On October 18th, Black Spade Q Club faced Western Sichuan Province's strong team "Duck Head Club" in an away game.
In theory, this is a strong confrontation.
But in fact, many Table Tennis First Division teams are secretly laughing at Duck Head Club's bad luck.
Geng Shuai was suspended a while ago, Wang Chao was away, and Spade Q was in the weakest state. However, the duck head failed to catch up. Instead, four weak teams from Su Province and Zhejiang Province lined up to go to Jiangcheng City racked up points. In the end, Qiantang Tide Watching Club, Dongou Tea Industry Club, Taihu Beauty Club, Osmanthus Fragrance Club, all four teams got their revenge on Spade Q.
Today, Geng Shuai returned to the team after his suspension expired, Wang Chao came back, and Spade Q returned to his prime. Just as he was about to take the human sacrifice flag, he ran into a duck head.
If I remember correctly, in the first round, Geng Shuai also had a mental problem and needed to leave the team for treatment. As a result, he encountered a duck head on the day he came back.
Therefore, this strong team in western Sichuan is obviously a stable top six team, but this season seems to have become Spade Q's special grindstone.
Whenever I experience setbacks, you will definitely not take advantage of others.
Whenever I want the king to return, you must sacrifice your blood to my sword.
People from western Sichuan, dare I ask if my sword is fast?
Spade Q didn't hold anything back. The coach and team leader made it very clear in an interview before the game. "Going all out to defeat your opponent is the greatest respect for your opponent."
This time Spade Q tried out the new lineup for the first time, Wang Chao was promoted to the first order, Geng Shuai was demoted to the second order, and Lu Jia was the third order.
In the end, Wang Chao beat the opponent violently in the first game, and Geng Shuai beat the opponent violently in the second game.
In the third doubles match, the coordination between Geng Shuai and Lu Jia was a mess. The reason was the same as the previous round against the Xiangshui River. Neither of them knew how to play support.
Although Brother Geng has been violent all his life, Lu Jia also became the main attacker in doubles under the training of Wang Chao. How can you cooperate with this?
So the game was postponed to the fourth game, and Wang Chao came out again and defeated his opponent.
Spade Q took the duck's head without any blood at 3:1.
But this outcome did not surprise anyone. Even the coach of Duck Head Club said after the game, "We have benefited a lot from this round of competition with an attitude of learning and improvement. Thank you to Spade Q for your guidance. Friendship comes first, competition second."
He was not speaking in official terms, but sincerely.
Why?
Because Wang Chao didn't shave his head today...
Before the game, everyone thought that Wang Chao would explode after returning from T2. However, Brother Da Ma, the personal anchor at the head of the Silver Ball Dance website, is a huge fan of Wang Chao. He even vowed in the live broadcast room. "Starting from today, we will set up a guessing game for all games with Spade Q. Guess how many bald heads there will be in this game."
Brother Da Ma belongs to half of the industry, and his vision is still very good. He can see that today's Wang Chao has evolved again on T2 Diamond Match. Starting Table Tennis First Division is purely a dimensionality reduction attack. As long as he wants, he can shave his head casually.
It's not that you can definitely shave your head if you suppress your strength, but Wang Chao's condition is too stable. From his debut to the present, his talent and speed of improvement are certainly amazing, but in the eyes of a true expert, the strongest thing about Wang Chao is his stability.
He is the kind of player who, as long as he is a little better than you, can use this little advantage to make you not get a single point. No matter his playing style or state, he is extremely strict.
But in the end, although Wang Chao had a 4-0 clean sheet in both singles matches, he didn't score a single goal.
Of course it's not that his strength has regressed.
It's not like he held back on purpose.
Rather, he played very stretched and relaxed, not so tightly, and not so cautious that no flaws were exposed at all.
Instead, he kept trying.
For example, to pull a ball that is difficult to pull, to twist a ball that cannot be twisted, to save a ball that cannot be saved, and so on.
In this case, he will definitely make mistakes and naturally lose points.
After the game, Brother Da Ma was a little embarrassed. After the game, he vowed. "Shaved Head Youth just returned from T2 and may not be used to it yet. Wait, wait three more days. I believe he will adjust when we play the team from Shandong Province in the next round."
Three days later, Spade Q returned with another 3:1 victory in Quancheng City, Shandong Province. The way of victory was exactly the same as the previous game.
Wang Chao won the first singles game, Geng Shuai won the second singles game, then lost the third doubles game, and then Wang Chao came out to win the fourth singles game.
Wang Chao still hasn't shaved anyone's head.
Various posts began to appear in the forum.
Everyone could see that Wang Chao was in great condition, so no one took offense to it, but it was inevitable to make fun of it.
Someone wrote a poem and said: The spring night is short and the sun is rising, Wang Chao will not shave my head from now on.
He also said: Qilu was in chaos before the ashes were cold, so Wang Chao didn't shave his head.
Someone started to post headlines: Shocked! Shaved Head Youth is no longer magical! Is the lack of a bald head a symbol of maturity for a new player, or evidence of a loss of youthful spirit?
Someone started to do research. "On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Wang Chao Player's Style Change".
Some people started conspiracy theories: Why did he become so decadent? What exactly happened in the three days and three nights of T2? Was it the seal of Mount Fuji Hot Spring or the softening of cute girl Sakura Country that made him put down the razor and become a Buddha immediately.
Amidst all the turmoil, time continued to pass, and Spade Q came to Tianjin to continue his away challenge journey.
It was another hearty 3:1. Throughout the game, the Jin team had no power to fight back.
Everyone discovered a very interesting phenomenon: Spade Q in the first round could often beat the opponent 3:0, but in the second round, Spade Q, which became stronger, could no longer beat the opponent 3:0, and it was always 3:1.
This is because in the first round Wang Chao could lead his partner in doubles, but now it is Geng Shuai who plays doubles. He does not know how to play doubles at all and is just playing randomly.
But the dominance shown by Spade Q is real, and no one will question their strength because of the score.
So the next half month is actually Spade Q's journey to earn points.
In early October, due to the absence of two generals, Spade Q lost a total of five games. Now, in order to ensure that they enter the playoffs, they cannot lose another game.
In the end, they did it. On November 2nd, all regular events of Table Tennis First Division were completed. Spade Q had a total season record of 17 wins and 5 losses, ranking fourth just in time, and stepped on the line to enter the playoffs.
The other three teams are Bingcheng Pharmaceutical Club, Xiang River Club, and Jingyuewan Club.
As for Poseidon, the former champion, his results in the second round were a little too low, and he ended up ranking fifth with a score of 16 wins and 6 losses, and lost the qualification for the second stage of the competition.
But now Poseidon's boss Zhao Hanqing doesn't care about this. He is desperately looking for talents all over the world, and wants to build a purebred local team in Bincheng next year. However, although Bincheng is large, talents are hard to find, and so far there has been little success.
Brother Da Ma, a die-hard fan of Wang Chao, did not rush to turn off the live broadcast after finishing the last game of Spade Q's regular season this season. He was very attentive to reminiscing with the audience. The whole process of Spade Q's rise from the bottom this season was recorded, and the sketches of various memory flashbacks were specially prepared in advance, coupled with the scripts that had already been written. With the full range of voices and emotions, many fans who followed along were made to cry.
At the end, Brother Da Ma concluded seriously. "I used to call him Shaved Head Youth because I think shaving his head represents the ultimate victory in table tennis. He is sharp, tough, unstoppable, and leaves no room for anything. This is the youthful spirit I like. But after one season, he has matured and improved, and now he is no longer The youngest and lowest-level player in Spade Q is the leader and soul of this team. He took over the flag from veteran Geng Shuai and became the new member of this team and the image representative of this team. In a few days, I believe I will see him win this year's Table Tennis First Division Autumn Championship trophy on behalf of Spade Q."
"No, it's not just that. After that, he will also lead Spade Q to the promotion and relegation matches. With his strength, I have every reason to believe that next season, Spade Q will no longer be a Table Tennis First Division team, but a Table Tennis Super League team that represents the highest level of the domestic table tennis professional league."
"In the last six games, I was surprised that he never shaved his opponent's head. I opened the competition again and again, but in the end I lost miserably. I was very embarrassed. I was laughed at by you and slapped countless times on my face."
"I once couldn't figure out what happened to him. Has he lost his youthful spirit? When he faced the stronger players Lin Zijun and Zhu Ding in T2, he forcibly shaved their heads once. Why can't he do it in Table Tennis First Division?"
"Later I understood."
Brother Da Ma laughed when he said this, with a bit of self-deprecation and a bit of relief. "Maybe the name Shaved Head Youth is not very nice, right? Is my idol using this way to remind me to change his nickname? In that case, How about we change it to another one? Since even the officials have recognized him as the leader of the new six dragons of the new generation, the head coach Cai Guodong personally gave his talent an unparalleled name, so from now on, we will call him Unrivaled Youth. How about this name?
The audience was frantically shopping for gifts, and the barrage at that moment was so dense that Brother Da Ma's face was completely blocked.
In fact, many people who follow Wang Chao are watching Brother Da Ma's live broadcast at this moment, such as He Jingping, Luo Jiu, Zhu Zeshi who are far away in the Imperial Capital, or Jiangcheng City who was far away just now Spade Q's boss Fan Xiaofan, who has finished handling a business, and several coaches Luo Zhihong, Li Zhenguo, Zhao Fuqiang, and Tian Qi in Jiangcheng City Team.
And Wu Li.
And Jiang Shan.
There is also Zhu Ding, who is about to become a full-time sparring partner for China Table Tennis Team but has not taken up the position yet.
There are many people from all over the world.
They sincerely liked the new name and murmured it softly.
Unrivaled Youth.
Youth Unrivaled!
In fact, October in the table tennis world not only contains the legend of Unrivaled Youth, but also many more exciting stories.
The popularity created by T2 only lasted for a few days and then quickly declined, because compared with this bizarre event, there are many real competitions going on in the table tennis world.
In mid-October, the World Tour Qatar Open started. Huaping sent three people, Luo Jiu, Lin Li, and Bai Feng, to participate in the competition. In the end, Bai Feng was eliminated by Luo Jiu in the eighth and fourth rounds, while Lin Li successfully broke into the second half and joined Luo Jiu in the finals.
This game has attracted great attention from the outside world. Everyone wants to see whether Luo Jiu is really reborn and transformed into a golden body, or whether he occasionally has a sudden flash of inspiration and performs exceptionally well.
Then Luo Jiu defeated Lin Li 4:0 in just 24 minutes and won the Qatar championship.
The world was shocked.
In this game, Luo Jiu's playing style was completely different from the way he played against Lin Li in the past few years.
In the past, he used his double-sided arc to fight against Lin Li. It felt like he was using many dense spider webs to block the cannonballs. Lin Li's attack was like a heavy artillery, so powerful that he had to lay down layer after layer. The defense line was penetrated layer by layer, and each time it took a lot of effort to neutralize the opponent's attack. However, when he attacked, it was always because the connection was not fast enough and the single board was not powerful enough, so Lin Li found the opportunity to forcefully pull back.
So in the past few years, Luo Jiu lost more than Lin Li and won less.
But this time, Luo Jiu's toughness is staggering.
On the forehand position, he was confident enough to pull against Lin Li, and he was not weak at all. Although his quality in the pull was not as good as Lin Li, with his delicate touch and strong prediction ability, he was able to maintain this situation and not be pulled through by Lin Li.
And when Lin Li changed the line and hit his backhand, he launched his unparalleled bounce shot.
Yes, at this time Luo Jiu's backhand bounce is truly worthy of the words "unparalleled in the world".
Originally, the backhand raw rubber was only used as a supplement when his left hand was weak, and could only be regarded as a stopgap measure. Even when Wang Chao gave this suggestion, he only wanted to make up for his weaknesses and eliminate shortcomings. He did not expect that Luo Jiu could practice backhand raw rubber shooting to such an extent and turn his weakness into a strength.
It can only be said that he still underestimated He Jingping's pure technical development and improvement capabilities as a coach.
He Jingping has major flaws in his character, knows nothing about the world, and even seems a bit stupid at ordinary times. However, his ability to join the national team coaching staff and gain the attention of the head coach Cai Guodong, who is also an expert, is naturally not entirely dependent on the protection of his senior brother Zhu Zeshi.
He Jingping is powerful, and its real strength lies in its grasp of details and technical development in actual combat.
He has always been a technical talent, not a management talent.
Not to mention the talent of Luo Jiu, who was known as the number one in Chinese table tennis seven years ago.
In a sense, being number one in Chinese table tennis is actually number one in the world.
If Wang Chao hadn't been born seven years later, I'm afraid Luo Jiu would have been recognized by the coaching staff as the number one talent so far.
His talent is called "Into the Micro", and he plays with super touch down to the microscopic level.
But for the same talent, there are actually differences.
For example, the "strange power" of Lin Li is currently better than the "strange power" of Geng Shuai and Zhu Ding.
The "extreme speed" of Lin Zijun is definitely better than the extreme speed of one of the six dragons, Wind Dragon Gao Mingyuan.
Luo Jiu's "nuance" is the best, and he can crush the Sakura Country player Mizutori Hato, who also has the talent for micros.
He has developed raw rubber, an outdated piece of rubber, to a level that is not what it should be. Even in the past two months, it has caused some young players in the world table tennis to follow suit. However, after these followers practiced raw rubber for a while, they expressed that they were not used to it, could not grasp it, and it was not working at all, so they switched back to reverse rubber.
Not everyone can integrate two systems with completely different rhythms into one. This is a style of play that only belongs to super geniuses.
Not copyable.
In the match between Luo Jiu and Lin Li, in the end, he relied on his backhand to determine the outcome.
No matter how heavy Lin Li's heavy artillery is, it can't kill anyone if it only has one forehand position. After all, the current situation in the table tennis world is that the ball is getting bigger and bigger, the ball speed is getting slower and slower, and the spin is getting stronger and stronger. If you want to kill someone, you can't just rely on the quality of the single board. You must make changes.
Killing with one strike is not the way to go, but combination punches are the way to go.
Lin Li's combination boxing is simple and crude, that is, a heavy forehand attack turns into a heavy backhand attack, and a heavy backhand attack turns into a heavy forehand attack. If you insist on forcing him to accurately place the ball at wide angles on both sides or even the edge of the table, that would be too much.
Quality and placement are like fish and bear's paw, most of the time you can't take both into account.
But his backhand heavy artillery was severely restrained by Luo Jiu's backhand bomb. The heavy artillery he was famous for happened to be perfectly leveraged by Luo Jiu's backhand bomb. The ball bounced back so fast that he couldn't react at all.
Later, he was even afraid of being beaten and did not dare to give the ball to the Luo Jiu backhand position.
In fact, if Qin Huachang were coaching on the spot, he would definitely tell him, "You can give the ball to the backhand position, but it must give backspin, not topspin."
However, it has always been a rule of Chinese table tennis that in the world competition, there is no coach for the players to compete, and it all depends on the players themselves.
This gives players who rely on their brains an advantage.
Lin Li is a real person who fights for his body rather than his brain. Although he has perseverance, he still collapsed after struggling for three games.
So the scores of the first three games are 11:7, 11:9, and 11:6.
The score in the last game was 11:1.
It's hard to say whether this only score was deliberately compromised by Luo Jiu.
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