The rival school that Azabu High School encountered in the quarter-finals was from Kanagawa Prefecture. If you have watched "Slam Dunk", you will naturally be very familiar with this place name. In fact, Kanagawa Prefecture is not only great at basketball, it is also a place for Japanese high school sports.

It is a famous fierce battle area in the world. Not only basketball, baseball, football and other sports are played here very well.

In particular, Kanagawa Prefecture is close to Tokyo, and cities in Kanagawa Prefecture such as Yokohama have become satellite cities of Tokyo. Therefore, high school sports exchanges between Kanagawa Prefecture and Tokyo are very frequent. As the oldest fierce competition area in Japan, Tokyo

The sports strength and heritage of Kanagawa Prefecture are not weak, so after repeated discussions, Kanagawa Prefecture’s sports strength is not inferior to that of Hyogo Prefecture and other old fierce competition areas.

And what troubles Lin Junxiu the most is that the Yokohama Commercial High School in front of him is a school in Yokohama City. As a satellite city of Tokyo City, Yokohama City relies on the economic welfare brought by Tokyo City to buck the trend of economic development in Japan.

, so the software and hardware of many schools are actually comparable to those of first-tier high schools in Tokyo. Therefore, many high school students who have failed to go to Beijing will choose high schools in Yokohama as the next best option. After all, they are still here while waiting for the next college entrance exam.

I have a chance to go to Beijing.

Although under such circumstances, Yokohama cannot select many students with excellent grades, students with expertise in sports or literature and art can get a lot of them. Of course, the first choice for prestigious high schools in Tokyo is grades, and talents in sports and literature are the first choice.

There is a limit to the number of students who can be recruited. For example, in terms of grades alone, the top 100 high schools in Tokyo may be taken away, and Yokohama City can only take the choices after the 100th place; but if it is for cultural and sports expertise, Tokyo City will probably

Only the top 50 students can be admitted, so Yokohama City can get many outstanding students from the top 100. It is for this reason that high school sports in Yokohama City have really emerged.

"I didn't expect it to be the 'All-China Class'." Lin Junxiu couldn't help complaining in his heart when he saw the name of the opponent's contestant.

If you are playing LOL, the "all-Chinese class" may be a pain in your heart; but when it comes to playing table tennis, the "all-Chinese class" is almost a nightmare to other teams. There is no way, Yokohama City is originally dominated by Chinese and overseas Chinese.

city, so it is not difficult to form an "all-Chinese class" in the table tennis team. After all, after so many years of popularizing table tennis events, people all over the world believe that the Chinese have two talents: kung fu and table tennis.

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Before the official game starts, each player has a 15-minute practice time. It is called practice but is actually used to adapt to the game. If you find anything wrong, you can ask the referee for judgment on the spot. However, the table tennis equipment is not complicated, so I tried the table.

At some point, both Azabu High School and Yokohama Shoko High School said there was no problem. So the referee asked both sides to rest for a few minutes, and then came to him to guess the coin.

While the opponent was practicing, Lin Junxiu observed them. Although the opponent did not show their teamwork and individual strength, he could still get a glimpse of the opponent's skills in terms of basic skills.

"This game is a bit difficult." Although everyone should be motivated before the game, it is more reliable to face reality when the gap in strength is large. Therefore, after Lin Junxiu returned to the rest area, he reminded his teammates.

According to Lin Junxiu's analysis, the great thing about Yokohama Commercial High School's "All-China Class" is that their level is very average, which is very rare among high school student teams. Japanese high school sports clubs are basically amateur teams, and schools generally They won't get involved in management, and the most they can do is hire a more reliable coach. Since everyone "plays" based on their interests, the high school sports circle is still very talented.

Players with good talent are the aces, and players with poor talent basically come to help wash sportswear. So if the team is average, it means they have no shortcomings. The level of a team does not depend on the ability. The strongest player depends on the weakest player, so Yokohama Shoko is a player who doesn't seem to be strong but is actually very difficult to deal with.

Since the rest time was not long, Lin Junxiu could only keep the story short and briefly talk about the characteristics of a few players. The rest was up to everyone.

The competition of the men's team takes the form of alternating singles and doubles, with singles in odd-numbered games and doubles in even-numbered games. Best of five games, each game is 21 points.

Uchino Jingping played the first singles, Lin Junxiu played the third singles, and then the two teamed up to form the second doubles; the first doubles was a pair of twin brothers who were in the first year of high school. They were promoted from the junior high school, and their skills were average but they were better. The cooperation is perfect; the second singles player is Minami Kosuke, who was also promoted directly from the junior high school, but he came to the table tennis club because he admires Lin Junxiu, and is a rare player with a chipping style.

Slicing was once one of the mainstream styles of table tennis, but then it declined. That is to say, teams like the Chinese team would retain a few slicers just in case. When Minami Xiaosuke joined the table tennis club, he was Bai With just a piece of paper, I learned how to slice the ball by myself. Although I was not particularly qualified, I was able to intimidate many Japanese high school students, and I was considered the best player in Azabu High School.

The first game was Uchino Jingping. When the two were fighting, Lin Junxiu had the illusion of watching the Chinese team playing the Japanese team. Uchino Jingping played the traditional Japanese loop ball, although with the help of coach Zhang Yu, he started to have some There are shadows of fast break, but compared with the opponent's orthodox Chinese fast hit, it is not good enough. Fortunately, Jingping in the infield has been practicing with Lin Junxiu, and he still understands the fast break, so he relies on With his excellent looping skills, the stalemate was maintained, and the scores on both sides increased alternately. However, Lin Junxiu knew that this game was at the disadvantage of the infielder Jingping, and if he did not stay at all, he would lose. As expected, when the two sides reached a 20-level tie, the infielder Jingping's mental state immediately had problems, and the opponent seized the opportunity to win the game.

"It doesn't matter, winning or losing is a matter of military affairs." Seeing Uchino Jingping step down from the stage with a dark face, Lin Junxiu consoled him.

In fact, Lin Junxiu was also very troubled in his heart. After all, infield Jingping was already considered a stable scoring point for the team. If even he failed today, it would be difficult to play in the following games. He looked at the Dongcheng brothers who were about to take the stage and could only smile bitterly. He shook his head.

The Dongcheng brothers are considered to be the weakest among the main table tennis players. The only highlight is that the two have very good coordination and can often hit some unexpected magic shots. Unfortunately, this time the strength of the two sides is really far apart. Unable to save the brothers, they lost directly at 10:21. From then on, Azabu High School came to the edge of the cliff, and if it lost another game, it would be packed and went home.

"Well, although your game is crucial. But rather than what I want you to do, I hope you can play at your own level. Your chipping style is very rare in Japan. Even if the opponent is all Chinese, you may not have seen it. This is your advantage, so you don’t have to think too much, just play according to your rhythm." Lin Junxiu said.

"Don't worry, senior! I won't go home in just one round!" Minami Kosuke said with confidence.

"I think if we win this round, let's arrange the two of us in the first doubles in the next round." Lin Junxiu suggested seriously after seeing Jingping infield calm down. "The third game is the match point. It’s really worrying.”

As expected, Minami Kousuke really caught Yokohama Shoko off guard. On the one hand, chipping players are rare in the world. They are not the kind of players who compete in international competitions. Who would have nothing to study this style of play? On the other hand, Lin Junxiu The light overshadowed the entire Azabu High School, causing many people to not carefully study the playing styles of other regular players at Azabu High School.

Slicing is known as the "table tennis magician". Excellent slicing players can often consume the opponent's energy by constantly changing the landing point and rotation speed. Often the person facing the slicing player will hit harder as he moves to the back. Damn, it's really a sloppy style of play. Of course, Minami Kosuke has not yet reached the level of a "magician", but he can still do it by motivating his opponent to keep running and squatting.

When the two sides reached a tie at 15, Minami Kosuke began to gain the upper hand. The opponent's strength had been severely exhausted, and even basic technical movements began to deform. Seeing this, Lin Junxiu breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that today No need to go home yet.

The combination of Lin Junxiu and Infield Jingping is a double loop play. Lin Junxiu's looping ball pursues ball speed and rotation, which is very difficult to return; while Infield Jingping pursues placement and change. It's the kind that motivates the other party to work hard.

To put it simply, Uchino Jingping forced the opponent to give the ball to his side, and then waited for Lin Junxiu to hit the winning ball. This doubles game was basically a one-sided game. Lin Junxiu and Uchino Jingping directly won with a huge disparity of 21:7. The game ended at 2:2.

When it came to the decisive game, the ace player Lin Junxiu naturally came on the stage. To be honest, Lin Junxiu's strength is already the best among Japanese young players, and he is not just dominating the high school sports circle. Therefore, Lin Junxiu came on easily, and then easily won The opponent was killed off the horse, which was quite similar to Guan Yu Wenjiu's killing of Hua Xiong.

After five games, Azabu High School made a comeback in the last three sets and sent Yokohama Shoko home. Seeing the opponent's player crying, Lin Junxiu could only lament that it was lucky that it was not him.

The IH Conference Table Tennis Championships are basically men's team in the morning and men's singles and doubles in the afternoon, so among the players, only myself and Uchino Jingping need to play the afternoon game, while the other players go back to their dormitories to rest. During the lunch break, Lin Junxiu I ate at a nearby fast food restaurant with a few people I met during the game. Friendship between boys is always so simple. Even though everyone may have to fight to the death on the field, it is still easy to find that they have "similar odors" with each other off the field. Although Japan is not a country with a vast territory, if it were not for such a competition, it would still be difficult for everyone to meet.

"I found out that you will meet Aomori Yamada in the semi-finals." Hao Qiang from Sendai Yuying reminded, "I originally thought that our two teams could meet in the finals. Unfortunately, Aomori Yamada is not Yokohama

Shang Gao."

"I don't know why our draw is so bad this year." Lin Junxiu looked at the game table and had a headache. "The quarterfinals are Sakuragaoka High School, which is also an opponent we don't want to encounter. It's Sendai Ikuei,

It can almost be said that he was sent to the semi-finals." Lin Junxiu found that the opponent's fortune was simply the reincarnation of the European Emperor. He was obviously a famous sportsman, but he didn't meet a decent opponent along the way. "To be honest, I think the quarter-finals

This may be our limit.”

Hao Qiang didn't say any words of encouragement. At this level, he has long known that hard work and courage are meaningless sometimes. "If you can't say anything, these famous families will capsize in the gutter and create you, a big dark horse!"

Since the high school competition is a single-elimination elimination system, and there are not many games, there are often dark horses. This has become the biggest attraction of the high school competition, full of all kinds of uncertainties. Even Aomori Yamada
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