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

Chapter 133 World Ranking! Draw Ceremony!
Return to the room.

After washing up, it was still early.

Young people are full of energy, so how can they sleep?

They each lay on the bed, playing with their cell phones.

Chen Jin sat cross-legged on the bed, wearing headphones, watching the game.

As for Zhang Jiahao, he was lying there carefree, browsing various websites.

"Wang Chuqin's first three shots and backhand ability are very outstanding, especially his serve, we must pay attention to it..."

"Relatively speaking, forehand and high balls are his weaknesses..."

"Felix is ​​very fast. Whether it's backhand or forehand-backhand connection, the speed of his ball is like a machine gun, and the change of landing point is also very strong..."

"If you fight him, you can either use speed to beat him or use force to beat him..."

Just as Chen Jin was immersed in it.

Sudden.

boom!
Something huge fell from the sky.

The bed shook violently.

Chen Jin was caught off guard and was shocked.

Look carefully.

It turned out to be Zhang Jiahao. For some reason, he suddenly leaped over from his own bed.

"What are you doing?"

Chen Jin glared fiercely, still in shock.

"Brother Jin, it's updated, it's updated."

Zhang Jiahao was holding a mobile phone with an excited expression on his face.

"What's new?"

Chen Jin was puzzled.

"World ranking!"

Zhang Jiahao said, "It was supposed to be updated on Monday, but WTT, this makeshift team, I don't know what they were doing, it was delayed for several days, and it was only updated just now."

Even though he complained, he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.

World ranking?

Chen Jin's heart moved slightly.

In the Lima Regular Challenge, he won the men's singles championship and 400 points.

I don’t even know how high my world ranking can be with just 400 points.

Deep down, I can't help but feel a little bit excited.

"Chen Jin, Chen Jin, Chen Jin..."

Zhang Jiahao muttered to himself, searching for Chen Jin's name in the ranking list, "Found it."

"World ranking: 63rd."

Zhang Jiahao hugged Chen Jin tightly and shouted excitedly, "Brother Jin, you've made it into the top 100 in the world!"

"Awesome! Awesome!"

Hear the words.

Chen Jin was a little surprised: "With only 400 points, he's already ranked 63rd in the world?"

For a newcomer, it is a great honor to be ranked among the best in the world.

"Brother Jin, according to the world rankings this time, if you can win the Macau Championship and get a thousand points, you will be able to rank among the top 20."

Zhang Jiahao couldn't help but fantasize, "Two games and we're in the top 20 in the world, what does that mean?"

"Brother Jin, I wish to turn into your leg hair, hug your thighs, and never separate."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand with a smirk on his face, as if he wanted to secretly touch Chen Jin's thigh.

"roll!"

Chen Jin kicked him and said, "I don't have leg hair."

"It doesn't matter if you don't have leg hair."

Zhang Jiahao licked his face and smiled, "Hair from other places is fine too."

Chen Jin: "..."

"By the way, you and Xie Mingyang should also have points, right?"

Chen Jin changed the subject, "What are your rankings?"

"Our points were too low, so we didn't make it into the top 100."

Zhang Jiahao shrugged slightly and sighed, "Anyway, there is no hope for the two of us for now. Now we can only rely on Brother Jin to take off first and then take me flying."

"Brother Jin, let me do the math for you. If you win the Macau Championship, you will definitely be eligible to participate in the BJ Grand Slam next month."

"If I can win the BJ Grand Slam, I'll get 3,000 points and move directly into the top ten in the world rankings."

"Then, after participating in a few more championship games, I will surpass Wang Chuqin and become the world's number one in no time!"

Zhang Jiahao became more and more excited as he spoke, with saliva flying all over the mouth.

It seems like it has already come true.

"You have a nice idea."

Chen Jin smiled and said, "But please open your eyes and take a look at the world's number one points. It's over 7,000. There are not that many opportunities for you to participate now."

“We became the world’s number one, not by the number of entries, but by the quality.”

Zhang Jiahao said, "As long as we win every time we compete, wouldn't it be just seven championships with just 7,000 points?"

"hehe."

Chen Jin turned off the screen of his phone and placed it on the bedside table. "Turn off the lights and go to sleep. You can dream about anything."

……

Andaz Hotel.

A guest room.

Liu Dingsuo, who was originally playing with his mobile phone quietly, sat up suddenly as if he had discovered some treasure.

"7925?"

Liu Dingshuo was surprised and delighted. He turned his head and looked to the side, his eyes full of envy. "Chu Qin, the ranking has been updated. You are number one in the world again!"

"Moreover, he is leading by a huge margin, surpassing the second place Fan Zhendong by more than a thousand points."

"Humph, so what if you won the singles championship? Your world ranking is still ranked higher than Chu Qin..."

Perhaps because he has been the world's number one for too long, Wang Chuqin has long been numb to it.

Wang Chuqin hummed coldly without even raising his head.

Lying on the bed, with his right arm resting on the pillow, he continued to watch his short videos.

Seeing Wang Chuqin's cold reaction, Liu Dingsuo felt embarrassed and stopped talking.

I was bored and just scrolled down.

"Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong, Xiang Peng..."

"It's a pity that the coaching staff didn't give me a chance, otherwise, why wouldn't my name be on it?"

Think back to the beginning.

He was also known as a genius and made it into the national table tennis team with the results of National Youth Championship and World Youth Championship.

After being in the national table tennis team for nearly ten years, he was not even qualified to participate in regular challenge tournaments except for some marginal competitions.

It seems like he will always be just a sparring partner.

The more Liu Dingshuo thought about it, the worse he felt.

Trying to exit the page.

Sudden.

He saw a name: "Chen Jin?"

"This kid actually has a world ranking?"

"And there are sixty-three of them?"

Liu Dingshuo felt even more unbalanced. "How can a newcomer who just made it to the second team have such a high world ranking?"

"By the way, I heard that he won the Lima Regular Challenge Championship not long ago..."

Then, I checked the participation status of the Lima Regular Challenge on the Internet.

As far as he knows, the level of the Lima station event is very low and the distance is far, so the Chinese national table tennis team has never sent anyone to participate in previous years.

"You participated in a water competition and won the championship. Do you really think you are so great?"

Liu Dingsuo was furious.

The mind has not changed.

When he saw Chen Jin's opponents in this competition, "Tanaka Yuta, Huang Yancheng, Francesca, Darko Jockey..."

Liu Dingshuo fell silent suddenly.

……

The next day.

Have breakfast at the hotel.

Gather in the hotel lobby at 8:30.

Everyone took a bus to the East Asia Sports Center.

Adapt to the playing field.

Then, he started training again.

During lunch.

Li Qian brought a piece of news: "I just received a notice from the organizer that the Lebrun brothers and Hugo have withdrawn from the competition."

"what?"

Chen Jinyi frowned, "Brother Lebrun withdrew from the competition?"

Originally, he wanted to compete with Felix in this game.

But unexpectedly, Felix voluntarily withdrew from the competition.

It's really a bit unexpected.

Moreover, the draw was about to take place tomorrow, so I was so happy for nothing.

"Both brothers withdrew from the competition?" Looking at Chen Jin, Zhang Jiahao also frowned, "Felix also withdrew?"

He knew that the person Chen Jin most wanted to defeat in this Macau Championship was the current world number one straight player.

Unexpectedly, before the fight even started, this guy suddenly withdrew from the competition.

"Ah."

Li Qian nodded.

“Why did you withdraw?”

Chen Jin asked.

"I don't know."

Li Qian shook his head.

"Of course, they must have been frightened by your aura, Brother Jin, and fled before the battle."

Zhang Jiahao said half-jokingly.

Ignoring Zhang Jiahao, Chen Jin thought for a moment and asked again, "Where is Qiu Dang?"

There were only three straight-blade players among the contestants.

Now that one of them has withdrawn from the competition, only he and Qiu Dang are left.

If Qiu Dang also withdraws from the competition, this trip will be somewhat regrettable.

Of course, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

But this time it was different, Coach Wu was also present.

"Qiu Party did not withdraw from the competition."

Li Qian said.

"That is not bad."

Chen Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief, "I hope I can have a match with Qiu Dang this time."

Whether or not he will encounter the Qiu party is not something he can decide; it depends on the results of tomorrow's draw.

It also depends on whether the two can meet in the competition.

In case you are not in the same zone and are eliminated early, you will have no chance to meet.

A day of training passed quickly.

September 7, 2 p.m.

A group of athletes gathered together to participate in the draw ceremony.

Contestants from home and abroad have all arrived.

Tomokazu Harimoto, Moregaard, Ocharov...all of them are heavyweight players in the world table tennis world.

Chen Jin even found a few familiar faces in the crowd.

Francesca, Darko Yochik, and Terusora Matsushima.

Except for Matsushima Terusora.

Francesca and Dako had just fought with Chen Jin, and both lost to Chen Jin.

Unexpectedly, we met again not long after.

They couldn't help but smile at each other.

As for Matsushima Terusora, his eyes lit up when he saw Chen Jin.

"It was a pity that I didn't get to play against Chen Jinjun last time in Lima."

Matsushima Terusora looked expectant, "I hope I can get what I want this time."

As a newcomer to the national table tennis team, Chen Jin is not very familiar with Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun and others.

Therefore, when they sat together, there was not much communication between them.

On the contrary, Lin Shidong, who was only a few years older than Chen Jin, took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Chen Jin: "I heard Xie Mingyang talk about you. Although you use a straight blade, your backhand is very strong."

“You have a strong backhand.”

Chen Jin smiled.

"If there is a chance in this competition, let's give it a try?"

Lin Shidong raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"I can't ask for it."

While talking.

With the host's announcement, the draw ceremony for the Macau Championship officially began.

Everyone's eyes were suddenly focused on the large LED screen in front of them.

There are 32 male and 32 female contestants in this competition.

Just like the regular challenge, it is divided into the upper and lower half.

Each half district is divided into four small districts.

According to the rules, the top four seeded players are in four divisions based on the world ranking.

Therefore, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, Zhang Benzhihe and Lin Gaoyuan were the first to draw lots.

最终王褚钦在1/8区，张本智和在3/8区，林高源在6/8区，梁靖琨在8/8区。

As the draw proceeds.

Shortly after.

Chen Jin's name and photo appeared on the big screen.

Zone 2/8!
"Ok?"

Chen Jin's eyes darkened slightly. "Sure enough, Coach Wu guessed it right. Wang Chuqin and I are really in the same half."

Although the two cannot meet in the first round.

However, if both of them successfully advance to the second round, they will face off in the round of 16.

"I don't know who my opponent will be in the first round?"

Chen Jin was full of anticipation, "I hope I can get a Qiu party directly."

“Even if he is not a Chiu Party member in the first round, I hope he can appear in the top half.”

soon.

The draw results have been announced.

Chen Jin's opponent in the top 32 round was actually...

"Ocharov?"

Chen Jin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Unexpectedly, his opponent is the "philosophical master" of table tennis and the iron dragon guardian Ocharov!
I couldn't help but turn my head and look at Ocharov who was not far away.

Ocharov happened to look over.

"So young?"

As soon as he saw Chen Jin, Ocharov was also stunned. "I've never seen him before. Is he a newcomer to the Chinese team?"

Their eyes met in the air and they smiled at each other.

Then he turned his head.

Ocharov thought to himself: "A player who can participate in the championship must be someone famous."

Think of this.

He quietly took out his cell phone and searched online.

"In the Lima Regular Challenge, Chen Jin defeated Francesca and Darko Yoczyk to win the singles championship?"

Ocharov frowned, "Did you lose even those two guys?"

At this time, Francesca was sitting next to him.

"Don't underestimate this Chinese kid."

Francesca reached out and patted Ocharov on the shoulder, and said seriously, "He is really strong."

"You lost to him?"

Ocharov's eyes widened.

"Ah."

Francesca sighed, "Not only me, but Darko also lost."

"I wish you good luck."

Looking at the sincere expression on the face of this old teammate next to me, it doesn't seem like he is joking.

Ocharov frowned again: "Is this Chinese boy named Chen Jin really that strong?"

"Do not believe?"

Francesca asked, "Do you still remember the sixteen-year-old Fan Zhendong?"

Sixteen-year-old...Fan Zhendong?

Ocharov's body trembled.

The memory of the dead suddenly attacks violently.

Back then, the sixteen-year-old Fan Zhendong became famous in the match with him and shocked the entire world table tennis world.

"Why did you suddenly mention Fan Zhendong?"

Ocharov smiled bitterly, "Can't you bring up something happy?"

"I just want to tell you that this Chinese boy named Chen Jin is probably not weaker than the sixteen-year-old Fan Zhendong."

Francesca looked at Ocharov with some pity.

What do you mean?
Do the young geniuses of the Chinese team all like to step on my head and become famous around the world?

Ocharov's eyes sank slightly, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Chen Jin again.

At this time, Chen Jin had already focused his attention on the big screen.

Compared to Ocharov.

He was more concerned about the results of the Qiu party's lottery.

"Area 7/8?"

Chen Jin crossed his arms and frowned, "So, unless both of us make it to the finals, it's impossible for us to meet before then."

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