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

Chapter 214: Be mad if you win, be resentful if you lose

9: 11.

13: 11.

9: 11.

11: 9.

……

Felix won the first game by two points.

But in the second game, the scores between the two were also very close, rising alternately.

In the end, Xie Mingyang won the game.

Another two-point difference.

The third game, the fourth game...

The overall score is 2:2.

I originally thought that I could defeat Xie Mingyang in four rounds at most.

Felix was really caught off guard by the fact that the game was dragged into the deciding round.

After all, Xie Mingyang's current world ranking is outside the top 50.

Compared to Felix, it's a far cry.

Who would have thought that this unknown young man from the Chinese team would be so brave.

In the four games, the match was very close.

"Besides Chen Jin, when did the Chinese team produce another new expert?"

Felix frowned inwardly.
In fact, during the BJ Grand Slam, Xie Mingyang's performance was eye-catching.

But at that time, it was overshadowed by Chen Jin's brilliance.

It didn't catch Felix's attention.

And this battle finally made Felix take it seriously.

more importantly.

Felix clearly felt that although this was the first time he and Xie Mingyang played against each other, Xie Mingyang seemed to be very familiar with his playing style.

"Does this guy want to step on my shoulders and become famous in one battle?"

Felix wondered.

He certainly wouldn't allow that to happen.

The Montpellier Championship is the home court of Europe and France.

As a young French player, Felix naturally strongly opposes an upset.

not to mention.

He is ranked seventh in the world and the bronze medalist in the singles at the Paris Olympics. If he loses to an unknown new player from the Chinese team, won't he be ridiculed to death?

How can I survive in the table tennis world in the future?

Think of this.

While Felix was full of fighting spirit, he also felt a little nervous deep down.

Competitive sports are full of unknowns.

Even if Ma Long and Fan Zhendong came, they would not dare to say that they would win every game.

What if I can’t hold on and lose the final game?
"It's the deciding game now. Felix must be under more pressure than you."

Li Qian said loudly.

His eyes were fixed on Xie Mingyang, and a hint of nervousness could be seen in his serious expression.

Before the game, he never dared to imagine that he could fight like this with a world-famous player like Felix.

Unexpectedly, Xie Mingyang is so upright.

Even made it to the deciding game.

If Xie Mingyang performs at his best, he may be able to defeat Felix.

genius?

The one I’m fighting against is a genius!

"What you need to do now is to relax your mind, think about everything, play every ball well, and calculate every ball well."

Li Qian said, "After Chen Jin's special training, your speed can completely keep up with Felix."

"The only thing I lost to Felix was the change in the landing point during the stalemate."

"In the last round, whoever changes first and controls the landing point will have the last laugh."

The reason why he was promoted from the second team to the first team and became the head coach of Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang was definitely not because he was doing it for free.

He does have some strength in reading the situation.

"clear."

Xie Mingyang wiped the sweat off his face and nodded.

High five with Li Qian.

Turn around and go on stage.

Halfway through the journey, his eyes turned.

I happened to catch a glimpse of Chen Jin sitting in the audience.

Chen Jin stood up and clapped, shouting, "Xie Mingyang, keep going!"

Almost all the audience were Felix's fans.

There were very few voices cheering for Xie Mingyang.

As soon as I heard Chen Jin's shout.

Xie Mingyang's originally tired body and spirit were greatly lifted up as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

The tiebreaker.

Both Xie Mingyang and Felix used all their skills and what they had learned in their lives.

Forehand bursts, backhand blasts, restoration and connection, speed and pace...he played several wonderful attack and defense exchanges.

The audience at the scene cheered excitedly.

Especially at 9:9.

Key points.

The two fought from near the table to the middle table, and then flew from the left half of the table to the right half, attacking with forehands and backhands.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

……

Banban exerted all his strength, trying to kill his opponent.

The two of them fought back and forth, competing in pace, speed, forehand, backhand... They played against each other for more than twenty rounds.

Moreover, every round was an attack without any defense.

Xie Mingyang jumped up, like a roc spreading its wings, and swung his backhand in a quick straight line.

"Snapped!"

Hit Felix's forehand.

10: 9.

After being suppressed by Felix for the entire game, Xie Mingyang finally reversed the score.

I won the game point and also the match point.

At this moment, the emotions in Xie Mingyang's heart seemed to have found an outlet and suddenly exploded.

"Cuo Le!"

"Zhu--"

Xie Mingyang clenched his fists and roared angrily.

Like a lion that has regained its freedom after being trapped for a long time, it is full of vigor.

"Pretty!"

"nice shot!"

Li Qian was also very nervous throughout the entire game, with cold sweat in his palms.

Now, we saw that Xie Mingyang not only overtook the score, but also got the game point and match point of the game.

"Could it be..."

Li Qian couldn't control himself and began to fantasize, "Is Xie Mingyang going to be upset?"

Based on their world rankings, if Xie Mingyang can really beat Felix, it will definitely be the biggest upset in this Montpellier Championship.

By then, Xie Mingyang's reputation will also resound throughout the world of table tennis!
“That was a good shot.”

Wang Hao smiled and nodded, "Xie Mingyang is a very capable guy."

Among the four contestants, he was least optimistic about Xie Mingyang.

Compared with Chen Jin, Lin Shidong and Liang Jingkun, Xie Mingyang's competition experience is seriously insufficient.

The strength is also far behind.

According to Wang Hao's pre-match prediction, if Xie Mingyang could beat Felix in a small game, it would be considered a success.

Originally, his requirement for Xie Mingyang was to make it to the quarterfinals.

Unfortunately, Xie Mingyang's luck is not so good.

In the second round of the top 16, he met such a strong opponent as Felix.

I didn't expect Xie Mingyang to be so competitive.

Not only did he fight to the final game, but he even took the match point first.

Force Felix into a corner.

With such performance, how could Wang Hao not be delighted?

Due to the existence of team competitions, there must be three absolute main players in the same period.

In the future of the Chinese national table tennis team, unless there are unexpected events, Chen Jin will definitely be the main force.

As for which of the remaining two absolute main players to choose, this is a big problem.

Now, seeing Xie Mingyang's performance, Wang Hao saw some potential to become an absolute main force in him.

"It's a good rough diamond."

Wang Hao thought to himself, "But I still need to continue polishing it."

The mind has not changed.

On the field.

The game continues.

Xie Mingyang served again.

——Steal the long backhand!
It was obvious that Xie Mingyang wanted to win quickly, so he took the risk.

however.

Felix was prepared.

At an extremely fast speed, take a half step back, hit the ball with the backhand, use the opponent's force to hit the ball, and quickly tear the diagonal line.

"Snapped!"

The spin on his ball wasn't very strong.

But, speed and power have reached the pinnacle.

Faster than lightning.

Xie Mingyang was a little slow in connecting and failed to hit the right spot, so the ping-pong ball hit the edge of the board.

10: 10.

"Whoo~"

Felix let out a long breath, "It was so thrilling, at least we tied the score and kept the suspense of the game."

at this time.

The audience was cheering excitedly.

Everyone was cheering for Felix, instantly pushing the atmosphere to its peak.

"Pity."

Xie Mingyang shook his head and sighed secretly.

He tried a long shot but failed to score, and Felix quickly tore it apart and scored.

He still had some morale. He heard Li Qian's encouraging voice behind him: "It's okay, it's okay!"

"Hold on, there's still a chance!"

"We can win!"

"Keep your eyes on the ball!"

At this time, Li Qian, the off-field coach, was even more nervous than Xie Mingyang.

Throughout the entire game, his heart rate never dropped below 200.

Take a deep breath.

Xie Mingyang forced himself to calm down.

Bend your legs slightly and bend over.

His eyes were cold and firm.

Next game.

The scores rose alternately again.

11: 10.

11: 11.

11: 12.

12: 12.

……

Neither Xie Mingyang nor Felix dared to slack off and kept the score close.

They both knew that if they made a mistake, they would be crushed to pieces.

But don't be too conservative.

Such a tense and exciting score has gripped the hearts of everyone present.

"Oh my God, it's fifteen to sixteen, and Felix is ​​one point behind again."

"Sixteen flats...Felix, you are my God!"

"Seventeen to sixteen, Felix is ​​going to win!"

"Ah? How come this Chinese boy has tied the score again?"

"Oh my God, when will this game end?"

"Is this a table tennis match? I thought I was watching a badminton match."

……

"At this point in the competition, what is being tested is not only physical strength, but also mentality and the ability to withstand pressure."

Wang Hao stared at the action on the court intently. "No matter whether Xie Mingyang wins or loses this game, I believe his mentality and ability to withstand pressure will be greatly improved."

"You two need this kind of exercise, too."

The last sentence was obviously said to Chen Jin and Lin Shidong who were beside him.

Lin Shidong nodded and said, "Coach Wang, rest assured, I will work hard."

Chen Jin shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I don't need it."

"what?"

Wang Hao and Lin Shidong turned their heads and looked at Chen Jin at the same time.

"I will never put myself in such a disadvantage."

Chen Jin's tone revealed immense confidence.

"..."

Wang Hao said, "In this world, are there any games or players that don't fall into disadvantages?"

Even someone as strong as Ma Taki has times when he is not in good shape.

Not to mention being at a disadvantage, losing is also normal.

Although Chen Jin has never lost a game since the trials.

However, as Chen Jin continues to participate in competitions and enters the public eye, he is bound to attract research and solutions from the world table tennis community.

At that time, without the novice protection period, Chen Jin would definitely lose.

Confidence is certainly a good thing.

Once you are overconfident, your mentality will collapse at the slightest setback.

This is what Wang Hao least wants to see.

"You are still young. If you win, you should be proud. If you lose, you should be able to resist."

Wang Hao spoke with great sincerity.

"Of course."

Chen Jin nodded.

Looking at Chen Jin, Wang Hao smiled helplessly.

Knowing that love cannot be achieved overnight, we should stop worrying about it and change the subject.

"Chen Jin, Xie Mingyang and Felix, who do you want to fight more?"

Wang Hao asked.

Hear the words.

Lin Shidong felt sad.

Hello, Xie Mingyang and Felix, like me, are in the upper half!
If Chen Jin wants to compete with them, he has to wait until the finals at least.

"Whether it's Xie Mingyang or Felix, if they want to enter the finals, they have to get past me!"

Lin Shidong was crying in his heart, "Coach Wang, when you say this, do you mean that I won't make it to the finals?"

The two of them are not worms in Lin Shidong's stomach, so how could they guess what Lin Shidong is thinking.

Chen Jin answered without hesitation: "Felix."

"why?"

Wang Hao laughed and said, "Just because he is the world's number one straight board?"

"Correct."

Chen Jin did not deny it and admitted it directly.

The last time they played against each other was at the BJ Grand Slam.

Although Chen Jin swept Felix, with deliberate marketing and publicity, Chen Jin seemed to have regained the title of "the world's number one straight board".

But in reality, one victory means nothing at all.

Therefore, Chen Jin is looking forward to the second match with Felix.

If he can defeat Felix at home in France, then he will surpass Felix not only in the head-to-head record, but also in the world points ranking.

This is the real "World's No. 1 Straight Board"!
Since his debut, Chen Jin has always wanted to regain the title of "the world's number one straight board".

"Good boy!"

Wang Hao smiled and patted Chen Jin on the shoulder, "Then you better work harder."

"Ah."

Chen Jin nodded, "This time, I will let the world know that the orthodox straight-blade still exists in China's national table tennis team!"

While talking.

Let’s look at the score on the field.

19: 19.

At this point in the battle, both Xie Mingyang and Felix were almost reaching their limits both physically and mentally.

Whoever can hold on to the end will be the final winner.

"You have to grasp the serving round well."

Felix gritted his teeth.

Very fast hand speed, back serve.

"Ok?"

Xie Mingyang was stunned for a moment.

Because he couldn't see the rotation clearly at all.

In desperation, I can only guess.

"Topspin?"

Xie Mingyang's board shape is slightly upright.

laugh!
Eat and turn the net.

Unexpectedly, Felix could actually produce backspin when serving from the back.

"Boiled!"

At this crucial point, he missed the serve.

No matter how good Xie Mingyang's mentality was, there were some fluctuations at this moment.

Change sides to serve.

Xie Mingyang thought about it for a while.

Stealing growth!

However, this time the long pass was not aimed at Felix's backhand.

But the forehand position.

The ball is as fast as the wind and as powerful as lightning.

Unfortunately, Felix kept watching the ball closely and did not relax at all.

The moment Xie Mingyang made his move.

He pushed hard with his feet, flew forward, and pulled in a straight line.

"Snapped!"

Instead, it was Xie Mingyang who was caught off guard.

The block was hasty and still half a step slow.

The power and curve of the ball could not be suppressed and it flew out of bounds.

21: 19.

After five rounds of fierce battle, the winner was decided with a huge score.

Finally won the victory.

Advance to the quarterfinals.

At the moment of winning the game, Felix threw the racket to the ground, knelt on the ground, his face full of excitement and roaring.

It's not easy!
This game was so hard to win!

Before the game, Felix never thought that he, a rookie player from the Chinese team, would have such a hard time winning.

I have to admit that this young man is very powerful and has a promising future.

Once it grows up, it will definitely be a strong opponent.

There was a lot of cheers at the scene.

It almost blew off the dome of the competition venue.

"Lost..."

Xie Mingyang had a blank expression on his face.

However, there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

He turned his eyes and glanced at Chen Jin.

For this competition, Chen Jin sacrificed his training time, simulated Felix's playing style, and practiced with him.

After the fight, Xie Mingyang knew clearly that if it weren't for Chen Jin's move, he would have been defeated long ago.

The reason why he was able to fight with Felix until the final game and the game was so close until the end was that most of the credit should be attributed to Chen Jin.

however.

Ultimately, we failed to win the game.

Xie Mingyang felt a little guilty towards Chen Jin.

Fortunately, Chen Jin didn't seem to care. Together with Wang Hao, he stood up, smiled and applauded Xie Mingyang.

"Xie Mingyang lived up to my expectations by being able to fight Felix like this."

Wang Hao smiled and nodded, "However, I'm still a little short of the mark. I need to play more games in the future."

(End of this chapter)