This time, Dragon Team pulled off an exceptionally rare long serve.
On the international stage, especially in high-level matches, Sneak Long Serves were uncommon. Everyone's technique was too good; once a long serve failed, it was practically handing the opponent an attacking opportunity.
But Dragon Team's Sneak Long Serve at this moment was neither unexpected nor a sign that he had lost his head.
Fundamentally, there was no such thing as a superior or inferior serve. As long as it caught the opponent off guard, it was a good serve.
Dragon Team had already tried all sorts of serves in this game. The only one he had not tried was a Sneak Long Serve.
Since that was the case, even if this serve was comparatively "low-level," it was worth trying.
But who was Luo Jiu?
In terms of talent, Luo Jiu had been universally acknowledged as number one seven years ago. Over those seven years, many people had come and gone from the Chinese National Table Tennis First Team and Second Team, including batches of promising players sent over from provincial teams for trial training. Yet seven years later, everyone still acknowledged Luo Jiu as having the greatest talent.
Even though he had repeatedly suffered setbacks during his technical reform, that assessment had never changed.
He had "instinct."
No one in the world knew Dragon Team was about to use a Sneak Long Serve.
Even Dragon Team himself had not decided what serve to use until five seconds before he served.
But Luo Jiu knew Dragon Team was going to use a Sneak Long Serve.
Right before serving, Dragon Team was thinking, Whether the serve is advanced or basic, if I haven't tried it yet, I should give it a go. Maybe it'll work?
Dragon Team had always played like