Ping-Pong Life
Chapter 66

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Having said this, Brother Da Ma lowered his head and looked at the information he had collected, and continued, "But this year Xiangshui River came well prepared. Their results last year were not bad. The single player Tang Chaowang is not top-notch, but his victory is stable. The total winning rate for the year is 57%, which is quite good. This year they are said to have introduced super powerful newcomers, and they have already shouted the slogan of entering the playoffs before the game has started."

He couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, "It seems that today will be a one-sided massacre! Xiangshui River was suppressed and beaten miserably by Spade Q a few years ago. In recent years, things have changed, and Spade Q has been bullied."

Then he looked at the barrage displayed on the surveillance computer next to him and smiled, "Some viewers said that Spade Q also signed a secret new player. Let me check the newly updated team information first... Oh, today's third order is a new player named Wang Chao. It is said that he was the main player of Jiangcheng City Team before."

Brother Xiao Ma is very knowledgable and talkative, and the conversation started immediately. "I am no stranger to talking about Jiangcheng City Team. Jiangcheng City Team has masters. I heard that there is a player who is very good. A coach friend of mine said that this player is a good candidate to join the national team in the future... Wang Chao? No, no, it's not called Wang Chao. It's definitely not called Wang Chao. I remember it before, but I can't remember it at the moment. What's it called? It's called... Oh, someone put the name on the barrage, yes, it's called Wu Li!"

The competition officially started. The first round match was Spade Q player Geng Shuai vs Xiangshui River player Tang Chaowang.

Wang Chao only watched half the game and knew that Geng Shuai was the winner.

Geng Shuai deserves to be called "God of Openings". He played impeccably in the first game, which is a true national team level. Although Tang Chaowang can be regarded as the first echelon in Table Tennis First Division, facing Geng Shuai who is in full condition, he has almost no power to fight back.

The score first rose to 6:0 in one breath, and then Tang Chaowang scored a point with difficulty, making it 6:1.

Then, he could no longer stop the car and lost six goals in a row, losing the first game 11:1.

Wang Chao knows that the first point should be won.

Although Geng Shuai has the fatal weakness of "power outage", this weakness also needs to be forced out by the opponent. The pressure Tang Chaowang puts on Geng Shuai is not strong enough, and it is not qualified to last until the moment when Geng Shuai loses power.

Sure enough, the game and intermission only lasted twenty minutes, and Geng Shuai defeated Tang Chaowang without a fight. Spade Q took the lead temporarily with a huge score of 1:0.

Xiangshui River's attitude was calm and his mentality was not affected in any way. On the contrary, when the male coach wearing thick bottle-bottomed glasses looked at Fan Xiaoxian's eyes, there was some kind of gloating light in his eyes.

The male coach's name is Zhou Xiangshu. His position in the team is exactly the same as that of Fan Xiaoxian. He is also the team leader and head coach.

As for the calmness and ridicule he showed, it's because this year's Xiangshui River is really strong, very strong, because they got a super newcomer!

It's just that they encountered the same athlete classification problem as Spade Q. The super rookie was forced to play three singles, and Tang Chaowang was the only Class A Athlete in the team. He could only play one single. Even if he knew he would be massacred by Geng Shuai, he could only bite the bullet.

"Let you experience what it means to go from heaven to hell." Zhou Xiangshu thought to himself, "We may also lose the second singles match, but from now on, we will not die and be awesome."

He looked to his right.

There were two team members who looked similar to each other. One of them sensed Zhou Xiangshu's gaze and stood up.

"Once you fly, just try your best. Winning or losing doesn't matter. Don't feel any psychological pressure." Zhou Xiangshu kindly patted the team member's shoulder. "Come on!"

So the second game started, Spade Q player Lu Jia vs Xiangshui River player Hu Yifei.

After a full hour, the game ended, and the result was somewhat unexpected.

Hu Yifei 3:2 defeated Lu Jia with difficulty.

Lu Jia came off the court, sweating profusely and looking extremely guilty. He kept apologizing to everyone. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't perform well... I made too many mistakes in attacking. Alas, I was obviously in good shape during practice yesterday, why did I end up like this today?"

Fan Xiaoxian comforted him a few words, but didn't say much, because her vision was limited and she really couldn't see what the problem was.

Lu Jia had obviously played very hard, running all over the court, making all kinds of explosions, and even fell on the court, but why didn't even Hu Yifei play?

You know, Hu Yifei was Xiangshui River's substitute last year. He only played twice in the whole season and didn't win even once. His skills were terrible.

"Could it be that he suddenly enlightened during the offseason, his skills improved by leaps and bounds, and he used his strength to squeeze out the original second player?" Fan Xiaoxian finally comforted himself, "If this is the case, Lu Jia's loss is not unfair."

Wang Chao can see that the problem is not here.

Hu Yifei's skills are not good, but this player seems to have a very good mentality today. He dared to fight and fight hard throughout the game without worrying about gains and losses. Therefore, his mentality affected his performance, and he was in a 120% good state.

Lu Jia is just the opposite. He was obviously affected by the recent practice of doubles. Many times he launched inexplicable attacks when he shouldn't, and then committed suicide and lost points.

So, why did he attack out of nowhere?

The reason is that when the team was practicing, Wang Chao's small ball on the table was too delicate, and the offensive environment created for Lu Jia during practice was too good.

This caused Lu Jia to have a very subtle illusion. He always felt that he should attack at a certain point in time. However, his own ball in the table was not as delicate as Wang Chao. At the same point in time, he could not force the opponent to reveal his flaws, so he chose to attack forcefully.

"So... you blame me?" Wang Chao felt a little strange.

He didn't think too much because it was his turn.

In the live broadcast room of the "Silver Ball Dance" website, Brother Da Ma is analyzing the situation. "Oh, it will be difficult for Spade Q to lose this game. Xiangshui River's strong newcomer seems to be in the third single position, so he should play in the next doubles, and if nothing else goes wrong, he will definitely win. There are two more games, and the only scoring point for Spade Q is Geng Shuai, but as we all know, Geng Shuai steadily scored one point last season and rarely scored two points. Can he be an exception today?"

He took a sip of water and continued, "Okay, some viewers said that the new season is a new atmosphere. Let's assume that Geng Shuai scores another point and the two sides tie with a big score of 2:2. Then there is one last game left. Dear friends, please don't forget that the last game is Xiangshui River, a powerful newcomer. You don't think that Spade Q, named Wang Chao, can beat him, right?"

He looked at the barrage again and said with a smile, "A strong newcomer meets Geng Shuai? Well, yes, there is a possibility, but if they really meet, then Geng Shuai probably won't win. Spade Q will directly win 1:3 Lost. After all, you also know, right, Geng Shuai is a dragon before the fight, and Geng Shuai is a worm after the fight. Hey, hey, don't take screenshots casually. This is not a life attack. I heard this from others."

Wang Chao appeared, flanked by Lu Jia who looked remorseful.

"Relax, don't worry." Wang Chao whispered, "Play like we did in practice, continue to attack, don't be afraid of mistakes, I will create enough good offensive opportunities for you... I guarantee that you will successfully get on stage every time you draw the ball."

Lu Jia was a little dazed at this moment. He originally thought that he, the old man, should provide psychological development for the newcomer Wang Chao, but why did Wang Chao act so experienced, and even sounded like a coach in his tone?

Although it felt strange, Lu Jia miraculously calmed down.

"Well, let's fight!"

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