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

Chapter 199 Zhang Jiahao vs. Liu Dingsuo! When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous!

10 month 11 day.

The 2024 National Table Tennis Championships officially begins.

The entire competition lasts for nine days.

It is divided into three major events: singles, mixed doubles and team.

As for the team competition, it was scheduled for the last four days.

Chen Jin had a few days of leisure, and apart from his daily training, he felt relaxed and at ease.

Due to the participation of teams from various provinces as well as individual registrations, there are a large number of participants.

Therefore, two rounds of qualifying were set up for singles.

Except for seeded players such as Xu Xin and Zhao Zihao who directly advanced to the top 64.

The rest of the contestants have to participate in the preliminaries.

This naturally includes Zhang Jiahao, Ding Xiaowei and Ouyang Liangqin.

Zhang Jiahao's opponent in the first round was a young player from the Qilu team named Yang Mingkun.

The two are of similar age and both play left-handed horizontal board.

Yang Mingkun is no ordinary person either.

In 19, he won the first phase of the National Children's Table Tennis Magic Camp.

Later, he also won the singles championship in Group A of the Qilu Provincial Games.

Among his peers, his strength should not be underestimated.

A few months ago at the Youth Championship, Zhang Jiahao had fought against Yang Mingkun.

At that time, Zhang Jiahao defeated Yang Mingkun with a big score of 3:1.

In each game, the score difference is not big.

And now, the two meet again in the National Championships.

Zhang Jiahao's ball skills have improved significantly compared to when he played in the Youth Championship.

In a best-of-five match, Yang Mingkun was pinned to the ground almost the entire time.

In the end, it took no more than twenty minutes.

The overall score is 3:0.

Zhang Jiahao easily defeated Yang Mingkun and advanced to the second round of the preliminaries.

At noon, while eating in the cafeteria.

Zhang Jiahao carried the food tray, walked through the crowd, found Chen Jin, and ate at the same table with Chen Jin.

"Promoted?"

Looking at Zhang Jiahao's smiling face, Chen Jin smiled slightly, as he had already expected it.

This kid never hides his inner joy or anger, especially in front of me, his joy is all written on his face.

"It's as easy as pie. It's easy to catch."

Zhang Jiahao patted his chest, looking very proud.

"It's just the second round of the preliminaries. Is it worth coming to report to me?"

Chen Jin buried his head in his food and said, "It won't be too late after you win the championship."

"Brother Jin."

Zhang Jiahao was mysterious and lowered his voice, "Guess who my opponent in the second round is?"

"Who?"

Chen Jin asked casually.

"I'll give you a hint."

Zhang Jiahao said, "The surname is Liu."

"Liu Dingsuo?"

Chen Jin frowned.

"Bingo!"

A sharp light flashed in the depths of his dark eyes, and Zhang Jiahao rubbed his hands, "It's like enemies meeting, and they are particularly jealous of each other."

The reason why he was sent back to the provincial team by the national table tennis team and almost ruined his entire professional career was because of Liu Dingsuo.

I thought I would never have any contact with Liu Dingsuo in this life.

Unexpectedly, God let the two meet on the field.

"Last time in Macau, I beat him to a pulp."

Zhang Jiahao said bitterly, "This time, I will beat him to a pulp!"

He has no other good points, but he knows how to distinguish between gratitude and resentment.

"how?"

Chen Jin frowned, "Still want to fight?"

"Brother Jin, don't worry, I will never do such stupid things again."

Zhang Jiahao said, "This time I'm going to beat Liu Dingsuo to a pulp on the court."

"Moreover, Director Wang said that he would personally be on the field for tomorrow's game to give me off-field guidance."

……

The next day.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Men's singles second qualifying round.

Before the game even started, the stadium was already filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

Zhang Jiahao and Liu Dingsuo looked at each other, both of them had gloomy faces and murderous intent.

"Zhang Jiahao, I have nothing to say."

Wang Liqin encouraged, "You are stronger than Liu Dingsuo, there is no doubt about that."

"Just let go and beat him hard. Beat him to death. Don't hesitate or show any mercy."

"If we lose this race, we will have to run 10,000 meters every day for the next month as punishment."

"If you win, Young Lady of the Magic City, I will pay for you to drink one cup a day for a month."

Whenever I think back to the Paris Olympics, Fan Zhendong was alone in his half, fighting a tough battle with Zhang Benzhihe and falling behind 0-2.

Liu Dingsuo, who was sitting in the audience, actually covered his mouth and laughed.

Wang Liqin wanted to take off the insoles of his leather shoes and slap Liu Dingsuo's shameless face for such a disgusting person.

However, I am too proud of my status to argue with him.

Otherwise, Wang Liqin would have picked up his racket, entered the court himself, and beaten his opponent to his knees and begged for mercy.

"Please rest assured, director."

Zhang Jiahao shared the same hatred and the same enemy, "I will definitely not let you down!"

the other side.

Deep in Liu Dingsuo's heart, there was also a trace of hatred towards Zhang Jiahao.

Originally, he was doing well in the national team, licking the world number one Wang Chuqin, and maybe he would get more qualifications in the future.

But the Macau incident not only caused Zhang Jiahao to knock out his front teeth, but also caused him to be sent back to the provincial team, losing all face.

Fortunately, thanks to his relationship with Wang Chuqin, he can still stay in the provincial team and participate in the National Championships.

Liu Dingsuo never expected that he would meet Zhang Jiahao head-on.

"You still want to join the national table tennis team, right?"

Liu Dingshuo was furious, "I will crush your dream with my own hands, let's see what you can do to me!"

Personal grudges were mixed into the competition.

The two fought particularly fiercely.

During his time with the Shanghai team, Zhang Jiahao's skills improved greatly with the guidance of Wang Liqin, Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong and others.

Whether it is strength, loop or speed, they are all much stronger than before.

not to mention.

Zhang Jiahao was holding back his anger, and he attacked fiercely and decisively.

The feel quickly became hot.

Just like Chen Jin’s previous evaluation, once Zhang Jiahao’s touch comes out, he can kill anyone who stands in his way.

With Liu Dingsuo's strength, he is only at the middle and lower level in the national table tennis team.

There was no way he could withstand Zhang Jiahao's full firepower.

first round.

Soon we were behind 3:9.

"This kid is really good at playing basketball."

Liu Dingshuo frowned secretly, "But I still have a chance to turn the tables."

Next.

It's his serving round.

Liu Dingshuo immediately changed his serving style.

Hook serve.

Fake throw, cover...

He is worthy of being Wang Chuqin's good brother. He has learned the first board technique very well and vividly.

"Ok?"

Zhang Jiahao was caught off guard, ate the serve and rubbed it half high.

He was directly hit by Liu Dingsuo.

"grass!"

Zhang Jiahao cursed inwardly, "He's so shy when it comes to the crucial ball, just like his master."

It's a pity that he did not raise any objection when Liu Dingsuo served the ball.

Moreover, the referee is blind.

Zhang Jiahao could only swallow his anger and suffer this loss in silence.

4: 9.

Relying on the previous board technique he learned from his good brother Wang Chuqin, Liu Dingsuo finally scored a point, and his spirits were greatly boosted.

"This serve should have been done a long time ago."

Liu Dingshuo was a little annoyed, "If I had served like this earlier, I wouldn't have fallen behind."

The key point is that before this, he was worried that he would be penalized by the referee for such a close serve. After all, Wang Chuqin's front-end technique is very controversial.

Fortunately, the referee of this game was a blind man who had just reemployed himself, and he did not penalize his serve.

This also gave Liu Dingsuo confidence and courage.

Second serve.

Still a hook shot.

Compared with the previous serve, Liu Dingsuo seemed much calmer.

Same fake throw, same obstruction.

How righteous it is.

"Again?"

Zhang Jiahao wanted to throw the racket in his hand at Liu Dingshuo, "You really think I'm a soft persimmon that's easy to deal with, right?"

Without catching the ball, he immediately raised his right hand.

He shouted to the referee: "Referee, I report Liu Dingshuo for a fake pass and a block."

under normal circumstances.

Even if the opponent's serve hits the edge and is illegal, most players will remain silent in order not to hurt the relationship.

The worst that can happen is tit-for-tat. If you cover up, I will cover up too.

If this continues, the world will go downhill.

As for the instigator, it is self-evident.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Jiahao was so tough that he directly reported that Liu Dingsuo's serve was illegal.

Not only Liu Dingsuo, but even the referee was stunned.

There is no Hawkeye on the field.

Facing Zhang Jiahao's complaint, the referee paused for a moment before coming to his senses and turning to Liu Dingshuo and saying, "Please pay attention to your serve."

It's just a light sentence, not painful at all.

However, Liu Dingsuo was also slightly frightened.

Serve again, but don't dare to hook the ball.

He honestly sent out a reverse spin, but was twisted into a diagonal corner by Zhang Jiahao.

Then, it was Zhang Jiahao's turn to serve.

A sneak shot and direct score.

11: 4.

Zhang Jiahao took the first step.

"Well done!"

Back at the sidelines, Wang Liqin handed over water and praised the player highly, saying, "Don't be afraid of this kind of illegal serve. Just file a complaint if necessary."

"Silence will only encourage this evil trend."

In amateur competitions, illegal serves such as combined force, fake throws, back throws, and blocking appear frequently. It is very common and not surprising.

however.

It is not known since when, but illegal serves that are close to the line have become common in professional competitions.

Relying on such tricks, even if we win the game, we will lose the reputation and face that the national table tennis team has accumulated over the years!
But some people don't feel ashamed of it.

"I also learned this from my brother Jin."

Zhang Jiahao laughed.

During the Macau Championship, Chen Jin competed against Wang Chuqin.

Wang Chuqin tried to serve illegally, but Chen Jin interrupted him without any hesitation.

Next game.

Zhang Jiahao didn't give Liu Dingsuo any chance and used all kinds of showmanship to beat him, leaving him without any chance to defend himself.

Especially in the third game, he almost shaved Liu Dingshuo's head bald.

"Pity."

Zhang Jiahao blamed himself, "I didn't seize the opportunity, otherwise I could have shaved his head, it would have been perfect."

But, then again.

In this competition, he advanced to the 1/32 finals by stepping on Liu Dingsuo.

It can be considered as revenge.

At the end of the game, in sharp contrast to the triumphant Zhang Jiahao, Liu Dingsuo's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.

He didn't even shake hands with Zhang Jiahao after the game.

With a blank expression on his face, he took the towel and walked towards the sidelines.

"grass!"

The more he thought about it, the more helpless he felt. Liu Dingsuo suddenly flew into a rage and slammed the racket in his hand to the ground.

This scene immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.

"We lost the game and lost face."

Turning his head and glancing at Liu Dingsuo, Zhang Jiahao's face was full of contempt.

He was in a good mood and had no time to care about Liu Dingshuo's ugly behavior after the game. He grinned at Wang Liqin and said, "Director Wang, the young lady of Shanghai."

"no sooner said than done."

Wang Liqin smiled and patted Zhang Jiahao on the shoulder.

I have to say that compared to the trials, Zhang Jiahao's strength has indeed improved a lot.

To know.

Putting aside his character and sportsmanship, Liu Dingshuo was once a player of the national table tennis team and he still has the ability.

Now, he was beaten to a pulp by Zhang Jiahao.

“I really found a treasure this time.”

Wang Liqin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you Chen Jin."

Judging from the current talent pool of the Shanghai team, most of them are veterans such as Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin, Zhao Zihao, and Zhou Kai.

As for the young players, except Xie Mingyang, there has been a serious gap.

If fresh blood is not introduced as soon as possible, the Magic City team will inevitably decline once the veterans retire.

Therefore, Wang Liqin is so eager to have Chen Jin join the Magic City team.

It is obviously planning for the future of the Magic City team.

Wang Liqin's original plan only involved Chen Jin.

I never expected it to be a buy one get one free deal.

Before Chen Jin joined the Magic City team, the Magic City team was the first to get the big bargain of Zhang Jiahao.

As Chen Jin said, Zhang Jiahao's talent is indeed top-notch.

After this period of polishing, Wang Liqin also saw the potential in Zhang Jiahao.

This national championship is a test for Zhang Jiahao.

At present, Wang Liqin is very satisfied with Zhang Jiahao's performance.

Especially this match with Liu Dingshuo.

The strength displayed by Zhang Jiahao seemed to be even stronger than he had imagined.

In time, he may not be worse than Xie Mingyang.

"If my Shanghai team can really have these two twin stars, Chen Jin and Zhang Jiahao, we won't have to worry anymore."

Wang Liqin pondered in his heart.

Of course, we can't be too confident and don't open champagne at halftime.

How far Zhang Jiahao can go will require more competitions to test.

The two qualifying rounds are over.

Zhang Jiahao successfully entered the main competition.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the game continued.

His opponent in the top 64 happened to be Hou Ruiyang from S Province Team.

They are old acquaintances of each other.

When he was in the S Province Team, Hou Ruiyang's strength was second only to Chen Jin and Zhang Jiahao.

In other words, Hou Ruiyang was no match for Zhang Jiahao.

not to mention.

Zhang Jiahao’s strength has greatly increased.

If Zhang Jiahao had not shown some mercy for the sake of his former teammate.

Otherwise, Hou Ruiyang would lose even more miserably.

The overall score is 4:0.

Zhang Jiahao successfully advanced to the top 32.

Due to time constraints, the singles matches are particularly tight.

At six o'clock in the evening, the 1/16 finals will begin.

Zhang Jiahao's opponent this time is Yuan Licen, one of the new generation of national table tennis players.

Same as Zhang Jiahao.

Yuan Licen is also left-handed.

Fast speed, fierce attack, strong lethality, and high scoring rate in active offense.

He made his first appearance in the Table Tennis Super League in 20 years and defeated Ma Taki as a dark horse.

Subsequently, he participated in many international competitions.

Won the men's singles championship at the WTT Regular Challenge Doha.

Moreover, at the beginning of the year, he partnered with Xiang Peng to win the men's doubles championship at the 2023 WTT Men's Finals.

For Zhang Jiahao, this is another strong rival.

After a fierce battle, the game lasted for six rounds.

Zhang Jiahao was more skilled and won with a score of 4:2, advancing into the top of the men's singles in the National Championships.

"I only need one more match to enter the quarterfinals and return to the national table tennis team."

Zhang Jiahao was always on edge, not letting down his guard at all, "Brother Jin, I won't let you down."

"No matter who my opponent is, they can't stop me from reaching the quarterfinals!"

(End of this chapter)