Wang Chao served, and the first ball directly stole Lin Zijun's backhand baseline long ball. The speed was extremely fast, and the ball fell directly to the edge of the table on Lin Zijun's side.
Far away in the imperial capital, Qin Huachang said "Hey".
He is vaguely sitting in the position of the number one coach in the world table tennis. Naturally, he has done a lot of research on non-Chinese associations super talented players like Lin Zijun. In his preliminary research conclusion, Lin Zijun cannot serve long balls from the baseline, no matter forehand or backhand.
As we all know, Lin Zijun's backhand is super strong, and his quick twist is ridiculously strong, so after the battle between Lin Zijun and Luo Jiu, everyone else played Lin Zijun on his forehand, even Sun Tianlong in the Kangaroo Country Open finals did the same.
Qin Huachang believes that the best serve is the most conventional serve: short backspin.
Theoretically speaking, an impeccable standard short backspin will have no flaws in facing anyone.
What's more, Wang Chao just tried two balls. He hit Lin Zijun's forehand baseline, and his head was smashed.
Qin Huachang is waiting for Wang Chao to be beaten.
But Wang Chao didn't get beaten.
Because the ball passed by, Lin Zijun did not twist it. He stood firmly on the spot and rubbed the ball back.
Lin Zijun felt great in hand. The ball bounced low and turned, and it also landed on Wang Chao's backhand baseline.
Wang Chao also refused to twist it and rubbed the ball back again. It was still the backhand baseline.
Lin Zijun stopped rubbing, moved the racket forward slightly, and simply swung it short.
Wang Chao sees this and swings back a short ball as well.
The four probing balls just now were shot with sparks, but now that the two of them got serious, this ball was just mediocre.
The audience didn't react at all, because they couldn't see so many in-depth games, but the players who overheard it in the restaurant yesterday were different. They were all confused, and even felt a little scared.
Why?
Because they found that they and others seemed to be different when they were both playing ball...
It was understandable that I was deceived yesterday. I can only say that we Europeans are too down-to-earth and innocent-hearted, while Asians are too cunning. They are yellow on the outside but black on the inside when cut open.
But... why don't they attack at all now?
Could it be that the two little foxes were sympathetic to each other and actually made some kind of py transaction in private?
In their view, in the first few passes, no matter who wants to attack, they can force the ball sideways.
No matter what happens, you can retreat and fight back.
Why did the two of them refuse to take action?
But then the actions of both sides became more and more weird, and they even went short for several consecutive rounds, until at a certain moment Wang Chao seemed to make a mistake and pushed the ball back to the bottom line of Lin Zijun's backhand position, which was a bit too high.
You can't twist the ball so high, but you can lean back to tear it, or you can simply step back and use your backhand to pull it hard. No matter how you look at it, it is an excellent opportunity to attack.
But Lin Zijun still refused to take action and rubbed the ball back again.
Another baseline long ball.
Wang Chao There is finally a change here.
He used five points of force to pull the ball over and into a high hanging arc. The ball was very long and was still on the Lin Zijun backhand baseline.
Lin Zijun finally took a step back, swung his arm out hard, and quickly tore the ball back.
This ball is slightly higher.
There's nothing you can do about it. Facing a high lob, you can either use your strength to attack the ball hard, or you can just use the backspin. If you just rip it off, you will of course get a slightly higher topspin ball.
Wang Chao seemed to have predicted it. Before Lin Zijun actually hit the ball, his feet were already moving. At this moment, he happened to be in position early, turned sideways, and charged hard with the board.
Lin Zijun looked stern, pressed down hard on his racket, and blocked the ball.
Wang Chao's steps were fast and he adjusted his body position very hard.
Lin Zijun blocks again.
Wang Chao continued to adjust his body position and continued his forehand attacks.
Lin Zijun finally didn't block it this time. The ball hit the side edge of his racket and flew out diagonally.
3:2, Wang Chao leads.
The audience, who had been holding back for a long time, finally got relief from the last three kills. They breathed a sigh of relief and began to applaud enthusiastically.
Wang Chao suddenly showed a completely different style from any of his previous games. He raised his fist and roared, quite passionately, with sharp eyes and murderous intent. He glanced at Lin Zijun and bared his teeth, like a beast demonstrating to his opponent.
Lin Zijun was stunned, then subconsciously shrank and looked away.
This scene was not noticed by many people. Even if the ordinary audience noticed it, they would not take it seriously. However, several big bosses far away in the imperial capital made a sound at this moment.
Cai Guodong: "Huh?"
Qin Huachang: "Huh?"
Zhu Zeshi: "Tsk."
Wang Lu: "..."
He Jingping: "Haha!"
Different tones represent subtle differences in their mentality.
Cai Guodong's first reaction was "Why can Wang Chao win this ball? What is the key point?"
He needed to think, so he asked.
Qin Huachang had already vaguely figured out what was going on, so only half of his questions were about winning, and the other half was about Wang Chao's roar.
This roar was loud and powerful. People who didn't know Wang Chao would only think it was a normal burst of passion from athletes on the field. But Qin Huachang was always paying attention to Wang Chao, so he knew that Wang Chao was not a passionate player. He was a reserved player who needed others to take off his clothes forcibly to become passionate.
Then Wang Chao's roar that went against his nature must have some agenda.
As for Zhu Zeshi, he actually didn't fully understand it, but his image has always been majestic and profound. Even if he didn't understand it at the moment, he still had to pretend to understand it, so this "tsk" was meaningful, like a sigh after understanding it. After all, "a thunderous chest and a flat lake" was the spiritual realm he pursued throughout his life.
Wang Lu has always been silent, so of course he kept silent.
As for He Jingping, he only felt that Wang Chao played very well in both the front ball control and the final three-rebound attack. Even the roar was so pleasing to the eye. He was worthy of being his precious disciple, so he was proud of it and laughed "haha", which was sincerely happy.
Wang Chao served again, and it was still a backhand baseline long ball similar to Sneak Long Serve. It was fast and turning, and the landing point was controlled to the extreme. If it had been a few more inches, it would have turned into a suicide serve.
But because it didn't really come out, the ball was very long, forcing Lin Zijun to retreat and continue to tear with his backhand.
Then Wang Chao charged sideways again.
Lin Zijun was on guard this time. With his super speed, he just chased the ball and completed his position. He raised his arm and pulled a beautiful forehand loop.
Wang Chao also took a step back and pulled the ball back with his forehand.
At this point, the two sides finally formed the first real stalemate today.
Six rounds have passed in the blink of an eye, and both sides have extremely beautiful ball trajectories. However, in order to ensure the stability of the stalemate, no one is willing to take the initiative to use all their strength to charge. Therefore, after six rounds, no one can beat the other, and they are still evenly matched.
But the difference in playing styles between the two sides was finally clearly reflected at this time.
Although both of them are smart players who are extremely demanding for change, Wang Chao's offense is essentially regular. When the ball comes from the forehand position, he pulls it with the forehand, and when the ball comes from the backhand position, he pulls the backhand. His changes are reflected in He can use his delicate touch to achieve various difficult line changes. At the same time, he can mix a lot of sharpening, skimming, swinging, cutting and other delicate activities into the simple pull, making the opponent exhausted in his endless changes and ultimately making mistakes in judgment.
Therefore, he actually doesn't have many footwork movements, nor does he move much. He just waves his arms left and right, and uses the changes of his arms and wrists to form complex and changeable combination punches.
But Lin Zijun has a lot of footwork and is very fast, making full use of his talent of "extreme speed".
He still maintains his unconventional batting characteristics. When the ball is on the left side, he has to pull it with his forehand. When the ball is on the right side, he has to twist it with his backhand. Before he actually touches the ball, it is difficult for Wang Chao to predict how he wants to catch the ball, so he can only concentrate on paying attention to his every move throughout the process to avoid misjudgments.
Lin Zijun is actually not as good as Wang Chao in controlling spin and various fake moves, but in his own way, he still makes the ball changeable and unpredictable.
The two men's game is not so much about strength, physical strength, and stability as it is about change, calculation, and IQ.
This is a very brain-consuming style of play, but it is the most suitable style of play for them.
Both of them wanted to test their opponent's flaws in details through a large number of changes. However, it has been eleven rounds since the ball was served, and neither one can find the other's flaws.
Then Wang Chao once again took the initiative to release the winning hand. He gave up the change, no longer changed the line, retreated sideways, and directly relied on brute force to charge fiercely.
Lin Zijun is faced with a critical choice in an instant.
His lack of strength is a flaw recognized around the world, but he is fast enough, skilled enough, the ball is thin enough, and changes enough, so no one could catch this weakness of his in previous games.
Of course Sun Tianlong can catch him, but in the original match against Sun Tianlong, the gap between the two sides was actually quite large. Sun Tianlong had enough means to defeat him, and he didn't even bother to catch him with such a flaw in his physical fitness.
From now on, neither Li Zhengzhi nor Zhang Benkuang is qualified to catch his flaws.
Until this moment, against Wang Chao, he was finally caught by Wang Chao's weakness.
So when Wang Chao stepped sideways and charged forward, he had two choices.
The first is to choose a strong pull, which requires him to explode with all his strength, because Wang Chao is a ball with great power and strong rotation. If you want to pull it back head-on, you must have enough power and friction to offset the rotation Wang Chao exerts on the ball. If the strength is insufficient and cannot suppress the rotation of Wang Chao, the ball will definitely rise.
The second is to choose pure defense, which is very labor-saving. With the feel of Lin Zijun, you can press the ball low enough, but don't forget that Wang Chao's offensive ability is actually extremely powerful. This level of return may be fine against other people, but it will not be of sufficient quality against Wang Chao. Then you will definitely face continuous, pervasive and continuous attacks from multiple angles until this ball is used to win or lose.
Lin Zijun thinks that he cannot cope well with Wang Chao's all-round attack, so his only choice is to explode with all his strength like Wang Chao.
"It's so interesting..." He Jingping laughed and couldn't help but applaud, "How on earth did this kid come up with these methods? Yesterday he bullied Zhu Shixian with his mental power, and today he bullied Lin Zijun with his physical fitness... Hey, don't mention it. Although his physical fitness is poor, Lin Zijun is even worse than him. This is really weird."
Zhu Zeshi glared at him. "You are a master and you can't understand your apprentice's strategy. How dare you laugh?"
"Of course I'm embarrassed." He Jingping smiled and said, "Senior brother, stop pretending, there are no outsiders here, you must be confused in your heart, right?"
Zhu Zeshi did not answer, but said, "Stop talking nonsense and read it carefully."
Lin Zijun's physical fitness is indeed worse than Wang Chao...
This difference has nothing to do with physical strength, it simply refers to strength.
He forcibly pulled Wang Chao's ball back, and Wang Chao made another burst. Lin Zijun was forced to use force again, and then Wang Chao made a third burst.
At this time, Wang Chao was actually a little unable to hold on. What he was thinking was that if Lin Zijun could still hold on, he would cut a board to slow down the next ball.
But the fact is that this ball had a huge advantage, because Lin Zijun forced it back, but was not strong enough. The ball fell on the racket, spun strongly, hit an anti-aircraft gun, flew at least one meter high, and landed on the opposite table.
At the moment before taking action, Wang Chao actually raised his head to look at Lin Zijun again, showing him a ferocious smile that could be considered "ferocious". The corners of his mouth were cracked, revealing eight white teeth.
This smile made Lin Zijun's heart go cold, and he knew it was over.
The height of this ball is almost the same as that of a lob. Faced with this kind of ball, a brainless player may choose to rush with brute force, but Wang Chao has a brain, and he will definitely make a choice based on the opponent's response.
If Lin Zijun retreats crazily and wants to catch a rebound, he will easily throw a short ball and score directly.
If Lin Zijun were standing in front of the stage waiting for him to hit the short ball, he would not hesitate to hit the high ball directly and hit the ball directly into the audience.
This is a two-choice, but the terrible thing is that Wang Chao can wait for Lin Zijun to make a choice before setting the standard answer.
So Lin Zijun will definitely choose the wrong one.
In the end, Lin Zijun decided to save some energy and stood in front of the stage without moving. Wang Chao lived up to expectations and hit the ball far away.
The score became 4:2.
When the ball hit the ground and the scoreboard was refreshed, Wang Chao's whole body seemed to be boiling. He raised his fist high and roared again. Then as if that was not enough, he looked at Lin Zijun, glared at him and let out a second roar, and a third roar.
"Brother Ding, what is he doing?" Lu Feiyang felt confused.
Zhu Ding's mouth curled up, perhaps because he was in a good mood, and he unexpectedly answered Lu Feiyang's question, "Can't you see? He is threatening Lin Zijun."
Lu Feiyang was stunned and couldn't help but look at Lin Zijun carefully. Only then did he realize that Lin Zijun's face was slightly red, and there was a hint of sweat on his forehead. His expression was a little innocent and a little angry, and it looked very much like when he was a child when he came home from school and was blocked in the alley by hooligans and robbed lollipops.
It's pitiful, helpless, and aggrieved.
Lu Feiyang recalled the Bay Island idol drama that he had watched, and he could vividly picture Lin Zijun's mental state at the moment.
Probably something like this...
"How could you be like this! You were so gentle when you talked to me yesterday, so why did you start attacking me today? You even yelled at me, you really went over the limit!"
Ying Ying Ying!
Thanks to "Autumn Wind Small Building" for the reward.
Thanks to "Shuibo" for tipping Wang Chao's character.
By the way, this is the first time I know that I can give rewards to characters, which makes me stand out haha.