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

Chapter 27 [027] Insider information! There must be insider information!

About half past ten.

For the men's team, the first round of the round-robin tournament, with a total of sixteen groups, has been completed.

The qualifiers list has been announced.

Some are happy and some are sad.

Li Qian, the head coach of the trials, announced: "Everyone, please stay in the venue. In twenty minutes, we will draw lots for the second round."

Zhang Jiahao advanced as the first in the group, and his face was full of pride when he saw Chen Jin.

"Brother Jin, didn't you see me falling to the ground and charging? It was so cool."

Zhang Jiahao said excitedly while swinging his racket, "I have at least 70% of your strength, Brother Jin."

"Why is it only 70%?"

Chen Jin smiled.

"It's mainly because you have a large base of skills, Brother Jin. 70% is more than enough."

Zhang Jiahao chuckled, "Brother Jin, how is the situation over there?"

"Fortunately."

Chen Jin smiled.

In Group 7, Xie Mingyang advanced as the first in the group without any suspense.

The second is Chen Zihan.

Although Chen Zihan was abused by Xie Mingyang, he soon regained his confidence from the other two opponents.

soon.

Twenty minutes passed.

Li Qian appeared holding the lottery box.

There were a total of thirty-two contestants who advanced to the first round, and they all gathered in front of Li Qian.

"The second round will still be a round-robin tournament, divided into eight groups, with four players in each group. The format is the same as the first round."

Li Qian picked up a list and said, "As usual, the person whose name is called will come up and draw the lot."

"The first one is Anyang."

Under the gaze of everyone, Anyang's face flushed, he looked a little embarrassed, and walked towards the lottery box cautiously.

at this time,

Those contestants who were eliminated in the first round did not leave, but stood outside the venue to watch the excitement.

"This little fat guy looks so weak. Can he run with this weight? How can he advance?"

Someone frowned.

"weak?"

Someone nearby immediately spoke up with an angry look on his face, "You've never fought him before. His steps are so agile, as if he has springs under his feet. It doesn't match his body size at all."

"Besides, don't be fooled by his shy and sissy appearance off the court. He is really ruthless when he plays basketball."

There is no doubt that the person who spoke out was the contestant eliminated by Anyang himself.

While talking.

Anyang reached into the lottery box and fumbled for a long time.

"what happened again?"

Li Qian frowned slightly, with a vague sense of foreboding in his heart.

"coach."

Anyang turned around, his chubby face turned even redder, as if it was roasted by fire, "My hand is stuck again."

There was laughter both inside and outside the venue.

The atmosphere was particularly joyful.

Only Anyang wants to live on another planet.

day!
I know it!
Li Qian sighed silently, walked forward silently and pressed the box.

After another round of strenuous fiddling, Anyang finally pulled his arm free.

"Should you lose some weight?"

Li Qian glanced at Anyang.

"The reason I learned to play table tennis was to lose weight."

Anyang said weakly, looking aggrieved.

"..."

Li Qian coughed twice and changed the subject, "Which group?"

"Five, five groups."

"it is good."

Li Qian quickly filled out the information, "Anyang, Group 5."

"Next, Cao Mengcao."

"Cao Mengcao, group one."

……

"Next……"

Li Qian paused, "Chen Jin."

Swish!
Everyone at the scene looked at Chen Jin in unison.

"It's my turn so soon?"

Chen Jin was slightly stunned.

Facing everyone's nervous and curious looks, he walked out calmly.

"I heard that in the first round, Chen Jin's matches were over in about ten minutes, and everyone had their heads shaved."

"Isn't that long-rubber slicer in the same group with him? Could he also lose so quickly?"

"In the face of absolute strength, any weird rubber playing style is just a paper tiger."

"Eh? Are you guys talking about Master Chen Jin's recent match? Come on, let me, Master Chen Jin's defeated opponent, tell you my story and give you an in-depth report..."

...There was constant discussion outside the venue.

Inside the venue, everyone was visibly nervous.

Anyang put his palms together, holding the sign, and closed his eyes. In a voice that only he could hear, he muttered like a spell: "Godfather, please bless me, it won't be Group 5, it won't be Group 5, it won't be Group 5..."

Just as I was praying to the gods and Buddhas.

Suddenly, Li Qian announced loudly.

"Chen Jin."

"Group 5."

boom!
It was like lightning and thunder, and the mountains collapsed.

Anyang suddenly opened his eyes, his face turned pale instantly: "No way?"

Godfather Donghua, are you on vacation today and not working?

Anyang almost cried.

"Five groups..."

Chen Jin looked up at the little fat man in the crowd and smiled slightly.

however.

In Anyang's eyes, such a friendly smile was tantamount to the god of death demanding his life. He avoided her gaze and dared not look directly at her.

"Next, Chen Zihan."

Chen Zihan was well prepared. He took a deep breath and walked forward while muttering, "Don't do it in groups of five. Don't do it in groups of five..."

He reached into the box and after a careful selection, he finally made his choice.

Take out the label and open it slowly.

A big "5" jumps into view.

"Boom——"

It was as if thunder pierced the sky, lightning pointed directly to the center of the sky, and heavy rain poured down.

Chen Zihan just stood there, holding the sign, motionless, as if petrified.

The expression on his face was extremely wonderful.

There are thirty-two people in eight groups, but only four people participated in the draw, and three people actually drew five groups.

The probability of this is so low.

Insider!

There’s an inside story!
There must be an inside story!

Chen Zihan screamed wildly in his heart.

In fact, he knew very well that he had chosen the signature slip himself and there was no inside information at all.

At least, there was no shady manipulation in the draw for this selection.

"If I had known this, I should have chosen the one in front."

After rummaging through the box for a long time, picking up one and throwing away another, Chen Zihan finally selected five groups. He felt so regretful and angry.

"what?"

Li Qian came over and glanced at the sign in Chen Zihan's hand. He was also stunned for a moment, "Five groups again?"

"Out of four people, three of them were drawn into the 50-50 group?"

Li Qian laughed dumbly, "With this luck, it would be a pity if I don't buy two bets of Double Color Ball."

Immediately, without caring about Chen Zihan's impending collapse, he announced it in public.

"Chen Zihan, Group 5."

This statement came out.

There was an uproar at the scene, and most people were gloating.

"There's only one spot left in the five groups so soon? My god, there has never been such a wonderful start."

"Thanks to Anyang and Chen Zihan, the two great villains... Ugh, the great kind-hearted people made sacrifices for us to step on the landmine. Let's applaud."

"It all depends on who will be the unlucky one in the end...it won't be me, right?"

……

Chen Zihan felt like crying but had no tears.

I just got beaten up by Xie Mingyang, and now I’m going to be beaten up again by another stronger and more terrifying monster?
Oh God, what sin have I committed that you have to torture me like this?

My life is miserable!
But now that things have come to this, the result cannot be changed. He can only resign himself to his fate and accept the arrangements and blows of reality.

"Next, Cui Jilong."

"Cui Jilong, Group 8."

……

"Next, Deng Huan."

"Deng Huan, group three."

……

"Next, Ding Xiaowei."

Compared with the previous few people, Ding Xiaowei's appearance was much calmer.

There is only one spot left out of the five groups.

The probability of winning is extremely small.

What's more, he was drawn into the same group with Chen Jin in the first round.

In this second round, could I still be selected?
God wouldn't be so cruel!
Ding Xiaowei walked calmly to the lottery box and took out a piece of paper.

Expand it and take a look.

"???"

Ding Xiaowei's eyes widened, almost popping out of his head, "Fuck you..."

But there was a big "5" written in black on the paper.

(End of this chapter)