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

Chapter 54 [054] Don’t care about your face anymore? (Please read on!)

Wang Hao sat alone outside the court, his arms folded across his chest, his body slightly hunched over.

His eyes were fixed on Ding Xiaowei and Zhang Jiahao who were sweating profusely on the field. He sometimes frowned, sometimes pouted, with a serious expression, and no one knew what he was thinking.

At this moment.

Suddenly, a "crunching" sound was heard.

Someone sat down next to him with a big butt.

immediately.

An arm gently rested on Wang Hao's shoulder.

"Why are you alone?"

"Where's Wang Liqin?"

Wang Hao came back to his senses and turned around. It was the head coach of the women's team, Ma Lin.

"Brother, why are you coming to my side instead of watching the women's team's game?"

Wang Hao asked curiously.

"The women's team has already finished all the games."

Ma Lin smiled and said, "We'll wait for your men's team to decide the champion, runner-up and third place, and then we'll reward them together."

"what?"

Wang Hao was surprised, "So fast?"

Although the semi-finals for the men's and women's teams were held separately and at venues far apart, they started at the same time.

And now, the fifth round-robin match of the men's team has not yet been completed, but the women's team has already finished.

When this happens, there is only one possibility.

The gap in strength is too big!
As Wang Hao expected, Ma Lin was beaming with joy and said with ease, "There's nothing we can do. The champion and runner-up of the women's team played very hard and are leading by a huge margin."

Looking at his expression, the corners of his mouth were raised, which was harder to suppress than AK, and the joy in his heart was beyond words, as if he had picked up some treasure.

"We have a successor for the women's team."

Ma Lin crossed his legs and asked, "How's the situation on the men's team?"

“It’s still quite anxious.”

Wang Hao turned his head and looked at the court, "It's possible that we will have to play overtime."

"Overtime?"

Marin took out his phone, checked the time, and frowned, "It's almost five o'clock. Are we going to play overtime tonight?"

"It's a best-of-three overtime game with a tiebreaker, so it should be over pretty quickly."

Wang Hao said.

"Alright."

Ma Lin looked around and saw that no one was around. He coughed twice and immediately moved closer to Wang Hao, lowering his voice. "Ahem... How is our junior brother doing? What place is he in the group now?"

Given that he and Coach Wu have a father-son-like relationship, and since Coach Wu has personally instructed him, how could he not pay attention?

“First in the group.”

Wang Hao didn't hide anything.

"Oh?"

Marin's eyebrows jumped. "You mean, you fought well?"

"It's not just good, it's leading by a huge margin."

Wang Hao smiled and said, "The next game is between him and Xie Mingyang."

"If he wins, Xie Mingyang will be the champion."

Marin slapped his thigh and gave a thumbs up: "Nice! I told you, there are no weak generals under Master Wu."

"Hey, wait, Xie Mingyang?"

"This name seems familiar. Where have I heard it before..."

Ma Lin frowned and suddenly remembered, "The champion of the men's team in the Youth Championship?"

"Yes."

Wang Hao smiled slightly, "Not only that, Xie Mingyang is also from the Magic City team."

"Wang Liqin's favorite disciple?"

"Ah."

“That might be a little difficult.”

"What's so difficult?"

"Wang Liqin's disciple just won the Youth Championship. He is a strong opponent."

A look of worry appeared on Marin's face.

As the head coach of the women's team, he is not very clear about the situation on the men's team.

What they didn't know was that Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang had already fought each other once before.

Moreover, Xie Mingyang suffered a crushing defeat.

"Strong rival?"

Wang Hao smiled and asked, "Who do you think is the strongest rival?"

"of course……"

Ma Lin suddenly reacted and turned to look at Wang Hao, who seemed to be smiling. "What do you mean by that?"

Wang Hao did not answer, but pointed in another direction and said, "Look over there yourself."

"What the hell?"

Ma Lin looked from a distance and was stunned. "Wang Liqin personally came down to practice with others?"

"Wait, that kid couldn't be Xie Mingyang, right?"

Wang Hao smiled and said, "That's right."

It was just a tryout, but Director Wang actually went on the field himself to practice with his disciples!

"Director Wang, don't you care about your dignity?"

Marin frowned.

"I heard from Li Qian that Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang had a friendly match two days ago."

Wang Hao asked slowly. "What's the result?"

Marlin asked impatiently.

"Best of five, Chen Jin won with a score of 3-0."

Wang Hao said, "The key is that in the three games combined, Xie Mingyang only scored three points."

"Two of the points were lucky shots that hit the net."

After listening to Wang Hao's words.

Marin couldn't help but widen his eyes, as if he had heard something out of the ordinary.

The opponent is the new champion of the Youth Championship, how could he be beaten so badly?

"The new champion of the Youth Championship only got three points in three games?"

Marin's face was full of disbelief, "Where did Mr. Wu find such a monster?"

Now he finally understood why Wang Liqin would rather lose his shame and personally go down to the court to practice with Xie Mingyang.

——The reporters from Channel C haven’t left yet and are wandering around the training hall!

The women's team's match has ended, and the next camera on Channel C will inevitably focus on the men's team.

As the champion of the Youth Championship, Xie Mingyang is the focus of attention.

Losing is not a big deal, but if the loss is too ugly, not only will Director Wang lose face, but the entire Magic City team will also lose face.

While the two were talking.

Turn around and look.

But Liu Guoliang was seen chatting and laughing with the reporter from Channel C, walking side by side, and heading towards the men's team's competition venue.

"What's going on with the men's team?"

Liu Guoliang asked.

At this time, Wang Hao and Ma Lin stood up and straightened their clothes.

"We're playing Game 5, there might be overtime."

Wang Hao said hurriedly.

"Overtime?"

Liu Guoliang smiled and said, "Yes, it is good. This shows that the level of our men's team is quite good this time. They are on par with each other."

"Where's Xie Mingyang? He's the new champion of the Youth Championship."

Wang Hao pointed to the distance and said, "He is being trained by Director Wang in preparation for the next game."

Wang Liqin personally went down to the court to practice with Xie Mingyang?

Is it necessary to be so nervous?

A trace of displeasure flashed across his brows, but it quickly disappeared. Liu Guoliang kept smiling and turned to the female reporter and said, "It seems that our Director Wang really values ​​this selection competition."

"Coach Wang, who will Xie Mingyang's next opponent be?"

"Chen Jin."

"Oh?"

Liu Guoliang nodded and said, "I've seen Chen Jin's matches, he really played well, no wonder Director Wang thinks so highly of him."

“Since we have made it to the finals, I think the strength of each young player is very close and we can’t take it lightly.”

The female reporter said with a smile.

"Correct."

Liu Guoliang raised his hand and said, "How about we go and watch Director Wang and Xie Mingyang's pre-match training?"

That’s all.

Then he led the female reporter and cameraman from Channel C away.

After watching them walk away, Wang Hao whispered, "They didn't spend the whole afternoon wandering around the stadium, did they?"

"more or less."

Marin felt relieved and sat down again.

At this moment.

Sudden.

A cathartic roar resounded throughout the venue.

"Cuo Le!"

"Cuo——"

But Zhang Jiahao was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins. He ran around the stadium, jumping and leaping, his face full of excitement and excitement.

no doubt.

In this crucial game, Zhang Jiahao won the final victory.

now.

Chen Jin won two games and scored two points, making him the well-deserved first in the group.

Xie Mingyang, Ding Xiaowei and Zhang Jiahao all had one win and one loss.

In the next match, Chen Jin will face Xie Mingyang, and the outcome will determine the direction of this selection.

Either Chen Jin wins the championship and the other three enter overtime.

Either Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang, Ding Xiaowei and Zhang Jiahao, both enter overtime and play one more game each to decide the winner.

Anyway, overtime is inevitable.

The minds of everyone outside the stadium have already drifted to the next game.

"Xie Mingyang lost so badly last time. He was simply beaten bloodily. It is impossible for Xie Mingyang to improve so quickly in just two days, right?"

"That may not be the case. Did you see Wang Liqin personally practicing with Xie Mingyang over there?"

"Damn it, I actually hope Xie Mingyang can overthrow Chen Jin and dampen his arrogance."

"With Chen Jin's current momentum, it may not be easy for him to upset the opponent."

"How come it's not easy to have an upset in competitive sports? There were upsets at the Olympics, so why can't Chen Jin have an upset in a mere qualifying tournament?"

"Every day he keeps making surprise surprises... Do you really think Chen Jin is some kind of refrigerator?"

(End of this chapter)