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

Chapter 222 Moregard VS Alex! Chen Jin's accurate prediction!

"It's been almost half an hour, why hasn't Chen Jin come out yet?"

Li Qian was restless, pacing back and forth, with visible nervousness on his face. He whispered, "Could it be that something went wrong with the instant noodles?"

He gave me the instant noodles.

If Chen Jin is tested positive for stimulants or something like that, it would be the least of his worries if he got implicated.

More importantly, if Chen Jin is banned for this reason, even if he returns to the game, it will inevitably become a big stain on his career.

Even all of Chen Jin’s previous achievements will be questioned.

In today's public opinion environment for the national table tennis team, if there is even the slightest mistake, certain groups will attack like bees, madly and almost pathologically.

Although the psychological quality Chen Jin displayed on the field is strong compared with his peers, he may not be able to withstand the overwhelming public opinion.

Thinking of the seriousness of the matter, Li Qian became more nervous and his face turned pale.

Given Chen Jin's talent and strength, if he were affected by this, it would definitely be a huge loss for the Chinese national table tennis team.

On the other hand, Xie Mingyang stood there with his hands in his pockets, like a pine or cypress. No matter which direction the wind blew, he remained unmoved.

The expression on his face was as calm as an ancient well, even calmer than that of coach Li Qian.

"If I remember correctly, the doping test results won't be available on the same day, right?"

Xie Mingyang suddenly spoke, his tone still as indifferent as before, "We have to wait at least two days."

"Seems to be."

Li Qian was stunned for a moment.

Compared with the three major competitions of the Olympics, the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup, the doping tests at the WTT Championships are mostly occasional sampling and are not strict.

At first, when we learned that Chen Jin had been chosen, it happened that Chen Jin had just eaten a bucket of instant noodles.

This made Li Qian very nervous, and he was worried that stimulants might be detected in the test.

Completely ignoring that detection takes longer.

"Besides, Chen Jin is very cautious."

Xie Mingyang continued.

"How to say?"

Li Qian turned and looked at Xie Mingyang.

"Didn't you notice?"

Xie Mingyang said, "The first thing Chen Jin did when he got the instant noodles was to check the ingredient list."

“Only one-third of the ingredients were used.”

"As long as the instant noodles that Li teaches you are not fake ones from illegal workshops, there shouldn't be any problems."

The Chinese national table tennis team's dietary regulations do not include instant noodles as a prohibited item, and this is naturally a consideration.

However, it needs to be consumed with caution.

Chen Jin was also very aware of this, so he controlled the use of material packages.

Although the taste is a little lighter, it is safer.

After hearing what Xie Mingyang said, Li Qian hurriedly said, "Of course it's not a fake!"

While talking.

The door to the doping control room was wide open.

Chen Jin came out.

Seeing this, Li Qian stepped forward quickly and asked, "What took you so long?"

"I can't say anything when someone is staring at me."

Chen Jin smiled bitterly.

The key point is that the staff member was a black man, and there was clearly a bit of contempt in his eyes.

It makes people feel a little unhappy.

Finally, Chen Jin had no choice but to drink a few more glasses of water.

After holding it in for more than ten minutes, the sampling was finally completed.

"Will not have any problems?"

Li Qian was still worried because the results were not out yet.

"probably not."

Chen Jin was very open-minded. "The results will be out in 48 hours."

"No matter what the result is, the game is more important."

In the next quarter-finals, the opponent is Liang Jingkun, one of the top five main players of the national table tennis team.

Although Liang Jingkun's strength and record are far inferior to Ma Long and Fan Zhendong.

However, as the absolute main goalkeeper of the national table tennis team, Liang Jingkun is also a hurdle that Chen Jin must cross.

Just like Zhang Jike personally ended the era of two Wangs and one Ma.

On the eve of the game, you need to maintain your mentality.

Cannot be affected by external objects.

Then, Chen Jin took a shower and changed clothes in the lounge, and went to the cafeteria with Xie Mingyang and Li Qian.

Having just undergone a doping test, although Chen Jin spoke with certainty, deep down in his heart, he still stayed away from instant noodles.

Steamed fish, brown rice, broccoli, and some turkey...

For Chen Jin, a native of S Province, such light meals were simply torture.

But there is no other choice but to eat it.

Li Qian was also not used to the taste of Western food, so he took out a bottle of Hot Goddess from his bag and used it as a dipping sauce.

"She still has to be my goddess. She is more suitable for the physique of Chinese babies."

Li Qian looked very happy and smiled.

Anyway, as a coach, he doesn't participate in the competition.

When it comes to diet, naturally, there are not as many rules as Chen Jin.

"Give me some."

Xie Mingyang gently pushed his plate away.

"it is good."

Li Qian unscrewed the bottle cap and said, "But you have to eat less."

As he said this, he picked up his spoon, sucked the liquid into his mouth, and was about to reach into the bottle.

"Wait a moment."

Xie Mingyang frowned slightly.

Under Li Qian's slightly surprised gaze, Xie Mingyang leaned over and took out an exquisite silver spoon from his backpack.

He wiped it carefully several times with a napkin, then took the Lao Gan Ma, reached deep into the bottom, and scooped out half a spoonful.

Li Qian: “…”

"All right."

With the dipping sauce, the food finally had more flavor, and a smile appeared on Xie Mingyang's face.

"I……"

As soon as Chen Jinfu smelled the unique aroma of the chili sauce, he gulped and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

The words were not finished.

Li Qian glared at him and interrupted him harshly: "There's no place for you. You still have a competition to play, so you can't eat this."

A bucket of instant noodles was enough to make him nervous.

Especially something so spicy.

Chen Jin understood this very well.

"I don't want to eat."

Chen Jin swallowed hard again, "I just want to ask, can you please not eat so blatantly in front of me?"

"Think about it in a different way."

Li Qian smiled and said, "We are testing your ability to withstand temptation."

"You're going to test a professional athlete with this?"

Chen Jin said disdainfully, "Which professional athlete can't stand such a test?"

That’s all.

Pick up a small piece of steamed fish.

But he did not put it into his mouth in a hurry. Instead, he closed his eyes slightly and moved his lips, as if talking to himself.

"A prayer before meals?"

Li Qian laughed and said, "When did it become so ceremonial?"

"He's saying..."

Xie Mingyang paused and said, "This is not steamed fish, not steamed fish... This is boiled fish, this is boiled fish..."

"what?"

Li Qian was stunned again.

Before he could react, he suddenly saw Chen Jin snapping his fingers, as if he was performing some magic.

Only then did he put the fish into his mouth with an expression of enjoyment on his face.

“This boiled fish is good.”

Chen Jin nodded and smiled, "It's a pity that there is not enough spicy pepper, so the taste is not good enough."

Then he picked up another piece of turkey.

Muttered again.

Li Qian leaned in and listened for a long time, but he couldn't make out anything. He turned around and asked Xie Mingyang, "What is he talking about?"

"This is not turkey, this is not turkey..."

Xie Mingyang said, "This is a saliva chicken, this is a saliva chicken..."

Li Qian: “…”

Look how greedy the child is, he’s almost going crazy!
The look he gave Chen Jin was filled with sympathy and pity.

however.

Finally, he controlled his impulse, screwed the lid of the hot goddess tightly, and carefully put it away.

"It seems there will be a match between Alex and Moregard tonight."

While eating, Li Qian asked, "Do you want to go and take a look?"

"is it?"

Chen Jin's eyes lit up and he immediately became interested. "Of course I'll go."

In today's table tennis world, the most eye-catching young generation, apart from Chen Jin and Lin Shidong, are the Lebrun brothers and Moregard.

Let’s leave Moregard alone.

Although Chen Jin has not fought with Alex yet, he has heard of Alex's name.

Alex has made great contributions to Felix's current strength.

After all, the two brothers often practice together and influence each other.

Alex's playing style is not only fast, but also full of oppression and aggressiveness.

Unlike most European players.

Alex's forehand ability is also excellent.

Especially the mid- and long-range pull-ups.

His backhand, like Felix's, also focuses on speed.

At the same time, there is a bit more violence.

In terms of hard power, Alex is superior to Felix and is a brother-torturer.

It’s a pity that his performance in major competitions was not very stable.

If Alex is in stable condition, the threat to the Chinese national table tennis team will be even greater than that of Felix and Moregaard.

This type of player, once he makes a breakthrough, is very likely to become an unexpected dark horse.

Alex and Moregaard have completely different playing styles.

One is violent, the other is flirtatious.

The game is full of highlights.

I don’t even know who is better.

As both a player and a fan, Chen Jin naturally would not miss the game between the two.

"Xie Mingyang, are you going?"

Chen Jin asked.

"Go." Xie Mingyang's answer was neat and clear.

As the new generation of players of the national table tennis team, their main opponents in the future, in addition to Chen Jin, will also include foreign players such as Alex and Moregard.

It will definitely be beneficial to go to the scene and watch more of their games.

At that moment, the three of them hit it off.

After dinner.

Go back to the dormitory and rest first.

It was eight o'clock before he headed to the stadium leisurely.

Since the Paris Olympics, Moregard won the men's singles vice-championship and became famous.

Due to a big upset, he was called "Mo God" by the outside world.

However, this Montpellier Championship is Alex's home court.

Most of the audience came here for Alex.

The sounds of cheering and cheering were like a landslide or tsunami, instantly flooding the entire stadium.

Chen Jin and others felt the great enthusiasm of European fans.

Li Qian picked his ears and asked loudly, "Who do you think has a greater chance of winning this game, Alex or Moregard?"

"What do you think?"

Chen Jin smiled and looked at Xie Mingyang.

"Hard to say."

Xie Mingyang shook his head and asked, "What do you think?"

Hey, are you two playing ball?
Li Qian suddenly felt that he seemed a bit redundant and in the way, sitting between Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang.

"I prefer Alex."

Chen Jin leaned forward, supporting his knees with his elbows.

"Why?"

Xie Mingyang raised his eyebrows slightly and said calmly, "Moregad just won the silver medal in the Olympic singles, and his world ranking is even higher."

In terms of world ranking, Moregard's highest record was once ranked third.

However, Alex's highest ranking has never made it into the top ten.

at the same time.

The big screen in the stadium was showing the match record between Moregard and Alex.

4: 3.

Moregard is slightly better.

"Again, rankings are not necessarily linked to strength."

Chen Jin shrugged his shoulders, "Didn't you watch the European Championship that just ended?"

"In the semi-finals, Alex swept Moregaard 4-0,"

"Moreover, the scores of every game, except the first one, were won by a large margin."

"The European Championship just ended. Alex, who won the championship, is obviously stronger than Moregaard in mentality and momentum."

Speaking of which.

Chen Jin paused, and then continued, "Although Alex is not as famous as his brother Felix, his playing style, once he gets going, the forehand and backhand attack and defense transitions are as fast as lightning, and he is also powerful, and his ability to attack in the first three shots is also outstanding."

"Relatively speaking, Moregaard's backhand is relatively weak. His inspirational ball play is difficult to play out under the suppression of speed."

He had played against Moregard before and had a good understanding of Moregard's technical style.

Analyzing the pros and cons is easy.

"not to mention……"

Chen Jin looked around and saw Alex's cheering signs all over the stands. "Alex has such a big home advantage."

"So, I am more optimistic about Alex."

"I estimate that Moregard can only win one game at most, and that only if Alex makes a mistake on his own initiative."

After listening to Chen Jin’s analysis.

Li Qian pinched his chin and nodded, "Very good, just as I thought."

"..."

Xie Mingyang glanced at Li Qian.

While talking.

The contestants appeared on stage accompanied by passionate heavy metal music and dazzling colorful lights.

Just as Chen Jin expected.

Game start.

As soon as Alex came on the scene, he was full of murderous intent, decisive in his moves, and full of momentum.

The game started with an 8:0 score.

The whole place was boiling with excitement.

"So fast!"

Xie Mingyang's eyes darkened slightly.

Just as Chen Jin analyzed before the game, Alex's forehand and backhand transitions and connection speed are faster and more aggressive than Moregard's.

Both the feel and the momentum are enough to crush Moregard.

Of course, Moregard is no ordinary person.

With a series of net saves, his touch finally improved a little.

Moregard opened fire and started to chase points.

In one breath, he scored six points in a row.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Alex quickly called a tactical timeout.

"Alex is in hot form. He really shouldn't be underestimated."

Li Qian let out a long breath.

The speed and rhythm of the two players in the competition were like a storm, which made people feel a little breathless.

"Moregard is not bad either."

Xie Mingyang's words were full of praise, "Even though we were trailing 0-8, we were able to catch up and force Alex to call a timeout."

"Moregard's touch is back. If he keeps going this way, he might be able to turn the tide."

The last sentence was obviously directed at Chen Jin.

A player like Moregard who plays with inspiration is like a completely different person once he gets the feel for it.

"Lets see."

Chen Jin smiled slightly.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

Just as Xie Mingyang said, Moregard's feel is indeed much better.

The battle with Alex was 9:9.

A turnaround is imminent.

It’s a pity that Alex’s next two serves had more subtle changes.

In the end, Moregaard's serve went into the net.

Alex won the first game.

"11:9."

Li Qian said, "Judging from the score, the gap between the two doesn't seem to be that big."

"More importantly, Moregard's touch has already shown up."

The implication couldn't be more obvious.

Is questioning Chen Jin's prediction.

"Ah."

Chen Jin did not deny this, "In the second game, Moregard will most likely win."

"But I still prefer Alex."

Watch the first game.

The turning point for Moregaard to catch up was the consecutive net ball touches at 0:8.

It was obvious that Alex's mentality was a little shaken because of this ball.

This resulted in more active mistakes.

If Alex can keep his mentality stable, reduce unnecessary mistakes, and have the advantage of home court, Moregaard will be no match for him.

In the second game.

The rhythm of offense and defense remains fierce.

The scores rose alternately, like two giant pythons fighting, difficult to distinguish.

Until 7:7.

Moregaard reversed the situation and took the lead.

Also won the second game with 11:9.

The overall score is 1:1.

"Moregard is finally gaining momentum."

Li Qian glanced at Chen Jin beside him with a half-smile, "Alex is going to be hard to beat."

As we all know, once players who use the inspiration flow style get going, they will be like a flood, endless and unstoppable.

Chen Jin smiled calmly, as if he had read a script and was calm and confident: "My opinion is exactly the opposite."

"Oh?"

Li Qian disagreed in his heart, but didn't say much.

As it turns out, there is nothing wrong with Chen Jin's opinion.

11: 3.

11: 3.

In the last two games, Alex defeated Moregard at lightning speed.

The overall score is 3:1.

Advance to the quarterfinals.

Li Qian was silent for a long time regarding this result.

After a long while, he managed to utter a few words: "Moregard, you have failed me."

"Alex also made it to the quarterfinals."

Xie Mingyang raised a slightly indifferent smile at the corner of his mouth, "Tomorrow we can see another game of brothers killing each other."

"Brothers killing each other?"

Li Qian was slightly startled, "Alex's next opponent is Felix?"

"Correct."

Xie Mingyang nodded.

"That would be interesting."

Li Qian rubbed his palms together. "As I recall, Felix has zero record against Alex, right?"

"Ah."

Xie Mingyang nodded again.

"Based on Alex's condition today, I think Felix will be in trouble tomorrow."

Li Qian said.

"I would rather spar with Alex."

Chen Jin said slowly.

In this match, Alex's first three shots, backhand to middle and center shots, and forehand and backhand transitions were impressive in terms of speed and strength.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Alex's condition can stabilize, he will be a greater threat than Felix and Moregard.

Coincidentally, Chen Jin had never fought with Alex.

Now I am even more excited to see the prey.

It’s a pity that the two are in different half of the zone.

If you want to meet them, you need to reach the finals.

Before this, Alex's opponents, besides his younger brother Felix, also included Lin Yun-ju or Lin Shidong.

(End of this chapter)