allonlinenovel Chapter 809 Preparation for the Australian Open World Cup
Chapter 809 Preparation for the Australian Open World Cup
Chapter 809: Preparing for the Australian Open World Cup
"Germany team, Lin Nan..."
Byodoin Phoenix tightly grasped the racket in her hand, feeling as if a heavy rock was pressing on her heart.
Judging from the current game situation, even if he goes all out and activates his strongest state, it is likely that he will find it difficult to compete with Lin Nan.
This guy named Lin Nan is so powerful that it is really terrifying.
Its strength is already above that of almost all players participating in the World Championship.
Even if Medanore, who once dominated the tennis world, returns, the possibility of defeating Lin Nan is slim.
In today's game, Lin Nan showed the world his absolute dominance as the world's number one player.
Even Tasta, who was able to completely contain the Dark Body, could only helplessly become a puppet being controlled when facing Lin Nan.
The sport of tennis originated in the 12th and 13th centuries. Throughout its long history, some talented top players have emerged in almost every period.
However, no one has ever risen as quickly as Lin Nan and ascended to the world's number one throne so easily.
What’s even more terrifying is that judging by Lin Nan’s current age.
He still has a long way to go before he reaches the peak of his career.
This means that in the days to come, Lin Nanji has the potential to create more amazing and brilliant achievements.
At the same time, the members of the Lighthouse team watched the exciting match between Lin Nan and Tasta.
A strong sense of frustration surged into my heart like a tide.
"Bang——! Bang——! Bang——!"
At this moment, the sound of balls hitting each other could be heard in the training ground. Ralph was concentrating on a fierce sparring match with Ryoma Echizen.
Sweat soaked their clothes, but neither of them stopped.
It seemed as if he wanted to use this method to dispel the gloom in his heart caused by witnessing Lin Nan's outstanding performance.
Facing his brother's good friend Ralph's continuous counterattacks like a storm.
Long Ya's eyes drifted away from time to time, and she seemed a little absent-minded.
But even so, he was still able to easily hit the ball back with his excellent skills and reaction speed.
"Hey, what on earth are you thinking about?"
Ralph was keenly aware of Long Ya's absent-mindedness, and a trace of displeasure rose in his heart.
You know, at this moment he is fully focused and very seriously involved in this game.
However, Long Ya was distracted at this critical moment, which was really annoying.
However, even if Long Ya was in this state, he could still counterattack very casually and accurately.
It seemed like all this was just a piece of cake for him.
"I was thinking about my brother."
Long Ya did not hide her inner thoughts at all, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
With a faint smile, he said, "I always feel that my brother is getting farther and farther away from me, and I still haven't been able to cross the door that stands between us..."
Hearing this, Ralph said "huh" in disdain.
Then he quickly turned his head and grabbed the tennis ball that was flying back to him.
Then, he frowned and shouted to Long Ya with a serious face: "In this case, before fighting with your brother again, shouldn't you consider fighting me seriously first?"
However, Long Ya refused without any hesitation: "No!"
In fact, he had promised Lin Nan a long time ago that he would never easily deprive Ralph of his chance to win.
Moreover, even though Ralph is very strong, if Long Ya wants to defeat him, she will have to use her ultimate move - the devouring power.
Then Ralph will definitely be hit hard and may even never recover.
After all, Long Ya knew very well what terrible consequences would be brought about once her innate passive skill was activated.
Therefore, as long as we maintain the current normal sparring method, things will not get out of control.
However, as long as he devotes himself to the game, he is likely to push Ralph into an abyss from which there is no escape.
This matter has long been a problem that has given Long Ya a lot of headaches.
Fortunately, thanks to the help and support from Lin Nan, he is now getting closer and closer to the mysterious door that symbolizes success and breakthrough.
All those obstacles that once stood in the middle of the road and were as difficult to deal with as thorns have been conquered and swallowed up one by one by him.
Not only that, even the heavy and solid chain on the door gradually cracked and disintegrated under the erosion of his powerful strength.
But even so, the whole process still seems slow and difficult.
Deep down in her heart, Long Ya desperately wanted to successfully cross this insurmountable threshold before she met Lin Nan in the world competition.
This allows him to engage in a fierce, open and unreserved contest with his beloved brother.
"Brother, at this moment, you must be so powerful that it is frightening to others."
Whenever he thought of this, Echizen Ryuga's eyes, as deep as the sea, would involuntarily glow with a gleam of anticipation.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a whole month has passed since the end of that thrilling warm-up match.
Thanks to the outstanding performance and stunning performance in the warm-up matches, the German team still maintains its dominance.
It quickly became the most anticipated and popular team to win the world championship held in Australia, without a doubt.
As the opening date of the World Championship drew closer, Lin Nan and his teammates had to leave for Melbourne two weeks in advance.
After all, this grand event that has attracted worldwide attention will be held in this city.
There are two main reasons why we need to arrive at the competition venue in advance: first, to solve the discomfort caused by jet lag to the athletes’ bodies;
Secondly, it is to allow all participating teams to become familiar with the environment and atmosphere of the competition venue as quickly as possible so that they can better adapt to the subsequent intense competitions.
The list of this expedition is.
Team leader: Lin Nan.
Vice team: Borg, QP and Bismarck.
High school team members: Kiritani, Yamato, Berti, Snyder and others.
Junior high school players: Frankensteiner, Seyfried, Yukimura Seiichi, Tezuka Kunimitsu, Sanada Genichirō, Fuji Shusuke, Niou Masaharu, Yanagi Renji, Kirihara Akaya, Yagyu Hiroshi, Jackal Kuwabara, Marui Bunta, Oishi Shuichiro, Kikumaru Eiji, etc.
According to U17 regulations, every game requires at least three junior high school students to appear in the group stage.
Moreover, any player who has played in the group stage will not be able to play in the second game.
Before each competition, each team needs to submit its participation form to the organizer.
However, once the group stage is over, the same player will be able to return to the competition.
In addition, all matches will be played in a best-of-three format.
But no matter what the final score is or whether the winner has been decided, all five sets must be played.
It is worth mentioning that in this competition in a foreign country, Retru handed over all the power he had without hesitation.
This makes Lin Nan the only person with the highest authority.
Although they claimed that this was for the purpose of training Lin Nan, in fact, everyone knew it clearly in their hearts -
Retru just wanted to take the opportunity to slack off.
After all, their team is too powerful and luxurious.
So much so that as a coach, Retru felt that he was of almost no use here.
"Everyone gather!"
As a loud shout spread throughout the German U17 training camp through the loudspeakers, Lin Nan once again exercised the power of collective assembly as the team leader.
After hearing this shout, the U17 players who were originally scattered around and busy with their own things stopped what they were doing.
Quickly rushed towards the playground.
After about ten minutes, all members finally assembled.
At this time, the playground was crowded and bustling.
Lin Nan was seen standing on a makeshift platform, gently patting the microphone in front of him.
In an instant, the originally noisy and bustling place suddenly became silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Nan.
Everyone's face was filled with excitement that was difficult to conceal.
Perhaps everyone present knew clearly what the next important news to be announced was.
The coach stood in front of the crowd and said loudly: "I think you all know what I am going to say. That's right, tomorrow our team will set off to Melbourne, Australia, to participate in the highly anticipated Australian World Cup!"
As soon as the words fell, there was a slight commotion at the scene.
But calm was soon restored, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Lin Nan, waiting for the follow-up arrangements.
Lin Nan cleared his throat and shouted, "Team members selected for this competition, please gather at the school gate at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning! No delay!"
After saying this, he scanned everyone's face with his sharp eyes, as if he wanted to confirm whether they had really listened to his instructions.
"Did everyone understand?" Lin Nan asked again, raising his voice.
"heard it!"
Everyone responded in unison, their voices loud and uniform, mixed with excitement that was difficult to conceal.
The successful contestants were eager to try, their eyes sparkling with longing and expectation for future competitions.
Those who failed to qualify for the competition looked dejected and lonely.
In fact, more than half a month ago, under Lin Nan's strict requirements, the team's roster had been finalized.
The reason why the candidates were decided so long in advance was mainly because Lin Nan wanted to improve the strength of the entire team.
He knows very well that the competition in this World Cup will be extremely fierce and the strength of the opponents should not be underestimated.
If the players cannot be adequately prepared before the game and fail to improve their strength to a higher level.
Then once they enter the competition field, they will most likely suffer a crushing defeat and be ruthlessly crushed by other strong teams.
You know, in this team, players with truly strong strength like Rikkai University and Seigaku only account for about half of the total number.
Most of the other team members can only be regarded as supporting roles.
Therefore, Lin Nan does not want the poor performance of these supporting players to affect the performance and honor of the entire team in the world competition.
Therefore, he will determine the playing roster early and formulate corresponding training plans based on the characteristics of each team member.
Strive to maximize the overall combat effectiveness of the team in the shortest possible time.
At 8 o'clock the next morning, the sunlight shone through the thin clouds and fell onto the ground, as if covering the earth with a layer of golden gauze.
At this time, the players who are going to the World Championship are already in high spirits and ready to go.
They gathered at the gate, each carrying their luggage and taking firm and powerful steps.
A spacious and luxurious bus was quietly parked there, waiting for the team members to get on. Everyone boarded the bus in an orderly manner and found their seats to sit down.
There was an atmosphere of tension and excitement in the carriage.
"Wow, I'm finally going to the World Cup! I'm a little excited just thinking about it."
One team member couldn't hide his inner joy and couldn't help but whisper.
"Yes, this is the most formal and large-scale competition I have ever participated in. I must perform well!"
Another team member echoed, a confident gleam in his eyes.
"It's a pity that I couldn't participate in the last competition because I was not old enough. Otherwise, this would be my second time to compete."
Some people sighed with a hint of regret.
"Don't worry, we will definitely get good results this time! But then again, we still don't know how strong our opponents are."
Everyone was discussing the upcoming event, full of anticipation and curiosity.
Yukimura, who was sitting by the window, always had a smile on his face. He looked out of the window with deep eyes, as if he was thinking about something.
And for some players like Momoshiro and Kirihara, this trip to the U17 World Championship will be their first experience in their lives, and also their second-to-last opportunity to participate in such a major international event at this stage.
After all, the U17 World Championships are only held every two years, usually when students graduate from junior high school and enter the first year of high school, and the third year of high school.
However, due to new regulations this year, junior high school students are also able to participate in this event.
In this way, players like Longma and Xiaojin are much luckier, as they can basically participate in three World Cups stably.
This will undoubtedly give them more opportunities to accumulate competition experience, thereby further improving their own skills.
To some extent, this new rule has also indirectly promoted the vigorous development of the entire tennis world.
"There are countless powerful people in this world, and there are also many relatively weak people. However, there are only a few teams that are truly powerful enough to attract attention. I believe you have witnessed their demeanor on TV shows."
Bismarck spoke bluntly with an expressionless face, without any tact or mercy in his words.
"No way! These players are representing their respective countries! Could it be that the actual situation is not as glamorous as we see on TV?"
Kirihara Akaya's eyes widened with surprise, and he murmured in disbelief.