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

Chapter 70 [070] If the world rankings are really that useful... (Please read on!)

11: 6.

Chen Jin and Li Linghan won the first game.

When the last ball landed and the two sides exchanged venues, Li Linghan's face was still full of disbelief, as if she was dreaming.

"Won?"

"Win so soon?"

Li Linghan was a little confused.

Of course, she knew very well in her heart that the reason she won was not because she was good, but because her partner was too strong!

As long as Chen Jin is given the opportunity to attack, he can win in one shot whether it is forehand or backhand.

With such terrifying strength, the opponent could only smile bitterly.

more importantly.

Thanks to the cooperation strategy designed by Chen Jin, Li Linghan did not become a breakthrough point.

There were even several balls where she relied on her stable defense to win the game.

"Well played, keep it up."

Chen Jin smiled.

He stretched out his hand and clapped hands with Li Linghan.

"Ah."

Li Linghan nodded heavily, and her eyes, which had been a little hesitant at first, became more determined and confident.

Although this is just a training match, it is crucial for Li Linghan.

"Coach Deng, how is it?"

Li Qian smiled and turned to look at Deng Yang beside him.

"interesting."

Deng Yang narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the young man named Chen Jin in the field.

As the head coach of the women's team in this selection, he is very familiar with the strength of the three female players.

Among the top three, Li Linghan is the weakest.

Moreover, compared with Ye Sijia and Lin Xinyu, the gap is not small.

But then again, Li Linghan is by no means useless, as she was able to stand out from so many people and make it into the top three.

She also has her own advantages.

Control on the table, long shots, and her backhand defense.

When facing the masculine playing styles of players like Ye Sijia and Lin Xinyu, they may appear to be struggling and passive.

But for other female players, Li Linghan is simply a nightmare.

The defense is so tenacious, just like the indestructible cockroach.

As for Li Linghan's fast attack close to the table, although the speed is fast, the power is slightly weak.

It is easy to be pulled back and lose the game and points.

This is Li Linghan’s biggest weakness.

however.

Doubles is not a battle of one person, but a cooperation of two people.

As long as the tactics are appropriate and we cooperate with each other, we can make the best use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses.

Obviously, Chen Jin and Li Linghan did this in the previous game.

"Don't just think it's interesting."

Li Qian smiled and said, "Coach Deng, tell me what you think."

"Are you testing me here?"

After glancing at Li Qian, Deng Yang looked at the cheering Li Linghan and the smiling Chen Jin, and a smile appeared on his face.

"First, the positions of the two..."

Deng Yang told the story slowly.

This is different from the parallel standing position of Ye Sijia and Zhang Jiahao, one on the left and one on the right, each guarding half of the table.

Chen Jin and Li Linghan stood one in front and one behind.

During the game, no matter how Li Linghan moved to fill in the position, she was always close to the table.

Chen Jin was guarding the central platform.

Relying on excellent footwork, he can attack both when advancing and when retreating.

"This kind of positioning brings out the best of Li Linghan's advantages in table control and close-to-table fast break."

Deng Yang pinched his chin with his hand, his eyes shining with approval, "At the same time, making full use of Chen Jin's ability to pull the ball in the middle of the table can often directly kill the game."

“The second ball in the first innings was a good example.”

no doubt.

Such seemingly insignificant yet exquisite positioning and coordination was definitely not something Li Linghan could have imagined.

It must be the work of Chen Jin.

"This kid has a good brain."

Deng Yang praised, "With the adjustment of his position and his mid-table attacking ability, he completely covered up Li Linghan's shortcomings." "No wonder Coach Li, you are so optimistic about this kid."

Li Qian smiled and said, "Just tell me, can they win the mixed doubles championship in Lima this time?"

"has hope."

Deng Yang said indifferently.

"That sounds very pessimistic, Comrade Deng Yang."

Li Qian disagreed.

"Although this position makes up for Li Linghan's shortcomings on the offensive end, it also has significant drawbacks."

Deng Yang analyzed, "They both rely too much on Chen Jin's ability to kill the game by pulling the ball from the middle table."

"If the opponent's control is short, it will disrupt Chen Jin's rhythm."

What he said makes sense.

But Li Qian smiled and shook his head: "Comrade Deng Yang, didn't you notice? The two of them will never give their opponents a chance to fight on the stage."

“No matter who serves, there will be no more than two rounds on the table.”

"Basically, Li Linghan controlled the opponent halfway out of the table, or made a long hit to the point, forcing the opponent to hit the board, thus forcing the game into Chen Jin's offensive field."

Hear the words.

Deng Yang was slightly stunned.

After carefully recalling the game just now, it was exactly as Li Qian said.

Whenever the opponent wants to control the ball short inside the table, Li Linghan will force the opponent to push it halfway out of the table or chop it long, forcing the opponent to start the game.

According to Chen Jin, "You just need to control the situation and give the opponent a chance to get started. Leave the counterattack to me."

Even if mistakes occur, it's no big deal.

Anyway, Chen Jin and Li Linghan carried out this strategy to the end.

It turns out that this strategy, which plays to one's strengths and avoids one's weaknesses, is quite effective.

"This style of play is actually very simple to crack. We just need to focus on Li Linghan's weakness and break through it."

Li Qian smiled and said, "But before that, you have to withstand Chen Jin's attack first."

"Besides, although Li Linghan's offense is a little weak, her defense is strong."

"Most people can't pull her through."

"The experts may not care about it, but it should be more than enough to deal with those mixed doubles players in Lima."

The list of participants for the mixed doubles in Lima has already been released and can be found on the official website.

Li Qian studied it carefully and could only reluctantly describe it as "average level".

Compared with singles, it's not even in the same league.

At least in singles, there are two world-ranked players, Francesca and Darko Jockey, in charge.

"Hearing you say that, it seems like there is some hope for the mixed doubles championship."

Deng Yang said with a smile.

"Just a little hope?"

Li Qian curled his lips.

"Not just one point, but 100 million points."

Deng Yang laughed loudly, "It seems that we have a chance to win at least four events in Lima this time."

"Four projects?"

Li Qian frowned, "Which four?"

"Women's singles, women's doubles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles."

Deng Yang counted on his fingers.

"What about the men's singles?"

Li Qian frowned even deeper, and said with dissatisfaction, "Did you eat me?"

"Coach Li, haven't you seen the list of participants for the men's singles in Lima?"

Deng Yang said, "Francesca, ranked eleventh in the world, Darko Jockey, ranked nineteenth in the world."

Speaking of which.

Deng Yang lowered his voice and asked, "Do you really think that these three 15- or 16-year-old boys can beat the two of them and win the men's singles championship?"

"World ranking?"

Li Qian smiled coldly, "If the world rankings were really that useful, someone who ranked first would have won the championship long ago."

This statement came out.

Deng Yang was frightened to death.

"Fuck!"

Deng Yang looked around like a thief, fearing that someone might have heard him. Then he punched Li Qian hard, "Are you looking for death?"

"What happened?"

Li Qian glared at him and said confidently, "This 'number one' I'm talking about is named Xu."

"Look at you... you are just feeling guilty."

(End of this chapter)