The Art Of Badminton

Two New Passions

I looked back and looked back at him. This time he was focused on the note in his hand.

" I think a couple from China will be champions ! I'm not talking like this for no reason !" Said the woman, which surprised me.

I looked at him carefully, but my eyes were always caught off guard by his clear, shining eyes. I hurriedly turned my eyes to the two couples who were currently shaking hands. I thought this conversation would end here. Suddenly Grandpa responded to the woman's words.

" Why can it be so young girl ?"

The woman wipes her hair and tidies it behind her ear.

"These two pairs are in the top ten of the World, which means that this pair is at the same level. Only physical and mental readiness can lead them to victory. We have to look at the previous matches, the statistics of the matches are always important. He can manage strategy and energy I think he'll be a champion."

"Of course, I know that too. Thing is...."

"Yes, I know what you're thinking !" Suddenly my words were cut off. "Yuta-Arisa got an easy win in the semifinals yesterday instead of ! He is the one who stores the most energy. While Siwei - Yaqiong received fierce resistance from the world number three pair from Thailand. But the problem is that Arisa is not at her best. Short balls and footsteps in a slump."

" Wasn't there any news that Arisa's injured? How do you know he's injured?" I was curious but also a little hesitant with the analysis.

"Actually it may not be called an injury, so it is not so noticeable. But trust me I count every move he makes. Starting the front balls she starts is inaccurate, and again she's one of the female players whose jumping smash is scary, and yet again, and I counted several times the jump he had before wasn't even as perfect as the one in the previous Tournament. Perhaps most people will not realize that now he is not at his best. But I'm sure Arisa herself knows that her leg movements are slowing down a bit. With that in a moment we will see Yuta is working very hard and maybe he will try to take a lot of front and back positions."

I don't know if I should believe it or not with the analysis. But he seemed very convincing when he gave the explanation earlier.

"So you're a Badminton sports analyst like a young girl !? " Grandpa praised her with a smile and was greeted with a sweet smile by the woman.

But I don't just believe what he says. Suddenly my mouth raised a question that might corner the woman.

"Are you really counting how many times Arisa's mistakes in front of the net during this tournament?" Tanyaku. In my heart I am sure he will not be able to answer my question. Actually I feel sorry if he can not answer my question, but what can I do, suddenly the question was thrown out of my mouth.

He suddenly snorted and occasionally flashed his eyes at me. He opened his records and suddenly he did something unexpected.

He stood up while looking at Grandpa. "May we exchange Mr's chair !" He said with a smile. Grandpa laughed out loud and immediately stood up as he squeezed my shoulders and blinked his eyes while muttering "bon appetit !"

At that time I really felt awkward but also behind it there was a pent up sense of pleasure.

***

He sat next to me casually. While on the field both pairs of mixed doubles have started to warm up.

I lowered my head in awkwardness and embarrassment, while he was flipping through the notebook he was holding.

"So here...!" He looked at me enthusiastically. We looked at it for a few seconds and it seemed like my cheeks were starting to turn red, it was fortunate that the red jersey and some of the red and white attributes managed to hide it.

"Some of the players I've been watching since the tournament started. Including Arisa of course! The early stages in making a few errors even almost no errors, but since entering the quarter-finals, I have observed his leg movements began to slow down. Look at this !" He moved his body closer. His elbow touched part of my leg. I was trembling but trying to hold it.

I try to focus on the notes he shows.

"See this ! I've observed the pace he's changed since the quarter-finals. When he does a net in front with a short ball, of course the opponent will find it difficult to return it. And it causes the ball back will be responsible and of course will be directly struck by Arisa in front of the net. But the problem is getting further then the opponent should be getting heavier, and the opponent is not easy to fool. Several times the short ball from Arisan was successfully returned with the return of the cross, and that's when the speed of his legs looks reduced. Of the twelve times the return of the cross ball and Yuta position is still at the back, Arisa looks really hard. He can only chase the cross only seven times, the rest of the ball first fell on the field." This time I really listened to him carefully, although this awkward feeling still stuck.

The first game has already begun. Arisa first serve. The game is so fierce. Several times Yaqiong gave a small ball in front of the net, but apparently Arisa also understood the method of returning the ball like that. Yaqiong's fishing can be countered several times by Arisa. While Siwei and Yuta several times Jumping smash and still can be returned.really World-class games. The position of the points is very tight. The Japanese pair is one point six - five ahead of the Chinese pair.

"Look at it later, after the first fierce game, it is certain that the second game of the Japanese pair will decline. If the first game Japanese pair can not take points, then this match will end straight game." She's the girl next to me trying to analyze and explain it to me. I nodded and slightly glanced at her face which was now really close to me. I could not believe he even opened his eyes and we looked back and were silent for a moment.

Arisan's bait in front of the net made the ball soar and was dragged quickly by Yuta, and produced points eleven - nine for the advantage of the Japanese pair. They seem to get direction from their respective trainers. I haven't seen where Arisa's weakness lies to date. Yes, it is true that the points are still the same tight, the difference of two numbers for a world-class game like this is not strange.

They're back in the field. Whether there is a change in strategy or the match will be the same as before and chase each other numbers.

Arisa again gave a small ball in front of the net, but Yaqiong with his ability that is arguably genius returned the ball is not with a cross, with a cross ball, he pulled his racket back in the chest and he tried to return the ball a thin straight delay in front of the net. Arisa was stunned and had already run after the empty ball in the opposite direction. He still stood speechless, and then smiled towards Huang Yaqiong.

Not only was Arisa I was equally surprised. Yaqiong not only managed to return the thin ball from Arisa, but he also managed to deceive Arisa raw. And what surprised me the most, since when Yaqiong can do the technique mendelay the ball like that, so the opponent has already moved without knowing where the ball will go, so that the opponent has already moved first without knowing where the ball will go, and the control holder can freely move the ball wherever he wants after knowing his opponent actually moves first. I know that technique is not perfect. But I was surprised because all this time the technique belonged to a Ginting.

"Truly crazy !" I said in my heart.

Score is now the same. The Chinese pair managed to equalize seventeen equal. Siwei has always managed to execute an imperfect return of the ball from the direction of the opponent. Looks like Yaqiong is really a very genius and extraordinary playmaker.

At the previous Singapore Open tournament, the Chinese and Japanese pair had just fought fiercely in the Finals. Japanese couple who became champions. So I think this match will not be guessed what the ending will be like. But I wonder if this analysis of a woman is really going to happen ! I'm really impatient.

It looks yuta several times doing jumping smash and successfully returned by Siwei. Siwei's return is never a responsibility, because if only the responsibility would be eliminated by Arisa who is also one of the female players with scary jumping smash. Siwei intelligently returned the smash of Yuta's balls by crossing, so the force of Yuta's punches could not be one hundred percent concentrated in the racket. Yuta seemed to be starting to weaken, he no longer carried out a hard blow, he was not, occasionally he did drop shots and surprised Yaqiong and Siwei but the thin ball that fell in front of the net was reached by Siwei by dropping his body rolled onto the field, and the ball fell off, miraculously the ball rolled thinly on the net and fell in the opponent's area. Yuta and Arisa were silent and completely like statues for not expecting the ball to roll thinly and fall on their field.

All the spectators cheered in satisfaction with the match. "It's really a top-class game and it's hard not to admire this kind of game." I murmured in my heart.

The fight is still very fierce. Yuta and Siwei take turns doing a very hard jumping smash. Up ahead, Arisa and Yaqiong are fighting each other for speed as well as intelligence. On the scoreboard it looks nineteen equal for these two pairs. Anyone who arrived at twenty first, of course, it became a tremendous pressure for opponents who were left behind. Or it boomerangs for the pair who excel because they are too nervous and tend to want to rush to turn off opponents without seeing a hundred percent of the opportunity.

Yuta will serve. The atmosphere is so tense. Even the audience fell silent as Yuta was about to serve.

Yuta hit the ball and suddenly the sound rumbled so quickly. Yaqiong just fell silent like a statue. He did not expect Yuta to do a service flick. The serve was quick with half a high and quickly fell on the pitch behind Yaqiong. Absolutely perfect service flick.

Yaqiong and Siwei whispered to each other. Siwei patted Yaqiong on the shoulder with a smile.

Only one point then the Japanese pair will win the first game. Yuta will serve. Siwei looks calm, but I'm sure he's very nervous and of course he has to guess whether Yuta will do the service flick again or not. In this situation Siwei must take risky decisions, the problem is that he will lose the first game if he makes the wrong decision.

"See the leg ! " I looked at this woman beside me. I immediately realized what it meant. Siwei did different horses. I'm sure Siwei will take a decision that will be answered in a moment.

Yuta did the service.

"Plakkk...! " The sound of a loud blow rippled through the entire stadium. All the spectators were rumbled and hypnotized by what had happened just now.

Yuta turned out to do a back service flick. And siwei risked the first game to guess the service technique that Yuta had done earlier. Siwei without fear turned out to immediately rewind his body and did a little jumping smash and the ball immediately fell far on the right side of yuta and did not reach it.

I shook my head. This is a risky act. How could Siwei risk the first game for this one point. I really didn't think it out.

Grandpa looked at me. "Sometimes we have to take decisions like that Rey !" I just looked at Grandpa in confusion. And I saw that this woman beside me also nodded her head in agreement with what Grandpa said.

Now it's happening Deuce. Twenty alike. Siwei will serve.

He did it quickly without further ado. I know what the goal is. That is so that the opponent does not have much discussion and careless.

The serve returned well, Yaqiong snatched the return ball from the opponent and touched the net. The ball was rolling thin on the field of the Japanese pair and Arisa had to work hard to roll her body to reach the ball rolling thin in the field. The ball was successfully returned Arisa with great again slender reply crosswise. Yaqiong was far from the reach of the ball. I sighed and I was sure the ball would fall in the Chinese couple's field area, but my guess was wrong. Siwei who from the beginning knew the ball would cross and thin in front, he was difficult to move his feet forward first and managed to chase the ball. Siwei dropped his body to take the ball and successfully crossed it over the net and rolled very thin and it was very impossible for anyone to return such a ball. The stadium rumbled hard. There's whistles here. This is a crazy match ! Really crazy !

I just fell silent. My heart is beating fast. I felt my blood flow heating up and flowing so fast. I want to jump on the field and play that great.