As a generation of "Heisei abandoned houses", the holiday life of this wave of Japanese teenagers is actually so poor that they either squat at home and play games, or most often go to the swimming pool to see girls. Perhaps apart from struggling in Koshien,

Apart from the athletic boys at the IH conference, only Johnny's children's summer vacation still has some meaning. At least, the full schedule of performance opportunities for Johnny's boys is not something that ordinary people can stick to.

For the young athletes in Koshien and the IH Conference, with the arrival of August, everyone's "last summer" has also come to an end. As for whether youth has no regrets or there are still regrets, that's true.

It’s all kinds of things in the world.

But as far as the teenagers of the Azabu High School table tennis club are concerned, even though the opponent they have to face today is Aomori Yamada, the highest figure in the Japanese high school table tennis world, everyone's mentality is unexpectedly calm. Yesterday, they defeated Sakura somewhat strangely.

After Qiu High School, the teenagers seemed to have grown up a bit.

Although everyone calls them the four giants, Aomori Yamada's status is too difficult to shake. Perhaps Sendai Ikuei has a chance to challenge them and succeed; the remaining Shitennoji and Aiko Daimyo Denden have already reached their peak.

In the past, at most, it was just a slightly harder stone for Aomori Yamada on his way to winning the championship. Since the strength is far apart, as long as we fight hard, the victory or defeat is meaningless.

The quarter-final match between Azabu High School and Aomori Yamada is the most important event of this IH Conference Table Tennis Championship, and it even attracts more attention than the final. Azabu High School can basically be said to be Lin Junxiu's "one-man team".

Aomori Yamada is that kind of "all-member team", and the fierce collision between individualism and collectivism has naturally attracted a lot of people's attention.

However, in the commentary box, most commentators are not very optimistic about Azabu High School. The reason has been mentioned in the previous article. The table tennis team competition is different from baseball and football. The table tennis team competition requires everyone to compete alone.

No matter how powerful one person's influence is, he cannot smooth out the absolute strength gap between the two teams. What's more, Azabu High School is facing the big devil of Japanese high school table tennis. The commentator believes that after the two sides have played five games, it is already considered Azabu

High school victory.

Lin Junxiu and Zhang Yu also knew that no matter how much they cheered up, other players would not be able to reach the average level of Aomori Yamada's players, so they rarely said anything. Zhang Yu just encouraged everyone to "let go and go"

Enjoy table tennis."

Lin Junxiu ranked himself at the front for the first time on the playing list. In order to ensure that his team would not capsize at the last moment, Lin Junxiu, as the main player, always played in the third singles and second doubles.

The only thing is to hold the line. However, in today’s game there is no longer a question of whether to hold the line or not, so Lin Junxiu, the main player, plays as the first singles player.

Aomori High School's lineup uses a very traditional method. The vice-general serves as the first singles player. If he wins, it is called a "good start". If he loses, he can estimate the opponent's strength level for the whole team. Although the opponent is only the vice-general of Aomori High School,

He is also well-known as a good player in high school table tennis in the Tohoku region of Japan.

There are very few specialized sports schools in Japan. Most of them are undertaken by ordinary schools, and a small number are run by some sports training institutions. Therefore, many students who can achieve results and enter the professional circle when they become adults will definitely not be able to do so.

Most of them have been fans of this sport since they were in elementary school, and they can even make a name for themselves when they graduate from elementary school.

The plot of falling in love with a certain sport in high school, and then entering the national competition or even winning the championship before the senior year of high school is basically a story that can only be found in juvenile comics and idol dramas, or asxs. The author is just imagining it. So the person in front of me

The deputy general's table tennis level is definitely not low. Even in China, as long as it is not a strong table tennis province, it is still possible to win a provincial youth competition championship.

This deputy general is not only outstanding in strength, but also one of the few players who uses his head to play ball. This is not a mockery of the athlete's IQ or anything, but the athlete's strength is athletic ability, so many people do not need to think too complicated. Especially

On the court, by the time your brain figures out the so-called best plan, the game may be over.

But what this deputy general loves most is to collect information about his opponents, taking the "data flow" route. Lin Junxiu's iconic fast attack even earned him the name "Tornado Fast Fight". Therefore, this

The deputy generals had long been prepared to prevent being attacked by Lin Junxiu. But when the official game came, Lin Junxiu's method of holding the racket actually changed!

For athletes, once they develop a certain racket-holding technique, it will not change easily. They may change it slightly during daily training in order to experience a certain style of play, but changing the racket-holding technique in official competitions is basically suicidal.

No different. Lin Junxiu plays a fast style, so he has always used a pen-hold grip; but now Lin Junxiu holds the racket horizontally. This is the Japanese signature grip for baseline loop shots.

It seems that he has given up on himself. The deputy general thought in his heart, and suddenly he held the racket in his hand tighter. It is true that Aomori Yamada is better than Azabu High School as a whole, but it does not mean that everyone in Aomori Yamada is better than Azabu High School. Especially.

It's Lin Junxiu in front of him, who is known as "the number one high school student in Japan". If he defeats him today, he will be considered successful. Thinking of this, the deputy general's blood is burning, and his mind is now full of feet.

Lin Junxiu is surrounded by countless beautiful fans.

But in just five minutes, the deputy general fell into deep self-doubt. At this time, the score between the two had reached 0:15, and it was the deputy general who did not score a point. Why do some people not only play well in fast breaks, but also in fast breaks?

Can you still play the horizontal shot and slice shot? The horizontal shot is a standard spin shot, except that the loop shot is a topspin shot, while the slice shot is a backspin shot.

As mentioned before, the chipping method is somewhat outdated, but it does not mean that everyone has not seen this style of play. The biggest drawback of the chipping method is that it requires athletes to have strong ball control ability and endurance, otherwise it will be the same as chipping.

It is a suicidal style of play. Lin Junxiu is obviously this kind of chipper. For him, chipping is a very mature way to attack the enemy.

Many table tennis rookies know that a good slice is worthy of the title of "Magician", because Lin Junxiu can always return his ball to various unexpected places, and at the same time use the rotation of the ball to bounce the ball back.

At that moment, the direction changed in an incredible direction.

So everyone only saw Aomori Yamada's deputy running around, like a little brother being played by his elder brother. Even the team's coach looked at his disciple with sympathy. He knew very well that after this game,

, my disciple is afraid that he will fall into deep self-doubt.

The commentators responsible for the commentary are even more skeptical about life. It is true that Azabu High School is a rookie school, but Lin Junxiu is not a rookie high school student. Instead, he is recognized as the strongest high school student, so Japan studies his playing style.

There are people at the NPC.

Even when Lin Junxiu was training at Azabu High School, students from other schools came over to take secret photos in order to get first-hand information. If Lin Junxiu's personal assistant hadn't thought it was a paparazzi, he might not have known that someone was secretly filming Lin Junxiu's training.

This kind of thing.

The commentators are basically all table tennis players. They know how difficult it is for a player to master two completely different playing styles. It is good if an excellent athlete can master one playing style; a talented athlete can probably combine similar playing styles.

The two styles of play are integrated, the fast break is combined with the loop shot. Because both of them are topspin, many players combine them. But switching from fast break to slice is just like a Wing Chun master.

It's incredible to suddenly become a master of Bagua Quan.

No matter how surprised others were, after taking a 20:0 lead, Lin Junxiu gave away a point to the opponent in accordance with international practice, and finally won the first game 21:1. But the subsequent duel did not surprise everyone. Azabu High School’s first

Both the doubles and the second singles lost the game. Although the second doubles composed of Lin Junxiu and Ino Jingping regained one point, the last game obviously had little meaning.

With a 17:21 defeat in the fifth game, the summer of the Azabu High School men's table tennis team has come to an end. Of course, Lin Junxiu's singles and doubles with Uchino Jingping will continue. Although the IH Conference Organizing Committee

It will no longer bear the accommodation expenses of the losing team, but Azabu High School is also an aristocratic high school, and the families of several players are rich. Since the children still want to watch the game in Kumamoto Prefecture, the parents can sponsor the expenses for a few days.

Think of it as a "school trip" for your children.

"Ah, summer is over like this." Minami Kousuke said with emotion.

Although everyone lost the game, the school did not have much opinion. A high school with a path-based system can achieve national participation in the IH conference and get a seat in the top eight. This is an achievement in any case. Therefore, the school director

With a stroke of his pen, the meeting approved a sum of money for a dinner party for the teenagers. So the teenagers booked a small box at a famous local restaurant in Kumamoto Prefecture for the party. Unfortunately, Japan has a strict ban on tobacco and alcohol, otherwise this group of lawless people

All the teenagers wanted to take the opportunity to try a sip of wine.

"You can come again next year!" Lin Junxiu smiled and patted Minam Kosuke on the head.

As a sophomore in high school, Minami Kousuke's combat effectiveness ranks third in the club. After Lin Junxiu and Uchino Jingping both resigned from the club, he was naturally the best candidate to become the next minister. Although the school does not focus on recruiting students with sports talents, it loves to

Some children who study also love sports, right?

Therefore, there are actually a lot of good prospects in the first grade of high school. As long as the school continues to pay attention and coach Zhang Yu continues to teach, there is still a chance to reach the national competition next year. But if you want to reach the quarterfinals like this year, it will not show up. I guess it will be possible.

It would be good to break through the first round.

"It's a pity that the top eight only have certificates of commendation." Minami Kousuke said regretfully.

Most events in Japan really only focus on the champion, and then pay a little attention to the runner-up. As for third place and after, what is that? The champion team can not only get the event flag and trophy, but also get medals. Flags and trophies are usually only

It can be kept for one year. If the champion is not your own next year, it will be handed over to the new champion. However, the medals, gold medals and certificates of commendation belonging to the players can be kept permanently.

Did you hear that, the champion gets a certificate of commendation, usually issued by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Minister of Education); while other contestants only have certificates of commendation, usually issued by the chairman of the event organizing committee or the chairman of their sports association.

It is this strongly asymmetric reward gap that makes both individual players and their schools very focused on the championship. Even getting the runner-up is a failure, and it is an absolute failure.

"Don't look at me. The champions of the individual competition only have medals, gold medals and certificates of commendation. Flags and trophies are only available in the team competition." Lin Junxiu saw that everyone looked at him with envious eyes, and he had no choice but to explain.

In Japanese sports events, more emphasis is placed on team competitions, while individual competitions are less important. "And my medals are on display in the ministry. It's not like you haven't seen them."
Chapter completed!