I traveled through time and became a cute girl, I just want to be a fun person

Chapter 322 The Strongest Shield
The women's singles 32-to-16 competition of the WTT Regular Challenge Jinyang Station is in full swing!
Such a small match, especially the first round of the main competition, certainly could not be broadcast by the national television station, so there was no official commentary focusing on the duel between Jiang Yuan and Ito Mima.

In addition, many of the second-channel commentators on Migu Video did not take this duel between the rookie and the famous Japanese player seriously at first.

Broadcasters who understand football almost unanimously agree that the young player is definitely no match for Ito.

The characteristic of Ito Mima's playing style is "she likes the new and is afraid of the familiar". When the new domestic players meet her, isn't it a favor to her?

What's even more disadvantageous for the young player is that she doesn't even have a coach to guide her on the sidelines. How can she do anything about it?
Don't get your hopes up, you won't be able to win anyway!

China's table tennis team is indeed incredibly strong, but that doesn't mean that just any new player can beat Ito Mima.

Ito Mima was once nicknamed "the strongest high school girl who strikes back" in Japan.

As we all know, the Japanese island nation is very childish and likes to give all kinds of nicknames to famous players. For example, Team Dragon has been nicknamed "The Strongest Man on Earth" and "The Empire's Destroying Dragon". The fierce Overlord Twist player has also been nicknamed "The Empire's Fierce Tiger". Even the then head coach Liu Guoliang has been nicknamed "The Legendary Emperor" and "The Commander of the Empire".

When the official Japanese government broadcasts important table tennis matches live, they are very good at creating a lively atmosphere. Those who don’t know would think they are watching the "World’s No. 1 Martial Arts Tournament". Before the game, the players’ "six-dimensional diagram" and "ability value rating" are released. The Dragon Team’s "hexagonal warrior" joke comes from the Japanese government’s program.

If Jiang Yuan becomes more and more famous in the field of table tennis in the future, one day she will also be given a nickname by the second-year Japanese media.

Many of the second-channel commentators chose to commentate on the games at other tables, just because they didn’t want to see their country’s young players being bullied. Since everyone has come to watch China’s “national ball”, of course they want to watch “win, win, win”!
Some anchors couldn't help but criticize Jiang Yuan before the game: "Everything in competitive sports is based on strength. Without strength, everything is empty. The coaching staff's mysterious operation always feels like they are trying to idolize the players. This kind of forcing her to grow is definitely not a good thing for her."

No matter what, we have to admit that today's "sports beauty" Jiang Yuan has an outstanding appearance. Her long hair is tied into a classic bun with a hairpin on her head. This is a long hair style that is more suitable for sports. Many gymnasts and figure skaters will have this simple and capable hairstyle.

Of course, the most amazing thing about Jiang Yuan is her pair of perfectly proportioned long legs. Female table tennis players can choose to wear sports shorts or sports skirts, and Jiang Yuan's choice of short skirt is very essential.

There is actually another player in the women's table tennis world who is even more daring. She is the Romanian player "Szokos". She is extremely strong and nicknamed "Fairy". She is basically the strongest female player in Europe. She has defeated Cheng Meng several times, and she even wore a sexy "suspender skirt" during the game...

Because she was wearing something too sexy and had a low neckline, she was complained by the male player on the opposing team during the mixed doubles game. But of course her complaint was unsuccessful - the referee said: I advise you not to meddle in other people's business!
To be honest, compared with women's tennis, women's table tennis is indeed a bit more conservative in terms of dressing. Many female players have short hair and play too aggressively, making them all look like tomboys.

In fact, it would be great if there were more players like "Szokos". If everyone wore a low-cut tight suspender skirt when playing, the ratings would definitely go up. This is the real code for traffic.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan, the "beautiful girl with a bun and long legs", is fighting with the famous Japanese player Mima Ito!
The score of the first game was 10-10 without anyone noticing. The relaxed smile on Ito Mima's face was no longer there, and was replaced by a solemn expression.

Of course, Ito did not study his opponent in this round before the game. It was just a small match of 400 points, and his opponent was a young player who popped out from some unknown corner. What was there to study?
This young player is definitely not a genius, because true table tennis talents often emerge in their youth and then dominate in various youth competitions, such as the Asian Youth Championships and the World Youth Championships, which are the time for geniuses to show their brilliance.

But Jiang Yuan has never appeared in that kind of youth competition. It's as if he popped out of a stone and came directly to the adult group. How can people take a player with such a pale resume seriously?

This is exactly why those second-tier anchors are not optimistic about Jiang Yuan at all. Genius cannot be created by hard promotion, but requires solid achievements.

Then, after Ito discovered that this young player was also a chopper, she looked down on him even more. Her aggressive offensive style was designed to counter choppers!

But when they finished practicing with each other and started playing officially, Ito frowned and found that things were not simple!
Although this young player is a chopper, his basic skills are really solid. His frame and steps are quite perfect, his judgment of the ball path is very accurate, and his dynamic vision is very good. The most important thing is that his physical fitness is extremely amazing, especially in terms of agility. The values ​​visible to the naked eye are extremely high!
Just kidding, Jiang Yuan chose to play table tennis not only because he really liked it but also because it could activate the "light as a swallow" entry. Table tennis is a sport that requires extremely high dexterity and quickness, so it is also very suitable for the yellow race. The classic "small, fast and smart" playing style can often kill those European guys who can only swing.

When a slicer can predict the path of her opponent's ball and move laterally very quickly, she will naturally be like an "iron gate" and can slice back almost any ball!
Normal players should never be anxious when playing against a slice player. Once they are anxious, it is easy for the ball to go into the net or go out of bounds...

Therefore, when the opponent of the chopper is completely unable to penetrate the opponent, he will fall into the rhythm of the chopper, and it will be very difficult for him to score points, which will consume more physical strength, while the chopper can "rest and wait for the opponent to tire out." Over time, the balance of victory will naturally tilt towards the chopper.

This is the most ideal situation for a chopper when playing a game, but the reality is that many choppers simply cannot withstand the opponent's attack. The offensive initiative is always in the hands of the opponent. The opponent has many choices, such as some tricky landing points and powerful bursts. Choppers are often exhausted and find it difficult to chop back, so they lose points.

Moreover, professional players who truly possess top talent will never choose to go the "chopper" route - they can obviously win by actively attacking, so why bother playing this extremely passive "defensive counterattack" style of play?
This is also why the chopping style of play is becoming increasingly less popular. It feels like this style of play is only suitable as a sparring partner, and those chopping players who are able to become famous basically have a weak attacking skill. After all, if you only chop without attacking and just wait for the opponent to make mistakes, that is really too passive.

However, the "offensive" of choppers is generally quite average, because this leads to a very contradictory point, that is, if I am very good at attacking and have a special talent in attack, why should I practice chopping?

Therefore, Jiang Yuan became the only oddball. Even though she had a strong offensive talent, there was a reasonable explanation for her choosing to play backhand. That was because she hoped to play more rounds in each game so that it would be easier for her to gain experience!
Jiang Yuan certainly cherishes a world-class player like Ito Mima. Although the opponent is actually not much stronger than her teammates from the Jiangzhou team, it is true that as long as she fights with the opponent more, her table tennis skills can improve a little more. Jiang Yuan completely regards Ito Mima as a "grindstone" and strives to play this game for at least an hour. Audiences who often watch the game know that if the table tennis game is fast, the battle can be resolved in more than ten or twenty minutes, especially when both players are focused on the first three boards, the rhythm will be very fast.

The way a chopper plays is different. There are more than ten shots back and forth in each game. That is the basic operation. Unless one side's attack is too fierce, the chopper will not be able to chop the ball at all.

The Chinese female player who is best at playing against choppers is Sun Yingsha, who is ranked first in the world by a large margin. This is because she plays explosively and aggressively, has a good brain, and is very patient and strategic when playing against choppers. As a result, any chopper who meets her will basically be chopped to pieces.

"Little Devil" is the sharpest spear in the women's line. She can pierce through all shields with fierce attacks. That's why she has so many fans. As long as you are a spectator, you will love to watch this kind of violent offensive player. Her momentum when playing is as if she wants to eat people.

On the contrary, the former "big devil" Zhang Yining, who has retired, does not fight that fiercely. Instead, she is very thick. When others hit her, it's like fighting a wall. She always has a blank expression on her face and is very good at pretending. The classic saying "As soon as my opponent shook hands with me, I knew she had lost" reflects this point.

Jiang Yuan clearly had the potential to become the sharpest spear, but she used her right hand without unlocking the seal on her left hand, and she actually trained herself to become the "strongest shield". No wonder the self-willed coach was so anxious, thinking that she was playing the piano nonsense and wasting her talent...

Now she doesn't even have a guiding coach on the sidelines, which is also a kind of "backlash". It is obvious that the coaching staff also hopes that the foreign stars can teach this ignorant "thorn" a severe lesson. Only by tasting the bitterness of losing the game first can they stimulate the desire to win!

Coaching staff: Jiang Yuan vs. Ito in the first round? The plan works!
No matter whether they were the "big devil" in the past or the "little devil" now, no matter how powerful they were, they had lost foreign wars, and the process of growth was not all smooth sailing. Sun Yingsha's resources in the team were not as good as Wang Manyu's, nor was she a genius girl like Guo Yue who emerged at the age of fifteen or sixteen. However, she relied on her own efforts, step by step, to reach the pinnacle.

It can only be said that in the field of competitive sports, talent does not determine everything, or talent is just an "admission ticket". What heights can be reached in the future still depends on hard work and even character. Some players lose their mentality when playing in major competitions. No matter how talented or skilled these "softies" are, it is useless.

Jiang Yuan's mentality is undoubtedly unique, because she is a player with a lot of skills, her skills will never be deformed, and her desire to win is not that strong. She just plays for fun and has a "childlike heart". However, in this way, the fans who watch her play will probably have to prepare "quick-acting heart-saving pills".

At this time, Ito Mima was already doubting her life. She originally thought that she could easily defeat the newbie chopper, but as she played more, she found that this guy's defense was so strong. Some of the balls that she thought she could easily score on were actually hit back, leaving her far behind!

Throughout the first game, their final score was 15 to 13!

By the end of the match, Ito Mima had completely put aside her contempt and was fully mobilized to fight Jiang Yuan, but she was able to win the game by relying on a lucky shot that barely missed the target!

Table tennis is like this. For players of similar strength, luck is very important. Sometimes winning depends entirely on net ball or edge ball.

After Ito Mima won this round, she showed a look of relief. She also quietly observed the unknown young player on the opposite side, trying to see some "annoyance" and "regret" on the other side's face. She knew that the mentality of the new players was basically not good, because they had no experience, and they were playing against a big shot like her...

But she didn't see such an expression at all. On the contrary, the opponent's face seemed to have a sense of "unsatisfied", as if he had enjoyed the game to his heart's content. There was an inexplicable calmness. Is this really a newbie?

Instead, Ito Mima's mentality changed. In fact, she could never understand why such a player with extremely strong physical fitness and explosive talent would practice cutting the ball. It is said that Chinese table tennis coaches are the strongest and most visionary in the world. Why don't they guide them well?

Through this "shocking battle", the audience's attention has been completely attracted by their match. Matches with choppers are often very entertaining to watch, because there are too many rounds and there will be many smashes. The two sides go back and forth. Isn't this much more interesting than the match where the outcome of a set is decided by the first three boards?

There were even fans at the scene who were attracted by Jiang Yuan on the spot. They shouted loudly, "Jiang Yuan, come on... Come on, Jiang Yuan". Her slice shots were truly freehand and extremely entertaining!
In the live broadcast room of the second commentator, the anchor who was called "Xiao Qian" by fans, after discovering that the new player was not toyed with by Ito Mima, but instead really weakened her and also had a very sharp attack, he decisively locked on to this game and began to comment passionately!
"Good shot! This ball was sliced ​​well. Ito's return went straight into the net. Jiang Yuan tied the score with great difficulty, 12 to 12!"

"What a chance! Ito's return was too high. Jiang Yuan didn't choose to chop again, but directly smashed with her forehand and scored. She was only one point away from winning this crucial first game! Her combination of attack and chop reminds me of Zhu Shihe, the current head coach of the Korean men's table tennis team and the world's number one chopper at some point in the past!"

"Oh, what a pity! Ito's attack was of such high quality this time. Her swing speed was amazing and her ball path was very tricky. She hit a forehand at a wide angle like Jiang Yuan's and she tied the score at 13... I didn't expect the first game to be so intense!"

"Tsk, Ito is more experienced. He actually chose to steal the long ball when serving, and it worked. Our country's young players are still inexperienced, but their mentality seems to be good. Even though they lost another point, there is no regret on their face."

"Ah, this is such bad luck. It was a side ball at the critical moment, and it was the kind of thin side that there was no chance of saving the ball. Ito also raised her hand to signal. It felt like she was a little lucky to win this game. I suddenly realized that our young player is not completely without a chance!"

"I admit that my previous prediction seemed a bit arbitrary. This new chopper is really impressive. Although Ito won the first game, she seems to be at the end of her strength. She has consumed too much energy and has been tortured..."

"The description of the 'Old Man' style in the comments is quite appropriate. This young player gives people the feeling of an indestructible cockroach. He has extremely strong physical strength and is very persistent!"

(End of this chapter)