Chapter 175: Mixed Doubles Semifinals

Xu Xiaoyuan was quickly defeated under Ye Hao's "teasing", his little face was flushed, and he didn't dare to look at the other party directly. However, Ye Hao did not gain an inch, because the fourth round of mixed doubles is about to start.

The opponent of the multinational team in this round is a Korean pair, and this time it is the turn of the Korean coaching staff to have a headache, because there are Korean players in both groups. However, no matter how much the coaching staff have a headache, the outcome of the game will not be changed by their will.

Ye Hao looked at a man and a woman standing opposite, he only knew one of them, the South Korean male athlete was one of his defeated fighters - Zhu Shihyuk. According to Xu Hyo-won, the South Korean female athlete is called Park Mi-young, and she is the women's doubles partner of South Korean star Kim Kyung-e, and her strength is not bad. And, even more coincidentally, both Joo Se-hyuk and Park Mi-young are chippers.

Therefore, after the game started, Ye Hao gradually felt the difficulty of the two, that is, they had strong defensive ability, and they were good at defending counterattacks and slashing with attacks. So, after ten minutes of play, the score was still deadlocked.

0:0,

1:1,

2:2,

3:3,

5:5,

8:8,

Ye Hao decided that he had to take the lead in making changes in order to take control of the game. So after whispering to Xu Xiaoyuan, he decided to launch a strong attack. Just when it was Park Miying's turn to serve, Ye Hao received the serve, and after the opponent served, Ye Hao immediately pulled up the curve ball.

Then, Zhu Shihyuk and Xu Hyo-won each slipped a board, and when it was Park Mi-young's turn to cut the table tennis ball back, Ye Hao rushed and began to attack. Zhu Shihe, who received the ball in the back, obviously felt the pressure, and then Xu Xiaoyuan did not continue to cut the ball, but also pulled the ball with the same board to exert pressure.

Under the continuous pressure of Ye Hao and Seo Hyo-won, the situation of the Korean pair became difficult, and the positions of Zhu Se-hyuk and Park Mi-young were receding more and more, and they were forced to move farther and farther away from the table. In the end, it was Ye Hao's violent buckle that completely ended this stalemate situation.

The score became 9:8, and Ye Hao/Xu Xiaoyuan took the lead. Next is still the serve of the Korean combination, Ye Hao received the serve and directly opened the attack mode, and he didn't want to waste any more time with a violent pick. This one is very bold, and the table tennis ball goes straight to the side, landing on the white line on the edge of the table, which can be described as dangerous. But looking at this bold and careful serve, it directly caused Zhu Shihyuk's receiving mistake and lost points, 10:8, and the game point in the first game was in hand.

Next, it was Ye Hao's turn to serve, a counter-rotating short ball in the table, Park Mi-young on the opposite side lightly cut a board and brought the ball back, and then the players on both sides began to hold the ball for more than ten rounds. After Zhu Shihe was resharpened again, Ye Hao made a decisive effort and started to pull the ball vigorously at the starting point. This sudden force really made Park Mi-young, who received the ball next, deal with the mistake, 11:8, and finally the multinational combination scored three points in a row at the end of the first game to win the first game.

At the beginning of the second game, Ye Hao began to attack more and more actively, as long as the arc ball was pulled up and the opportunity was right, he would attack with all his strength. Supplemented by Xu Xiaoyuan's chipping counterattack, the two cooperated very tacitly, and soon took the lead in this game.

3:1,

5:2,

7:4,

9:5,

11:6。

In the end, the victory in the second game came quickly, and Ye Hao/Seo Hyo-won led the opposite Korean pair 2:0 on aggregate. However, when the opponent was down in two games, he also began to change his tactical play.

From the third game onwards, both Koreans stepped up their attacks, no longer blindly slicing the ball and passively waiting for their opponents to score mistakes. This change was immediate, making the two of them fight with Ye Hao in this game, and it was difficult to solve. Finally, at the critical moment, Zhu Shihe played a super high offensive level and suppressed Xu Xiaoyuan in the dark. As a result, the Korean pair won the first game of the game 11-9, chasing the overall score to 1:2.

In the fourth game, the multinational combination made another effort and won another game 11:7. In the fifth game, the Korean team was not afraid of the crisis of losing, continued to strengthen the attack, pulled back a game 11:8, with a total score of 2:3, and once again chased the total score to only one game behind.

The sixth game began, Ye Hao/Xu Xiaoyuan launched at the beginning, they knew that this game was the best chance to win the game, and if it dragged on to the tiebreaker, the lead would be lost, and there would be a serious blow to morale.

In the first two multinational combinations, Ye Hao went all out, attacked directly after serving, solved the battle in three or five rounds, successfully scored two points in a row, and took the lead in the opening game.

However, the Koreans were not to be outdone on their serves, and they changed their usual routine, giving up on slicing the ball, and directly using their forehands sideways to start fighting as soon as they came up. I have to say that this bold move surprised both Ye Hao and Xu Xiaoyuan, and they didn't expect it at all.

After all, in the previous game, although the opponent also increased the frequency of attack, it was just in the slashing counterattack, how could it be so barbaric to roll up his sleeves and do it directly. Therefore, by a momentary mistake, Ye Hao/Xu Xiaoyuan lost in the move, and the Korean combination also succeeded in scoring two points in a row to equalize the game score, 2:2.

In this way, the score of the sixth game was always in a stalemate, and gradually came to 9:8, Ye Hao/Xu Xiaoyuan led by one point, but the next ball was the serve of the Korean pair.

Zhu Shihyuk serves, a cautious serve in the table, obviously even if he wants to take the risk of fighting, he is not crazy enough to directly serve the opponent with a long ball. However, no matter how Zhu Shihe serves, Ye Hao is already ready to receive the serve and attack.

At this time, whoever makes the first move will be able to take the lead! Although there is also a risk of making a mistake by making the first move, compared to the initiative that can be obtained, Ye Hao decided that he still has to fight, not to mention that his grasp is not small.

Ye Hao's rush really made Park Miying, who received the ball next, suffer, she failed to launch an attack according to the original plan, and could only passively cut the ball to defend a board. When it was Xu Hyoyuan's turn next, she also cut a board and sent the ball back smoothly.

When it was Zhu Shihyuk's turn to receive the ball, he did not continue to cut the ball, but grabbed a board and tried to snatch the initiative back. However, Ye Hao was waiting for the other party's attack, so he could take advantage of the situation to exert his strength, and a more violent counterattack sounded the horn of victory.

At 10:8, Zhu Shihe's rush to steal chickens and rice did not become a loss, giving Ye Hao a chance to exert his strength, and the match point was backhanded. The next two consecutive serves were the possession of the multinational combination, and the balance of victory was tipped in turn.

Ye Hao/Xu Xiaoyuan did not waste the opportunity, and directly cashed in the match point in the next goal, successfully won the sixth game 11:9, eliminated the opponent with a total score of 4:2, and advanced to the semifinals of mixed doubles.