Linghan.

After a brief exchange of words, both sides walked away.

There was silence.

No one dared to breathe heavily.

Especially Enrique, who glanced at Chen Jin from the corner of his eyes from time to time, his expression full of fear and fear.

After a few minutes.

The staff came to inform the athletes from both sides to prepare to enter the venue.

Each of their backpacks was handed over to their respective coaches and carried into the stadium in advance.

Backstage, one can still hear the host's passionate introduction.

Enrique and Julia entered first.

Standing at the entrance of the passage, Chen Jin turned his head to look at Li Linghan and smiled, "Are you nervous?"

"Kind of."

Li Linghan nodded.

It was my first time participating in the final of such an international competition. I had no experience at all, so it would be strange if I wasn’t nervous.

He took several deep breaths, but was unable to suppress his raging heartbeat.

My hands and feet are even colder.

That's when.

The staff member next to them made a gesture and whispered to remind the two to go on stage.

"let's go."

Chen Jin stretched out his right hand, smiling as warmly as spring, "Let's go in hand in hand and fight side by side."

"As I said, if we win, we celebrate together, and if we lose, we bear the consequences together."

"Ok!"

After a little hesitation, Li Linghan placed her hand on Chen Jin's palm.

The two shook hands gently.

Then, with firm steps, he walked through the entrance passage and towards the stadium.

(End of this chapter)