Qin Huachang was not disappointed.
Whether it was him, the audience at the scene, or the audience in front of the screen, they all enjoyed watching it from the beginning.
If we just talk about the visual effect of this game, it may not be the best. After all, neither Wang Chao nor Luo Jiu is actually a violent player. Their fighting style is elegant and agile, and they have the aura of a classical Chinese fairy, but they are not as crazy as the big guys in Europe and the United States who punch and spray blood when they fight underground.
Audiences have different preferences, some like change, others like power.
The more some people can understand it, the more they feel that it is deeply in my heart. The more some people can't understand it, the more they don't realize it. This is normal.
But everyone was very satisfied with the start of the game, not only because the scene itself was beautiful enough, but also because they were wearing fan filters after all.
The whole world has clearly told them that these are the two strongest people in the world today except Sun Tianlong, who are playing in the final of the most valuable event so far this year. So even if this game is boring and full of loopholes, the audience will only feel that it contains high-end details that they cannot understand, not to mention that the game itself is beautiful enough.
Don't forget, during the pre-game interview, both He Jingping and Qin Huachang publicly declared that they could not predict this game.
Neither of the two top coaches in the world knew how the game would start, which created a huge suspense for the audience and raised their curiosity to the top.
Now that the first ball has been played, it is indeed beautiful, indeed the clouds and mountains are shrouded in fog, and indeed it is incomprehensible, but it is indeed very advanced. Even the big push that Luo Jiu lost points at the end has some unrestrained energy that makes you feel proud even though you are defeated.
So what else is there for the audience to find fault with?
"Yes." In the live broadcast room, Qin Huachang smiled enigmatically, "This game, at least the first game, should not be stalemate."
The second ball, Wang Chao, still had short backspin, and Luo Jiu had a short swing.
Wang Chao will do it again, and Luo Jiu will do it again.
In fact, the ball Luo Jiu was placed near the center of the table, but Wang Chao still made a beautiful active challenge.
This is just a simple movement, but it contains the high-end skills of "Opening Three Axe Slashes" from Xiao Fei: The first move is an unreasonable challenge on the stage.
However, with such high-end skills, in such a game, both sides performed very mediocrely.
Because this kind of secret skill for other players can only be regarded as a normal attack for them. As we all know, basic attacks cost no mana and only have a certain probability of critical hits.
Wang Chao struck, and Luo Jiu immediately retreated and looped with his forehand.
Wang Chao retreated at the same time and pulled back the arc.
This is a precursor to a stalemate. At this time, most players will switch to a stalemate. This is because looping is recognized as the most powerful and ferocious move in all table tennis offensive techniques. On the other hand, once the ball starts looping, all the previous details will be replaced by topspin. Players cannot forcefully break away after entering the topspin confrontation rhythm and return to the original delicate and complex small ball confrontation.
But Qin Huachang guessed right, there was no stalemate in this game.
Because both Wang Chao and Luo Jiu have enough ability to easily get out of the topspin confrontation.
At the same time, they don't think they can kill their opponents with simple and crude topspin.
After all, they all have too strong defense, but none of them have Monstrous Strength Talent.
Therefore, if you want to kill your opponent, you have to rely on your brains, technology, changes, calculations, and deception.
If you know all my moves and I know all your moves, then the only thing I can do is to use the things I know more skillfully and change faster, until you can't keep up.
Luo Jiu took the initiative to change his moves, took a step forward, and quickly flicked the ball with his backhand. He caught the ball at the moment it bounced off the table and hit a standard head-up shot.
This is the theoretically fastest shot.
Wang Chao also took a step forward, blocked the racket, and took the initiative to hit the ball forward. The moment the ball bounced off the table, it was also a standard head-up ball.
This is of course also the fastest reply in theory.
Luo Jiu's arm didn't retract at all after pulling the ball, and he slashed forward. This action was exactly the same as Wang Chao's action when he first balled. It was an extremely abrupt side cut.
Wang Chao also did not retract the arm that he had just pushed and blocked, and threw it forward. With a beautiful quick movement, he just carried the bouncing ball over. His reaction was so fast that he seemed to have no idea at all.
The two rounds were like the reverse of the first ball, but both sides still performed impeccably.
"I heard that your side cuts are very good? I'm no worse than you."
"You defuse it well? Sorry, I can do that too."
——That's probably what it means.
Neither of them has Extreme Speed Talent, but they both have great skills and excellent ball sense. Even if they don't move that fast, they can still think of ways to speed up their movements.
If action restoration takes time, then I won't restore it.
If not restoring the action will affect my next action, then I will find a way to make the starting point of my arm for the next action exactly at the same position as the end point of the arm for the previous action to achieve a theoretically seamless connection.
As long as my posture is precise enough, my technique is comprehensive enough, and there are enough moves to choose from, I will be able to do it.
Wang Chao and Luo Jiu have actually never practiced together in Chinese Table Tennis base, but their understanding of each other seems to be deep in their bones. This is because, in a sense, they are players of the same style.
Both are extremely smart, both are extremely flexible, and both are absolute geniuses.
Therefore, the duel between brothers from the same discipline has been going on until now. The audience is dazzled and also has a very strange feeling. They seem to be watching the same person split into two and then fight each other.
Although their postures are different, as are their heights, body shapes, rackets, and hairstyles, the players on both sides of the table have almost the same temperament.
"This is the real duel between the same students..." Fans all over the world were amazed.
The ball is not over yet.
Facing Wang Chao's fast pace, Luo Jiu was already on guard. He turned sideways and charged directly with his forehand.
This is actually an opportunity he found.
After all, the technique of fast play is essentially a transition. When Luo Jiu was playing the first ball, Wang Chao caught the opportunity and got stuck in the rhythm, and finally got the chance to use Great Python Turn.
Now that the situation has reversed, it's Wang Chao's turn to take the lead, and Luo Jiu will naturally not miss this opportunity.
His explosive force was exactly eight points. If it was one point less, Wang Chao would be able to fight hard against the table. If it was one point more, his balance would be damaged.
But now, Wang Chao can only retreat and pull back.
At this moment the audience was divided into two groups.
Some people were watching the gods fight from the beginning to the end. They didn't understand the active and passive at all, and they only watched the excitement. This group of people accounted for more than 70% of the audience at the scene.
The remaining few people could see that Wang Chao had fallen into a small passive position at this time. According to the usual rules of the game, Luo Jiu only needed to pursue the victory and continue to attack fiercely. Relying on his "double-sided loop ball, Taiwan's no dead ends offensive system" to expand the advantage board by board, until Wang Chao's defense was completely penetrated, he could win the ball.
But at this time, Luo Jiu chose to change his move. A long-distance and difficult slice hit the right side of Wang Chao's table at a wide angle.
He chose not to attack continuously, but to seize the opportunity to hang the corner.
This is naturally not because Luo Jiu is letting off steam, but because Luo Jiu knows that he cannot use conventional ideas to deal with Wang Chao.
If he really attacks continuously one after another, it is indeed possible to kill Wang Chao, but the greater possibility is that Wang Chao will find an opportunity to pull back, and then the two sides will enter the same mode of "double-sided loop ball, Taiwan's no dead ends offensive system" head-on confrontation, so who will win and who will lose can only be left to God's will.
So Luo Jiu chose to take the initiative to change his moves to firmly grasp this little initiative.
He changes first, and Wang Chao changes accordingly. As long as every change he makes can be ahead of Wang Chao, forcing Wang Chao to change accordingly, and then forcing Wang Chao to continue to shift through continuous changes, then Wang Chao will gradually lose its balance until its flaws are exposed.
"That's right." Qin Huachang commented briefly. "Actually, they both have a weakness that is not a weakness, and that is their sense of balance."
"So when you can't find a weakness in the other party, destroying the other party's balance will definitely not go wrong."
The center of gravity and balance of table tennis players are partly due to innate talent, partly acquired through hard work, and partly due to body shape, height and weight.
Why is Huaping affectionately called the "fat team" by many fans outside?
Precisely because table tennis players are actually a little fatter than the standard weight is not a bad thing, but a good thing.
After all, the physical consumption of table tennis is far less than that of other sports. As long as the players are physically fit, there are few who cannot bear it physically. Therefore, the small flaw of "fat people have weaker endurance" can be ignored in table tennis.
But it brings many benefits. For example, fat people are generally stronger than their peers of the same height or weight, and their lower body is more stable.
Lin Li and Fan Xiaodong, who have strong single board quality, are exactly the type of people with a solid body. In the team, one is called Big Fat and the other is called Little Fatty.
Fan Xiaodong Although he is only 15 years old, the most terrifying thing about him is his center of gravity and balance.
He is recognized by the coaching staff as the player with the best sense of balance within Huaping at present. He is even better than Sun Tianlong at this point. This is pure talent and cannot be envied.
However, Wang Chao and Luo Jiu are both thin.
In fact, Dragon Team also has this body type.
This means that no matter how hard they try, their balance can only reach a certain upper limit and cannot be improved. They will never be able to be like Fan Xiaodong, who can land on the ground with their legs spread apart and take root without moving at all, just like an earth magician who is integrated with the earth.
Let's get back to the game.
Wang Chao is left-handed. Facing the hanging angle of Luo Jiu, he chose to twist backhand around the table. The movement was awkward and difficult, but the ball he twisted was still quite sharp. Even in this emergency situation, he still thought that he could not twist closer, but must twist farther.
Because Luo Jiu's ball control ability is so strong, Wang Chao is on the right side of the table at this time. If he moves closer, Luo Jiu can hit the ball in advance. He only needs to hit the ball to the left side of the table, and Wang Chao will not be able to catch up anyway.
So twist it further to buy yourself time.
And this ball cannot be twisted quickly, because quick twisting also creates opportunities for Luo Jiu to hit the ball early.
So Wang Chao used the most awkward posture to twist out a very spinning, very slow, far-point side topspin ball with a large arc of trajectory, and then took advantage of the short time before the ball landed on the table to return to the back of the table. In this way, he got rid of the passive situation he had just fallen into.
Then he received another blast from Luo Jiu.
The various top spin, side spin and other changes he imposes on the ball have no meaning to Luo Jiu. What is really meaningful is that Wang Chao has just run back. Even if it seems to be stable, the center of gravity must not be completely stable. At this time, Wang Chao only looks tight, but the core is still weak and cannot withstand the heavy hammer.
Therefore, Luo Jiu used a lot of force to hit Luo Jiu directly, trying to break Wang Chao's shell directly with a hammer. Because he used too much force, his body moved forward with inertia in the direction of the racket swing, and then he was forced to recover.
Wang Chao still caught the ball.
But his balance was still broken by Luo Jiu. Although the ball passed, it was extremely rough. Faced with such a rough high ball, Luo Jiu could either choose to smash hard or adapt to the situation and get closer.
This is a classic situation that has been mentioned many times before. Wang Chao can choose to retreat, betting that Luo Jiu will rush forward vigorously. Wang Chao can also insist on not retreating, betting that Luo Jiu will move closer. But the problem is, with Luo Jiu There is no problem with 's technique that he cannot retract his force. He can decide whether to use force or not at the last moment when the racket touches the ball. His solid basic skills and Microscopic Precision level's other feel allow him to freely switch between two completely different offensive modes.
Luo Jiu can make a choice after seeing the situation clearly, but Wang Chao can only place a bet first. Therefore, in a duel of this level, it seems that the ball can still be saved, but in fact the outcome is already decided.
Wang Chao's choice was to stand motionless in front of the stage, waiting for Luo Jiu to take action.
Since it was a certain death situation, of course he chose to let himself run two fewer steps and let Luo Jiu rush one more time. Although this level of physical exertion only made sense in theory, he still wanted to grasp it all even if it had theoretical meaning.
This is a rigorous competition attitude and a good competition habit. All Chinese table tennis players have been taught by coaches. Every point on the competition field is obtained by picking out details bit by bit. If you don't know details, then no matter how good you play, the coach will call you "rough".
Hook is the most typical negative example in this regard.
At this time, Luo Jiu charged with all its strength.
Wang Chao made a move to resist, but in the end the ball was too fast and flew out from his side, and the racket missed the ball.
1:1, Luo Jiu recovered one point.
"Some people ask me what this ball has to say, and I can only tell you that this ball has no meaning."
Qin Huachang spoke again, "There are so many details about the two of them playing that I really can't explain them. But through what I just said briefly, you can also feel that they are actually scheming and testing each other. Both sides are actively seeking changes, and both want the other to follow their own rhythm, but But none of them wants to follow the other's lead, so whenever either party finds themselves in a passive position, they will come up with new technologies to break through the predicament. If the breakthrough is successful, they will enter the next cycle. If the breakthrough is not successful, the other party will seize the opportunity to expand the initiative until they are beaten to death."
Qin Huachang finished a long paragraph in one breath, took two breaths, and said with a smile, "So, let alone me, even they themselves probably don't know what the next ball will be like."
"Although the game was full of changes, there was no violent confrontation, and it seemed calm and calm, but in their eyes, the bloodiness of this game was no less than that of a crazy game with arms thrown away. Although it was only two goals, they had tried their best and tried their best to completely suppress the opponent from the beginning."
"They are not testing or warming up, they are working hard."
"When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. When we meet on a narrow road, we must draw our swords. Now, it is not a matter of whether they draw their swords or not, but they have already stabbed each other in the chest. Now, it depends on who can stab the second sword first."
"You ask me who can win? How do I know!"
"The only thing I can tell you is..."
Qin Huachang paused when he said this, turned to look at his son, and raised his voice. "Zhenyu, go and boil a pot of water for me, and add all the ginger slices, wolfberry, honeysuckle, and fat seaweed. Today's game, if you want to be clear, my old man's throat will probably be severely damaged."
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