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

Chapter 212 Chen Jin: No one can defeat me before I win the championship!

Chapter 212 Chen Jin: No one can defeat me before I win the championship!
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Chen Jin defeated Duda with an absolute advantage, 3:0, won the game and advanced to the round of .

In the three games, except for the second game, Duda fought hard, and through his backhand burst, hot hand, and a little luck, he got six points from Chen Jin.

But even so, there is nothing that can be done to save the situation.

Chen Jin's backhand explosiveness and continuous counter-pull are no less powerful than Duda's. However, he is far superior to Duda in terms of hitting, connecting speed and rotation.

The changes in landing points are richer and more tricky than Duda's.

Especially Chen Jin's backhand burst of straight line.

For other athletes, even world-class players like Felix and Tomokazu Harimoto, changing the backhand into a straight line is a unique skill.

Not to mention the backhand and quality to tear the straight line.

In contrast, in these three games, Chen Jin used the tactics of adjusting the situation to the positive and negative to the fullest extent.

Even the technique of backhand blasting in a straight line has been turned into a flat attack.

Duda felt miserable: "I can't run anymore. I'm too shaken to run anymore."

Before this, he had watched all of Chen Jin's games during this period and naturally knew Chen Jin's strength.

But they have never fought.

Now, when he really stood opposite Chen Jin, he realized that the Chinese boy in front of him was a thousand times or ten thousand times more terrifying than he had imagined.

"At such a young age, you have such strength. What will you be like when you grow up?"

Duda looked at Chen Jin, with a flash of shock and awe in his eyes. "I dare to make a bold prediction here. Unless God comes in person and Jesus is resurrected, no one in Europe, let alone in the world, will be able to rival this young man."

"The only things that can defeat this boy are time, injury, or the evil hearts of evildoers."

"The opponent can't beat him."

As an opponent, although he was reluctant to admit it, if a person did not even have the courage to admit it, he would not be able to defeat his opponent.

Of course, given his age and strength, the chances of him competing against Chen Jin again, especially in the three major competitions, are probably few and far between.

The future belongs to young people.

The future of European table tennis naturally lies in the Lebrun brothers, Moregard and others.

"It is their great fortune, but also their misfortune, to have an opponent like Chen Jin."

Think of this.

Duda couldn't help himself and turned his gaze to look at the people in the audience.

It was seen that although Duda tried his best in this game, he was unable to defeat Chen Jin.

Felix and the others had fallen silent.

"Duda just won the singles runner-up in the European Championships."

Alex muttered in a low voice, "But in this match, Chen Jin actually pinned Duda to the ground and beat him so hard that Duda had no chance to fight back."

During the European Championships, he also defeated Duda 4:0 to win the championship.

But, it's obviously not that easy.

After all, Duda defeated Felix, Ocharov and others all the way to the final. Both his touch and condition were very hot.

Alex won it pretty hard.

I didn’t expect that the European Championship singles runner-up would be so vulnerable in front of a Chinese teenager!
"If I were Duda, could I beat Chen Jin?"

Alex couldn't help but ask himself.

It seems... a bit difficult.

but.

On the playing field, things change rapidly.

No one can predict the outcome of the game until the last ball drops.

Alex stared at Chen Jin, and there seemed to be flames leaping in the depths of his eyes.

As the champion of the European Championships, the strongest team in European table tennis, and at their home court, how could they easily allow foreign players to be so arrogant?

"I want to fight with Chen Jin and compare his moves."

Alex's eyes were full of anticipation.

Unfortunately.

In this draw, he and Chen Jin are not in the same half.

If you want to compete with Chen Jin, you must overcome all the obstacles and meet Chen Jin in the finals.

Before that, he needs to defeat Moregard, Felix or Xie Mingyang.

"younger brother."

Alex turned to look at Felix, "Do you have a game today?"

"Yes."

Felix nodded, "Xie Mingyang from the Chinese team."

"Oh?"

Alex smiled slightly, "Another newcomer to the Chinese team?"

"According to the tradition of the Chinese team, five main players are guaranteed in each Olympic cycle."

Moregard interrupted, "The Chinese team has recently sent so many new players to participate in the competition. Perhaps they want to select the main players from among them to replace Ma Long or Fan Zhendong."

"Replacing Ma Long and Fan Zhendong?"

Alex sneered, "Ma Long is fine, after all, he is old, but Fan Zhendong is so young, why do we need to find someone to replace him?"

“Are some people crazy?”

Moregard shrugged slightly: "That's not so clear."

"No matter what, in this championship, we must do everything we can to keep the championship in Europe."

Felix said firmly.

"Correct."

Alex nodded. "So, no matter which of us makes it to the finals, we must try our best to defeat Chen Jin."

Although Chen Jin had just advanced to the round of 16 and was still some distance away from the final, in their eyes, Chen Jin was already regarded as their biggest enemy in the final.

For them, it would certainly be a cause for celebration if Chen Jin fell before the finals.

But once Chen Jin enters the finals, he will be like a big devil.

"If we want to make it to the finals, we have to get past Lin Shidong."

Moregard reminded.

"It's ok."

Alex said, "Whoever stands in our way before the finals, we will defeat him."

"I have a plan that may help me defeat Chen Jin."

Moregard said.

"Which one?"

Brother Lebrun asked.

Moregard smiled and said nothing, but made a hook serve motion.

"never mind."

The Lebrun brothers looked disgusted and said in unison, "To me, table tennis is sacred. I don't want to mix any dirty stuff in."

……

competition is over.

After shaking hands with Duda, the referee, and Duda's coach, Chen Jin took the racket and towel, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and walked towards Wang Hao.

Wang Hao had already stood up, with a smile on his face and a bit of pampering in his eyes: "Well done."

Before the European Championships, Duda's status and reputation in European table tennis were far inferior to those of the Lebrun brothers, Moregaard, Boll and Ocharov.

Even his teammates Darko Jockey and Francesca are higher than Duda in terms of fame and world ranking.

however.

In the European Championships, Duda made a breakthrough with his accumulated strength and amazed the European table tennis world.

Wang Hao was even a little worried before the game because Duda had just finished the European Championships and was in great form.

This battle will surely be a fierce one.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jin's performance completely exceeded Wang Hao's expectations.

It turned out that his worries were unnecessary.

"Chen Jin's match is really reassuring."

Wang Hao looked relaxed, "I'm sure Zhiqiang will cry with envy after watching this game, hahahaha..."

The mind has not changed.

He recalled the disastrous defeat in the Asian Championships, where he failed to retain the men's singles title.

If Chen Jin had been on the job at that time, the result might have been different.

Unfortunately, there is no if in table tennis. Accompanied by Wang Hao.

Chen Jin packed up his things, carried his backpack, and left the stadium.

on the road.

The two chatted by themselves.

"Your opponent in the quarter-finals is Aruna..."

Aruna?
Chen Jin's heart moved slightly.

Although he had never fought against Aruna, he had read about Aruna's deeds on the Internet.

He is an African veteran.

The same age as Ma Taki.

He has excellent talent and touch, but unfortunately due to financial constraints, he has not received any professional training.

Aruna, however, relied on his forehand and powerful hits to create miracles, and carved out a path for himself and for Europe in the world of table tennis.

At the Rio Olympics, Aruna reached the quarterfinals.

Although in the quarter-finals, they were swept out by Ma Taki 1:4.

But, Aruna made history.

He became the first African player in history to reach the quarterfinals of the men's singles table tennis event at the Olympics.

In 22 years, he was ranked in the top ten in the world.

He is also the first African player in history to enter the top ten in the world.

Today, at the age of 36, Aruna is still active in the arena.

Moreover, the world ranking has always been outside the top 20.

What is particularly valuable is.

Due to financial constraints, Aruna did not receive any systematic professional training when he was a child.

Later, he was appreciated by his predecessors and became the Aruna of today.

Having been caught in the rain before, I wanted to hold an umbrella for others.

Aruna actively invested the prize money he won in the competition into the development of table tennis in Africa.

Chen Jin admires people who love table tennis so much.

Of course, admiration is admiration.

It doesn't mean that he will show mercy to Aruna on the field.

Wang Hao continued, "Although Aruna's basic skills are not very solid, his forehand power is extraordinary."

“Even many European players don’t dare to play forehand against him easily.”

In this regard, Chen Jin watched Aruna's game and knew that what Wang Hao said was true.

Looking at the world table tennis world, among the many players, Ma Taki's movements are the most standard and his force structure is the most reasonable, which can be called textbook level.

Aruna's forehand movements mainly rely on swinging his arms, which are powerful and wide-open, and seem to be incompatible with professional athletes.

However, everyone's batting movements are different due to differences in physical conditions and playing habits.

As long as you can exert enough force, any action you take is reasonable.

"Aruna has a very good backhand, which is his strength and weakness at the same time."

"Because his only advantage is his forehand."

"One trick can conquer all."

"His backhand, when receiving serves, is just a short or long serve, no twisting or pulling, and he can't tear the ball close to the table."

“Once you attack his backhand, you either defend, turn sideways, or flick.”

"But no matter what, Aruna's backhand is too passive."

"Ninety percent of his scoring methods rely on his forehand."

For players who have obvious weaknesses in this style of play, dealing with them is simple and brainless.

——Try every possible means to attack the opponent’s backhand!

Don't give the opponent a chance to hit his forehand.

And this is exactly Chen Jin’s strong point.

So far, Wang Hao has given Chen Jin off-field guidance several times and has some understanding of Chen Jin's character.

Seeing that Chen Jin remained silent, Wang Hao guessed some of his thoughts.

"how?"

Wang Hao smiled and said, "Want to fight Aruna with your forehand?"

"I want to try."

Chen Jin scratched his nose when Wang Hao revealed his thoughts.

It wasn't that he deliberately made it difficult for himself, but he was very clear about it in his mind.

Ever since Wang Hao created the backhand system and Zhang Jike developed it further, the world table tennis world has focused on backhand technique.

There is clearly not enough emphasis on the forehand.

This also leads to the fact that there are very few players with good forehand in table tennis today.

But in Chen Jin's opinion, the backhand determines the upper limit, and the forehand determines the lower limit.

If you want to go further, your forehand should never be ignored.

not to mention.

For a straight-blade player, the forehand is like the soul.

Now, having finally met a player with a forehand system, how could Chen Jin easily miss him?

If the next opponent is Ma Taki, Chen Jin will definitely not dare to be so careless.

As for Aruna, his shortcomings are too obvious.

Chen Jin was confident that even if he could not defeat Aruna with his forehand, he could still stop the loss in time, change tactics and defeat him.

Besides, you may not lose.

"also."

Wang Hao thought about it and said.

Training through competition is a way to improve skills and strength.

Since Chen Jin joined the national team, he has never conducted a formal closed training.

Due to the tight competition schedule recently, the coaching staff has no time to conduct a professional and systematic review and analysis of Chen Jin's technical and tactical play.

It is not bad to compete with table tennis masters from all over the world and discover my own shortcomings during the competition.

Although, so far, Chen Jin has not found any major shortcomings in himself.

"You can play with Aruna in the first game."

Wang Hao smiled and said, "However, no matter whether you win or lose the first game, starting from the second game, you have to follow the tactical arrangement and suppress Aruna's backhand. Don't do anything weird."

He has high hopes for Chen Jin.

If Chen Jin goes too far and loses to Aruna and falls in the round of 16 of the Montpellier Championship, the consequences will be disastrous.

The backlash of public opinion was like a raging storm.

At that time, not only Chen Jin, but also he and the coaching staff will face tremendous pressure.

"clear."

Chen Jin nodded heavily, "Coach Wang, don't worry."

"Before I win the championship, I am invincible. No one can beat me before I win the championship."

Hear the words.

Wang Hao was taken aback.

Good boy, you are a little crazy!

However, I just admire your shameless confidence!
"Hahaha……"

Wang Hao laughed and patted Chen Jin on the shoulder. "I hope you can maintain this confidence until you win all the championships."