After Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan separated, they followed the guidance of Li Mengyao and another young lady and came to their respective competition tables.
Ling Zhi opened his club box and assembled the clubs. After a while, another young man came to the table. He was wearing a white shirt and dark blue jeans, and he looked very handsome.
"It seems that he should be my first opponent, Wu Xianfeng."
Ling Zhi thought to himself. Then he smiled at the other party and said:
"Hello."
Wu Xianfeng also smiled and nodded in response.
The two of them didn't exchange much greetings and got ready to start the game.
The group stage adopts a 5-win system of 9 games. In the first round, the winners enter the winner's group, and the losers enter the losers' group. Starting from the second round, the losers of the winner's group enter the losers' group, and the losers of the losers' group enter the losers' group.
Out directly.
The double-elimination tournament is a more entertaining event, designed to allow everyone to participate more, rather than being directly eliminated like the single-elimination tournament.
In previous British billiards double-elimination Citizen Cup competitions, the organizers would even draw A, B, C, etc. according to the level of participating citizens, allowing people of the same level to compete, allowing everyone to experience the fun of the competition.
Although there are no divisions a, b, c, etc. in this Chinese style competition, the notice before the competition also clearly stated that minors under 16 years old and non-professional female players will be given the last place.
The so-called latter one refers to the competition between men and women. The female player can directly hit the black eight without hitting the last ball of her own, which is regarded as a courtesy to the female player.
It seems that there are no children participating in this competition, so logically speaking, only Zhao Shiyan and the other two female contestants should be given a back seat.
Wu Xianfeng graciously asked Lingzhi to tee off first, and Lingzhi was not polite. He picked up the big stick on the rack next to him and used force to eject the white ball.
Because the force was very thorough, the balls were scattered widely, and some balls were lucky enough to be pocketed.
Ling Zhi saw the opportunity and collected several full-color balls in the lower half of the table. Then there were no more good opportunities. Ling Zhi spotted a full-color ball near the side bank of the upper half of the table and moved towards the position of the pocket.
Pushing, I didn’t intend to advance, the main thing was to put the white ball near the top bank.
Wu Xianfeng frowned and didn't say much. He came to the side of the tee line, aimed at a long platform, lay down and started dribbling. Finally, he shot hard, but the target ball missed the pocket by a hundred thousand.
Eight thousand miles.
Ling Zhi remained calm on the surface, but secretly shook his head in his heart. His opponent's hitting posture was acceptable, but there was no pause in the hitting action, which greatly affected the stability of the shot.
The pause before taking off the club is to pause the club head not far from the white ball after lying down, and then move the club. The pre-stop is mainly to help players determine the direction in which the club will go out later, which is a very important basic action.
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Many players don't pay attention to pausing before taking the shot, which will lead to good accuracy when their hand feels good, but they can't score the ball when they feel bad, and they lack stability.
However, not everyone needs to pause before taking the shot. The famous British billiards player Sean Murphy does not have a pre-stop when taking the shot. Therefore, Murphy is called a very talented post-80s generation by "Rocket".
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At this time, after Wu Xianfeng's shot, Ling Zhi roughly found out his details, and the tension in his heart also slightly decreased.
After that, the two took turns and scored goals for each other. As the number of shots increased, Ling Zhi also summarized his characteristics: a slightly impatient shot, average accuracy, basically no technique, and not much consideration for positioning.
In comparison, Lexus's accuracy is much better, and it has a certain accuracy. More importantly, his mentality is very relaxed.
There was no suspense about the outcome of the game. When the score reached 4:0, Wu Xianfeng was no longer in any mood.
Although he didn't say it on the surface, Ling Zhi could still tell from his more impatient shots than before that he no longer had this ambition. Although he knew that he was destined to lose, he could still occasionally hit some accurate shots from the long table, but it was just too big.
Most of the time it's still too far off.
In the end, Lexus won the first game 5:0.
After scoring the last goal, Ling Zhi did not celebrate exaggeratedly. He just smiled briefly and took the initiative to extend his right hand to Wu Xianfeng. Wu Xianfeng was stunned for a moment, shook hands with Ling Zhi, and said nothing more.
He signed his name on the game list and turned around to leave.
After Ling Zhi also signed his name, he handed the list to the front desk, and then looked for which table Zhao Shiyan was at.
Since Ling Zhi's table ended relatively quickly, most of the tables were still playing at this time. Uncle Li also kept patrolling the ball room. When he walked to Ling Zhi, he smiled and said:
"it's over?"
"Well, good luck."
"The next game is a tough battle, don't take it lightly."
Uncle Li patted Ling Zhi on the shoulder.
"Yes, thank you."
Ling Zhi looked around the field again, looking for Zhao Shiyan, but Li Mengyao happened to be setting the ball for the players at the table next to him, so he asked by the way:
"Meng Yao, do you know which table Shi Yan is at?"
"Ah? Lingzhi, you won so quickly? Congratulations. Shi Yan is over there, in the corner, do you see it?"
Ling Zhi pointed in the direction of Li Mengyao's finger and vaguely saw Zhao Shiyan's figure. He thanked him and walked in that direction.
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As the game got better, white mist gradually began to rise in the golf room. But everyone was used to it. After all, it was a fantasy to find a smoke-free golf room in China.
On a table, Wang Siheng, a boy with glasses, watched the woman-like woman in front of him hit the ball fiercely, and smiled bitterly:
"Hey, sister-in-law, why do you think I got you? It's so unlucky."
The woman in front of me is Xu Qing, Wang Siheng's opponent in the first round. She is wearing a white shirt and a black professional vest. Her hair that should have been hanging down is tied into a bun on the back of her head, seemingly for the convenience of hitting the ball.
Although Wang Siheng calls her sister-in-law, there is no wrinkle on her face, and no traces of time can be seen on her face.
Xu Qing smiled lightly and said:
"What, are you scared?"
While he was talking, the movements of his hands did not stop, and he kept making gestures for the next shot.
"I'm not afraid, but it's not easy to win against you."
Xu Qing continued:
"If you win against me, won't it be easy for you after that?"
"Not always."
Wang Siheng shook his head helplessly.
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At another table, Cap and Bai Ming were dueling.
"Where have you been during this time? Don't you usually go to 'No. 8 Youth' to play ball every week? I heard Siheng said you haven't appeared for a long time?"
If Ling Zhi were here, he would definitely recognize him based on the lottery. The cap in front of him, who had met him once before, was named Chen Lizhong.
"I'm just busy with other things, why bother with so much."
Bai Ming said impatiently.
Chen Lizhong did not ask further questions, but said coldly:
"I don't know what uncle's attitude is, but you, please don't embarrass uncle."
"I got it! Mind your own business. Hurry up and hit your ball. I want to end the fight quickly and go have a drink."
"Tch, how long has it been since you practiced? Your accuracy is not good today."
Chen Lizhong ignored Bai Ming's urging and calmly lay on the table and took aim at his ball.
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Xu Dongyang was selected as one of the three ladies participating in the first round. At first, he felt a little lucky, but soon his luck was gone.
The girl in front of him who was dressed somewhat boyishly was not soft at all when playing the ball. Fortunately, although she was accurate, her movements were still a little immature and her strength was not well controlled, so he was able to temporarily take the lead in the score.
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Coach Xingchen also ended the game quickly, no doubt 5:0. His opponent Li Mingwei smiled and shook his head. Just as he was about to sign his name, coach Xingchen patted his shoulder and smiled.
Said to him:
"You play well, why don't you come to our ball room as a sparring partner."
Did you hit the ball well? Are you being sarcastic? Or... mocking? Li Mingwei was about to cry but didn't care, and signed his name on the game table.
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Zhao Shiyan's opponent, Zhang Han, was a young man wearing a red vest with the number 11 engraved on the back, yellow shorts and slippers. Those who didn't know better thought he had just finished playing basketball and came directly to play billiards.
At this time, Zhang Han looked at a ball in the left side bank. He felt that he couldn't reach it with his right hand and he didn't know how to use his left hand. He was going to move his butt to the table and sit on the table to hit the ball.
"If you don't want to use the pole, you can try using your left hand. It's not good to sit on the table."
Zhao Shiyan couldn't help but persuade.
At this time, Ling Zhi had already come to the table and glanced at the game list between Zhao Shiyan and Zhang Han. Zhao Shiyan was temporarily leading 3:1, so the game now should be the 5th game.
Ling Zhi picked up the racking pole next to him and was about to hand it to Zhang Han. But Zhang Han left the table and had no intention of taking the racking pole. He looked at Zhao Shiyan and sneered:
"Return the left hand? Are you kidding me? Give it a try."
"Isn't this good? We are competing now."
"What's wrong with the game? Just try, I'll lose this round. I probably won't win this round anyway."
Zhao Shiyan wanted to refuse, but she felt that ending the game early might help her get out of the way earlier, so she still stepped forward and tried a shot.
Ling Zhi watched from the side without disturbing her. He saw Zhao Shiyan awkwardly moving the club with his left hand, but still trying his best to keep the club in a straight line, and finally pushed the white ball out gently, and the ball was dangling on the edge of the bag.
After a moment, it fell into the bag.
Zhao Shiyan and Ling Zhi often use their left hands when practicing golf. Although they are not as proficient with their right hands, they can still hit some simple light putting techniques with their left hands.
"Pah! Pah! Pah!"
Zhang Han clapped his hands to express his appreciation, and then the two began to swing the ball.
Although Ling Zhi felt that it was a bit against the rules, since the two of them had no objections, he couldn't say anything.
Afterwards, the game continued. Zhang Han's level was average, his accuracy was not bad, and he often missed shots. With such performance, he could not be Zhao Shiyan's opponent.
It might also be because he played poorly, so he simply focused more on Zhao Shiyan later on. After all, watching girls is much more interesting than watching football.
In the end, Zhao Shiyan won the game 5:1.
Although they won by a big score, the game progressed relatively slowly. If the fifth game had not ended early, the two of them might have had to fight for a while longer.
It's not that Zhao Shiyan has a bad touch, it's mainly that Zhang Han's success rate in scoring is too low. After a few games, the ball is basically played in the second half. Zhao Shiyan's own ball is affected by Zhang Han's ball and it is difficult to connect, making it difficult for her to win every game.
Every game takes a lot of effort.
After the game, Zhang Han took the lead in signing his name on the game list, and then took advantage of Zhao Shiyan's signature, regardless of who Ling Zhi was standing next to the table, and took the opportunity to say:
"Um, sister, you are good at playing golf. Can you add me on WeChat? Can we make a date to play ball together when you are free in the future?"
Zhao Shiyan immediately hesitated. She was signing the word "Shi" with her hand movements. Taking advantage of the many strokes, she also slowed down her hand and took the time to think:
"Last time at 5 o'clock, I got excited and pulled Ling Zhi over and said he was my boyfriend, but he didn't care after that. This time it should be... no problem."
While her thoughts were flowing, the pen in her hand had already signed the word under the word. She no longer hesitated, and when she was about to respond to Zhang Han, a sweet voice came in:
"I'm sorry, you two, the competition in the second group has ended. Can you please come over immediately and draw lots again?"