Hook regained the right to serve.
He still chose to flip the bottom line Bullet Serve high, forcing Fan Xiaodong to attack.
In the first four balls, Fan Xiaodong always chose defense when faced with this situation.
But this time it was different. He took half a step back from the stage and charged forward with a forehand without hesitation.
The posture is quite beautiful, the force is exerted perfectly and impeccably.
However...
With a "pop" sound, the ball hit the net and spun around. Although the top spin was strong, the ball was too low and still failed to climb over the net. In the end, it turned into a suicide attack.
There was a moment of silence in the audience.
Everyone didn't react.
What are you doing?
This ball is not difficult, right?
Why did you commit suicide?
In fact, even Hook was stunned for a moment. It felt like: I touched you lightly, why did you die?
He got the right to serve again and once again served a baseline Bullet Serve.
Fan Xiaodong still retreated and made a forehand rush.
This time he successfully pulled the ball over. The ball was extremely fast and heavy, just like his signature violent and high-quality offense.
Hook was not afraid, on the contrary, he was a little excited. Until now, Fan Xiaodong had been defensive, which had already made him a little unhappy. At this moment, someone was attacking him, and he couldn't ask for it. His figure was like the wind, he took a step sideways in an instant, and got into position early. He also swung his arms with his chest, twisted his waist and hips, and made a powerful forehand.
Whether in the stands or in front of the screen, many people leaned forward at this moment, wanting to see more clearly.
These people are all experts. They understand the meaning of the four balls just now, and they also know that the current ball is the real point-to-point attack between the two sides.
Who is tougher than whom?
One day ago, in the restaurant, Wang Chao and He Jingping's analysis of Hook was still vivid in their minds.
They say that there is a person who can fight violence with Hook, as long as he has enough strength, stable footsteps, strong continuity, a complete tactical system, a decisive kill, and super-fast neural reaction speed.
European fans were vaguely aware yesterday that the two men meant something, but it was not so clear after all.
And after watching the first four goals Fan Xiaodong played against Hook today, how could they not know clearly that the person Wang Chao and He Jingping were talking about was none other than Fan Xiaodong.
Now is the time to verify He Jingping's point of view.
Fan Xiaodong took a step to the left steadily, as if roots were taking root under his feet, turned his waist, and pulled the ball hard again.
Hook, on the other hand, is not so stable on his feet because he squats too deep. Every time he hits the ball, he will habitually step on the ground with both feet continuously to maintain the activity and dynamic balance of his body. This habit of his is actually not the competition habit of table tennis players, but more like the habits of track and field athletes.
But when the ball flew over, he could still move over as quickly as possible, first steady his feet, then his center of gravity, and finally swing his arm to hit the ball.
Every move he makes is actually more complicated than others, and it is not the most scientific or formal move, but he is such a weird person, using the weirdest and most amateurish way to hit incredible balls of the highest quality.
Hook explodes.
Fan Xiaodong explodes.
Hook converts Overlord Twist.
Fan Xiaodong...
Well, he swung his arm out, but it hit a big colander, and the ball flew out of the creaking hole.
The score became 6:0.
At this moment, the audience in the stands burst into laughter.
Because Fan Xiaodong looks really funny.
His movements were very standard, his power was very standard, and everything else was perfect except that the ball didn't hit the racket.
The director who caused the trouble once again used the split camera to focus on He Jingping and Rohlskov at the same time, hoping to watch the show.
Rohlskov smiled this time, very happy, and stood up to clap, while He Jingping still looked calm.
This makes European fans generally feel a little unhappy.
They are used to seeing the confident look of the Huaping coach, and they especially want to see the Huaping coach break through the defense.
Some people think that He Jingping is pretending to be calm, but more people are always on tenterhooks, fearing that Huaping may have some hidden tricks.
After all, the name of a person is the shadow of a tree. In the past six months, He Jingping has become too glorious, making Europeans afraid.
But the situation on the court did not improve because of He Jingping's calmness.
Fan Xiaodong is continuing to lose points.
7:0.
8:0.
9:0.
9:1.
10:1.
10:2.
11:2.
In just three minutes, Fan Xiaodong had already lost the first game.
Although his defense failed in the first four goals, in terms of content, it actually showed extremely excellent tactical literacy and physical fitness.
On the contrary, the shots he made after turning from defense to offense were all kinds of mistakes and mistakes. It can be said that it was quite ugly. In the total seven minutes after this game, the battle between him and Hook never exceeded three boards.
He was always within three boards, either making a mistake in pulling the ball, or being directly beaten to death by Hook.
Beside the baffle, Fan Xiaodong sat quietly, drinking water in small sips. He Jingping didn't say much to him, but only gave him a few words occasionally. Most of the time, both of them were silent.
On the other hand, on Hook's side, Rohlskov looked high-spirited, talking non-stop, smiling and confident. Before going on the stage, he even patted Hook on the shoulder, and then took the initiative to raise a hand, signaling Hook to give him a high-five.
There was a "pop" and crisp applause, which was completely captured by the director with a close-up lens, triggering another burst of cheers from the stands.
The second game begins.
This time it was Fan Xiaodong's turn to serve first. He directly abandoned the short backspin before and served Bullet Serve from the baseline.
This is the same attitude as Hook. He hopes to continue to fight Hook head-on.
Hook naturally would not refuse such a request, and he directly Forehand Counter-attack rushed forward in an arc.
Fan Xiaodong didn't even take a step back, holding the table against him and pulling against him forcefully.
Hook strong pull.
Fan Xiaodong also pulls hard.
Hook backhand twist.
Fan Xiaodong continues to pull the forehand.
Hook took half a step back from the stage and charged forward with a forehand.
Fan Xiaodong also took half a step back from the stage and pulled heavily with his backhand, only to get nothing again.
1:0, Hook scored.
The same problem as in the previous game, during the stalemate, Fan Xiaodong once again lost the specific spatial position of the ball and made a big colander.
Of course this triggered another round of laughter in the stands.
By this time, the audience thought they had understood the game, and the local Swedish commentators no longer blindly repeated the specific process of the game, but boldly began to express their own opinions.
"Player Fan Xiaodong is naturally capable. After all, he can play against our Hook, and the quality of the fight is extremely high. The balls the two of them pull out are almost always game-winners for other players."
"But it's a pity that in the face of Hook, the 15-year-old player from Huaping still showed a bit of immaturity. He is inferior to Hook in terms of persistence and accuracy, so once a stalemate occurs, he will always have problems in advance."
"This is a gap in hard power. Our Hook player is indeed better than his opponent."
Hearing the commentator's clear conclusion in such a decisive tone, the fans at the scene finally got excited and began to chant and applaud vigorously to celebrate Hook's victory every ball.
"Fan Xiaodong player is actually very strong. After all, judging from the scene, the shots he played today were much better than the shots Luo Jiu played in the China Open finals."
"In that game, Luo Jiu was completely beaten by Hook, and all the defense lines were broken. If he hadn't used that trick of continuously wiping the net in the end, he would have been blocked by Hook. Although Fan Xiaodong made many mistakes today, he played well."
"He proved that he has enough board quality to compete with Hook."
"He's just too young and needs to grow up."
"He definitely has a promising future. He is the seedling of a terrifying Grand Slam."
When the commentator said this, he shrugged with a smile on his face.
All the above praises are just foreshadowing, and the last words he really wants to say are the most critical.
"But I'm sorry, player Fan Xiaodong, no matter how good your future is, today's victory must belong to Hook and Europe!"
The second game still ended with Fan Xiaodong's failure, with a score of 11:6. It seemed much better than the first game, but in fact, Fan Xiaodong still made a lot of mistakes, and the situation looked very bad.
Rohlskov smiled even more happily. During the break after the second game, he looked at He Jingping several times in succession, wanting to see He Jingping criticizing Fan Xiaodong with a stern face.
However, the situation here was still very calm. He Jingping didn't say much, and Fan Xiaodong didn't say much. But before going on the court, He Jingping smiled and said to Fan Xiaodong, "Come on."
Fan Xiaodong nodded and appeared again.
In this game, it was Hook's turn to serve first.
After this game, Hook already has at least 70% confidence.
So just now Rohlskov has been telling him to be more steady.
A ball that can pursue the chance of getting on the court must pursue the chance of getting on the table.
Aim for no more than 50% control of the ball, and be sure not to force the ball.
Draw when you need to, cut when you need to, don't force the attack.
Just hold on and victory will be his.
Hook listened to all these words.
In the past, when he was playing, he was always dizzy because he thought too much and calculated too much. He lost his judgment while playing and started to play blindly based on instinct, so his condition plummeted. But since Rohlskov took the initiative to take over his training during this period, he felt that his mind was much clearer.
It's not that Rohlskov has any clever tricks to improve his mental power, but that Rohlskov will conduct a lot of game review and tactical analysis on him after each game, which makes Hook himself no longer needs to spend time thinking about these issues. When he is playing, he does not even need to think about how to play. Instead, he only needs to remember the few points Rohlskov told him, and then follow the instructions and follow the rules.
This caused him to lose a lot of inspiration when playing, and he seemed to have become a tool man. He no longer had the pleasure of executing directly on a whim, but he had to admit that since he started playing like this, he has indeed become much more stable.
In recent months, he has reached the finals of two open competitions in a row and won two silver medals. If he can break through Fan Xiaodong this time, he will reach the finals again and at least get another silver medal. Such results are already shocking for players other than Huaping.
Therefore, even though he vaguely felt that what He Jingping said yesterday was right and Rohlskov did not understand his symptoms, he was still willing to learn to play ball from Rohlskov.
The ball he served was still the bottom line Bullet Serve.
He used to have many changes in his serve because he would serve whatever came to mind, but now his serve has become very targeted.
For example, when facing Sun Tianlong, he will definitely send a backhand position. When facing Luo Jiu, he will definitely send a central baseline. Facing Fan Xiaodong, Rohlskov's instructions are: you can try both forehand and backhand, but be sure to send the bottom line Bullet Serve, because this is the best way to introduce your favorite stalemate.
He sent the ball over, and Fan Xiaodong hit the ball directly off the board.
Hook did not hesitate to forcefully recoil.
Fan Xiaodong explodes again.
Hook also exploded.
Fan Xiaodong rushes again.
Hook continues to rush.
At this time, there were already screams in the stands, because Fan Xiaodong failed to hold on to three boards from beginning to end in the game just now, but this game had just started, and both sides had already charged three times each.
This means that this game may be completely different from the previous two games.
You know, bursting and bursting are actually different.
Some players dare to call a punch with eight points of strength.
Some players don't dare to call for a burst unless they exert 12% of their strength.
To be more specific, Lin Zijun's 12-point strength board may not be as good as Fan Xiaodong's 8-point strength board. This is because of the difference in physical fitness between the two.
This speaks of absolute power.
Another concept about explosive rush is attitude.
If you use all your strength, no matter how much force you have, it is called explosive charge.
You only used seven points of your strength, and even though the ball was extremely heavy, it still couldn't be called a blast.
At this moment, Hook Fan Xiaodong, the first ball in the game, was a blast in a double sense from beginning to end.
They tried their best, desperate, and fired sparks everywhere, so the ball was extremely fast and extremely heavy. It made a banging sound when it hit the racket. The vibration was transmitted from the rubber to the paddle and then to the hand, which was so clearly discernible.
Ordinary players can only have three boards at most, and then they will run out of energy, but abnormal players like Hook and Fan Xiaodong have endless power in their bodies and are inexhaustible. As long as they can steady their steps and control their rotation, they can continue to rush forward.
This is a real Mars collision with the Earth.
This is the best visual blockbuster on the table tennis court.
At this moment, Hook had already rushed out of the fourth board. There was an obvious stagger under his feet, as if he was a little unsteady.
But Fan Xiaodong's feet were still as stable as taking root. He exhaled hard, roared, and also rushed out of the fourth board.
The current level of playing the ball is actually not a battle of skills, but a battle of will. Hook has a violent personality. Maybe one second he remembered that the main purpose of playing was to score points, but the next second, his idea became: I must hit you from the front.
Fan Xiaodong doesn't have a bad temper, but he is young after all. Suddenly he met such a violent opponent. At this moment, his heart burned with passion, and he also forgot his reason. He only wanted to defeat his opponent from the front.
Hook rushed out of the fifth board at this time. He bounced his feet alternately on the ground, but this habitual movement seemed a bit difficult at the moment. He just took two steps alternately, and his body leaned to one side. In desperation, he could only take one step to maintain balance.
Fan Xiaodong didn't move at all, because in the previous attack, both sides' landing points were extremely positive, and they almost didn't move from beginning to end, so his feet hadn't moved for a long time.
His slightly fat and stocky figure was as stable as a mountain. Only his upper body was moving. He twisted his waist and waved his arms, and fiercely threw out his fifth board.
The player was already standing as soon as the ball was released, and his center of gravity did not shift at all from the beginning to the end.
Hook wanted to continue to pull back, but his balance had been broken. At this time, he was unable to continue, so he could only stand still and hurriedly pulled the board.
He failed to pull it over because the quality of the ball was too high, and the ball had a terrifying spin that could not be resolved with such an understatement.
1:0, Fan Xiaodong scored.
Hook stood back up and looked over with some surprise.
The two sides' eyes met at this moment, and Fan Xiaodong suddenly felt a boy's temper for some unknown reason, and couldn't help but smile smugly at Hook.
He knew that Hook must have many question marks in his heart.
But he couldn't talk during the game, so he could only answer Hook's question in his mind, "I know the two games just gave you some illusions."
"But I'm sorry, it's not that I really can't hold you back, I'm just slow to warm up."
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