In the face of the achievements of 11-year-old Kong Zhendong, Mi Xingbang, who is determined to reform, also has a trace of hesitation.

Mi Xingbang was ordered to shoulder the burden of the Chinese men's team two months ago, and the reform action has been very big.

Liu Guobang and coach Yin Xiao were directly promoted from the national junior team to enter the national first team.

Wu Jingping was directly transferred from the southern Sichuan provincial team to Beijing to join the national team coaching staff.

This is a huge challenge in a seniority national team, every step of the way.

Now, to make an eleven-year-old provincial team teenager skip the training of the national youth team and directly recruit into the national team?

That's still too big a step!

In order to support Yin Xiao's material selection work, and for the fact that the document to determine the assessment quota based on his results is not a dead letter, Mi Xingbang is ready to make a direct decision and let Kong Zhendong enter the national first team exceptionally.

But at this time, the remarks of the old coach Xi Muen came to the national team.

The old coach spoke very highly of Kong Zhendong, and put forward ardent expectations for Kong Zhendong's training, but also put forward the first army.

Coach Xi pulled Kong Zhendong so high, what if the national team hadn't been trained?

Then you have to bear the reputation of practicing a genius. Can Yin Xiao bear this reputation?

In the end, this reputation will still be carried by Mi Xingbang, the head coach of the national table tennis men's team.

Mi Xingbang groaned for a moment and said, "I'll go to the scene to see the final between this boy and Long Can!" Whether he enters the national team or not, we will decide after the final! ”

On August 25, the men's competition of the 91 Table Tennis Association Cup ushered in the final in the spotlight.

In the capital, Tianjin, and northern Hebei, more than 15,000 fans gathered in the table tennis hall of the Capital Gymnasium, and the Table Tennis Association Cup Organizing Committee was forced to increase the number of seats and standing tickets overnight.

The organizers of the Table Tennis Association Cup also regretted that they did not have the foresight to negotiate with the TV station about the live broadcast.

However, in 91 years, the CCTV sports channel has not yet been created, and the international competitions of Chinese table tennis are often broadcast in the central set and two sets, and domestic games want to be broadcast live? It's still too hard.

The spectators were thrilled to see the game as they had the privilege of witnessing multiple firsts.

This year's Table Tennis Association Cup is the largest number of participants in the history and the youngest finalist.

This tournament is the last national tournament for the legendary national player Cheng Longcan, and he announced before the game that this will be his last match, and more than 10,000 fans will have the honor to witness his curtain call.

At the same time, this cup is also the first national competition that 11-year-old Kong Zhendong participated, and more than 10,000 fans also witnessed the first national final in his life and hit the first national championship.

The game officially started at half past nine in the morning, and Kong Zhendong entered the competition venue at eight o'clock, accompanied by Li Muhua, the head coach of the capital team, and Coach Zheng, the supervisor.

At half past eight, the venue will allow ordinary spectators to enter, but the teammates of the Capital team can rely on the accommodation of the staff to enter the stadium first to cheer on.

Kong Zhendong's racket, table tennis, rubber, and glue were all placed in a shoulder bag, and he refused Coach Zheng's kindness, and Kong Zhendong insisted on carrying his equipment bag into the competition venue before the game.

This is Kong Zhendong's habit all along, for him, the moment he puts on the equipment, the whole person has entered the state of preparation in advance, not after most athletes warm up on the field.

After entering the preparation area, Coach Zheng was worried that Kong Zhendong was nervous and needed to adjust his mentality, so he took the initiative to say: "I'll help you brush the glue!" ”

Kong Zhendong shook his head and said, "Coach, everything is as usual, I'll go to the glue area to brush the glue by myself." ”

Before the reform of organic glue, in order to ensure the elasticity of the rubber, the main method adopted by athletes was to apply glue to the rubber before each game, and after the competition, tear off the rubber to let it volatilize on its own, and continue to apply glue in the next competition.

The rubber coated with organic glue will expand at a high speed, eat the ball deeper, have greater elasticity, and better play the rotation of the ball.

In the 90s, organic glue was more or less toxic, so before each race, there was a special area for the athletes to apply their own glue.

Although Kong Zhendong uses two-sided reverse glue, there is a difference in the smoothness of the two sides, and this subtle difference in feel requires him to brush the glue and feel it himself.

In the past, there were many games, and there would be many players in the glue area every time, but today there is only one final game, Cheng Longcan has not yet come, and Kong Zhendong uses the glue area alone.

The coaching staff of the capital team did not want to put too much pressure on Kong Zhendong, so they let him stay alone to calm down.

Kong Zhendong was more nervous than any previous match, but he didn't resist the tension.

Nervousness is also a means of mobilizing excitement.

Kong Zhendong patiently brushed the glue and felt the best feel on weekdays.

At this time, two middle-aged people with badges of the staff of the Table Tennis Association entered the glue area.

Kong Zhendong was a little helpless, in the preparation area in the nineties, there was no rule that idlers were exempted from entering.

Kong Zhendong didn't know that the two people who hung the badges of the staff of the Table Tennis Association were actually Gong Xiaobo of the Xiaokou and Wang Xiaolei of the Orange Weekly.

The national nature of this competition determines that the organizers of the competition are not rigorous, and the members of the capital team, Guo Bing and other friends are all brought in with staff badges.

So when Gong Xiaobo found Wang Xiaolei with the staff badge and said that he would take him to dig up the news, Wang Xiaolei happily went.

When Gong Xiaobo saw Kong Zhendong, he first smiled and shook hands, and after introducing himself as the courtside staff of the Table Tennis Association in the finals, he continued: "Player Kong, your entry into the finals this time is a great success for you personally, and it is also a success for us in organizing the event of the Table Tennis Association!" With your results, there should be no resistance to entering the national team this time! ”

Kong Zhendong didn't know the intentions of these two people, but Gong Xiaobo had been interviewing in the system for many years, and the official clichés were very slippery, Kong Zhendong did not suspect the identity of the staff of the other party's Table Tennis Association, or even the officials of the Table Tennis Association.

After Gong Xiaobo praised Kong Zhendong, he suddenly changed his tone and said: "Player Kong, you know, Cheng Longcan's national player has fought for the country for many years, this is his last national competition, after the game, our Table Tennis Association and his southern Sichuan provincial team will hold a retirement ceremony for him." We hope that Cheng Longcan's retirement ceremony will be a success. Do you understand? ”

As soon as Gong Xiaobo finished speaking, Kong Zhendong and Wang Xiaolei shook their bodies at the same time.

Wang Xiaolei was frightened, Gong Xiaobo only said that he wanted to make a big news, but what kind of routine is this? This set is too deep, right?

Kong Zhendong shook his head and said: "Cheng Longcan is a senior I admire very much, and I also hope that his career will be completed with strength, but what you mean, I don't understand!" ”

Gong Xiaobo's eyes froze, stared at Kong Zhendong and said: "With Cheng Longcan's strength, the leaders of the Great Perfection this time think that it is a certainty, but Kong Player is outstanding every time he competes, so we hope you don't disrupt the situation in this final." At the age of eleven, the runner-up is enough to enter the national team. What's more, the national team needs obedient people, no thorns! ”

Gong Xiaobo saw that he just wanted to get Kong Zhendong's promise to concede the ball.