The people watching gradually began to whisper again, but Ling Zhi was under great pressure and had no intention of listening to what others were discussing. With a livid face, he helped the coach set the ball.
When he finished setting up the ball and was about to put the tripod on the table aside, Zhao Shiyan suddenly stood up and whispered to him:
"It's okay, Lingzhi, don't think too much. He's a very good coach, so you should just practice football. Even if you get to the loser's group, don't you still have a chance?"
Ling Zhi perked up and looked at the short-haired girl who was smiling at him, feeling greatly inspired in his heart.
He couldn't help but recall the teaching he heard when playing against Uncle Li last week: You must trust your shots at all times.
That's right, just work hard and leave the rest to fate!
Facing a strong opponent, if you always care about the outcome, you will be timid when taking the shot, just like Lexus's foul shot in the previous game.
If you ignore the outcome, you can focus on every shot you make, instead of thinking about how you can't score every shot and leave no chance for your opponent.
Thinking of this, Ling Zhi felt calm and relaxed a little.
In the sixth inning, the coach kicked off the ball. The ball was scattered as usual, and one ball was successfully scored. However, the position of the white ball was not good after it was driven in, and it stopped in a circle surrounded by a bunch of balls.
At this time, a bunch of balls gathered near the mouth of the left bottom bag, and the white ball couldn't get out. The coach had no choice but to push a colored ball near the bag mouth, trying to get the white ball out. After all, it was crowded.
It is not easy to attack continuously in this corner.
However, contrary to expectations, after hitting the color ball into the bag, the white ball hit the whole ball of a full-color ball on the edge of the bottom library. The full-color ball was knocked away from the edge of the library, but the white ball stopped at the bottom library without moving at all.
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The coach had no choice but to gently touch a colored ball in the pile of balls next to him to prevent a shot.
Ling Zhi looked at the table and saw that there were no good opportunities. Although he was more relaxed now, he still couldn't hit all the balls, so he decided to steadily open a full-color ball on the edge of the bank and placed the white ball near the top bank.
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After that, the two of them went back and forth, and the coach basically managed to collect a colored ball every time. However, Lexus also gradually hit all colored balls to the middle of the table, which had some impact on the coach's movement behind him.
After some entanglement, Lexus had 6 left and the coach had 1 left.
Lexus also had a full-color ball on the edge of the top library, which was not easy to deal with. When he was hesitating whether to open the ball on the edge of the library, the "thinking of the weak" that coach Xingchen said when he taught Li Mengyao came back to his mind.
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Indeed, opening up the side ball will be of great help to your subsequent hits, but in that case you have to hope that your opponent will give you another chance.
Your opponent is a professional player and will not easily give you a chance to get started, so you must cherish every opportunity.
Ling Zhi suddenly realized that the tactical method of opening the ball from the sidelines, which was very effective in normal times, seemed to be the so-called "weak mentality" on the coach's side.
The "strong mentality" should be the mentality of believing that you can knock out the ball from the bank, or call a comfortable position to directly score, and finally clear the table with one shot! Instead of placing hope on your opponent!
Thinking of this, Ling Zhi no longer hesitated, aimed at a mid-length platform, and used his low shot to hit the target.
After a long journey, the white ball stopped very close to the edge of the top library, and just happened to call the ball on the edge of the library!
Lingzhi then played steadily, clearing all the full-colored balls on the table, and finally scored black eight, truly winning the game with his own strength.
When he reached the black eight, Ling Zhi heard a faint burst of applause in his ears, but it seemed that he was afraid of being too eye-catching, so he didn't last long.
Ling Zhi smiled knowingly, turned around and nodded slightly to Zhao Shiyan with a smile, then stood in front of the kick-off line, waiting for the kick-off.
In the seventh game, Lingzhi and the coach fought until the last 5 balls. Among them, the coach had 1 full-color ball left, which was close to the black eight on the right side of the lower half of the table. Lingzhi had 3 color balls left, No. 11 and 15.
The number is easy to play, number 14 is on the left side of the bank.
Lingzhi walked to the 11th ball at this time and hesitated to control the white ball after scoring the ball to go to the 14th or 15th first.
If he took No. 14 first, it would be inconvenient to use No. 15 later, so he decided to take No. 15 first.
With a push on the pole, the white ball turned 90 degrees toward the direction of the goal ball and reached the middle pocket on the right side of No. 15. Then the high pole scored No. 15. After the white ball hit the first bank, it stopped firmly on the left side of the bank.
The number 14 ball was successfully called.
Ling Zhi glanced at the black eight. At this time, the white ball and the No. 14 ball were on the same straight line beside the left bank, but the black eight and the full-color ball were on the right bank. Even if the No. 14 ball was scored, whether it was a high stick or a
Even with a low score, it is impossible for the white ball to activate the black eight again.
Lexus thought for a while and decided to push forward No. 14 steadily.
Next, if you hit the black eight in defense, it is not easy for the white ball to find a route back to the upper half of the table, so Lingzhi did the opposite and hit the black eight to the upper half of the table. The white ball was set in front of the black eight.
The ball's position remains unchanged.
Lingzhi thought the shot was handled fairly safely and did not give the coach a good chance.
Unexpectedly, the coach pushed the full-color ball lightly on the next shot. The full-color ball hit the edge of the library and rebounded, blocking the white ball from hitting the black eight directly.
Ling Zhi regretted that he was careless. At this moment, he deeply realized that the closer the white ball was to the opponent's ball, the more dangerous he was.
Although he was passive, he did not panic. He still carefully searched for the hitting spot, and then hit the white ball out with a low shot.
When solving the ball, adding some low shots will help expand the reflection angle. Sure enough, this shot successfully solved the black eight. However, the position where it was solved was relatively thin, so the white ball did not stop after it was solved, and continued to hit left and right.
It hit the edge of the library and unfortunately fell into the middle pocket on the right side.
Unlucky, Ling Zhi shook his head with a wry smile. Coach Xingchen did not waste the opportunity. After taking the free ball, he scored a low-shot full-color ball on the edge of the bank, and successfully called the black eight. Finally, he pushed the black eight and ended with 5:
A total score of 2 wins.
People around him burst into applause, while others spoke to the coach and congratulated him on another victory.
Ling Zhi turned around and picked up the pen, ready to sign his name on the game list. At this time, a deep female voice from the side cut in:
"Your name is Ling Zhi, right? You played very well."
Ling Zhi turned around and saw an older woman wearing a white shirt and a black professional vest with a bun on the back of her head standing next to him with a smile and talking to him.
Although he didn't know each other, Ling Zhi still smiled slightly and responded politely:
"Thank you. But the loss was quite miserable. Compared with the coach, my ability to seize opportunities is really poor."
The older woman was noncommittal and said with a smile:
"Then do you know that in a best-of-nine-game match, you are the only amateur player I have ever seen who can win two sets from him."
The only one? Is that an exaggeration? But the coach is a professional, so it’s normal for amateur players to fail to win against him. Ling Zhi chuckled:
"You're lucky. One of the games was won by luck. It has nothing to do with me."
The older woman smiled and shook her head and explained:
"Actually, it's not as simple as you think. During the fight at that time, I noticed that you consciously did not open the full-color balls and color balls near the black eight, and if he wanted to clear the table, he had to
deal with."
"He is used to playing with a strong style and will not wait for you to open it for him. Handling the ball near the black eight is equivalent to walking on a tightrope. Mistakes are inevitable, but you cannot deny what you did in that game.
s hard work."
So, it seems that "strong thinking" may not be useful everywhere. Although this kind of momentum is very important on the court, sometimes, you have to learn to show weakness.
But why does this lady know so much? Ling Zhi asked tentatively:
"Thank you for saying that. Um, do you know the coach...?"
The older woman smiled slightly and nodded, but without further explanation, she simply introduced herself:
"My name is Xu Qing, and I also participated in this competition. If we accidentally encounter each other in the future, I hope you can give me some advice."
"That's where I want your advice."
If people are polite, Lexus will certainly not take advantage of others. Xu Qing was about to continue saying something when the coach next to him interrupted:
"You're here, how was the fight?"
Xu Qing said calmly:
"It's a fluke that I won. Siheng played well. I should have a good chance this year. But I still say the same thing, why are you arguing with them? You're a British player, so what's the point of bullying them Chinese players?"
Coach Xingchen rarely laughed, scratched his scalp with few hairs in embarrassment, and said:
"Hey, isn't this what Lao Li meant? Besides, the British style hasn't held a professional competition in China for a long time. I just want to find some experience. Besides, you also participated, how can you say that I...
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Ling Zhi felt a strange feeling when he saw the two people bickering. Just when he was thinking about whether to walk away silently, they stopped talking at the right time. Coach Xingchen took the opportunity to say to Ling Zhi:
"You played well and your accuracy was pretty good."
"By the way, you could have handled a few games better just now. For example, when you defended the shot in the fifth game, you were still a little timid and didn't dare to use force. If it were me, I would have used a low shot and a library of white balls.
Stop near the basement..."
"And in the last game, the shot that took away the black ball was a bit sloppy. Even if you add a low shot instead of a fixed shot, at least I won't be able to make a handicap shot..."
Ling Zhi nodded thoughtfully. The coach's advice was really to the point. He still lacked experience.
However, he was not too frustrated. Rather, he felt that it was rare to receive guidance from the coach.
Ling Zhi thanked the coach, saw the short-haired girl standing on one side with a drooped face, and said to her with a smile:
"It's okay. It's good to win two games. And if it weren't for your encouragement, I might not be able to win two games. Thank you."
Ling Zhi's good attitude seemed to have affected Zhao Shiyan. Zhao Shiyan's face softened a little, and he comforted him and said:
"It's okay, Ling Zhi, you have worked very hard. But fortunately, you still have a chance to make it in the loser group."
"Well, it's okay. Besides, you might as well worry about yourself."
"Ah! Yes, my game is probably about to start. I wonder how the situation is going with Brother Xu."
The two of them gathered around Xu Dongyang's table. The game in front of him was coming to an end. Ling Zhi looked at the game list of Brother Xu's table, 4:4.
He sighed in his heart. He heard from Mengyao earlier that Brother Xu eliminated a girl, but it was very difficult to win. He won 5:4. It seems that this game will have to be a fierce battle to have a chance to win.
Sure enough, it was the eldest brother who had the last laugh in the end. However, I don’t know whether it was because he was too entangled in the fight or what, but at the end of the game, eldest brother Xu could not laugh, but he breathed a long sigh of relief.
But no matter what, as a result, there are only two people left in the second group of winners: