Chapter 157 Chen Jin vs. Felix! The battle to restore the reputation of the Chinese table tennis team!

9 month 29 day.

Shougang Park, Bajichang.

WTT China Grand Slam, opening ceremony.

The leader gave a speech and there was singing and dancing to liven up the atmosphere.

Eleven o’clock, the opening game.

Sun Yingsha competes against Polish player Natalia Bayo.

The scene was filled with red flags and crowds of people.

However, Chen Jin had no chance to watch it.

The estimated time for his match with Felix is ​​11:35.

Therefore, the whole morning was spent warming up and preparing for the battle.

Chen Jin held a pair of small scissors in his hand, with a serious look on his face, carefully trimming the rubber that had just been pasted.

“You cut the rubber like it was chewed by a dog.”

Xie Mingyang frowned.

Looking at the uneven rubber edge, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

I wanted to snatch it away and crush it on the spot.

“This rubber is broken, what can I do?”

Chen Jin said helplessly.

“Give me.”

Xie Mingyang said coldly.

“okay.”

Chen Jin was overjoyed.

Without further ado, he immediately handed the racket and scissors to Xie Mingyang.

But after Xie Mingyang took it, he trimmed it carefully, like a teacher Tony who strives for perfection.

It didn’t take long to get it done.

“how?”

Xie Mingyang clapped his hands and cleaned up the tiny scraps that had fallen on the table.

“The technology is first-rate.”

Chen Jin gave a thumbs up.

Then, he stuffed his spare baseboard, two pieces of rubber, inorganic glue and small scissors into Xie Mingyang’s hands.

“Help.”

Chen Jin looked at Xie Mingyang sincerely, “Thank you, thank you.”

“What do you mean?”

Xie Mingyang’s face turned dark.

With a snap, Chen Jin put his palms together and said, “Please.”

“you–“

Xie Mingyang glared at Chen Jin and wanted to refuse arrogantly.

But seeing a hint of pleading in Chen Jin’s eyes, he finally snorted coldly.

He picked up his things and turned to walk towards the sidelines.

“You forgot to get the hair dryer.”

Chen Jin quickly chased after him, holding the hair dryer in both hands, and handed it to Xie Mingyang, grinning, “Use cold air, you know.”

“…”

Xie Mingyang snatched it away with a cold face, turned around and left.

at this time.

Wang Hao walked over with his arms folded across his chest, looked at Xie Mingyang’s back, and said to Chen Jin with a smile, “You actually let someone else stick the racket on you?”

International Table Tennis Federation, several reforms.

In addition to adjusting the size and material of ping-pong balls, clear regulations are also made on the use of glue.

Organic glue is prohibited, use inorganic glue.

Back in the organic era, after the rubber was injected, the expansion and elasticity of the rubber greatly enhanced the performance of national table tennis players such as Wang Liqin.

Since switching to inorganic glue, the expansion elasticity is not as good as before.

Of course, the ITTF banned organic glue, and the reason is appropriate.

After all, organic glue is toxic, and over time, it will have some impact on the athletes’ bodies.

As for inorganic glue, although it can also be used for glue pouring, the effect is limited and not as obvious as that after organic glue pouring.

But it is relatively healthy after all.

Moreover, the ITTF does not explicitly prohibit oiling.

However, after applying oil, the weight of the racket is affected.

The ITTF has regulations on this.

For professional athletes, oiling is not cost-effective.

the most important is.

When gluing the racket, whether the glue is completely dry, whether it is applied evenly, and the degree of fit with the baseboard all have a subtle impact on the player’s feel.

Therefore, players usually stick the rubber to the racket themselves.

“fine.”

Chen Jin smiled calmly, “I believe it, thank you.”

More than ten minutes later.

Xie Mingyang took the racket with the rubber on it and handed it to Chen Jin: “Take a look, what do you think?”

“Ness!”

Chen Jin gave a thumbs up.

I have to say that Xie Mingyang’s skill in trimming rubber is much better than his.

Even the edges of jackets that are prone to breaking are cut very neatly.

“It’s twenty past ten.”

Glancing at the electronic clock hanging on the wall, Wang Hao reminded, “There is still more than an hour until your match with Felix.”

“I just changed the rubber and wanted to try it out to see how it feels.”

“It’s best to try both the main and backup shots several times.”

What happened at the Paris Olympics still scares him.

“clear.”

Chen Jin nodded.

When he stood in Lima, he only had one racket and no spare racket.

But when it came to the Macau Championship, Wang Hao specifically contacted the DHS manufacturer and customized a 301 baseboard for Chen Jin.

It’s a pity that due to the lack of materials and debugging, it couldn’t be specially made in time.

Before this Grand Slam, I finally got the new baseboard.

During the training a few days ago, Chen Jin was trying out a new racket, which was highly compatible with his playing style and felt great.

Therefore, Chen Jin has used the new racket as his main racket for competitions.

As for the previous racket, it is a spare.

The rubber for forehand and backhand has not been changed, still Guokuang and D09C.

However, with Chen Jin’s current strength and record, these are all specially supplied by the manufacturer.

There is an obvious difference compared to the rubber he used when he was in the provincial team.

It’s different from the Macau Championship.

There are many contestants in this Grand Slam, a total of 128 men and women.

Plus, in addition to singles, there are doubles events.

The competition period is from September 9th to October 29th.

Just one day longer than the Macau Championship.

The schedule is particularly tight.

Therefore, in the first two rounds, four tables and four games were carried out simultaneously.

The opening match isn’t over yet.

The entry “Chen Jin VS Felix” has already appeared on the hot search list.

Introduction: In the WTT China Grand Slam, the new generation of straight-blade talent Chen Jin of the Chinese table tennis team will compete against Felix Lebrun, the “current world number one straight-blade player”. The battle for the straight-blade of the Chinese table tennis team to restore its reputation is worth watching.

Some official media even came out and reviewed the glory, peak and decline of the Chinese national table tennis team’s straight-blade style in the form of a collection of videos.

Various marketing accounts appeared on the scene.

“Chen Jin vs. Felix, a battle of two straight boards, who is the real world number one straight board?”

“Is straight blade the mainstream in Europe? Chen Jin, a new generation of straight blade talent of China’s national table tennis team, vows to restore the reputation of straight blades for China’s national table tennis team.”

The hot search square was also extremely lively, with all kinds of comments, like a war.

Before Chen Jin’s game even started, the topic entry immediately became the number one hot search.

Even Sun Yingsha’s opening match was suppressed.

Douyin.

Xuperman live broadcast room.

Xu Xin has already started broadcasting.

This time, besides Cheng Jingqi, there was another person who watched the game with him.

Yu Diyang, a national master-level table tennis player, also plays with a straight-blade horizontal stroke and is currently Xuperman’s coach.

“What’s going on?”

Xu Xin held up his phone and looked at the trending searches. He was quite surprised. “Isn’t Shasha’s match over yet? How come Chen Jin is number one on the trending searches?”

“The battle between the two straights, the challenge to the world’s number one straight board, is indeed full of gimmicks.”

Cheng Jingqi smiled.

“For Chen Jin, this game is very stressful.”

Yu Diyang was vaguely worried.

“It’s normal to feel stressed.”

Xu Xin disagrees. “Although everyone has different levels of stress in life, who doesn’t have a lot of stress?”

“How does the saying go…”

I was stuck for a long time and couldn’t think of a solution.

Yu Diyang added: “If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight.”

“Yeah.”

Xu Xin said, “For athletes, bearing pressure is a compulsory course for them.”

“If Chen Jin beats Felix this time, he will be under more pressure in the future. Do you believe it?”

If Chen Jin defeated Felix this time, even if his world ranking was lower than his opponent, according to current public opinion, the title of “current world No. 1 straight board” would be forced on Chen Jin. It is hard to imagine how much pressure he would feel if he lost to Felix next time.

But if we lose this game, the pressure will be even more unimaginable.

Winning is not good, losing is not good…even Xu Xin couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat.

“Chen Jin is only fifteen years old now, about the same age as Felix when he first debuted.”

Xu Xin said seriously, “In competitive sports, winning and losing is normal.”

“Friends in the live broadcast room, if… I’m just saying if, by any chance, Chen Jin loses this match, please don’t be too harsh on him.”

“Give Chen Jin some time to let him settle down.”

“But, if Chen Jin wins…”

The words were not finished.

There was a loud bang.

Xu Xin suddenly took out a bottle of champagne from under the table.

“Let’s open the champagne and congratulate Chen Jin from afar.”

Xu Xin smiled and said to Cheng Jingqi and Yu Diyang beside him, “How about we start now?”

“Brother Xin, you can’t do that!”

The two of them were so panicked that they hurried to stop him.

“Yeah.”

Xu Xin smiled and said, “Opening champagne at halftime doesn’t have a good meaning.”

Put the champagne back under the table.

Talking and laughing.

At this moment.

Sun Yingsha’s third game had just finished.

11: 7.

11: 1.

11: 8.

With a big score of 3:1, she defeated Natalia Bayo and easily advanced to the next round.

“It’s coming, it’s coming.”

Xu Xin crossed his fingers, supported his hands on the table, and said expectantly, “Yu Diyang, how do you think Chen Jin should play this game?”

“With Brother Xin, a straight-line boss, here, how dare a small shrimp like me speak nonsense?”

Yu Diyang waved his hands repeatedly.

“So humble?”

Xu Xin smiled and said, “You were able to fight with Xiao Pang back then.”

“Is this what you call a give and take?”

Yu Diyang smiled bitterly, “I was pressed to the ground and rubbed by Xiaopang.”

“Ha ha ha ha……”

Xu Xin laughed, “It’s okay, you can speak freely. Our friends in the live broadcast room all understand football. If you say something wrong, we will correct you at any time.”

“Then I will show off my skills in front of you.”

Yu Diyang clasped his fists and said, “I think that in this match, as long as Chen Jin’s backhand can keep up with Felix’s speed, the chances of winning are very high.”

“Everyone knows that Felix’s backhand is very fast with a straight-blade horizontal hit and his ability to change lines is also very strong.”

“So, while Chen Jin is keeping up with the speed in his backhand, he also needs to pay attention to protecting his forehand.”

After some analysis, it makes sense.

“It seems that you, Coach Yu, have put a lot of effort into this live broadcast.”

Xu Xin smiled and said, “Backhand holding and speed, there is nothing wrong with this style of play.”

“However, I think that with Chen Jin’s backhand strength, there is another way to win the game, which is…”

The words were not finished.

The scene on the screen changed.

But Chen Jin and Felix had already entered the arena and started practicing against each other.

Four games, played simultaneously.

This is not the first time Chen Jin has experienced this.

The Lima regular challenge tournament has the same schedule.

The only difference is.

There were few spectators in Lima, so the impact on the contestants was minimal.

But this time, there were huge crowds of spectators outside the venue.

Not all of them came for Chen Jin.

The other three games also had spectators and cheers.

Perhaps, this situation will occur on the scene.

For example, when Chen Jin and Felix were fighting fiercely for a crucial ball, the player at the next table played a beautiful ball, which shocked the whole audience.

The sudden applause is bound to have some impact on both of them.

For this purpose, the coaching team also arranged anti-interference training for Chen Jin in previous training.

But training is training.

In a real competition, the feeling is definitely different.

This is another big test for Chen Jin.

Before taking the field.

As Chen Jin’s off-court coach, Wang Hao is particularly experienced and repeatedly reminded him: “Focus on the game and don’t be distracted by the noise outside the court.”

“You have to remember that this is also part of the game.”

Of course Chen Jin understood this truth.

Looking around, the audience seats were packed with people, and every seat was occupied.

Some people held up banners and light signs with the words “Come on Chen Jin” clearly written on them.

“Chen Jin!”

“come on!”

From the moment Chen Jin appeared on the stage.

The cheers from the scene never stopped.

It came like an overwhelming tidal wave, making it hard to breathe.

“Whoo~”

Chen Jin let out a long breath.

Wang Hao’s voice still rang in my ears.

“In the first game, don’t be too anxious because this is the first time you two are playing against each other. Try the other’s serve first.”

“Felix’s serve has a very fast tempo, so you have to pay attention to that.”

“Go at your own pace, don’t let Felix lead you.”

“Keep your eyes on the ball and get more shots.”

“Backhand stalemate, first stabilize and then adjust, watch your forehand position, and change the line first.”

In fact, Wang Hao had given repeated instructions during the morning training.

Before going on stage, he still remembered to remind me.

“Pay attention to continuity and connection.”

“Backhand hold, watch your forehand.”

“Stabilize first, adjust later, and be the first to change the line.”

“come on!”

“Get excited!”

Wang Hao applauded and cheered for Chen Jin.

the other side.

Felix’s coach is also constantly communicating tactics with Felix.

As the referee reminded.

Both players appeared on the stage at the same time.

Handshake.

Guess first.

Felix got the serve in the first game.

Then, warm-up sparring.

He is already one of the top players in the world, and it is difficult to judge based solely on the pre-match sparring session.

During sparring, Chen Jin also restrained the strength of his pull on the ball.

The two-minute sparring time is not over yet.

Felix suddenly intercepted the ball and signaled to Chen Jin that the game could begin.

Chen Jin naturally had no objection.

The two men walked to the referee’s table, picked up their respective towels and wiped their sweat.

“Chen Jin!”

“come on!”

……

“come on!”

“Chen Jin!”

……

The cheers of the audience resounded throughout the huge Hall No. 2, shaking the heart.

This is the home advantage!

Chen Jin looked back and saw a guy in the back row of the audience waving the national flag and shouting at the top of his lungs with veins bulging.

Full of emotional value!
Seeing this, Chen Jin’s heart moved slightly.

This game may not just be a fight for yourself.

I am fighting for those who truly support me.

Take a deep breath.

Chen Jin’s eyes were slightly closed.

When he opened his eyes again, two sharp rays of light suddenly shot out.

Like lightning reaching straight to the center of the sky.

Throughout the sun and moon.

(End of this chapter)