tennis giant

Chapter 52 Determination
Guanhao Club, a small private room in the cafeteria.

"Sister Tong, I'm sorry, I'm so shy, I can only invite you here for dinner."

"It's okay, An Sheng, it's very good here. I used to eat here when I was practicing at the club."

Although Xia Yutong's family background is rich, it is rare that she does not have the squeamishness of a rich girl, and she is quite casual in terms of food and clothing.

"By the way, sister Tong, can you tell me about the points race?"

After hearing Chen Feiyang mention it, An Sheng was very curious about the points match he was talking about.

After all, his exposure to tennis was too short, and most of his daily time was spent on training. He didn't know much about CTA and the events it held.

"of course can."

Originally, Xia Yutong wanted to find a special time to talk to An Sheng about these things, because she guessed that An Sheng, who only practiced hard all day, probably didn't have time to understand these contents in depth.

"CTA is our tennis association in China."

"In recent years, our country's tennis players, especially women players, have performed better and better in international competitions. For example, the representative figure, Sister Na, has even won the Grand Slam. champion."

"Correspondingly, more and more tennis sports are appearing in our field of vision. Television and Internet media have begun to broadcast some major tennis events."

"Because of this, tennis has become more and more recognized by the people of our country, and the popularity rate is also increasing extremely rapidly."

"This, the two of us, is the best example, and there are more and more tennis clubs today, which is also a very obvious manifestation."

"Under such circumstances, CTA is taking advantage of the trend and cooperating with the International Tennis Association (ITF) to create many tennis events in my country, such as the Huaguo Open and the Shanghai Masters. In addition, there are more challenges race and hope race."

"These tournaments have already formed a series in our country, so that tennis players can participate in many high-level tennis tournaments without going abroad."

"Obviously, it's very helpful for someone like you who wants to be a professional tennis player."

"Of course, these are professional events and have nothing to do with us for the time being."

"As for the points tournament that Chen Feiyang mentioned, in fact, what he said is not very accurate. To be more precise, it should be the amateur tennis tournament organized by CTA, including the Gold Series, Platinum Series, and the most advanced Diamond Series. Open.”

"Participating in these series of events, you can get amateur tennis points certified by CTA, and through the points, you can get the ranking of Huaguo amateur player rankings, so many people call them points match."

"Sister Tong, the ranking of amateur players you mentioned, does it have the same function as the ATP ranking of the International Tennis Federation? Players with high rankings can participate in higher-level tournaments?"

An Sheng listened carefully and raised his doubts frankly.

"Hehe, yes and no."

"How?" An Sheng was very curious.

"I think that when CTA sets up the ranking list for amateur players, it is indeed imitating the practice of the International Tennis Federation. Therefore, when opening tournaments, it divides them into three different grades of gold, platinum, and diamond. match."

"But, after all, this is just an amateur event, and all the players participating in the competition are amateur tennis players. In addition, the prize money of the competition is not very much, so how many amateur players do you think are willing to spend a lot of travel expenses to participate in other places? Amateur events?”

"As far as I know, apart from players supported by clubs, there are basically no or very few foreign players participating in their own names."

"As a result, most of the players in these events are local tennis enthusiasts, and a small number of players have club support or corporate sponsorship."

"And under such circumstances, it is conceivable that the level of most of the contestants is actually not high, and even many people just want to join in the fun, or come to experience it."

"So, generally speaking, as long as your tennis level can reach CTA level 3, and you are willing to pay travel expenses and registration fees, you can basically participate in all amateur events organized by CTA."

"Of course, don't think it's easy to win the championship. After all, there are still some players among them. They have special clubs to support them. They will participate in these competitions all year round. The championship competition is still very fierce. of."

"In addition, there is another function of points ranking, which is the year-end finals of the Amateur Masters Cup. Only those players with very high rankings, such as the top ten, are eligible to participate and compete for the honor of the year-end championship."

An Sheng nodded, basically understood the situation of amateur events, and at the same time confirmed one point, that is, if he wants to participate in these events, he must get the support of the club, otherwise, in terms of fees, it will be very expensive. It's not cost-effective, even if you win the championship, you may lose money.

In addition, An Sheng also thought of the Guanhao Club, which also includes other tennis clubs. The reason why they want to establish a special team is to compete for honors in amateur events, so as to demonstrate the strength of the club and enhance the club's heritage.

"By the way, Sister Tong, how many players does our Guanhao Club usually send to participate in the competition? What is the competition system for the trials?"

This question is actually what An Sheng wants to know the most. The previous question is just his throwing bricks to attract jade.

"As far as I know, the number of participants is uncertain, mainly depends on the level. As long as your tennis level is enough to get a relatively high ranking, the club will support it."

"Generally speaking, there are only four players for singles, and two pairs for doubles and mixed doubles."

"As for the selection competition system, it is generally divided into two stages. The first stage is the qualifiers, and the second stage is the main competition, or the elite competition."

"Before the start of the match, the club will set seed players, that is, members of the club team. They can directly enter the main match without having to participate in the qualifying match with a large number of people."

"Other players have to participate in the qualifiers normally, and compete for the places to participate in the main competition."

"The format of the game is to win the first 6 rounds, tie the tie-breaker to grab the 7th, and it is a single elimination, there is no other chance for a rematch."

"This is the same as the CTA amateur competition."

"Sister Tong, I finally heard it. This is called a 'selection competition'. Its real intention is probably the internal selection competition within their team, right?"

As soon as An Sheng heard it, he understood that this "selection match" was the same as the previous "training match". In fact, the results were already predetermined, and it was just a formal process.

"quiet······"

Hearing this, Xia Yutong frowned, but she was about to say something, but was interrupted by An Sheng.

"I know! Sister Tong, I'm not complaining. Although I'm sure they did decide the result by default, but this does give us a chance to change our fate."

"As long as I can get the top four in the selection, or even the championship, according to the rules, they have nothing to say. They must let me represent the club, and I can also join the club team."

"So, the most important thing is my own strength, not any other reasons or excuses!"

Seeing what he said, Xia Yutong nodded, agreeing with what he said.

But at the same time, Xia Yutong was still a little worried, because, from An Sheng's tone and attitude, she could clearly feel his hostility and fighting spirit. If it fails, it may be a big blow to him.

In fact, the situation may be more serious than Xia Yutong imagined, because An Sheng had already made up his mind to win one of the places when he heard the news, and he would never let go of this opportunity.

(End of this chapter)