Chapter 103: Olympic Champion
From falling behind 1:3 to equalizing 3:3, this final can be described as magnificent and exciting. However, it was a tough battle for the athletes on the field, especially for Yoo Seungmin, who was two games ahead and only one step away from Olympic title.
"I still have a chance!" Yoo Seungmin tried to adjust his mindset and brace himself to continue the battle in the tiebreaker.
Ye Hao is surging and imposing, even if his body is tired, he is in high spirits.
The tiebreaker of the table tennis men's singles final at the Athens Olympics begins!
In this game, Ye Hao served first, and in the face of such a critical moment, Liu Chengmin did not dare to fight rashly, and pulled a board honestly and properly. Ye Hao also didn't start, and pulled a ball back with his forehand. In the first point of the tiebreaker, both China and South Korea were extremely cautious.
After two rounds, Yoo Seungmin couldn't help himself and started to exert his forehand, and the taut forearm showed that he was gathering strength at the moment, waiting to strike.
"Pong!"
The ball was vigorously whipped by Liu Chengmin and hit Ye Hao's body. Without thinking about it, Ye Hao slapped a strong backhand pullback, and the two officially entered the attack mode.
Three rounds,
Four rounds,
……
Eleven rounds,
Twelve rounds,
"I'm afraid the tiebreaker is like this first ball, whoever can hold on will be the champion!" Looking at the point that has not yet been decided on the field, Liu Guoliang couldn't help but sigh off the field.
The final result of the first goal of the decisive game was seventeen rounds later, Ye Hao pumped the ball out of bounds with a board and lost points by mistake!
1:0, Yoo Seungmin leads. Kim Taek-so, the coach of the Korean team off the field, waved his arms excitedly and secretly said in his heart: "This is a good sign!" ”
The second ball, Ye Hao continued to serve, the same is the routine of the first ball, after two or three rounds of back and forth, this time Ye Hao took the lead and took the initiative to attack. As a result, ten rounds later, Ye Hao smashed and scored.
1:1, the score is tied.
It was Liu Chengmin's turn to serve, and just when he was still waiting to test a round before launching an attack like the first two balls, Ye Hao had already received the serve and went directly to the backhand attack trick - Overlord Twist!
2:1, Ye Hao leads.
"I'll go, why don't you play your cards according to the routine, where is the tacit understanding that you said?" Yoo Seungmin complained while picking up the ball.
On the fourth ball, Yoo Seungmin continued to serve, and this time he was prepared and did not dare to be careless. Sure enough, Ye Hao still chose to strike first and attacked sideways with a forehand. Yoo Seungmin, who was already mentally prepared, was not as embarrassed as the previous ball, and pulled a backboard to hit the ball back to the opposite table. The game once again entered the stage of multi-shot stalemate, so far, the tiebreaker has only just played four balls, but except for the third ball, the other three balls are more than ten beats entangled. In the end, Ye Hao withstood Liu Chengmin's crazy fight and guarded the opponent's mistake.
3:1, once again it was Ye Hao's turn to serve. In these two service points, Ye Hao and Liu Chengmin were evenly divided, each scoring one point, and the score became 4:2.
The first half of the game finally came to an end, and both sides went to the sidelines to wipe their sweat. There were only six points, but both of them were already sweating profusely, and 15 minutes had passed, with an average of more than 2 minutes of one-goal contest. It can be seen that the competition for every ball in this game is very fierce, and the two seem to be fighting bayonets, and the knives are red.
In the next game, Ye Hao worked hard to maintain a two-goal lead, while Liu Chengmin fought desperately to recover the disadvantage.
5:3,
7:6,
9:8,
Ye Hao still has a point ahead, but as long as he wins two more goals, the Olympic champion will be in hand, but the gold medal is more difficult to get than expected.
Liu Chengmin fought directly after serving, and at this time he was also out of bounds, this ball was almost out of bounds, and it was a side-rubbing ball. It can only be said that Liu Chengmin's luck is too good, and Ye Hao's luck is a little worse.
At 9:9, the two tied for the first time in the tiebreaker, which made Yoo Seungmin and the South Korean team, who were always behind, excited, and burst of confidence for a while.
Looking at Liu Chengmin, who was full of ambition on the other side, Ye Hao pursed his lips, "Look at me to get the championship point in the next ball, can you still smile!" ”
Ye Hao served, and Liu Chengmin grabbed after receiving the serve, trying to replicate the success of the previous ball. But he was too self-righteous to think about it, Ye Hao had already prepared for this, and he was already waiting sideways, with a force on his forehand, and a board rushed to score!
10:9, the game point of the tiebreaker, the match point of the final, and the Olympic champion point!
"Whew~" Ye Hao took a deep breath, success or failure was in one fell swoop. Hey, Yoo Seungmin wanted to take a timeout, "Hmph, sample, this is to interrupt my serve and offensive rhythm." Ye Hao made the purpose of the Korean team's timeout clear.
After the pause, Ye Hao continued to serve, looking at Liu Chengmin's tense body on the opposite side, like a vicious dog that was about to pounce at any time. "I know you want to fight, then I'll give you this chance, but ......"
Ye Hao chose to send a topspin long ball, which was exactly what the opponent wanted to attack, but the direction and angle of this ball were not what Liu Chengmin wanted. It was an incoming shot at Yoo Seungmin's backhand, and it was so angled and fast enough that it was too late for him to immediately use his forehand sideways. Helplessly, Liu Chengmin could only push a backhand with a board, hoping to transition a ball.
However, Ye Hao will not give his opponent this opportunity, he did not use his backhand to attack Liu Chengmin, but used a forehand to rush sideways. At this time, the role of the forehand is revealed, Ye Hao used the forehand to suppress the angle of the return ball on Liu Chengmin's backhand, forcing the opponent to use his backhand to his forehand. In this way, the result can be imagined, and Yoo Seungmin was forced to be embarrassed. After all, even if Ye Hao used his backhand to Liu Chengmin's forehand, he didn't dare to say that he had the upper hand. rushed three boards in a row, and beat Liu Chengmin, a vicious dog, into a water dog!
11:9。 Win! Ye Hao once again won the final victory in the seven-round battle.
"I'm an Olympic champion!" Only this one voice echoed in Ye Hao's mind at this time. After a few moments, he came back to his senses, and after shaking hands with Yoo Seungmin and the coach of the South Korean team, he ran to the Chinese team on the sidelines and hugged Liu Guoliang and Xiao Zhan fiercely.
"My victory is due to your hard work, and the Olympic gold medal is half of yours!"
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Award Ceremony.
As Wang Liqin and Liu Chengmin stood on the podium one after another, Ye Hao's name sounded in the competition hall. Ye Hao did not directly climb the championship podium, but made a move that everyone in the audience did not expect - kneeling down and kissing the podium!
Looking at the Olympic gold medal hanging around his neck, Ye Hao couldn't touch it enough, and he couldn't stop laughing. From an ordinary person to a national team player, to a world champion, until the current Olympic champion, Ye Hao after being reborn changed history and created his own glory, not living in vain!