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

Chapter 182 Ma Taki: The future is yours! Meet Chen Jin in the finals!
Octopole field.

Backstage.

The slightly narrow passage was filled with people coming and going in a hurry.

Ma Long and Liang Jingkun were waiting in the backstage, waiting for the match between Chen Jin and Lin Shidong to finish.

The two seemed to not know each other, and did not chat or talk. Instead, they were immersed in their own worlds and did not disturb each other.

Swinging the racket with bare hands, squatting on the ground... doing some simple warm-up exercises.

Not cold.

A thunderous cheer erupted from the stadium.

Ma Long raised his eyes and asked, "Is the game over?"

The mind has not changed.

A staff member walked over quickly and reminded Ma Long and Liang Jingkun to get ready to go on stage.

"Who's winning?"

Ma Taki took the opportunity to ask.

"Chen Jin."

The staff member answered truthfully, "Four to zero, a sweep of Lin Shidong."

"Sure enough, Chen Jin won."

Ma Taki smiled and said, "He got ahead of me and made it to the finals."

"I can't break my promise and hold back."

After watching several of Chen Jin's matches live, the urge to fight with Chen Jin became stronger and stronger.

Perhaps, there will be many opportunities to compete with Chen Jin in the future.

But in a tournament of this level, this may be the last time.

Stretch your muscles and refresh your spirit.

He turned his head and glanced at Liang Jingkun who was standing not far away.

As the fourth main player of the national table tennis team, Liang Jingkun's strength is unquestionable.

It is not easy to defeat him.

A sharp light flashed in the depths of Ma Long's eyes, like the clear light of a sword.

Liang Jingkun suddenly felt Ma Long's gaze directed at him, as sharp as lightning, and his heart shuddered.

"what's the situation?"

Liang Jingkun felt a little guilty for some reason, "Brother Long's look... is a little scary."

Before this, he had fought with Ma Taki many times.

But, I lose more than I win.

The most recent win was at the Incheon Championships in the first half of the year.

This is also the only time he has defeated Ma Taki so far.

Moreover, that game was won with great difficulty.

Not only did he win by a big score of 4 to 3, but he also relied on two net touches in the deciding game to narrowly beat Ma Taki.

In terms of battle results, Ma Taki can be said to have suppressed Liang Jingkun by bloodline.

Although I won the last time we fought.

But in this game, Liang Jingkun did not dare to slack off at all and had already prepared himself mentally for a tough battle.

Shortly after.

Liang Jingkun completely understood what Ma Long's eyes meant just now.

The first game comes up.

Ma Taki has a strong desire to attack.

Use absolutely powerful serve to attack and use forehand to limit Liang Jingkun's backhand.

Liang Jingkun's score was always behind.

8:11, lost the first game.

Second round.

Ma Taki also used his powerful forehand ability to start the game with a 6:1 lead.

However, Liang Jingkun is by no means an ordinary person.

With his own backhand and Ma Taki's active mistake, the score was narrowed to 7:7.

Unfortunately, Ma Taki's ability to read and adjust the game is far superior to Liang Jingkun's.

In the next few balls, Ma Taki did not shrink back because of his previous mistakes.

Instead, it made me more determined to adopt the tactical style of forehand attack.

Coordinate with changes in landing points and control of the rhythm of the game.

In the end, we won the second game 11:7.

This game was similar to the first one.

Liang Jingkun was completely suppressed by Ma Taki and was in a passive defensive state.

Although in the middle of the process, Ma Taki lost several points in a row due to his offensive mistakes.

However, Ma Long immediately adjusted in time, through the control of the ball on the table and accurate judgment, he quickly found the attacking opportunity and won with a forehand.

It is just like what Liu Guoliang said to Liang Jingkun: "From the neck down, everything is ready for a Grand Slam."

Unfortunately, the part above the neck was crushed by Ma Taki.

In the third game.

Ma Taki also got off to a 5:1 start.

With Liang Jingkun's reckless fighting style, he likes to confront others head-on.

Therefore, when a master like Ma Taki, who is good at receiving and transforming attacks, fights him, it is particularly awkward.

Barely narrowed the score to 3:6.

But then, Ma Taki expanded the score to 8:4 by changing the rhythm and landing point.

Afterwards, Liang Jingkun served and attacked, and then returned the serve.

The score was chased to 6:9.

Ma Taki serves.

He and Liang Jingkun played short shots against each other and fought for several balls on the table.

Backhand hit, forward diagonal.

Liang Jingkun held his chest and abdomen in, and tore it quickly.

This ball was so powerful and fast that it was as fast as lightning.

But Ma Taki was guarding the straight line.

Fortunately, Liang Jingkun reacted quickly, diving to the forehand and hitting the ball in a straight line.

Ma Long pushed the ball backhand and the ball landed back on Liang Jingkun's left half of the table.

Liang Jingkun quickly moved his feet, slightly stepped back from the table, headed the incoming ball, and with a snap, violently counterattacked.

A small triangle attack directly at Ma Taki's backhand.

At this moment, Ma Taki seemed to have returned to his peak. He slid sideways, created space for hitting the ball, and swung his racket forward.

Although this ball somewhat affected Liang Jingkun's position.

However, Liang Jingkun immediately demonstrated his Grand Slam-level lower limb talent.

Twist your waist and force your hand forward.

Rebound in a straight line at an extremely fast speed.

The ball landed at such a steep angle that Liang Jingkun thought he had already secured victory.

"Unless Suzhou Long comes in person, with Brother Long's current speed, I'm afraid..."

The mind has not changed.

Suddenly, a figure flashed.

But Ma Taki seemed to have a small universe exploded in his body, he took a step forward and leaped forward to attack.

"Snapped!"

Pull the diagonal line in reverse.

"Can this be saved?"

Liang Jingkun was surprised, obviously underestimating Ma Taki's desire to win.

In a hurry, he blocked the board.

Although the quality was not high, at least it was put on stage.

Ma Taki's flying dive to save the ball was too big, and his recovery was a little slow, without his feet firmly planted.

Facing this ball, we were still unable to attack.

Can only defend with backhand.

This actually gave Liang Jingkun the opportunity to attack.

Liang Jingkun has already retreated and fought back.

Ma Taki turned sideways and rushed forward with his forehand.

Liang Jingkun stared at the ball's trajectory, jumped up, and hit it back with force. The small ping-pong ball, like a wolf or a tiger, flew into Ma Long's small triangle on the right half of the table.

The primordial power in Ma Taki's body erupted like a volcano again.

Leap forward and pounce, pulling back to the middle.

"besides?"

Liang Jingkun used his backhand to adjust the landing point.

At the critical moment.

Between lightning and stone.

Ma Taki adjusted his position quickly with swift steps, leaped up, and swung his backhand.

"Snapped!"

This ball went through the bottom board.

Like thunder piercing the sky.

In an instant, Liang Jingkun's backhand was completely defeated.

"Woo——"

There was a burst of amazement at the commentary booth.

There was constant cheering from the audience.

"nice shot!"

"Pretty!"

Lounge, bathroom.

Chen Jin was taking a shower while watching the live broadcast of the game on his mobile phone.

I was also amazed by this ball.

It has to be said that Ma Taki's two consecutive forehand saves were like a return to his peak.

He doesn't look like a 36-year-old veteran at all!

however.

Liang Jingkun is known as the "god who is in charge of coming back from 2-0 down to 3-0 down", and is especially famous for his big heart.

Just one ball, no impact at all.

Instead, it aroused his fighting spirit.

Then, he changed his serve, launched a quick attack, and scored two points in a row.

The score was chased to 8:10.

Seeing that Liang Jingkun was gaining momentum, Ma Taki decisively called a timeout, interrupting Liang Jingkun's momentum and rhythm of chasing points.

Pause back.

After Liang Jingkun's continuous short passes, Ma Taki suddenly hit a long ball in the middle.

Liang Jingkun hit the ball with his backhand.

But Ma Long calculated the landing point accurately.

Ma Taki slid sideways and rushed straight with his forehand.

11: 9.

After a narrow escape, Ma Taki won the third game.

The overall score is 3:0.

With four match points in hand, leading Liang Jingkun, the final is just around the corner.

The fourth game.

Ma Taki was behind 2:4 at the start.

But soon, the score was tied.

In this round, Liang Jingkun obviously intensified his fighting spirit and was much more proactive.

Even in the middle of the game, he was still ahead of Ma Taki.

But luck seemed to be on Ma Taki's side.

With a short shot that hit the net, Ma Taki tied the score.

He then reversed the score with a forehand quick drive and a backhand attack, taking the lead 9:7.

Liang Jingkun made a backhand pull and recovered one point.

9: 8.

Ma Taki hit the ball long and hit it straight with his forehand, successfully getting the game point in the fourth game.

At the same time, it is also the match point of this game.

Knowing that he was standing on the edge of a cliff, Liang Jingkun decided to give it a try.

With some luck, Ma Taki received the serve with a short and high shot, giving him an opportunity.

Liang Jingkun equalized the score again.

10: 10.

Just when everyone thought that Liang Jingkun was about to activate the passive skill of "Catching up from 3rd to 4th".

however.

Ma Taki's stable mentality makes him worthy of being called the god of table tennis.

At the critical moment, Liang Jingkun made a mistake in serving a short ball in the middle and lost points.

10: 11.

Liang Jingkun serves.

Ma Taki then decisively attacked with his forehand.

12:10, won the fourth game.

The overall score is 4:0.

Veteran Ma Taki, with his youthful vigor, defeated Liang Jingkun 3-0.

Meet Chen Jin in the final.

The future is yours!

But, not now!

"Pretty!"

Witnessing Ma Taki advance to the finals, Chen Jin was alone in the bathroom, shouting excitedly.

"Now, I can finally get what I wanted by fighting Team Dragon!"

Chen Jin was full of anticipation.

Take a deep breath.

He let out a long sigh.

When he calmed down, he found that the shampoo foam on his head had already dried up.

I quickly washed it again.

It only took two or three minutes to finish the shower.

After changing clothes, I walked out of the bathroom.

Xie Mingyang had already become a little impatient waiting.

Seeing Chen Jin coming out, he glared at him and said, "You took a long time to wash this time."

How dare you say that to me?
Chen Jin smiled and said, "Sorry, I kept you waiting."

"fine."

Xie Mingyang said calmly, "I guessed it when I saw you take your phone in."

"Team Dragon has made it to the finals. Congratulations on getting what you wanted."

There is no doubt that the match between Ma Taki and Liang Jingkun also attracted him.

When Chen Jin was taking a bath.

Xie Mingyang was sitting outside, not idle either, watching the live broadcast of the game on his mobile phone.

"Yes."

Chen Jin's eyes sank slightly, with a hint of excitement in them. "Tomorrow's finals, if it is really the Dragon Team's last dance."

"Then I will end it myself!"

The opponent is the well-deserved GOAT of table tennis!

What a pity it would be if I had never defeated Ma Taki in my career!
At this moment.

Ma Taki is at the stadium, being interviewed.

The host asked about the final: "Team Long, your opponent in the final tomorrow is the young player Chen Jin who is very popular recently. What do you think of Chen Jin?"

"Tomorrow's match will be the first time Chen Jin and I will compete in a real arena."

Ma Long smiled and said, "I've watched Chen Jin's matches before. He uses a straight blade."

"As we all know, there are not many straight-blade players nowadays, but he was able to defeat strong opponents such as Lebrun Jr. and Moregard all the way to the finals. Chen Jin's strength is obvious to all and there is no doubt about it."

"Facing such an opponent, I will also go all out and show my best competitive state to face tomorrow's game."

“I believe that tomorrow’s match between me and Chen Jin will be very exciting.”

(End of this chapter)