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

Chapter 60 [060] Both the starting point and the end point
According to the competition system of this qualifier and the current points situation in the fifth round of the round-robin.

Although the championship has been won by Chen Jin in advance, the competition is not over yet.

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

Different from the main competition.

The rules of the overtime game are best of three games, with the winner going to a tiebreaker.

Every game and every point is crucial.

Because the overtime was seamless, Xie Mingyang, who had just finished the game, automatically moved to the back row.

In the first game, Zhang Jiahao faced Ding Xiaowei.

Zhang Jiahao was a little nervous.

In the last game, the reason why he was able to defeat Ding Xiaowei was largely due to the fact that he played more games and was able to show his touch.

But this time, there was simply not enough time for him to get a feel for his game.

"If I lose to Ding Xiaowei, then I will definitely miss out on the top three, right?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Jiahao felt more stressed. "Brother Jin, give me some advice."

"Don't worry, Ding Xiaowei is under more pressure than you."

Chen Jin smiled slightly, "As long as you are more stable than him, you have at least a 70% chance of winning."

"Why is it only 70%?"

Zhang Jiahao jumped on the spot, "Brother Jin, can I borrow your hand?"

"Lend me a hand?"

Chen Jin frowned and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"I want to get some luck from the champion."

Having said that, Zhang Jiahao grabbed Chen Jin's hand without further ado, and stroked it gently, with a look of enjoyment on his face.

Chen Jin quickly pulled his hand back and spat on the ground: "You old glass."

"I'm ready."

With a look of joy as if he had just flown a thousand miles, Zhang Jiahao stretched his muscles and bones, and shook off his spirits. His confidence suddenly soared. "With the blessing of the championship luck, I am invincible and unbeatable."

That’s all.

Holding a towel and a racket, he walked onto the court without looking back.

Looking at Zhang Jiahao's confident back, Chen Jin hesitated for a moment.

Turned to look at Coach Zhang.

"Coach Zhang, can you speak now?"

Chen Jin's voice was low.

"say what?"

Coach Zhang was stunned.

"Where is Coach Wu?"

Chen Jindao.

Since the game started in the morning, Coach Wu has not been seen since.

Moreover, thinking back to the earnest advice given by Coach Wu when I last saw him, it was clearly a parting gift.

There is no doubt that Coach Wu has left without saying goodbye.

Coach Zhang sighed: "Four forty-five, flying to Macau."

"Macao?"

Chen Jin was slightly startled, "What is Coach Wu doing in Macau?"

At this moment.

Ouyang Liangqin suddenly poked out half of his head and blurted out, "Did you go to see the dealer?"

Chen Jin: "..."

Coach Zhang: “…”

Everyone: "..."

Sharp gazes, as sharp as the light of swords, shot towards Ouyang Liangqin in unison.

"Watch the game. I watch the game."

Ouyang Liangqin stuck out his tongue and quickly retracted his head.

After glaring at Ouyang Liangqin fiercely, Coach Zhang said, "Do you remember that half a year ago, Zhu Yuling came to our team to look for Coach Wu?"

"Zhu Yuling?"

Chen Jin recalled briefly and nodded, "I remember." At that time, Coach Wu specially called Chen Jin and introduced him to Zhu Yuling.

The two even had a game of sparring.

Zhu Yuling was once one of the main players of the Chinese women's table tennis team and was ranked first in the world.

It’s a pity that I was unable to continue playing two years ago due to health and family reasons.

And half a year ago, when he came to see Coach Wu, he was said to have just recovered from a serious illness.

"In the two years since she retired from the national table tennis team, Zhu Yuling has never given up her love for table tennis and she still wants to come back to play."

Coach Zhang said, "But given her current situation, it is difficult for her to return to the national table tennis team, so she joined the Macau team through Macau's talent introduction program and plans to compete in this year's WTT Macau Championship."

Hearing this, Chen Jin was immediately filled with awe.

Given Zhu Yuling's family background, if she didn't have a deep love for table tennis, why would she go through so much trouble to make a comeback and continue playing?

"When Sister Zhu came to the team, did she want Coach Wu to go to Macau to be her coach?"

Chen Jin immediately guessed Zhu Yuling's intention of looking for Coach Wu.

"Yes."

Coach Zhang nodded and lowered his voice, "You know, Coach Wu also wants to be on the court again."

"Ah."

Having been with Coach Wu day and night for two years, how could Chen Jin not know what Coach Wu was thinking.

He could even imagine how excited Coach Wu was when he received Zhu Yuling's invitation.

Coach Zhang continued, "But at that time, Coach Wu was concentrating on studying and solving the problem of your backhand continuity quality, and ultimately rejected Zhu Yuling's invitation."

"Ah."

Chen Jin lowered his eyes.

Deep inside, it felt like something had rubbed me hard.

Being able to return to the court is clearly what Coach Wu has been dreaming about day and night.

But when such a rare opportunity was presented to him, he ultimately chose Chen Jin, whose future was uncertain.

"Coach Wu..."

Chen Jin couldn't help but pinch his nose, which was feeling a little sour.

"As far as I know, Zhu Yuling has never given up in the past six months. She has approached Coach Wu many times and even visited him several times, but Coach Wu never agreed."

Coach Zhang said, "It was not until that day when we received the notification of the national table tennis selection that Coach Wu finally agreed."

"Originally, Zhu Yuling wanted Coach Wu to fly to Macau with her on the 13th."

"But Coach Wu was still worried about you, so he insisted on coming along. After seeing you perform well, he left with peace of mind."

Listening silently to Coach Zhang's words.

Chen Jin sniffed.

He suddenly remembered what Coach Wu said to him before he left.

"If I were ten years younger, I would stay with you forever even if it cost me my old bones."

"But now... maybe I can only accompany you here."

It was not until this time that Chen Jin understood the true meaning of it.

Coach Wu knew very well that with Chen Jin's strength, he would definitely join the national table tennis team.

This selection competition is not only the starting point of Chen Jin's table tennis career, but also the end point of their master-disciple relationship.

But, at the end, this 70-year-old man was still trying his best to pave the way for Chen Jin's future.

Chen Jin raised his head, took the towel and covered his face.

Patting Chen Jin on the shoulder, Coach Zhang said softly, "When I went to the airport to see Coach Wu off, Coach Wu asked me to tell you."

"Play well in the future and fight for the straight board. Don't worry about him."

"He is still young, and it is his wish to have such an opportunity to stand on the court again."

"As long as we have the heart, we will meet sooner or later, even if there are thousands of mountains and rivers between us."

Chen Jin covered his face with a towel and rubbed it hard for a few times before taking it off.

"understood."

Chen Jin took a deep breath and nodded. "What time does Coach Wu get off the plane? I'll video chat with him then."

"It should be after eight o'clock."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)