"Today's game is like Mars hitting the Earth. There are many things to watch. Let's talk about the first game first. Niu Linjun is known as Geng Shuai's nemesis. In the past five years, the two have played against each other 13 times, and Geng Shuai has never won a game. From this point of view, audience friends, do you think the first game is no suspense?"
Brother Da Ma is very excited today. Before the game has even started, he is already eloquent and gushing. There is a thick amount of information on the table, all of which he has carefully collected.
"But don't forget, in the world of table tennis, anything can happen."
"Don't talk about the distant ones, just talk about the nearby ones. Uncle Bai was suppressed by Dragon Team for seven years and lost all 27 battles. It is unique in history. Someone once said that all Where Dragon Team is, it is impossible for Uncle Bai to win, but at Table Tennis World Cup in July this year, Uncle Bai broke this curse."
"Hey, some viewers said that Uncle Bai defeated Dragon Team. I admit this, but Dragon Team did participate in the competition, and Dragon Team lost to Lin Li, while Uncle Bai personally defeated Lin Li. Doesn't this explain the problem?"
"Isn't that enough? Okay, let me give you another example. Denmark Veteran Christian. Hart is not famous enough, so people don't know much about him. In fact, he has also had a difficult problem in the past seven years, and that is Luo Jiu."
"Hart has not won against Luo Jiu in seven full years, but he eliminated Luo Jiu at the Athens World Tour event at the end of last month, breaking a major curse in his career."
"You're talking about Luo Jiu technical reform? Haha, we won't discuss technical reform or not. We only talk about the results, not the process, right? In competitive sports, if you lose, no matter how many reasons you give, it will be an excuse."
"Some viewers said coach He Jingping, well, well, we don't dare to guess what the national team coach is thinking, and we don't dare to say whether his philosophy is right or not. Dear viewers, I advise you to be kind and not to cause trouble, okay? Don't deliberately lead me to say wrong things, I'm afraid the live broadcast room will be blocked."
"In short, everything is possible. Both Hart and Uncle Bai defeated seven years of inner demons in one day. So what can Geng Shuai, who has only five years of inner demons, not be able to defeat?"
"What's more, in the years when Geng Shuai lost to Niu Linjun, Spade Q itself was not strong. Even if Geng Shuai won the first game, he still lost by a big score. It is normal for him to lack fighting spirit."
"But things are different now, everyone, this year Geng Shuai is surrounded by Shaved Head Youth! Didn't you realize that Spade Q is chasing the championship this year?"
"Some people say Zhu Ding, yes, Zhu Ding is very strong, but whether Shaved Head Youth can beat Zhu Ding, I dare not draw a conclusion. I can only say that it is full of suspense."
"Hey, let's watch this game first. Geng Shuai will play Niu Linjun. I'm going to make a bet. Please use silver coins to place your bets. Come on, come on. It's five minutes. Once the time is up, the game will be closed immediately. Everyone, hurry up."
"My opinion? Of course I support Geng Shuai to win. As you know, I am a big fan of Shaved Head Youth and support Spade Q unconditionally. But let me make it clear first. Listen to me. If the bet loses, I, Brother Da Ma, will not be responsible."
After saying this, countless slaps popped up on the screen.
On the court, the game has also entered a fierce stage.
Today's Geng Shuai fight was particularly violent.
His starting style was already fierce, but today he was even more aggressive and frightening, as if he had taken gunpowder.
In the first game, Niu Linjun got the right to serve. At this time, Niu Linjun was very confident. As a slicer, he had an extremely deep understanding of short backspin serves. He was sure that his two opening rights to serve could last at least twenty or thirty rounds with Geng Shuai.
I cut slowly, dragging slowly, trying to cut each ball to the bottom line of the table, trying to add one second to each round.
Just drag the ball for one minute, dawdle for a few times, run around, tie your shoes, or tactically receive a yellow card for "delaying the serve". By the time the game is about the same, twenty minutes will have passed.
This is his perfect rhythm.
However, he sent the ball over and Geng Shuai started immediately.
Geng Shuai One step forward, the other step forward, walking around to the side of the table, and without saying a word, he made a challenge.
Niu Linjun This moment is quite unexpected.
He has played against Geng Shuai too many times. Although Geng Shuai's attack power is powerful, it has never been good at handling short backspin.
Why?
Because Geng Shuai's racket is specially customized, the rubber is much harder than mainstream rubber, with greater elasticity and less friction.
This performance is quite amazing. At that time, Geng Shuai was the only one in the entire national team who could use this racket. This racket maximized its power and speed properties, but it was naturally weak in arc and friction.
——But the strange thing is that his racket is not incapable of pulling, it is just not easy to pull. When he occasionally needs to draw a loop, he can still draw the arc by relying on his superior physical condition.
In short, Niu Linjun instinctively believed that, at least with his own serve, it was impossible for Geng Shuai to pick up the ball.
Because my serve definitely has enough spin.
Because the rubber friction of Geng Shuai is simply not enough.
But Geng Shuai hit the ball successfully.
This ball is extremely dangerous. If the arc it flies is just one millimeter lower, it will touch the net and then commit suicide.
But just because it passed the net, it turned into a scratching ball. The already tricky landing point became even weirder after this wipe. It deflected 90 degrees and almost flew directly into the small triangle area on the left side of the net.
Niu Linjun couldn't fly over, so he threw the racket against the table in a hurry, trying to save it.
The rescue failed, Geng Shuai scored with a pick, leading 1:0.
At the players' table, Fang Yuan suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned around and asked, "What did Geng Shuai practice yesterday?"
The third player next to him, Li Huashan, answered honestly, "I don't know... we withdrew at 5:30 yesterday afternoon. When we finally left, it seemed that Geng Shuai and Wang Chao were doing multi-ball exercises with each other."
"Multi-ball practice?" Fang Yuan was a little curious. "On the eve of the game, he did not do targeted training, but did basic training. What kind of trouble is this?"
Li Huashan smiled and shook his head, "Who knows? When we were leaving yesterday, Sun Yuanqiang even ran over and made a joke, saying that they were cramming, but they didn't react at all."
Fang Yuan made a "tsk" sound, shook his head, thought for a moment, and suddenly smiled, "Wow, little Xian'er finally learned bad things this year and actually started to play tricks on me."
On the field, Niu Linjun was not affected by the first ball.
This is the quality that a national team player should have. On the court, don't think too much about the past ball. No matter what mistakes you made, how you were deceived, or how upset you are, you must suppress it for the time being, and don't let your previous emotions affect your current state.
He didn't intend to change his moves, but just sent a short backspin more cautiously. This time, the landing point was not in the center of the opposite table, but to the left of the center.
Although he didn't know why Geng Shuai was able to successfully hit the ball just now, he still chose to take precautions. This second serve was deflected to the left. If Geng Shuai wanted to attack, turning sideways would definitely not work. The only way was to force it on the table.
But that weird racket Geng Shuai, faced with this kind of short backspin, still has a three-point chance on a challenge. After all, you can turn your wrist to push the ball up, but twisting the ball... it's really... even if you use all your strength, you can't twist it.
Geng Shuai As expected, I couldn't twist it, so I obediently returned the swing.
Niu Linjun chipped the ball.
Geng Shuai swings short again.
Niu Linjun Cut again.
Geng Shuai stopped showing off. He walked sideways around the stage again, waving his arms wildly, and challenged him on stage for the second time!
With a "pop" sound, the ball hit the net, spinning crazily and refusing to stop, making Niu Linjun's eyelids jump.
Fortunately, the ball did not pass the net...
But if it passes the net, just look at the crazy energy of the ball on the net, you can imagine how powerful and fast it is, Niu Linjun has no confidence that he can catch it.
"Holy shit... he dares to hit this ball? Is he really in danger of dying?"
He found that Geng Shuai looked like a madman today.
In fact, this ball was the same as the first ball. It was another extremely difficult challenge on the table. The only difference was that the first ball was hit and this one was not.
So the score became 1:1.
Change to Geng Shuai to serve.
Geng Shuai held the ball in his left hand and stood on the edge of the table.
This position is very extreme, because the position where most players stand should theoretically be regarded as the front of the table, but Geng Shuai is almost standing on the side of the table.
This makes it clear that he does not want to serve a short ball, but wants to serve a fast and spinning Bullet Serve.
Obviously, this is completely different from his usual playing habits.
Then Geng Shuai threw the ball upwards hard, directly to a height of at least three meters.
This is surprisingly a High-Toss Serve!
If it weren't for the fact that direct dialogue between the two sides was prohibited during the game, and the use of swear words in public places was not prohibited, Niu Linjun would have pointed his finger at Geng Shuai's nose and started scolding...
"What the hell are you doing when you step on a horse?"
"Aren't you afraid of heights?"
"Weren't you so beaten by that little Sakura from Yoshikawa Hiroshi that you didn't dare to catch the ball?"
"You're so stupid... why are you starting to throw lobs just half a month later?"
"You're riding a horse... you have a fake illness, right?"