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

Chapter 20 [020] Ding Xiaowei's skills and tactics
11: 0.

11: 1.

The two games, including picking up the ball, wiping sweat, resting and changing sides, took a total of eleven minutes.

Qin Wenjie had long anticipated that he might lose badly.

After all, even Xie Mingyang, the Youth Championship champion, had his head shaved by Chen Jin, and he only scored three points in three games.

As a player who is among the top 16 in the Youth Championship, how could I have the qualifications to expect to win more points from Chen Jin?

In fact, Chen Jin could have shaved his head bald for two rounds.

But, in the end, I relented and gave up a point because of the friendship we had from practicing together yesterday.

"Well played."

Qin Wenjie's face was covered with sweat, but he couldn't hide his inner frustration. He forced a smile while shaking hands with Chen Jin.

"Concession."

Chen Jin said softly.

Then, the two of them said nothing more, each holding a racket and a towel, and walked off the court.

Chen Jin was drinking water and glanced out of the corner of his eye, but saw Qin Wenjie walking towards the bathroom alone without saying a word, with a lonely back.

"This kid's psychological endurance shouldn't be that bad, right?"

Chen Jin was vaguely worried.

Fortunately, not long after, Qin Wenjie came out of the bathroom and returned to the venue.

"Are you okay?"

Chen Jin handed over a bottle of water.

"fine."

Qin Wenjie took the mineral water and grinned at Chen Jin, "With my years of training in willpower, I have seen all kinds of situations. This little failure can't knock me down."

"Isn't it just a shaved head? It's nothing. I can handle it."

"What doesn't kill me will make me stronger... Oli Gei!"

Seeing that Qin Wenjie finally regained his middle school character, Chen Jin smiled and said, "That's good."

"Master, I have to say that you are very strong in all aspects of your skills, except for one thing. I advise you to go back and practice more."

Qin Wenjie had a serious expression.

"what?"

Chen Jin was stunned.

After fighting with so many people, this was the first time that someone was clearly being beaten up but still asked me to go back and practice more.

Young man, you are very brave!

Before Chen Jin could react, Qin Wenjie said in a serious tone, "Of course it's... the acting skills of letting the ball go."

"Just based on your acting skills that earned me one point just now, Zhang Yining would have to ridicule you if she saw you. This can't be fake."

Chen Jin covered his face and said, "I understand. I will practice more when I get back."

While talking.

The second game, Ding Xiaowei VS Ouyang Liangqin, is about to begin.

"Quiet."

Li Qian reminded, "Don't affect the players on the field."

Chen Jin and Qin Wenjie quickly shut up, sat down on the ground, and watched the game seriously, occasionally whispering to each other and discussing in low voices.

After guessing the ball, Ding Xiaowei got the serve.

Ouyang Liangqin stopped laughing as usual and quickly got into the game state.

This is the second time the two have faced off since the Youth Championship.

Especially for Ouyang Liangqin.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

After losing to Ding Xiaowei last time, he learned from his mistakes and trained specifically to play against long rubber players.

Therefore, the second fight was more comfortable than the last time.

At the start of the first game, the score between the two was very close, rising alternately, it was very tense and exciting.

Chen Jin, who had never played against Ding Xiaowei, took this opportunity to carefully study his playing style.

The slice shot is extremely challenging for the player's pace and ability to run on the table.

It is particularly good at grappling and is difficult to be killed by one attack.

Moreover, Ding Xiaowei's forehand is long rubber. Compared with the anti-rubber and positive rubber, the ball he cuts is light, floating and spinning, making it difficult to play.

The safest way to receive the ball is to hit a high loop ball, using rotation to counter rotation.

The competition is about who makes a mistake first.

But Ding Xiaowei's skills are not limited to backhand slice.

His ability to hit the ball from mid- to long-range backhand is surprisingly not weak.

He is often able to seize opportunities in the entanglement with the opponent, catch the opponent by surprise, and kill the game instantly with a violent pull.

even.

In the match with Ouyang Liangqin, at the 5:6 point in the first game, Ding Xiaowei's backhand speed was so fast that he used anti-glue to play against the opponent in every round.

The quality is in no way inferior to Ouyang Liangqin.

All in all, Ding Xiaowei's playing style is very special, and it is the first time Chen Jin has seen it.

but.

Relying on his solid basic skills and understanding of Ding Xiaowei's playing style, Ouyang Liangqin finally won the first game with a score of 11:13.

Second round.

Ding Xiaowei changed his playing style right from the start. He not only increased the frequency of back-to-back hits, but also made use of the characteristics of long rubber and combined it with delicate control to actually cut out several non-spinning balls.

But Ouyang Liangqin still treated it as a backspin ball, and the result is self-evident.

In the end, Ding Xiaowei quickly widened the score gap to 5:11 and won back a game.

According to the competition system, the deciding game will be a tie-break.

That is to say, in the third game, whoever can score seven points first will win.

Compared with the eleven-point system, it obviously tests the mentality of both sides more.

"It's the deciding game, you have to play it safe and steady, brother."

Qin Wenjie looked at Ouyang Liangqin and secretly broke into a cold sweat for him.

Indeed, in the tie-break deciding game, the best tactic is to play it safe and steadily, taking every point.

for this.

Ding Xiaowei and Ouyang Liangqin, who had participated in many competitions, knew this very well. Before the start of the third game, they reminded themselves in their hearts.

But, judging from the content of the game.

Ding Xiaowei obviously did a better job than Ouyang Liangqin.

In this game, Ding Xiaowei once again adopted a tactic of mainly cutting the ball, running all over the table, becoming more and more active, and keeping the rhythm of the game firmly in his own hands without being impatient or anxious.

On the other hand, Ouyang Liangqin.

Several violent attacks were resolved by Ding Xiaowei, who was unable to defeat them for a while, and he couldn't help but become a little impatient.

This causes the ball-pulling action to be deformed, and the ball either spins and goes into the net, or the return ball is of low quality, allowing Ding Xiaowei to seize the opportunity and either hit a backhand shot or a reverse pull.

In the arena, momentum is always a matter of one side gaining while the other side loses.

Once the opponent gains the upper hand, if we cannot find a way to break the deadlock as soon as possible, the rest of the game will be a disaster.

Ouyang Liangqin is a great example.

“Suck—”

With Ding Xiaowei's roar after winning the game, the momentum was overwhelming.

Ouyang Liangqin eventually lost 2:7.

"Well played."

"Concession."

Seeing that Ouyang Liangqin had lost the game just like himself.

Qin Wenjie jumped up, walked forward and gently hugged Ouyang Liangqin's shoulders to comfort him.

According to the rules of the round-robin tournament.

In the third round, the winner will play against the winner, and the loser will play against the loser.

In other words.

The next third game will be between Chen Jin and Ding Xiaowei.

Since Ding Xiaowei had just finished fighting with Ouyang Liangqin, his physical strength had not yet fully recovered.

Therefore, before the start of the game, there was an eight-minute pause to allow Ding Xiaowei, who was playing on the back, to rest for a while.

And there is no need to guess the ball, Ding Xiaowei automatically gets the right to serve.

During rest time,
Ding Xiaowei took out a banana from his bag and started eating it slowly without saying a word.

Soon, eight minutes passed.

Before going on the court, Chen Jin and Ding Xiaowei checked each other's rackets and rubbers in front of Li Qian.

"Your long rubber has no sponge?"

"Correct."

"What about the backhand?"

"Butterfly T05."

"OK."

Chen Jin smiled and said, "You just finished a fight. Have you recovered your strength? I always feel like I'm taking advantage of you."

"Don't worry, there's absolutely no problem with your physical strength."

Ding Xiaowei said calmly, "It was just a warm-up."

"That's good."

The moment of handshake.

When Ding Xiaowei looked up, he suddenly discovered that Chen Jin, who had been smiling, suddenly had a sharp look in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)