Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 126 2009 ITTF Tour Finals, Dragon, Phoenix, Turtle VS Lion, Tiger, Elephant

Wang Xiqing took out the very precious Maozi that he had collected for many years.

Li Ying smiled and said, "Uncle, let me drink with you."

Wang Xianlan and her mother did not drink alcohol. Instead, they drank beverages. When Li Ying saw that Wang Xiqing was about to drink alone, he spoke up.

As soon as these words came out.

Wang Xiqing and even Wang Xianlan looked at Li Ying in surprise.

"Aying, can you drink?"

Wang Xiqing asked in surprise.

"I only drink baijiu in my hometown. If I go home, I drink with my grandfather and father, but I can't drink much."

Li Ying smiled.

Outside, Li Ying never drinks.

Although there is no alcohol ban in the national table tennis team.

Because in private, like Mengli, he likes to drink very much.

But as for Li Ying, he almost never participates in the national table tennis team's drinking parties.

and.

When outside, Li Ying always says that he cannot drink alcohol.

But now.

At Wang Xianlan's home, Li Ying had no scruples or concerns.

Wang Xiqing quickly poured a glass for Li Ying.

But Wang Xiqing soon discovered it.

What Li Ying said about not being able to drink very much might just be self-deprecation.

They both drank a pound of Maozi, but Li Ying's expression remained unchanged, his heart didn't beat, and everything was normal.

On the contrary, at this moment, Wang Xiqing was slightly tipsy and was about 50% to 60% drunk.

finally.

Wang Xiqing was completely drunk.

But Li Ying still looked normal.

but.

Li Ying also ended up being slightly tipsy.

If you take a nap, you can sleep until noon the next day.

During lunch.

Wang Xiqing said with a smile: "A Ying, you said you can't drink much, so maybe your standard is based on kilograms. And, the minimum is two kilograms?"

Li Ying smiled and said, "Anyway, when I drink with grandpa and dad at home, they are often drunk while I am not. But they say that I can't drink well."

Wang Xiqing: “???”

The Chinese national table tennis team also has a three-day holiday for New Year’s Day.

Li Ying stayed at Wang Xianlan's house. Most of the time, he would go to the billiard room to practice, or else he would play games.

In a blink of an eye, the happy New Year's Day holiday passed by.

After New Year’s Day.

Li Ying and Wang Xianlan returned to the national team.

Prepare for the upcoming year-end finals.

1 month 5 number.

The national table tennis team went to Haojiang.

The year-end finals will still be held in Haojiang.

The year-end finals is a table tennis feast hosted by the International Table Tennis Federation, which is somewhat similar to the All-Star Game of other sports.

The year-end finals are star-studded.

Because almost all the superstars ranked in the top ten or even top twenty in the world today are present.

of course.

When it comes to brilliance, Li Ying will always be the center of attention as long as he participates in competitions.

At this moment.

The influence of table tennis is greatly increasing around the world.

The International Table Tennis Federation announced the world table tennis rankings.

Li Ying continues to rank first in the world.

As for the female athletes, Wang Xianlan was far ahead in points, almost forming a huge lead over the second place.

After Li Ying suddenly became the world's number one, the original world's number one, Monri, naturally became the world's number two.

But now.

His world ranking is very unstable.

In the Haojiang Hotel.

In the conference room.

Li Ying was very surprised when he saw Mengli.

"Brother Meng, didn't you not participate in the competition? Why did you come to Haojiang?"

Li Ying remembers very clearly the list of six players of the Chinese men's singles team participating in the summer competition.

He, Ma Qing, Kong Fengge, Liang Long, Xu Guinian, and Su Yan.

some of.

There was no Monli.

of course.

With Monli's current state of mind, he doesn't take the year-end finals very seriously.

Because Monri has always been aiming for the 2012 Olympics.

Hear this.

Mengli looked particularly embarrassed.

"I asked him to come, and he must train with you every day."

At this moment.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang walked into the conference room and looked at Mengli, who had gained a few pounds after the New Year's Day holiday and now looked a little bloated.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang was furious.

Saw this scene.

Li Ying didn't say much.

because.

At the National Games, Li Ying discovered that Mengli's belly was already very obvious.

Head coach Dong Yaobang has really worried a lot about Monli.

"Because of the overall strength, when the inorganic glue was just changed, Monli had a big advantage and achieved a series of good results. The World Cup defense and the singles championship in the competition covered up some problems, which made him relax his requirements on himself."

Dong Yaobang said in a deep voice, "Whether in training or life, he sets too low standards for himself. It's obvious from his body shape: he's fat, bloated, and can't run anymore."

Dong Yaobang continued, "In fact, he certainly didn't take the games he lost, such as the Eurasian Games, seriously at first, because they were all commercial games."

"But in the subsequent series of competitions, we lost the East Asian Games and the Grand King Cup, and we were really a bit overwhelmed. I told him at the time that losing these games was actually paying off for the previous indulgences."

Li Ying still remembers it clearly.

Before this, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang had taken measures against Monli.

In order to better urge Mengli to lose weight, coach Dong once adopted "tough measures" during the national table tennis training camp after the 2009 World Table Tennis Championships.

Dong Yaobang printed out some online comments about Meng Li, bound them into a book, and read them to him at the team's summary meeting.

Doing this might be a bit irritating for Mengli's face, after all, he had to say these things in front of the whole team's coaches.

Li Ying still remembers that Dong Yaobang said to Meng Li at that time, "This is a gift for you, keep it well."

Dong Yaobang also said, "I said, you are so fat, who can believe that you have trained hard? This really touched him deeply."

The method of provocation has obviously achieved obvious results. Monri has been working hard to lose weight in recent training. Not only has he increased the intensity of training, but he has also worn special weight-bearing clothing to run. He has now lost at least 8 to 10 kilograms.

At this moment, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang was looking at Mengli.

"It seems that you have realized it yourself. You have been training very actively recently. It is obvious that you want to get back to your best form!"

Of course, there are some things that Dong Yaobang did not say, which is also related to the impact of Li Ying’s rise on Mengli.

At this moment.

The members of the Chinese men's table tennis team have all arrived.

Men's team head coach Dong Yaobang inspects the field.

"Now you all know that the new policy that the ITTF President has been pushing for is about to be implemented. I'm afraid that from now on, the number of players that each association can participate in the Olympic singles will be reduced from the original maximum of three to two. This is very cruel for our Xiaguo national table tennis team!"

The words are astonishing.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang started off by making some shocking remarks.

Of course, this information is not confidential and has been widely circulated on the Internet.

of course.

Now that it has been said by the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang, it should be almost a done deal.

After the meeting.

Li Ying and Chen Daqian returned to their room.

Li Ying smiled and said, "Brother Qian, it seems that Coach Dong really cares about Brother Meng." Chen Daqian smiled and said, "The head coach did not use this "ruthless move" because of the momentary impulse. This is based on his understanding of Meng Li's character."

"Monri is not such a strong person. Usually he takes a step only when the coach kicks him. Once the requirements are lowered and the management is loose, his self-requirements are still not up to par."

"You say he lacks ambition, which is actually true. Everyone can see that he doesn't set high standards for himself. He doesn't care about ordinary competitions and is just waiting for the Olympics."

"Meng Li doesn't want to win a Grand Slam, unlike Ma Qing, who wants to win a Grand Slam by pursuing the men's singles title at the World Table Tennis Championships."

"Mengli always wanted to win an Olympic men's singles gold medal. But I remember coach Dong said to him, 'If you continue like this, you won't even have the chance to compete for the Olympic qualification, let alone participate in the Olympics. This awakened his sense of crisis.'"

"Plus, the impact of the young players of Dragon, Phoenix and Turtle became greater and greater in the second half of the year. His own ranking in the world and within the team changed a bit, which touched him."

"He should learn from the two great players of the women's table tennis team, never be satisfied, and always be eager to win as long as he is on the court."

The person who knows you best is not yourself, but your teammates who you work with day and night.

I'm afraid Meng Li couldn't have imagined that Chen Daqian knew him so well.

"Hey, don't talk about Mengge, I'd better do my own thing."

Li Ying is working hard to qualify for the 2012 Olympic singles event.

1 month 8 number.

14:00 Imperial time, women's doubles quarter-finals.

In women's doubles, Wang Xianlan and Qiao Yuning will compete.

Lee won't have a match.

Come and watch the game.

With the strength of Wang Xianlan and Qiao Yuning, they naturally swept their opponents easily.

Not only that.

Li Ying also discovered that Wang Xianlan and Qiao Yuning had a very good understanding of each other in doubles.

after all.

The women's team is not like the men's team which has unicorns, dragons, phoenixes and turtles. Of course, as for the women's team now, after last year's National Games, the big devil got married and retired from the field for almost three months.

In this case.

The possibility of returning to the game in the future is also relatively small.

at this time.

We need to establish a new leader.

but.

Even though Wang Xianlan won the women's singles championship at the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup, she has not yet been promoted to become a leading figure in the women's table tennis team.

From this point of view, the head coach of the women's team may prefer Ji Chuanxia or Qiao Yuning.

if not.

If we judge by results, the other main players of the current women's table tennis team cannot compete with Wang Xianlan at all.

A little later.

The first round of men's singles begins.

Li Ying's training partner and current sparring partner is Meng Li.

Seeing this scene, Li Ying was speechless.

But this was arranged personally by the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang, and neither Li Ying nor Meng Li had any room to refuse.

During the training, Meng Li said with a smile: "A Ying, there are six of you participating in the competition this time. You will not meet in the first round. If it is possible, if five of you can occupy the quarter-finals, then our national table tennis team will be awesome."

The draw for the year-end finals was completed long before the start of the game.

It can be said that each of the eight matches in the first round is a dialogue between strong teams.

because.

All of those participating in this year-end finals are famous superstars in the world of table tennis today.

There is no need to say much about the six great players of the national table tennis team, including the twin stars Thiem and Dimitri.

Felix, Truus, and Tomoaki Furukawa are famous superstars.

Besides.

There are also three table tennis geniuses: Zhao Dongyuan, Qian Zhongtian and Sun Guanqing.

Hearing this, Chen Daqian, who was standing by with his hands folded, smiled and said, "This time, Liang Long, Kong Fengge, and Ma Qing are all in the upper half of the draw. However, in the first round, Kong Fengge and Ma Qing will have a life-and-death battle."

"You, Su Yan, and Xu Guinian are in the lower half. If nothing unexpected happens, Kong Fengge and Liang Long will meet in the semifinals in the upper half."

Time flies.

Li Ying participated in the first round of men's singles.

Li Ying's opponent is not a superstar among the top 15 in the world.

Li Ying won easily.

The results of the first round of men's singles have come out.

Dimitri is Liang Long's opponent again.

Liang Long naturally continued Tianke Dimitri's spell and won without any suspense.

After the game, Dimitri kept shaking his head, totally confused.

Why has it always been restrained by Diplodocus?

Then, Qian Zhongtian VS Truss.

Qian Zhongtian wins.

In addition, Sun Guanqing defeated Tomoaki Furukawa and also entered the quarterfinals.

The focus match was between Kong Fengge and Ma Qing, with Kong Fengge defeating Ma Qing 4-1.

In this case.

Those who advanced from the upper half are Liang Long, Qian Zhongtian, Sun Guanqing and Kong Fengge.

In the lower half, there are Thiem, Li Ying, Zhao Dongyuan and Xu Guinian.

In this case.

Thiem became the only remaining overseas superstar among the top eight players in the year-end finals.

The fact that Zhao Dongyuan, Qian Zhongtian and Sun Guanqing all made it to the quarterfinals shows that these three table tennis geniuses are gradually realizing their talents.

after all.

Even Truss and Tomoaki Furukawa were no match for them.

The time comes on June 1th.

It’s afternoon game time and the quarter-finals are here.

The matchups in the upper half are Liang Long vs. Qian Zhongtian, and Sun Guanqing vs. Kong Fengge.

The matchups in the lower half are Li Ying vs. Thiem, and Zhao Dongyuan vs. Xu Guinian.

It can be said.

Every match in the quarter-finals was extremely exciting.

And this showdown.

It happens to be the dragon, phoenix and turtle VS three extraordinary geniuses in table tennis.

This kind of confrontation is too exciting.

So much so that the news media in Xia Country, Asia and even the world were all promoting the story of dragon, phoenix and turtle VS lion, tiger and elephant.

On the contrary, the duel between Li Ying and Thiem is not as exciting as the dragon, phoenix and turtle VS lion, tiger and elephant in terms of gimmicks.

and.

This can be used to test the quality of dragon, phoenix, turtle, lion, tiger and elephant.

The match between Li Ying and Thiem is the last one.

at this time.

The first to start was the dragon, phoenix and turtle VS the lion, tiger and elephant.

Li won the game in the evening.

at this time.

Li Ying, Chen Daqian and Meng Li sat together to watch the game.

At this moment.

Chen Daqian naturally sat in the C position.

Li Ying and Meng Li sat on Chen Daqian's left and right like two guardians.

When Liang Long played, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang personally served as Liang Long's off-court coach.