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

Chapter 36 [036] I really want to continue playing
Serve, receive, attack in the first three shots...

Landing point, wide angle, forehand and backhand connection...

The two young boys on the court were moving around a small ping-pong ball, dodging and swinging their rackets like knives.

Either the attack is as swift as a rainstorm, or the defense is as steady as Mount Tai.

The only thing to do is to seize the opponent's fleeting mistake and kill him with one blow, like cutting his throat with a sharp knife.

In addition to the fierce competition, there are also careful calculations on this small table tennis table.

It's like two masters playing chess.

Whether it was Ding Xiaowei or Xu Yutian, before dealing with each ball, they had already quickly predicted the landing point and rotation of the opponent's next ball, as well as their own response strategies.

This is the case even on the field.

The two coaches outside the field were also constantly looking for each other's weaknesses and flaws and thinking about tactics during the game.

He frowns when he loses and roars when he wins.

Inside and outside the stadium, every rush and every shout are filled with a passionate love for this sport.

however.

In competitive sports, there will always be a winner and a loser.

Compared with Xu Yutian, Ding Xiaowei can pull and cut, has a more flexible playing style, and richer tactics.

In the end, the score was 2:1, and we defeated Xu Yutian with difficulty and won this crucial point.

"Well played."

After losing this game, knowing that he had no hope of advancing and falling in the quarterfinals again, Xu Yutian drooped his eyes, looking depressed.

However, in front of his opponent, Xu Yutian forced himself to control his emotions and stepped forward to shake hands with Ding Xiaowei.

"Thank you."

Ding Xiaowei whispered.

Looking up, Xu Yutian's eyes were filled with tears, almost bursting out.

Ding Xiaowei hesitated for a moment and opened his mouth, but in the end no words came out.

But Xu Yutian was seen walking slowly towards the sidelines with a towel and a racket, his back filled with endless loss.

"Coach, I..."

As soon as Xu Yutian opened his mouth, tears started rolling down his cheeks.

He quickly covered his face with a towel and his body twitched slightly.

"It's alright."

The coach hugged him lovingly and ruffled his sweaty hair. "It's just a game. You are still young. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

He said this, but he knew it very well in his heart.

There is no shortage of hardworking people in this world.

But even if you try countless times, real opportunities will only appear once or twice.

If you fail to catch it, once it is lost, it is lost forever.

not to mention.

It is the Chinese national table tennis team that is full of talented people.

And the other side.

Seeing Ding Xiaowei win the game, Coach Liu, who had been nervous all the time, clenched his fists with joy and jumped up.

"Pretty!"

Teacher Liu smiled happily, "Xiaowei, good job."

In contrast, Ding Xiaowei was calmer: "Liu Jiao, didn't you say that? The next match against Shu Sanhu will be a tough one."

"Yeah."

Teacher Liu slapped his forehead and said with a smile, "The hard battle is still ahead, don't be too happy yet."

Hey, how about we look in the mirror and see who is smiling so hard that he can’t close his mouth?
Ding Xiaowei rolled his eyes.

"Shu Sanhu's playing style is mainly based on defense."

Soon, Coach Liu calmed down and looked at Shu Sanhu and his coach not far away. "The weakness of his defensive style is that he can deal with topspin balls calmly, but he can't defend against backspin balls normally."

"so……"

Ding Xiaowei understood immediately: "Cut him?"

"Correct!"

Coach Liu affirmed, "And we must mainly slice the ball and hit the backspin."

"clear."

Ding Xiaowei nodded.

"For the first four balls, let's test our opponents to see if they have any tactics to deal with the sliced ​​ball."

Coach Liu continued, "If there is, I will call a timeout immediately and we will adjust our tactics. If not..."

At this point, a smile appeared on his face, "Then we will just sit back and wait to get into the semi-finals."

"Advance to the semi-finals!"

Ding Xiaowei clenched his fists, his eyes showing great determination.

The final result of the match showed that Ding Xiaowei's long rubber slice style was indeed Shu Sanhu's nemesis. Shu Sanhu was beaten by the backspin slice and was sweating profusely, complaining bitterly.

Although he tried various fighting styles, he still lost unfortunately.

7: 11.

7: 11.

Shu Sanhu lost both games without showing any temper.

"Well played."

When shaking hands, Shu Sanhu smiled and gave his best wishes from the bottom of his heart, "I hope you can do well in the semi-finals and go further."

"Thank you."

Ding Xiaowei said gratefully.

Returned to the sidelines and high-fived Coach Liu.

Teacher Liu was so happy this time that he couldn't stop smiling. He held Ding Xiaowei's face, not caring that he was sweating profusely.

"mua~"

Teacher Liu gave him a fierce kiss, then pinched Ding Xiaowei's face, "Xiaowei, I'm proud of you!"

"It hurts..."

Ding Xiaowei grinned.

Out of the corner of his eye, he looked to the side.

Amid the cheers and encouragement from Ouyang Liangqin and others.

Chen Jin holds the racket and prepares to go on court.

Hey, wait?

Ding Xiaowei seemed to suddenly think of something and his expression changed slightly.

I made it to the semi-finals, and Chen Jin also made it to the semi-finals. Doesn't that mean I have to fight with Chen Jin again?
Holy shit, being abused four times isn’t enough, I have to be abused again?
It turns out that my road to promotion is also a road to being abused?
Think of this.

The good mood disappeared in an instant.

Ding Xiaowei finally understood what it meant to be "painful and happy".

The last game.

Knowing that there was no hope of advancing, Xu Yutian lost all his fighting spirit, his feet felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and his concentration was completely unfocused.

What’s more, the opponent is the monster Chen Jin.

Just ten minutes.

Two games, it's over.

Chen Jin played in a particularly relaxed manner, which made the audience feel bored.

Most of the people had dispersed before the game was over and went to watch the game next door.

11: 0.

11: 1.

Xu Yutian's face was pale, as if he had lost his soul. He took the towel and racket and walked back.

He even forgot to shake hands with Chen Jin.

Halfway through the walk.

Xu Yutian completely broke down emotionally. He slammed the racket in his hand to the ground, then squatted on the ground and burst into tears.

See this.

The coach and teammates rushed forward and tried their best to calm Xu Yutian down.

After a long while, Xu Yutian finally calmed down.

The coach supported his arm and slowly walked off the court.

"Where's my racket?"

Xu Yutian suddenly stopped.

"At this."

The player quickly handed over the racket.

Staring blankly at the dusty racket, Xu Yutian burst into tears again.

"sorry Sorry……"

Xu Yutian wiped away the tears that could not be stopped, wiped the racket with his tears, and murmured to himself, "Coach, I, I really love table tennis, I really want to continue playing..."

"But my dad, my dad..."

Upon hearing this, the coach, who knew Xu Yutian's family situation well, felt a lump in his throat.

Although I felt very sorry, I could only sigh heavily.

Watching all this silently.

Chen Jin didn't say anything, but lowered his head and packed his backpack.

　Sorry for the late update

　　
　
(End of this chapter)