Chapter 42: Twists and Turns Finally Win the Championship
After Coach Lu teased Ye Hao a lot, he couldn't wait to start preparing him for the finals. Ye Hao's opponent in the final was Zhao Changting of the Bayi team. This person is not very famous, but he can successfully reach the finals, and he also has some strength.
Speaking of which, this time the final of the national championship was unexpected on both sides, and it can be regarded as a dark horse. Needless to say, Ye Hao is a young player who is less than thirteen years old. Zhao Changting, in the Bayi team, is not famous in the country. The final between the two this time can be said to be a dim star.
However, this is nothing for both sides, and for Ye Hao, this is a stepping stone for him to enter the national first team. For Zhao, this is the pinnacle of his career and is more likely his only chance to win the national title.
As for the final champion, there are different opinions and discussions.
"I think Ye Hao will lose. He is too young and inexperienced to play in the final, and it is easy for him to fall out of style in the final. ”
"I think he can win the championship. Although this Ye Hao is young, he is full of momentum, his technical level is not low, and his style of play is also very stable. As long as he can play normally, Zhao Changting may not be an opponent. ”
"This time, they also picked up the bargain. The main players of the national team are going to participate in the Asian Games, otherwise where will they be their turn. ”
That makes sense. Whoever wins, it's the first time they've won a national victory, and that's luck! ”
"If that Ye Hao wins the final, it will be terrible to win the championship. A national champion under the age of thirteen, for the first time in history! ”
"Alas, to be able to achieve such results at a young age, the future is limitless. Why didn't I have such a good opportunity at that time! ”
"Jealous? If you have the ability to sign up for the next session, maybe the main force of the national team will not participate. ”
"Go, go, I've been retired for several years, you make fun of me!"
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Zhao Changting's heart was indeed excited, seeing that the national championship was just a stone's throw away, this was a rare opportunity, and if he missed this village, there would be no such store.
For the opponent in the final, Zhao Changting did not dare to underestimate the opponent by half a point. Such a young player can defeat Qin Zhijian, Chen Qi and other powerful national players or former national players, which shows his strength.
After discussing with his head coach, Zhao Changting decided to adopt a steady and steady tactic. His style of play is characterized by a balance between attack and defense, and it is not appropriate to change tactics rashly. And considering the age and experience of the opponent, the coaches of the Bayi team felt that Ye Hao would definitely make some mistakes in the final. As long as these mistakes can be grasped, Zhao Changting will be able to take the initiative.
What about Ye Hao? Is it really as the Bayi team thought, will there be psychological fluctuations due to the excessive pressure of the finals, resulting in abnormal performance?
After the start of the game, Zhao Changting found that the opponent's performance was unusually smooth, and it could even be said that he was outstanding, and he became a little braver. This was a big surprise to him, and the initiative on the field was also controlled by Ye Hao, and the score fully reflected this.
3:2, 6:4, 9:6, Ye Hao's lead is getting bigger and bigger. Zhao Changting found that his characteristics were completely restrained by his opponent. Because Ye Hao is also both offensive and defensive, and he is stronger than him in both aspects, Zhao Changting can't attack and can't keep the score.
In the end, Ye Hao won the first game 11:7.
In the next two games, Ye Hao did not give Zhao Changting the slightest chance, and made persistent efforts, 11:6, 11:6, won two games in a row, forcing the opponent to the line of life and death.
The one-sided situation and the unsuspenseful game made the audience talk about it at this time.
Inside the Bayi team.
"The opponent is too calm, Zhao Changting doesn't have any chance, this game is hanging."
"Unless there is an accident, there is no strength to recover, after all, there is a huge advantage in three games."
"Alas......"
The capital team is here.
"That's it, the champion is done!"
"Ye Hao hold on."
"One game, one more win."
Spectators and other teams.
"I really didn't expect Zhao Changting to lose so completely."
"The game is not over yet, it is not necessarily, maybe there will be a turnaround?"
"It's hard!"
At this time, there was a sudden unexpected situation on the field. At the beginning of the fourth game, Zhao Changting served, Ye Hao raised his right foot and stood on tiptoe with his left foot, wanting to attack sideways with his forehand. At this moment, Ye Hao's feet suddenly slipped, and the whole person fell heavily to the ground. It turned out that after a few rounds of competition on the field, the sweat of the two fell to the ground, causing the ground to be slippery, and Ye Hao accidentally fell because of this.
When the capital team outside the stadium saw this scene, they all stood up with a "bang", and they were very concerned about Ye Hao's situation. Ye Hao, who landed on the ground head-on, lay on the ground and did not get up for a long time. This scared Coach Lu and a bunch of people, and even the referee and Zhao Changting hurried over to check the situation.
Ye Hao, who was lying on the ground, did not fall lightly, just now he really hit the ground, he estimated that his knees and legs must be purple, and now he has no strength to stand up at all. At this time, medical personnel have already rushed over to prepare for emergency medical care.
Ye Hao was carried to the sidelines for some treatment, and Coach Lu next to him asked worriedly, "Can you still continue to play?" But don't hold on, if you can't, quit. ”
"No, I can still hold on, just win one more round!" Ye Hao decisively rejected Coach Lu's kindness and said firmly. Looking at Ye Hao's determined appearance, Coach Lu knew that he had made up his mind, so he stopped persuading him.
Ten minutes passed, and Ye Hao played again, but at this time he was limping and struggling.
"It looks like this game is going to be unpredictable again."
"Zhao Changting's luck is really good, he lost steadily, but he didn't expect a pie to suddenly fall from the sky."
"Alas, this Ye Hao is a pity, he was going to win, but he was injured......"
Everyone in the audience talked about it, and hope rose again in the hearts of everyone in the Bayi team.
Zhao continued his second serve, and he is currently leading 1-0. Ye Hao did not seek stability in the face of the incoming ball, but chose to fight, after all, he didn't dare to fight with his opponent now.
Zhao Changting didn't expect Ye Hao to be so decisive at this time, desperate to take the serve and attack. He was not well prepared, so he didn't catch Ye Hao's board and twisted it vigorously with his backhand. The score was tied 1-1.
It was Ye Hao's turn to serve, an in-table short ball with full downspin, his purpose was to use high-quality serves, take the first hand, and strive to solve the battle with one or two boards.
After Zhao Changting discovered Ye Hao's idea, he worked hard to increase the number of rounds between the two, wanting to drag the opponent to death with a stalemate.
In this way, the score alternately increases. Ye Hao's fight brought the other party a threat, but it also reduced the stability and success rate. For a while, he couldn't fight and win the game quickly.
In this way, you have a goal, I have a point, and the score has come to the critical moment of 9:9. It was Zhao Changting's turn to serve again, and in order to be able to attack Ye Hao, he served long balls.
Ye Hao, like the previous few balls, was forced to enter the pull mode with the opponent. Zhao Changting's return ball came over again, and Ye Hao, who had been standing still, suddenly turned sideways quickly, hit his forehand quickly, and the ball suddenly became straight and headed towards Zhao Changting's backhand.
This greatly surprised Zhao Changting, he didn't have time to change his sideways posture, and could only watch the ball fly away. Then he looked at the opposite table, only to see Ye Hao's teeth clenched at this time, and the large beads of sweat on his forehead fell straight down.
"It's so good!" Not only Zhao Changting, but everyone present issued the same sigh in their hearts.
The next ball, Ye Hao's championship point, or Zhao Changting's serve, at this time he was under a lot of pressure, and his heart gradually became timid, and the posture of the serve was also deformed, and the quality of the serve was naturally not high.
Staring at the table tennis ball coming from the opposite side, Ye Hao found that the spin of this ball was not strong, and it was still a long ball, his heart moved, and he gritted his teeth again and took steps, ready to attack directly sideways.
A low hitting sound showed that Ye Hao's shot was fierce, and the landing point of the ball was also extremely tricky, heading straight to the center of the opposite table and Zhao Changting's body.
Zhao Changting didn't expect Ye Hao to return the ball so quickly, with such great strength, and such a sharp angle. As a result, he had no time to move his body, so he could only reluctantly block the racket in front of him, and the ball hit the surface of the racket and returned in the original direction.
At this time, Zhao Changting, Ye Hao, and everyone in the audience were staring at the ball, and the ping pong ball crossed an arc and flew towards Ye Hao. I saw that the ball finally fell to the ground after grazing the table and did not come to the stage!
Seeing this, the tight strings in Ye Hao's heart finally loosened, and the person immediately lay down on the ground and formed a "big" word.
"Win!" In Ye Hao's mind, only this thought was constantly echoing at the moment.