Chapter Eighty-Seven: Destroying Korea
The third round of the battle between China and South Korea was played by Marin against South Korea's powerful player Oh Sang-yin. Marin won the first game with a score of 11:9, and once led 8:3 in the second game. However, Wu Shangyin is not a bully softie, he fought hard to catch up and pulled the score to 6:8. At this point, the veteran Marin called a timeout for himself.
After resuming the game, Marin relied on the active play of serving and attacking, scored three points in a row, 11:8, and won the second game. In the third game, Marin's old trick was repeated, and after 3-3, he took the initiative to attack and quickly beat the score to 6:3. Ma Lin, who was getting smoother and smoother, did not give his opponent a chance, and 11:6, Ma Lin defeated Wu Shangyin 3:0 and scored the second point for the Chinese team.
2:1, the Chinese team overtook the total score.
In the crucial fourth game, the Chinese men's table tennis team played Ye Hao, the number one main player, and the South Korean team also sent the No. 1 singles player Yoo Seungmin. This is the first time Ye Hao has played against Liu Chengmin in a singles match, although it is not an official best-of-seven game, Ye Hao will not relax in the slightest, vowing to score a third point for the Chinese team.
Liu Chengmin, who defeated Wang Liqin in the first game, was full of confidence at this time, and at the beginning of the game with Ye Hao, he frequently served and received serves, and was aggressive. In the face of the opponent's pressing offensive, Ye Hao fought steadily, not fearless, not underestimating the enemy, and responding to all changes with no change.
"If I do my best and seize the first three boards, I will definitely be able to take advantage!" Ye Hao already had a plan in his heart.
Liu Chengmin fought sideways to kill a board, and Ye Hao did not reluctantly counterattack, but just pulled the ball back with a forehand. Yoo Seungmin continued to rush, and after two boards, it was he who made the first mistake. Yoo Seung-min's pull ball touched the net, and Ye Hao took advantage of his opponent's mistake to score.
6:4, the leading score is Ye Hao.
In the second half of the next first game, Liu Chengmin, as always, dared to fight and rush, but Ye Hao's defensive counterattack made it superb. On the contrary, Yoo Seungmin's own offense gradually became problematic, and his mistakes increased little by little.
7:4,
8:5,
9:5,
10:6,
Ye Hao got four game points. It was Yoo Seungmin's turn to serve, a backhand inside the table short ball, good quality. Ye Hao, who had defended most of the game, did not play his cards according to common sense at this time, and suddenly used a backhand overlord to twist the bow, killing Liu Chengmin by surprise. Receiving the serve and attacking directly scored, 11:6, Ye Hao won the first game.
Yoo Seungmin, who was behind, did not give up his usual style of play, and still insisted on attacking, attacking, and attacking again in the second game. He tried to seize the opportunity and use the attack to break through Ye Hao's defense. In this game, Yoo Seungmin's success rate increased slightly, so the scores of the two were entangled and were not pulled apart.
1:2,
4:5,
7:6,
Until the score came to 9:9, the most critical moment of the second game arrived. This time it was Ye Hao's turn to serve, with a backhand reverse spin and a short ball in the table. This important service point, Ye Hao is not ready to sneak attack the opponent's long ball, if he lets Liu Chengmin, who is good at fighting, catch it right, it will be more than worth the loss.
Yoo Seungmin carefully pulled the ball up, and the two entered the stage of pulling each other. Suddenly, Ye Hao exerted his forehand force, and the speed and strength of the ball were suddenly raised by a notch. At this time, Liu Chengmin didn't dare to retreat, and he had to bite the bullet and exert his strength and continue to exert his strength. The sound of the two hitting the ball became more and more muffled, and the ping-pong ball was added with more power and spin.
At this time, if you are not careful, the ball will fly and the egg will be hit, and there will be a mistake. Ye Hao's gaze was fixed on the ball, and he didn't dare to leave for a moment. At this time, all techniques and skills have been thrown aside, and only persistence and belief are the keys to victory!
"Ahh Ye Hao couldn't help but let out a low roar after another forehand extreme pull. Liu Chengmin, who was on the other side, looked at the table tennis ball flying towards him with a stern look, sweat flowing wantonly on his forehead, and the corners of his eyes seemed to be about to be lost. At this moment, Yoo Seungmin only felt a blur and instinctively swung the racket out.
"Pong!" The ping-pong ball hit the side of the racket and flew high and off the table.
At 10:9, Ye Hao waited for the opponent's mistake with persistence and had the last laugh.
The next ball is still Ye Hao's serve point, the same choice, the short ball in the counter-rotation table, but what has changed is that this time it has been changed to the direction of the forehand position. Liu Chengmin did not take the initiative to pull the ball again this time, but chose to rub it lightly.
"I'll pick!" Ye Hao, who was on the opposite table, changed his past at this time, suddenly picked a board, and immediately attacked after serving. Ye Hao's violent challenge has the demeanor of Ma Lin, he completely threw out his body, and there is a tendency of no return without dividing it.
The result was 11:9, Ye Hao fought successfully!
At the end of the first two games of the fourth game, Ye Hao led Liu Chengmin 2:0, and the Chinese team was only one game away from the first place in the group.
Yoo Seungmin, who lost two games in a row, fell into a complete frenzy, and at the beginning of the third game, he launched an attack hysterically, regardless of the fact that he seemed to be desperately trying to do Saburo. This style of fighting after death really worked, Ye Hao was under the stormy fight of Liu Chengmin, and it was difficult to organize a powerful counterattack for a while.
At 7:4, Yoo Seung-min took a huge three-point lead.
After a pause, Ye Hao gestured to the referee. He needs time to slow down and interrupt his opponent's offensive by the way.
"Don't be frightened by his fight, you just play steadily, as long as you hold on, the opponent will definitely make a mistake!" Men's table tennis head coach Liu Guoliang is supporting Ye Hao at this time.
Ye Hao nodded after hearing this.
Ye Hao, who returned to the field again, had a stable mentality. Yoo Seungmin is still full of firepower, and the offensive has not decreased in the slightest. However, Ye Hao has improved his defensive level, and it has become difficult for the opponent to fight and score easily.
Gritting his teeth and insisting, Ye Hao's biggest magic weapon at the moment is his own will quality. In master battles, the most important thing is not technology, not tactics, but psychology and will. Only people who are strong in thought and spirit can persevere to the end and become the ultimate winner.
7:5,
7:6,
8:6,
9:8,
9:9,
10:9,
Relying on the persistence of every goal and every point, Ye Hao went from being three points behind to one point ahead and getting the match point, and only the last goal was left in the victory.
Liu Chengmin served, at this time he no longer dared to risk using the long ball that came out, it was also a safe short ball in the table. Ye Hao was also very patient and did not attack rashly. The two people on the field began to cautiously test, and neither dared to take the first step.
Three rounds later, neither side has yet to take the lead. Suddenly, Yoo Seungmin's return ball landed later, and there was a suspicion of being introduced. Ye Hao's eyes lit up, and then he turned sideways, and his arm and wrist exerted force at the same time.
A board rush is launched!
The ball is on the stage!
In the face of this very threatening goal, Yoo Seungmin defended a board. Immediately afterwards, Ye Hao rushed with two boards, two boards in a row, one board was better than the other, and Liu Chengmin, who lost the opportunity, finally made a mistake in defense.
At 11:9, the third game was won. With Ye Hao's two points, the Chinese team defeated the South Korean team 3:1 and ranked first in Group A with a record of winning all the group stages.
Following the shooting of the sun, the Chinese team successfully destroyed South Korea again!