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

Chapter 167: The top matches, the slave style of play, get off work at the speed of light!
Nothing to do in the afternoon, training at the gym.

As a newcomer to the second team, Xie Mingyang reversed the game against Zhang Yuzhen with a score of 3:2.

The news had already spread throughout the team.

For a time, there was a lot of discussion.

"Xie Mingyang? Who is he? Why haven't I heard of him before?"

"It seems that he is a rookie from the second team who played in the tryouts with Chen Jin."

"Another newcomer? Holy shit, are the newcomers this year so strong?"

"I remember that he seemed to be the sparring partner of Lin Shidong and Chen Jin in the Macau Championship. How come he can enter the Grand Slam so quickly?"

"Yeah, I've been working hard for two or three years to finally get the chance to play in this qualifying tournament. How long has it been since he was promoted to the second team?"

"It's just winning a game, not winning the championship. There's no need to make such a fuss."

"Right, right, right. Winning and losing are common in the military. It won't be too late to brag if you can make it through the next round."

……

Upon learning that Xie Mingyang had defeated Zhang Yuzhen, Ma Long took the initiative to step forward and congratulate Xie Mingyang.

"I really saw the right person."

Ma Long smiled and said, "Keep up the good work in the next game."

"Thank you, Dragon Team."

Xie Mingyang's words had a hidden meaning.

Wang Hao was also happy at the scene.

The reason why so many newcomers were invited to participate in this Grand Slam is, to a certain extent, to train for echelon building.

However, Xie Mingyang was not originally on the original list of participants, including the qualifying round.

With the strong recommendation of Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang's performance in Lima.

The coaching staff then made an exception and gave Xie Mingyang a qualifying spot.

Unexpectedly, Xie Mingyang lived up to everyone's expectations and not only made it through the qualifying round.

In the first round of the finals, he eliminated the famous Korean player Zhang Yuzhen.

Wang Hao had to receive some praise and encouragement.

At the same time, he was secretly glad that he didn't serve as Xie Mingyang's off-field coach.

Having said that, given Xie Mingyang's current record, he is not qualified to be given off-court guidance by the head coach of the national table tennis men's team.

"Be careful of arrogance and impetuosity, and keep working hard."

Wang Hao encouraged him a few words, "Try to get a good grade."

Having said this, he walked away.

Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang trained until half past five before going to the cafeteria.

Since neither of them had a match tonight, there was no rush.

After dinner.

Take a short break.

Straight to the audience.

There are still several games starting in the evening.

But Chen Jin and the others were only concerned about two games.

In the first match, Danish player Jonathan Gross faced Swedish player Mathias Falk.

The winner between the two will be Xie Mingyang's opponent in the next round.

Xie Mingyang naturally would not miss their game.

While watching the game with Chen Jin, I observed the playing styles of both players so that I could have a better idea of ​​what was going on.

Although there was some difference in the rankings between the two players, the match was particularly tense.

The battle lasted for nearly fifty minutes, with three wins in five games.

This is how the winner is determined.

In the end, Jonathan Gross won the game with a big score of 3:2 and advanced to the next round.

"Another left-handed horizontal board."

After watching the game, Xie Mingyang said lightly.

"how?"

Chen Jin smiled and said, "Are you thinking of an old friend?"

"Do not."

Xie Mingyang said, "I just want to say that I have a lot of experience playing left-handed horizontal racket."

at the same time.

The Magic City team is thousands of miles away.

Zhang Jiahao, who was training, was caught off guard and suddenly sneezed loudly.

"what happened?"

Zhang Jiahao rubbed his nose and asked, "Someone is talking about me and saying bad things about me?"

"It must be Xie!"

……

Except for this game.

The match between Ma Taki and Pitchford has attracted much attention.

Surprisingly.

When the host announced that Ma Taki would appear on stage.

Ma Taki actually appeared in front of everyone, holding two little boys, one on the left and one on the right.

This scene caused a sensation in the whole audience.

"what?"

Xie Mingyang showed a look of surprise on his face, "Is this Captain Long's son?"

"Team Long actually brought his family to participate in the competition?"

Such a scene is unprecedented.

Chen Jin's heart sank slightly: "Is it true that Team Long is considering this Grand Slam as his final battle?"

Perhaps it was the bonus of having his family watching the game live, Ma Taki was in hot form and in great shape in this match.

11: 5.

11: 7.

11: 8.

With a big score of 3:0, they swept Pitchford and successfully advanced to the next round.

"Team Dragon's competitive state shows no signs of decline. Instead, it has become even more perfect, as if it has reached a state of perfection."

Chen Jin nodded and said, "He regards this Grand Slam as his farewell match."

"Maybe I really need to give up my seat to someone else."

Xie Mingyang said.

Back then, Ma Taki was also known as the "Prince of the Beijing Team".

At the World Table Tennis Championships, Wang Hao blocked Ma Taki from the finals and semifinals three times.

Later, Wang Hao retired and Ma Taki won the World Table Tennis Championships.

Therefore, there is a saying that "Wang Hao will not retire until Ma Taki retires."

I thought the reason why Wang Hao retired was to make way for Ma Long.

But in fact, Wang Hao is a Buddhist when playing basketball.

Since reaching its peak in 09, in the following years, due to factors such as weight gain, it gradually fell into a "championship drought".

Judging from Wang Hao's record before his retirement, there is no reason for him to give up his position.

After all, the number one player of the national table tennis team at that time was Zhang Jike.

And Zhang Jike stepped on Wang Hao and won the fastest Grand Slam in history.

As for the rumor of giving up his position, it was probably because of the three World Table Tennis Championships, when Liu Guoliang said in an interview that Wang Hao "has lost another great general to me", and Ma Taki's self-mockery that he "thanked Wang Hao for retiring".

Looking at the records of Ma Long and Wang Hao's matches, Ma Long's winning rate is even higher than Wang Hao's.

However, in the three World Table Tennis Championships, Wang Hao did become Ma Taki's inner demon.

It was not until the 15 World Table Tennis Championships in Suzhou that Ma Taki defeated Fang Bo, and this marked the beginning of his journey to becoming a god.

And now, Ma Taki's condition, although it has declined compared to his peak, is not bad at all.

Besides, they just won another World Cup title a few months ago.

"Ugh."

Chen Jin sighed, "Looking at the performance of the Dragon team in this game, maybe they can really make it to the finals."

"I have to work hard in tomorrow's game."

……

10 month 1 day.

national day.

Eight in the morning.

Chinese table tennis players gathered outdoors to participate in the flag-raising ceremony.

Then, training began.

By the third day of competition, half of the contestants had been eliminated.

Therefore, the training hall was not as crowded and noisy as the previous two days.

"Today I can finally give Chen Jin an off-court coaching."

Li Qian was secretly delighted.

I gave off-court coaching to Xie Mingyang yesterday. Although we won the game in the end, it was very stressful.

In comparison, he prefers to be Chen Jin's off-court coach.

How easy it is!
What's more, Chen Jin's opponent this time was not very powerful. He didn't even need to worry about the tactical arrangements, as long as he did a good job of logistics.

Just when Li Qian was secretly delighted.

At this moment.

Wang Hao walked over and said to Chen Jin: "Your opponent today is not very strong, but you can't take it lightly."

"I'll be your off-field coach, just let me do it and be ruthless."

Li Qian was stunned at that time.

No!

Coach Wang, are you going to snatch this from me?

Can't I just enjoy myself for a bit?
Li Qian said with a stiff face, "Coach Wang, aren't you going to give off-court coaching to Wang Chuqin and Xiang Peng today?"

“Why not leave Chen Jin’s off-field coaching to me.”

With a flattering smile on his face, he looked at Wang Hao.

His eyes were full of anticipation.

"Teacher Li, it's rare that you think so much about me. I'm very touched."

Wang Hao patted Li Qian on the shoulder and said, "How about you give me off-court guidance for Liang Jingkun's game tomorrow?"

"Liang Jingkun?"

Li Qian was so scared that he quickly waved his hands, "Forget it... Coach Wang, you should do more work if you are capable."

……

6:35 pm.

The match between Chen Jin and Finn Lu started on time.

Be there ten minutes early and wait backstage.

When Fen Lu arrived backstage, she saw that Chen Jin had already arrived.

He folded his hands over his chest, sat upright, his back straight, and his eyes slightly closed.

He was obviously resting his eyes.

Fen Lu originally wanted to go forward and say hello, but was shocked by Chen Jin's strong sitting posture and hesitated for a moment.

The young man from the Chinese team in front of us not only won the championship of the Macau Championship.

Moreover, he just defeated Felix, who is ranked sixth in the world.

The strength is so strong that it makes people feel terrified.

Finn Lu had watched the match between Chen Jin and Felix before and knew that he was no match for Chen Jin.

"In this game, as long as we don't lose too badly, it will be fine."

Finn Lu's self-positioning is very clear.

Originally, he wanted to get close to Chen Jin and build a closer relationship with him before the game to prevent Chen Jin from being too ruthless during the game.

But when he saw Chen Jin's sitting posture, Fen Lu was immediately discouraged.

Just by looking at his sitting posture, you can tell that this young man in front of you is incredibly strong!
"No!"

"The game hasn't even started yet, how can I lose before the battle?"

Looking at Chen Jin from afar, Fen Lu took a deep breath and gritted his teeth secretly, "What if I unexpectedly defeat Chen Jin? Wouldn't that make me famous in one battle?"

“Like Moregard at the Paris Olympics.”

“Despite being underestimated by the outside world, he not only defeated the world’s number one, but also made it all the way to the finals and won the Olympic vice-championship.”

"Besides, there is such a huge gap in strength between Chen Jin and me. Maybe Chen Jin looks down on me from the bottom of his heart and takes me lightly."

"In this way, if I fight harder and catch him off guard, I might be able to create a big upset."

Think of this.

As if he saw himself defeating Chen Jin and becoming famous in the world of table tennis, Finn Lu perked up and became immediately excited.

"Hoo ho ho..."

however.

Imagination is always full, but reality is skinny.

After coming on the court, he fought with Chen Jingang.

Finn Lu immediately realized how naive and ridiculous his thoughts before the game were.

Chen Jin is not a refrigerator, and he is not Moregard.

The difference in strength between the two is like heaven and earth.

more importantly.

Chen Jin did not look down on him at all.

He was so ruthless, as if he was the best in the world, and showed no mercy at all.

For example, the first ball at the start of the game.

Chen Jin hit a short forehand shot, and Finn Lu hit him with a long ball along the center line.

"Snapped!"

Chen Jin decisively turned sideways and charged forward with his forehand.

Finn Lu didn't even see the shadow of the ball clearly before he lost the point.

Afterwards, that was almost always the case.

Chen Jin was decisive and fierce in his attack, not giving Fen Lu any chance to fight back.

"What grudge or grudge?"

Apart from serving and receiving, Finn Lu didn't even touch the ball. He was directly numb by Chen Jin's charge. "He was so cruel."

"Brother, although I'm not a delicate flower, could you please be a little gentler?"

"What are you doing? I want to play ball!"

Unfortunately.

Chen Jin couldn't hear his inner voice.

In the first game, he even accidentally beat Finn Lu 11:0.

Back to the sidelines.

Even Wang Hao couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

"what's the situation?"

Wang Hao looked at Chen Jin, with a hint of complaint in his tone, "They came all the way here to play basketball. As the host, how can we shave their heads?"

"You should at least give me one point."

Although the team has no requirement to force a point concession, in a situation like this, where the gap in strength is too great, we should give up a point if possible.

"I gave in."

Chen Jin looked aggrieved and smiled bitterly, "I was afraid of hurting his self-esteem, so I didn't want to make it so obvious."

"I deliberately hit his last serve half high."

Chen Jin explained, "He was probably too excited. He finally got his chance, but he made a mistake and the ball flew out. What could I do?"

In fact, Wang Hao also saw it.

In the last ball, Chen Jin really wanted to give away points.

Otherwise, with Chen Jin's control ability, such a mistake would not have occurred.

"You're hurting people's egos even more now."

Wang Hao sighed, "Why don't you just rub the net, or go out, or even pretend that you didn't catch it, right?"

“I’m an actor.”

"..."

Next game.

Due to the huge disparity in strength between the two, Chen Jin crushed Fen Lu and he had no power to fight back.

11: 1.

11: 2.

Chen Jinbing won the victory without any bloodshed and advanced to the next round.

The three games took only seventeen minutes in total, and it was over in the blink of an eye.

"Too cruel, too brutal, a typical slave-dividing style of play."

"Chen Jin's opponent: Go to hell with your table tennis dream!"

"I hope that after this match, the opponent will not be psychologically traumatized by Chen Jin's beating."

"They beat them 11:0? Where has our fine tradition of handicap gone?"

"I just came back from working overtime with my girlfriend, and the game is over? Is it me who is too fast, or is it Chen Jin who is too fast?"

"Chen Jin: I was in a hurry to get off work, so I was a little heavy-handed. Please forgive me."

"Since we were able to participate in the Grand Slam and made it to the top 32, our opponents shouldn't be too weak, right? How could we lose so miserably?"

"It's not that the opponent is too weak, it's just that Chen Jin is too strong."

……

Regarding Chen Jin's game.

The topic became a hot topic online again.

rave reviews.

Of course, there are also some sharp voices.

"I just checked. I thought this Finn Lu was such a great player, but it turns out he's ranked so low in the world. It's not surprising that he won."

“Seeing some people do so many GCs, if you don’t know, you would think they won the championship.”

"If a new player has the time to buy RS, he might as well spend more time training... Don't let him lose to our big boss and forget his last name."

"Luckily, we met an opponent in the top eight during the protection period of the new book. Otherwise, it would be strange if we could make it to the top sixteen."

"Just wait, newbie. Our world number one will take care of you."

"Wang Chuqinchong."

(End of this chapter)