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

Chapter 56 [056] Horizontal and Vertical Battle (2)

"Cuo Le——"

"Boiled!"

Seeing Xie Mingyang get off to a good start, Coach Xie Mingyang, who was already on edge, clenched his fists and suddenly roared.

While cheering for Xie Mingyang, he also vented his own nervousness.

The boss is watching right next to us. If we lose this game, there will definitely be a criticism meeting after we return to the team!
Thinking of this, the pressure level soared instantly.

Other people at the scene were also somewhat surprised by the result.

"Fuck, Xie Mingyang actually got the first blood?"

"It seems that after losing last time, Xie Mingyang learned from his mistakes and has been practicing hard these past two days."

"Xie Mingyang said, Coach, I really want to improve."

"Just now Director Wang was personally serving as a sparring partner for Xie Mingyang... Maybe Xie Mingyang really has a chance to defeat Chen Jin and create a big upset."

"Xie Mingyang got the first blood. Is this considered an upset?"

"Yeah, it's okay to have an upset once, but I don't believe anyone can have two or three upsets in a row."

"It's just the beginning, just one point, and you're already popping champagne at halftime... If Xie Mingyang loses, it's because of you guys."

……

"A sneaky start?"

Wang Hao turned his head and glanced at Wang Liqin beside him, "Brother Li, is this the tactic you arranged?"

"Just tell me if it works or not."

Wang Liqin said with a smile.

Without waiting for Wang Hao to speak, Liu Guoliang frowned and suddenly said, "It does work, but it's a bit embarrassing."

"Show your fear?"

Wang Liqin was stunned for a moment.

"You need to use this unconventional serve to score points at the beginning. Doesn't this just show that it's difficult to win with a conventional serve?"

Liu Guoliang stared at the two teenagers in the arena, "If I'm not mistaken, Xie Mingyang's second serve should also be a steal, right?"

Wang Liqin fell silent.

Because Liu Guoliang's guess was absolutely correct.

According to Wang Liqin's tactical arrangement, Xie Mingyang's second serve was still a long and quick run, attacking Chen Jin's backhand baseline.

How could Chen Jin fall for the same trick twice?
"The risk of stealing a long ball is very high and it is easy to make mistakes. Generally speaking, even if the first ball is successfully stolen, it will not be stolen again."

While picking up the ball, Chen Jin thought quickly, "But Xie Mingyang may catch my thinking inertia and do the opposite, and continue to choose to steal."

"No matter what, we have to be on guard."

Therefore, when Chen Jin was preparing to receive the serve, his position did not seem to change.

But in fact, the right leg moves slightly forward, the left leg secretly accumulates strength, the eyes are fixed on the opponent's serving movement and racket shape, and the feet are ready to move at any time.

If it is a short ball, step forward immediately and make a short shot.

If it is a long ball, you can also step back quickly, create space for hitting the ball, and then quickly tear it with your backhand.

In this way, you can attack when you advance and defend when you retreat.

The moment Xie Mingyang touched the ball, the board shape suddenly changed.

"It's stealing again!"

Chen Jin was well prepared this time.

With lightning speed, he kicked out his left leg fiercely and quickly pulled back his right leg to create enough space for hitting the ball.

But his body's center of gravity always remains forward.

"Snapped!"

Chen Jin's wrist trembled slightly, and with the help of a slight turn of the body and a change in the shape of the board, he quickly tore the ball in a straight line with his backhand.

Although the power is not great, the straight-line distance is short and the speed is fast.

Given Xie Mingyang's current position, if it were Zhang Jiahao and others, they would only be able to sigh in despair.

however.

Xie Mingyang's strength is extraordinary.

At the moment when he failed to sneak in, Xie Mingyang reacted almost instinctively by taking a big cross step and flying to his forehand.

He turned around and looked at the moon, then pulled the ball back to Chen Jin's center.

Although this shot was a save, the power and loop were both top-notch.

Unfortunately, the landing point is a little bad.

Chen Jin stood still, as calm as the wind and clouds, and used his forehand to move quickly.

"Snapped!"

The return ball went straight to Xie Mingyang's backhand triangle.

Even if Ryu Seung-min in his prime in 04 were possessed, he probably wouldn't be able to save this goal.

1: 1.

"Do you see it?"

Liu Guoliang turned his head and glanced at Wang Liqin. "This is the consequence of being too rigid in tactics. You need to use your brain when playing and pay attention to your opponent."

"Even from such a distance, I just noticed that when Chen Jin was preparing to receive the serve, although his stance did not seem to change, his body center of gravity was slightly more evenly distributed on the left side. What does this mean?"

"He's accumulating power in his left leg, and his feet are ready to move at any time, just to prevent you from stealing the long ball."

Speaking of which.

His expression and tone revealed some admiration for Chen Jin.

"Chen Jin is a good basketball player. He has a flexible mind and can adjust quickly. He is a good prospect."

Liu Guoliang said with a smile.

Wang Hao and Ma Lin looked at each other, both with relieved smiles on their faces.

While talking.

The game continues.

The serve changed. Chen Jin was not in a hurry and served a short hook shot from the middle to the side.

Nothing special, no changes.

Xie Mingyang stepped forward, lowered his center of gravity, straightened the paddle a little, and following the rotation of the incoming ball, he gently cut it with his forehand.

Cut a small triangle of Chen Jin's forehand.

The control in this game has obviously improved a lot compared to the previous friendly match.

Chen Jin immediately stepped forward, leaned out of the right side of the table, cupped his wrist, and hit a high lob with ease.

The arc is high and the speed is slow.

And it just landed on Xie Mingyang's forehand half of the table.

"Chance ball!"

Xie Mingyang turned sideways, swung his arms, exerted force on his face, and wanted to rush forward.

Unexpectedly, he used too much force and hit nothing.

The moment the ping-pong ball landed on the table, it swerved violently to the side.

Xie Mingyang obviously underestimated the side spin of the ball, which resulted in him failing to hit the target when he burst forward.

2: 1.

"The opponent uses a straight racket, has flexible wrists, and has more side spin on his forehand."

Xie Mingyang jumped a few times on the spot, summing up and reminding himself in his heart, "Next time, even if there is a chance to score, don't be anxious, you must keep your eyes on the ball first."

"Take your time, don't rush."

Xie Mingyang kept muttering to himself, trying to adjust his mentality.

Keep your body low and keep your eyes on your opponent.

But seeing that Chen Jin still served with a hook shot, Xie Mingyang stepped forward and gently made a short serve.

Chen Jin swung back.

Knowing that it would be difficult to beat the opponent with the ball on the table, Xie Mingyang stopped pestering and made a long attack in the middle, trying to withstand Chen Jin's pursuit.

But, we are all young people, who doesn’t have a good waist?
Although this ball was a little bit tilted, Chen Jin twisted his waist and rushed forward diagonally with his forehand.

Xie Mingyang slid sideways and swung the ball backhand.

"Snapped!"

Counter-pull to the middle.

At this time, Chen Jin's footsteps and position had already been adjusted.

Swing your arm forward and pull with more force.

"Boiled!"

Xie Mingyang's heart trembled.

Without thinking too much, he quickly stepped back to relieve the pressure.

At the same time, hold the racket face firmly with your thumb, face the incoming ball, and push your body forward.

"boom!"

The small ping-pong ball hit the racket like a cannonball.

Xie Mingyang only felt a shock in his palm.

My thumb even felt a little numb.

"Boiled!"

Xie Mingyang gasped, "The power of this board is even more exaggerated than Director Wang's."

Fortunately, during the two days of extra training, Wang Liqin personally served as his sparring partner, allowing him to improve his backhand defense, which has indeed improved a lot.

He forcibly stopped Chen Jin's explosive charge.

Available in the next second.

"Snapped!"

Like a thunderbolt.

Chen Jin showed no sign of mercy and charged forward again with greater force.

The terrifying force seemed enough to shatter the opponent's racket.

In Xie Mingyang's eyes.

This isn't a ping-pong ball at all, it's clearly an Italian cannon fired at him!

He was so shocked that he took half a step back before he could block the ball.

The next three or four rounds.

Chen Jin rushed forward with his forehand, each blow was more ferocious than the last, filled with murderous intent.

However, Xie Mingyang could only retreat again and again under Chen Jin's relentless pressure.

Even defense seems extremely difficult, let alone counterattack.

"This forehand burst is steady yet fierce."

Liu Guoliang praised and nodded continuously, "If Chen Jin hadn't deliberately controlled and slightly changed the landing point, Xie Mingyang would have lost long ago."

Many people at the scene, including Wang Liqin, had already noticed this.

"However, in the era of big balls, having a good forehand alone is of little use, especially with a straight racket."

Liu Guoliang then sighed again, "If you can't do the backhand continuously, it will be useless."

Wang Liqin deeply agrees with this.

In the past two days, he asked Xie Mingyang to do some targeted additional training, which was also based on the continuous disadvantage of the straight-blade backhand.

After all, how many straight-blade rackets in the world can be swung backhand like Yokohama Hao?
Besides, Chen Jin is so young, no matter how strong his backhand power is, how strong can it be!
"In just two days, Xie Mingyang was able to defend against Chen Jin's forehand bursts for so many rounds. It seems that the extra training is effective."

There was a gleam of wisdom in Wang Liqin's eyes.

It seemed that everything that happened on the court was within his expectations and control.

"Backhand iron defense, tested, the results are pretty good."

"Next, we need to break through Chen Jin's backhand."

(End of this chapter)