Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 129 Li Ying's resentment, Li Ying defends Qatar Open men's singles title

Li Ying returned to his hometown to celebrate the New Year.

but.

The New Year has just passed.

Li Ying set out to return to the imperial capital.

of course.

Given Li Ying’s current fame, he dares not and cannot take public transportation, otherwise it will easily cause traffic jams.

at this point.

Wang Xiqing had already considered everything carefully.

A special driver team was dispatched.

Li Ying took a luxurious and comfortable business car and slept almost all the way to the provincial capital, and then took a plane through the super VIP channel.

After only a one-day stay in the imperial capital, Li Ying followed the national table tennis team to the Middle East to participate in the Qatar Open held from February 2 to February 17.

Although Li Ying has decided in his heart to participate in fewer open tournaments organized by the International Table Tennis Federation in the future.

but.

The Qatar Open is different.

Both in terms of competitive level and event influence, it is as "genuine" as the Summer Open, German Open and others, and is also one of the top open tournaments of the International Table Tennis Federation.

Every year, table tennis stars from all over the world come to Qatar. Firstly, the tournament points and high prize money are very attractive; secondly, these two open tournaments are usually held in February and March, and therefore often become the forefront of the world championships of that year.

For athletes, the trip to the Gulf is certainly not to be missed as it allows them to train and prepare for international competitions that are attended by top athletes.

And this year.

The Qatar Open and Kuwait Open are even more significant.

Because after the Kuwait Open and before the German Open, the Chinese national table tennis team will hold the 'Direct to Moscow' World Table Tennis Championships team competition in summer.

In May of this year, the 2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships will be held in Moscow.

For top world competitions like this, the Chinese national table tennis team has always liked to go straight to the finals!
Li Ying still remembers.

During winter training.

Dong Yaobang, the head coach of the men's team, said that a direct qualifying tournament will be held before the World Table Tennis Championships to produce two to three places for the competition. This is also the time when the national table tennis team has produced the most places in the direct qualifying tournament.

The "Direct to Zagreb" series is the traditional method used by the Chinese national table tennis team to select players for the World Table Tennis Championships. It has been used since the 2006 World Table Tennis Championships in Bremen, followed by the "Direct to Zagreb" in 2007 and the "Direct to Yokohama" in 2009.

At least two or three places will be selected through selection, so this time the selection will be the main focus, so that there will be a competitive atmosphere and it will be fairer.

After the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Chinese national table tennis team focused on training new players in many competitions. As veterans such as Mengli and Ma Qing grew older, the new players became more and more aware of their desire to seize power, and the competition between them became more and more fierce.

Only the players who can stand out from the fierce competition can stand the test, and "direct to Moscow" is obviously a big test given by coach Dong Yaobang to the players.

Currently, the Chinese men's table tennis team is in a period of transition from the old to the new. 2009 was an adjustment period, and now the competition has gradually begun. In the second half of the year, several young players have also emerged. There may be greater highlights and competition in the future.

In previous years, the direct-to-tournament competitions were held after the Spring Festival, but in 2010, the Qatar and Kuwait Opens were held immediately after the Spring Festival.

Therefore, the Chinese table tennis coaching team decided to hold the "Direct to Moscow" in March after the Qatar Open and Kuwait Open, and the competition method may also be different from before.

Therefore.

All members of the Chinese national table tennis team have signed up to participate in the Qatar Open and Kuwait Open.

of course.

In an open tournament, it is impossible for all twelve current main players of the national table tennis team to participate.

then.

Divide into two batches.

and.

Except for Li Ying, the other eleven members of the national table tennis team all participated in the open tournament according to the draw.

after all.

The players of the national table tennis team all know that if Li Ying participates in the Qatar Open, it will be extremely difficult to win the men's singles championship from Li Ying.

and so.

Anyone who aspires to win the men's singles title wants to participate in the Kuwait Open.

finally.

According to the draw results, Xu Guinian, Ma Qing and six other players have qualified for the Kuwait Open.

Kong Fengge, Meng Li and others participated in the Qatar Open.

But no matter which competition we participate in, we will go to the Middle East together.

Back to Doha.

Li Ying was deeply touched.

In this Qatar Open, Li Ying only needs to participate in the men's singles.

Men's doubles.

It’s Kong Fengge and Meng Li.

It is clear.

There is a special meaning behind this arrangement made by the national table tennis coaching team.

Now that Li Ying has a great chance of winning the men's singles championship, Kong Fengge and Meng Li cannot be left empty-handed. At least they can get a men's doubles championship, which is also a psychological comfort.

In this regard.

Li Ying had no objection at all.

but.

Li Ying had some opinions in his mind.

"What's going on with the women's team?"

While spending time with Wang Xianlan in the hotel privately, Qiao Yuning was not in the room at this time, but went to play in other team members' rooms.

at this time.

Li Ying asked Wang Xianlan.

So far.

The women's team has not yet officially announced Wang Xianlan's identity as the leader of the women's table tennis team, which makes Li Ying very angry for Wang Xianlan.

"Xiaoying, don't worry. It's yours, and it will be yours in the end!"

At this moment, it was Wang Xianlan who turned against Tiangang and persuaded and comforted Li Ying.

Li Ying shook his head slightly.

"I'm speaking up for you. You won the women's singles championship at the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup last year. Doesn't that prove your ability?"

Li Ying said in a deep voice.

Wang Xianlan smiled and said, "Perhaps the coaching staff still thinks my ability is a little exaggerated. And according to what Coach Hou told me, they think my ability is not much higher than that of my teammates. But maybe they did special training for my teammates. Coach Hou argued with me, but I said nothing."

After hearing this, Li Ying laughed.

Because he and Wang Xianlan both knew it very well, privately, Li Ying had indeed simulated the match between Wang Xianlan and the main competitor of the women's table tennis team in the fantasy space.

and so.

With Li Ying's analysis and help, Wang Xianlan really knows the playing styles of her teammates who she works with day and night.

and so.

Maybe other coaches of the women's team, including the head coach, privately felt that Hou Bingguang had given Wang Xianlan special treatment.

In the women's team, studying teammates is strictly prohibited.

and so.

Many coaches were secretly dissatisfied with Hou Bingguang and Wang Xianlan.

"Humph, if that's the case, then the worst that can happen is that you won't participate in the women's table tennis team competition at the World Table Tennis Championships."

Li Ying snorted coldly.

Wang Xianlan shook her head slightly.

“Winning glory for my country has always been my dream.”

Wang Xianlan didn't want to take such an extreme approach, as that would be tantamount to breaking off relations with the women's table tennis coaching staff.

Hearing this, Li Ying said nothing.

soon.

After Qiao Yuning came back, Wang Xianlan and Qiao Yuning wanted to rest, so Li Ying returned to his room.

At this time, Li Ying was in a bad mood.

Chen Daqian joked, "Why, are you unhappy that I didn't let you sign up for the men's doubles competition?"

Li Ying smiled and said, "Brother Qian, it's just an open men's doubles championship. I don't care at all, but I can't figure out what the women's table tennis coaching staff is still worried about!"

As soon as these words came out.

Chen Daqian immediately understood what Li Ying was unhappy about.

"Aying, remember, you are only a member of the men's team. You'd better not interfere in the affairs of the women's team. You are not the head coach of the national team. These matters, not to mention you, even Coach Dong, should not interfere!"

Chen Daqian said in a deep voice.

"I know. I'm only telling you this. Do you think I'll point fingers at you in front of the other team members?"

Li Ying smiled.

"It's okay, I think it's only a matter of time."

Chen Daqian smiled.

"Of course, the difference in strength between the main players of the women's team is not too big, which may be the reason why the women's table tennis coaching team has not yet decided!"

When Chen Daqian said this, he couldn't help but think to himself.

If Li Ying had not risen.

Now, the Chinese table tennis coaching team is probably faced with the same difficulty in making a decision between Kong Fengge and Liang Long, not knowing who to choose as a leader to train.

However, Li Ying's sudden rise and rapid rise did not cause any worries for the national table tennis coaching staff.

At this point.

Even Qin Yucheng and Liao Huazhong had nothing to say.

because.

Li Ying’s record is so great.

Even if they object.

But the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang could knock them out with just one word.

That is against Li Ying. So far, neither Liang Long nor Kong Fengge has won once.

under these circumstances.

How could Liang Long and Kong Fengge compete for the leadership position?

Will Li Ying be convinced?
Will the millions of fans of the Chinese national table tennis team be convinced?
and so.

Li Ying deserves to be the leader of the men's team.

Li Ying then stopped thinking about it.

The Qatar Open begins.

With Li Ying's current strength of 98.4 points, he will naturally make rapid progress and reach the men's singles final.

And the opponent.

It was Kong Fengge!

at this time.

Kong Fengge's eyes showed a strong desire to fight.

Never defeated Li Ying once!
now.

Kong Fengge completely ignored the men's singles championship.

He just wanted to beat Lee Win just once.

Break the myth that Li Ying is invincible.

Never defeated, undefeated!
These mythical halos were bestowed upon Li Ying.

That puts increasing pressure on the national table tennis team members.

Plus.

Kong Fengge's inner unwillingness to admit defeat made him extremely eager to defeat Li Ying.

but.

finally.

But still failed to get what he wanted.

Lost 4-3.

but.

In the deciding game, Li Ying had complete control of the situation.

It seemed that Kong Fengge had no chance at all.

After the game.

The reluctance and fighting spirit in Kong Fengge's eyes quickly faded away.

"Aying, just wait. Sooner or later, I will be the first person to break your undefeated streak!"

Kong Fengge said in a deep voice.

"Then I'll wait!"

In this case.

Kong Fengge won the men's singles runner-up and men's doubles championship.

Li Ying is in high spirits!
But in the women's singles final.

However, Wang Xianlan lost to Xu Mingyue in the women's singles final.

In this case.

Finished second in women's singles.

"Xiaoying, am I particularly bad?"

This game almost destroyed Wang Xianlan's confidence.

because.

Li Ying simulated a match between Wang Xianlan and Xu Mingyue in advance, and Wang Xianlan lost.

then.

Li Ying was thinking about telling Wang Xianlan how to deal with Xu Mingyue!
But perhaps in order to prove herself in front of Li Ying, Wang Xianlan did not listen.

result.

Wang Xianlan lost the women's singles final.

At this moment.

Looking at Wang Xianlan with tears falling continuously, Li Ying felt very distressed.

"You're not bad. You work so hard, how can you be bad? After all, you are not me. It's normal for your performance to fluctuate."

Li Ying hurried to comfort her.

Wang Xianlan immediately threw herself into Li Ying's arms, and Li Ying hugged Wang Xianlan tightly.

"kindness."

Wang Xianlan sobbed and nodded slightly.

"Winning and losing are normal, and it is also remarkable that you can make it to the women's singles final. You have defeated Ji Chuanxia before, and Xu Mingyue is also in good shape, after all, she defeated Qiao Yuning in the semifinals."

Li Ying kept finding various reasons and excuses for Wang Xianlan.

"I know all that, but it feels so bad to lose a game!"

Wang Xianlan was still a little sad.

As soon as these words came out.

Li Ying didn't know how to respond.

"Well... I don't have much experience, because... I've never lost a game before!"

Li Ying spoke intermittently.

result.

When Wang Xianlan heard this, she was no longer sad and immediately broke away from Li Ying's arms.

"Xiaoying, do you know that you are being pretentious when you say that?"

At this moment, Wang Xianlan was amused by Li Ying.

Li Ying felt very aggrieved, "Then what I said is the truth!"

Wang Xianlan put her hands on her hips and pouted, "Lies don't hurt people, it's often the truth that hurts the most!"

Seeing Wang Xianlan stop crying and smile, Li Ying hugged Wang Xianlan in his arms again.

"It's just an open women's singles final, Kuwait Open, you start all over again!"

Li Ying spoke softly in Wang Xianlan's ear.

"kindness!"

After Li Ying's consolation, Wang Xianlan felt much better and completely forgot about the loss in today's women's singles final.

then.

The Chinese national table tennis team began to move to Kuwait.

because.

These two open tournaments are held next to each other.

Last year, the Kuwait Open was held first, followed by the Qatar Open.

But this year, the opposite is true.

but.

After the Qatar Open, many table tennis stars who did not achieve good results did not return home, but decided to continue to participate in the Kuwait Open.

Especially male table tennis superstars.

Because Li Ying, the big devil of table tennis, will not participate in the Kuwait Open.

and so!
This has led to various superstars in the international table tennis world wanting to get their hands on the Kuwait Open championship.

To know.

Nowadays, even just winning an open tournament is very important for a superstar.

All this is because table tennis has truly entered an unprecedented super golden age!
In the history of table tennis, there has never been such a grand occasion as today.

Many superstars appeared in the same era.

At least ten superstars who would have achieved the Grand Slam if they had appeared in other eras appeared in the same era.

That's all.

What’s more crucial is that in this era, there is actually Li Ying, an undefeated unicorn with an undefeated record!
nowadays.

The name of the undefeated Kirin Li Ying is famous all over the world.

and so.

This means that tournaments like the Kuwait Open, in which Li Ying will not participate, are a must-win for those table tennis superstars who are extremely eager and hungry for the championship!
The same is true.

The six top players of the Chinese national table tennis team also think so.

(End of this chapter)