Chapter 267 Zhongdao Entering the river to fight
The next day, when the sun rose, the atmosphere in Paris was filled with excitement. The biennial U17 World Cup officially began.
Roland Garros Stadium, this is the holy land of tennis in France. There are 23 competition venues in the surrounding area, and there are also 3 large main arenas.
Because it is the group stage, all games will be held in outdoor stadiums. Only after entering the knockout rounds will the three main arenas be officially opened to World Cup matches.
Early in the morning, tennis fans from all over the world poured into this stadium one after another, and the scene was a huge crowd.
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Nine o'clock in the morning.
On Court No. 4 in Area E, the Neon Team and the United States were ready to start a battle. However, there were not many spectators. Most of them went to the match between France and India on Court No. 5 in Area E. After all, France this year
Not only are they powerful, but they are also the host of this World Cup. Naturally, fans go to watch their games.
However, the audience did not come, but players from other countries came to observe the game between the United States and the Neon team, such as Q.P, a military counselor from Germany who was transferred from a junior high school; Francisco, the chief adviser of the Spanish team; one or two high school students from Switzerland;
Pieter Laimbeer, one of the geniuses and known as the leader of Switzerland; and Kimmel Stekage, the staff member of the French team.
Of course, they did not come to watch this game because of the Neon team. The main target of their observation was the American team, which was ranked just below them.
After all, the U.S. team has professional players.
Soon, the two competition teams arrived at the stadium. The US team's lineup was relatively normal, but when everyone saw the Neon team, many people frowned.
The Neon Team actually has a team composed of junior high school students, and its number is comparable to that of the Neon Army.
"What is going on? Does the Neon team still plan to let junior high school students participate in this World Cup?"
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"There were rumors before that the Neon Team has a junior high school team, but I didn't expect it to be true."
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Although the U17 World Cup only limits the age of players to those under 17 years old, everyone knows that there is a considerable gap between the physical fitness of junior high school students and high school students.
Therefore, when countries select their lineups for the U17 World Cup, most of them will give priority to high school students to participate in the competition. However, unless junior high school students have amazing talents, it will be difficult for them to participate in events like the World Cup.
This is the first time that the Neon team has brought so many junior high school students to participate in the World Cup.
On the other side, the top four players who came to observe the game also frowned slightly when looking at the junior high school players of the Neon team.
Junior high school student team?
In this U17 battlefield, which is dominated by high school students, junior high school students are undoubtedly just cannon fodder. This time the Neon Team's approach is too bold, and several people are not optimistic about the Neon Team's approach.
"Q.P, what do you think about the Neon team letting junior high school students participate in the World Cup?"
Although Laimbeer of the Swiss team and Q.P of the German team belong to two different countries, as well-known geniuses in Europe, the two are familiar with each other. At this time, the two are sitting next to each other, and Laimbeer is asking Q.P
Tao.
"I don't know for sure, but the strength of the students from Neon Junior High School must be quite extraordinary, otherwise the Neon team wouldn't let them participate in this World Cup."
Q.P shook his head. The main purpose of his coming here was to observe the American team. He doesn't care too much about the current Neon team.
However, his eyes were looking at Kanna Shinichi. After all, being able to defeat Reinhard was worthy of his attention.
After listening to this, Ranbir also nodded: "Although those junior high school students in Neon don't look big, their aura is extraordinary. Maybe it's not as good as the Kamiwu Shinichi who defeated Reinhardt."
There is a small gap, but there should be some strength."
After Q.P heard this, he nodded in agreement. Judging from the momentum, there are indeed a few students in Neon Junior High School who seem to have good strength. They can even be compared with some of the lower-ranking members of the German First Army.<
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However, as a junior high school student himself, Q.P clearly knows that junior high school students have a huge shortcoming, that is, physical fitness, which cannot be compared with high school students.
The World Cup matches are best-of-three sets and have extremely strict requirements on physical fitness.
Therefore, he is not optimistic that the Neon team can defeat the American team with the participation of junior high school students.
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On the court, after the two teams walked out of the tunnel, they sat on both sides of the court.
After a while of preparation, the game started soon.
"The following will be the World Cup Group E group match, with the Neon team facing off against the United States team."
"First there will be a doubles match between Neon team Shuji Tanejima and Kanata Irie, who will face off against the American team James White and Mo Williams."
As the referee finished speaking, the players on both sides began to take action. On Neon's side, Kanata Irie had already picked up the racket and said to Taneshima: "Let's go, Taneshima-kun."
Watching his partner stand up, Shuji Taneshima also picked up the racket and said with a relaxed expression: "This match is very important. Don't act like you did in the past."
"Don't worry, I will go all out in this game." Hearing this, Irie smiled and made a promise.
"That's good."
After hearing Irie's assurance, Taneshima also breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Irie would become addicted to acting. After all, the opponents in today's game were quite strong.
Before setting off this morning, Kurobe led Mitsuya, Yanagi, and Gan to collect intelligence on the American team. In addition to the singles players of the American team, they also focused on this group of doubles players. in the list.
The two men of the American team are No. 6 and No. 7 in the team respectively. Not only are they strong individually, they are also excellent in doubles coordination. They are also known as the strongest doubles team of the American team.
Unlike Neon who knows about the American team, the Americans don't know much about Tanejima Shuji and Irie Kanata. In their eyes, Tanejima and Irie are just a pair from a tennis desert country. That’s all.
Only General Reinhardt was vigilant and reminded the two of them immediately, but the two did not take it seriously. They had sufficient confidence in their own strength.
On the other side, looking at the relaxed expressions of the American team, Shuji Taneshima chuckled and said: "It seems that we have been underestimated."
"We were indeed underestimated by our opponents." Irie nodded with a chuckle, then looked at Taneshima, and continued with a chuckle: "I'll trouble Taneshima-kun later and give them some advice."
After hearing this, Taneshima smiled faintly, and then took off his half-dragged coat. A deep fighting spirit gushed out from his deep eyes.
Seeing Taneshima taking off his jacket for the first time in a competition, Byodoin smiled slightly: "That guy Taneshima is serious."
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After a while...
"The game starts, and the American team takes the lead in serving."
After a short period of guessing, the referee waved his hand and the American team won the right to serve in the first game. As the referee's words fell, the audience fell silent instantly.
On the court, Tanejima and Irie have already set up their positions, with Tanejima in front and Irie in the back. This is also the formation that Tanejima and Irie used in previous expedition games.
Taneshima is responsible for the offense in the frontcourt, while Irie is responsible for the defense in the backcourt. This way, Taneshima's Katana Mu can exert its maximum power.
Opposite.
Pa…pa…
In the service area, James patted the tennis ball gently.
As a black man, he is nearly two meters tall with dreadlocks. He looks burly and powerful. At a glance, you can tell that he is a powerful player.
His partner, Williams, is a skilled player who is responsible for intercepting and attacking in the frontcourt.
Both of them have their own characteristics and strong personal strengths.
At this time, James was seen hitting the tennis ball several times, then grabbed it, glanced at the opposite side, locked on Tanegashima, entered the space where the two of them were standing, and quickly hit the tennis ball over.
Bang...
The speed of the tennis ball is astonishing, but what is even more surprising is the wave of air that comes from the tennis ball. It can be seen that this ball is quite terrifying in terms of power.
Boom...
The moment the tennis ball hit the ground, the court seemed to tremble, and the dust and smoke filled the half court on the Neon team's side.
"What a powerful serve."
The expressions of many people in the Neon team changed. This serve was so powerful that it even surprised Tezuka, Atobe, and Yukimura, who were at the top of junior high school students. This serve was quite strong, and the junior high school students knew that it would not be easy for them to receive such a serve.
As for the US team, after seeing James serve, everyone's face showed excitement, and one of them even chuckled and said: "The most important thing about James' rattlesnake serve is not the strength and speed, but the bounce.
After the ground, the trajectory is unpredictable, and the two neon players will be helpless in front of James' serve."
But the next moment, the person who spoke was slapped in the face.
Phew…
There was a sound of breaking through the air, and the previous powerful serve was suddenly ejected from the ground. The tennis ball was spinning astonishingly, like a speeding rattlesnake. While making a rustling sound, it moved with a strange movement.
The flight path struck Irie Kanata, who was responsible for catching the ball on the baseline.
Looking at the tennis ball coming at him, Irie narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said softly: "Found it."
As the words fell, Irie used an extremely natural gesture to first pull the tennis ball, releasing most of the force on it, and then shot out icicles from his eyes, which landed next to Williams in the frontcourt.
Then the racket twitched and the tennis ball was knocked back.
Bang...
Looking at the tennis ball flying toward him, Williams smiled disdainfully. Just as he was about to fight back, he found that his body could not move at all, as if his whole body was frozen by ice.
Boom...
The tennis ball hit back by the river landed on the ground and spun out of the court.
"0:15, Neon team scores."
James in the backcourt could have intercepted this ball, but he believed too much in his partner's strength at the net, so he moved his feet. By the time he reacted, the tennis ball had already flown out of the court.
Looking at the tennis balls outside the court, James' eyes narrowed slightly.