Regarding the overall decline of Chinese table tennis, it is up to the coaches to worry about it, but on this early morning in mid-March, Spade Q finally ushered in the game that attracted the most attention from domestic fans after his promotion.
Yes, this game has attracted the attention of countless fans in China. Even at the same time, China Open, which is far away in Tianfu City, has played 32-16 on four tables at the same time. There are still a large number of people who have set their sights on this game in Jiangcheng City Sequoia Stadium.
So Sequoia Stadium opened 7,000 seats today, and the ticket sales for the derby game a month ago were even crazier.
After all, only Jiangcheng City fans bought tickets for the Derby, but in today's game, a large number of die-hard fans from Liao Province came in specially to cheer for Dragon Team.
Fan Xiaofan was so happy that he even thought that it would be okay even if the team lost today, because the ticket money was so profitable. He had already decided to go to a certain Chinese website to reward the book he was reading with a gold alliance later.
In fact, the points situation of Spade Q and Liaoning Province Zhonggang in Super League at this time is very average, and these two teams cannot be regarded as traditional strong teams.
But what makes it attractive is that industry insiders unanimously believe that this is a very suspenseful game.
Chongqing Steel's second order Qi Hao and third order Xue Hui are both x factors.
Wu Li of Spade Q is also the x factor.
At the same time, the two ace players Wang Chao and Sun Tianlong have extremely strong ability to attract fans.
Coupled with the poor performance of Huaping in the qualifying round, many spectators were disappointed. They were afraid of seeing a more disappointing situation, so they simply chose to stay out of sight and come here to watch a game in which no matter who loses or wins, it is their own Super League.
When the coaches from both sides submitted their lists and walked off the field, Fan Xiaoxian and Tang Jiuzhou looked at each other and smiled meaningfully.
They all felt like they had won.
Only the host who received the two lists had his pupils slightly dilated for a moment, and quickly regained his composure with good professionalism, but the smile on his face could not be maintained.
His heart was beating a little hard.
He has read a lot of analysis posts in the past few days, and almost all of them are "Kings do not meet kings". Most people in the industry believe that if the two teams go to the extreme, they may even negotiate secretly before the game and directly play their cards to stagger the ace players of both sides.
Because no one can afford to lose.
Dragon Team If he loses, he will lose his prestige that has lasted seven years.
If Wang Chao loses, he will lose the unbeaten confidence that he has maintained from Hong Kong Open.
This is detrimental to subsequent matches for both teams.
Soon, the first matchup was announced: Wang Chao vs Sun Tianlong.
Just the information about the match triggered a tsunami of cheers at the scene. A large number of banners were pulled up instantly. Waves of people came one after another. The organizers with big loudspeakers screamed at the top of their lungs.
Wang Chao carefully arranged the jersey, checked the racket, and walked steadily onto the court.
Across the table, he and Sun Tianlong looked at each other, and he saw Sun Tianlong smiling and nodding at him, so he smiled back. The smile was no deeper than Sun Tianlong, and the nod was no bigger than Sun Tianlong.
He is putting on airs.
Off the court, Sun Tianlong deserves any degree of respect from him, but now that they are opponents, his every move should not show any weakness.
He is not here to gain knowledge today, he is here to win!
The eyes of both parties were staggered and never met again.
This is the norm on the court, and it can also be said to be an unspoken rule.
No matter how close the partners are, once they stand at both ends of the table tennis table, there should be no eye contact, no verbal dialogue, no physical interaction, and no communication of any form or content until the game is completely over.
It is said that this is to ensure the fairness of the game and to ensure that the mentality of both parties is not affected by the other party.
But in Wang Chao's view, this actually contains another meaning: no matter what our relationship was before, we are now enemies of life and death.
We will fight to the death with our rackets.
The referee tossed a coin. Wang Chao guessed the coin successfully and got the right to serve.
This is a rare coin guessing success for Wang Chao in the past six months. Perhaps it is because Dragon Team is so strong that even God thinks he needs such a slight advantage.
Taking advantage of the little gap after guessing the coins and before the game started, Wang Chao stood in front of the table and closed his eyes.
This action triggered another cheer from the audience.
Yes, this is the "Asian Evil Arts" that is so popular in Europe. This evil spell became popular from T2, and eventually swept the world, turning into some kind of inexplicable mysterious force.
But of course it's not that mysterious in fact. Wang Chao just felt that today's scene was too noisy and made him feel a little restless, so he closed his eyes to calm down.
He knew that this was a slight violation of delaying the serve, but he also believed that this small delay was harmless. With Dragon Team's mind, even if he knew that he had taken advantage of him, he would not care about it.
And the referee, faced with such a ritualistic duel, would not necessarily punish himself and ruin the atmosphere.
Sure enough, when the referee looked over hesitantly, Dragon Team smiled at the referee and shook his head, indicating that it didn't matter.
Wang Chao opened his eyes again, his eyes were deep, and he had completely suppressed the little excitement caused by facing such a strong opponent.
He fired a very conventional short backspin.
This means that he doesn't want to play a trick and win by surprise. This time he is not playing the role of an assassin, but a heavily armored warrior. He wants to fight Dragon Team head-on.
Of course, this doesn't mean that he has forgotten his ever-changing style of play.
On the contrary, it is because he knows that in front of Dragon Team, the most experienced, most comprehensive and powerful person in the world, all conspiracies and tricks may only harm him in the end.
Dragon Team is not like Eagle Eye, but Wang Chao never thinks that his fake moves can deceive the other party.
Dragon Team has no strange strength, but Wang Chao never thinks that he can perfectly block Dragon Team's forehand sideways thrust.
Dragon Team doesn't have top speed, but Wang Chao never thinks that Dragon Team's pace and movements are inferior to his own.
Therefore, the only thing he can rely on is actually the one talent he truly possesses: subtlety.
He was given the title of "unparalleled" in talent by Cai Guodong himself, which surprised and shocked the world, but only he knew that the so-called unparalleled was just all the vision, experience, knowledge and golf intelligence brought to this world as a world-famous coach in his previous life.
And the true talent of this body is nothing more than subtle.
So for the first ball, he had to fight Dragon Team for short backspin.
Facing Wang Chao's serve, Sun Tianlong naturally chose to swing short.
Wang Chao again.
Sun Tianlong continues to swing.
The ball was plain and simple, without any fireworks. The two of them did not even deliberately seek to change the angle between the forehand and backhand positions. Instead, they steadily placed the ball in the center of the opponent's table at the closest point to the net.
The simplest point is the most impeccable point.
The forehand can be picked, and the backhand can be twisted. Only at this point in the middle, everyone can only swing. If you want to change your moves, you must first adjust your steps and posture. When you take the initiative to pick or twist the ball, it is equivalent to letting go of your winning hand first.
Unless you make a desperate forehand challenge and a desperate backhand Overlord Twist, as long as you stay strong and your attack cannot kill someone, then the close billiard ball will turn into a billiard ball. In theory, the opponent has the possibility of a strong counterattack.
However, both the violent challenge and Overlord Twist represent the ultimate exertion of force, and the ultimate exertion of force means an increase in the error rate. This is not a conventional move, but a combat move. Players will not use it easily unless they have reached the point where their bayonets are red and their last fight is over.
These things sound mysterious and difficult to show in a regular game of ordinary players, because ordinary players cannot seize fleeting opportunities and lack sufficient technical knowledge to take advantage of them.
But for these two people, if there is no disadvantage in swinging short, they can only continue to swing.
Last year Sun Tianlong met Luo Jiu twice, and they started like this.
The only difference is that when they met for the first time, Luo Jiu just tried to fight Sun Tianlong in a hurry and chose to avoid it tactically because he found that he couldn't fight.
The second time they met, it was in the year-end finals. Sun Tianlong had hurt his energy before and had not recovered from his injury, so he was won by Luo Jiu.
The first ball in the game was a bit boring for ordinary spectators. They didn't think much about it and were just waiting for who would take the lead.
But people in the industry were actually a little surprised at this moment.
It is recognized around the world that Sun Tianlong is the best in the world in handling small balls in the table. Even Luo Jiu, who has been practicing for many years, dare not test its edge. Where does Wang Chao have the courage to directly challenge one of Sun Tianlong's strongest technologies?
They all think Wang Chao is making a fool of himself.
Only Wang Chao doesn't think so.
Because he was betting that Sun Tianlong would not take the risk to attack.
There is a premise in all the discussions between him and Spade Q, that is, Sun Tianlong does not want to meet him.
So Wang Chao now feels that he has a psychological advantage. He believes that our troop formation has worked and successfully caught Sun Tianlong who originally wanted to avoid him.
So he had to force Sun Tianlong to fight hard, even in a skill that he had no confidence in.
He had confidence in himself, and even if he couldn't beat Sun Tianlong, he could still sustain it for a long time. In a seemingly calm confrontation like Dou Duan, neither side seemed to be exerting force, but the energy and mental effort put into precise control far exceeded the hearty exertion.
This is burdensome for Sun Tianlong.
What Wang Chao wants is to increase the load level of Sun Tianlong.
This ball has been played for eight rounds, and Wang Chao thought that it could be played for at least eight more rounds due to its stability.
But without warning, Sun Tianlong launched a brazen attack.
He walked quickly around the small half of the table. He leaned forward, extended his arms, inserted the front end of the racket under the side of the ball, flipped his wrist, and hit the ball without hesitation.
This is an absolute challenge.
Due to excessive force, Sun Tianlong quickly raised his arms and lowered his head suddenly. The movement was smooth and thorough, and there was no return. Then his body made a small movement of half a step forward after losing balance, but he quickly took it back.
There is no doubt that this is a fight without considering the consequences.
Fighting is bound to be risky, and it is also accompanied by a higher error rate, but Sun Tianlong is Sun Tianlong after all. His sudden attack was flawless, his speed and strength were brought to the extreme, and he also changed the line. There was no solution at all, and he directly killed Wang Chao.
1:0.
The audience applauded warmly.
Wang Chao got the ball again.
At this moment, he had doubts in his mind. He didn't understand why Dragon Team suddenly hit such a ball.
The first point of a single game is not that important, but the problem is, Dragon Team shouldn't play like this...
Doesn't he know that this kind of forced exertion and extremely fast movements around the stage will have an impact on his leg and hand injuries?
Can his wrist flip and shake like this? Not afraid of problems?
With such a mood, Wang Chao sent another short backspin.
He needed to watch again.
The two sides were still trading short, and before they knew it, another six rounds had passed.
Wang Chao saw a very small opportunity. Dragon Team had a short swing and went a little higher. Wang Chao could hit the ball, but he let it go. He gave up, because the success rate was not high, and Dragon Team maintained an excellent balance. He was very sure that if he wanted to kill him with a single blow, he would have to be like Dragon Team just now and attack with all his strength.
As long as the force is slightly smaller, Dragon Team can definitely be rescued.
This is the second ball in the first game. Wang Chao doesn't think it will get to such an intense point for the time being.
But after two more rounds, Dragon Team launched another attack.
In fact, the short swing of Wang Chao hardly reveals any flaws on the surface. It is low enough and close enough. If there is any shortcoming, it is that it is too focused on the landing point and height, resulting in insufficient rotation.
It is precisely because of this little deficiency that Dragon Team believed that there was an opportunity to attack and the possibility of success, so he did not hesitate to attack.
It's still a forehand that goes around half the table.
In fact, as a 31-year-old veteran, Dragon Team's backhand does not account for a large proportion in his entire technical system. This is the biggest difference between him and the new generation of players.
Facing most balls, he will choose a forehand if he can. When he must choose a backhand, he will focus on stability instead of launching a strong attack directly from the left.
This sudden challenge was successful again. It was a beautiful change of line and very fast. Wang Chao tried to save the ball and quickly took a step back. He threw his body to the right and stretched his arms to try his best to catch the ball. However, in the end, he missed the ball by just a hair.
But in fact, Wang Chao's reaction was fast enough. He was retreating while Dragon Team was circling the stage. If Dragon Team hadn't used all his strength on the ball, causing the speed to be too fast, Wang Chao could have been saved.
The moment the ball flew out, Wang Chao looked up and saw that Dragon Team still lost his balance slightly after exerting his maximum force, but he quickly stabilized him.
Being able to produce this effect shows that this is another unquestionable and thorough fight.
Wang Chao At this moment, my head was full of question marks.
He couldn't figure it out.
Isn't Dragon Team the most afraid of injuries?
Why did he actually reveal a tragic temperament that was desperate and determined to fight to the death?
Faced with an 18-year-old young player like me who has just emerged, he is the best master in the world, and he doesn't care about his identity and directly launches a fight?
Wang Chao's heart sank.
He still didn't know what went wrong with his judgment, nor did he know what information there was at Dragon Team that he missed when he was thinking about it.
But he was sure that today's game would probably be ten or even a hundred times more difficult than imagined.
He once thought that Dragon Team would conserve his energy and compete moderately, and then chose to avoid it tactically after he showed strong confrontation, preferring to lose to ensure his health.
But the problem now is that before he even had time to show his strong confrontational nature, Dragon Team was already fighting fiercely.
This is blatant targeting...
Wang Chao couldn't help but look far behind Dragon Team. He clearly saw Tang Jiuzhou, the head coach of Chongqing Steel Club, sitting behind the baffle, and the person sitting behind Tang Jiuzhou was Qin Huachang.
At this moment, Qin Huachang was still communicating in a low voice with Tang Jiuzhou.
Wang Chao I just feel my scalp is numb.
Of course he knew what it meant.
Representative Qin Huachang is really shameless. He is not here to watch the fun, but he really doesn't even follow the unspoken rules of Chinese table tennis that cannot be coached in the civil war, and wants to provide off-court guidance to Sun Tianlong.
But because this is Table Tennis Super League, not the World Series, the person sitting behind the baffle is Tang Jiuzhou, and Qin Huachang will communicate with Tang Jiuzhou in real time, and finally use Tang Jiuzhou's mouth to convey his guidance to Sun Tianlong.
Even as cunning and smart as Wang Chao, his mind was confused at this moment, and he was even a little aggrieved. He thought and thought, and finally came up with the only logical explanation: Did I offend him?
(Yesterday, I missed one chapter, and there were rumors that I was going to fail in April. I couldn't bear it, so I had to make up for yesterday's chapter. I couldn't help it. The more I wrote, the more I could be so strong.)