How did the 18-year-old break dancer Qi Xiangyu counterattack from the sea election to the championship？

　　How did the 18-year-old break dancer Qi Xiangyu counterattack from the sea election to the championship?

　　After coming back from the Outbreak game in Slovakia, Qi Xiangyu has been replaying the final.

　　This is a habit he has developed since he started to break dance. After each game, the first thing he has to do is to ask other players or team staff for the video of the game. Sometimes one angle is not enough, so we have to find different people to take pictures from different angles, just to better see every detail of our actions on the court.

　　This time, he made a comeback for a longer time, because it was his first championship in the top international arena.

　　In the final of Outbreak2023 last weekend, he defeated Samuel Enrique, a famous Brazilian "one-legged" player. This is the first title won by men in the world's top competitions since the establishment of the China national team for break dancing.

　　After Qi Xiangyu won the championship. The picture is from the China break dance national team.

　　"The moment of winning the championship was quite blindsided. To tell the truth, the referee held our hands. Ten seconds before announcing who was the champion, my heart was in my throat and I was so nervous that I couldn't breathe. When the referee raised my hand, I felt that my emotions were released at once. " When Qi Xiangyu was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency a few days ago, the scene of winning the championship was still vivid.

　　Back to the training base in the French town of Beauvais, Xie Xiangyu spent two days to calm down his mood, and at the same time, he watched every video of his own game or even every round of this competition in these two days.

　　"I feel that I am very free and relaxed, and there are no mistakes. In fact, the movement has not changed much compared with the previous competition, but the texture of the movement is better, and it has some own taste. Another is the improvement of music." Qi Xiangyu concluded.

　　Breakout, founded in 2003, is an internationally renowned Outbreak dance competition, which is famous for its large number of top contestants and the difficulty in auditioning. And the venue of the competition-Banska-Bistrica, a small town in the middle of Slovakia, is also a blessed place for China's break dance team. It was here last year that Liu Qingyi won her first international championship, and thus began her rapid rise.

　　At this time and place last year, Qi Xiangyu was experiencing his own trough. At that time, he watched some of his teammates win the championship and some entered the semi-finals, but he didn't even make it through the sea election.

　　"I felt terrible when I participated in Outbreak last year. That was the first time I participated in such a one-on-one competition abroad. I saw many very powerful players, and their performances would surprise me and make me feel scared in the competition with them. " Xiang Xiangyu said.

　　A photo of Xiang Xiangyu after winning the championship. The picture is from the China break dance national team.

　　But when he said this, Qi Xiangyu actually forgot that in 2021, he had already participated in the competition on the international stage. It was the World Breakdance Championships held in Paris. At the age of 16, Xiang Xiangyu went abroad for the first time and finally stopped in the top 32. After the reporter mentioned it, he remembered the trip to Paris.

　　"To the rightness, and Paris that time, that time actually very impressive, oneself also very ignorant. But seriously, not afraid or nervous is the feeling that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. It may be the first time, so there will be fewer ideas, because I have never seen anything, and I am not afraid of losing, so I will jump hard. However, when I come out for training and participate in the competition in 2022, my mentality will be different, and I will be nervous and stressed. " Xiang Xiangyu said.

　　This kind of tension actually runs through nearly a year from last year's break to now. During this period, Qi Xiangyu participated in many large and small competitions at home and abroad, and every time he tried to adjust his mentality. After several Olympic points competitions this year, his performance has become more and more stable.

　　Until this time, it was in the Outbreak, and Qi Xiangyu finally completely released himself. In his words, "I have achieved my desire and expressed myself".

　　From being fearless when he first entered the international stage, to being nervous and afraid last year, and to completely letting go of his burden this time, Qi Xiangyu experienced a cycle of mentality adjustment in the past two years. But the real big exam is yet to come.

　　"Maybe the Outbreak is a commercial competition, which doesn't involve Olympic points, so I'm not so nervous this time. However, I hope to bring this experience and confidence to the World Championships and Asian Games in the future. If I can calm my mind in such a competition, I think the results will be better. " Xiang Xiangyu said.

　　In the break dance event of the Paris Olympic Games, there are only 16 places for men and 16 places for women. This year's World Championship champions and Asian Games champions will be qualified for the Olympic Games, and other athletes will have the opportunity to compete for the remaining Olympic seats by participating in next year's Olympic qualifiers.

　　For Qi Xiangyu, the guaranteed goal is to get tickets for next year's qualifiers. But the teenager who just celebrated his 18th birthday in May has higher goals.

　　"The ideal situation, or through. My goal is to go to this. I hope to set my goal higher and see how much potential I have. " Xiang Xiangyu said.

　　Source: Xinhua News Agency