Ye Hao/Ma Long and Ma Lin/Chen Qi's first meeting was in the team's selection match, when they lost 1:3 and "lost the game bitterly." The men's doubles final of the Greek Open this time is the first time that the two sides have faced each other in an official competition, and of course, it is also the first doubles final between Ye Hao and the two.

"Ye Hao, do you think we can win the horse riding combination this time?" Malone asked a little unconfidently. The name "horseback riding" combination is the nickname given by Ye Hao to the men's doubles combination of Ma Lin and Chen on a whim.

"Of course we won." Ye Hao didn't want to answer directly.

"Why? Where did you get this confidence? This is the coach Xiao Zhan, who was standing on the side, asked suspiciously.

"Coach Xiao, they are a horseback riding combination, we are a Haolong combination, how can a horse compare to a dragon?" Ye Hao explained unhurriedly.

Hearing Ye Hao's words, Xiao Zhan and Ma Long said that what you said was so reasonable, I was speechless.

The match between the Haolong combination and the riding combination began.

The two people in the horse riding combination, Ma Lin and Chen Qi are both offensive direct shooting players, and the two of them hold the racket on the left and right, complementing each other and attacking with strong power. At the very beginning of the game, they attacked in full swing.

Chen Qi held the racket in his left hand and swung it forward, and his forearm and wrist exerted force at the same time, forming a strong friction between the racket and the ball. Seeing this, Ma Long, who was about to catch the ball on the other side, chuckled in his heart, only to see the table tennis ball flying to his middle in an exaggerated arc.

"Fight!" Ma Long made up his mind, and his right hand, which was holding the racket behind him, also carried enough strength to go towards the ball. In order to successfully pull Chen Qi's powerful rotating arc ball back, Ma Long also had to create the same fierce friction for the ball to rotate back in the opposite direction.

"Ping", a slightly dull hitting sound, the ball was still hit back by Malone with difficulty. At this time, Marin, who was about to catch the ball, did not continue to pull back in the face of the flying table tennis ball, but unexpectedly sliced a board. This disrupted Ye Hao's rhythm of receiving the ball, causing his return ball to go directly to the net. Marin's style has always been varied, difficult to defend and easy to hit.

In the first game, Ye Hao/Ma Long were still at a disadvantage and were suppressed.

1：2，

4：6，

5：8，

7：9，

8：10。

Marin and Chen Qi took the lead in getting the game point.

Marin serves, Malone receives serve. In the face of Marin's short ball, Ma Long was still a little immature, and after a slow rub, the landing point and spin of the ball were not grasped well. Chen Qi took advantage of the momentum and hit the ball in a forward arc to the left corner of the table. Ye Hao stretched out his arm vigorously and wanted to catch it, but in the end he failed.

At 11:8, the first game was won by the riding combination.

"It seems that Marin and Chen Qi are more spicy, and they have a good chance of winning this game." This is Kong Linggray's review.

Wang Liqin, another member of the men's team who was not selected for the singles, also agreed: "Their combination is indeed the strongest men's doubles combination of our Chinese table tennis team now. It is already rare that Ye Hao and Ma Long can entangle with them to this score. ”

"Maybe there's still a chance for me to go up with Brother Kong." Wang Hao was a little unconvinced.

Kong Linghui just smiled when he heard it, and thought to himself, "We don't have much confidence that we can withstand the offensive of Ma Lin and Chen Qi when we go up." ”

The combination of Ma Lin and Chen Qi is really too powerful in offensive firepower. No matter how much Ye Hao ridiculed before the game, it cannot be denied that on the field, he and Ma Long are still the weak side and the side defending the city.

In the second game, Ye Hao and Ma Long's attacks became less, and they had to devote more energy to dealing with the opponent's onslaught.

2：0，

4：1，

6：2，

8：3，

In this game, the firepower output of the riding combination simply doubled, and Ye Hao and Ma Long gradually became a rout.

Marin was another sideways pick, throwing out his entire body, anyway, he didn't have to worry about the next shot, there was Chen Qi in his pocket. This is the difference between doubles and singles. If Marin had a singles match with Ye Hao, and he did so, as long as Ye Hao could catch the ball and change the line of the ball to the other side of Marin, then he would not be able to catch up with the lost position. In doubles, more attention is paid to the cooperation of the two and the cooperation of the two.

The final result of this goal was that Chen Qi followed Marin's offensive advantage, made up for it, and successfully scored.

The score became 9:3, and the gap grew wider and more irreversible. Ye Hao and Ma Long felt that they had once again returned to the original team selection competition, and they were pressed and beaten by their opponents. Ye Hao rarely felt a trace of powerlessness, he rarely lost confidence in the game, but this time he really had no confidence at all.

10：3，

11：3。

Marin/Chen Qi won two goals in a row and won the second game, only one game away from the championship.

"It seems that there is no suspense, Marin/Chen Qi have been in very good form recently, and I hope they can keep it up." Liu Guoliang is very satisfied with the performance of the pair, and in his heart, he has already put the riding combination into the Olympic doubles list in advance.

"Ye Hao/Ma Long is still a little tender, and they need more competitions to hone it." Xiao Zhan said with some regret, although he had already predicted it in his heart.

Soon, the third game began, and the two-game deficit did hit the confidence of the Haolong combination. Especially Ma Long, who has not yet experienced the experience of the competition, is even more of a six-god master. Although Ye Hao is still as desperate and unwilling to admit defeat as ever, he is unable to support himself and has no power to return to the sky.

3：1，

5：2，

7：3，

9：4，

10：4，

In the end, the riding combination won the final game easily again with a score of 11:5. They won three games in a row, swept the Haolong combination, and won the championship.

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Looking at Ma Lin and Chen Qi standing on the highest championship podium, Ye Hao felt bad in his heart. Now he finally understands that it is the height of the podium of tens of centimeters, which is the difference between the champion and the runner-up, and how many sports heroes bend their waists!

"Luckily, I'm still young and I still have a lot of opportunities. Let's see, one day, I will defeat you! Ye Hao secretly swore an oath.

Different from Ye Hao's unwillingness, Ma Long, who participated in the World Series for the first time, immediately entered the joy of receiving the award after spending the initial sadness and regret. It was his first major medal, even in the men's doubles, even if it was runner-up, even if it was silver. But it was a crucial step in his career, "I'm going to win more medals, even gold!" "Malone is also an athlete who is unwilling to be left behind and has a dream.