The scene in front of him made Ling Zhi feel a little incongruous.
The last time he was in Pengcheng, he also saw Yao Guangzhi playing. Although Yao Guangzhi lost in the end, he seemed very calm and did not make trouble like now.
At this time, Alexander sat silently. When he was not playing, he usually buried his left arm deeply in his sleeve.
People who are not familiar with him may think that he is embarrassed. In fact, only he knows that he does not want to scare others. If it was just because of shyness, he would not be able to participate in such a public competition.
While Yao Guangzhi was arguing with the referee, Lingzhi took a closer look at their game list and took a look at the results of the first four games:
Game 1: Yao Guangzhi 63:0 Alexander.
Game 2:36:67.
Third game: 102:0.
Game 4:52:63.
It seems that Yao Guangzhi took the lead all the way, and Alexander caught up from behind. In the third game, Yao Guangzhi actually scored over 100 points! I don’t know if it was a single shot. If so, then Yao Guangzhi’s feel and condition today are simply terrifying.
Ling Zhi looked at the scoreboard again. The fifth game was temporarily tied at 42:50, and Yao Guangzhi was still lagging behind!
No wonder he was so anxious now.
Judging from the game scores, the two games Yao Guangzhi won should have been all about chopping melons and vegetables, which was clean and tidy, and did not give Alexander a better chance to start. The two games Yao Guangzhi lost were not very different from Alexander, and they may have been piecemeal.
A game lost in a situation.
So in general, Yao Guangzhi should be in better shape than Alexander today!
It would be really frustrating to lose when you are in good condition. After understanding his situation, Ling Zhi can empathize with him.
"Please understand that I have observed this ball in advance. The white ball happened to be parked behind the green ball where the thin edge of the red ball pile cannot be seen. The position I placed should be accurate."
"No, no, no, you are wrong. You can obviously see a little thin edge. I am very sure of this. I was standing closer than you just now..."
It seems that Yao Guangzhi should have hit the shot first, but because he missed the red ball and caused a foul, the referee was asked to reset.
The two are still arguing about this detail. If it is normal, it does not matter whether the reset position of the white ball is more or less different than the original position. But now it is the deciding game, and Yao Guangzhi is behind, so he is so cautious.
It’s also excusable.
For this shot, if you can see the thin edge of the ball pile, you can directly hit the thin edge to defend the white ball. If you cannot hit the thin edge, then you must use a bank to clear the ball. This is completely two-way.
A concept!
At the moment, it seemed that neither of them could convince the other. Alexander sat there with no intention of getting up to start a fight or put forward his own opinions.
This is not because Alexander is ruthless, but because he is defending this shot. If he comes up, will the referee listen to him or not?
Listening to him, Yao Guangzhi was unbalanced, refused to listen to him, and did not respect the original owner of this defense. So Alexander did not come up, but Lingzhi understood it very well. At this critical moment, players are very careful to avoid suspicion.
Fortunately, Xie Yixin came over in time and solved the situation.
"Okay, you step back first and I'll swing the ball."
I saw Xie Yixin gently move the ball 1-2 millimeters to the left. Although it was not much, everyone could still clearly see the referee's white glove moving to the left.
Xie Yixin squatted down and looked at the relative positions of the white ball, green ball and red ball pile. He felt that the white ball should be able to vaguely see the thin edge of the red ball pile. Whether he could see it specifically, he gave up.
He set up a position for Yao Guangzhi to observe.
Yao Guangzhi was not sure whether he could see it, but the referee could no longer swing to the left. Otherwise, if he hit a position where the red ball pile was relatively thick, it would mean that he had moved too far to the left, giving himself an advantage.
Based on the referee's previous experience with resets, coupled with Alexander's status as a disabled person and the pressure put on him by whispers from people around him, Yao Guangzhi finally nodded to Xie Yixin and agreed to the reset.
Xie Yixin reached out to Alexander again and asked for his opinion. Alexander nodded slightly to express his agreement and did not come up to observe again.
The surrounding spectators praised Alexander from time to time, saying that he had great courage and did not care about Yao Guangzhi. But Lingzhi knew very well that when the referee reset and asked for the defender's opinions, it was normal for the defender not to come up to observe.
If the identities of the two were swapped and Yao Guangzhi was the defender, he would most likely not come up to observe. This can be regarded as a small culture in billiards games.
Because he was not sure whether he could hit the red ball, Yao Guangzhi used a small stick, raised the club slightly, and hit the white ball to the right.
However, because he was too nervous, he stuck the stick a little too much, and finally hit a place where the red ball pile was relatively thick. The white ball was also unlucky and failed to return to the teeing area, but fell directly into the bottom pocket on the right side.
The surrounding spectators exclaimed. They didn't expect that Yao Guangzhi had been arguing with the referee for so long and it would end like this.
And Alexander lived up to expectations, placing the white ball in a more comfortable position in the teeing area, and then after scoring a pocket ball that was easier to score, he hit the black ball around until the score was exceeded.
Yao Guangzhi was not in the mood to fight, so he came up directly to shake Alexander's hand and admit defeat. The outcome of this game was beyond everyone's expectations!
Yao Guangzhi didn't want to stay here long and accept the baptism of everyone's attention. Many players who knew him came up to comfort him. After simply responding with a few words, Yao Guangzhi immediately left the scene with his clubs.
Although it is not uncommon for Snooker players to be in good form but lose in the end, it must still be quite uncomfortable when it is actually their turn to lose. It is impossible to comfort yourself with the previous cases of others losing.
Yao Guangzhi first lost to two unknown girls in Pengcheng with his partner, and then lost to a disabled person here. I am afraid that he will gradually become the laughing stock of others in the circle. Thinking of this, Ling Zhi felt that he was a bit
Pitiful.
However, now is not the time to pity others, it is better to care about yourself first. After sending Yao Guangzhi away, Ling Zhi began to analyze Alexander's strength.
Judging from the few game clips I have seen, Alexander's single-shot scoring ability should not be very strong, but his defense should be good. This proves that he has good ideas, but his ability to implement them is average.
Isn't this similar to himself? Ling Zhi suddenly felt a big headache!
However, he quickly calmed down. He recalled all the information he had just obtained. Judging from the scores of the game between Yao Guangzhi and Alexander, if there was no tug of war, the game could still be won smoothly.
So should I be a little more aggressive? This may speed up the pace of the game and avoid being blocked by Alexander.
After thinking about it, Ling Zhi temporarily decided to use this plan to fight. He stood up and turned his attention to the national group competition. After searching for Li Mengyao's figure, he walked towards her to see if her referee
Still going well.
...
On the other side, Xie Yixin called the rookie referee aside and said to him:
"Do you know what your problem is?"
"Xie Xie, I still don't understand why you followed the player's wishes and swung the white ball to the left as soon as you came up? You obviously didn't see the previous game, right? How can you be sure that moving to the left will be correct?
Where is the location?”
Looking at the confused look in the rookie referee's eyes, Xie Yixin chuckled lightly and pressed down with his right hand, signaling him not to worry:
"Xiao Wu, what do you think the responsibilities of a referee are?"
"Responsibility? It's nothing more than swinging the ball and resetting it."
Xie Yixin was noncommittal and continued:
"So what do you think makes a good referee?"
"Of course we will make the most fair penalty!"
"What is a fair sentence?"
"..."
Xiao Wu originally wanted to restore what he thought was the most accurate position of the white ball, but then he thought about it, was the position he thought was the most accurate really accurate?
He couldn't help but fall into self-doubt.
Xie Yixin didn't wait for him to figure it out and answered for him:
"Actually, what you said is right. Of course we want to be fair and just, but there is a problem here. When manpower will eventually be exhausted, no matter how accurate your reset is, it will not be exactly the same as before. This is true even for the most recent situation 20 years ago.
The famous referee Jan Vojas came in person and it was the same."
"So the best we can do is to be relatively fair, but not absolutely fair. In this regard, we cannot be blindly confident in ourselves and must fully absorb the opinions of the other two players."
"Xie Cai, I understand what you're saying, but you just saw that Yao Guangzhi has been asking me to swing the white ball to the left. You said you wanted me to absorb the players' opinions. Doesn't that mean that he asked me to swing the white ball to the left?
Where does it have to be placed?”
"Haha, you have to rely on your own experience to judge this."
Seeing that Xiao Wu was confused, Xie Yixin further explained:
"Before the ball was reset, Yao Guangzhi obviously thought he could hit the thin edge of the red ball pile, otherwise he would definitely choose to release the ball directly. So when we reset, we must let him see the thin edge of the red ball, but
It shouldn’t be too much and should be kept within a relatively reasonable range, so that both players can be satisfied.”
"As for what is considered a reasonable range, that will be your homework in the future. You must understand one thing: we serve people, not balls!"
...
Xie Yixin's teachings to Xiao Wu did not reach Ling Zhi's ears.
One hour later, when Alexander finished his rest, the quarter-final showdown between him and Lexus officially began!