Sandboard ping-pong is welcomed by golfers Xinmin Evening News reporter Li Mingzhen photographed the same
A ball board, a layer of frosted paper, you know, table tennis can play a different kind of fun. Yesterday, the 2021 "ZGL Cup" Sandboard Table Tennis World Cup Direct Competition began shooting in Shanghai, and this table tennis derivative project that has emerged in recent years is being favored by more and more table tennis enthusiasts. Whether it is a world champion, a senior table tennis player or a child who has just picked up a racket, you can find your own happiness and sense of achievement from the sandboard table tennis.
One experience
At 9:00 a.m., the table tennis room of the Jing'an District Gymnasium located on Nanyang Road was already bustling. Golfers gathered from all over the world, registered rosters, checked numbers, and greeted each other, creating a tense and cordial atmosphere - the event in the eyes of table tennis friends, the annual sandboard table tennis World Cup through competition is about to begin.
Sandboard, as the name suggests, is to directly attach a layer of matte paper to the board instead of a sponge with rubber, so that the friction and energy storage effect of hitting the ball is reduced, and it is easy to play more rounds and easier to use. Qu Jinfa, a senior table tennis coach and chairman of the Pudong New Area Table Tennis Training Center, brought four apprentices to experience the sandboard competition. He revealed that the children had not practiced rubber sponge rackets before, and the first intimate contact with table tennis was sandboarding.
Wang Qihan in the game
Wang Qihan, a fourth-grade student at Shanghai's Hangzhou Bay Bilingual School, combed his ponytail and looked at the field in front of him with curious eyes. The little girl has been practicing sandboard table tennis for three months, and yesterday was the first time she played. The uncles and aunts next to them, and even the opponents of the grandparent level, all looked at the little girl with pity. Someone joked: "Be merciful to your subordinates, don't beat people too badly." ”
Saying this, it seems to underestimate Wang Qihan. The little girl came on the field, although she was not taller than the table, but she had a board and an eye for pushing and pulling, and she was not afraid of the field. Qu Jinfa encouraged Xiao Qi Han on the sidelines: "Very good, very good! Don't pace too fast, make more transitions. ”
Xu Yinsheng helped on the spot
Pudong New Area Table Tennis Training Center set up a sandboard table tennis class, Qu Jinfa revealed that this sport has entered some primary and secondary school campus curriculum, schools, parents are very supportive, sandboard fast, children do not have to tangle with the technical differences brought by the equipment, can easily learn the basic skills of table tennis, feel the pure happiness of this sport.
A new one
In the corner of the arena, before the game began, several table tennis players surrounded Yan Weihao, some asked him to sign, and some took photos with him. This young man with short hair and a big smile is the world champion of sandboard table tennis. In 2017, Yan Weihao won the sandboard world championship and the World Cup that year, and he also competed with Liu Guoliang, who was the head coach of the Chinese table tennis team at the time. In the sandboard table tennis circle, he is a figure like a "big god", and he can compete with the world champion, which is naturally the pride of table tennis friends.
Yan Weihao's game
This time to participate in the World Cup through competition, Yan Weihao's goal is still clear, take the first place, get the direct qualification. However, he found that the overall level of sandboard table tennis has risen in recent years, "technical actions such as leaving the stage, many people can now use it, the game is getting better and better, and the competition is more intense." ”
Yan Weihao is currently pursuing a master's degree in physical education and training at Hohai University in Nanjing, and because of his influence and promotion, there are also students on campus who fall in love with sandboard table tennis. Yesterday's game, on the table next to Xiao Yan, Yuan Ziyang, who held a sandboard and cut with a belt, was a newly discovered potential player.
"I was impressed by the charm of the world champion." Yuan Ziyang, a science student wearing glasses, quipped. This computer science junior, from childhood to receive table tennis training, although I have not touched the sandboard before, but by Yan Weihao's recommendation, I can't put it down as soon as I get started, "My playing style is also more suitable." ”
World champion Zheng Minzhi kicked off for the match
As a chipper, Yuan Ziyang belongs to the defensive style of play, playing sand board, the ball rotates less, the opponent must exert more power to create a threat, the possibility of mistakes increases, and he has a better chance to win on the basis of stability. In order to master the sandboard technology, under the leadership of Yan Weihao, Yuan Ziyang and other students trained in the school 3 to 4 times a week for 2 hours each time, "the ball has more rounds, and the physical requirements are higher." ”
An expectation
Before the game, the golfers have one more thing to do, that is, the warm exchange between Xu Yinsheng, honorary life president of the International Table Tennis Federation, and Zheng Minzhi, the world champion. Being close to my idols is a great joy for everyone just like a festival. Since the Sandboard World Cup Pass-through Tournament settled in Shanghai, Xu Yinsheng has always been very supportive, and every time there is a competition or activity, he comes to the scene. Wang Qihan's father asked Xu Yinsheng to sign his daughter's souvenir, seeing that sandboard table tennis has a doll player, Xu Lao is particularly pleased, in fact, in the history of the development of table tennis, sandboard appeared in front of rubber, with the vigorous development of national fitness activities today, this retro and emerging sport has been discovered with new charm.
Chen Yiping, Chairman of Shanghai Table Tennis Association
"Sports have competitions, but also entertainment and exercise." Xu Yinsheng said that now the table tennis equipment technology is more and more complex, such as the sponge on the rubber has positive stickers, there are anti-stickers, popular words, the threshold is a little high, especially as the interest in the campus to cultivate, "I have also seen some scenes, beginner table tennis children are always picking up balls, how are they willing to invest in it?" ”
Parents were deeply touched by Elder Xu's teachings. Wang Qihan's father said that he learned from friends in Europe that sandboard table tennis has developed rapidly in countries such as the United Kingdom and Germany, and it is also because of the less dependence on equipment, which has narrowed the gap between enthusiasts and is more competitive. This is also the reason why I support my children to practice sandboard table tennis, "Girls have a relatively weak personality, practice sandboard progress quickly, and because of many rounds, high physical requirements, now the body is much stronger, but also cultivate the ability to resist pressure." ”
The contestants had fun
In 2012, the first Sandboard Table Tennis World Championships was founded in London, England, the 2017 Sandboard Table Tennis World Cup was launched, and since 2019, the World Cup Pass-through Tournament has settled in Shanghai, giving table tennis players in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta region the opportunity to get close to the World Series. Players like Yan Weihao, who have participated in the sandboard table tennis competition, are deeply impressed by the atmosphere created by this project, the arena is full of literary atmosphere, accompanied by colorful lights and music, the competition has become a happy sports feast. Xu Yinsheng expects that as the popularity continues to increase, there will be more sandboard table tennis competitions in the future, "I know some table tennis enthusiasts, after turning to sandboarding, the results have increased significantly." The original rubber table tennis competition could not play the results, and now the sandboard gives them more participation and achievement, and realizes the value of life. (Xinmin Evening News chief reporter Jin Lei)
Reporter's Note: Happy Ping Pong
Since there is less rotation and change, why do you still have a fondness for sandboard table tennis? Some veteran enthusiasts summarize: because the sandboard embodies faster, higher, stronger. Take the world champion Yan Weihao for example, his game, the further back, the stronger the confrontation, you play ten boards, he returns to the eleven boards, the competition, is physical fitness, is the combination of near and far platforms, but also the will and quality.
Of course, this does not mean that the sandboard has no change and lacks technical content. In fact, the sandboard is also divided into coarse sand and fine sand, the number of particles of coarse sand is small, it is easier to bring up the ball, and the fine sand is close to the light plate. In terms of technical applications, it is also necessary for enthusiasts to study carefully and choose the material that suits them.
Group photo of the participants
Some people will be the difference between sandboard and rubber board, figuratively compared to tennis and table tennis, this is not to say that the difference between the two is so big, equipment, similar sports with balls have similarities, but according to their respective characteristics of the development, improve the technical characteristics. Once the level is advanced, the understanding and improvement of table tennis technology can also be applied to the rubber racket. Yan Weihao's own experience is that if you have a certain glue board technology, if you go to play sandboarding, your understanding of table tennis technology may bring new help.
It can be said that the rise of sandboard table tennis has enriched the connotation of traditional table tennis and expanded the extension of table tennis events. Following the national strategy of strong national sports, in the national ball project with high popularity, we will explore new needs for national fitness and open up new markets. Yesterday's sandboard World Cup direct competition, as well as table tennis players from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, they all gave a high evaluation to the competition level and organization level of the competition. To be able to participate in the game, their most touching feeling is the word "happy".
And happiness will continue and expand. This pass-through competition has won the Best Event Organization Award and the Outstanding Event Innovation Award of Shanghai Table Tennis Association. Chen Yiping, chairman of the Shanghai Table Tennis Association, revealed that in addition to sandboard table tennis, the Municipal Table Tennis Association also held sand table tennis, and this year, if conditions permit, it will also hold a mobile table tennis challenge, and look forward to the majority of enthusiasts enthusiastically signing up to participate, because these are the components of "happy table tennis". (Jin Lei)