"Don't watch this game." Cai Guodong suggested. "How about we fight the landlord?"
Zhu Zeshi said, "No, I want to see it."
Cai Guodong advised, "Why bother? When Wang Chao beat your son, didn't you also leave in the middle?"
"This is different." Zhu Zeshi explained seriously, "His fight with Wang Chao is a civil war. I don't have to watch it if I don't want to, but his fight with Mizutori Hato is a foreign war. Mizutori Hato is one of the main opponents of the Chinese Table Tennis Men's Team. Of course, we must carefully analyze every game of his."
He smiled, paused, and continued, "It's just a loss. What are you doing? Do I look like such a fragile person?"
Cai Guodong also laughed, but didn't answer any more.
As national team coaches, leader of the Zhu Clan and Zhu Zeshi are certainly not fragile people, but the problem is that this game may be quite tragic...
No matter Cai Guodong or Qin Huachang, they all hugged and teased Zhu Ding when he was a child, so everyone knows how stubborn the only son Zhu Zeshi is.
A while ago, League A and Zhu Ding were beaten violently by Wang Chao. The final game ended with a score of 11:0. Zhu Zeshi didn't dare to watch, and He Jingping cried. It wasn't because Zhu Ding couldn't bear the defeat of just one game, but because everyone knew that it was more than just a game. That was seven years of obsession and self-confidence, and it would be very cruel to have it completely destroyed in just one game.
But after being completely broken by Wang Chao, Zhu Ding did not immediately rise from the ashes. He fell into a very strange state.
On the surface, he had a profound enlightenment, returned to the imperial capital, had a long talk with Zhu Zeshi, obediently accepted his father's arrangement, and actively requested to go to Sakura Country to play T2.
But in fact, he is still closed.
Because he never took the initiative to find He Jingping from beginning to end, and when He Jingping came to visit his senior brother on an excuse, Zhu Ding chose to avoid it.
Everyone knows that he is still insisting on something.
Probably... you are not willing to return in a complete failure and a mess, right?
He still wanted to prove something.
Therefore, his playing style has also changed. It seems that he is not as aggressive as before, but when he really falls into a defensive posture, he has a stronger rebound power. It is like his real life, losing, but still thinking about counterattack.
Everyone can see that Zhu Ding wants to seek change, but he has not yet found a way to break through.
When going to T2 this time, Zhu Ding appeared to have no desires and desires, but in fact, he probably wanted to win the championship.
He probably felt that by winning this championship, he would have enough confidence to face Little Martial Uncle, and he could say to He Jingping like a winner, "Hey, come on Little Martial Uncle, I'm still willing to play with you."
He didn't want to say to He Jingping like a loser, "Please Little Martial Uncle, come and play with me."
But unfortunately, this kid had a hard life and met Mizutori Hato in the first round.
Mizutori Hato is good at ridicule, good at being weird, and good at using all kinds of shameless means to humiliate his opponents. His reputation in the international table tennis community is in shambles. Everyone calls for beating him, but most of the people who confront him end up collapsing themselves.
Because you couldn't beat him and scold him, you trained hard and wanted revenge, but in the end you found that you had been humiliated by him again.
Only an unprecedented figure like Dragon Team can fight back with strength directly after being ridiculed. Who else can do it?
But in fact, even Dragon Team is holding his breath, because Mizutori Hato is shameless enough. After offending Dragon Team and being beaten up, he began to participate selectively, trying to avoid Dragon Team and not giving Dragon Team a chance to vent his anger.
Of course, there are only so many competitions, and you will still encounter them, but even if you encounter them occasionally, Mizutori Hato is not good at it, so how can he be so easily shaved?
In today's game, it's obvious that Mizutori Hato is going to make fun of him, otherwise he wouldn't have said that in the interview yesterday.
So in terms of program effects alone, what Zhu Ding will suffer today may be even more miserable than what Wang Chao suffered that day.
Wang Lu said softly, "I hope Old He can be of some use in the past..."
After saying this, he didn't believe it himself, and shook his head. "Forget it, it's better not to deceive yourself."
Yes, He Jingping went to the scene.
After seeing Mizutori Hato's interview last night, he suddenly went crazy and said that he would rush there overnight to support Zhu Ding. He actually booked a late-night flight ticket and appeared in the audience of Sakura Country T2 Diamond Match on time today.
However, there are so many spectators, and the director's camera only looks for the beautiful Sakura girl in the stands, so how could it fall on a little old man?
So Zhu Ding doesn't know about this at all.
Today's highlight finally officially begins.
Mizutori Hato started off in an unusual way. He threw a high throw, which was higher than most people's high throws. Then when the ball was about to fall, it seemed as if it was about to send out backspin, but at the last moment he tilted the racket forward and pushed forward hard, hitting a topspin ball that was as fast as thunder.
There was another burst of warm applause from the audience.
This applause came out of nowhere, but it is undeniable that such a strong on-site effect is indeed enough to put strong pressure on the opponent.
What's more, there is almost no topspin when thrown high. Although Mizutori Hato is suspected of being Sneak Long Serve, it is more about showing off its excellent feel.
He is a person who likes to show off very much, and at the same time, he does have the capital to show off.
Zhu Ding without saying a word just pulled the board back.
Just because he is behind his opponent in terms of strength does not mean that he cannot even see through the opponent's serve. In fact, on the Table Tennis First Division court, even Wang Chao's varied serves did not take advantage of Zhu Ding in the slightest.
Therefore, the ball Mizutori Hato looks gorgeous, but in fact, it is Zhu Ding that really takes the initiative.
As soon as Zhu Ding drew the ball, Mizutori Hato immediately stepped back and pulled hard.
This ball directly pulls Zhu Ding's backhand baseline.
Zhu Ding Take a step back steadily, take a step diagonally, flip your wrist, and tear outward.
Mizutori Hato stopped pulling. He turned slightly to the side and sliced a long ball from a long distance.
The ball was cut perfectly. The ball flew calmly at a horizontal angle, and finally passed the net and landed in front of Zhu Ding. After landing on the table, it seemed to freeze and no longer bounce back.
Zhu Ding turned sideways, and there was another fierce heavy arc.
Mizutori Hato directly raised his racket and hit the ball back.
Zhu Ding comes back again.
Mizutori Hato is right.
Zhu Ding continues to pull.
Mizutori Hato suddenly changed his line and made a very high-quality forehand at a wide angle. The ball flew out from the table on the right side of Zhu Ding.
Zhu Ding didn't give up. He ran hard to the right and jumped up to the right. He was in the air and hit the ball hard to save the ball.
But Mizutori Hato flicked the ball easily, and the ball reached the edge of the table on the left side of Zhu Ding.
Zhu Ding was on the right side of the table, his feet landed on the ground, he bowed his head and watched the ball slowly roll down.
1:0.
There was thunderous applause in the stands. Mizutori Hato raised his hands high and ran around his half of the court, twisting his waist and twisting his body. It seemed like it was just a normal warm-up in the middle of the game, but his range of movements was slightly larger than usual. Coupled with the frivolous smile on his face, he easily created a very sarcastic atmosphere.
Zhu Ding stood in front of the stage and watched silently. The director's camera shot badly onto his face, and found that his expression was calm and his eyes did not flicker at all.
The director still didn't give up and stared at his face for five seconds. In the end, he still couldn't capture any expression and had to move away in frustration.
Mizutori Hato continues to serve.
After analyzing today's weird 24-point rule, all the players believe that the dominant side will race against time and the disadvantaged side will be more inclined to delay. But today's Mizutori Hato is different. He is very slow. He puts the ball on the table and keeps bouncing and grabbing it, as if he is thinking carefully.
Of course he wasn't thinking carefully, he was just catching the mouse.
It is said that after a cat catches a mouse, it will not bite it to death immediately. Instead, it will deliberately let go to make the mouse feel that it has a chance to escape. Then it will catch the mouse again when the mouse starts to move, and then let go again. This repeats until the mouse falls into despair.
Now Mizutori Hato is the cat, and Zhu Ding is the mouse.
Mizutori Hato deliberately delayed his serve because he knew that his serve was like a trial to Zhu Ding. If the trial did not fall, no one would know what ball he was going to serve. Zhu Ding would have to keep guessing and be vigilant. This kind of powerful pressure can easily crush people's psychology.
He deliberately used many different ways to receive Zhu Ding's attack on the first ball, including chipping, pushing and blocking, reverse pulling, and changing lines. This actually shows his mentality in playing today.
He was very relaxed and he was having fun.
And he has already developed the feeling, so he feels very good. No matter what method he uses, he can catch Zhu Ding's active attack.
He delayed so much that even the referee from Sakura Country's own country had to whistle to signal him to hurry up.
Mizutori Hato then served, and it was still not a regular short backspin, but a Reverse Spin.
This Reverse Spin did not achieve any effect, and was easily rubbed back by Zhu Ding.
But Mizutori Hato himself didn't want to achieve any results. He just wanted to show off all the skills he knew in front of his home fans. He was showing off and treating this game as an exhibition match.
When Zhu Ding returned from rubbing the ball, he directly passed Zhu Ding's forehand to the baseline.
Zhu Ding steps forward and fights on the stage.
This ball took 12 points of effort and left no room, because Zhu Ding himself knew that the gap between the two sides was not small, and he would be in trouble if the ball failed.
The ball was super fast and full of suddenness. Mizutori Hato was actually a little unexpected, but at the last moment he subconsciously raised his arm to save the ball. With enough delicate touch, he adjusted the angle of the racket and barely caught the ball.
Although he caught it back, it was too high and the ball went straight up, causing the ball speed to slow down.
I have to say, this is another excellent opportunity.
Zhu Ding The old strength has been exhausted and the new strength has not yet been born. It is actually a bit unsustainable at this moment, but his body is extremely strong. At this critical moment, he forcefully surged up from the body and smashed fiercely.
Another twelve points of strength, no room left.
Mizutori Hato retreated crazily. He was tall and had long legs. He almost bumped into the audience in the front row after taking these few steps, but his touch was still perfect. He barely maintained the balance of his upper body despite his unsteady steps. He spread his legs, stuck his butt back, and pocketed the racket horizontally on his abdomen, as if he was scooping water with a ladle, but he still pocketed the ball.
And it's a side spin ball.
The ball turned in the air and successfully landed on the opposite table.
Zhu Ding failed to kill anyone when he exploded with all his strength. At this time, he really couldn't summon up the third force. He only moved one step and saw the ball flying diagonally not far away from him.
2:0.
At this moment, the applause from the stands was deafening.
Mizutori Hato This ball is really beautiful.
Zhu Ding's two fights were successful, and the shots that came out of the fight were all super-high-quality killer balls. Even if these two balls were placed in the international arena, if they were played 100 times, the possibility of being caught would not exceed 10 times.
But Mizutori Hato caught them all.
Not only that, his ultra-long side spin ball can actually be regarded as a super ball.
The huge side arc that the ball made in the air was an unparalleled and wonderful visual enjoyment. No wonder Sakura Country the audience screamed like crazy.
Mizutori Hato once again raised his hands and cheered, running around the half-court to interact with the fans.
He is like an international superstar, his every move can cause a sensation in the audience, but Zhu Ding opposite him is just a nobody used as a foil. The meaning of his existence is to be beaten all kinds of times and use his own embarrassment to set off the perfection of his opponent.
At this moment, it was hard, really hard.
Lu Feiyang's fist became hard.
Zhu Ding had no expression on his face. He took the ball thrown by the caddy and served directly without any hesitation.
Short backspin.
Mizutori Hato's face showed an expression of ridicule and contempt.
He actually thinks that Zhu Ding can Sneak Long Serve or play some weird serving moves, such as chop style or something.
Because the whole world can see the gap between the two sides, the only way for the other side to win is to steal the chicken or fight.
But what kind of trouble is the opponent going to make if he sends a short backspin?
Do you want to compete with me on basic skills?
Mizutori Hato glanced at the opponent and found that his opponent was still expressionless, so he understood.
The other party probably gave up...
In other words, the opponent never thought they could win from the beginning.
So the coldness shown by the other party is just a cover-up for the inner panic?
In this case, Mizutori Hato decided to play more expensively.
He reached out with his racket and sent the ball directly to the Zhu Ding forehand baseline.
The ball didn't even spin, and it was high, just like a ball feed during training.
Zhu Ding's reaction was as expected. When given the chance, he would act without thinking about anything else.
With a "pop" sound, the ball flew past, still as fast as lightning, because Zhu Ding directly used twelve points of strength, and it was still a reckless fighting ball.
Mizutori Hato actually had expected it, and he was fully capable of pulling back directly, but he decided to show off.
He took three steps back and used his racket to pass the ball again, turning the ball into a long side spin.
He knew that audiences would like to see this big arc across a vast space.
But this time Zhu Ding's body still maintained balance and steadily pulled the ball back.
Mizutori Hato is right.
Zhu Ding comes again.
Mizutori Hato also pulls again.
This was the first real stalemate between the two.
Mizutori Hato actually doesn't like playing this kind of stalemate, because in his opinion, although this kind of frontal hard steel stalemate makes the audience excited, it is not enough to show his colorful skills and exquisite touch.
What he likes is change, not brute force.
He wanted to show off, but Zhu Ding's pulls were faster and heavier than the last, which fully demonstrated the solid basic skills of national-level Chinese table tennis players. Even if he wanted to show off, he couldn't find many opportunities under such an offensive.
He could only continue to pull, and officially pulled Zhu Ding through on the seventh board, proving that his hard steel ability was also superior to Zhu Ding.
The score became 3:0. The audience all stood up and started cheering. Some people even took out strange instruments and played them.
Everyone can see that there is a huge gap in this game. The only difference between Mizutori Hato and victory is time.