The orthodoxy battle between Sweden and Germany finally came to an end with the victory of Wolf.
Wolf really played hard in this game.
He just turned 30 years old after the beginning of the spring, and he is already a veteran. According to the long-standing European tradition, he has accumulated experience while accumulating injuries, and now he has finally reached the golden period of his career.
In the past, Wolf had various problems, such as being slow to heat up, unstable, slow, prone to sweating, prone to injuries, having a bad mentality, etc., but he still firmly sat on the top spot as Germany's No. 2 player because his seemingly rough European-style technical play actually contained the delicate and sophisticated essence of the Asian style.
As mentioned earlier, this is because his mother is Chinese and a former professional player.
Wolf's hard power is actually very strong.
Today, Bayer is not here. Sissifield and Qiu Shang had accidents one after another and were defeated by Fan Xiaodong and Arul. In the blink of an eye, Germany went from a good situation to being the only one left. At this time, Wolf knew that he had to stand up.
So he played seven games, changed clothes six times, drank three bottles of sports drinks, and soaked two pure cotton towels with sweat. He and Morad fought forehands, backhands, small balls, stalemates, experience, and consciousness from beginning to end. In the final game, Morad was finally defeated by him.
This explosion is not a technical explosion, but a mental explosion.
Morad's mentality exploded.
The super genius from Sweden is essentially an unruly and irritable guy. He has shown an uncontrollable emotional side since his debut last year. He repeatedly kicked the board, threw the racket, and made rude remarks on the spot. If he didn't play table tennis, he would definitely have a place in the local gangs in Sweden. But now, his character has become his fatal flaw on the court.
In fact, Morad played quite well. Although the two sides tied at 3 in the first six rounds, from the content point of view, he was always suppressing Wolf. The reason why Wolf was able to hold on was all due to his desperate energy and a little bit of luck.
But just because he had the upper hand in content, Morad could not accept this 3:3 situation. The more he played, the angrier and more irritable he became. Later, he began to inexplicably attack some balls that should not be attacked, and reversed some balls that should be defended. This led to more points lost and made him even more irritable.
He no longer had the patience to fight anymore. He felt that the Wolf on the opposite side was like a piece of disgusting brown candy that could not be beaten to death or thrown away. How could there be such a disgusting person in the world?
On the fourth ball of the last game, when Wolf was lucky enough to hit an edge, Morad was finally completely ignited, and he hit it with a racket.
The referee quickly blew the whistle, took out the yellow card from his arms and raised it high.
But Morad hasn't woken up yet. His eyes are red and he wants to beat the referee.
This action resulted in the original penalty being turned into a direct suspension. He was forcibly ejected from the game and naturally lost the victory in this game.
This game caused a lot of boos and boos from the audience outside the stadium. This was actually Sweden's home court, but the host player Morad's behavior was so unbearable that even the local audience couldn't stand it. They felt that Morad had disgraced their country. They applauded the referee's decision and watched Morad being dragged out by the staff, letting out neat bursts of laughter.
Wolf was so tired that he lay down on the floor, but he was in a good mood at this moment because he knew that from now on, there will only be one player left in Sweden who has not been eliminated, and that is veteran k. Michel.
However, it can be seen from the matchup table that even if Michel wins this round, it is very likely that he will face China's supernova player Wang Chao in the next round, but he will play Li Zhengzhi of Kimchi Country in the next round.
Wolf is 70% sure to beat Li Zhengzhi, and he feels that Wang Chao is 90% sure to beat Michel.
Therefore, in the end, Germany still had one more round to go than Sweden. In this orthodox battle, he did not disappoint his fans after all.
——Yes, when all hopes of winning the championship were pinned on Hook, the European major leagues were actually completely collapsed. Now neither Germany, England nor Sweden are thinking much about defeating Huaping. They hope to win the title of the strongest in Europe first.
Anyway, Hook is better than South America. Whether he wins the championship or not will not affect our civil war in Europe.
In this atmosphere, the last two battles of 16 into 8 started at the same time.
Channel 1: k. Michel vs Gao Mingyuan.
Channel 2: Mizutori Hato vs Wang Chao.
At this time, the audience's choice showed a very interesting polarization. Almost all the audience at the scene were watching Channel 1, while the audience watching the live broadcast outside the venue all chose Channel 2.
There is no doubt that the game on Channel 2 is definitely more exciting, and Wang Chao's appeal is far better than Michel, but this is Sweden's home court after all, and the Swedish audience is also paying attention to the battle for orthodoxy. Even if the next round is unlucky, they also hope that Michel will win Gao Mingyuan first in this round.
In the eyes of the Huaping coaches, Gao Mingyuan is still young and is here to gain knowledge, but the Swedish audience does not think so. For non-Chinese associations fans, any player who is labeled as Huaping must be treated as a lifelong enemy.
As the whistle blew, the game officially started.
Mizutori Hato guessed the coin successfully and got the right to serve.
He is cautious.
When he came to compete this time, he actually showed quite restraint. As a famous badmouth in the international table tennis world, he has always been favored by media from various countries, so when he first came to Stockholm, many reporters took the initiative to interview him.
But he refused everything with four words: "No comment."
Tavares asked him yesterday, "Who can terminate Hook's tour of this Open?" Mizutori Hato wanted to make some sarcastic remarks at that time, but in the end he endured it again and again and did not speak.
He is really a bit timid.
Because he felt that the feng shui of this tournament was not good.
Don't laugh, this is what Mizutori Hato is saying.
He obviously came for Sun Tianlong, but when he came, he found that the civet cat had changed for the prince, and Sun Tianlong became Wang Chao. At this time, he had already had a premonition of something bad, and then he drew lots. By chance, Wang Chao was the first to be drawn into his own group. At this time, he already had a feeling of fate. But today, when Wang Chao actually stood opposite him, his first thought was, "What unknown ending will I encounter?"
Mizutori Hato is very smart. The smarter a person is, the more he can understand many things, and the easier it is for him to have random thoughts. Last year, Wang Chao wanted to destroy Lin Zijun. He understood it. After seeing it, he felt that this person was too shady and should not be messed with. When Luo Jiu played Hook in the finals last month, he also understood it. With his intelligence, he even guessed that this was Wang Chao's idea, so he was even more afraid, because this kind of problem-solving idea was really an angle that he had never thought of.
Even Hook can find this kind of weakness that is not a weakness. So, do I, Mizutori Hato, have any weaknesses that I haven't noticed myself?
There must be some.
Because I smoke, drink, and hang out with celebrities, and stay up late to brag without wearing underwear, I am already in a bad position and have a lot of problems. How could I not have any weaknesses? My tmd is simply a sieve.
He felt that even if he took strict precautions, he might not be able to prevent Wang Chao's plot, because he had no idea from what angle Wang Chao would attack him.
Suspicious, he even thought about the match he lost to Zhu Ding in T2 last year.
Do you dare to say that it wasn't Wang Chao's idea for Zhu Ding to hold on until his back injury recurred?
Why can he even count the recurrence of his back injury?
Could it be... that the coquettish and enchanting goblin who sucked out bones and marrow in Ginza the night before was deliberately arranged by Wang Chao?
Okay, this is a bit ridiculous...
In short, Mizutori Hato is overthinking and has lost his fighting spirit. He did not accept the interview because he did not want to arouse the hatred of Wang Chao.
But after all, he has provoked Wang Chao before, so this little silver coin may not hold grudges.
Mizutori Hato put away his messy thoughts and carefully sent a backhand baseline long ball with a strong backspin.
After he fought Hong Kong Open against Wang Chao, he already knew that he couldn't beat Wang Chao, so his only thought today was not to make the scene too ugly.
You can't send short backspin, because it has been proven last time that you will definitely make mistakes when competing with each other. After all, you are not mentally focused enough and you can't compete with young people.
Sneak Long Serve is also absolutely unfeasible. Wang Chao has so far maintained a terrifying record of never missing a serve.
So between the bottom line of the backhand position and the bottom line of the forehand position, choosing the backhand position is already the best choice Mizutori Hato can make.
When the ball came out, Wang Chao couldn't twist it on the table, so he didn't force it. He just stepped back from the table and twisted the ball over, turning it into a short backspin.
Mizutori Hato still skimmed the ball to Wang Chao's backhand baseline.
Wang Chao refused to rub it anymore this time. He took a step back, bowed his body, raised his elbows, and swung his arms outwards. He exerted his force very thoroughly, and directly made a backhand forward to loop the ball.
It was obviously a hard ball to hit, but the ball pulled out by Wang Chao was of high quality, with side spin, and it hit the table on the left side of Mizutori Hato, shocking Mizutori Hato.
Darling, why is this ball so fast?
Mizutori Hato then remembered that Wang Chao's backhand had evolved again in the past two months. He absorbed the advantages of player Pike's backhand hitting, and now he also has a unique backhand to kill the billiard ball.
Mizutori Hato fell directly into passivity and had to give up the changes in rotation and landing point, and first reluctantly pulled the ball over.
Now Wang Chao found an opportunity, and without hesitation, he made a forward forehand and circled the circle.
Mizutori Hato blocked.
Wang Chao backhand twist.
Mizutori Hato blocked.
Wang Chao forehand changes the line and draws the bottom line straight at a large angle.
Now Mizutori Hato can no longer block it and has no choice but to retreat.
As soon as he retreated, the ball was equivalent to over. Wang Chao followed with Attacking from all sides. Four rounds later, Mizutori Hato, which had retreated three steps away, was directly penetrated from the forehand position.
1:0.
Mizutori Hato regained the right to serve.
He was a little helpless at this moment.
He found that he seemed to be serving the ball incorrectly.
Originally, Wang Chao's backhand shot was the only weak point, but now, he has learned even this point to kill the board, and the effect is quite good.
How did this kid practice his technique?
Even Sun Tianlong hasn't been able to practice the backhand in these years. How did this kid master it in just two months?
Pike's backhand technique is not easy to imitate. It is a very unique set of things that are combined by Pike's own height, body shape, power generation habits, and shooting posture. In theory, this is a unique secret skill that cannot be learned by others.
But Wang Chao has learned at least 80%, and even Lin Zijun has learned 60%.
The young players these days are really scary.
Mizutori Hato decided to hair short underspin.
Wang Chao regular swing is short.
Mizutori Hato swings back.
The two men fought on the stage for only five rounds. Mizutori Hato felt that the string could no longer be stretched, so he simply went to the front and made a forehand baseline at a wide angle.
He left his forehand position because most people would use their backhand position in this situation, and Wang Chao's position at this time was indeed on the backhand side, so theoretically there is a gap in the forehand position.
If the player's feet are stable, he can naturally take a quick step to the forehand position and then pull the ball. However, if the player defaults to moving to the left in the next step, then the ball may be scored directly by sneak attack.
Facts have proved that Wang Chao does have an ability in prediction that is difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Mizutori Hato As soon as the ball was thrown, he had already taken a step to the right. When the ball came, he did not hesitate to rush forward with a forehand.
Mizutori Hato did not retreat and tried to block the ball, but he swung the racket over and missed the ball.
2:0.
Mizutori Hato was stunned and suddenly realized that something was wrong.
The ball was faster than he thought.
This also means that this ball is more powerful than he imagined.
Obviously, Wang Chao's power has increased, so the quality of the forehand bat is higher, and it has reached the point where he has to step back to prevent it.
However, the difference between resigning and not resigning is life and death.
What should I do?
Waiting online.
Very urgent!
The next situation confirmed Mizutori Hato's guess.
Although Hong Kong Open and Wang Chao defeated Mizutori Hato two months ago, they still suffered a small loss in the frontal confrontation. But now, Mizutori Hato's power gradually weakens with age, but Wang Chao's power increases crazily day after day. At this moment, his power has surpassed Mizutori Hato from the front.
The game immediately became one-sided.
For the third ball, Wang Chao sent a backhand baseline to Bullet Serve. Mizutori Hato hurriedly pulled back, but was directly beaten to death by Wang Chao's forehand sideways burst and then backhand forward arc.
In the fourth ball, Wang Chao served short backspin, but Mizutori Hato failed to challenge and lost points directly.
In the fifth ball, Mizutori Hato hooked Reverse Spin to serve, trying to confuse Wang Chao, but Wang Chao directly challenged Wang Chao and scored.
On the sixth ball, Mizutori Hato had a short backspin and fought with Wang Chao for six short rounds. Wang Chao found the opportunity to twist a high-speed ball with his backhand on the table, then turned his forehand into a heavy arc, forcing Mizutori Hato to retreat, and then Attacking from all sides beat him to death with a combination of punches.
In the seventh ball, Wang Chao served Bullet Serve forehand, Mizutori Hato stepped back and pulled the ball forcefully, Wang Chao stepped back forehand and pulled the ball. The two fought for seven boards. In the end, Mizutori Hato was exhausted and turned to a long side cut, but Wang Chao used his exquisite touch to lob a close ball and score easily.
On the eighth ball, Wang Chao served Bullet Serve forehand again, but Mizutori Hato did not dare to pull again. Instead, it rubbed directly to Wang Chao's backhand baseline. Wang Chao stepped back from the table again and pulled forward to loop the ball, turned to the forehand and rushed to loop the ball, and then turned to change the linear speed in the backhand table to penetrate Mizutori Hato.
In the blink of an eye, the score reached 8:0.
Although the situation was one-sided, the game was very interesting to watch because the two sides had been undergoing various changes and stalemates. The audience had just watched several violent turtle games in a row. At this time, it suddenly transformed into a dazzling technical flow, which gave them a sense of joy in seeing a clean flow.
For a time, there was warm applause and loud cheers.
The Swedes don't have a good impression of Sakura Country. There are no domestic players in this game anyway, so they are happy to watch the excitement.
Since we are watching the fun, we naturally want to watch the good game. The more miserable the torture, the better. Obviously, this is a good game. The script is Wang Chao beating up Mizutori Hato.