Wang Chao serve, short backspin.
Luo Jiu directly skims the bottom line.
Wang Chao retreats from the stage and directly pulls the loop with a forehand.
Luo Jiu is right.
Wang Chao moves horizontally and pulls the diagonal line.
Luo Jiu moves laterally, pulls the ball to change the line, and draws a straight line close to the edge of the table.
Wang Chao moved laterally again, took half a step back from the stage and backhanded the ball forward to loop the ball.
Luo Jiu moved laterally, turning the forehand attack into a slice, sending the ball to Wang Chao's backhand position at a wide angle close to the table.
Wang Chao took half a step forward and started to fight on the stage.
Luo Jiu backhand bounces directly on the table, hitting the backhand in the rising stage.
Wang Chao reacted quickly and blocked the ball.
Luo Jiu switched the forehand to a fast move inside the table, and made an extremely abrupt line change, sending the ball unreasonably to Wang Chao's forehand position at a wide angle on the bottom line of the table.
Wang Chao moved sideways, but was too late to get in place, so he thrust his arm out smoothly, and with a subtle side cut, he actually cut out a change-line ball that flew thrillingly along the edge of the table, and landed on Luo Jiu's backhand position at a wide angle on the bottom line of the table.
Luo Jiu quickly moved to the left. In a hurry, the rubber on the back of the racket was not enough to pull the ball up, so he made a very unusual move. It was actually a swerve invented by Wang Chao last year but rarely used. The ball was sent back very dangerously, landing near the center of the table.
Wang Chao chooses to return to the short swing.
Luo Jiu Select bucket short.
Wang Chao again.
Luo Jiu again.
Wang Chao continues to swing.
Luo Jiu also continues to swing.
This ball was played for more than ten rounds at a time. Both sides showed dazzling skills, and exchanged offense and defense many times. It looked extremely thrilling, like walking on a tightrope, but after hitting it, it actually returned to short backspin. The audience expressed their confusion.
It's not that they don't like watching, after all, this kind of purely technical fighting style is really pleasing to the eye.
They just needed someone to help them with literacy, but the on-site official commentators arranged by International Table Tennis Federation were two former table tennis professional players from Hungary. They were professional commentators in name, but their professionalism was not enough to understand all the details involved in the duel between the top Chinese table tennis players.
One advantage of foreigners is that even if they don't understand, they will never remain silent.
So the two commentators were talking nonsense, and the audience was confused. But when they wanted to analyze it themselves, they found that the confusion turned into two confusions.
"After this ball reaches the highest level, can it still play in an infinite loop?" A spectator was asking another spectator next to him.
"I don't know, but since they play like this in Huaping, it should probably be like this." Another audience member said.
A pretending mathematician asked in the audience, "Is this a Möbius strip?"
A patriotic Russian spectator said, "This is a matryoshka doll."
A paying user of a video network in China said seriously, "No, this is "The Beginning"."
He Jingping and Sun Tianlong, two sensible people, looked at each other, both of them dumbfounded.
They could naturally tell that Wang Chao and Luo Jiu were looking for a chance to "rest."
Yes, they are resting.
It's not the body that needs rest, but the brain.
The eight balls they just played were so mind-numbing that they couldn't stand it. Now they all started playing basic skills. Although their skills seemed to be unpredictable and they seemed to have used all their abilities, they were all routines. They were all part of the "double-sided loop ball attack system with no blind spots in Taiwan" that they practiced.
Just like when you play chess and you can play the first few moves with your eyes closed, it's a set pattern.
Of course, if you insist on analyzing it, you will also find that their responses in every round are perfectly in line with the table tennis theory and are the best conventional responses to the current situation on the spot.
However, for Wang Chao and Luo Jiu, this kind of response does not require real thinking, but relies on instinct and familiarity.
Then, something magical happened.
If we switch to any other two players, because their technical and tactical systems are different, a gap will quickly arise in this kind of basic skills confrontation, forming a clear victory or defeat relationship.
But Wang Chao and Luo Jiu practice exactly the same thing.
However, their skills are equally superb.
They also have two racquets that also place an emphasis on friction and control.
Although there is a difference in the rubber on the back of the racket, this difference is nothing more than a certain difference in the attributes of the ball hit. However, they have unparalleled adaptability and have adapted to the opponent's racket attributes in the first eight balls.
Therefore, this is a truly even match.
This ball has been played for 27 rounds, which is actually not too many, because others have played more before.
In the end, Luo Jiu found an extremely small opportunity and penetrated Wang Chao's defense with a full-force blast, rewriting the score to 5:4 and regaining the slight advantage.
Players from both sides expressed that they were emotionally stable, because this kind of basic skills duel is full of chance, and it is normal for whoever wins. The competition mainly depends on technical and tactical proficiency, continuous stability of state, and a little bit of luck.
Wang Chao served again, still with short backspin, and what followed was still a high-intensity technical confrontation that dazzled the audience. After another 25 long boards, Luo Jiu scored again, and the score became 4:6.
Both players remain emotionally stable.
So continue.
Luo Jiu got the right to serve, but he no longer served sneakily, and also chose short backspin.
In fact, after eliminating the initial desperate brain-burning style, Luo Jiu was not worried about being attacked by Wang Chao in a purely conventional duel.
Because in the regular mode, it is actually difficult for Wang Chao to use this little advantage into a victory, so in the end, it will still become a pure duel of state stability and hard power and basic skills.
Luo Jiu believes that he is actually slightly better than Wang Chao in this aspect.
The reason is that he just scored two points in a row.
He was willing to continue this rhythm just to avoid Wang Chao suddenly changing his moves. He was still cautious and did not dare to relax.
The score suddenly began to climb in a strange rhythm, from 4:6 to 4:7, then to 4:8, then to 4:9, and then to 4:10.
Wang Chao, whose playing style was extremely agile at the beginning of the game, suddenly seemed to have become rigid. He and Luo Jiu hit six identical balls in a row. Four of the six balls were even his serving rounds, but he always chose to serve short backspin.
He didn't change his moves, he just used pure basic skills to fight Luo Jiu until the current score.
Fortunately, the audience didn't realize this.
Because judging from the scene, the two sides were actually playing very elegantly and smartly, as if they were racking their brains for innovation and change. The audience did not know that this was all a routine in the tactical system. This was because they had never seen such a huge and complex system. Therefore, in the eyes of the audience, Wang Chao seemed to be trying every means to break through, but no matter how they tried, they always missed the mark and lost to Luo Jiu at the last moment.
Therefore, in addition to the cheers and applause of the audience, there were also many sighs and shouts. These were Wang Chao fans cheering him on and feeling sorry for his failure.
These live audiences did not know that their emotions were actually misplaced...
They thought that Wang Chao, who struggled and lost points again and again, must be desperate and frustrated, while Luo Jiu, who kept scoring, was getting more and more confident with each passing game, but in fact, this is not the case...
In other words, it has to be the other way around.
Wang Chao has always been calm, but Luo Jiu has some mood swings.
"He really wants to win." Sun Tianlong said softly.
He Jingping was stunned and asked, "Who are you talking about?"
Sun Tianlong was also startled. After thinking about it, he suddenly realized something and couldn't help but laugh, "I originally wanted to say Wang Chao, but now I realize that I was one-sided."
He Jingping nodded, then sighed, a little helpless. "They both want to win so much, but there is only one gold medal..."
The two of them didn't notice that in fact, the ordinary fans from all directions were listening quietly, trying to understand the details of the game from the conversation between the two big guys. However, when they heard it, they became more and more confused. They felt that the two big guys were simply riddle men, and their words were clouded.
Sun Tianlong and He Jingping are naturally not the Riddler, they just really understand the situation in front of them.
The score in this game was like this precisely because both sides wanted to win so much.
Luo Jiu wanted to win because he put in more energy than outsiders imagined in scoring these six consecutive goals.
Although the two sides are playing regular ball, he keeps scoring, so his worry about gains and losses will continue to increase. He is afraid of Wang Chao's counterattack and waits for Wang Chao to take the initiative to change his moves at any time. In fact, he is essentially a party that takes strict precautions, but there is a saying that "only a thousand days to be a thief, how can a thousand days to guard against a thief", so he really works hard on defense.
Every point he scored was a sunk cost. When the score was much ahead, he couldn't accept the game being reversed, so he worked harder to guard against it.
Although six balls were played, Wang Chao behaved very well and did not make any mistakes.
Although Luo Jiu won't have any problems even if he doesn't take strict precautions, Luo Jiu's inner defense will never let up.
The score is now 4:10. The incomprehensible audience thought that Wang Chao was under a lot of pressure, but in fact, Luo Jiu was the one who was really under a lot of pressure, because he was worried about gains and losses and was afraid that Wang Chao would come back from a desperate situation and complete a great reversal.
Don't think this is alarmist, you must know that Wang Chao's technical stability is obvious. As long as Wang Chao can suddenly seize a flaw in Luo Jiu and pursue it fiercely, it is entirely possible to break this point before Luo Jiu can make a perfect defense.
Luo Jiu cannot guarantee that he has no flaws, nor can he be sure that Wang Chao has no hidden tricks.
So in this game, Luo Jiu put in a lot of energy in the second half.
But Luo Jiu didn't realize that he had been calculated.
Wang Chao Actually, we don't care about winning or losing in this game.
He was plotted by Luo Jiu at the beginning, which continuously consumed his brain power, but he couldn't think of a way to consume Luo Jiu's brain power in turn, so he would open up another track to plot Luo Jiu's energy.
The so-called energy, to be precise, can also be called attention, concentration, and concentration.
If you still don't understand, you can think about Geng Shuai. Geng Shuai is due to years of bad behavior, too much smoking and drinking, and psychological disorders, resulting in a serious lack of concentration. During the game, he can only play one game, and then he will suffer from severe loss of energy and inability to concentrate in the second game, resulting in his inability to win.
Luo Jiu is 27 years old this year, and his attention span is far less than when he was young. Wang Chao stimulates Luo Jiu by giving points, making Luo Jiu more and more focused and pay more attention to it. This will cause Luo Jiu's attention to be consumed unknowingly. When he reacts later and gets out of this state of high concentration, he will feel extremely tired and unable to continue.
In this process, Wang Chao is truly resting.
But because Wang Chao deliberately lost this game, can you say that Wang Chao doesn't care about winning or losing?
On the contrary, this shows how much Wang Chao cares about winning and losing.
Last year, Wang Chao was unscrupulous in playing. He made many calculations that could not be considered glorious, such as Lin Zijun. In fact, Wang Chao felt sorry for him.
But after being reminded by He Jingping, Wang Chao understood the heart of a king. From then on, he rarely played overly calculated games, but always worked hard to win openly.
But this time he started to scheme against Luo Jiu.
Don't say that Luo Jiu calculated it first. You must know that Luo Jiu's calculations came from his pre-match preparations. The two goals that were finally scored actually involved gambling. His level of calculation was reasonable and there was nothing worthy of questioning.
But Wang Chao's calculation is a little bit sinister.
Because he actually calculated the age of Luo Jiu.
The 18-year-old young man has a strong enough concentration that it doesn't matter even if he plays with tightness in every game, but the 27-year-old "old man" has lost energy and must make choices in the game.
Luo Jiu calculated Wang Chao's brain power because there is not much difference in brain power no matter whether he is 18 or 27 years old. This is a calculation under the premise of fairness.
Wang Chao's calculation of Luo Jiu clearly shows that he wants to take advantage of his age.
By the way, Wang Chao's victory over Sun Tianlong in March was actually due to injuries, but because Sun Tianlong took the initiative to ask for a fight, the others had nothing to say. But if Wang Chao took advantage of Sun Tianlong's injury to take the initiative to seek a fight, then many people would gossip.
Well, that's probably what it means.
If Wang Chao was attacking an outsider, He Jingping and Sun Tianlong would not have this association, but Luo Jiu is Wang Chao's senior brother and has always been extremely friendly to him, so even if there is a little bit of discomfort in Wang Chao's calculations, it will arouse doubts among many sensitive people.
It just so happens that Sun Tianlong and He Jingping happen to be pure enough people, so when they saw this game, they couldn't help but sigh like this.
I don't mean to criticize Wang Chao harshly, but I can really see the obsession of both players for this victory.
The score in the first game was not easily fixed at 4:11.
Because after 4:10, Wang Chao scored two points in a row before being ended by Luo Jiu.
The audience only felt that these last three goals were of little significance and belonged to Wang Chao's desperate struggle, because 4:10 seemed impossible to overturn no matter what.
Only Sun Tianlong and He Jingping could see that the last three balls had a huge impact.
Because this means that Luo Jiu's mentality finally fluctuated after getting the game point. This fluctuation affected his competitive state and technical stability, causing him to lose two points in a row in his serving round.
This is already a fatal omission.
"This won't work." Sun Tianlong whispered, "In fact, when playing a game, the best state should be to want to win but not be afraid of losing. The less you worry about winning or losing, the easier it will be to perform perfectly and win the final victory."
This is his experience.
The reason why Sun Tianlong is able to achieve what he is today is actually because he was so successful after becoming invincible. He got Grand Slam early and won all the gold medals he could get. Then he became very casual. He participated in the competition. He wants to win, but he is not afraid of losing. When he encounters a strong opponent, he wants to win, but he will not feel pressure because the opponent's performance is good enough. Instead, he sincerely praises the opponent's outstanding performance. This mentality makes him invincible, and he even manages to win back many situations where he must lose.
It was precisely because of his profound understanding that he knew that Luo Jiu's current state was very dangerous.
"He can't help it." He Jingping sighed, "In comparison, Wang Chao's situation is much more relaxed. Xiaojiu really can't afford to lose, nor can he afford to wait. Now you also know the situation in Huaping. Xiaojiu has no choice but to win. This year is probably his last chance in this life... But the more he wants to win, the easier it is for his emotions to fluctuate. He is a human being, not a clay or wood sculpture. How can he really be calm?"
Sun Tianlong is speechless.
The palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh. No matter who he expressed his inclination towards at this time, it was probably not what He Jingping wanted to hear, so a thousand words would be worth a moment of silence.