October 11th is the second competition day of T2 Diamond Invitational.
Today's stadium was indeed fuller than yesterday, almost full. Flags were fluttering in the stands, and a large number of Sakura Country fans entered with Mizutori Hato's support items. Even though the opening game today was not Mizutori Hato, they still shouted Mizutori Hato's name rhythmically, as if they were in a carnival.
They are really excited, because all the coaches, experts, players and other industry personnel in Sakura Country are constantly telling these fans: Today's game must be won.
The opportunity to beat a Chinese Ping Ping player violently is rare, especially if it happens under one's own eyes.
All of them came running to witness this historic scene.
At eight o'clock sharp, the game started, the first game, Lu Feiyang vs Zhuang Huishen.
Standing at one end of the court, Zhuang Huishen looked calm.
He is 38 years old this year and is the second oldest player present, second only to the traveling Christian Hart.
He has participated in four Olympic Games, and it can be said that he has seen every big scene. The competition in front of him is everything to the newcomer, but to him, it is like answering a call from a friend and going out to deal with a dinner that is not salty or salty.
He is not a person who pays for a treat, nor is he a real invited guest. He is just a companion.
So he looked a little listless, like an old lion.
But when the referee's whistle blew and Zhuang Huishen entered the court, his eyes suddenly became sharp.
He glanced at the opposite side and saw Lu Feiyang's face full of excitement and eagerness to try.
Zhuang Huishen But deep down, I just feel bored.
He could see what Lu Feiyang wanted to do.
Aren't you just stepping on my head to become famous?
The question is, in the past ten years, how many people have tried to step on my head and become famous?
In the end, who succeeded?
The older he gets, the more clearly Zhuang Huishen sees the situation in the table tennis world. He has traveled to major international competitions for many years and has played against all the players in the world. Many of them were still players the last time they met and became coaches the next time they met.
Because he has been playing for so long and has been active on the front line for nearly two decades, Zhuang Huishen has a clear understanding of the strength, playing style, style, advantages and disadvantages of all well-known players in the world.
He is truly a living stone.
This time when he came to play T2, he had a clear positioning for himself from the beginning.
He can't beat Mizutori Hato, nor can he beat Zhu Shixian.
He and Lin Zijun actually have a winning streak with each other because they have been practicing together for a long time. He knows that Lin Zijun has weaknesses, but the whole world has not discovered what Lin Zijun's weaknesses are yet.
After watching the game yesterday afternoon, he found that Wang Chao was also difficult for him to defeat.
In addition, there is another x-factor, and that is the genius boy Zhang Benkang of Sakura Country. This kid is very strange and his performance is extremely unstable. However, in his historical record, there are several games where his upper limit is surprisingly high, and Zhuang Huishen thinks he cannot stop him.
Apart from this, everyone else, Zhuang Huishen, feels like they are no big deal.
For example, Lu Feiyang opposite the table.
"You want to step on my head and get the upper hand? Haha."
He is here to accompany him, but not to support him. The old lion can accept the tiger showing off its power in front of him, but does not allow the hyena to show its teeth and claws around him.
The referee enters the court, guesses the coin, and Zhuang Huishen gets the right to serve.
Lao Zhuang started with a high toss, and then sent a fast and spinning Bullet Serve, which landed on the bottom line of the table in front of Lu Feiyang.
This is not Sneak Long Serve, it is made openly and represents the temper of Lao and Zhuang.
Zhuang Huishen has never been a nice guy. When he was in his prime, he used to have higher aspirations than anything else. He once said in an interview, "One day I will step on all my contemporaries and become the first Grand Slam in the history of Bay Island."
When he was young, he did all kinds of crazy things, including fighting, drinking, making trouble, picking up girls, and going to nightclubs. If those things happened in Chinese National Table Tennis Team, he would have been kicked out of the team just like Qiu Yinong.
But he beat Wang Wendong and Sun Tianlong. How could coach Bay Island be willing to drive him away?
He still has a hot temper in middle age. Just in the first half of this year, he had a fierce argument with Jiang Peirong, the head coach of the Bay Island Table Tennis Association, because he was refused permission to borrow a venue from the Bay Island Table Tennis Association for training. The matter became known to everyone in the world table tennis world. Then Zhuang Huishen unilaterally announced his withdrawal from the Bay Island Table Tennis Association and will only play abroad in his own name.
But so what?
When T2 Diamond Match starts, Jiang Peirong will have to hold his nose and find someone to say good things to him, and ask him to take Lin Zijun to compete abroad as a senior?
Bay Island is a big guy. He hasn't produced any masters for more than ten years. Zhuang Huishen was sent to the imperial capital by his mother at the age of 13. Then he entered the Chinese country National Second Team to train with his excellent talent. His record in the second team that year was not weaker than today's Lu Feiyang.
When Zhuang Huishen returned to Bay Island and began to represent Bay Island in the World Series, he has always been the face of Bay Island. Unknowingly, almost twenty years later, he is still the face of Bay Island.
If Lin Zijun hadn't come out of nowhere, he would have been Bay Island until he retired.
So what he wanted today was a hearty one-sided beating.
As the first player in the Huaping National Second Team's test twenty-five years ago, he wanted to educate the junior across the table who didn't know the heights of the world.
When he sends Bullet Serve, he is already prepared to be attacked by Lu Feiyang.
But he is not afraid, because what he is best at is fast intra-table exchanges and absolutely violent first three boards. This is his unique skill that has stood in the world table tennis for more than 20 years.
He belongs to the old school of players, and his approach is to kill people on the first three boards.
Bullet Serve passed by, Lu Feiyang was surprised.
After all, Lu Feiyang has never played in an international competition. Although he has competed against players of various styles in the team, the tables are surrounded by familiar teammates and coaches. Today, he came directly to the stadium with tens of thousands of people. He suddenly encountered such high-quality Bullet Serve on the first ball. He did not expect it at all.
Didn't the coach say that everyone in international competitions sends short backspin?
But the young man had inexhaustible physical energy and surprisingly fast nerve reaction speed. He hurriedly backed away and found that he was still unable to catch up. So he squatted down forcibly and clamped his arms. He had no time to unfold. As his body twisted forward, he used an awkward posture to pull Bullet Serve hard.
This ball was shot, and Wang Chao who was watching the game couldn't help but admire it secretly.
Lu Feiyang is full of provocative desires day by day. Sure enough, he is still capable and not blindly arrogant.
Although this pull is ugly, it has to be said that the quality is extremely high. Not only did it not create an opportunity for the opponent due to a hasty save, it actually formed an extremely beautiful heavy loop ball.
Originally, Lao and Zhuang should have succeeded in the sneak attack, but because Lu Feiyang's extreme save was so good, he got the initiative instead.
Lao Zhuang stood firmly in front of the stage. Facing the heavy looping ball, he did not take a step back. He directly raised his arm and swung it hard. The ball was actually in the rising stage.
This is also different from most players.
When facing a heavy loop ball, the most conventional method is to step back first and wait for the ball to fall from the highest point before pulling. This can improve the stability of the ball. However, the consequence of this is that the stalemate will directly enter the middle stage, the depth is too large, and the ball speed of both sides will slow down.
But what Lao Zhuang is most praised for is his super reaction speed. During his peak period, many balls were often passed to the opponent without even moving, and he could not react at all.
This time he still hit the ball with his head up, so the speed was still surprisingly fast. The sound of the ball hitting the table and the sound of hitting the racket were almost indistinguishable. The ball had already plunged hard towards the opposite side.
At this time, there were low exclamations from the audience, because the visual effect of this ball was also very gorgeous, and almost only the afterimage could be seen flickering, running from one end of the table to the other.
Most people thought the ball was there, including the professional players watching the game.
But Lu Feiyang also took a step forward at this time.
Yes, when faced with a terrifyingly fast ball, his first reaction was not to retreat to buy himself time, but to take a step forward.
Then he swung his racket and swung it out hard, and the ball he hit turned out to be a head-up ball.
If Lao Zhuang's ball is fast enough and abrupt enough, then Lu Feiyang's ball is faster and more abrupt. The most important thing is that he goes against the conventional thinking.
Lao Zhuang is undoubtedly a conventional thinking player.
So he was confused for a moment and didn't understand the situation. Then he reacted and quickly retreated to save the ball.
But it was too late.
Because Lu Feiyang's ultra-fast return shot also changed the line, directly pulling Lao Zhuang's backhand at a wide angle. It was useless for Lao Zhuang to retreat. He had to run to the left.
The next moment the ball hit the ground, the referee blew the whistle, and the score on the electronic scoreboard jumped to 1:0. There was a pause in the audience for a second, and then the audience reacted and started applauding enthusiastically.
The applause lasted for a long time, because the ball was hit so hard that they couldn't even react. How awesome was it?
Lu Feiyang stood in front of the stage, full of energy and enthusiasm, crossing his feet on the ground and jumping briskly to keep his body active at its best, and his eyes shone with excitement.
He is not afraid of playing in a stadium with tens of thousands of people. In fact, the more people there are, the more excited he becomes. He is like Geng Shuai. Within China Table Tennis Team, the coaches unanimously recognize that he is a competitive player.
Lao Zhuang's first serve really surprised him, but just because he was sweating from shock, he now felt that his whole body was mobilized.
He's at his best!
In Chinese Table Tennis National Team Training Base, the big guys did not play cards today, but drank tea instead.
"Lu Feiyang is still okay." Zhu Zeshi said he was very satisfied, "The feedback from the cafeteria is that this kid eats a pound of beef every meal, and he specializes in shank meat. He is particularly difficult to deal with... His physical fitness is not obtained out of thin air."
Qin Huachang couldn't see his arrogant look, he chuckled and said, "Don't rush to praise, I know this kid very well, after a while you should scold him."
Zhu Zeshi glared at him and said helplessly, "I hope he will be smarter today."
On the court, Zhuang Huishen became very cautious, and he sent a very standard short backspin.
He wants to try to compete with Lu Feiyang.
Lu Feiyang swing short.
Zhuang Huishen swings short again.
Lu Feiyang refused to move again. He threw the ball directly to the bottom line of Lao Zhuang's forehand position.
At this moment, Lao Zhuang was a little angry, because he could see Lu Feiyang's intention.
This arrogant boy deliberately sent the ball to his forehand. This was a clear indication that the forehand punch that bullied Lao Zhuang could not kill anyone.
And he refused to continue fighting because he was obsessed with taking down Laozhuang within 24 minutes.
So he didn't want to waste time fighting each other.
Zhuang Huishen turned sideways and rushed forward with a bang.
This board has exactly eight points of force, no more and no less.
If there were more, he was afraid that he would not be able to keep up with the next board.
If there were any less, he was afraid that this board would not be powerful enough.
This is a mature style unique to veterans. No matter what emotions are in his heart, he will play in the most rational way.
As soon as Zhuang Huishen attacked, Lu Feiyang immediately retreated and then pulled back hard in a heavy arc.
Zhuang Huishen has long known that one stick cannot kill anyone, so he was already prepared, and another one was used.
Lu Feiyang also responded with a slap in the face.
This ball was played into a standard mid-table stalemate, and both sides' balls were high. It stands to reason that anyone could take the initiative and make a fierce charge.
However, both of them refused to rush forward, and just used 80% of their strength to see back and forth.
Another five boards passed, Zhuang Huishen was weak in the follow-up, and was pulled through by Lu Feiyang.
2:0.
At this moment, many players watching the game changed their expressions.
They could see that Zhuang Huishen really lost in terms of hard power.
In other words, no one was optimistic about the Chinese table tennis player Lu Feiyang before the game, and no one was building momentum. This underage kid's real strength is already higher than that of the 38-year-old Zhuang Huishen.
The first ball was hit with the young man's ferocity and lightning-quick reflexes.
The second ball is about stability when exerting force continuously in official matches.
Lu Feiyang takes the lead across the board.
Next it was Lu Feiyang's turn to serve.
He tossed high and sent a heavy and fast Bullet Serve.
At this moment, Qin Huachang, who was far away at the national team training base in Imperial City, was already laughing out loud.
Zhu Zeshi also put his hand on his forehead, looking a little helpless.
The big guys can all see what Lu Feiyang is doing.
The saying of high EQ is called repaying others in kind, and the saying of low EQ is called retribution for young people.
Lao Zhuang stole something from him, and he had to steal something from Lao Zhuang, otherwise he would be in a bad mood.
The bosses feel that this bad habit must be changed, otherwise they will suffer losses in the future.
But in fact, the effect of this Bullet Serve is not bad.
Zhuang Huishen did not expect that Lu Feiyang would sneak attack when he had all the advantages. After the two goals just now, he subconsciously thought that Lu Feiyang was a player with basic skills.
So the ball was scored directly. After a slight hesitation, Lao Zhuang went to catch it and missed it directly.
3:0.
The fourth ball, Lu Feiyang served short backspin.
Lao Zhuang swings short.
Lu Feiyang still refused to move and directly left Lao Zhuang's forehand bottom line.
Lao Zhuang still attacked directly, but this time he didn't hold back any force and charged directly to the limit.
But even with the ultimate rush, Lu Feiyang still blocked the ball.
This time Lu Feiyang didn't have time to pull back. He just put the racket up and pushed it back, as if he was pushing back. The ball bounced back as fast as the force he used.
This ball killed Lao Zhuang again.
Just two minutes passed, and the score directly became 4:0.
Lu Feiyang was very satisfied with this game. He felt that he was in a very brave state. I guess the teachers in the imperial capital were also delighted to see it, right? When the teacher is happy, maybe he will have more opportunities to compete in the first half of next year. It's so exciting. It's so exciting.
He doesn't know that Zhu Zeshi wants to whip him...
"It's okay." Wang Lu comforted Zhu Zeshi: "No matter how he fights, there is still no problem in defeating an opponent who is only second-rate now. And this fight just now, at least the hand feels good."
He said it was for comfort, but looking at the schadenfreude hidden in his eyes, it was obvious that he was also watching Zhu Zeshi's joke.
After all, Zhu Zeshi should have the kid on the screen with him for at least the next ten years. The more problems this guy shows now, the more Zhu Zeshi will have to worry about in the future.
Zhu Zeshi glanced at him and said leisurely, "What I'm worried about is not the game, but the fear that he will become the second Bai Feng."
Wang Lu was stunned for a moment, suddenly unable to rejoice in his misfortune.
Thinking about his careless disciple, his upper limit is obviously very high, and his strength can definitely be ranked among the top three among the five main players. However, a few days ago, he was beaten by Wang Chao, who had just reached the first-class level. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became.
The most annoying thing is that Bai Feng is still not convinced. After Wang Lu carefully analyzed all the routines in that game for him, he thought for a long time and finally asked in a daze, "Then if I can practice to the level of Brother Long, will he not be able to plot against me no matter how I fight?"
Wang Lu told him to get out at that time, because he found that Bai Feng didn't understand the key to the matter at all.
I want you to play smarter in the future, not to continue practicing hard!
Where is the brain?
Zhuang Huishen and Lu Feiyang did not play for 24 minutes.
After 4:0, Zhuang Huishen played very rigorously and relaxedly. He made various attempts, such as giving up the attack when Lu Feiyang passed the baseline long ball and continued to swing back. He tried to be more patient with Lu Feiyang, but Lu Feiyang found an opportunity and directly beat him to death with an extreme challenge inside the table.
Then he tried to directly enter the stalemate defense mode of Lu Feiyang to see how Lu Feiyang could attack. Then he discovered that Lu Feiyang was not just a child who could only exert his strength. He could also change lines and hang short, but he could no longer run.
So Zhuang Huishen simply returned to his comfort zone and tried to solve the problem with violence, but the problem was still the same. He couldn't beat Lu Feiyang. Even if his first three boards were perfectly designed, he would be exhausted in one go. When he was exhausted, Lu Feiyang could take advantage of the situation to counterattack.
So in the end, he really accepted his fate.
He had to admit that he was no longer the super first-class player he was back then. Now he was just an ordinary first-class player in the international table tennis world. Ranking above 30 in the world was a true reflection of his strength. He was completely crushed by Lu Feiyang in terms of speed, strength, attack power, defense and other aspects.
The timer was finally set at 7 minutes and 34 seconds. Zhuang Huishen played very quickly and did not waste time. He was defeated by Lu Feiyang in four consecutive games within 16 minutes. The scores were 11:6, 11:5, 11:3 and 11:1 respectively. Each game was worse than the last, and the last game almost collapsed.
After the game was over, Zhuang Huishen walked off the court. Lin Zijun was a little worried and wanted to comfort him, but Zhuang Huishen smiled at him with a calm expression and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Lin Zijun doesn't believe it, but is still worried.
"I'm really fine." Zhuang Huishen had to explain seriously, "I'm not like Zhu Shixian, who always holds unrealistic expectations... I came here just to accompany you and make some money along the way. It's just that there are more experts here than I expected."
He paused and smiled, "I originally thought that this time it would be you and Mizutori Hato competing for the championship, but now it seems that both Wang Chao and Lu Feiyang have a chance to compete for the championship."
Lin Zijun took it seriously and said softly, "That's Hua Ping..."
So Zhuang Huishen also sighed, "Yes, it is Huaping after all..."
Brothers, this plot should actually be updated, and there is a recommendation position, but a very close elder passed away, and the news came quite suddenly, so now I am in Jingzhou, and it will take four or five days to finish it, so I can only update it twice a day. I will continue to update it after I come back.
All I can say is, luckily I have the manuscript saved.