No more private stories about the bosses.
For Spade Q, they have been suffering since they were promoted to Table Tennis Super League last year, always struggling on the edge of relegation. However, with the official return of Wang Chao in October, the club finally has a good life.
On October 12th, Spade Q faced off against Shandong Province Power Club at home. The club has two strong players, Fang Xiaobo and Yan Ping'an. The third single is also a member of National Second Team. It can be considered a strong team. In the past, this was a strong lineup that could seal Spade Q zero.
But this time Spade Q 3:1 killed the opponent.
In the first game, Geng Shuai appeared and lost to Fang Xiaobo.
In the second game, Wang Chao played and defeated Yan Ping'an.
In the third doubles match between Wang Chao and Wu Li, the match was quite difficult due to the serious lack of coordination between Wang Chao and Wu Li. But even so, relying on Wang Chao's crushing personal strength, they still won this match 4:2.
In the fourth game, Spade Q sent out Wu Li to face Li Neng Club's three singles. This game became a key game. The outside world speculated that Wu Li was going to lose. The reason was that Wu Li's performance this year was indeed not good. But in the end, Wu Li sealed the opponent 4:0 and played heartily, showing a completely different strength from before.
After the game, the domestic table tennis world was in an uproar. After all kinds of surprises and surprises, someone finally revealed Wu Li's "Hundred Refinements" talent.
"This is a perverted talent that gets stronger the more you get beaten."
"Isn't the reason why Wu Li has been silent in the past year just because of the lack of someone who can beat him up?"
"Wang Chao is back. Isn't it natural for Wu Li to become stronger?"
"Rumors say, Wu Li's sparring partner is not only Wang Chao, but also Hook of Jiangcheng University Team. Someone saw Hook practicing in Spade Q's base, and it is suspected that he will transfer to Spade Q."
"Oh my god, this is big news. I remember that Jiangcheng University Team paid a sky-high salary to Hook. If Hook were to breach the contract, the liquidated damages would also be sky-high. Can Spade Q really afford this money?"
Faced with the divergent opinions from the outside world, Spade Q did not respond and did not care, because all their thoughts were on the next game.
Everyone cherishes it because this is the third season that Spade Q has entered Table Tennis Super League, and Wang Chao is fighting side by side with them for the first time.
They also know that Wang Chao may not be able to fight alongside them next year. After all, Wang Chao has already become very popular this year. Regardless of the result of Olympic Games at the end of November, Wang Chao will be the absolute main force in the Chinese Table Tennis Team next year. Regardless of whether he is willing or not, he will participate in a large number of international events under the arrangement of the coaching staff.
Looking further ahead, even in the next ten years, Wang Chao's focus will be on international events, not domestic events.
——This is actually a small misunderstanding among Spade Q people. They came to the conclusion based on the experience of Sun Tianlong. But in fact, the reason why Sun Tianlong has participated in so many international competitions in the past seven years is entirely because there is no successor. But in Wang Chao Behind, Fan Xiaodong has already caught up. Behind Fan Xiaodong, there are five children who have just joined Huaping this year and are trying to catch up. Even the 12-year-old Wang Qin has already shown his outstanding talent in doubles in advance.
Therefore, if Wang Chao himself does not want to play in the future, then the coaching staff will be filled with other candidates. Only when he reaches the level of the three major competitions will he need to send the most trustworthy person to take care of the situation.
On October 16, Spade Q welcomed another Shandong team at home: Lu Province Weiqiao Club.
Weiqiao Club's first order is the national team player Gao Mingyuan, the second order is the player National Second Team, and the third order is the provincial team player. This configuration is considered a mid-range level among Table Tennis Super League, but in front of Wang Chao, it is a chicken and a dog. However, in the end, Spade Q only won with a score of 3:2.
This is because, in the Spade Q team, the big brother Geng Shuai has gradually become a hindrance.
It sounds cruel, but this is the reality of competitive sports.
In the Spade Q team, only Wang Chao and Geng Shuai are Special Class Athlete. This means that unless Geng Shuai does not play, he must be the first or second single. However, his current strength, even if he has worked hard to catch up, still cannot keep up with the strength of the main player Table Tennis Super League.
He has a chance to win in three singles, but the problem is, he can't play three singles.
Therefore, Geng Shuai is basically the first one to appear as cannon fodder. Its purpose is only to consume the opponent's main players. The next ones who really score are Wang Chao and Wu Li.
The only good thing about this game was the doubles. The Weiqiao Club's doubles was actually stronger than the Li Neng Club, but in the end it was chopped off by Wang Chao and Wu Li 4:0.
In the fifth game, Wu Li defeated the opponent's three orders. It can be said that the victory was a fluke. If the formation was slightly changed and Wu Li encountered the opponent's one order, it would be difficult to determine the outcome of this game.
So if Spade Q wants to continue to win in the future, the key person is actually Wu Li.
Assuming that Wang Chao can guarantee two wins, then Wu Li must guarantee his singles victory. In other words, he must be mentally prepared to defeat the opponent's single player.
This requirement is not generally high.
So Wang Chao continued to sparring with Wu Li at high intensity. He really didn't hold back at all. In the Spade Q base, every day we could see other players' subtle expressions of toothache and soreness.
They weren't being beaten, they were simply seeing Wu Li being beaten, and even just looking at it was frightening.
Wu Li really used the talent of "Hundred Refinements" to the extreme. The most exaggerated time was when he was beaten by Wang Chao for two full hours and couldn't score a single point. If it were any other player, his mentality would have been shattered and his psychological shadow would have been exposed. It wouldn't be surprising even if he retired on the spot.
In addition to being beaten by Wang Chao, Wu Li was also intermittently beaten by Hook and Luo Jiu.
Yes, Luo Jiu also joined the ranks of beating Wu Li.
As the saying goes, if you can't resist, it's better to join. You will naturally understand what the "Law of True Fragrance" is.
Everyone needs psychological adjustment, and Wu Li is the best psychological adjuster. When you have nowhere to vent your energy, when you are depressed after losing, when you can't sleep after calling your girlfriend in the middle of the night, when you... well, when you just want to bully someone for no reason, don't hesitate to contact Wu Li.
The Spade Q base and the Jiangcheng University Team base have been basically defenseless against each other recently, and various visits have become commonplace. The staff of both sides have complained about this. There was also a small-minded person who took advantage of the rules and regulations and secretly complained to the boss. Then, the staff member was fired...
Well, the reason is related to the private stories of the bosses, which cannot be said in detail.
In short, everything is developing for the better. As the weather starts to get colder, the atmosphere in the Spade Q team is getting more and more heated.
Equally hot, of course, is Jiangcheng University Team, which owns both Luo Jiu and Hook.
After World Table Tennis Championships, Luo Jiu, like Wang Chao, chose to give up all subsequent open competitions, including all the places he had won at the cake sharing meeting at the beginning of the year, and he gave them all to other young players from Chinese National Table Tennis Team.
Therefore, the current Jiangcheng University Team can be said to be the strongest since the team was founded. It can even be said that Table Tennis Super League has never had a team this strong in history.
After all, the Table Tennis Super League team has had an unspoken rule in recruiting players over the years: the strongest players will not join the same team.
The reason is not complicated, it is still the four words "Kings do not meet kings".
Table Tennis Super League The main players are basically Chinese players, and they are basically all members of the national team. If they become teammates, they will have to practice with each other. However, the Huaping coaching staff strictly prohibits the main players from practicing with each other in private, so these players can only choose different teams.
So you see, the two strongest teams in the past few years, Imperial Capital Panlong, only have one main player of the national team, Xiao Fei, and Magic City Fire Phoenix only have one main player of the national team, Bai Feng. The other three of the five main players are distributed in three other different teams.
It can be said that how strong a Table Tennis Super League team is is often not entirely determined by the strength of the first single player, but more importantly, the strength of the second single player.
If the second order is also of equal strength, then look at the third order. In short, the thickness of the bench is very important.
Why is Magic City Fire Phoenix strong? Because the second order is Zou Zhengyu, the main player of the quasi-national team.
Liaoning Province Zhonggang obviously has the unparalleled Sun Tianlong, why is it not a top team?
Because their second order was Qi Hao, which was off the chain.
But today's Jiangcheng University Team is truly two top-level main configurations.
Only Hook's pure character and his status as a foreign aid can bypass the unspoken rules of "Kings do not meet kings".
But Hook actually paid a price: he had a chance to win Luo Jiu before, but now he has been completely figured out by Luo Jiu and turned into Luo Jiu His men were defeated. If nothing else happens, he will not be able to win against Luo Jiu again until Luo Jiu retires. This is the tragic consequence of not abiding by "Kings do not meet kings".
On October 21st, Jiangcheng University Team challenged last year's Table Tennis Super League champion Shanghai Fire Phoenix Club in an away game and achieved a 3:0 victory that no one could have imagined.
In this game, Hook played one single, and the opponent's single Bai Feng was blocked 4:0.
Then Luo Jiu's second single came on the scene and sealed the opponent's second single Zou Zhengyu 4:0.
Then Luo Jiu teamed up with the team's third single, Wang Bo, and once again blocked the doubles players of the Magic City Fire Phoenix team 4:0, completing an unprecedented total score of 12:0 over the championship team.
After the game, the world table tennis world was shocked, and they all shouted, "The championship of this autumn championship is locked in advance."
In fact, Jiangcheng University Team put a lot of thought into their formation in this game. They asked Hook to play a single just to allow Luo Jiu to plot against Magic City Fire Phoenix in the doubles in the third game. In the end, their plot was successful.
Luo Jiu does not exclude doubles, because on Olympic Games two months later, if nothing else happens, he will be paired with Sun Tianlong Men's Doubles. From now on, he will train on Table Tennis Super League through competitions, which is actually in line with the wishes of head coach Cai Guodong.
On the other side, Wang Chao also insisted on playing second singles, playing doubles with Wu Li, and won the doubles in three consecutive rounds.
During the team discussion, Fan Xiaoxian, who returned to work, questioned this point, "Wang Chao, it doesn't matter whether you play in singles or doubles. Anyway, you get two points, and the third point depends on Wu Li's singles anyway. In this case, I think it is better for you to play in singles, because you are definitely more stable in scoring points in singles than in doubles."
Wang Chao smiled and shook his head, saying, "Sister Xian, don't worry, Wu Li and I are very strong in doubles."
He did not explain in detail, nor did anyone get to the bottom of it, because within Spade Q, the actual coach has always been Wang Chao. If he said yes, then it must be yes. Everyone has a kind of mysterious confidence in him.
Only Luo Jiu could understand this and asked him privately, "Are you sure you can do three things? Do you have the physical strength to keep up?"
Wang Chao nodded. "It may not be close now, but it will definitely be possible in the future. After all, I will keep training."
So Luo Jiu patted him on the shoulder. "Come on."
Fu sighed with regret, "Unfortunately, Brother Long and I probably won't have a chance to fight with you two."
This conversation between the senior brothers fully exposed Wang Chao's true ambition.
He was paired with Wu Li, so naturally he was not interested in the immediate victory or defeat on Super League.
In fact, after already entering singles and mixed doubles, Wang Chao has not let go of the doubles project.
He has always believed that Mixed Doubles is a technically fragmented and unhealthy project. The reason why it is important is that it was forcibly promoted by International Table Tennis Federation.
But Men's Doubles is different. Men's Doubles is truly the ceiling of table tennis doubles events, with extremely high gold content and ornamental value.
Wu Li is Wang Chao's chosen partner as early as the beginning of this year.
With more than a month of Super League time, he needs to master the coordination with Wu Li as soon as possible. In this case, when Sun Tianlong and Xiao Fei retire next year, he and Wu Li will be the first to step up.
Then someone may ask: Where is Luo Jiu? Can't you form a teammate with Luo Jiu?
This is actually not possible.
The playing styles of Wang Chao and Luo Jiu are too similar and have no complementarity. They can both provide excessive and overflowing control and skills, but no one can provide that unreasonable frontal attack.
Only Wu Li, who has the talent of "Hundred Refinements", can be trained into any shape and can grow completely in the direction designed by Wang Chao. He will definitely become Wang Chao's most perfect partner in the international arena in the future.
On October 26, Spade Q challenged Imperial Capital Panlong Club away from home, ushering in the strongest opponent in the first round of the regular season.
In this game, Spade Q played something that amazed countless fans.
In the first game, Geng Shuai 0:4 was easily defeated by Dragon Team with a single Xiao Fei.
In the second game, Wang Chao won the second single of Dragon Team with 4:2, Zhu Ding.
It can be said that this game is the most difficult game for Wang Chao after returning to Table Tennis Super League.
Half a month ago, he beat Yan Ping'an against Shandong Province Power Club, which was basically a defeat. According to the current ranking of the national team, Zhu Ding is actually still lower than Yan Ping'an.
After all, Zhu Ding is just a sparring partner.
But Zhu Ding, as the biggest x-factor in Huaping today, in this game, it was as if God rolled the dice to the maximum six points. He played smart and enchanting, and his style is simply indefinable. Even a master with such technical skills as Wang Chao had several balls that he was in a hurry. He even fell down in the middle to save the ball. Fortunately, he was not injured.
It wasn't until the fifth game that Zhu Ding suddenly lost his temper. His aura disappeared in an instant, and he turned into an ordinary national team player. He was defeated by Wang Chao in two consecutive games, from 2:2 to 4:2, and was defeated with difficulty.
No one outside the world knows what happened, only Wang Chao knows.
Zhu Ding actually played this game very seriously. The reason is unknown. After all, this guy's mentality is very weird right now. He gets convulsed at every turn. Maybe it's because he's in good condition, or maybe he's unhappy with Wang Chao today, or maybe he wants to give the new champion World Table Tennis Championships Men's Singles a blow. In short, he looks enchanting and weird, but is actually full of strong desire to attack.
Therefore, Wang Chao's first four games were essentially defensive, and he was waiting for Zhu Ding's madness to pass.
Now Wang Chao's hard power has reached a certain level. It can be said that he is truly sitting on the ceiling. Zhu Ding's attacks will be extremely drained by his strong rebound. Therefore, by the end of the fourth game, Zhu Ding was actually completely consumed by Wang Chao.
He had the same problem as World Table Tennis Championships on Luo Jiu: he couldn't keep up with his energy.
Happy Ping Pong is a strange genre that has not been accurately defined by Huaping. Wang Chao can only roughly guess that this genre probably has a strong need for inspiration, so Zhu Ding's mental and energy consumption may be more than everyone expected. Zhu Ding's physical fitness is actually stronger than Luo Jiu. After all, he has Monstrous Strength Talent, but he still can't hold on.
He didn't lose to Wang Chao, he also lost to his age.
It's just that the influence of this game is far less than that of the World Table Tennis Championships final, so few people can see this.
Qin Huachang should have been able to tell, but he didn't say this in the live broadcast. This may also be because Qin Huachang had just seen the hero's twilight once and didn't want to watch it again in such a short period of time.
After all, Old Qin is older and suffering from a terminal illness, so it is inevitable that some things will hurt his emotions.
In the third game of Spade Q vs Imperial Capital Panlong, the combination of Wang Chao and Wu Li once again blocked their opponents 4:0.
At this time, the cooperation between Wang Chao and Wu Li is already quite good, because Wu Li is a perfect puppet, he will obey all the instructions of Wang Chao, and has enough speed and strength to do his part.
Wang Chao, who has strong offensive power, does not need to attack at all. He only needs to control the ball well and create opportunities for Wu Li, and Wu Li will play better than Wang Chao is more powerful in killing the board, and in the process of the two sides running together, Wu Li worked hard and put in several times more energy than Wang Chao to help Wang Chao save energy.
This makes Wang Chao play very comfortably. After all, when he paired with Tang Yuanyuan in mixed doubles, everyone's amount of exercise was the same. But now, even Men's Doubles, who is more intense, does not even have half the amount of exercise as in mixed doubles.
Of course Wang Chao is not trying to be lazy, he is trying to find the most labor-saving way to play Men's Doubles.
After all, his plan is to have Men's Singles, Men's Doubles, and mixed doubles in parallel. One day in the future, when he plays three events, he must take into account the issue of physical exertion.
In the fourth game, Spade Q played Geng Shuai and faced Dragon Team with three singles. In the end, Geng Shuai still couldn't hold on and lost 1:4.
This is normal, because Dragon Team already has an amazing bench thickness. Their third order is player National Second Team, and the team ranking is only lower than Sun Zhongwen.
So the final deciding game between Spade Q and Imperial Capital Panlong started between Wu Li and Xiao Fei.
Everyone thought it would be a one-sided massacre.
But in the end, Wu Li stole a game from Xiao Fei and lost the game 4:1.
This is a real honor despite defeat. Wu Li has truly entered the eyes of all fans in the world table tennis world because of this game, and is no longer the passer-by who was mentioned because of the talent of "Hundred Refinements" last year and then quickly forgotten.
Wu Li showed an almost abnormal defensive ability in this game. He blocked a large number of Xiao Fei's kills. The most amazing thing is that after losing three consecutive games, he actually blocked Xiao Fei's Great Python Turn three times in the fourth game.
Just talking about this adaptability has shocked the world's attention.
You know, even Sun Tianlong and Luo Jiu have personally admitted that facing Xiao Fei and Great Python Turn, they need to play seventeen or eighteen games to adapt.
At this point, many people have vaguely figured out the reason why Wang Chao insists on pairing up with Wu Li in doubles.
It was precisely because of this miraculous performance that Wu Li made Xiao Fei confused in the fourth game. In the middle, his state was completely cold and he started making various mistakes. In the end, Wu Li recovered one game.
Although Xiao Fei quickly adjusted in the fifth game and won the final victory like a chopping of melons and vegetables, all Table Tennis Super League teams still clearly realized on this day: Spade Q is already a strong team.
Only the Wang Chao and the Spade Q are not terrible because there is no bench thickness.
But when Wu Li can compete with Xiao Fei to this point, then Spade Q is already qualified to be regarded as a mid-to-upper-tier team.
What's more, Wu Li is still making progress at an incredible speed.