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

Chapter 165 Xie Mingyang: Your forehand charge is much weaker than Chen Jinke’s!

Back to the hotel.

Since our rooms were on different floors, I waved goodbye to Ma Taki in the elevator.

Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang walked side by side in the long corridor.

"I suddenly discovered a problem."

Xie Mingyang frowned slightly.

"what is the problem?"

Chen Jin turned his head and looked at Xie Mingyang, feeling a little surprised.

"I find you seem to be a popular person."

Xie Mingyang nodded.

"what?"

Chen Jin was stunned for a moment, "Why?"

"I want to see you in the finals, and Team Dragon also wants to see you in the finals."

Xie Mingyang asked, "If you are not popular, then what are you?"

"Listen to what you said..."

Chen Jin pinched his chin, thinking, "Why do I feel like I'm seeing a bloody love triangle?"

"Ah."

Xie Mingyang nodded, "You are that kind of silly and sweet heroine."

Chen Jin: "..."

"It just so happens that the Dragon team and I are both in the lower half of the group, so it is destined that only one of us can make it to the finals."

Xie Mingyang continued, "That is to say, if you want to meet me in the finals, Team Dragon and I must play a game first."

If you think about it carefully, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong.

But there are several prerequisites.

Chen Jin must successfully advance to the finals, and Xie Mingyang and Ma Long must meet in the finals in the lower half.

"seems like it."

Chen Jin laughed and said, "One is the GOAT of table tennis, and the other is a future star. The two of them fought just to see me... So should I change my name to Chu Yuxuan?"

"When you play the Dragons, I'll be in the audience yelling, 'Hey, you two, stop fighting'."

Xie Mingyang: “…”

While talking.

The room for the two of them was already in front of them.

Chen Jin took out his card and swiped it, then turned around and smiled, "Suddenly I have a sense of the scene."

"If that's the case, if you had to choose, who would you like to see make it to the finals, me or Team Dragon?"

Xie Mingyang asked.

"Nonsense, do I even need to choose?"

Chen Jin put down his backpack and said as he changed his shoes, "Of course it's Team Dragon."

"If I were you, I would pick the Dragon team too."

After saying this, Xie Mingyang threw his backpack at the door, turned around and walked towards the bathroom.

"Toilet or shower?"

Chen Jin asked hurriedly.

"bath."

Xie Mingyang answered casually.

After training with Ma Taki, he did not take a shower or change clothes in the lounge.

Instead, he went straight back to the hotel.

The sweat on my body had long been dried by the night wind.

"How long will it take this time? It won't be another hour, will it?"

Chen Jin was still frightened and knocked on the door, "Can I go to the bathroom first?"

"No."

"..."

Followed by.

Then I heard the sound of splashing water.

After living with Xie Mingyang for so long, Chen Jin has already figured out his habits.

Helpless, I could only smile bitterly.

I sat in a chair by the window and looked at the night view outside.

Immediately, the mobile phone connected to the Internet.

I chatted with Zhang Jiahao for a while and complained about Xie Mingyang's bath time.

When it is rising.

Sudden.

The phone vibrates, someone is making a video call.

Remark name, only one word.

"mom?"

Chen Jin hesitated for a moment, and finally slid the answer button.

The picture pauses.

next second.

A cute little round face suddenly caught Chen Jin's eyes.

"Pot~"

A baby-sounding little girl's voice was heard.

"Xixi?"

Chen Jin smiled.

The words were not finished.

The video screen shook violently.

The little girl's cell phone seemed to have been snatched away by someone.

Immediately, a low scolding was heard from the other end of the phone.

Chen Jin didn't hang up and waited quietly.

After a while.

The picture finally returned to normal.

But it was replaced by a middle-aged woman.

Big eye bags, dark circles under the eyes, even the video’s built-in beauty function cannot hide the work and fatigue on the face.

"Xiao Jin, I'm sorry."

The middle-aged woman looked apologetic. "Your sister... Xixi saw you on TV just now. When I wasn't paying attention, she took my phone and called you on video. I..."

"fine."

Chen Jin smiled gently, "It's so late, why haven't you slept yet?"

"I just came back from working overtime at the factory."

The middle-aged woman whispered, "Did I disturb your rest?"

"No."

Chen Jin shook his head slightly, the smile on his face never fading, "I just came back from training too."

"Training so late?"

The woman worriedly said, "Don't be too tired, your health is the most important."

Don’t you work overtime until this time? Chen Jin nodded: "Don’t worry, I know."

"By the way, National Day is coming soon. How many days off do you have?"

the woman asked.

"I have a game on the 1st."

Chen Jin smiled and said, "Maybe I will be free after the game on the 6th. I should come back then."

"number 6?"

The woman thought for a moment and said, "Okay, when you come back, I'll take a day off and have dinner with you."

"Would you like to ask Dad to come with you?"

Chen Jindao.

Hearing this, the woman's eyes clearly hesitated.

At this moment.

A middle-aged man suddenly leaned out and appeared in the video.

Wearing an apron, holding a spatula, smiling and waving hello.

"Xiao Jin."

The middle-aged man's eyes almost slit with laughter, "Long time no see."

"Uncle Wu."

Chen Jin smiled slightly.

"Your mother just came back from overtime, and she said she wanted to watch the replay of your game this afternoon."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Good luck in the competition. We must win the championship and bring glory to our country."

In fact, they don’t know that WTT is just a commercial competition and there is no question of winning glory for the country.

"I will."

Chen Jin smiled.

"By the way, I have discussed next month's living expenses with your mother."

The middle-aged man said, "Now that you are grown up, you have more places to spend money, so we will give you an extra 200 yuan every month in the future..."

The words were not finished.

Chen Jin quickly interrupted, "Uncle Wu, I was just about to tell you about this."

"I am now eating and living in the team, and I also get bonuses for playing in competitions, so you don't have to give me living expenses in the future."

"Your salary is not high to begin with. Besides Xixi, there is also Wu Rui..."

That's when.

Hearing the sound of the bathroom door opening, Chen Jin whispered, "Okay, I'm going to wash up, you guys go to bed early."

That’s all.

Hang up the video in a hurry.

"finished Wash?"

Chen Jin stood up and asked, "Why is it so fast this time?"

"Ah."

Xie Mingyang wrapped himself in a bath towel and wiped his wet hair. "You can continue chatting on the video. Don't worry about me."

"We're done talking."

Chen Jin smiled. "Really?"

Xie Mingyang glanced at Chen Jin and said, "To be honest, I heard everything."

"what?"

Chen Jin was stunned. "Is the soundproofing of the bathroom in this hotel so poor?"

"Your parents..."

Xie Mingyang hesitated.

"I have lived in my hometown since I was 3 years old, growing up with my father-in-law. They went to work in other places, and they only came back for two or three days at most throughout the year."

Chen Jin turned his head to look at the deep night view outside the window, his tone calm, "I heard from my father-in-law that when I was still young, one Chinese New Year, they came back and the neighbors jokingly pointed at my mother and asked me who she was. I said she was my aunt, and my father-in-law corrected me and said she was my mother. I said she was not my mother, my mother was here, and then I took out a photo album...hahahaha."

"A few years later, when I was 7 years old, they divorced..."

Listen quietly to Chen Jin's story.

A hint of apology flashed in his eyes, and Xie Mingyang whispered, "Sorry."

"It's okay. I've already given up on it."

Chen Jin turned around and grinned at him, "Some people and some things are really destined. Even if you live again, what is supposed to happen will still happen."

"All right."

"It's my turn to take a shower."

But Chen Jin hummed a song, took some clothes, and walked into the bathroom without looking back.

Xie Mingyang remained silent.

soon.

There was a sound of splashing water in the bathroom.

Xie Mingyang sat on the bed and looked at the blurry glass of the bathroom.

A few drops of water slid down.

……

The next day.

Early in the morning.

Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang had already arrived at the training hall, warmed up and stretched, and started training.

Because of this Grand Slam, there are a lot of participants.

Plus, in addition to singles, there are doubles events.

Therefore, the schedule is particularly tight.

The first round of 32 games must be played over two days.

Most of the matches in the upper half were scheduled for yesterday, the 29th.

Today, most of the games are in the lower half.

As for the match between Xie Mingyang and Zhang Yuzhen, it is expected to be completed at 12:45 noon.

However, one can imagine with the soles of one's feet that the game will definitely be delayed.

Chen Jin accompanied Xie Mingyang in training throughout the morning.

"I just sneaked in to watch Zhang Yuzhen's training."

Li Qian crossed his arms, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, "I found a few problems."

"what?"

Xie Mingyang asked.

“He has a good forehand, a weak backhand and good footwork.”

Li Qian said.

"and then?"

Xie Mingyang frowned.

"When we attack him, we can chop his backhand long ball and hold his position so that he can't actively exert force."

Li Qian talked freely.

"But he has good pace, so he will definitely turn sideways."

Xie Mingyang said.

"I'm not afraid of him turning sideways, I'm afraid of him not turning sideways."

Li Qian smiled and said, "I suggest that we simplify our next training and only practice one move, turning the backhand into a straight line."

"Change to a straight line?"

Xie Mingyang took a sip of water. "Zhang Yuzhen has good footwork. He must have thought about it a long time ago and must have been very careful about the forehand position."

"It doesn't matter, let him pounce."

Li Qian seemed to be confident and smiled confidently, "I'll see how many games he can save."

Without waiting for Xie Mingyang to speak.

Chen Jin nodded and said, "I think that Master Li's tactics are worth a try."

"No matter how good Zhang Yuzhen's footwork is, it takes a lot of physical strength to dive for his forehand."

“He can save one or two innings, but it’s hard for him to save three or four innings.”

"Of course, the premise is that your ability to change straight lines can indeed pose a threat to him."

After listening to Chen Jin's words.

Xie Mingyang suddenly fell into deep thought.

Although he kept saying that he would definitely win against Zhang Yuzhen in this match, the outcome is actually hard to predict as they haven't fought yet.

What's more, Zhang Yuzhen's strength should not be underestimated.

Xie Mingyang is just a newcomer who debuted not long ago, and it is indeed a bit stressful for him to fight against such a master.

With more tactical play, there will be more responses and adjustments on the field.

Just as he was pondering.

Li Qian continued, "If you can turn Chen Jin's forehand burst into a straight line, I believe you will have no problem facing Zhang Yuzhen."

Xie Mingyang's eyes suddenly lit up.

Enemy!

There’s nothing wrong with that!
Then, with the cooperation of Chen Jin, Xie Mingyang practiced hard to change the backhand into a straight line.

Eleven o'clock.

Go to the cafeteria to finish your meal.

I didn’t go back to the hotel and took a nap in the lounge for half an hour.

Then he returned to the training hall for the final warm-up.

Unsurprisingly.

As expected, the match between Xie Mingyang and Zhang Yuzhen was postponed to 1:10 p.m.

At the same time, there was also a match between Zhou Qihao and Wang Manyu.

Most of the audience came to see Wang Manyu.

Naturally, Xie Mingyang does not receive much attention.

However, Chen Jinshen was in the audience and occasionally shouted to Xie Mingyang to cheer him on.

As Xie Mingyang's off-court coach, Li Qian did his homework this time.

"Zhang Yuzhen has good pace, so let's keep him busy and make him tired of running on the court."

"So, the landing point and angle must be open, and the ball cannot be given too comfortably."

Li Qian said loudly, "It doesn't matter even if we lose two games. We must have confidence and we can still turn things around."

Unexpectedly, this saying came true.

5: 11.

10: 12.

As expected, Xie Mingyang lost the first two games.

It has to be said that Zhang Yuzhen's pace has indeed inherited the fine tradition of the Korean team, and is a bit like Ryu Seungmin's back then.

After watching the two games, Xie Mingyang has controlled the landing point and angle quite perfectly.

however.

Zhang Yuzhen always uses his exaggerated steps to dive across the table and force a reversal.

Especially in the first game, the pace was so fast, it was like flash had no CD.

However, in the second game.

Xie Mingyang gradually adapted to Zhang Yuzhen's playing rhythm.

In addition, the decisive tactic of changing the backhand to a straight line made Zhang Yuzhen complain bitterly.

The score was tense, rising alternately.

Although Xie Mingyang eventually lost the second game, Zhang Yuzhen's feel and physical strength had obviously declined a lot.

"Do you see it?"

During the break between games, Li Qian smiled and said to Xie Mingyang, "Zhang Yuzhen is tired and can't run anymore. Now is the time for us to counterattack."

"I've said before that I can accept being down 0-2."

"We're at the edge of the cliff. If we stretch our necks, we'll get stabbed. If we shrink our necks, we'll get stabbed, too. Let's just give it a try."

Li Qian's mouth was full of emotion, "If you win, you must shout it out to me and overwhelm the opponent with momentum."

"clear."

Xie Mingyang nodded.

In the third game, it was a do-or-die battle with full firepower.

Just as Li Qian said before, Zhang Yuzhen consumed too much energy in the first two games.

The pace was obviously much slower.

On the other hand, Xie Mingyang was like a ferocious wolf, fighting madly.

The key point is that during the fight, Xie Mingyang's feel gradually became hotter.

As Zhang Yuzhen's physical strength declined, even if he rushed sideways with a forehand, he could be easily countered by Xie Mingyang.

"Your forehand charge is much weaker than Chen Jin's."

Xie Mingyang became more and more successful in fighting.

"Cuo Le!"