[Foreword] The sports field also needs "Qian Xuesen's Questions". My principle of focusing on the sports field is to "see what others see in the same way, and think about what others have not thought of"! Thanks to this platform that encourages originality and allows me to practi

[Foreword] The sports field also needs "Qian Xuesen's Questions". My principle of focusing on the sports field is to "see what others see in common, and think about what others have not thought of"! Thanks to this platform that encourages originality and allows me to practice this principle. And I have always strived to "maintain originality in writing and strive for groundbreaking views"! I hope this article can provide reference for the national table tennis coaching staff and table tennis think tank led by Chairman Liu Guoliang!

1. Review of the World Cup Women’s Team Semifinals Ding Ning versus Chen Siyu

The 2019 World Cup Women’s Team Semifinals were held between the National Table Tennis Team and the Chinese Taipei team. Ding Ning played in the third set against Chen Siyu of the Taipei team. Ding Ning defeated Chen Siyu with a big score of 3:1 (11-3, 12-14, 12-10, 11-4). In the first game, Ding Ning made careful preparations before the game and easily defeated his opponent 11-3. But Chen Siyu is not weak. During the World Cup women's singles competition in Chengdu, Chen Siyu caused a lot of trouble for Liu Shiwen. The coach Ma Lin who was coaching Liu Shiwen at the time was very nervous.

Chen Siyu is not weak. He once played against Liu Shiwen in the World Cup singles

Ding Ning suffered a waist strain midway through the second game, and ultimately lost the game 12-14. As the captain of the national table tennis women's team, Ding Ning's tenacious fighting spirit deserves recognition! Due to a waist injury, Ding Ning suffered from the disadvantages of weak forehand attack and difficulty in running. Chen Siyu seized the opportunity and increased his offensive intensity while trying his best to tear Ding Ning from wide angles. This tactic was very effective. Ding Ning lost the second game at 12:14.

Ding Ning suffered a waist strain during the game.

In the third game, Ding Ning changed his strategy. He no longer played in a stalemate from far away and used the first three boards that he was not very good at. Ding Ning resolutely refused to retreat in the middle and near stages, and used his strength to counterattack. The effect was good, and he reached a small climax of 7:1 at the beginning. But after some adjustments, Chen Siyu once led the score to 9:8. At the critical moment, Ding Ning used his serving advantage and close-to-table stalemate strategy to win the game at 12:10.

Ding Ning persisted in the game and won the admiration of the audience

In the fourth game, Ding Ning became more and more proficient in his near-table strategy, and combined with his serving advantage, he hit an 8:1 climax from the beginning. Chen Siyu's previous offensive tactics no longer worked. He would be slow to return to his position if he had a little more strength, and could easily be blocked by Ding Ning's ball coming back from close to the table. The two sides opened the ball at a large angle, but Ding Ning's arms were long and the area of ​​the platform was large, so the result was the opposite. It is easy to make mistakes and Ding Ning's backhand attack will be successful if the strength is slightly smaller. When Ding Ning insisted on using his strength close to the table to cleverly control the landing point, Chen Siyu was at his wits' end. Ding Ning finally cooperated with the serve and won the game with a large advantage of 11:4.

Chen Siyu has nothing to do with Ding Ning's strategy of close to Taiwan.

2. Ding Ning has encountered technical bottlenecks in recent years, or the way out is close to Taiwan.

Ding Ning has strong strength in both his forehand and backhand. He has strong ability to pull and attack in the middle and far stations. Under passive defense, Excellent ability to maneuver and counterattack. Because she has the advantage of her left hand, her attack angle is wide and her placement is tricky, giving her a certain amount of initiative in the game. But today, when the small ball is replaced by the big ball, Ding Ning's strength cannot keep up, and his passive style of play lags behind. Since then, Ding Ning has been making technical improvements, but the effect is not obvious. In the semi-finals of the World Cup team competition, Ding Ning suffered a back injury and was unable to play stalemate at COSCO Taiwan, and was once in a very unfavorable situation. In the end, I had no choice but to temporarily switch to playing billiards, but unexpectedly succeeded. This shows that Ding Ning has a talent for getting close to the stage. This unexpected discovery is not only helpful to Ding Ning himself, but may also be helpful to all players who play defensive counterattack style. Using this idea as a blueprint, it may be possible to design a set specifically for Ito Mei for defensive counterattack players. Sincere tactics. I believe that no style of play can be said to be absolutely backward. After technological transformation, the defensive and counterattack style can definitely be reborn.

3. The secret of Ding Ning’s victory in 2015 also lies in his talent for getting close to the table.

Now, all golfers, please temporarily turn your attention back to the final of the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships between Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen. Ding Ning fell down and injured his foot when trailing 0:2 in the decisive game. Since then, he has been playing near the table.Although the commentator at the time had thought that Ding Ning's foot injury was a blessing in disguise and gave a reasonable explanation, most people, including the commentator and Ding Ning, believed that the reason for Liu Shiwen's mistake was that she had concerns in her heart, or at least was emotionally disturbed. Liu Shiwen herself thought so at the time, otherwise she wouldn't seem to be good at playing anymore. Therefore, no one thought that there might be a new way of playing here: Since there is close-to-table offense, why can't there be close-to-table defense? Maybe Liu Shiwen's mood was disturbed that year, but Chen Siyu in 2019 has no such worries at all!

But Liu Shiwen in 2015 and Chen Siyu in 2019 lost in roughly the same way: when Ding Ning played close to the table, they suddenly seemed like they couldn’t play anymore: because of close-to-table defense ( is not retreat defense! ) The use of force changes the rhythm and shortens the opponent's reaction time. Therefore, once the opponent uses force, it is easy to make mistakes, either leaving the net or going out of bounds.

Ding Ning vs. Liu Shiwen in the final game of the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships

4. Can the close-to-the-table defensive style be reborn?

Whether you are a fan of Ding Ning or a fan of Liu Shiwen, please carefully observe the game between Ding Ning and Chen Siyu and the game between Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen from a technical perspective. You will definitely be able to find the similarities. I am bringing up this foot injury case in 2015 not to stir up disputes, but to provide a new idea for the national table tennis team in . Now the defensive counterattack style has a tendency to be eliminated due to the rise of close-to-the-table fighting style. The "weird" phenomenon of Ding Ning winning after spraining his foot and waist may have a scientific reason. hopes that the national table tennis coaching staff will work together to create a complete set of close-to-the-table defensive play. If it works, maybe the national table tennis team will have another way to beat Mima Ito.