Small goals, first to be the world's first [Competition]

"Xu Lixin, only you, what about Su Yuan and the others?"

Not long after Su Yuan and Zhong Yu left, Wu Qingbai also arrived at the arena, pushed open the door of the lounge, looked at the situation inside and asked.

"They went to the backcourt and got ready."

Facing Wu Qingbai alone, I have to say that Xu Lixin's mood is actually a bit complicated.

The young man sitting at the table silently lowered his head, covered the complicated look in his eyes, and tried to remain calm and replied.

Wu Qingbai paused, looked at the young man bowing his head in the lounge, fell silent for a moment, did not go in, but nodded, turned and left.

"Okay, then I'll go first, you... also get ready for the competition."

Backstage.

"The third Mr. World!"

Eli Bolton heard a lively and crisp voice, turned his head with a smile, and saw Su Yuan trotting towards him with an excited face.

Su Haizhong's son is really, much cuter than he imagined.

"Don't be so unfamiliar, just call me Eli." Eli smiled lightly, raised his hand to rub Su Yuan's soft black hair, and said softly.

Su Yuan squinted his eyes comfortably, looking very cute.

Before the game started, they were not opponents, and anyone who saw it was a situation of harmonious communication between seniors and seniors.

Zhong Yu came in a minute or two late, saw this scene, smiled, did not bother, and quietly leaned against the wall, leaving space for Yuan Bao and his respected seniors.

The preparation time is actually quite boring, and the racket is not with me. Anyway, there is no rule that the athletes of the two sides cannot communicate before the game.

Su Yuan and Eli Bolton chatted without any barriers.

"Su Yuan, what is your father doing recently? It seems that he didn't come to the World Cup this time?" Eli Bolton asked curiously.

Although Su Haizhong is a senior and idol he respects, he can also be called a friend with similar interests when he was in the military. Although the two also exchanged contact information, due to different countries and different time differences, both of them are also very busy. , and only occasionally send messages to each other in a year, Eli Bolton really doesn't know what Su Haizhong is busy with.

Originally, Eli Bolton thought that he would be able to see old friends he hadn't seen for a long time when he came to China this time, but unfortunately he still didn't.

However, I really got in touch with the son of the old man. The son of the former opponent has now grown to the point where he can become his opponent. This feeling, to be honest, is quite amazing.

This is true for Eli Bolton, but for Su Yuan, isn't it amazing?

Missing a full four years, the current table tennis world is actually very unfamiliar to Su Yuan. Compared with when he knew it at the beginning, it has almost changed a group of brand new faces.

Just looking at the top five in the world, four of them are new faces.

Yes, an athlete's career is actually extremely short compared to other professions. The peak period is just a few years. For an athlete, how many four years can he have in his career?

Generally speaking, every three years, four years later, Su Yuan had already expected the great changes in the table tennis world when he came back. name.

The only familiar name in the top five in the world - Eli Burton.

He is still fighting?He is still fighting!

When Su Yuan saw this news for the first time, he almost lost his grip on the phone, but luckily he managed to keep his pretty nose bridge.

It has to be said that Su Yuan has a thick filter for this kind of "antique" senior.

Four years ago, Eli Bolton was 32 years old, and he was still the number one in the world. At that time, the little Su Yuan really, really wanted to fight against this powerful man one day.

Originally thought that after four years, Eli Bolton would definitely have no chance to retire, but... the solid touch of the ground under his feet, the bright light of the distant field, and standing in front of him, his long-awaited opponent and senior, It's not a lie, it's all real.

"Huh? Su Yuan?" Seeing that the child in front of him didn't answer, as if in a daze, Eli Bolton asked again with some doubts.

"Oh!" Su Yuan snapped back from his excited thoughts, looked at Eli Bolton with sparkling eyes, and thought about his question just now.

"My dad seems to be on a business trip to which province's provincial team?" Su Yuan stingily took a small piece of his mind full of competitions and recalled what his dad was doing recently.

Well, his father was very relieved to see him running around to participate in the competition, alive and kicking, so he went to carry out his unfinished business: referring to finding good seedlings for the provincial team to help the poor.

Seeing Eli Bolton's puzzled expression, Su Yuan explained a few words.

"As expected of Su Haizhong." Eli Bolton nodded and concluded.

"Damn, is my father...very persistent?" Su Yuan thought for a while, "I will do what I promised no matter what, in other words, a single-minded person?"

Eli Bolton laughed softly, couldn't help but rubbed Su Yuan's hair, smiled and boasted in Su Yuan's somewhat confused expression: "You have the demeanor of Su Haizhong back then."

Su Yuan disagreed with this, he shook his head, and corrected seriously: "No, I'm much better than my father!"

As he spoke, he proudly puffed out his chest, trying to prove the authenticity of his words.

Eli Bolton was taken aback for a moment, and actually covered his stomach and bent over with a smile.

No longer trying to put on a gentle and elegant shell, the hearty laughter made Su Yuan stop and froze.

"Okay, then I'm looking forward to it." After a while, Eli Bolton finally stopped laughing, straightened his expression, and said to Su Yuan.

"Naturally." Su Yuan replied, showing a bright smile to Eli Bolton.

In the moment of tranquility before the game, the two of them had a tacit understanding and didn't mention anything related to the game.

When the time came, the voice broadcast by the MC outside came through the crowd and light, and some staff members cautiously came over to remind them that they could go on stage.

The two stopped communicating tacitly, smiled, and walked out from the entrance of the arena one after the other.

The semi-finals in the evening are naturally much more interesting than the quarter-finals, and now only the largest field in the middle is left in the arena.

When the athletes come out, they can walk to the temporary stage specially built by the organizer after a few steps. With the broadcast and introduction of the MC, the athletes walk up, and when the light hits the athletes, the huge LCD screen behind them will also show the stage. The basic information and the record of this year.

The configuration of the game has suddenly come up since the semi-finals. It can be said that it is forcing Graham, and even the referees have been replaced by more experienced referees.

The auditorium next to the arena was full of voices, and in an instant, it really felt and had the atmosphere of a World Series.

Su Yuan is wearing the red competition suit today, and the golden dragon is soaring on the hem of the suit. He is standing on the stage, and the MC is reporting his name, and there are very few records behind him.

But when the light hit Su Yuan's body, the golden dragon on his clothes seemed to take off, shining brightly, as if trying to break through the roof of the arena.

The light cast on the stage was already bright enough, but it was still not as bright as that young man on the stage.

Su Yuan smiled recklessly, stood confidently under the light beam, and was in the mood to say hello to the audience, which aroused waves of excitement from the audience. He was not at all like a newcomer to an international competition for the first time .

Some people's calculations are wrong, and only cowards choose to escape cowardly.

They will be afraid, they will be overwhelmed by the pressure, and they will escape, but Su Yuan will not.

Will it be stressful?some.

nervous?Impossible not to be nervous.

But these are always the driving forces that push Su Yuan forward, not the shackles that keep him in place.

The heavy weight on his shoulders was the expectation and love that the fans had been waiting for for many years. Su Yuan was not willing to let them down, nor would he let them down.

This belief has supported Su Yuan all the way to the present, and now, he is about to face the senior who once longed for a fight.

It seems that, once in a while, it would be nice to play a game for the former self?

Su Yuan smiled and walked off the stage. His body was submerged in the darkness for an instant. He walked forward a few steps without any pause or hesitation. The light came back and he walked into the arena.

He asked Zhong Yu to help bring the towels and water to the rest seats. Su Yuan thought, and when he turned his head, he saw Wu Qingbai in the coaching seat outside the rest seats.

Huh?When did he come, did not pay attention.

Forget it, it doesn't matter, it doesn't affect me, maybe it's hard to explain if I don't come to the sidelines to guide, after all, there is no simultaneous game this time.

Su Yuan glanced at it, then looked away.

In the past, when I took out the towel from the bag and put it in the towel storage slot on the referee table, I didn't have any communication with him.

However, no one noticed this small detail at this time.

Follow the rules to guess the ball and practice before the game.

The auditorium was also full of qualified fans, and gradually quieted down.

The pre-match practice is over, and the first semi-final match officially begins.

The referee glanced at the two athletes with a huge age difference in front of her, and she also sighed in her heart, but she still maintained a serious expression on her face, then took out a new ball from under the referee's table, and threw it to Eli Bolton's hands.

Obviously, in the ball guessing session, the god of luck did not take care of Su Yuan this time.

Su Yuan suddenly remembered a little anecdote that he came across by chance. Mr. No. [-] in the world seems to have a very secondary nickname, called the king of ball guessing?

It seems that as long as Eli Bolton participates in the game, there are basically no guesses that fail to guess the ball. This probability even continues to increase as Eli Bolton grows older.

Perhaps the god of luck is also secretly favoring this respected evergreen table tennis player?

It's quite interesting to think about it, Su Yuan secretly laughed, then withdrew his thoughts, and his expression became serious.

The fact that he didn't get the right to serve seemed to have lost the opportunity, but Su Yuan really didn't care. Guessing the ball is a metaphysics, and it's normal to miss it.

Besides, Su Yuan is extremely confident in his own strength, he only has the right to serve, and it will not affect the overall situation of the game.

Are you ready?

Eli Bolton looked at Su Yuan with the ball and asked silently.

Ready.Su Yuan nodded towards him.

Then, with two "bang bangs", Eli Bolton got the ball, bounced it on the table twice, and assumed a serve posture.

At the same time, Su Yuan's center of gravity sank, his body leaned forward, his eyes were parallel to the net, and he looked at Eli Bolton on the other side of the table, ready to catch the ball.

The live broadcast room of Chaoting TV has been open for a while now, a lot of netizens poured in, and the barrage is very lively.

Liu Nian watched the live broadcast of the game, and spoke quickly: "Tonight's semi-final match will be broadcast and commented by Fade Chen and I."

"In the first semi-final match, Su Yuan faced the world's third Eli Bolton from Germany. The match is about to start!! Don't miss it!"

[Speaking of which, this should be the game with the biggest age difference in the world table tennis world today, right? 】

【Hey, so to speak, it seems to be...】

Liu Nian saw this barrage sharply, his eyes lit up, and he confirmed with a smile, "I saw a netizen's barrage, yes, this is indeed the game with the biggest age difference in the world's table tennis world today. The difference between a 17-year-old player and a 36-year-old veteran is 19 years old, and I am all rounded up."

[Liu Nian explained, please pull it over, people who are almost thirty, why are you pretending to be young? 】

There was a bullet screen ruthlessly piercing through it, and Liu Nian waved his hand when he saw it: "Hey, don't tell me if you see it through, I'll be eighteen forever, okay?"

After laughing, he turned to look at Fade Chen, "Fade Chen, what do you think?"

"Huh?" Fade Chen looked away from the live broadcast screen and looked at Liu Nian. After realizing what he asked, he smiled and looked at Su Yuan on the live broadcast screen again, with gratified and proud eyes.

After a pause, when Liu Nian thought that Fade Chen would not answer, Fade Chen spoke.

"This is a game that has crossed the era, whether it is for Su Yuan or for Eli Bolton."

One opponent is the son of an old friend, and the other opponent is a senior whom he admires. For either of these two people, this match must have a special meaning.

Chen Fei, who knew everything, thought.

Although the audience still didn't know the significance of this game, they were also shocked by Fade Chen's words.

They stared blankly at the studio.

Maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it's destiny that God will let the two people in the arena verify Chen Fei's words.

As soon as Chen Fei's voice fell, the two people on the screen happened to move.

The elders played the first ball of the game calmly and delicately, while the younger side, like a blazing flame, quickly flew towards the place where the ball flew.

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It's another crazy day, the next day is Saturday!Praise oneself fiercely, 2333

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