Rebirth Tianyu Tianxiang [Badminton]

The latest confrontation situation has been announced, the Chinese team's opponent in the semi-finals is Indonesia.

Badminton is Indonesia's national sport, and it is the only event in which Indonesian national teams have won gold medals in the Olympic Games.

Sadly, they only won the championship in the first tournament named after Sudirman, the national hero in the hearts of Indonesians. A trophy engraved with the Posa Buddha Pagoda with a rather ethnic style was passed around among several old opponents next door, but it couldn't get back to my hand.

Finally ushered in a game at home, the Indonesian team is here for the championship!

The game has not yet officially started, and the atmosphere on and off the court is already tense.

The cannon barrels of reporters from all walks of life surrounded the door of the locker room, scrambling to chase the players who appeared from behind the wooden door that opened and closed.

In the locker room, Zhan Xiang was helping his partner to check the racket, checked the commonly used racket, and then checked the spare racket, and carefully played each string with his fingers to ensure that the tension and tension were appropriate.

Xiao Yu was arranging his racing shoes, putting insoles in them to increase the friction of sliding.He was wearing the combat boots given to him by Zhan Xiang at the beginning, a pair of handsome shoes with silver soles and royal blue streamlined patterns.Xiao Yu proudly called his precious shoes "Silver and Blue Battleship", they were much more tasteful than the "tomato scrambled eggs" worn by someone beside him!

Above the arena stands, Liu Qingsong kept wiping his sweat in the studio.

He was wearing a shirt and a suit with his upper body exposed on the stage, and his lower body was covered by the camera, and he was wearing Hawaiian-style floral shorts!

"Dear audience friends who are thousands of miles away, have you heard the Indonesian folk song sung by all the [-] audience members? This song is actually the original Indonesian version of "Sweet Honey"!

"Instead of singing "Sweet Honey", they might as well sing "Slimy" instead! I rushed all the way from the CN Tower to the gymnasium, my shirt and pants were all stuck to me, and the clothes were almost growing on my skin! Even in the gymnasium, the field is still filled with stuffy and wet tropical monsoons, one can imagine how difficult the competition will be under such conditions!"

For this event, tens of thousands of fans came from all directions of Java Island and gathered in Jakarta in a mighty way, besieging the National Stadium.A few lucky ones who grabbed high-priced tickets rushed into the venue. Most of them didn’t have tickets, so they set up tents around the venue, came out at night and day, sat on the ground, sang the national anthem, and watched the big screen on the square.

Fans know that the Sudirman Cup brought back from Seoul by the previous champion South Korean team is now on the podium of the stadium.They have already stared at that shining cup, aiming at it, no one wants to take it away again!

The atmosphere of the competition builds up layer by layer, and bursts of cheers and singing can be heard from the roof skylight of the gymnasium.

The gorgeous sunset glows over the island of Java, like orange fireworks burning blazingly on the top of the coconut trees.

There were also various discussions on the domestic fan forums, and all kinds of eager eyes gathered: Can the Chinese team overcome the stumbling block of the hosts?

The Indonesian team has the Olympic champion and the World Championship champion. Can the Chinese team hold on?

The pair of surprise soldiers "Yuxiang Combination" who turned out in the game against the UK, can they create miracles for us again? !

Since Zhong Quanhai/Du Biao broke up and retired 15 years ago, the Chinese badminton men's doubles event has never really brought us a world-class shocking victory. Seeing you cheer up, stand up, and give men a sigh of relief? !

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however.

Just as some fans do not want to admit verbally but are secretly worried in private, the semi-finals with the Indonesian team, the Chinese team started very unfavorably.

The Indonesian team is different from the Korean team.The strength of the Indonesians lies in their extremely luxurious singles lineup. After winning many championships in the Olympics and World Championships, their singles strength is enough to stand out from the crowd.

In this semi-final, the organizers have gone to great lengths in arranging the order of appearances.When Mr. Zhong and Mr. Biao got the order list of the competition, they sneered helplessly: the competition has reached this point, there are traps everywhere, and there are wolves everywhere!

The order of appearance turned out to be men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.

The chairman of the competition gave a high-sounding explanation, hoping that such a schedule will allow the semi-finals to be successfully played for five rounds, and the game time will be extended as much as possible. Play it a few times, and the profits from the event will flood in!

In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that this order of appearance is the most favorable arrangement for the Indonesian team and the most unfavorable for the Chinese team.

Therefore, when the Chinese team regrettably lost two singles matches 1:2 under the strong offensive and pressure of the opponent's home court, the atmosphere on the scene was extremely tragic, but it was not too unexpected.

Still want to play five games?

Seeing that the Chinese team couldn't even last the first three games, this game went straight to lose!

The losing player frowned and complained to the coach: "This court is weird, I can't play smoothly, I can't hit the ball, and I always go to the net! My arms are about to cramp, and my elbows are swollen. I never use it during training. It will be like this..."

Xiao Yu tied his shoelaces again and tidied up his racket.

He didn't have the time and mood to listen to his teammates' complaints, so he shook his head fiercely, trying to get rid of the two sad 1:2 scores he saw on the big screen just now from his mind.It's my turn and Zhan Xiang's turn to play, and the game will start from 0:0.

Brother Biao didn't talk nonsense, and patted the backs of the two disciples one by one with two rough palms: "Don't be nervous, don't think too much, just fight according to the requirements I set for you! ... Also, shield your ears The stadium noise, don't look at the messy stands!"

Even Mr. Zhong, who has always been joking, couldn't help but walked up, squeezed Xiao Yu and Zhan Xiang's shoulders hard, but there was a hint of anxiety in his expectant eyes, and he encouraged in a low voice: "Come on, come on! Let go of your hands and feet!" , don’t be afraid, fight hard!”

The Yuxiang combination, which came in third, is already facing the last stand of the Chinese team in this cup!

There is no way out!

Amid the thunderous screams, Xiao Yu and Zhan Xiang walked into the field with their bags on their backs.

The stands on all sides of the arena were covered with red and white Indonesian flags, which kept undulating and shaking with the continuous waves of people.

Xiao Yu found several five-star red flags from an inconspicuous corner of the stand.There are a few golden stars floating lightly on the red flag, which are bright and dazzling against the red background, but they are almost submerged in the sea of ​​red and white flags of Indonesians around them.

However, those two reds are obviously different.

There is a kind of red flag, the chroma under the light is fuller, the brightness is more jumpy, the gloss is more gorgeous, and the contrast is more unrestrained!Such a distinctive red is the color of boiling blood, filling the eye sockets, full of some kind of blood-pulling passion!

Xiao Yu involuntarily raised his hands, waved and clenched his fists in the direction of the five-star red flags!

The momentum of the home fans was overwhelming, like a flood, sweeping the stadium from the condescending stands.

Xiao Yu tried his best to maintain calm, and walked slowly onto the venue, hearing all kinds of high and low howls like mountains and tsunami, the hot and sticky air washed away the dense sound waves, and wrapped them around in a rushing tide. Everywhere the head touched was shaken to this side.

The two people standing on the opposite side of the net are the famous partner of the Indonesian team La Liga Te/Nan Chonglun, known as the "Southwest Combination".These two people have light brown skin that is common in Southeast Asian populations, thick black curly hair, shrewd eyes, short and strong stature, and all the characteristics of people in the equatorial tropical rainforest.

The game started.

Xiao Yu serves.

As soon as the ball was shot, he was sensitively aware that the ball went off course.

I don't know if the air conditioner in the court is not strong enough, the air is too hot and sticky, which drags down the ball; or the noise around the court is too strong, and the diffuse sound waves disturb the flight line of the ball; or the ball is not the most suitable for making badminton The commonly used goose knife feather, I don't know which kind of animal hair has no wings, but it can't fly? !

He was under pressure by Xixi's front-receive serve at the net and lost points.

Nannan's backcourt smashed the corner of the end line and lost points.

Lost another point after being smashed and chased by the Indonesian partner!

Swish Swish Swish After hitting a few balls, Xiao Yu rubbed his aching shoulder joints, and gradually realized why his teammates complained that this field was so weird to play.

The ball is indeed a goose feather ball, and the organizers will not fake wool, rabbit fur or camel hair on the game ball.

But the wind direction of this venue is fundamentally problematic!

Taking advantage of Zhan Xiang's opportunity to lower his head to pick up the ball, Xiao Yu stood on one foot in the middle of the field, closed his eyes and stood still for two seconds.In just a short two seconds, the sensitive eardrums vibrated slightly under the damp wind, and Xiao Yu immediately realized that his field was in the downwind, and the two played against the wind very sadly!

The wind was quite strong, mixed with a lot of hot and humid water vapor, which made the ball path twisted.

Zhan Xiang attacked and killed with several consecutive shots in the backcourt, emptied his waist and abdomen, and stretched his wrists.

However, all the balls were hit by a spell, and they didn't go far, as if they were cramped, their pulse was pulled, their strength was instantly reduced, they fell limply, and then they were pulled back by the opponent, they couldn't kill with one shot die.

Second Young Master Zhan bit his lip, angrily stared at the opponent's court, as if he was also thinking, what kind of fucking weird court is this? !The opponent's half of the field is like being covered with an electromagnetic field and a golden mask. Why can't my own ball hit it!

Xiao Yu patted Zhan Xiang's waist and comforted him, "Nifeng."

The extremely depressed Xiangcao only replied with a crunchy word: "Fuck!"

The badminton game is greatly affected by the wind direction, and both tailwind and headwind are actually not easy to play.

Xiao Yu kept relying on the small techniques of dialing, hooking and picking to distribute the ball in front of the net, opened up the ball path, and tried his best to offset the adverse effects of the headwind.We can't hit the ball with long lines, so let's try not to hit long lines, and play short lines and horizontal balls!

He saw the opportunity in front of the net, and in a long stride, he hooked a backhand diagonally.

The opponent was caught off guard and almost threw himself on the net, but still failed to catch this tricky corner kick.

"Good shot!" Xiao Yu gritted his teeth and encouraged himself.

The score has been falling behind, point by point and then go back.

Xiao Yu and Zhan Xiang played very tenaciously, because they knew that this was already a crucial round that would determine the outcome of the match.

However, chasing points at a disadvantage is always much more difficult than killing points at an advantage.

The score, which was almost tied with great difficulty, was completely scrapped again because of the opponent's several high-point smashes.Although Nan Chonglun, the opponent's backcourt slugger, is about the same height as Xiao Yu, he has excellent jumping ability. He can jump three or four feet high even if he takes off from the spot without a run-up. Screaming across the field.

The downwind ball went straight to the corner of the bottom line!

At this time, Zhan Xiang stepped up and flew out sideways.

His whole body drew a bright white lightning bolt in the air, and his lower abdomen and hip bones hit the ground hard. The racket almost fell out of his hand, but he still couldn't save the ball.

17: 21.

That's how the round was lost.

Amid the excited cheers from the home audience, Zhan Xiang frowned and silently got up from the ground.Xiao Yu walked over and grabbed him, and stroked Zhan Xiang's hip with a small movement that no one else could notice: "Does it matter?"

"fine."

Xiangcao seldom dives for the ball on the court, and more often plays cool and handsome. It is rare to be caught by the camera lens so anxiously playing the scene of saving the ball with a red face. It is also a critical juncture and has no choice.

Forced to the edge of the cliff, one foot has already stepped out, but the body is still hanging on the top of the cliff shaking!

On the side of the field, Xiao Yu picked up the water bottle and sprayed water into his mouth, panting and said to Boss Du: "Du Zhi, against the wind, the ball can't be hit at all!"

Brother Biao's eyes burst out with sparks: "I see that it is against the wind!"

Zhan Xiang said: "Now we have switched sides, we should have a tailwind in the second game!"

Du Biao waved his hands angrily: "In the second round, we may not be able to play with the wind! Let me tell you, you two must be more patient in the second round. With the wind, you must slow down and play fast; while against the wind, you must drag and hang. !"

Want to pull the rope?Slowly, sticky pull?

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, quickly thinking about Boss Du's teachings in his mind.

Boss Du's face was flushed, and he growled hoarsely: "You two are fine, you have to have confidence in yourself! You must hold on to the second game, hold on, Xijiate and Nan Chonglun, the average age of the two of you is younger than the two of you. Seven years older! Seven years old!!! You two are young, and the second game will be dragged to death. You must drag this ball to the third game for me, understand?!"

"Dragging to the third game?...Well, I understand!"

Xiao Yu squeezed the plastic kettle hard, sprayed water from the nozzle, poured water on his cheeks and the top of his head, took a shower to cool down, and kept awake.

Drag it to death, drag it to the third game!

The atmosphere on the field has reached a fever pitch.

The water poured on the ends of the hair flowed along the sides of the neck, before it could reach the chest, it evaporated into wisps of warm white air.

The home audience in the stands has excitedly sang folk songs, preparing for the upcoming victory of the home team.

The second game starts!

As soon as Xiao Yu started to catch the serve, the feel of the ball and the way of the ball made his heart sink for a moment: Damn it, it's still against the wind!

The two sides have exchanged venues, but no matter how you switch sides, it will always be the downwind, against the wind!

And this twisting and weird wind, why is it getting bigger and bigger, just now it was only one or two levels, but now it is rushing towards three or four levels of wind!

Xiao Yu tried his best for each ball, his breathing could hardly keep up with the rhythm of his footwork, his arms were sore and numb due to lack of oxygen.Even Zhan Xiang, who was always in good physical condition, his chest began to heave violently, and his two eyeballs were soaked red with salty sweat.

The score on the scoreboard and the situation on the court are already extremely unfavorable.

5:11.The opponent has scored 11 points first, the critical point of a game.

No, you can't be so passive anymore!

If you are beaten against the wind passively like this, you will still lose this game.

Losing this round is equivalent to losing the whole game!

In a certain corner of the stands, those five-star red flags that looked lonely and desolate were still trembling unrelentingly and unyieldingly.

Amid the buzzing Indonesian folk songs, Xiao Yu could even faintly hear it, as if someone was calling his name.

"Xiao Yu—Come on—"

"Zhanxiang—come on—"

Is someone really calling their name?

There are already fans from the motherland who know my face and remember my name? !

I really don't want to lose a game that has attracted the attention and expectations of tens of millions of people, and I don't want to let everyone down!