Next, it's the match between Fan Xiaodong and Zhang Benkuang.
Wang Chao found that He Jingping was missing. He looked around and finally found that He Jingping was sitting by the baffle behind Fan Xiaodong, replacing Qin Huachang as a temporary off-site guide.
This surprised Wang Chao.
He could completely see how much Qin Huachang cared about and valued his little disciple, to the point of becoming obsessed with him, and even repaid kindness with hatred, paving the way for Fan Xiaodong by trapping himself.
But now is the critical moment for Fan Xiaodong to soar into the sky in his debut, and Qin Huachang actually asked for leave?
Old Qin Did you have another heart attack and go to the hospital?
Wang Chao took out his phone and checked the news and found that there were no similar reports.
Since Old He was busy, he might as well ask Ge Miao directly.
"I don't know, Old Qin didn't ask for leave, and he didn't send us a notice. He probably just asked your master to ask for his help alone." Ge Miao smiled and said, "What's there to care about? They are all adults, and it's normal to have personal matters. And Fan Xiaodong, this game is not difficult, but you... When will you come over again for sparring?"
Wang Chao smiled, "Ichikawa Mima wasn't killed by your favorite disciple? Why should I be a sparring partner?"
Ge Miao didn't answer, just looked at him with a smile and a strange look in his eyes, and finally patted him on the shoulder. "Come on."
Wang Chao left inexplicably and returned to the field, only to find that Fan Xiaodong was already leading the game 3:0.
He watched the last game live.
Zhang Benkuang played very crazy. He was restrained off the court, but he was a typical passionate player on the court. He shouted wildly, and his voice changer's drake voice successfully achieved a high decibel noise with his hysterical shouting, which made many fans at the scene couldn't help but frown.
Wang Chao also felt it was harsh, and couldn't help covering his ears, sighing secretly: It is worthy of the reputation. The shout that can be named as a talent is really a real sonic weapon.
However, this sound wave has no effect on Fan Xiaodong.
Fifteen-year-old Fan Xiaodong is the same age as Zhang Benkuang, but he shows an unusually calm general style.
Although he had just made his debut, he had a calm expression and slow movements throughout the whole process. He picked up the ball, served, wiped sweat, and drank water. All his movements were slow and unhurried, showing his inner stability.
And when the fight officially started, Fan Xiaodong still showed his scalp-numbing violence.
Don't forget, this 15-year-old boy just crushed the 26-year-old violent turtle Sissifield to death from his backhand position in the last game.
In this game, Zhang Benkuang's style is extremely fast. This is the consistent purpose of Sakura Country in recent years: Huaping and I will lose if we fight for internal strength, so I will find another way to win with speed.
This is somewhat like the dispute between the sword sect and the air sect of the Huashan sect in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".
The difference is that in the novel, it was Jianzong who had the last laugh, but on the court, it was obviously Huaping's internal strength that was more powerful.
Zhang Benkuang can't get up at all.
Because the ball pulled by Fan Xiaodong is not fast, it just spins, very spins, and is heavy, very heavy.
So Zhang Benkuang was forced to slow down. He had to work very hard to deal with every high-quality ball from Fan Xiaodong to ensure that he would not knock the ball away, and his own speed advantage was completely curbed.
Later, the fourth game looked like blacksmithing. Zhang Benkuang was the wooden stake, and Fan Xiaodong was a big hammer, beating Zhang Benkuang's head wildly. Every time the hammer hit, it meant a ball hit Zhang Benkuang's racket, causing Zhang Benkuang's wrist to vibrate slightly.
Zhang Benkuang was beaten to death by Fan Xiaodong without any suspense, and the final score was 4:0.
This game is actually very nice to watch.
If Sissifield's violence is simple and crude, Hook's violence is a one-shot kill, then Fan Xiaodong's violence is continuous and endless.
Fan Xiaodong has the largest number of rounds.
This actually exposed his lack of actual combat experience. His landing point was too positive and basically did not pose much threat to Zhang Benkuang in terms of foot movement. He penetrated Zhang Benkuang completely from the front.
So what the audience saw was a super hearty iron fight, with enough rounds, enough power, and loud enough sound. Even Zhang Benkuang's face turned pale after being beaten, which became some kind of satisfying presentation of Fan Xiaodong's violence.
In this kind of game, the Swedish audience said that they could have more than 100 million points, because it is much more enjoyable to watch than the thrilling ball that determines the outcome in one or two boards.
As for He Jingping, it sits behind the baffle and acts as a background throughout.
He discovered that Fan Xiaodong did not need his guidance at all.
As a good coach, in this situation, the correct thing to do is to minimize his presence, not to affect the state of the players, let alone steal the limelight from the players.
So after Fan Xiaodong won 4:0, he didn't rush over to celebrate. Instead, he left Fan Xiaodong alone to receive the tsunami of applause from the audience, and then quietly slipped away.
He found Wang Chao and watched the third game together, Wolf vs Li Zhengzhi. In the end, Wolf relied on his rich experience to limit the opponent's crazy Yingzhi attack and achieved a relatively easy victory with a score of 4:1.
This is a game that does not require much elaboration. Li Zhengzhi, a young player from Kimchi Country, has never had good luck since his debut as Wang Chao. He is obviously very good, but he is brutally blocked from the top eight every time. Unknowingly, it has been half a year. His world ranking has dropped again and again, from the original 12th to the current 18th.
There is no doubt that he will have to surrender after Swedish Open is finished, because Wang Chao will definitely rush to the front.
Then, the most important game of the morning came: Wang Chao vs Michel.
This is a grudge game, and it is also a Michel host home game.
Considering that Michel has recently undergone a technical transformation and showed impressive skills when defeating Gao Mingyuan in the last round, this game has become a bit more suspenseful out of thin air.
Of course, the suspense is all about European fans. They think Michel has a chance.
Chinese fans generally feel that this is a one-sided beating.
"What? Has your Michel been technically modified?"
"Then do you know that last month our Unrivaled Divine Dragon beat up Sun Tianlong?"
"Which one do you think is heavier?"
The game hasn't even started yet, but the audience is already excited.
For Swedish fans, this game is crucial because Wolf has just advanced to the semi-finals.
This is still a battle of European orthodoxy.
There is exactly one Swedish player and one German player in the quarterfinals.
Now that the German players have entered the semi-finals, we Swedes will also enter the semi-finals.
It would be best if our Michel kills your Wolf head-on when four goes into two and we advance to the finals.
Then German fans will no longer have the shame to promote European orthodoxy on the forum.
Swedish fans formed a long line of people, stood up on their seats, held hands and kept raising and falling, creating visual effects. Some people held up extraordinary banners, and some even painted their faces with strange bright colors and made all kinds of funny actions.
At this moment, the director's lens landed on the baffle behind Michel.
The chair where Swedish team coach Persson was supposed to be sitting was empty at the moment.
There were low cheers in the audience, and then, a figure wearing a peaked cap suddenly broke into the camera and sat down on that chair.
His figure is slightly thin, and his gray sideburns are exposed on both sides of his peaked cap. He is obviously not Persson.
Many viewers felt angry for the first time and started shouting, because on such an important day, whether it was the absence of Persson or this man who had inexplicably entered the show, it was very unpleasant. This was a naked lack of attention to the orthodoxy dispute.
But then the man noticed the director's footage on the big screen. He took off his hat, raised his head, smiled at the camera, waved, and showed a calm attitude.
The audience paused briefly, and then started shouting almost like crazy.
At this moment, the volume in the venue was simply deafening, because some female spectators were really screaming at the top of their lungs, like ghosts crying and wolves howling, as if they could not express their inner excitement otherwise.
Wang Chao stood on the side of the table and of course saw this man.
He is old, but he still maintains a good figure and has a pair of wise and insightful eyes.
He has gray hair on his temples, a gentle smile, and a calm attitude. He looks like an old man from the neighborhood, but in fact, he is a real giant.
Super giant.
He is a Swedish legend, a world legend, a table tennis legend who has suppressed Chinese table tennis for more than ten years alone. He is the first Grand Slam winner in history: Old Wa.
In this game, Persson is not absent from the off-field coach, but gives way to the coach.
Old Wa, who has been retired for twenty years, came to the scene in person to act as an off-site guide. He wanted to see Michel, who had just completed technical transformation under his guidance, win this battle on his own country's territory.
This is not only a victory over the future Grand Slam candidate that Huaping has clearly cultivated, but also a victory in the battle between Sweden and Germany. It has dual strategic significance.
We can think a little crazier.
If Michel can really defeat Wang Chao today, his self-confidence will be raised to an unprecedented level. He will easily kill Wolf in the next round of semi-finals and enter the finals. By then, whether he loses or wins, the Swedish table tennis world will welcome a heavy silver or gold medal again after many years of absence.
It can be said that the outcome of this game is far more profound than what the fans expected at this moment. Old Wa's appearance at this time actually reflects some of his wisdom. Like Cai Guodong, the chief helmsman of China Table Tennis Team, he takes one step at a time, sees three steps, and does not move easily, but every action has more than one purpose.
On the largest table tennis forum in Europe, someone actually opened a betting thread this morning to let people vote on who can win. Five minutes ago, the results of the vote were Wang Chao with a winning rate of 67% and Michel with a winning rate of 33%.
This shows that European fans still have a strong point in their hearts. Although they brag fiercely, they still admit the power of Wang Chao from the bottom of their hearts.
But at this moment, when Old Wa appeared, when this scene was transmitted to every screen in the Internet era through the director's lens, the number on the forum jumped in the shortest possible time.
Wang Chao's winning rate jumped directly from 67% to 55%.
This means that at this moment, tens of thousands of European fans have just cast their votes.
This group of fans are laymen. They only watch the excitement but not the analysis, so they have not voted before because they really don't know who to vote for.
But when they see Old Wa, they understand.
Old Wa is a person who cherishes feathers, and he will never make a hasty statement at any time.
For example, last time China Open, even Michel also participated, even though the Swedish media took the initiative to ask him to say words of encouragement to Michel, he still smiled and closed his mouth without saying a word. He just shouted Morad from a distance, asking the blond guy to bring back a medal.
In the end, Morad also brought back a bronze medal from China Open.
Old Wa is so magical.
He never made any mistakes, and even judged the situation so clearly.
He said that Morad can get the cards, and Morad can get the cards.
He said a few years ago that the front side of the Michel racket should be replaced with a rubber. A few years later, everyone discovered that he was right.
And today, since he took the initiative to be Michel's off-field guidance, it proves that he thinks Michel can win.
Don't think too much, just follow him and place your bet.
It's that simple.
Thanks to "Haiziyuan" for the 500 coin reward.
Thanks to "Huishuhang" for the 100-coin reward.
You all have a bright future.