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Ping Pong

This show is the selected drama by NRTA

in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the PRC,

and was funded under the 2019 Art Creation of Hubei.

Episode 41

This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.

Seems like my leg is fine.

Dr Xu, please come in.

Come, sit.

Xu Tan.

Dr Xu told me

the MRI report is out.

They have a new view

of your injury.

After further examination,

we discovered

your anterior cruciate ligament wasn't stretched

but completely torn.

That caused the imbalance on your knees.

Besides, your meniscus

is thinner than usual.

If you don't do the surgery and goes through treatment to be safe,

the strain towards your knees

in your future training

will bring more serious damage.

If I don't do the surgery,

what's the worst thing that could happen?

Disability.

This is why my personal advice

is to do the surgery immediately.

Beijing Central Hospital Outpatient General Medical Record

You didn't have dinner, right?

Did Fang Yue

increase the amount of your recovery training again?

What kind of person is he?

He should know that you need a good rest.

He should increase the amount later.

Just look at Lei.

He asked me to do this himself.

They are very fresh.

Come and eat, hurry.

You...

What are you doing?

I'm going back to training.

Going back to training? Have you recovered already?

It's been so long. I've almost recovered fully.

Shouldn't you go back as well?

I have my own things to do.

You should go and do what you have to.

What did Dr Xu tell you?

Don't lie to me.

You wouldn't have been in a hurry to leave the hospital otherwise.

A natural leader.

A great leader.

That is their assessment of Yu Ke Nan.

What about me?

I don't have the look of a champion.

I'm a World No.1 who has never won a World Championship.

What do we lack?

Isn't this our last step?

If I can overcome this,

this will become my era.

Master.

When my grandfather left, his biggest wish

was to see me becoming the World Champion.

I'm already at this stage.

This might be my last chance.

I don't have a reason to give up.

Are you done?

Got it.

I did some counting

in your

ambitious speech just now.

You've used "I" or "me" 15 times.

That means you only have yourself

in your heart

and nothing else

besides that.

I'm disappointed.

Looks like our relationship as master and disciple

ends here.

Master.

I'm not your master!

Don't call me your master!

All these years of teaching you

is to make you into a player

that is excellent

in your skills and mentality, understand?

I hope you can stay away

from the bad experiences of other people

including my own.

But think about it,

how many times

have you really accepted

my opinions and advice?

That is why I've taught you nothing.

Now is really the time for us

to cut our ties.

Master.

I'm not your master.

You are the captain of the national team.

You are 27 years old. You are great.

But I have a question for you.

Do you really know why you play ping pong?

Do you?

Xu Tan.

Remember.

A person's whole life

is not just about ping pong.

♫ How far is the road? ♫

♫ How high is the sky? ♫

♫ I've been through day ♫

♫ and I've been through the starlights ♫

There's nothing else

♫ Youth is short ♫

♫ But dreams are endless ♫

but ping pong in my life.

♫ Break free from confusion ♫

♫ It gives me power ♫

♫ We will always move forward stubbornly ♫

♫ We will always head towards the unknown light ♫

♫ We will always look forward to younger faces ♫

♫ We will find the image that we belong ♫

♫ On the way ♫

♫ Going on adventures ♫

♫ Instead of being normal ♫

♫ I venture through storms ♫

♫ To move forward once again ♫

♫ Youth is short ♫

♫ But dreams are endless ♫

♫ Break free from confusion ♫

♫ It gives me power ♫

Training Center of General Administration of Sport of China

♫ We will always search for it against the wind ♫

Look at my waist.

I can't use it, you understand?

Look. I can't generate any power.

Yes, just...

Xu Tan?

Xu Tan.

Why are you back so fast?

Have you recovered?

Yes.

Isn't it good for him to recover soon?

Why don't you

lie in the hospital for a few days

and get rid of your fatty meat?

What's wrong with my fatty meat?

Let me tell you. I'll depend on my fatty meat

in the World Table Tennis Championships.

Captain, welcome back.

Flowers again?

Wishing you the best of luck

and success in your future training and competitions.

Thanks.

You're back?

It's time to train.

Come on. Let's train.

Come, I have something to tell you.

Can you keep it a secret for me?

I know what you are facing.

I allow you to return to training.

But, Xu Tan,

don't push yourself to a dead end.

All of them call me captain.

I don't feel comfortable actually.

I didn't even play in the Three Big Tournaments.

I don't want my career

to end like this.

I don't want to be

the most useless captain in history.

Fine.

Your secret is safe with me.

But we have to be clear on this.

If you don't feel well

while you are playing in a match one day,

you have to listen to me and give up immediately.

There's another change in this year's World Championship.

ITTF's change on using plastic balls

is to go against us.

Pressure on the whole team is high.

Skills have to be improved,

training intensity has to be increased,

it will definitely be more tiring.

I hope you can do your best.

Don't overexert yourself.

Starting from scratch again?

You have to help me.

Xu Tan.

Starting from scratch this time

is a crisis for the whole team.

But it might be the turning point for you,

you know that?

The new plastic ball doesn't just require power.

It requires more endurance.

Your play style is very suitable for this change.

Sometimes, a hero can start a new era.

But a new era can sometimes give birth to a new hero as well.

Brother.

I'll say this today.

If any one of you come here at any time in the future,

my hot pot will always be ready for you.

Always ready?

You might overcook my meat.

They are always ready for you two.

I'll be leaving

tomorrow.

Both of you should stop fighting in the future.

If you fight with each other again,

there won't be someone like me to stop you two.

Let's drink!

How nice.

I don't know when will we ever have a chance

to gather like this again.

What's wrong? Is your knee all right?

I'm fine.

You should know if you're really fine.

Look at Fu Jing Chun.

Don't end up like him.

I said I'm fine.

Come on.

Come in.

Brother Tan.

Anything?

I need to talk to you about something.

Forget it if it's about my leg.

It's none of your business.

Brother Tan.

Actually,

I was substituted suddenly that day.

The first single's player has always been Yu Ke Nan.

You should know that.

Right before I played,

the coach kept asking me to play the ball to your right.

I thought it was a tactic, Brother Tan.

Sorry, Brother Tan.

I didn't know about your injury. Sorry.

I called everyone here

to get you to analyse

the team for the World Table Tennis Championship

and see if the participating players

well-rounded

in terms of their skills and play style.

A new ball will be used this time.

The foreign players will be coming strongly at us.

With an experienced player

that has strong skills like Yu Ke Nan in the team,

I think it helps other players.

Besides, in terms of

his skills and experience,

I personally think

he is the best player in the team to participate.

I understand about Yu Ke Nan.

He thrives in big tournaments.

The one I'm worried about is Song Min.

He is still young after all.

How is the strengthening of his mentality going on?

Although Song Min is inexperienced,

his advantage in power is exceptional.

He also has an all-rounded play style.

The most commendable thing

is that he is the only penhold-grip player

among the team members.

His inexperience is not a problem.

With Yu Ke Nan and Leng Yi guiding him,

I believe this will be a good chance

for him to train.

Master.

Xu Tan's form is not bad recently.

His overall ability is still strong.

Most importantly,

his determination is strong in these tournaments.

I've never seen him working so hard.

Xu Tan's ability is good

but he has just recovered from injury.

I'm a bit worried if his body condition

can handle a high-intensity tournament

like the World Table Tennis Championships.

Xu Tan is the top-ranked player in the world.

His ability and skills

are in peak condition.

His knee injury has almost recovered too.

It won't affect the tournament.

His knee injury is a hidden risk.

If something does happen

to Xu Tan at that time,

who is able to substitute him?

Actually,

Su Shun's play style is similar to Xu Tan's.

His first three strokes are strong

with a fast tempo.

We have always been using these two skills

to crush the foreigners.

If there's someone who is able to replace Xu Tan,

that person would be Su Shun.

But Su Shun is not Xu Tan!

There's a gap between their abilities.

To be safe,

we should pick a more reliable choice.

Xu Tan has been waiting for this chance.

Third place in the direct tournament,

champion of the Asian Championships,

and champion of the Japan Open.

Why can't he participate with those results?

Fang Yue.

Calm down.

Players always speak with their actions in the national team.

If the team has doubt over Xu Tan,

just let Xu Tan

prove himself again

in the upcoming German Open.

In the German Open,

whoever gets the better result between Su Shun and Xu Tan

will get to participate in the Suzhou World Table Tennis Championships.

That's better.

How's your knee?

You can't generate power in your right knee?

It's fine.

I just have my steps reduced.

During next week's German Open,

you have to take the initiative in matches

and control the tempo.

Don't try to match your opponent's speed.

Use your advantages to their best.

Do you have to be so nervous about an open tournament?

This is different.

Because of your knee injury,

the coaching team will use your results in the German Open

to decide who is going to the World Table Tennis Championships

between you and Su Shun.

Hey!

Where are you?

I can't participate in the German Open.

What's wrong?

Your shoulder injury got worse?

No.

I want to prepare myself for the World Table Tennis Championships

and win the championship again.

Nonsense!

Participating in the German Open

will not affect your preparations for the World Table Tennis Championships.

Have you thought about it?

If you don't go,

how will people look at this matter?

I don't care how they look at it.

I've already made my decision.

That's it.

Yu Ke Nan, listen...

Is everyone here?

Get ready to depart.

Mr Teng, Brother Ke Nan isn't here yet.

Yu Ke Nan has something else to do.

He won't be going to Germany.

Let's go!

Do your best.

2015 German Open China Representatives

2015 German Open Tournament Bracket

Brother Tan.

Brother Tan.

You should be

winning fairly easily this time.

Shinji Oda

can't beat you after all.

You should be able to do well against Su Shun, right?

Forget it. I think

I'll be going home soon.

You haven't even played yet.

Why are you so pessimistic?

Brother Tan.

You must know.

I've been playing against him

in more than 10 matches in tournaments.

When did I ever win against him?

Brother Tan,

What are you

thinking about?

Actually, I think

you have improved a lot recently.

If you think before every stroke,

you might not lose.

Xu Tan, I don't mind you criticising me.

You've told me

to use my brain whenever I play.

I did.

But whenever I play against Su Shun,

I'll be brought into his rhythm.

Especially in the sixth or seventh point,

I will be beaten

until I get impatient.

I will lose a few points consecutively

to the point where a comeback isn't possible.

Su Shun's has strong endurance.

That is why you can't attack aimlessly.

Your stamina can't match his.

You can keep switching left and right.

The most important thing is the first three strokes.

If you can withstand his first three strokes,

you'll be in control of the match.

His short court drop isn't good

especially his forehand.

Yes.

Su Shun's forehand drop

has always been his weakness.

Brother Tan.

Thanks a lot.

You are always explaining

my problems to me in a simple way.

Brother Tan, I'll be going out on the court now.

Brother Tan.

You are telling me all of these.

Aren't you afraid that

I'll be using them against you?

Everyone can learn about these theories.

Whether you can use them or not depends on yourself.

Enough. Go.

See you in the finals.

See you in the finals.

This is the semi-final of the German Open.

Song Min versus Su Shun

We can see that

both players are already on the court.

German Open 2015 Su Shun vs Song Min

German Open 2015 Su Shun vs Song Min

We can totally see that

Song Min's play style is unique.

Compared to his previous play style,

he is focusing on attacking

Su Shun's forehand, especially his drop shots.

That is why his change in play style

has worked wonders.

He has defeated Su Shun with a score of four against three.

Congratulations to Song Min for progressing into the finals.

Seems like Su Shun is still lacking.

German Open 2015 Xu Tan vs Song Min

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Brother Tan.

You played well.

I still can't defeat you.

Congratulations to Xu Tan who just recovered on defeating Song Min

and winning a tournament again.

We can see that Song Min's performance

was very dazzling

but he still couldn't defeat Xu Tan

who had full control of the match.

Brother Tan is still Brother Tan.

Let us look forward to

his performance in the World Table Tennis Championships.

2015 Germany

Xu Tan's second game

made me so nervous.

Yes.

That rally. His save

was very good. I'm telling you.

-He had a good match. -Yes.

Didn't he just recover from a leg injury?

Yes. It's tough.

Come.

Sit down.

Listen to me.

For the German Open this time,

we have obtained total victory

and deserves a celebration.

Xu Tan just recovered from injury

and won the tournament.

Song Min as well.

You've performed well.

You've become the runner-up

for your first international tournament.

I have a suggestion.

Let's have a toast to celebrate their achievements.

Come!

Okay. Come.

A toast to them! Cheers!

Cheers!

Cheers!

This match

was really good.

Coach.

I want to give you a toast to thank you

for your upbringing for all these years.

We can participate in the World Table Tennis Championships.

Sure. Keep it up.

You still have many opportunities in the future.

Cheers.

Brother.

You played well

today.

I think your performance is stable.

In order to break your defence,

my stamina couldn't even keep up in the end.

That is why

I was lucky

to defeat you.

You've taken control

of all my match tempo today.

This isn't like your usual self.

By the way,

you were thinking in your game today.

The coaching team wanted me

to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships too.

But my results are worse than Xu Tan

so I couldn't participate.

You didn't know about that?

The coaching team

was worried that Xu Tan's knee injury

might affect the results of the World Table Tennis Championships.

So, this open tournament

was an assessment for me and Xu Tan.

Nonetheless, I have to admit.

My skills

are still not as good as Xu Tan.

It's been ten years.

You still end up losing.

Brother Tan.

Sit.

Brother Tan.

You were simply telling me

about the strategy for defeating Su Shun

in the dressing room that day, right?

What's wrong?

Su Shun told me.

He said

both of your results

will decide who is going to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships.

Brother Tan.

You have always been an example to me.

Why did you use me?

We are just taking what we need.

Is it bad for you to win this match?

2015 German Open Tournament Bracket

Ping Pong Little Drama

New Plastic Ball Change

New plastic ball change.

Since 1891,

the material of ping pong balls

has been celluloid.

Celluloid

Celluloid

is a type of nitrocellulose.

It is often known as synthetic ivory.

It has high tensile strength,

waterproof,

oil-proof

and acid-proof.

However,

its biggest weak point is highly flammable.

Highly Flammable

While burning,

it will also release

a large amount of pungent toxic gas.

That is why

celluloid ping pong balls

have ceased production

in European and American countries.

Since 1st July 2014,

Olympic ping pong tournaments,

World Championships,

World Cup,

ITTF Open tournaments

and grand finals

have decided to use

safe and environment-friendly

Safe And Environment-friendly

plastic balls that are made

with polymer.

Polymer

To retain the hitting quality,

manufacturers

tries to make the plastic balls

similar to a traditional ball

in terms of spin,

landing point,

sound,

durability

and flight path.

New plastic balls

are non-flammable.

It is better compared to traditional balls

in terms of storage and transport.

Besides the material,

the new balls also have a change

in ball diameter.

ITTF has increased

the standard diameter of the new ball

from its original 39.50mm - 40.50mm

to

40.00mm - 46.00mm.

A minor change in size

is enough to cause an obvious change

in the spin, speed

and bounce of the ball.

ITTF

has required all new plastic balls

to use the 40+ standard

to differentiate them from the previous 40 standard.

That means

ping pong balls have since

moved on to the 40+ era.

40+ Era

Ping Pong