Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 106 Xiaguo Open , Head Coach's Request

Chapter 106 Xiaguo Open (Tianjin Station), Head Coach's Request

The Table Tennis Super League went on one round after another, and time quickly came to August.

The Xiaguo Open (Tianjin Station) will start in Tianjin on August 8.

8 month 10 number.

Li Ying arrived in Tianjin.

Not only the unicorns, dragons, phoenixes and turtles all participated in the Xiaguo Open in Tianjin, but also Meng Li and Ma Qing, who rarely participate in open tournaments nowadays, also participated.

Because they found that if they did not participate in the open tournaments, even though they were still competing in the Table Tennis Super League, their popularity and popularity would fade away quickly.

nowadays.

The table tennis community in Xia country is completely promoting unicorns, dragons, phoenixes and turtles.

I feel that the Xia country's national table tennis team has completely entered the era of unicorns, dragons, phoenixes and turtles.

How could Meng Li and Ma Qing accept this?

after all.

They are not like Chen Daqian, who quit the national team.

Monli still wants to compete in the 2012 London Olympics, and Ma Qing needs to continue to maintain his form and prepare for the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships.

and.

Meng Li and Ma Qing are both very clear that if they don't maintain their current status, the impact of the Kirin, Dragon, Phoenix and Turtle will become stronger and stronger in the future.

For example, if Monli does not maintain his status as a core player in the national team, he may not even be qualified to participate in the singles competition at the London Olympics.

Ma Qing's words mean that he will focus on competing in the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam.

In this case.

The Chinese national table tennis team fielded all its main players.

In addition, all the table tennis superstars from outside the association have signed up to participate.

The Xiaguo Open is so star-studded that it can be said that it is no less than the World Table Tennis Championships or the World Cup.

This is the most important Summer Open in the ITTF Tour today.

The popularity of the competition has surpassed that of the ITTF's year-end finals.

after all.

If there is a final at the end of the year, there will be even fewer superstars participating.

Since the main players of the national table tennis team have all registered for the Tianjin station, the national table tennis coaching team will naturally come to Tianjin as well.

The hotel's meeting room.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang convened a meeting with the national table tennis coaching staff and the six main players of the national table tennis team.

Dong Yaobang glanced around and looked at the six main forces.

"In this Xiaguo Open, the six of you have signed up for the men's singles. I have only one goal for you, and that is to sweep the top four. At this special and critical juncture, you must sweep the top four."

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang said in a deep voice.

As soon as these words came out.

Except Li Ying.

Kong Fengge, Meng Li, Ma Qing, Liang Long, and Xu Guinian suddenly felt a huge pressure.

after all.

Today's men's table tennis world is truly full of stars and masters.

Not to mention the overseas corps.

The table tennis leaders Zhao Dongyuan, Qian Zhongtian and Sun Guanqing from Hong Kong, Macao and Formosa alone are now as strong as the main players of the national team.

and.

There are even more experts in the overseas legion.

This is an era in which table tennis geniuses emerge in large numbers.

Living in this era is both a blessing for table tennis players, but also a misfortune for many table tennis players.

For example.

The previous Monaco Open.

The Chinese national table tennis team only sent the three young players from 92 to participate.

but.

Many superstars from overseas corps participated.

finally.

Thiem had the last laugh and won the men's singles championship.

If it had been before, I'm afraid Thiem would have looked down on such an open men's singles champion.

But now.

Any open tournament is a must for overseas superstars.

because.

Li Ying would not sign up for these small open tournaments.

And now.

Li Ying must participate in the Xiaguo Open.

after all.

This is an open tournament held in Xia Country.

and.

Tianjin is adjacent to the imperial capital.

Dong Yaobang, the head coach of the men's team, certainly knows that Kong Fengge, Meng Li, Ma Qing, Liang Long and Xu Guinian are under a lot of pressure.

But he must put pressure on it, otherwise, in today's international table tennis arena, the Xia country's table tennis team will either make progress or regress.

"As for the men's doubles, since Meng Li and Ma Qing are both participating, the six of you can only draw lots this time. Because at most two doubles teams are allowed to register, and you can choose four from six. In addition, there is also a requirement for you, which is to meet in the finals!"

Dong Yaobang continued to increase his investment.

None of the six main players of the national table tennis team, including Li Ying, are afraid of this requirement.

because.

Even Xu Guinian, the weakest player, is a good doubles player.

and.

The draw is still done on site.

Wu Weijin took out a box with six colorful balls in it.

The color of the balls were all exactly the same, bright red, and they were placed in the middle of the conference room table.

"Let's start drawing lots!"

Dong Yaobang gave the order.

Li Ying stood up.

Six hands reached into the box at the same time and each chose a red ball.

After taking it out, Li Ying broke the colored ball open with both hands.

There is a small red ping-pong ball inside.

finally.

Li Ying, Kong Fengge, Meng Li and Ma Qing successfully drew the doubles spots.

at this time.

Men's team head coach Dong Yaobang looked at the coaches from the national table tennis coaching staff.

"Next, the coaches will give their opinions on who will be paired with whom. The principle is that the veterans will guide the new ones."

Dong Yaobang said calmly.

It is clear.

Dong Yaobang specifically took care of the two veterans, Meng Li and Ma Qing.

because.

The table tennis market in summer is very hot at present.

but.

Meng Li and Ma Qing don’t have many fans.

Dong Yaobang could understand that Mengli didn’t have many fans.

After all, Monli was the double runner-up in the men's singles at the Olympics. He could still be forgiven in 08, but in 04, Monli lost the game and was subjected to cyber violence from the entire network.

Ma Qing said that this is because his playing style was listed by netizens as not liked by new-age table tennis fans.

Now.

Dong Yaobang naturally had to take care of Mengli and Ma Qing.

It is said that the old will bring along the new.

But in fact.

It is to let Meng Li and Ma Qing follow Li Ying and Kong Fengge to gain some popularity.

finally.

Many coaches of the national table tennis team came up with an unexpected doubles pairing.

Li Ying and Mengli teamed up in men's doubles.

Kong Fengge and Ma Qing teamed up in men's doubles.

This seemingly strange men's doubles combination came into being.

After the meeting.

Back to hotel room.

Kong Fengge followed Li Ying familiarly.

"Aying, the head coach is really torturing us. We haven't even drawn lots yet. If we do, I'll be the only one left in my division. Then we have to keep the top four. The pressure is so great. I feel like the head coach is targeting me on purpose!"

At this moment, Xu Guinian couldn't help but start complaining.

after all.

Among the unicorn, dragon, phoenix and turtle, he is the weakest in terms of paper strength.

But in fact.

Xu Guinian felt that he might not be at a disadvantage if he fought against Liang Long at the moment.

However, Xu Guinian still knew his own limitations and could not defeat Li Ying and Kong Fengge.

If you can't beat it, you can't beat it.

"Train hard first, and then see the results of the draw. The draw will be held tomorrow, and we must get good results. You know, for this Xiaguo Open, the national table tennis team has registered six of us. And Su Yan, Liu Geng and Dou Yang were not able to participate, and they are full of resentment." Li Ying said with a smile.

After this was said, Kong Fengge, Liang Long, and Xu Guinian all nodded slightly. It was obvious that they had heard some rumors. After all, the national table tennis team was now promoting the dragon, phoenix, and turtle, and they were not satisfied.

because.

They are now in their prime.

and.

They all feel that their strength is not inferior to that of the dragon, phoenix and turtle.

Why should we abandon them and choose to hold the dragon, phoenix and turtle?
However, they had no objection to Li Ying, the leader.

because.

They were all defeated by Li Ying.

But the dragon, phoenix and turtle were not convinced.

After all, if it’s an internal fight, it’s a 50-50 chance.

and.

It's always fifty-fifty.

When Wang Xianlan called, Li Ying hurriedly sent the dragon and phoenix turtle away.

Come to Wang Xianlan's room.

"Sister Ning."

Sharing the same room with Wang Xianlan was naturally her good partner Qiao Yuning.

Although she often plays in women's doubles, Qiao Yuning is also a strong opponent that Wang Xianlan faces in women's singles.

This is the norm for Chinese table tennis, there is nothing we can do about it.

Often times, in the end, the opponent in the final is the teammate you spend every day with.

Especially women's table tennis.

"Aying, you guys chat, I'll go hang out next door."

Qiao Yuning is very tactful.

"Little win!"

Wang Xianlan hadn't seen Li Ying for many days and was very excited to see him now.

She threw herself directly into Li Ying's arms.

In the previous Table Tennis Super League, Li Ying and Wang Xianlan had no time to meet. Li Ying often went to Wang Xianlan's city to play away games, and Wang Xianlan left Guangzhou again.

When Wang Xianlan came to Shanghai to play in the game, Li Ying went to the away game again.

Always they miss each other by accident.

Li Ying also smelled Wang Xianlan's body fragrance very greedily.

After a long time, they reluctantly parted.

"Xiaoying, did your men's team head coach give you any goals for this Xiaguo Open?" Wang Xianlan asked curiously.

"Of course it was mentioned. Coach Dong said that he wanted our men's team to sweep the top four. I don't care, but if it's just the five of them, I feel a lot of pressure." Li Ying said with a smile.

"The same goes for our women's table tennis team. Anyway, we have to make it to the semi-finals, including myself, Qiao Yuning and Ji Chuanxia," said Wang Xianlan with a smile.

"After all, this is the Summer Open. If the results are too bad, the head coach of the national table tennis team will be under a lot of pressure. And now the national table tennis team is very popular. At this juncture, the leadership of the national table tennis team wants to achieve good results in this Summer Open."

Li Ying could understand.

"Yes."

Li Ying did not stay too long, otherwise the news would definitely reach Hou Bingguang's ears.

Li Ying didn't want Wang Xianlan to have extra training.

After talking for a while, he left on his own initiative.

The hotel's security was still very strict and did not allow many fans to sneak in.

Li Ying returned to the room and Chen Daqian had already returned from the meeting.

"Brother Qian, I noticed that your coaching team has a lot of meetings. Whenever the coaching team gets together, there is a meeting!" Li Ying joked.

Chen Daqian said with a smile: "This is all for you. This time I focused on studying the leading table tennis talents in the three places."

Li Ying smiled and said, "Brother Qian, this doesn't include me. If you want to give, give it to the other five. I don't need it!"

No matter how detailed the research of the national table tennis coaching team is, they cannot understand it as thoroughly as Li Ying who has directly and actually fought in the fantasy space.

"Not many people can match your table tennis IQ." Chen Daqian was also convinced.

Because he knew best that he had never given Li Ying much information about other table tennis superstars.

but.

Li Ying seemed to have his own team. He knew other table tennis superstars very well and could always target their weaknesses.

Chen Daqian could only attribute it to Li Ying's good basketball IQ. He was able to figure things out on his own. This ability exceeded the collective wisdom of the national table tennis coaching staff.

8 month 11 day.

The draw schedule is out.

Xia Country is not like other countries that would deliberately target a table tennis superstar.

The Xiaguo national table tennis team did not do anything wrong.

According to their strength, the top 16 teams in mind are evenly distributed into four divisions.

among them.

Li Ying, Kong Fengge, Meng Li and Liang Long were all assigned to different divisions.

Ma Qing is also in the same section as Liang Long.

In the division where Mengli is located, there is Xu Guinian.

It is clear.

The Chinese table tennis coaching staff now has great trust in Li Ying and Kong Fengge.

The reason why Ma Qing and Xu Guinian were arranged into the division where Meng Li and Liang Long were located was not because they were considered weak, but to subconsciously add an extra layer of insurance.

Double insurance is often the Chinese national table tennis team's favorite strategy.

after all.

Even if Mengli and Liang Long accidentally overturned, there are still Ma Qing and Xu Guinian.

The same is true.

If Ma Qing and Xu Guinian are defeated by other table tennis superstars, then we can still place our hopes on Mengli and Liang Long.

but.

The mystery of this kind of drawing lots is only known to the parties involved.

See the draw table.

Meng Li fell silent for a rare moment.

Although the national table tennis team did not mention any names, Meng Li knew very well what it meant to let Kong Fengge guard a division alone instead of assigning Xu Guinian to the division where Kong Fengge was.

"This is the Chinese national table tennis team. There is nothing we can do about it. We have always upheld the principle that the winner takes all. Indeed, if the two of us play against Kong Fengge, our chances of winning are slim."

Ma Qing said lightly.

As for Ma Qing, he has already let it go.

Although he was the singles champion of the 08 Olympics, Monli was the top player in the national team before that.

but.

Mengli, the top player, had not even secured his position when Li Ying emerged as a dark horse and took his place away from him.

then.

This year Kong Fengge has unexpectedly worked hard again.

leading to today.

Mengli and Ma Qing can only compete for the third position in the national table tennis team.

even.

They also have to face Liang Long's covetous gaze, the sudden sprint of the 92 three heroes and Xu Guinian's sudden outburst.

You can imagine how fierce the competition in the national team is.

"Since the winner is the king, everything should be decided by results!"

Mengli made up his mind.

In this Xiaguo Open, Kong Fengge must be defeated.

Because according to the draw, if both successfully make it to the semi-finals, he will face Kong Fengge.

Li Ying will face off against the only winner of the division where Liang Long and Ma Qing are located.

Ma Qing hopes that this person is himself.

In that case, we can launch a battle of revenge against Li Ying.

But before that, he must first become first in the division and reach the semi-finals to be eligible to compete with Li Ying.

if not.

There was not even a chance to meet.

The Tianjin Station of the Xiaguo Open was star-studded as it attracted many table tennis superstars to participate, attracting the attention of news media around the world.

This is especially true of news media from East Asia.

The qualifying rounds will be held on August 8 and 12.

If it's the finals.

It will start on August 8th.

and.

It's different from other open tournaments.

In the main competition, there are only 64 table tennis players.

In other words.

For men's singles, after the third round, it will be the quarter-finals, then the semi-finals and the finals.

This makes every singles spot extremely valuable.

after all.

In today's international table tennis world, it is easy to produce more than a dozen or twenty table tennis superstars.