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

Chapter 117 Mixed Doubles Championship!

Chapter 117 Mixed Doubles Championship! (5K, please order first!)
Enter the arena.

Almost all the lights in the venue were turned off, and it was pitch black all around.

Only the exciting background music and the inspiring voice of the host echoed in the venue.

When Chen Jin and Li Linghan appeared.

Sudden.

A dazzling light came on.

"Fuck!"

Chen Jin was startled.

But on the ground on both sides of the passage, there were several moving head lights, flashing continuously and changing colors, trying their best to create the atmosphere and appearance of the finals.

It’s a pity that the audience in the stands are still sparse and can be counted on one’s fingers.

At this time, Enrique and Julia were standing next to the referee and clapping softly.

Walk forward quickly.

Shaking hands.

With a "click", all the lights in the venue were finally lit up.

As the exciting and inspiring music faded away, the scene seemed a little deserted and empty.

Toss a coin to guess who will go first.

The opponent gets the serve.

Then, they came to the sidelines and discussed tactics during the last break before the game.

"Enrique, judging from your expression, where has the brave and confident Enrique that I know gone?"

Julia frowned. "Is this Chinese boy really that scary? He actually scared you like this."

"Julia, you've never fought him, so you don't know how terrifying he is."

Enrique sighed, his face full of despair, "We are bound to lose this game, and even God can't save us."

"Enrique, cheer up."

Julia shouted, "You have to understand, this is a doubles match, which is completely different from singles."

"Cooperation and tacit understanding, doubles requires cooperation and tacit understanding."

"I believe that our tacit cooperation is enough to make up for our lack of strength."

After being scolded by his teammates, Enrique thought carefully and felt that Julia's words made sense.

Singles is about individual strength, while doubles requires more coordination and tacit understanding.

Enrique and Julia are both players of the Brazilian team and have been teammates for many years.

In addition to this Lima station, the two have also partnered up before and competed in many doubles competitions together.

In terms of tacit understanding and cooperation, the two of them are definitely not inferior to any other pair of partners.

"Julia, you are absolutely right."

Enrique finally regained his confidence and regained some fighting spirit. "Although this Chinese teenager is very strong, his partner may not be as strong."

"We can use his teammates as a breakthrough point for offense, and maybe we can win the game."

Hear the words.

Julia smiled with satisfaction: "Good idea, this is the Enrique I know."

While saying this, he couldn't help but glance at Chen Jin next door.

This boy looks harmless, is he really as powerful as Enrique says?
at the same time.

While drinking water, Chen Jin reminded Li Linghan again: "Don't be nervous, and don't think too much. Follow the tactics we formulated before, play well, and we will definitely win."

He was worried that during the game, Li Linghan would change tactics without saying a word.

Therefore, take precautions in advance.

"Do not worry."

Li Linghan nodded, "I won't do anything rash."

After listening to Chen Jin's analysis of the pros and cons, she knew that only by trusting Chen Jin could she achieve a quick victory.

"Ah."

Chen Jin smiled slightly, "If it's a woman serving, you receive it, if it's a man serving, I receive it."

"Old rules, no need to bother with them on the table, just give them long balls and let them get going."

"Leave all the offense and counterattack to me, you just need to focus on control and defense."

After two games of cooperation, the two teams have gained a lot of tacit understanding with each other.

Li Linghan already understood without Chen Jin's further explanation.

Standing by and listening to their conversation silently, Li Qian said nothing.

But in my mind, I was thinking: "I have been sending messages to Coach Wang for so long, but I don't know if he has replied to me?"

"Are you still sleeping?"

"It's only an hour until the semi-finals, and my opponents are Francesca and Darko Jockey."

"Coach Wang, I can't do it alone. You have to give me some off-court guidance."

While Chen Jin and Li Linghan were discussing tactics, Li Qian quietly took out his cell phone from his pocket and took a look.

Still no one responded to the message.

"Over in China, it should still be early morning at this time."

Li Qian thought to himself, "Don't worry, wait a little longer."

The mind has not changed.

The referee reminds athletes from both teams to enter the field.

"Chen Jin, Li Linghan, come on."

Li Qian finally interrupted, "Try to win the championship for me."

“It’s not about striving, but about making sure.”

Chen Jin was full of confidence, "If I don't win the championship this time, I'll be beheaded."

"champion!"

Although Li Linghan was nervous, she was also full of confidence.

Pre-match sparring.

Only then did they realize that their two opponents, like them, held the racket with their right hands.

Chen Jin and Li Linghan smiled at each other.

This game is a sure win!
Compared with one on the left and one on the right, both of them hold the racket with their right hands, which tests the coordination of positioning and filling in the gaps more.

In addition, Chen Jin had fought against Enrique once before and was very familiar with his playing style.

While sparring, I roughly judged Julia's strength.

Chen Jin suddenly felt a lot more at ease.

"This woman is good at offense, but not so good at defense."

Before the game started, Chen Jin reminded Li Linghan at a very fast speed, "Also, your wrist strength is not enough, so when you give her the ball, remember to add some spin, the kind that spins hard and hard."

"it is good."

With such a great teammate around her, constantly reminding her of her opponent's strengths and weaknesses, Li Linghan just needs to concentrate on the game.

Even so, Li Linghan still felt nervous and under great pressure.

This is the final!
If I lose the championship because of my mistake, wouldn't I be ashamed of Chen Jin?

The more I think about it, the more nervous I feel.

Li Linghan took a deep breath and became extremely tense.

0: 0.

Julia serves.

According to the tactical arrangement before the game, Li Linghan was naturally responsible for receiving the serve.

But Julia was standing at the forehand position at a large angle at the baseline, serving with a backhand cut.

Short side down!
Li Linghan made a quick judgment, stepped forward, and rubbed the middle line halfway out of the stage.

The moment he received the ball, he started moving and dodged to the right.

Leave the entire table to Chen Jin.

opposite.

Enrique and Julia had already changed positions, turned sideways and hit a high lob.

Arc rotation, both are pretty good.

But this ball landed on Chen Jin's forehand half of the table.

"Isn't this a deliberate attempt to give me the opportunity to take action?"

Knowing that it was Julia who caught the ball, Chen Jin showed no sympathy at all.

"Snapped!"

Forehand burst, killing decisively.

The small ping-pong ball suddenly rushed towards Julia like a tiger descending from a mountain.

This ball was not only powerful and fast, but also very powerful.

Julia was so frightened that she didn't dare to take the attack head-on. She screamed and turned away.

however.

After all, I was still half a step slow.

"Snapped!"

The ping-pong ball hit Julia's left arm hard.

A circle of redness and swelling immediately appeared on Julia's fair arms.

"Ouch!"

Julia screamed, her face showing pain.

"Sorry."

Chen Jin had a blank expression on his face and raised his hand to signal.

When playing ball, it is normal to have some minor bumps and collisions.

Compared to basketball and football, table tennis is already quite gentle.

Of course, Chen Jin's explosive attack was quite powerful, and it still hurt when it hit the body.

What's more, the arms are not covered by clothes.

“茱莉娅.”

Enrique quickly asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

"This ball was so hard, it hurt me so much."

Julia frowned, tears welled up in her eyes, and she rubbed the place where she was hit.

When I looked down, it was already black and blue.

"I've said it before, this guy is Satan."

Enrique smiled bitterly.

"Enrique, let's not worry about whether he is Satan or not."

Julia's tone was a little complaining, "Can you please move the ball a little more to the middle and not give him a chance to hit it straight?"

"OK."

Enrique was a little embarrassed.

Just as Julia said, the landing point of his ball just now was indeed not good.

This led to Julia being rushed by her opponent.

0: 1.

Julia calmed down and served again.

Backhand cut, short ball down the side.

Li Linghan adjusted the board shape to offset the rotation and directly hit a long ball to the opponent's backhand.

"Chance!"

Enrique swung the ball backhand and rushed forward diagonally.

I thought that the quality of his shot was enough to penetrate Chen Jin.

however.

He underestimated his opponent after all.

But Chen Jin stood in the middle of the table, pushed his body's center of gravity forward, and used his backhand to tear the opponent apart.

"Snapped!"

The force penetrates the bottom plate and the sound is deafening.

Julia filled in the position at an extremely fast speed, trying to defend with the backhand.

boom!
The ping-pong ball crashed into Julia's racket like a bull in heat.

The huge force penetrates the rubber and hits the core of the board directly.

A strong tremor, like an electric current, instantly ran up Julia's arm.

Julia was shocked: "Such a powerful force?"

Although she is a member of the Brazilian women's team, she has played against male players during daily training.

however.

She had never encountered such a powerful backhand blast.

Even the Brazilian table tennis champion Hugo Calderano, whose backhand blast is explosive, may not have such power.
I can't hold it down at all!
Not to mention Julia, a woman, even Enrique beside her could not withstand Chen Jin's explosive charge or tear.

0: 2.

Julia looked at Chen Jin in shock: "Enrique, I seem to understand now why you said this man is Satan."

"Julia..."

As if he had finally found a soulmate, Enrique was almost moved to tears, "Do you think we have a chance of winning?"

"The chance is smaller than a speck of dust."

Julia sighed, "Whatever, let's try again."

It is too early to give up when the game has just started.

Give it a try, what if there is still a chance to struggle?

Change sides to serve.

Glancing down, she saw Chen Jin raising his little finger under the table, and Li Linghan understood instantly.

He served a short forehand ball to the side and then immediately stepped away.

Enrique plays short.

He knew very well that the only way to win was to restrict Chen Jin's moves.

Chen Jin rubbed the ball long and deliberately gave the opponent a forehand half-out of the table.

At the moment of contact with the ball.

Suddenly shake your wrist to speed up the friction.

Julia rushed forward, turned sideways, and hit a high forehand loop.

However, the backward spin of Chen Jin's shot was particularly strong.

Although Julia also deliberately increased the strength of her wrist when pulling the ball.

However, with her wrist strength, the friction was not enough to offset the backspin.

"laugh!"

Pull the ball into the net.

Julia frowned, looked down at the racket out of habit, and reached out to wipe it: "Is this ball spinning like this? My wrist is almost broken, and I can't even pull it up?"

3: 0.

In just three goals, the gap in strength between the two teams was clear.

Moreover, the opponent's tactics are also very clear.

Li Linghan is responsible for control, while Chen Jin is responsible for offense.

Due to the deployment of serving and receiving, Julia almost always has to bear the defensive pressure when Chen Jin attacks.

But here's the thing.

Given the quality of Chen Jin's attack, how could a weak woman like her withstand it?
Of course, even if she was replaced by Enrique, she would still not be able to stop Chen Jin's attack.

The defense can't be stopped and the offense can't be penetrated.

If we continue like this, what's the difference between this and boiling a frog in warm water?
At this moment, Julia could finally empathize with Enrique.

They looked at each other with bitter faces.

"Just hold on, every point counts."

Enrique sighed and said, "We have made it to the finals, so even if we do badly, we will still be runner-up."

"it is good."

Julia also felt helpless.

Next game.

The cooperation between Chen Jin and Li Linghan, whether it is control, attack, or running to fill in the position, is becoming more and more tacit, and they are getting braver and braver as the game goes on.

On the other hand, although Enrique and Julia gritted their teeth and persevered, the gap in strength between them was as huge as the gap between heaven and earth.

The outcome is clear.

11: 1.

11: 2.

With a backhand twist, Chen Jin blew through his opponent again.

In less than half an hour, with a score of 3:0, Chen Jin and Li Linghan defeated Enrique and Julia to win the mixed doubles championship of the 2024 WTT Regular Challenge Lima Station.

At the same time, this is also the first international championship in the lives of Chen Jin and Li Linghan!
The moment the ball hits the ground.

Li Linghan felt relieved, as if all her strength had been suddenly drained away.

Snapped!
The racket fell to the ground.

Li Linghan couldn't help but burst into tears.

The journey seemed easy, but in fact, she was under tremendous psychological pressure.

After all, Chen Jin's strength is obvious to all.

She was always worried that she was holding Chen Jin back because of her.

Therefore, she was always so nervous and treading on thin ice in every game.

I was afraid that I would make a mistake and lose the game.

Fortunately, I have a god-level teammate like Chen Jin around me, who has a very accurate grasp of everything from tactical formulation to game details.

In the end, they lived up to expectations and won the mixed doubles championship.

this moment.

The emotions that have been suppressed for a long time can finally be completely released.

How could Li Linghan hold it in any longer?
He immediately covered his face and cried.

"The championship is ours, and the gold medal is ours too."

Chen Jin leaned over to pick up Li Linghan's racket, patted Li Linghan's shoulder, and comforted her softly, "We will have awards and photos later, so don't let your eyes get too swollen."

"Ah."

Li Linghan broke into a smile.

I quickly wiped away my tears with my hands.

At this moment.

Enrique and Julia also came over and congratulated the two on their win.

After shaking hands with the referee.

Back to the sidelines.

Li Qian was so excited that he clenched his fists and roared to vent his anger.

This mixed doubles championship is not only the first international championship for Chen Jin and Li Linghan, but also the first international championship for the team he led.

The significance of this is extraordinary!
"awesome!"

Li Qian was so excited that he choked up a little, "I'm proud of you."

"Thank you, Mr. Li."

Chen Jin and Li Linghan said in unison.

"Take a break first, we will have awards and photo sessions later."

Taking a deep breath and calming himself down, Li Qian smiled slightly.

“How long will it take?”

Chen Jin asked.

After all, there was a fierce battle waiting for him at 5:10.

His opponent is Francesca, so he dare not slack off.

"I have already negotiated with the staff, and it should be resolved soon."

Li Qian patted Chen Jin on the shoulder, signaling him not to be too anxious.

at this time.

A staff member came over and led Chen Jin and Li Linghan to the award ceremony area.

Li Qian was about to go along.

Sudden.

Mobile phone vibration.

Li Qian quickly took it out and took a look: "Fuck, you finally replied to my message?"

Unlock your phone and open the message.

It was a voice message from Wang Hao.

Li Qian tapped lightly and then put the phone to his ear.

Wang Hao's surprised voice came out from the microphone immediately: "Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang are both in the semi-finals? These two guys are good, and they have a promising future."

"You said their opponents in the semi-finals are Francesca and Dako? Well, these two are indeed not easy to beat..."

"Wait a moment, I'll get up and wash my face."

Li Qian smiled, put down his phone, and immediately sent a voice message.

"Coach Wang, I have another good news for you. Just now, Chen Jin and Li Linghan won the mixed doubles championship."

"I'm going to receive the award and take photos now."

After the message was sent, Li Qian looked towards the awarding area in the corner of the stadium.

The award ceremony area was very simple, with only a truss background.

There were no press interviews and no heavyweight award presenters.

Direct staff to do it.

However, there are still medals and trophies.

"Now all we need is tomorrow's men's doubles championship, and my mission as the team leader will be completely accomplished."

Li Qian smiled and said, "As for the men's singles champion... I still think it's a bit difficult."

In fact, when he first set out, he was worried that he might not win anything in this competition.

Now, I am content with just winning a mixed doubles championship, and I will let everything else take its course.

But in the award area, the staff had already prepared the medals and trophies.

The filming crew is also ready.

At this time, the phone vibrated again.

It was a voice message from Wang Hao: "Won the mixed doubles championship? So impressive? Hahahaha, we really didn't trust these young people wrongly."

On the other side of the phone, across the ocean, Wang Hao laughed heartily.

Although the mixed doubles championship in Lima is not of high quality, it is also an international event.

For young athletes like Chen Jin, this is a real achievement.

not to mention.

Chen Jin participated in his first international competition and not only won the mixed doubles championship, but also reached the men's singles semi-finals.

If we work hard, we may be able to make it to the finals.

no doubt.

Wang Hao was very satisfied with the performance of this junior fellow apprentice.

"Coach Wang, don't be too happy just yet."

Li Qian sent a voice message, "In half an hour, the semi-final between Chen Jin and Francesca will start. You have to give some advice."

Although he felt that it would be difficult for Chen Jin to win against a master like Francesca.

But, deep down, there is still a glimmer of hope.

With his abilities and not knowing much about Francesca, he naturally couldn't provide tactical advice to Chen Jin.

"I am Chen Jin's off-court coach after all, so how can I let Chen Jin fight alone?"

"Every bit of help is good. Even if I lose, there's nothing to regret."

Only then did Li Qian send a message to Wang Hao, seeking help from the head coach of the men's team.

"Francesca? His forehand and backhand strengths are relatively balanced. His forehand is of high quality and his ability to pull the ball continuously is also very good. His backhand is relatively more outstanding, and his shooting speed is very fast..."

Wang Hao spoke for a full minute, all of which were Francesca's advantages.

If time had been sufficient, Wang Hao would have remained unsatisfied.

Li Qian was speechless.

Boss, can't you elaborate on Francesca's weaknesses?

Doesn't Francesca have any weaknesses?

If this is the case, how can I formulate targeted tactics for Chen Jin?

I waited for a long time, looking at the "the other party is typing" message displayed on the top of the phone, but no message came.

Li Qian couldn't help but ask, "Coach Wang, how do you think Chen Jin should play?"

The message is sent.

There was a pause.

Wang Hao's voice came late.

"Coach Li, tell Chen Jin that when facing Francesca, he should just fight with all his might."