While Wang Chao was being interviewed, Tavares started his random street interviews.
This time he asked the question, "Who do you think can end Hook's Swedish Open journey?"
A few months ago, he once conducted a street interview and asked "Who is the most terrifying person in this site's Open Championship", and he was severely slapped in the face.
This time his question was actually even more shameless. He simply said that Hook was going to win the championship, but unfortunately, no one slapped him in the face this time.
Because Hook has proven himself in the past two consecutive Opens, he is indeed becoming more and more stable, and when he performs normally, he is a super strong player that even Huaping's Sun Tianlong Luo Jiu is difficult to defeat from the front. Such a character, after two consecutive defeats, comes to the Open again this time, and there is no doubt that he is here for the championship.
One can be two, but not three.
There are no more than three things.
Huaping only has two ceilings, but he has already beaten them both.
So this time, who else can suppress Hook?
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that even Huaping themselves have given up on Swedish Open. They did not even send any veterans, but chose to let the young generals take charge, putting on a posture of training troops.
So Tavares got an answer that satisfied him.
Sissifield: "Although I don't want to admit it, Hook is indeed a more perfect player than me. I think he has no solution for this Open."
Zhang Benkuang: "There should be no one... or maybe Wang Chao has a chance?"
Li Zhengzhi: "He will win the championship. Believe me, although I don't play well, I always have a good vision."
Wolf: "I have been practicing with him recently, and he is really good. With Sun Tianlong and Luo Jiu both absent, I don't think anyone can beat him, unless he loses his own skills... Will he lose his own skills? No, because my coach Rohlskov told me that Hook's current state is unprecedentedly stable."
k. Michel: "If you give me another two months to complete the technical transformation, I will say that this person is me, but now... okay Brazilians, this time it's finally your time, and this time no one will stop you."
Morad: "Of course it's me. I'm here to win the championship this time."
Lin Zijun: "Of course it's me... I was eliminated by China Open last time. This time I must take revenge."
Fan Xiaodong: "Huh? I... I don't know. I don't know many people. I'm sorry."
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, at nine o'clock in the morning local time, the qualifying stage of this Open officially started.
There are still eight tables playing at the same time, there is still only one camera with a fixed angle on each table, and there is still no on-site commentary.
Compared with the main draw, the qualifying tournament has always been a stepmother. However, because a large number of strong players are absent from the qualifying tournament of this Open, it has attracted even less attention. Only the media in the country where the players are located will follow up and report on it.
For the players in the main draw, the first day of the competition is actually still a period of rest and adjustment. After all, many players need to overcome jet lag.
For example, Wang Chao.
Wang Chao slept comfortably until half past ten. After getting up, he was full of energy. After washing, he went to the next door and knocked on the door. He found that He Jingping was not there, so he went to the competition venue leisurely.
The fighting was going on in the stadium, and a few groups had already announced their results. Wang Chao looked up at the big screen that broadcast the game results in real time, and found Fan Xiaodong's name clearly visible.
The game had only started for more than an hour, but Fan Xiaodong's group had already finished.
This is also normal.
There were not many participants in this Open. Excluding the main draw players, there were less than 32 players participating in the qualifying rounds. They were eventually divided into eight groups, and the top two in each group advanced. These eight groups were not even full. For example, Fan Xiaodong's group only had three people in total.
So Fan Xiaodong played two games in a row after coming on the field, winning each game 4:0. He only played a total of 45 minutes in the two games and qualified early.
These two games attracted a lot of attention from foreign fans, and some even took videos on the sidelines with cameras. However, both of his opponents were unknowns, and the victory was too easy. The fans could only see that the young player had solid basic skills, a high-quality board, and played solidly without any extravagance. As for the rest... they didn't know anything about it.
The opponent is really too weak and cannot force much.
But non-Chinese associations Those who are quietly paying attention to Fan Xiaodong are also murmuring in their hearts. The opponent is weak, but the things Fan Xiaodong plays seem to be too ordinary, right?
At least it doesn't feel dazzling or stunning at all, it's just a basic style of play. This is in sharp contrast to the scene where Lu Feiyang beat Zhuang Huishen in the first game last year.
"Could it be that Coach Qin Huachang, this new disciple, is actually mediocre?"
"Is it possible that coach Qin Huachang came to the scene in person just because his disciple is too mediocre, and he must be coached in person to make him perform better?"
"It's not impossible, because since this year, Coach He Jingping is obviously more eye-catching. This time Coach Qin is probably just anxious."
"So, we think too much?"
There have been some such speculations in European forums, but because there are too few competitions to refer to, they have not been able to form a large-scale discussion.
After a while, the names Liang Kunpeng and Gao Mingyuan also appeared on the big screen.
Hong Kong Open They both failed, but they qualified together today. This also means that they can finally get points and enter the international rankings.
Wang Chao then found He Jingping and met with the coaching staff. He found that the big guys seemed to be in a good mood, especially the two coaches Coach Cheng Aimin and Chen Taolue, who were smiling and speaking a little louder than usual.
"Liang Kunpeng, this kid, is too upright in his style of play and has a stubborn personality. He has suffered a lot in the past. During this period, I talked to him countless times, tried my best, tried my best, and talked until my mouth was dry. I finally made him realize his mistakes and start to correct them sincerely... Do you think this won't work?"
"Gao Mingyuan's problem is very serious. The main problem is the forehand kill. I told him countless times not to raise his shoulders but to lower his shoulders, but he just couldn't change it. Then I thought of a way. I simply put a few bricks on his right shoulder and tied it with a rope, forcing him to lower his shoulders... Well, although the method is a bit crude, judging from today's game, the effect is not bad."
"Hey, after entering the main game, I have completed the preliminary task, so I feel relieved. Next, I hope that Liang Kunpeng can be drawn into the 4th district. I think he still has a good chance against Li Zhengzhi. If he is drawn into other districts, I took a look and it may be a bit difficult to qualify."
"Haha, anyway, the initial task has been accomplished. Let's just let it go. I think it would be good for Gao Mingyuan to go to the first zone. It's just a good time to see how he can perform against Hook. Let's accumulate experience."
The two coaches were still inexperienced and had no outstanding results before. This time, the disciples finally entered the main competition, so they inevitably wanted to show off their merits. Qin Huachang and He Jingping nodded while listening, and occasionally chimed in with a few words of praise, which was quite a compliment.
Wang Chao found it boring. He yawned and was thinking about going back to the hotel to rest again, but he was patted from behind and said, "Wang Chao, are you free?"
He turned around and saw that it was Ge Miao, the coach of the women's team.
"The women's team is lacking a suitable sparring partner. Look... if nothing happens in the morning, can you make a temporary guest appearance?" Ge Miao was very direct.
Wang Chao didn't think much and agreed directly.
After all, the men's and women's teams all train in the same base, and they usually don't see each other. Although they don't have much contact, there is always friendship.
What's more, Coach Ge Miao is not someone who doesn't know the importance of things. Since she came to invite him, she must think that the matter is feasible.
He followed Ge Miao, and his goal was to see a total of thirteen little flowers participating in the women's team this time.
Young girls are not as calm as veterans. When they saw Wang Chao approaching, although they tried hard not to lose their composure, the curiosity in their eyes could not be concealed. Some girls were shy and subconsciously hid behind, while others were bold and moved forward to try to see more clearly.
Wang Chao is quite embarrassing...
Girls playing table tennis are basically not too ugly, and they are young enough, youthful and energetic enough. Even if they are completely bare-faced and without any makeup or makeup, the full collagen and the girlish aura that evaporates with sweat after heavy exercise still make Wang Chao feel like she has suddenly stepped into the land of girls.
Although he is proficient in people's calculations, he has never had any experience in dealing with the opposite sex. He thought he had been the top coach of the national table tennis team in his previous life, but the head coach came to talk to him and asked him if he wanted to be the head coach of the women's team. He knew clearly that this was a real promotion, but he still refused without hesitation.
He was not even married until the day he traveled through time. He was an old bachelor in his forties and devoted himself to the national table tennis men's team every day. He was ridiculed by other coaches as "a true martyr who dedicated his life to the cause of table tennis."
During the years when he was a bachelor, his colleague named Ma went through the whole process of "marrying a star - getting divorced - going to court - remarrying - resigning - switching to selling wine - the return of the king." In addition, during his athlete days, he had 18 World Champion titles, and he was even more famous as "Mr. World Cup". Compared with others, Wang Chao's life is like an ascetic.
After time travel, the reason why he firmly chose He Jingping as his teacher was because there were many objective considerations of interests, but subconsciously, it was probably because He Jingping was also an old bachelor, and there was a sense of like-mindedness and sympathy between bachelors and bachelors.
In short, when he entered the women's table tennis table, he was surrounded by young girls of eighteen or nineteen years old, not even a slightly mature veteran. Wang Chao felt quite uncomfortable, so much so that in just a short moment, a thin layer of sweat formed on his forehead.
He had to quickly find a way to divert his attention. "Coach Ge, what is going on?"
Ge Miao explained briefly.
It turns out that the women's table tennis team lacks a strong sparring partner who is proficient in backhand raw rubber hitting techniques.
If we really talk about this matter, it has nothing to do with Wang Chao.
He guided Luo Jiu to change the rubber last year, which can be said to be the most successful rubber change in the history of table tennis. After this rubber change, the backhand raw rubber shot has officially entered the eyes of players from all over the world.
Then some people began to imitate, trying to copy the myth of Luo Jiu. However, raw rubber is not popular at all, and backhand bounce is a non-mainstream technology. Luo Jiu can adapt to it because of his delicate and talented hand. How can this kind of thing be imitated by others casually?
So almost everyone chooses to give up after trying for a while.
But there is still no shortage of geniuses in the world.
From the end of last year to the beginning of this year, a strong newcomer emerged in Sakura Country's female table tennis team, named Ichikawa Mima. This girl is only a little over 1.5 meters tall. She plays a nimble route and plays extremely fast and fiercely. Her racket uses the same configuration as Luo Jiu, with reverse rubber on the front and raw rubber on the back. But when it comes to playing, it is completely different from Luo Jiu.
Although Luo Jiu has a backhand bounce, his main style of play is still loop attack. He follows a systematic route, emphasizing technical changes and switching between forehand and backhand, which is a kingly style of play.
Ichikawa Mima, on the other hand, went completely to the extreme. Her forehand backhand was not used for looping, but for hard shots. As for her backhand hitting technique, if the innate strength gap between male and female athletes is ignored, then she even It is even more vicious than Luo Jiu's backhand, because she uses a unique raw rubber specially developed by the manufacturer of Sakura Country, which has special technical indicators that table tennis players around the world are unfamiliar with.
If power and spin are not considered, the ball played by Ichikawa Mima is even faster than anyone on the Chinese Table Tennis Women's Team.
She was the ultimate in speed.
And she herself is also a true super genius with the two talents of "extreme speed" and "subtlety".
It can be said that Ichikawa Mima is an eccentric style of play in an absolute sense.
It is this style of play that has caused Chinese Women's National Table Tennis Team to suffer several losses. From August last year to the present, in the past six months, although she failed to really win the gold medal from Hua Ping Ping, she actually defeated many first-team women's table tennis players, causing the women's table tennis to break out in cold sweats from top to bottom.
Then, the female table tennis team began to conduct targeted research on Ichikawa Mima.
There are rumors in the world that no one can withstand the targeted research conducted by Huaping's entire coaching staff.
So next, the top 5 women's table tennis players started to win consecutively against Ichikawa Mima.
But even so, Wang Wendong still admitted personally in an external interview. "Now, Sakura Country's Ichikawa Mima has officially become our number one enemy. She even forced us to adjust our internal training mode single-handedly."
Acknowledging the strength of the enemy is a sign of Huaping's confidence.
And having Wang Wendong say this sentence makes Ichikawa Mima feel proud and proud.
This time in Sweden, if the female table tennis team chooses two from the top five, then Ichikawa Mima will be nothing more than a scabies disease and will not cause any trouble. But the problem is, in order to help Wang Chao choose a partner, this time the female table tennis team came with a total of thirteen young players, but not even a veteran came.
So the little flowers are very panic now.
Because they don't have many opportunities to compete in the World Series, and occasionally it will turn into a civil war midway and lose to the top5, so they have never really faced off against Ichikawa Mima.
This time it is necessary to face each other. Every little flower has a dream in his heart: first destroy Ichikawa Mima, then win the open championship, become the partner of Wang Chao, enter the mixed doubles, and win glory for the country.
They urgently need a strong sparring partner who can perfectly replicate Ichikawa Mima's playing style and allow them to adapt in advance. However, there is no such figure among the current sparring partners for women's table tennis.
In other words, at this current point in time, there are very few people in the world who can hit with raw rubber backhand.
Ge Miao is also a dead horse being treated as a living horse doctor. I suddenly thought of all the magical skills that Wang Chao has shown since his debut. This person's skills are so complex that they are even comparable to Sun Tianlong, so a mere backhand rubber bullet should be no problem.
It should... right?
Facing the expectant and anxious eyes of all the little flowers, Wang Chao smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll give it a try... but I have to watch Ichikawa Mima's competition video first, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to learn it well."
Ge Miao was overjoyed and immediately found a custom-made racket that was imitated by Ichikawa Mima for Wang Chao. Wang Chao took it in hand and tried the ball with one of the girls. After the trial, all the girls were very excited. It turned out that Wang Chao's backhand bounce action was so standard that it was just like Ichikawa Mima's face.