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

Chapter 299 Coach Andrei: What kind of monster is this boy?

"nice shot!"

"Pretty!"

"Brother Jin is awesome!"

Zhang Jiahao stood on the sidelines, his face full of excitement, clenching his fist and shouting, becoming Chen Jin's die-hard cheerleader.

"General, draw your sword?"

Witnessing Chen Jin's first ball, a powerful backhand smash close to the table, was like a peerless swordsman drawing his sword to cleave the heavens.

The graceful movements and immense power caused Xie Mingyang to gasp in surprise.

"Compared to Lin Gaoyuan's general drawing his sword, Chen Jin has clearly mastered the technique and even made improvements."

Xie Mingyang nodded to himself, “Greater strength, smaller movements, and stronger explosive power.”

And on the other side.

Coach Andrei crossed his arms, his face grim and extremely unpleasant to look at.

"This Chen Jin lives up to his reputation."

Coach Andre's gaze darkened slightly. "The first two goals have already shattered Darius's mentality."

"Hopefully Darius can hold on."

Before the match, Darius was already filled with fear of Chen Jin.

However, after his words of encouragement and persuasion, Darius finally gained the confidence to take a gamble.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jin's powerful forehand and backhand smashes rendered Coach Andrei's hard work futile.

"no!"

"As a coach, I can't just sit here and do nothing."

“Darios must be encouraged to get back on his feet.”

Thinking of this, Coach Andrei suddenly stood up, clapped his hands vigorously, and shouted loudly at Darius's back: "Darius, don't be discouraged, show your courage and fight the enemy to the end."

God will bless you!

With his mentality on the verge of collapse, Darius stood on the field, facing a formidable opponent like Chen Jin, and already felt a sense of loneliness and fear as he fought alone.

Suddenly, I heard Coach Andrei encouraging me from behind.

As if in darkness, a light suddenly shone upon him, and Darius turned to look.

"Darios".

Coach Andrei shouted, "Your real enemy is not Chen Jin, but the fear in your heart."

"To overcome fear, you must confront it."

As it turns out, inspirational quotes do work sometimes.

At least, Darius regained some courage.

"bring it on!"

Darius gritted his teeth and said, "Let the storm rage on!"

Come on!

however.

Regardless of Darius's mindset, it has nothing to do with Chen Jin.

2: 0.

Chen Jin remained expressionless, raised his hand, gently caught the ping-pong ball thrown by the referee, and habitually slammed it to the ground a few times.

Then, he held it in his palm and blew on it.

I glanced at Darius and saw that he was ready to receive the serve.

Toss the white ball upwards.

Hook your hand.

Short on the lower side.

The serve landed close to the center line.

Darius stepped forward, met the spinning motion, and chopped down with his arm.

boom!
The edge of the racket bumped against the pool table.

Trying to add a short swing.

Unfortunately, he underestimated the spin of Chen Jin's hook serve.

With a hiss, he ate and went offline.

3: 0.

Darius frowned, looked down at his racket, and wiped it with his hand.

"It's okay, stay calm!"

Darius consoled himself, "It's only the first game, 0 to 3."

Even as he thought this, sweat poured down his forehead like a waterfall.

His vest was already soaked through.

"Whoo~"

Darius lifted his jersey and wiped away sweat.

"Hehe hahe!"

He shouted a few times, jumped around a few times, and then bent down to receive the serve.

Chen Jin continued serving, still using his familiar hook shot.

The landing point remains the same, a short forehand shot.

But at the moment he touched the ball, there was a subtle, almost imperceptible change in his fingers and wrist.

It appears to be spinning downwards, but it is actually not spinning.

Unfortunately, Darius's experience was limited, and he failed to see through it at a glance, thinking it was still a sidespin.

The next step is to twist with your hand in the opposite direction.

"Snapped!"

The ball went out of bounds.

0: 4.

In less than two minutes, Darius had already lost four points.

Every game ended abruptly before it even entered a stalemate.

Whether serving or receiving, Darius was clearly outmatched by Chen Jin.

"I can do it, I can do it, I can do it..."

Darius muttered to himself.

It was as if he could gain the courage to defeat Chen Jin simply by reciting this incantation.

But in the face of absolute power, everything is in vain.

Darius has regained control of the serve.

Darius once again chose to steal the long run.

"Snapped!"

Chen Jin unleashed a powerful backhand smash, breaking through Darius's right backhand side of the table.

"He outsmarted me again?"

Darius seemed to have gotten carried away, saying, "I refuse to believe you can stop all my long balls."

"Snapped!"

Chen Jin unleashed a powerful backhand flick.

This isn't playing ball; it's slapping someone in the face.

Darius didn't even see the ball before his army collapsed.

"How the hell are we supposed to play this?"

Darius's mentality was completely shattered.

finally.

First game, 11:1.

Chen Jin put down his racket, as if sheathing a sword.

With light steps, he returned to the sidelines.

Li Qian, Zhang Jiahao, and others greeted them with smiles, holding water bottles.

They watched silently as Chen Jin wiped his sweat and drank water, none of them saying a word.

Even Li Qian, the off-field coach, didn't analyze the situation or arrange tactics. Li Qian believed that Chen Jin was confident and had his own plans, so there was no need for him to say anything.

The only thing he can do now is not to disturb them.

next door.

Darius covered his head with a towel, rubbed his face vigorously, and then pulled it off.

His face clearly showed his frustration.

"Coach Andrei."

Darius was dejected and completely demoralized. "I really did my best."

"But he's too strong."

"In the first game, if he hadn't deliberately let me win a point, I would have suffered a humiliating 0-11 defeat."

Originally, Chen Jin had been dominating him all the way, defeating him 0-10 in one fell swoop.

However, he made a service error at game point.

Darius knew perfectly well that a top player like Chen Jin would never make such a basic mistake unless he was throwing the game.

Therefore, on the last ball, he deliberately missed, returning a point to Chen Jin.

Knowing that Darius had suffered a significant blow in this match, Coach Andrei was also helpless and could do nothing to help, so he sighed inwardly.

She reached out and gently patted Darius's shoulder, softly comforting him, "It's okay, I know you've done your best."

"However, as professional athletes, once you step onto the field, you should forget everything else in order to win."

Even if you lose, you should lose with dignity.

Darius wiped his sweat and nodded, saying, "I understand."

Returning to the field.

Second round.

Chen Jin showed no mercy either.

He even thought that Darius might go all out, so his attack became even more ferocious.

This was a further blow to Darius, whose mentality had already collapsed.

Second game, 1:11.

Darius was utterly powerless to fight back and suffered another crushing defeat.

In the third game.

Chen Jin's attack remained swift and fierce.

Darius had already given up and accepted the ridicule, abandoning any futile struggle or resistance.

soon.

The score was now 0-5.

Chen Jin took a commanding lead.

As is customary, in a best-of-five match, if the score falls behind in the third game, a timeout will be called to adjust tactics and disrupt the rhythm.

Coach Andre stood up, about to signal the referee to call a timeout.

Unexpectedly, Darius shook his head vigorously, indicating that there was no need to pause.

Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain!

Knowing full well that they were no match for Chen Jin, why call a timeout and invite unnecessary torment?

"This kid..."

Andrei had already guessed Darius's thoughts, and frowned.

Instead of following Darius's lead, they decisively requested a timeout.

"Time out!"

The referee raises a sign to remind the referee.

Left with no other option, Darius had to put down his racket and return to the sidelines.

"Coach Andrei."

Darius gave a bitter smile. "Since we're already going to lose, why bother calling a timeout and wasting everyone's time?"

"No, Darius."

Coach Andre lowered his voice, as if afraid that the opponents next door would hear, "This timeout might be your chance."

"Chance?"

Darius paused for a moment, looking at Coach Andre with some confusion, "What do you mean?"

"Judging from your performance in the previous matches, everyone knew that you were destined to lose, and you even lost your fighting spirit."

Coach Andrei said in a low voice, "I believe Chen Jin thinks so too."

Hear this.

Darius wasn't entirely stupid; he suddenly realized, "So, Chen Jin lowered his guard?"

"Correct!"

Coach Andre nodded, "Once Chen Jin lowers his guard, you can catch him off guard and launch a fierce attack. You might be able to take him by surprise."

"That's right!"

Darius's eyes lit up.

"Control your expression, don't let Chen Jin see through your disguise."

"clear."

The pause ends.

Darius still looked dejected, but he was already secretly plotting something.

According to Coach Andre's tactical plan, taking advantage of Chen Jin's relaxed vigilance, they can once again use the long-range attack tactic.

"I have one serve left, and I must make the most of it."

Darius lowered his head, a sharp glint in his eyes. "Success or failure hinges on this."

歘!
A fast, long ball, used to surprise the forehand.

Originally, it was thought that this sudden increase would catch Chen Jin off guard.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jin did not seem to relax his vigilance in the slightest.

With a cross step, he leaps and lunges, counter-attacking the middle with a forehand.

"What?"

Darius was caught off guard and frantically tried to block the attack.

Snapped!
The powerful topspin shot, hitting the racket, is simply unstoppable.

The white ball flew straight away a long distance.

6: 0.

Whether it was his pace or his reactions, there was no doubt that Chen Jin did not slack off in the slightest.

This was not only true for Darius.

Even Coach Andrei felt a little frustrated: "What kind of monster is this kid? How can he stay focused with such a big lead?"

"I underestimated him."

In the third game, the score was 11-1.

Chen Jin won 3-0, easily crushing his opponent and sweeping them to victory.

at the same time.

The Chinese team also defeated the Romanian team 3-0, successfully advancing to the next round of the team competition.

"it is finally over."

Darius breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling as if a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders.

Looking back on this match, the experience was terrible; it felt like I had gone through a truly horrible nightmare.

Fortunately, the nightmare is over.

"This Chen Jin is truly terrifying."

Coach Andre sighed and turned to Darius, saying, "Darius, you and I should think carefully about how to face Chen Jin in the singles match."

"???"

This reminder made Darius realize that his opponent in the first round of the singles match was also Chen Jin.

"What the hell..."

Darius's heart sank to the bottom. "God, what did I do wrong that you are torturing me like this?"

"Just kill me already!"

(End of this chapter)