Wang Chao gets the right to serve.
He did not rush to serve, but took a deep breath, and then made a gesture to the referee to indicate a timeout.
Then he closed his eyes.
He needed to adjust his mood.
Even though his mentality was calm enough, the previous three consecutive wins still made him inevitably underestimate the enemy. Unknowingly, he was no longer as steady and rigorous as he was at the beginning.
Otherwise, when facing Zhu Ding's first serve just now, he should have predicted it, instead of rushing to catch the ball when he finally found out that it was a chopping style, resulting in a high pitch.
Faced with Zhu Ding's second serve, he should not have hesitated for 0.1 seconds.
Since you know you have blind spots, why not find them out before the game and overcome them?
This can only prove that he has underestimated the enemy, and he has underestimated the enemy since the lunch break. Otherwise, what he would have to do is not take a nice nap, but find the video of Zhu Ding and watch it over and over again.
When the whole world thinks he will win, he himself also thinks he will win, but this is wrong.
Because the table tennis ball is round, any accident can happen.
If you start to underestimate the enemy as soon as you hit this point, then when you reach the top of the table tennis world in the future and face the challenges of countless people around the world, won't you be washed away?
Wang Chao eliminated all the factors related to impatience in the body in the shortest possible time, and regained its original meticulous appearance.
The buzz in the audience was a little loud at this moment, because everyone clearly remembered that regarding pausing and closing eyes, Zhu Shixian did it on the first day, Lin Zijun did it on the second day, and Lin Zijun did it again on the morning of the third day.
And now it is five o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Chao also closed his eyes.
So many people are curious, does closing your eyes for 15 seconds really have such a magical effect?
European and American athletes think more, because they originally think that Asians are more suitable for playing table tennis, so under the influence of this mentality, they inevitably wonder whether this is a newly developed mentality adjustment method developed by Asians, which is only effective for people with dark eyes and yellow skin.
Already, some tabloid reporters, who are worried about the chaos in the world, are getting excited and plan to stick to the theme of "racial discrimination" when they go back and drive a wave of traffic.
"Why can yellow people use this method but us white people can't use it? Hurry up and reveal the secret. This is not fair. Give me a punch!"
Look how perfectly the fire arches.
15 seconds passed in a blink of an eye, Wang Chao opened his eyes again and performed an ordinary short backspin.
He figured it out.
No matter how Zhu Ding changes, whether he is unfamiliar or familiar, his hard power is not as good as his own. Now, I only need to regard the other party as a strange challenger.
Then, his playing strategy is very clear: seek stability.
Wang Chao didn't know it. Seeing this short backspin, Zhu Ding had countless cool moves in his mind at this moment.
Yes, Zhu Ding Now not only has the habit of playing golf changed, but also the mode of thinking has changed.
In the past, he only wanted to win, so he strictly followed the rules that had been established in professional competitions. For example, if you went too high, I would rush you, if you turned too much, I would lob you, and if you sent a short backspin, I would give you a short backspin.
If you can't win this way, it means that you are not strong enough, not fast enough, your steps are not scientific enough, and your touch is not delicate enough, so you just need to continue to practice hard.
But after playing Mizutori Hato, he felt that his pursuit of life was different.
He has only played in two world championships in his life, one was the Denmark Open seven years ago, and the other was the current T2 Invitational. He has been playing Table Tennis First Division since then, so even though he is the son of Zhu Zeshi, the highest-ranked player in the world he has ever encountered in his life is Mizutori Hato.
Because of his anger, he has never had the opportunity to play against Sun Tianlong, Xiao Fei, Lin Li, and Bai Feng.
He did beat Luo Jiu in the Denmark Open, but he didn't win.
So in a sense, defeating Mizutori Hato is a very important milestone in his career.
What's more important is that this game was completed with He Jingping's own eyes.
This has been his wish from seven years ago until now.
He signed up to jump in and play T2 because he wanted to seek the status of a winner in some sense, and now he has achieved it.
All his wishes were quietly realized under such unknown circumstances.
So he was happy.
Because the whole world has witnessed his success, and Little Martial Uncle and he have a tacit understanding of this secret that only belongs to two people.
He knew that Wang Chao was a disciple of He Jingping, but the fact was that He Jingping left after watching the game and never met Wang Chao.
He recalled the days when Table Tennis First Division was jealous of Wang Chao, and couldn't help but burst out laughing, feeling how shallow he was.
Zhu Ding is happier like this.
He recalled what he had learned when he left the national table tennis team seven years ago: He actually never wanted to win glory for the country. He didn't have so many great dreams. He just wanted to play happily.
That being the case, what's the reason not to let yourself go?
Zhu Ding's mind was pierced by an invisible finger at that moment. There was a vast and boundless space outside, full of all kinds of fantastic ideas. He felt that his mind had been opened up and was no longer restricted by professional rules. Instead, it was full of infinite possibilities.
Why does the ball have to explode when it comes out?
What if the guy on the other side is the best at catching and rushing?
I insist on cutting a board, whittling a board, and rubbing a board. So what can I do? You bite me?
Even if I deliberately don't catch the ball and let it fall down, and then down again, until it falls below the table, and when he is about to hit the ground, I will use the racket to pick him up, as if he is fishing for the moon from the bottom of the sea, what can I do?
The audience won't scold me, but they will find my playing very interesting.
The coach might scold me, but I just have to put on my sunglasses and he can't see my face.
And how could Little Martial Uncle scold me?
Next year I will go to Dragon Team, but my father is famous all over the world, and the coach at Dragon Team happens to be from my elite family. How dare he scold me?
Coach Wang Shou But he didn't dare to curse me for six years.
I might lose, but what does it matter? I never wanted to bring glory to the country.
I just want Happy Ping Pong.
Zhu Ding was in this wonderful state of wandering all day yesterday, and all kinds of strange thoughts kept fermenting in his mind. At noon, he sneaked out and mustered up the courage to call He Jingping, but the call failed because He Jingping was turned off.
Later, he guessed that He Jingping should be sitting on the plane returning to the Imperial Capital at that time.
But it doesn't matter whether the call got through or not. What's important is that he took the initiative to make the call. He took this step, and the barriers in his heart were instantly dispelled.
In ancient times, there was a prince who visited Dai An. He went there to take advantage of the excitement, but returned after having exhausted his interest. Why did he need to see Dai?
Today, I called Little Martial Uncle. I called when I was excited, but when I was exhausted, why did I bother to get through?
That's why today he took the initiative to ask Wang Chao to shave his head.
He was not angry, nor was he being sarcastic, but at that moment he remembered the battle with Table Tennis First Division. He remembered that in the last round of that battle, he was shaved bald by Wang Chao.
He didn't feel ashamed, but thought it was a really interesting thing. So, why not let such an interesting thing happen again in the World Series?
Of course, when the fight actually started, his attitude was serious.
He vaguely knew that his current state might be the legendary "break and then stand up", but he couldn't find a clear direction to move forward. He was just broken, but he couldn't stand up yet.
His inherent offensive routine cannot defeat Wang Chao, but his fantastic ideas may be able to.
He spent three games holding on and observing hard, trying to find some opportunities.
If it was before, he would not be able to find it, but now, his mind is racing on countless new tracks, so he has found some.
For example, Wang Chao is also a human being and can be plotted against. When he performs the slashing style, he will also be surprised for a moment.
For another example, Wang Chao also has a blind spot. Even though he overcame it very quickly, his flaw was finally exposed at that moment.
And now, seeing Wang Chao's short backspin that was so cautious that it didn't reveal any flaws, a new storm began to blow up in Zhu Ding's mind.
You can't beat Wang Chao when it comes to short shots, and you can't beat the stability of short shots on the table.
But can I handle it in some unconventional way?
For example... I want to attack this ball, what should I do?
Zhu Ding looked at the ball again. It was very short and low, and it landed in the center left of his own table.
He vaguely remembered that Lin Zijun had twisted such a ball this morning. It was a very difficult ball that shocked the world.
Zhu Ding Ask yourself that you can't do it.
So, what about picking a fight?
As we all know, there are two biggest differences between picking and twisting the ball.
First, the challenge is the forehand position, while the twist is the backhand position.
Second, when twisting the ball, the racket is always pressed down. The racket contacts the upper part of the ball, and it needs to completely use friction to pull the ball up.
But the pick shot is different. The pick shot is slightly upward when the racket is facing forward. It needs to hold the ball first, and then turn the wrist and push down. In a sense, the pick shot has wider applicability. Even the low ball can be forcibly picked up and hit over.
Then Wang Chao's intention to send his left hand short backspin is obvious. He feels that he can't twist the ball.
Zhu Ding never thought about these trivial things before, but today he figured it all out at this moment.
Then he decided to give it a try.
So under the eyes of all the spectators, Zhu Ding quickly moved his body to the left, then inserted the racket diagonally into the bottom of the ball, and performed an extremely obvious long-distance wrist flip.
The action lasted a long time, and when the racket was finally swung forward, the ball didn't feel like it was bounced, but more like it was being thrown by the racket.
The buzz in the audience suddenly intensified.
Even the audience felt that something was wrong with the ball. Some people were already whispering to each other, "Did you hold the ball? Did you hold the ball? This should be a foul, right?"
The referee blew the whistle directly and pointed his arm straight at Zhu Ding, indicating that he had committed a foul.
The score became 2:1, Wang Chao recovered one point.
Zhu Ding It doesn't matter, he shrugged and was in a happy mood.
He was actually very happy, because in fact he couldn't hit the ball, but now he hit the ball, and the angle and trajectory were quite good, which can be regarded as a high-quality return.
Except for the foul, everything was perfect.
What he is thinking now is, if he swings his arms and wrists faster, will he be able to fool the referee?
Wang Chao continues to serve, another short left-hand backspin.
Staring at the ball, Zhu Ding couldn't think of any gameplay for the time being, but he still didn't want to compete step by step.
So he used the latest swiping technique and hit the ball directly to the forehand baseline of Wang Chao.
Wang Chao rushed sideways without hesitation.
Zhu Ding did not retreat at all, nor did he prepare to pull back. He moved his body forward, pressed against the stage, raised his racket, and pushed hard to block.
Of course, this is not a conventional tactic. The correct way to play is to take a step back and pull the ball back hard.
But Zhu Ding knew that he couldn't beat Wang Chao now, so what he was thinking about at this moment was the game in the morning when Wang Chao played Lin Zijun.
One of the tenets throughout the game was "not to retreat". The new generation of young players are too fast and the rhythm is too fast. When both sides lack the ability to kill the ball, whoever kills the ball first will easily lose balance due to excessive force.
Zhu Ding intends to replicate this concept to some extent.
Of course, he couldn't swing his arms to pull the ball when he was standing in front of the stage, so he had to push hard to block it, so that the quality of the ball returned would not be high. However, because it was a stalemate inside the stage, the ball did not spin, but it was both fast and powerful.
He wants to have a fast-paced fight with Wang Chao.
Wang Chao Pull again.
Zhu Ding pushes again.
Wang Chao reverse pull.
Zhu Ding pushes again.
Wang Chao Attacking from all sides, the small ball kept landing in different positions on the table. Almost every ball changed its line drastically, which can be said to be varied. However, because it was a ball inside the table, Zhu Ding did not need to run too much. He forcibly blocked each attack simply and roughly.
At this moment, some older fans in the stands even exclaimed, "Huh!" because this scene reminded them of someone in history.
Taiwan Head Coach Jiang Peirong.
Back then, Jiang Peirong was famous in the table tennis world because of his strong push with a straight bar, and he was known as "Ghost Push Block" in the world.
He was awarded the position of Taiwan Head Coach, naturally not only because he is five years older than Zhuang Huishen, but also because he was also a famous figure in the table tennis world.
At this time Zhu Ding was finally defeated.
He seemed to be pushing vigorously, but he was unable to regain the initiative from Wang Chao from the beginning to the end. And in such a close distance on the stage, he was blocking and blocking, and his speed could not keep up. His whole body was in chaos. In the end, Wang Chao twisted his backhand into the gap and missed directly.
The score was tied at 2:2.
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