He was currently the highest-ranked badminton player in the country, but he was only ranked sixth in the world. His opponent, Kento Takeda from the little Japan, was ranked second in the world.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, this match would be very difficult for him. It was not that his skills were not as good as his opponent's, but that his physical strength really could not keep up.
He was going to retire next year, but his opponent was an upright young man. Unfortunately, there was no one in the country who could take over his position in badminton.
He had also heard about the small country's media clamoring to ban them from entering the finals.
This also increased the pressure on him.
In the previous World Championship, he had withdrawn from the competition because of an injury and had already been scolded badly on the internet. If he lost this competition again, those people on the internet would definitely gang up on him.
They didn't care how many honors he had won in the past, and they didn't care if he was about to retire. As long as he lost, those people on the internet would stand on the high ground and scold him.
This was also a dilemma that many athletes had to face. When they won, they would praise you to the heavens, but when they were old and lost a game or got injured, you would be guilty.
Even the players who had given so many glory to the country like flying soar and giant Yao couldn't avoid this.
Shenglong, don't be too stressed. He's young, but we also have this Linlin leisure tea. The coach walked over with a box of Linlin leisure tea.
the packaging of the leisure tea was obviously different from the ones in the past. it was brand new with the words " national team " on it.
In fact, although it was said to be a sponsorship for the Asian Games, Deng Guang had already started sending a lot of it half a month ago after getting Qin Lin's approval.
Therefore, half a month ago, the participating athletes had already experienced and mastered the recovery power of the Linlin leisure tea, and knew how much it could play a role in the competition.
When Sheng Long saw the box of Linlin leisure tea, he smiled.
"Let's go, enter the arena!" The coach also greeted Sheng Long.
Sheng Long nodded and walked toward the entrance of the competition venue.
The coach also walked to the coach's seat and opened the box of Linlin leisure tea so that Shenglong could provide it when he needed it.
Opposite them was the team from the small Japan. The coach of the team was doing the same thing, but the energy drink they provided was yuanteng red little bean Beauty Tea, which was also a famous energy drink in the small Japan.
however, both the yuanteng red bean beauty tea and linlin leisure tea had been reported to the asian games organizing committee.
In other words, during the competition, the athletes could only drink the drinks that were reported to them, and they had to be checked when they were brought into the venue.
On the court, Sheng Long and Kento Momoda were already warming up.
After that, it was the coach's final tactical instructions before the game.
Kento Momoda glanced at Sheng Long, then walked to the coach. He didn't think much of Sheng Long. His only goal now was to become the world number one in dan country.
the coach of the kiai kingdom was called yamada huiichiro, and he only had one tactic: the opponent is old, and his physical strength is not as good as yours. So, as long as you launch a fierce attack on him as soon as you go on stage and exhaust his physical strength, you can easily defeat the opponent.
Kento momada nodded. In fact, he had the same idea.
The game soon began. After the serve, Kento momada launched his most violent attack, which was very physically exhausting.
However, at the same time, if he exhausted his strength, his opponent would also exhaust his strength.
Sheng Long had no choice but to move quickly as well, quickly depleting his energy. He immediately knew why the other party wanted to drain his energy.
It was the same for the other people watching the game. This was the young bullying the old.
At the start, Sheng Long was able to respond quickly, but after only half a round, the problem with his age was apparent.
"Shenglong!" The coach beside him shouted.
Sheng Long understood. Taking advantage of a dead ball, he hurried over to take the Linlin leisure tea that the coach handed him and had a sip.
In an instant, he felt his physical strength and strength begin to recover.
It was a wonderful feeling, as if he had turned on a cheating device. However, his Linlin leisure tea had been openly marked, and there was no illegal substance in the inspection.
The people who were watching the competition online had naturally seen the scene of Sheng Long drinking the Linlin tea.
This was definitely the best advertisement for the Linlin leisure tea, but at the same time, those who knew the effects of the Linlin leisure tea also began to discuss it.
Linlin leisure tea is on the stage. Haha, isn't this cheating? "
"I've tried the effect of the Linlin leisure tea, but the other party has made the wrong decision to fight with physical strength."
"The Linlin leisure tea is definitely a cheating tea, and it's not against the rules."
haha, I'm going to cheat openly now. I don't have to pretend to have asthma and take asthma medicine like some national athletes.
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On the field, the match started again.
Kento momada continued to use fierce fighting methods in an attempt to drag down Sheng Long. However, he soon realized that something was wrong. Just now, Sheng Long's physical strength was clearly running out, so why did he suddenly become so energetic?
By the time the first round was almost over, he was already exhausted. However, his opponent was still able to keep up with his fierce attacks. This made him a little flustered. Sheng Long seized the opportunity and killed him in the first round.
"How did this happen?" When Kento momada returned to the coach's seat, he said with an ugly expression, " "The opponent's physical strength is better than I thought."
Yamada huiichiro hurriedly comforted him. don't worry. He must have done his best. At his age, he's definitely not going to last for the next two games.