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

Chapter 90 [090] Teammates and opponents

With the last ball, the opponent pulled the ball out of bounds.

15: 13.

Xie Mingyang defeated Feng Yixin of Chinese Taipei team with a score of 3:1 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lima station.

The moment the game is over.

My originally tense nerves relaxed instantly, and I felt as if I was about to fly out.

Xie Mingyang was sweating profusely. Although he did not roar in celebration, his inner excitement was also evident in his words.

His fists were clenched and his whole body was shaking.

It was his first time participating in such an international competition and he was able to defeat a player with such a high world ranking and advance to the quarterfinals.

This was an immense boost to Xie Mingyang's confidence.

Looking at the entire game, as Chen Jin said, Feng Yixin's strength should not be underestimated.

The rotation when receiving the serve is particularly strong.

Moreover, the route locations are also calculated very carefully.

If Xie Mingyang had not been prepared, he might not have been able to hold on to several balls.

Feng Yixin's forehand pulling ability is not much inferior to Xie Mingyang.

In the second game, the score was 7:9.

Xie Mingyang was two points behind his opponent and played particularly aggressively.

With this ball, both teams formed a pulling trend in the middle and long distance.

From the right side of the table, run to the left side of the table, pull from the forehand, switch to the backhand and tear...

The two men fought for many boards, and their competition was not only about their hand skills.

Strength, rotation, speed, pace, reaction, forehand and backhand transitions...all are displayed to the fullest in the rallies.

The high-quality confrontation lasted for nearly twenty rounds, and even the small number of spectators in the stands became excited and exclaimed continuously.

Unfortunately.

Xie Mingyang made a backhand mistake and missed the ball, losing this head-on multi-board stalemate.

Morale was severely damaged.

Therefore, we lost the game.

After this ball, Xie Mingyang finally saw Feng Yixin's forehand pull and his ability to switch between forehand and backhand.

In the third game, we decisively changed our tactics.

With a more delicate touch and more skilled control on the table, you can limit your opponent's ability to get started.

Feng Yixin indeed made frequent mistakes.

In the end, Xie Mingyang won two games in a row and won the match.

After the game, the advantages and disadvantages of the opponent's playing style were all what Chen Jin had expected before the game.

If Chen Jin hadn't reminded him, it would have been much more difficult for Xie Mingyang to defeat Feng Yixin.

"Well played."

Seeing Xie Mingyang successfully advance to the quarterfinals, Li Qian smiled happily.

The original goal of this trip was just to reach the top 16.

Now, the task has been completed in excess, and there will be rewards when we return.

The key is if he can get good results in Lima this time.

There will be many benefits for me to coach the first team later.

Li Qian was already very happy.

After high-fiving Li Qian, Xie Mingyang was packing up his racket and towel.

Sudden.

An excited roar erupted from the pool table next door.

Turn around and look.

But Matsushima Terusora of the Neon team was seen celebrating with his fists clenched and roaring to the sky.

Also with a score of 3:1, Matsushima Terusora defeated his opponent and advanced to the quarterfinals.

more importantly.

Matsushima Terusora is in zone 6/8.

This means that Xie Mingyang and Matsushima Terusora will meet in the next quarter-final.

Xie Mingyang's eyes darkened slightly.

As if feeling Xie Mingyang's gaze directed towards him, Matsushima Terusora couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

I couldn't help but turn my head.

The two people's eyes met in the thin air.

Like two meteorites, they suddenly collided in the depths of the silent universe.

All of a sudden.

Fire suddenly burst out.

Their eyes met and then separated.

Xie Mingyang's pupils were filled with murderous intent.

Taking in Xie Mingyang's expression, Li Qian said in a deep voice, "The next battle will be a tough one."

Although Matsushima Terusora is not very old, he is the absolute king of his age group in the Japanese national table tennis world.

He has won the men's singles championship in his age group at the Neon National Table Tennis Championships for five consecutive times, and also broke the record for the youngest champion in the junior group.

Afterwards, he participated in many international competitions and competed with various table tennis masters.

Despite his young age, he not only has outstanding strength, but also has rich experience in major competitions.

Coupled with his calm personality, he is definitely a formidable opponent.

If the Neon Team can be vigorously cultivated in the future, it will definitely be a major threat to the future of the national table tennis team.

Xie Mingyang nodded.

"But you don't have to worry too much."

Li Qian patted Xie Mingyang on the shoulder and said, "Then let's work out how to fight together."

The implication couldn't be more obvious.

We have the trump card of Chen Jin in our hand, so a mere Matsushima Terusora is no problem!

Hearing Li Qian's hidden meaning, Xie Mingyang raised his eyebrows slightly: "Master Li, I want to try it alone this time."

"What do you mean?"

Li Qian was slightly stunned.

"In the next match against Matsushima Terusora, I plan to arrange the tactics myself."

Xie Mingyang said, "Even if I lose, I have no regrets."

Hearing this, Li Qian immediately understood.

This kid is arrogant and doesn't want to accept help from others easily.

Li Qian hesitated for a moment and looked at Xie Mingyang: "You should trust your coach and teammates."

"We are teammates and opponents."

Xie Mingyang said in a low voice.

He saw this very clearly.

There is no doubt that he and Chen Jin are both rare talents of the national table tennis team.

In the future, in addition to being teammates who fight side by side to win glory for the country, they will inevitably be rivals who are constantly competing.

Just like the Gemini stars in the past, two kings and one horse, and even the later mastiff, dragon and python.

"understood."

Li Qian nodded, "If Zhang Jiahao can make it to the quarterfinals, I will be his off-court coach tomorrow."

If Zhang Jiahao can really make it to the quarterfinals, then the two matches will definitely be held at the same time.

Moreover, Zhang Jiahao's opponent in the quarterfinals is most likely Darko Jockey Club.

Compared with Xie Mingyang, Zhang Jiahao does need more off-court guidance.

"If I remember correctly, Zhang Jiahao is about to start fighting."

Li Qian sighed, "This time, our opponents are no match for those small fry we faced before. Our chances of advancing are bleak."

Now, Xie Mingyang is a guaranteed candidate for the quarterfinals.

As for Zhang Jiahao, just go with the flow.

While talking.

After leaving the stadium, the two went straight to the training hall.

From a distance, Chen Jin could be seen accompanying Zhang Jiahao, practicing multiple balls, backhand backspin followed by forehand continuous forward thrusts.

"Oh my, the quality of this forehand forward thrust is pretty good."

Li Qian smiled and said, “Zhang Jiahao, if you can perform at this level in the competition, you will definitely make it to the quarterfinals.”

"Borrow Li Jiaoji's words."

Just after practicing a ball, Zhang Jiahao was out of breath. He walked to the sidelines, picked up a towel and wiped the sweat off his face.

Chen Jin leaned over to pick up a few balls from the ground and put them in his trouser pocket. He glanced at Li Qian and Xie Mingyang and asked, "Are we in the quarterfinals?"

"Ah."

Xie Mingyang nodded, "Thank you."

"You played the game, why are you thanking me?"

Chen Jin smiled.

"If you hadn't asked Coach Li to tell me Feng Yixin's new fighting style, I wouldn't have won so easily."

Xie Mingyang did not hide anything and admitted the whole thing.

"Thank you verbally, it's useless."

Zhang Jiahao curled his lips and muttered disdainfully, "You can't even afford to treat me to a meal. You have no sincerity at all."

Although the voice was small, Xie Mingyang still heard it.

Glancing at Zhang Jiahao, Xie Mingyang said coldly: "Even if I treat you to a meal, it's Chen Jin and Li Jiao who are invited. What does it have to do with you, a defeated general who can't even make it to the top eight?"

The cold tone and contemptuous expression were extremely lethal to Zhang Jiahao.

As if his tail was stepped on, Zhang Jiahao's face turned red and he jumped far away: "Don't think you are so awesome just because you made it to the quarterfinals, as if no one can make it to the quarterfinals!"

"Okay."

Xie Mingyang had no expression on his face, and his tone was still cold, "If you can make it to the quarterfinals, I will treat you to a meal, Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet."

Although I didn't understand what Xie Mingyang said in the last sentence, I could tell with my soles of my feet that it was definitely not something good.

Zhang Jiahao said fiercely: "It's a deal, I'm going to make it to the quarterfinals right away!"

That’s all.

With an angry look on his face, he packed up his things.

He took Li Qian with him and headed towards the stadium.

"You used the trick of treating Jiahao to a meal to motivate him, and it seems to be quite effective."

Chen Jin smiled.

“No, not an incentive.”

Xie Mingyang said calmly, "I really don't believe that Zhang Jiahao can make it to the quarterfinals."

"If even Zhang Jiahao can make it to the quarterfinals, it means the quality of the quarterfinals is too low. I have to at least make it to the semifinals."

(End of this chapter)