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

Chapter 258: Four Skills in One Person

"Da da, da da, da da da..."

The white ping-pong ball slid gently from Xiang Peng's fingertips, touched the table, and immediately bounced up and returned to Xiang Peng's fingers.

This is repeated, producing a rhythmic and crisp sound.

The huge training hall was completely silent.

All the players, both male and female, stopped training and gathered around to watch the men's doubles match within the national table tennis team.

Countless eyes were focused on Xiang Peng.

Beads of sweat as big as soybeans trickled down Xiang Peng's cheeks.

The fingertips that were tightly gripping the racket were trembling slightly with the heavy breathing.

Next to Xiang Peng, Yuan Licen bent his legs slightly, bent his waist and arched his back, like a cheetah hiding in the bushes waiting for its prey to pass by, ready to strike.

Big beads of sweat also appeared on his forehead and slid down quietly.

A quick glance out of the corner of my eye.

But there was a scoreboard on the referee's table.

The overall score is 0:3.

Game 4, 10:.

As the newly-promoted world No. 1 men's doubles team, they were beaten without any chance of fighting back by a newcomer duo in full view of the public.

At this moment, Yuan Licen was left with only a bitter feeling of helplessness in his heart.

Although he and Xiang Peng's doubles team complemented each other, they did win many games.

But their singles strength determines the upper limit of both of them.

On the other hand, Chen Jin and Zhang Jiahao not only have good cooperation, but also have strong personal strength.

Especially Chen Jin, his attacks are fierce and his output is violent, including balls inside the table, the first three shots, forehand and backhand, mid-range and long-range...

Zhang Jiahao's offensive threat is obviously not as good as Chen Jin's. His ball control and defense are like an iron wall and are also difficult to penetrate.

"The cooperation between these two is perfect and very strong."

Yuan Licen couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "I really can't beat him."

Serve on match point.

Although it was just an internal competition, Xiang Peng still felt unprecedented pressure.

The new Olympic cycle is the time for the Chinese national table tennis team to update and iterate.

Young players like them have finally waited for this opportunity to stand out.

As long as you can stand out and gain the favor and recognition of the coaching staff, you will have more opportunities to gain experience in future competitions.

Therefore, they all tried their best to prove their strength in various competitions.

The game in front of us may seem insignificant, but it is actually attended by many big names.

What we lost was not just a game.

"Whoo~"

Xiang Peng let out a long sigh.

Now that things have come to this, there is nothing else to do but give it a try.

He glanced to the other side.

But Chen Jin was seen bending down, ready to receive the serve.

Toss the ball and draw the racket.

Xiang Peng sent a short ball diagonally downward.

Then retreat.

Give the position to Yuan Licen.

the other side.

Chen Jin took a step forward and stepped forward with his right foot.

Before the ball starts to fall, lower your shoulders and elbows, and place the center of gravity of your entire body on your left leg.

Bend your wrists inward and gather strength throughout your body.

Instantly.

He pushed hard with his left leg, generating force from the ground.

Twist your waist and raise your hips, and your abdominal muscles will explode.

Wrists and fingers, exert force with inch power.

"laugh!"

Like a crescent-shaped scimitar, it twisted out with the backhand.

Power, speed, rotation... everything has reached the pinnacle.

The arc of the ping-pong ball flying in the air drew a strange and exaggerated C shape.

The moment it touches the table.

While turning sideways, he fell heavily downward.

The arc trajectory of this ball was far beyond Yuan Licen's expectations.

There was a snap.

If it doesn’t match, hit your fingertips.

"Fuck!"

Yuan Licen's face changed drastically.

The piercing pain made him feel as if his finger bones were about to be shattered.

Looking down, I saw that my index finger was becoming red, swollen and black at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Sigh~"

Yuan Licen couldn't help but gasp, "This ball was too powerful and almost broke my finger." Before this, he had never played against Chen Jin.

Just listening to Xiang Peng talking about it, Chen Jin's ball is explosive and powerful, and the arc power is unimaginable.

Now, Yuan Licen has experienced it personally and finally knows that what Xiang Peng said is not false.

4: 11.

competition is over.

Xiang Peng and Yuan Licen, the world's No. 1 men's doubles pair, also lost to Chen Jin and Zhang Jiahao.

"Cuo Le!"

"Zhu--"

The roar still echoed, and Chen Jin and Zhang Jiahao shook hands tightly to celebrate.

Even the world's number one men's doubles combination was beaten to a pulp.

Zhang Jiahao was particularly excited at this moment, full of confidence, and wanted to shout out: "Who else!!!"

"They cooperate well and attack and defend in a measured way."

After watching the two matches from beginning to end, Li Suo smiled and nodded, praising them highly, "The men's doubles combination of Chen Jin and Zhang Jiahao will be a sure thing in the future."

Wang Hao also smiled from ear to ear, as if he had picked up some treasure.

However, he is relatively calm.

"There is a difference between internal competitions and real competitions."

Wang Hao said, "This pairing needs more matches to be tested."

The implication couldn't be more obvious.

"Isn't this World Youth Championship a good opportunity?"

Li Suo smiled and said, "If Chen Jin and Zhang Jiahao can win the men's doubles championship at the World Youth Championship, are they still afraid that they won't have another chance in the future?"

Men's doubles champion, also champion.

What's more, as the men's singles champion of the National Championships, Zhang Jiahao's singles ability is also strong.

There is nothing wrong in letting him participate in some singles matches to train and improve his strength.

While talking.

Zhang Jiahao came over and grinned at Wang Hao: "Coach Wang, we won."

"Saw."

Wang Hao smiled slightly, "Well done."

"Then...Doha Star Challenge?"

Zhang Jiahao raised his eyebrows.

"Don't worry, I will never break my promise."

Wang Hao smiled and said, "When the time comes, you will definitely get a place in the qualifying round."

"Thank you, Coach Wang."

Zhang Jiahao bowed and said, "I will never let you down."

"Let me be frank with you. Don't be too happy too soon."

Wang Hao said, "If you fail to win the World Youth Championship, I will still deprive you of the qualification to participate in the Doha Star Challenge after you come back."

“We must win the championship!”

Zhang Jiahao clenched his fists, feeling confident and at ease.

If they can beat the world's top-ranked men's doubles team, how can they not win the World Junior Championships?
Besides, even if he didn't have confidence in himself, could he not have confidence in Chen Jin?
"it is good."

Wang Hao nodded and said, "Starting today, you and Xie Mingyang will stay at the General Administration to train and prepare for the World Youth Championship."

"Yes!"

Zhang Jiahao said loudly.

This means that after going through untold hardships, he finally returned to the national team.

The inner excitement is self-evident.

"Chen Jin."

Wang Hao turned to look at Chen Jin, "You will compete in four events in this World Youth Championship. Can you handle it?"

"Four items?"

Chen Jin was slightly stunned. "You mean, in addition to men's singles, men's team and men's doubles, I also want to participate in mixed doubles?"

"Yes."

Wang Hao admitted what he had done, and patted Chen Jin on the shoulder, "With great ability comes great responsibility."

Chen Jin had no objection to this.

However, he was a little curious: "Who will be my mixed doubles partner?"

"Ye Sijia."

After listening to Wang Hao's answer.

Chen Jin frowned slightly: "Two right hands?"

As we all know, the best doubles combination is one on the left and one on the right.

If both players hold the racket with their right hands, the offensive transitions during the game will be a bit awkward.

"Double right sides have their own way of playing."

Wang Hao said, "When the time comes, Coach Xiao Zhan will personally instruct you."

Knowing that the candidate had been decided and could not be changed, Chen Jin had no choice but to accept it.

What's more, Ye Sijia's singles ability is also excellent.

As long as the cooperation is better and the tactics are appropriate, winning the mixed doubles championship will be easy.

(End of this chapter)