All-round Athlete

Chapter 272 Hawkeye System Test (fourth update)

"Have you read the news? Zhang Guan has been suspended!"

"Of course I read it. If it weren't for the punishment decision written in black and white, I would have thought it was fake news!"

"But didn't the news say that Zhang Guan is playing tennis in Australia? How can he still play after being suspended?"

"The one banned is track and field, that is to say, Zhang Guan can't participate in track and field competitions, but he can still participate in other competitions! Can he still control whether he plays tennis or not in the field management center?"

"Then why is Zhang Guan suspended? I remember that in the Asian Games last month, Zhang Guan won seven gold medals at once! Such an outstanding athlete has won so many championships and broken so many records. How can he be suspended?" What about Zhang Guan's mistake?"

"I read in the news that Zhang Guan did not participate in training and went abroad in violation of the regulations! This is a big deal to go abroad in violation of the regulations! Didn't someone play basketball a few years ago, because he didn't return to China, he was directly kicked out of the national team, even the last Olympic Games Not allowed to participate."

"Going abroad in violation of the regulations? That's just an excuse. Don't you look at what Zhang Guan did when he went abroad? The quarter-finals of the men's singles at the Australian Open, maybe we can go further, the champion or something. I see, for sure It's because the Field Management Center didn't want Zhang Guan to participate in the tennis match, and deliberately used tricks!"

"It turned out to be like this! Zhang Guan's suspension is really unjust! I really don't think it's worth it for Zhang Guan. He played desperately in Australia to win glory for the country, and there are people in his family who are hindering him!"

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"As expected, the suspension was exposed by the media!" Director Qu's expression was incomparably gloomy, and the reality deviated from the script he set once again.

According to Director Qu's previous plan, even if Zhang Guan's suspension was exposed by the media, it doesn't matter, because the reason for Zhang Guan's punishment is very reasonable on the surface. Zhang Guan did not participate in the winter training of the national team, and did not return to China as required by the field management center, but insisted on going to Australia. This big hat of disobedience to the management of the center can definitely be buckled.

In normal times, athletes should of course be punished for disobedience to management, and the Athletic Management Center will stand on the side of justice. However, Zhang Guan participated in the Australian Open and advanced to the quarter-finals, making an unprecedented breakthrough. Under such circumstances, the suspension and penalty decision of the Athletic Management Center seems to be deliberately dragging Zhang Guan's hind legs.

It's like recalling Yue Fei's twelve gold medals. Other athletes are working hard on the field. It's fine if the people behind don't support them, but start to cause trouble for the frontline athletes. It is precisely for this reason that athletes are generally not punished in competitions. Even if athletes make mistakes, they will not be punished until after the game is over.

Director Qu did not expect Zhang Guan to advance all the way in the Australian Open. Director Qu, who thought his position was very righteous, suddenly became a villain. It is inevitable to be scolded and criticized. of.

"What should I do? Do you want to revoke the suspension of Zhang Guan? No, absolutely not! Not only can I not revoke the suspension of Zhang Guan, but I must continue to implement it firmly. Once the suspension is revoked, wouldn't it be clear to everyone Is the penalty decision wrong? Let’s get over this for a while, anyway, the Chinese New Year is less than a month away, and it will naturally fade over time.”

The next moment, Director Qu picked up the phone and dialed the number of the Propaganda Department: "I will make an announcement in a while, verbal is fine, tell the people in the center about Zhang Guan's suspension, don't talk nonsense, don't accept any Interviews by the media. I also asked the gatekeeper to guard the gate for me, and no strangers are allowed in!"

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Director Qu chose to be an "ostrich" under the pressure of public opinion, buried his head in the sand, and ignored the outside discussion and abuse. And Zhang Guan's suspension has not been revoked, and the situation has developed to this point, Director Qu must be going to the end.

But Zhang Guan, who is far away in Australia, appeared on the Vodafone Stadium, but not for the competition, but to participate in the Hawkeye system test.

More than 70 reporters came to the scene, some were invited, and some came just because of their fame. Both the main committee of the Australian Open and Hawkeye System Innovation Co., Ltd. hoped that as many reporters as possible would be present.

More than 70 reporters were arranged on the sidelines, and the staff members held the microphones and said to the reporters: "Dear reporters, during the working process of the Hawkeye system, the operator only needs to press a few buttons. Is there no reporter friend who would like to make a guest appearance as this operator?"

The reporters suddenly realized that there had been rumors that Hawkeye’s operator could control the results of Hawkeye’s simulated imaging. Zhang Guan’s success in consecutive challenges was due to the operator’s manipulation. The organizer hired a reporter to be the operator, obviously To prove this rumor wrong.

Being a reporter is most likely a good thing. Immediately, several people raised their hands, and the staff also selected three people from them.

Next, the staff continued: "Today, we will conduct a 20-ball test, so I need 20 more volunteers to control the ball machine!"

The staff pointed to the ball machine not far away, and then said: "This is a modified ball machine. You can see that a sight has been added to it so that you can aim at the sideline. Of course, you can also try it out when you serve the ball. Let's get acquainted with this machine.

A lot of reporters raised their hands again, and twenty people quickly got together.

The reporter who operated the Eagle Eye system was also the reporter who operated the ball machine, and there were other reporters witnessing the scene. Obviously, the organizer deliberately created a fair and just testing environment. In this case, if Zhang Guan can still judge where the ball will fall, I believe these reporters will not have the face to continue to question it.

The first reporter stood in front of the ball machine, tried a few balls, and then signaled to the staff to start the test, and Zhang Guan also said that he could start the test at any time.

"Okay, let's start the first ball, please serve!" As soon as the staff finished speaking, the reporter pressed the serve button, and the tennis ball flew towards the sideline.

"The ball is on the line, it's in bounds!"

"Nonsense, it's out of bounds! What you see is just the shadow of the ball."

"I think it should be within the bounds."

"It's a throw-in..."

Before Zhang Guan could open his mouth, other people were already talking about it.

Zhang Guan held the microphone in his hand and said, "This is a foul ball."

Immediately afterwards, the reporter in charge of operating the Hawkeye system pressed a button, and a 3D simulation image appeared on the big screen.

"A throw-in, it's really a throw-in! Zhang Guan's judgment is accurate!" Accompanied by the staff's voice, the scene also burst into applause.

Immediately afterwards, the second reporter trotted all the way to the ball machine...

The second ball, the third ball, the fourth ball... Zhang Guan didn't make a mistake in his judgment. Even though it was very difficult to distinguish the landing point of some of the balls, Zhang Guan could still accurately tell whether it was inside or outside the boundary.

"It's the last ball. Zhang Guan thinks the ball is over the line. Let's see the result... Oh, it's really over the line! Congratulations to Zhang Guan, all 20 balls were successful!"

The audience burst into applause immediately.

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In front of the TV, Davydenko took a deep breath.

"Twenty balls were all successful. Zhang Guan can really judge where the ball landed. It's not blind!" Davydenko closed his eyes, and then recalled the videos of Zhang Guan's previous games.

"Heavy serve, high spin return, net play, and the ability to challenge the Hawkeye 100% successfully... All in all, Zhang Guan has so many means, it seems that even Federer is not as many as Zhang Guan Zhong's weapon! In terms of strength, he should not be inferior to the top ten players in the world, maybe even stronger than me! Tomorrow's game, let's play it first, and if you really can't beat it, don't try too hard. It's only January now, and there are still many games to come, so you can't get injured!" Davydenko looked at his feet with a worried expression.

The fourth one was delivered, but there was no manuscript saved, and I couldn't find a sense of rhythm when I wrote it. But as I said, I will definitely do it. The fifth is more likely to come later. Whatever I say today, I have to finish writing the next game before going to bed.