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

Chapter 65 [065] Doubles Match

eight thirty.

Chen Jin and others showed up at the training hall on time, dragging their suitcases.

"From today on, the three of you will eat, live, and train together."

Li Qian held a few keys in his hand. "These are your dormitory keys. You..."

The words were not finished.

Xie Mingyang suddenly raised his hand.

"What is the problem?"

"Can I go out and stay in a hotel?"

"No."

Li Qian glanced at the three people and said, "Once you join the national team, you must obey the arrangements."

"As for who will live in which room, you can discuss it when you return to the dormitory."

That’s all.

He handed all the keys to Chen Jin, who was closest to him.

"Did you bring your ID?"

Li Qian asked again.

"Bring it."

The three of them said in unison.

"give it to me."

Li Qian said.

"what?"

Zhang Jiahao was stunned for a moment, "Does the ID card need to be confiscated when going abroad to compete?"

"..."

Li Qian glared at him and said, "We will register you as an ITTF athlete and help you get a visa."

"Oh."

Zhang Jiahao put down his suitcase, squatted on the ground, and rummaged around for a long time before finally finding his ID card which was stuffed in his socks. "With such a short time, will it be enough time to register and get a visa?"

"rest assured."

Li Qian smiled slightly, "As long as you haven't committed any crime before and haven't been to a juvenile detention center, we have a green channel."

soon.

All three ID cards have been handed to Li Qian.

Li Qian carefully kept it and put it in the transparent file bag he carried with him.

"All right."

Li Qian clapped his hands and said, "For the next period of time, we will be comrades in arms fighting together."

"Although we don't have many people, three heads are better than one. We still have to choose a captain."

As he spoke, his eyes involuntarily fell on Chen Jin.

There is no doubt that Li Qian has no other choice for captain except Chen Jin.

“Does this even require a choice?”

Zhang Jiahao was beaming with joy. "Besides my brother Jin, who else is qualified to be the captain? Who else?"

With Chen Jin's character and strength, he is indeed the best choice for captain.

Not only Zhang Jiahao.

Even Xie Mingyang agreed with this deep in his heart.

however.

Chen Jin shook his head: "I recommend Xie Mingyang to be the captain."

"Brother Jin?"

Zhang Jiahao looked at Chen Jin in surprise.

"..."

There was also a hint of doubt on Xie Mingyang's face.

"it is good."

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and Li Qian nodded without hesitation, "Then Xie Mingyang will be your captain from now on."

"Time is running out, so I won't beat around the bush. Now I'll briefly introduce the Lima regular challenge match."

"The competition will be held from the 24th to the 28th, and will be divided into men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles." (Note: In reality, the competition in Lima is held from the 22nd to the 26th, but it has been postponed for a few days for the sake of the plot.)
"Let's talk about singles first."

"Since the registration deadline had already ended, and we made a last-minute decision to participate, we only got a wild card and had to play in the qualifying round first."

"I checked the registration list for the qualifiers. Most of them are Peruvian players. It shouldn't be a problem for you."

Speaking of which.

Li Qian paused.

Seeing that the three had no objection, he continued, "The issue we need to discuss now is whether or not to participate in the doubles event."

The time for this trip to Lima is very tight.

In addition, traveling across oceans and travelling by boat and car takes a huge toll on athletes' physical strength and energy.

Besides, all the games have to be played in just five days.

The schedule is also very tight.

Just playing singles can be exhausting.

Not to mention having to take doubles into consideration.

However, for young athletes, participating in such international competitions is a rare opportunity, and it is by no means a bad thing to participate as much as possible.

It was precisely because of such concerns that Li Qian brought the issue out for discussion and let Chen Jin and the other two make their own decision.

“Is there a prize for doubles?”

Zhang Jiahao asked.

"Yes, but not much."

Li Qian said.

The reward for the doubles champion is only one thousand US dollars in total.

Compared to singles, it's pitifully small.

"If there's a bonus, what else is there to consider? Even a mosquito leg is still meat." Zhang Jiahao slapped his thigh, "Besides, since we're here, it would be a bit unreasonable if we don't participate."

"Brother Jin, what do you think?"

Chen Jin ignored Zhang Jiahao and thought for a moment before asking, "Are there many teams participating in the doubles match?"

"not much."

Li Qian smiled and said, "Register to be in the top eight and get three hundred dollars."

"Fuck, don't even think about it."

When Zhang Jiahao heard that there would be prize money for participating in the competition, he immediately became excited.

He put his arm around Chen Jin's shoulders and patted his chest loudly, "Brother Jin and I are invincible in doubles."

As roommates who have lived together day and night for two years, the tacit understanding between the two in playing basketball is extraordinary.

Moreover, with the right straight and the left horizontal, he is naturally suited for doubles.

more importantly.

Zhang Jiahao and Chen Jin have teamed up many times and won doubles championships in many stadiums' opening net points tournaments, which shows that they have a certain degree of practicality.

That's why Zhang Jiahao is so ambitious.

"So confident?"

Li Qian smiled and said, "Chen Jin, what about you?"

"That's okay with me too."

Chen Jin nodded.

Anyway, there are not many teams participating, so just treat it as an exercise to practice your skills.

"Xie Mingyang?"

Li Qian looked to the other side.

“I don’t play mixed doubles.”

Xie Mingyang said.

"You mean..."

Li Qian frowned slightly, "Can you play men's doubles?"

"If I play men's doubles, I only want to play with Chen Jin."

Xie Mingyang said calmly, "Since I'm participating in the competition, I'm aiming for the championship. I don't want to bring a burden with me."

Upon hearing this.

As if someone had stepped on his tail, Zhang Jiahao flew into a rage: "Who do you call a burden?"

"I'll tell whoever speaks up."

Xie Mingyang glanced indifferently.

"What the hell..."

Fortunately, Chen Jin grabbed him, otherwise, Zhang Jiahao would have rushed towards Xie Mingyang at this time.

"What are you doing!"

With a bang, he slammed the file bag in his hand onto the table next to him. Li Qian glared and shouted, "Do you think I don't exist?"

Seeing Li Qian getting angry, Zhang Jiahao finally calmed down a little.

He glared at Xie Mingyang fiercely, but the anger in his heart was still not over.

Li Qian suddenly felt a bit troubled by the situation: "To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation. How can we go to war if the internal situation is unstable?"

At this moment.

I heard Chen Jin say, "How about I play mixed doubles?"

"Brother Jin!"

Zhang Jiahao said anxiously, "If you don't play men's doubles, I won't play either."

"Hey, you kid."

Chen Jin gently pulled the corner of Zhang Jiahao's clothes and whispered in his ear, "You are 'Golden Zuo Heng, the God of Doubles'. Doubles is your absolute domain. Even if you have a dog by your side, you can still win the championship."

"This is a rare opportunity. Don't you want Xie Mingyang to be impressed by your doubles?"

Gold horizontal to the left?

The God of Doubles?

Zhang Jiahao's eyes suddenly lit up.

These eight short words, like a jar of honey, slowly flowed into my heart.

And the sentence "Even if you have a dog by your side, you can still win the championship" made Zhang Jiahao exclaim "It really touched my heart."

The one who knows me best is Brother Jin!
"Ok."

Zhang Jiahao's attitude finally softened a bit, "I'll just reluctantly play doubles with him."

"cut."

Xie Mingyang sneered, "Apart from Chen Jin, are you qualified to play doubles with me?"

"What the hell..."

Without waiting for Zhang Jiahao to explode.

Chen Jin smiled slightly and looked at Xie Mingyang: "As our captain, you certainly have the right to choose, either men's doubles or mixed doubles."

"Thank you, Captain. Please choose one."

As soon as I heard the word "captain".

Xie Mingyang raised his eyebrows slightly.

After hesitating for a while, he finally nodded and glanced at Zhang Jiahao: "Okay, I'll play men's doubles with him."

"cut!"

Seeing Xie Mingyang's unwilling look, Zhang Jiahao was unhappy, "When the time comes, don't hold me back."

"Then it's decided happily."

Chen Jin smiled and said, "You guys play men's doubles, and I'll play mixed doubles."

Then, he turned to Li Qian and asked, "Coach Li, who will play mixed doubles with me?"

"Wait for the women's team to discuss it."

Li Qian turned his head and glanced at the women's team not far away.

(End of this chapter)