There is a saying that true gold is not afraid of fire.
There is another saying that the strong wind knows the strength of the grass, and the long road knows the strength of the horse.
Although there were many upsets and various surprises in the direct competition, after two days of high-load competition, when the results of the first round of the internal cycle were summarized, everyone suddenly discovered that the really strong people, even if they capsized occasionally, would still be ranked at the top, while the people who were not strong enough, even if they had all kinds of explosive counterattacks, would still fall behind in the end.
Luo Jiu is impressively ranked at the top of the standings with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses. He stopped his momentum after losing two consecutive games on the first morning, and then won consecutively, getting smoother and smoother. He can be called a God who blocks a God, and a Buddha who blocks a Buddha.
But anyone with a discerning eye can clearly see why he is getting smoother as he fights. He just freed up a huge amount of brain capacity after defeating Wang Chao, and can calmly calculate and analyze others. This is the key to his victory. After all, at least 70% of his attention was initially focused on his junior brother.
It can be said that the biggest contributor to his ability to achieve such good results was his formation in the first round. His battle with Wang Chao ended early.
Behind him, Wang Chao, Bai Feng, and Fan Xiaodong tied for second place with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses. Although Fan Xiaodong was only ranked second in this round, his performance can be said to be even more impressive than Luo Jiu, which simply shocked the world's attention.
Why?
Because in this round, he defeated three powerful players: Bai Feng, Wang Chao, and Luo Jiu!
You must know that since Fan Xiaodong debuted, although he has not lost in foreign battles so far, he has been frequently blocked in civil wars. He has never won a game against the main players of the national team. This time, although he lost three games, he showed strange performance. Although he was unstable and incomplete, the gold content of his three victories was so high that after this round, he actually got the same nickname that Qi Hao had back then: Giant Killer.
Don't think that Giant Killer is a good name. The meaning of this name is that you only kill giants, not civilians. When you meet masters, you will explode, and when you meet colorful pens, you will stretch your hips. This is a hero who robs the rich and helps the poor. He seems to have great glory, but all the money he robbed from the rich is used to help the poor. At the end of the year, he is still penniless and is a loser.
As for Wang Chao, who was also ranked second, after losing to Luo Jiu in the afternoon of the first day and Fan Xiaodong in the morning of the second day, he lost to Lin Li in the last game near the end of the second afternoon.
On the second day of the high-intensity competition, Wang Chao was already extremely exhausted, and the physical exertion was second. After all, he had been exercising since he entered the industry, and he was no longer the frail self he used to be. The biggest problem was that his brain power could not keep up.
The biggest difficulty Wang Chao encountered on the second day came from Qi Hao, because he was completely unfamiliar with it, but Qi Hao had a three-axe approach, and the fight was extremely fierce. So Wang Chao's brain naturally activated the unparalleled analysis mode, and he couldn't stop him. In the end, he reached the decisive game, and it was an extremely tragic battle. The battle was won, and Qi Hao was almost analyzed, but Keren was basically overdrawn. After Qi Hao, he lost to Fan Xiaodong. He took a hasty break for more than an hour at noon. When he went on the court in the afternoon, he still felt that his mind was a little unable to move. He managed to play four games, during which he encountered another strange thing: Zhu Ding.
Zhu Ding's fighting style is not as ruthless as Qi Hao's, but his moves are more sophisticated and familiar. As one of the six dragons back then, is now Luo Jiu's royal sparring partner. After he understood the essence of happiness, his playing style can be described as enchanting and ever-changing. He played almost every ball, making Wang Chao feel like dying and exhausted.
If Wang Chao was in his prime, he would naturally be able to see the essence at a glance and "remain unchanged in response to all changes." However, Wang Chao, who was already tired, lacked this magical power. What he saw before his eyes were ever-changing golf courses, and his brain was no longer enough to support him to see the essence at a glance, so he could only rely on instinct to see the tricks and rely on his own profound skills to deal with them.
Under this situation, Wang Chao fought another fierce battle and narrowly won in the seventh game. This actually proved how good Wang Chao's basic skills are.
Unfortunately, his last opponent was Lin Li.
When Lin Li saw Wang Chao, his eyes were red, and his desire for revenge burst out.
If his attitude when hitting others is "I will try my best to live up to my good martial arts skills", then when hitting Wang Chao, his attitude is "I am willing to spend my whole life of loneliness in exchange for Wang Chao's bald head."
Lin Li, who didn't like to think at first, made the most changes in his life in this game. He used all the things he is good at, coupled with his signature heavy artillery, it can be said that he is brave and resourceful, and he defeated Wang Chao in the first game.
This game can be regarded as a textbook style of play for brute force players. Even the coaches watching the game unanimously applauded.
Then Wang Chao lay flat.
Yes, he lay flat.
This is not called failure, this is called strategic giving up, because the first round of the great cycle has ended, and there will be a second round of great cycle starting tomorrow. The long journey is only halfway through, and it is far from the final sprint moment.
At this time, instead of trying your best to win a game that is difficult to win, it is better to simply give up strategically.
Lin Li finally got what he wanted and sealed Wang Chao 4:0, but his excitement was tempered afterwards because he understood Wang Chao's non-resistance strategy, so he lost a lot of sense of accomplishment.
You see, from this point of view, Wang Chao's strategic abandonment is actually a kind of psychological warfare, which prevents his enemy from relieving his depression, lest he feel comfortable and slay his inner demons, have an epiphany on the spot, soar to the top, and become the next great enemy in his life.
Let's talk about rankings.
Behind Luo Jiu, Bai Feng, Wang Chao, and Fan Xiaodong are Lin Li and Zhu Ding, both with 7 wins and 4 losses, tied for fifth place. In fact, it is Zhu Ding that is more worth mentioning here, not the main player Lin Li.
Because Zhu Ding played very well in all the games, it was more like he was here to have fun, not like he was here to fight hard. When others were using the most scientific, labor-saving and most effective way of playing, he chose the way of playing with the most barrages.
He did get the most barrage, but these barrages were mixed.
Outside fans don't know why. Do they think Zhu Ding wants to express himself too much? Was it a bit too much and overacting? They were a little disgusted by this, and further attacked Zhu Ding's character and character, and used many past events of Zhu Ding's time at Table Tennis First Division as evidence.
Only those within Huaping who really know the story of Zhu Ding know clearly that Zhu Ding is not expressing himself, let alone sensationalizing. He is really here to have fun.
Because when he agreed to return to the national team last year, he clearly told Cai Guodong: "I will no longer go abroad to compete. I am not interested in winning glory for the country. I just want to play with Little Martial Uncle."
"I don't want to be a player, I just want to be a sparring partner."
"You ask me why? Because it's more fun to be a sparring partner. You can imitate various fighting styles without getting scolded by the coach."
He is a pure table tennis enthusiast, not a slave to any attachments such as money, wealth, fame, honor, etc. He is simpler than anyone else.
The outside world speculates that if only five people are selected for World Table Tennis Championships, then how to choose Zhu Ding and Lin Li, who are tied for fifth place, but in fact, the coaching staff knows that there is no need to choose, because Zhu Ding himself does not want to go at all.
He's really here to play.
Because in such a grand event, you can meet so many masters of all kinds, how happy it must be to play this game?
All in all, the Chinese table tennis players went back to have a good sleep that night, racing against time to rest and prepare for the second round of the cycle starting the next day.
In the early morning of the next day, everyone gathered again, and the first thing they did was to arrange their troops.
In order to ensure that the games on the four tables are always played, and to ensure that the expected high-energy games can appear at relatively good times, the formation of troops is actually quite complicated. After the coaches officially announced the schedule, the players began to speak enthusiastically.
Qi Hao: "I would like to apply. Can the game between Wang Chao and I be moved to the afternoon of the next day?"
Coaching staff. "Okay."
Fan Xiaodong: "I would like to ask if the game between me and Lin Li can be moved to the front. I want to play now."
Coaching staff. "Okay."
Zou Zhengyu: "I'm applying. Can Lu Feiyang and I move as far back as possible? The farther back the better."
Coaching staff. "No problem."
In fact, the coaching staff is very tolerant in this regard. After all, although internal competitions must follow rules, they do not need to be so rigid. They are willing to make flexible modifications with the consent of both players.
At the same time, this kind of adjustment that the team members actively applied for actually contains many subtle factors of mutual calculation.
For example, Qi Hao wants to play Wang Chao in the end, because he knows that Wang Chao's Unrivaled talent has seen through him. Although the two met in the first round and reached the deciding game, if they meet again in the second round, he will probably get a clean sheet.
Considering that he is a person whose mentality is easily influenced, he hopes that this defeat can come as late as possible.
Fan Xiaodong wants to start a war with Lin Li in advance because he and Lin Li are the most energetic and powerful at this time. They are both heavy gunners and are eager for a fight. There are no fancy fights between men. No matter who wins or loses in the end, neither of them will be depressed. They will only feel intoxicated and extremely happy. They will most likely relax their muscles and activate their blood because of this game, which will lead to a good state in the subsequent games. This is a typical win-win situation.
Zou Zhengyu wanted to postpone the game with Lu Feiyang because they met in the first round and played seven games, which was very brutal. Zou Zhengyu felt that as a veteran, he often He has more experience and knows how to conserve physical and mental energy and adjust his condition during the long race, so he will wait until Lu Feiyang is exhausted before competing with Lu Feiyang.
Lu Feiyang agreed to his application because Lu Feiyang felt that he was young and energetic and had unlimited energy. The longer he delayed, the greater his physical advantage would be.
As for who of the two is right and who is wrong, no one really knows.
It is worth mentioning that this process is actually broadcast live, and all conversations between coaches and players can be heard clearly by the audience.
Many years ago, this process was not broadcast live, not because there was any ulterior motive, but because the coaching staff felt that this kind of thing was trivial and of no interest to the audience. After all, the audience couldn't even understand the official game. How do you expect them to understand the deep calculations in the formation?
But it turns out that the coaching staff guessed wrong after all. When the director accidentally started broadcasting early in a direct match and exposed this scene, not only domestic audiences, but also foreign audiences showed great interest. They thought this kind of intrigue during pre-game adjustments was simply too interesting.
They couldn't understand it, and their guesses were basically all wrong, but that didn't stop them from continuing to guess enthusiastically.
How do you say something? He is good at food and loves to play, and he is addicted to food. He is talking about table tennis fans.
For example, at this moment, the audience's imagination has already begun to show.
"Oh, look, Qi Hao is quite smart. When he saw Wang Chao losing the last game of the first round, he wanted to put the game between himself and Wang Chao into the last game. This rule is really good."
"What a chicken feather. Do you want to know the story of carving a boat and finding a sword?"
"Fan Xiaodong is a bit disrespectful to your senior, isn't it? How could he take the initiative to ask for a fight with Lin Li in advance? This is his fellow senior."
"Zou Zhengyu, I didn't expect you to be such a person, bullying children."
"Nonsense, it was obviously a kid who bullied him. I just saw Lu Feiyang laughing a little, but Zou Zhengyu looked serious from beginning to end."
"I have a reasonable suspicion that the order adjustment of Fan Xiaodong and Lin Li was done by Dragon Team behind the scenes. He probably wanted to end the civil war in Qinmen quickly so that coach Qin Huachang would not be thinking about it all the time. Dragon Team is really a good and filial boy."
"There is no doubt that Qi Hao is sick. Look at him, isn't his face very red? There is sweat on his forehead. He is sweating before the game even starts. This is physical weakness. Let me tell you, my cousin went to make a big sword yesterday and saw someone who looked very similar to Qi Hao. He thought he had made a mistake."
"No, no, no, Qi Hao didn't go to Dabaojian yesterday because I am a staff member of the xx maid hall. I testify that yesterday Qi Hao clicked on the popular card of our hall and played table games until three o'clock in the morning before leaving. Well, I don't want to criticize the style of Chinese table tennis players. I just want to say that our maid hall is really fun and the ladies are very beautiful. If you are interested, you can contact me. My phone number is..."
"You idiot upstairs, I am the chief jailer of Luohu Yamen and Qi Hao's brother-in-law. If you dare to slander him, I will lead a team to check your house tonight. Just wait for me."
"Don't scare people upstairs, just come here. Let me tell you the truth. In fact, I am a staff member of the maid house next door to XX. My real phone number is..., you can check it out."
"I just checked, Qi Hao has no older sister or younger sister, and he is not a native of Luohu. So, the chief jailer above, are you creating an uncle out of nothing?"
In short, amidst the heated discussions among the audience, the second round of adjustments came to an end. Finally, Cai Guodong asked, "Who else wants to make adjustments?"
"Me."
"Me."
Two voices came out from different positions in the team almost at the same time, and two hands were raised at the same time.
At this time, everyone's eyes were scanning, and there was a low buzz in the crowd, and many people's faces showed excitement and anticipation.
Because these two people are Wang Chao and Luo Jiu, they are also the focus of this direct competition.
The most excited ones are of course the audience.
"Coming."
"It's coming."
"I knew it."
"Both of these brothers are treacherous and treacherous. I wonder why the fight was so peaceful in the first round. It turns out that the real tactics were reserved for the second round."
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