novelsmap Chapter 94
Chapter 94
The fighting camaraderie between a pair of doubles partners is actually like falling in love.
When passionately in love, love is gluey like paint, life-and-death, the two are made by nature, and each other must be there; after a while, they gradually fall into deep reflection, and start to see that everything is not going well with each other, and there are problems all over their bodies.
The Yuxiang team's draw in the All England Championship this time is not bad, but it is not bad.The two once again drew their opponents in the first round of the Hong Kong Super Series, Malaysia's Huang Aming/Ng Yongliang.
For this game, the two made the most thorough and meticulous preparations.
Xiao Yu put on a brand new pair of silver and blue boots.According to the characteristics of his feet, this pair of shoes has a low upper and a thin sole, which is lighter and more convenient than ordinary badminton shoes.Xiao Yu is very concerned about his "foot feel" when he slides and steps forward, and is used to relying on the friction between the soles of his feet and the floor to control his footwork and distance.
Zhan Xiang brought six rackets and three sets of sweatshirts in his golf bag.Each of the six rackets has its own characteristics and uses, and then choose the most suitable weapon against the enemy according to the feel of the battle.
In terms of the importance of the event, the All England Open is inferior to the Olympic Games, World Championships and the three major cups, and in terms of prize money, it is far inferior to the top competitions set up by the International Badminton Federation.The financial crisis swept across the European continent, forcing sponsors to cut more than half of the winning prize money, and even the most famous British BBC TV station no longer broadcast this historic event.
However, there are still countless players rushing to the British Isles every year. What they are looking for is not the points and bonuses that can be drawn, but the long history of this event that has survived two world wars and is still standing.Engraving one's name on the winning silver plate is the glory that every badminton player desires.
The last time the two sides played against each other, Xiao Yuzhanxiang had easily won two rounds, but today's match was not smooth from the very beginning.
After Yu Xiang opened with a 5:3 lead, his opponent quickly scored 8 points in a row.
As if he hadn't caught his breath, the game had been out of rhythm, and he lost cleanly, facing the opponent's soaring score. The two numbers on it look better in comparison.
Zhan Xiang stretched out his hand and squeezed Xiao Yu's shoulder, but didn't speak.
This person doesn't say a word whether he wins or loses.
Xiao Yu frowned, his lips pursed slightly.He looked down at the racket he was holding in his hand, the same hand, with protruding veins on the back of the hand and rough markings on the palm.Maybe something is different in my body?
Little Amin, who was on the opposite side of the net, couldn't see enough with eight eyes in three days.
During the nearly half a year of recuperation due to illness, the opponent obviously will not sit at home and wait for you to recover and return to the game. Every player is fighting non-stop, improving silently, and will be left behind by the opponent if you are not careful.
It has been a long time since I tasted the taste of victory.Since winning the Hong Kong Super Championship the year before, Xiao Yu and Zhan Xiang have not tasted the championship for more than half a year.
In the second game, Xiao Yu tried his best.
Huang Aming's small ball in front of the net is not very sharp, and Wu Yongliang's backcourt smash is far less than [-] kilometers.These two masters are far worse than Zhuyu Tianwang!
Xiao Yu rushed to the side of the net with a sliding step, backhanded the ball through the outside line, and looked at the face of Xiao Amin who was close at hand, frowning and frustrated as the ball hit the ground.
A Ming and A Liang planned a counterattack, and Xiao Yu predicted in advance Huang A Ming's fake moves.
In terms of feints, Mr. Xiao is more proficient than you in playing tricks. He practiced it by frying eggs in the kitchen!Xiao Yu retreated without hesitation, and then used his fingers to rebound forcefully in the static situation. While blocking back the net release, he directly switched from defense to offense, plucking the rhythm of the net strings in the air with his fingers , the ball is like a light and agile feather, jumping out of the shackles of gravity, spinning in an arc, and slowly falling down like a demon.
Sure enough, little Amin hurriedly leapfrogged to rescue him, and could only barely hit a crooked half-high ball, and was immediately intercepted by Zhan Xiang who was waiting steadily in the midfield!
The heart surgery was very successful, minimally invasive and did not hurt vitality;
I can walk on the ground even on the second day after the operation;
The connection and coordination between the two people is still smooth;
From now on, you can enjoy your speed on the field, jumping and jumping, and you don't have to worry about your heartbeat breaking through [-] beats, and you won't fall down at the critical moment when you hit [-] and don't know who will win!
As if chanting a spell, Xiao Yu repeated it in his heart over and over again, imposing a strong enough psychological suggestion for himself, you can still play, you are still the best, and Commander Yu has the same aura as before Strong, not easily defeated!
Fight back!
Get counterattacked!
storm!
Raided!
In the round of you coming and going, the four rackets stirred up a vortex-like airflow in the air.Xiangcao's offensive firepower in the backcourt is still strong, and the ball's tail feathers ignite with fireworks lighting up the sky, falling like a meteor towards the enemy's base camp!
The score rose alternately until it reached a tangled situation of 19 draws.
Little Amin's backhand hooked diagonally, which caught him by surprise.
Xiao Yu's sole slipped a scratch on the mirror-smooth floor, his thigh muscles trembled, and when he leaped in the air to grasp his balance, he swung his backhand to block.
Huang Aming intercepted with the forehand, but suddenly changed the line to sneak attack, and cast a cold arrow at Xiao Yu's forehand!
Xiao Yu was forced to chase back, and at that moment he felt very awkward.In the past, he kept putting pressure on the net, but today he was forced to run back and forth by his opponent; in the past, he used to frequently strike through with straight and diagonal lines, piercing the opponent's confidence, but today it seems to be facing a completely transparent glass crystal The enchantment, the shot ball hits the mirror again and again, and then bounces back with a bang, piercing through one's position time and time again.
The feeling of being unable to hold the net with your arms outstretched is too uncomfortable.
Zhan Xiang has sharp eyes and quick hands, and he fills up for his partner. His vigorous figure swoops in from the backcourt.
But the ball angle is too tricky.Xiangcao split with a big crotch step, almost pulling his own balls, this kind of split is really not something that everyone can do, and it cannot be imitated easily.How did the little feathers come out?
19: 20.
Xiao Yu gave his partner an apologetic smile.The ball originally landed in his KillZone area, which is the territory he is responsible for.
What came into view from the opposite side of the net was Huang Aming's gentle and thin face, with a familiar shyness between his brows and eyes.However, the strength of little Amin's waist and fingertips was different.After the cork ball passed through the net, it was like a bullet wrapped in hot metal, piercing through the barrier of the dense net, and stabbed his vital nerves in a place Xiao Yu didn't expect!
No, it's not that he didn't expect it, but that he couldn't do what he wanted.
The badminton court is only 6x13 meters, which is the size of a palm.Day after day and year after year of practice on the training field, Xiao Yu's footprints were piled up in every corner of the field, layer upon layer, mottled with sweat, and there was no place where the assault landing point would be unexpected to him.
Nothing unexpected, only impossible to save.
The racket in his hand is always one step slower than his eyes can see, and the winning percentage slips away from his eyes in a blink of an eye.Xiao Yu felt at a loss for the first time in the arena. Some things had gone beyond the reach of his desire to win, and no matter how tough his will was, he was powerless to control it.
There was an airflow that wanted to expand in the chest, but there was no opening to vent it.It's not that Xiao Yu has never lost before, but the commander-in-chief Yu is not used to being in front of the opponent, and he doesn't have the ability to fight back and fight back to turn defeat into victory!In the past, even if you lose, you have to exhaust your opponent, vomit blood and die, and live and die with the enemy!
Wu Yongliang's backcourt attack drove Zhan Xiang to the left end line. This was obviously a move to divert Zhan Xiang away from his usual position.
The Malay then smashed hard and headed towards the right end line. This is the deadly killing move!
Xiao Yu fought hard to receive the kill.
Wu Yongliang killed again fiercely!
The speed of the shot in an instant was too fast, and this ball was not a chop but a chop!
The ball quickly fell towards the net, Xiao Yu watched helplessly as the ball fell to the ground three meters in front of him.
Lost.
Xiao Yu was only stunned for half a second on the field, then he tilted his head and smiled helplessly.He swung his racket, and posed a conceptual save pose beside himself. His eyes sent two shock waves of thought to the ball that fell to the ground, which aroused a burst of sympathetic laughter and applause from the stands.
The score in the second game was very close, 19:21, but it was not enough to save the defeat.
The audience in the stands showed a little disappointment, and the applause was sparse, like a few birdsong in the evening sky.
Although it is only the first round of the game, fans who buy tickets to enter the stadium always hope that the game will last as long as possible. It is best to win two out of three games. , Blood flowed like a river, and the killing sound shook the sky. This is the ultimate goal of fans buying tickets to watch the reality show.
Fans especially like this petite Chinese boy on the field.The young boy did not show any frustration when he lost the game. He had a calm smile on his wet face, and even carried the racket on his shoulder like a gun. He walked over to shake hands with the referee and the lineman very gracefully.
Who is this boy?His first time in England?
The British audience hadn't seen enough of the game. They told the players on the field with lazy applause: You two lost so quickly and so happily, we are very unhappy and not enjoyable to watch!
Xiao Yu walked to the net and shook hands with his opponent.
Little Amin rarely had the opportunity to chat with Xiao Yu without the interference of reporters, and with sweat on his face, he asked with concern: "Xiao Yu, I heard that you were ill before, and I haven't seen you in the game for several months." You, are you okay?"
Xiao Yu wiped off the sweat all over his face with his palm, nodded and said with a smile, "I've had an operation and I've recovered. I'm fine!"
The understanding little Amin didn't get to the bottom of it, and his concern turned into a gentle smile.Some people in the know can tell without asking: Xiao Yu's running speed on the court has dropped by at least 30% today, his ability to kill in the KillZone area has dropped even more, and he hasn't used that imposing split again. Save the ball.The Chinese boy recovering from a serious illness is obviously far from being restored to the most aggressive state of full blood.
Zhan Xiang stroked the back of Xiao Yu's neck lightly with his palm, and rubbed his thumb and index finger to touch the water in the dimples of the two necks.Second Young Master Zhan was really calm, except that he didn't rush forward to hug and congratulate his partner, this man's loss is no different from winning.
Xiao Yu maintained his demeanor on the surface, waved goodbye to the audience in the stands, and was inevitably disappointed in his heart.
London doesn't seem like the right place for the two.Missed last year due to suspension, this year went directly to the first round.
In fact, this is already the third time that the two have been eliminated in the first two rounds of the competition in the last three different competitions!
In the Thailand Open last month, he was eliminated in the first round.
In the German Gold Championship two weeks ago, the two persisted until the second round.
This time, the All England Open was once again eliminated in the first round.
It took seven or eight hours to fly all the way to London, and I was eliminated before the beat was warmed up.Although it is a public-funded trip, it is not paid out of my own pocket, and I feel a little bit sorry for the taxpayers for the two economy class air tickets!
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In the locker room, Boss Du made a staged summary of all the players who finished the game: "This game is very difficult to play, everyone work hard! The ball type used in the game is not suitable for our Chinese players. We are used to offensive play, but The speed of the ball used in this game is very slow, and the slow speed of the ball shortens the gap between the two players, and we cannot attack effectively, and we suffer!"
Having said that, among the five players in the Chinese team, the only ones who were eliminated in the first round were the men's doubles.
After finishing his speech, Brother Biao waved his hand to close the stall and leave. He suddenly turned his head to look at Xiao Yu, and confessed in a rare and compassionate way: "Xiao Yu, it's the first time to participate in the All England. It's normal to lose. The speed of the ball is too slow. It takes a lot of effort to get up. In the past, our men's doubles competition was about reaction and speed, but now the game has become a fucking competition where everyone beats the racket together to fight for physical strength! Physical strength will definitely suffer for technical players!"
Xiao Yu gave an "um" and obediently listened to the instruction.Boss Du was obviously trying to comfort him.
The ball is not easy to use, which shortens the gap between the two sides; if the ball is fast, does it mean that the score gap between the two sides may be wider?
Young Master Tang sat on the floor with his legs split, while doctor Luo was putting bandages on him.This guy had a relapse of old synovitis during the game.
Tan Bing and Cheng Hui pouted their faces, scolding each other for their faults.The two of them were temporarily paired up for this match. On the court, one played east and the other played west. Neither of them listened to the other, and they even started arguing halfway through the match!In this way, they were able to win the game. After the game, the teammates agreed that it was Binghua's handsome face and Xiao Huihui's monstrous aura that shocked the pair of Japanese on the opposite side.After the game, the Japanese players went to the Chinese team's locker room, and they must exchange jerseys with Tan Bingchenghui!
Xiao Yu lowered his head to tidy up his racket, removing the hand glue wrapped around the handle before the match one by one.This thing wraps around the racket handle to absorb sweat and prevent slipping.He removed the tape and bent the racket mid-swing with his fingers.The middle rod was bent into a bow and then bounced off, making a buzzing sound of fanning the air.
Zhanxiang watched silently from the side for a long time, endured and endured, with a constipated expression, and finally couldn't hold back his mouth: "Xiao Yu, the center shaft of your racket is too soft, and the attack is too affected. Can you consider adjusting the model of the racket?" ?”
Xiao Yu didn't take it seriously: "I use this racket smoothly. Every stage of playing has a stage of 'feel' and 'feel'. I like this racket recently."
Zhan Xiang frowned: "But... this racket has no strength in smashing, it just consumes wrist and finger strength, not to mention that strength is not your strong point in the first place."
"Do you think this racket affects my playing?" Xiao Yu asked with a sullen face, with a clear sense of dissatisfaction and provocation in his tone.
Zhan Xiang chewed the words in his mouth for a few rounds, and finally spit it out: "Xiaoyu, Huang Aming scored the 20th point. At that time, you could have smashed the ball with your backhand, but you were sneaked by your opponent. You lost your forehand position. Why did you get attacked? It was because your backhand block was weak and you didn't score a single hit!"
"That was just a mistake on my part, if I hit that ball again, I will definitely be able to save it!"
"But this mistake could have been avoided!"
What Zhan Xiang said is a well-known truth on the badminton court.The opponent's hit is ultimately due to his own negligence.Every ball lost in the game may not be due to the opponent's brilliant and tricky play, but often a fatal mistake in the round, giving the opponent a chance to seize the lore.
Commander Feather's big taboo is to hear others say where and where he is not good.
I thought Xiao Xiangzi, you are so calm and composed, you are not surprised when you win or lose. It turns out that you can't afford to lose. Recently, you lose too much and feel upset, so you start to trouble me? !After all, you are complaining that I didn't save the forehand ball in front of the net. You scored a few points in the smash and went out of bounds. I don't want to bother with you!
Xiao Yu buried her head and pouted: "I know my strength is not as good as yours! Just because I am not as good as you, can I use your racket that can break the ulna bone?"
Zhan Xiang retorted: "Are you making unreasonable words? I didn't let you use my 33-pound racket!"
Xiao Yu's two black eyebrows raised slowly, the hair on the back of his neck fluttered, like a aggressive male cat in estrus, bared a row of small teeth angrily.Xiao Xiangzi, did you miss the split and got involved, what a pain in the ass you are today? !
Xiangcao usually doesn't like to talk too much, but has a strong mind and a stubborn temper.Xiao Yu found out that once his little Xiangzi started talking, he usually wanted to argue with Commander Yu, and it was obvious that he wanted to fight to the death.
In front of a room full of people, he was unwilling to confess the truth to Zhan Xiang.
Do I want to tell you that the two broken ribs in my chest have been affected since they recovered, and the strength of the arms has been affected, and the intercostal diaphragm has been stretched very painful!I can't hold the hard racket anymore, and it's hard to pull the 28-pound string.The tendon connecting the arms on the rib side seems to be shortened, directly affecting the control area of the two arms.
I don't like to show weakness to others the most, no matter whether the person in front of me is my opponent or a close partner.
Although the two people who got into the argument had lowered their voices tacitly, their aggressive tone and fast tone still broke the balance of the whole room.
This is the case for purely technical exchanges between insiders.
You think I should fight like this.
I think you should fight like that.
Both of them self-righteously believe that only the wavelength band emitted by their own brain waves belongs to the category of absolute truth. Once an abnormal electromagnetic field or a collision of magnetic poles occurs, no one will show weakness, and no one can convince the other.
The locker room suddenly fell into silence, and the buzzing chatter disappeared like a gust of wind, as if being pinched by the conductor in the orchestra pit, the noisy voice died down instantly.All the teammates turned their heads and watched Xiao Yu and Zhan Xiang quarrel in horror.
What?
You say god horse?
Xiaoyu and Second Young Master Zhan are arguing?Those two guys who are inseparable and sticky all day long are like conjoined twin sticks of cream ice cream, they are actually arguing!
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, all radiating curiosity.
Tang Xiaodong almost choked on a mouthful of amino acid water, and coughed violently while covering his lungs, his eyes swayed wildly.
Tan Bing and Cheng Hui were in the middle of their quarrel, when they suddenly forgot what they were arguing about, and they were both in a daze.
Chen Jiong opened his mouth halfway, watching the excitement with fascination.
Zhuo Yang held the towel between his teeth, his eyes were wide open.
It is not uncommon for doubles partners to argue with each other on and off the court.We are all adults. When we are older, we have our own pursuits. When we are younger, we all have our own footwork and position on the court. The communication between partners is like two gears biting together. A process of constant trial and error.
But Yuxiang is different.
These two people have never blushed, never quarreled, they are intimate and tacit, they follow each other like a shadow, and everyone in the team envies them.If the leader of the team hangs a pennant of "Five Good Model Partner Dormitory" at the door of their dormitory one day, absolutely no one will raise any objections.
Once the love period is over, sure enough, the two of you started to itch before you became an old husband? !