Zhuang Zedong was a man of the hour in table tennis in 1960s and 1970s. He is highly skilled, tenacious in style, invincible in the field, and rarely fails. However, he was photographed three times by a little-known Japanese player.
The road is very narrow. When the 28th World Table Tennis Championships competed for the top four in men's singles, Zhuang Zedong and Gao met again. Because Zhuang Zedong didn't beat Gao, he was not sure of winning. If we can't win, Zhuang Zedong will stop the championship, and if we can't win the "St. Brad's Cup", the hope of winning three consecutive championships will be dashed (Zhuang Zedong is the men's singles champion in the 26th and 27th World Table Tennis Championships).
Facing the nemesis, the coaching staff asked Zhuang Zedong how to meet the enemy. Zhuang Zedong said he still played his own game. However, the coaching staff carefully analyzed and studied Gao's style of play, disagreed with Zhuang Zedong's opinion, and everyone said to Zhuang Zedong, "Gao studied you thoroughly." They think that in order to deal with Zhuang Zedong, Gao is the secret weapon of Japanese table tennis team's special research and training, and they know Zhuang Zedong's play like the back of their hand. Zhuang Zedong is not inferior to others, but subject to others. If he can't strike first, it's reasonable to lose. Finally, the coaching staff unexpectedly said to Zhuang Zedong, "Your strengths are useless this time. You should use your weakness to attack his weakness and adopt tactics that you are not suitable for. "
After the competition started, Zhuang Zedong did not use the dominant style that he was good at, but adopted the style that he was not good at. He drew his bow from left to right and rushed to the front everywhere. As a result, Gao Dui was unprepared and completely unsuitable for his style of play. He suddenly lost his foothold and could only parry, but he was unable to fight back. He quickly lost 0-3. Zhuang Zedong beat Gao in straight sets, and finally won the championship three times in a row.
When you fight with your strengths, you lose three times, but when you fight with your weaknesses, you win a great victory. It can be seen that as long as it is unexpected, shortcomings can also defeat opponents.