On the afternoon of July 31, almost at the same time as Wang Tao and Lu Ning's group stage, two pairs of doubles pairs of the Chinese team competed for the doubles gold medal.

Since Chen Jingyuan married Taipei, there has been no justifiable No. 1 person in women's table tennis.

In terms of qualifications, Gao Jun ranked first, but he was gradually replaced by Qiao Hong, who had better results in foreign wars.

After the Asian Games in the capital in 90, Deng Yalin's strong rise made Gao Jun's position in the national team even more precarious.

Before Deng Yalin and Qiao Hong did not sit firmly in the leading position, this doubles match was Gao Jun's last chance.

Although the women's table tennis coaching staff adhered to the tradition of not interfering in the game and did not appear in the coach's seat, there were still several coaches in the audience to watch the game.

In terms of results, this is a civil war between two Chinese players, and in terms of playing system, this duel is of epoch-making significance.

Chen Yuhe and Gao Jun are the only Chinese doubles pairs, while Deng Yalin and Qiao Hong are the only doubles pairs that favor European styles.

This is the confrontation between the most traditional Chinese women's doubles style of play and the latest improved style of play.

At the beginning of the first game of the game, Chen Yuhe entered the state very quickly, fought fiercely, and once suppressed Qiao Hong's connection ball.

Deng Yalin is a surprise player, and she has become the biggest variable in the double horizontal board combination.

Her pure offensive play combining her backhand and long glue with ferocity killed the two straight board players on the opposite side.

At this time, in the stands, Kong Zhendong, who ended Wang Tao and Lu Ning's group stage, also rushed over to watch the game.

He was joined by Li Xiaodong, who was in charge of strength training for the national team.

Li Xiaodong smiled: "You kid is a chicken thief!" Know what games you can't miss. ”

Kong Zhendong smiled: "I agree with an expert opinion. If the audience wants to watch a thrilling game, they have to watch the Chinese players beat foreigners, and there is a sense of excitement of winning and losing. But if you really want to see the competition of the highest women's technology, it has to be the Chinese Civil War, and it is a decisive battle for the champion and runner-up without the pressure of foreign wars. In this state, athletes can bring out 100% of their skills and tactics. ”

Li Xiaodong said with a smile: "This is indeed the reason, you look at Gao Jun, the forward momentum of the arc ball in this game is very strong." If it was the previous foreign war, there was a coaching staff to reduce mistakes and ensure that the order to advance was pressed, for fear of making mistakes out of bounds, she would not dare to play like this, but today to compete for the championship and runner-up, they are the downwind, she is out of the way, really fight on the stage, after the state is played, only to find that it is completely controllable, and there is no need to worry about going out of bounds. ”

Kong Zhendong said: "This ball, I pay more attention to Sister Yalin, our men's team also has the voice to learn from Europe, the formation of a doubles combination of double horizontal boards, this concept and the mainstream of national table tennis with the contradiction of the vertical, I am also facing the dilemma of whether to unite Wang Fei or Liu Guobang in the future." ”

As far as Kong Zhendong is concerned, he is inclined to rebuild a straight and horizontal combination with Liu Guobang. However, the forces in the team that support the European double-horizontal combination are all coaches who support the introduction of European technology and domestic style of play.

They are currently an important force in the resistance to the diehards who cling to the old technology, and Kong Zhendong does not want to fight against them.

Deng Yalin and Qiao Hong, as a successful doubles combination, have a good reference significance for the men's team's doubles reform.

In this game, Deng Yalin and Qiao Hong took the lead and won the first game.

Gao Jun saved a game after going out to fight in the second game.

In the third game, Gao Jun and Chen Yuhe's double-straight board play gradually magnified the disadvantage of holding the ball.

Li Xiaodong sighed: "It seems that the weakness of the doubles in the double straight board group is becoming more and more obvious, and it will become a swan song in the future." ”

Kong Zhendong said: "Director Li, have you paid attention to the second sentence?" When Gao Jun rushes up, Qiao Hong and Deng Yalin will be very passive and lack the means of hedging, which should be the disadvantage of doubles in the double horizontal board group. ”

Li Xiaodong pondered: "Not only that. Deng Yalin's style of play itself is based on fierce attack. Although she doesn't play straight with a horizontal plank, her inner essence is a pure straight plank play. Therefore, it is a false proposition to use Deng Yalin Qiao Hong's successful double horizontal board combination to illustrate the advantages of the double horizontal combination. ”

Li Xiaodong glanced at Kong Zhendong and said: "Zhendong, I know that there is a dispute within the team about your future doubles direction, and I will communicate for you." At least for Chinese players who have been training for many years in fast attack, it is difficult for the double-horizontal combination to reach the top of the world. ”

Kong Zhendong nodded. With Li Xiaodong coming forward to communicate, he avoided conflict with the reformists in the team, and for the 13-year-old, it is only the stage of enriching his internal strength.

In the end, in this pinnacle duel between the double horizontal board and the double straight board, Deng Yalin and Qiao Hong won the final championship 2:1.

At the end of the game, without waiting for the award ceremony, Kong Zhendong and Li Xiaodong rushed back to the men's team rest hotel.

On the return commuter bus, Kong Zhendong noticed that Xinhua News Agency reporters were already preparing a press release for the women's table tennis championship.

Kong Zhendong glanced at it and exclaimed: "The women's doubles gold medal is already the 14th gold medal in this year's Olympic Games?" ”

Li Xiaodong explained: "Yes. Four golden flowers won four in swimming, and the first men's gold medal for the new and old queens and Sun Shuwei in diving, a total of three. Li Xiaoshuang's free exercise plus women's uneven bars, and gymnastics are considered to have completed the task. Wang Yifu's pistol, Takasugi's flying saucer, involving two gold medals, track and field race walking, won the only gold medal in track and field, and women's judo won the only gold medal in the fighting category, which is thirteen. ”

At this time, two-thirds of the Olympic Games have passed, and the rest are the knockout rounds of track and field and over/under events, and the Chinese team's dominant events are rare.

Kong Zhendong asked: "The Chinese team still has three strong points: table tennis, badminton, and women's volleyball, right?" ”

Li Xiaodong said: "The women's volleyball team is in the period of alternating between the old and the new, even if it is the peak women's volleyball team in the 80s, it is too difficult to win the Olympic championship, and badminton can be expected." Before the departure, the best results set in the body weight exceeded the history, and finally it was achieved by table tennis and badminton. ”

On the second day, Wang Tao, Lu Ning and Ma Wenhua played two group games in the prodigy to compete for the quarterfinals.

After Wang Tao and Lu Ning defeated the strongest Primorac and Schulbeck in the first game, the remaining two groups of opponents were much smoother.

But in the afternoon, the atmosphere in the table tennis team became tense and solemn again.

Kong Zhendong asked Wang Fei: "What's the matter with these big guys?" Today's group stage is going well, aren't Wang Tao and Ma Wenhua both out of the quarterfinals? ”

Wang Fei said in a low voice: "The delegation is here, tomorrow, the head and deputy head of the delegation will come to watch the doubles quarterfinals together." ”

Kong Zhendong said: "Even if we are the national ball, haven't we ever seen such attention?" It's not the final again. ”

Wang Fei sighed: "I heard that the badminton team was wiped out today, and in this Olympic Games, whether the gold medal can be broken can only rely on table tennis." ”