Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 130: Xiaguo National Table Tennis Team's New Captain, Li Ying is So Terrible

Moved to the Kuwait Open.

Li Ying didn't need to participate in the competition, so he seemed particularly relaxed.

but.

Carry out daily training step by step every day.

and.

In terms of training volume.

It is also above Kong Fengge, Liang Long and Xu Guinian.

Saw this scene.

Xu Guinian couldn't help but cover his forehead.

"A Ying, can you please be a human being and give us a chance to survive?"

Xu Guinian sighed sadly.

As soon as these words came out.

Li Ying was completely confused.

"Brother Xu, what's wrong with you? I've condescended to be your sparring partner, and you still have a problem with me?"

Li Ying was extremely confused.

The reason why Li Ying came to be Xu Guinian's sparring partner was not for any other reason, but simply because Xu Guinian requested it.

As a teammate, Li Ying naturally could not be high and mighty, so he came to fulfill Xu Guinian's wish.

Can bear fruit.

Xu Guinian actually said this.

"Hey, you know you're just a sparring partner, but you work harder than me, the main player. How embarrassing for me. It would be fine if you were just pretending and deliberately showing off in front of the head coach and the coaching staff."

"But you, you've been doing the same thing all year round. Do you know that you're putting a lot of pressure on us?"

Xu Guinian looked at Li Ying with more resentment!

after all.

Witnessing how hard Li Ying trained every day, Longfenggui, as his teammate and opponent, must be under a lot of pressure.

after all.

Li Ying is more talented than them, has better grades, and now he has to work even harder. This will hardly make the Dragon, Phoenix and Turtle lose their motivation to move forward.

Li Ying: “???”

at this time.

Inside the training hall.

When the other players and coaches of the national table tennis team heard the conversation between Li Ying and Xu Guinian, they all burst into laughter.

But unlike the harmonious atmosphere on the men's team, there seemed to be some undercurrents on the women's team.

Although nothing seems to be happening on the surface!
but.

Vaguely.

Master and apprentice Hou Bingguang and Wang Xianlan seemed to be isolated from each other, as if there was a gap between them and other team members and coaches.

But for that.

Wang Xianlan turned a blind eye.

Hou Bingguang wouldn't care even more.

soon.

The Kuwait Open officially begins.

Li Ying watched the national table tennis team's games with Chen Daqian every day.

"I didn't expect that in the men's singles final, Xu Guinian and Ma Qing would make it to the final!"

Chen Daqian sighed.

"Brother Ma is like a dead tree coming back to life. His level is really good this time!" Li Ying said with a smile.

"Compared to Ma Qing, I think Xu Guinian has a lot to offer this time!"

Chen Daqian smiled.

At this moment.

From an emotional point of view, Chen Daqian hopes that Xu Guinian will win the championship.

It’s not because Chen Daqian and Ma Qing have a bad relationship, but because Xu Guinian is now the main player of the Magic City team. As the head coach of the Magic City team, Chen Daqian naturally hopes that Xu Guinian will become as strong as possible.

But compared to the men's singles final.

In Li Ying's mind, she was more concerned about the women's singles final.

Because Wang Xianlan once again made it to the women's singles final.

and so.

Before the women's singles final begins.

Li Ying naturally had to go and watch the battle.

Saw this scene.

Chen Daqian was helpless.

He smiled bitterly and said, “Aying, I’ll go with you!”

then.

Li Ying and Chen Daqian sat in the stands, watching Wang Xianlan's game below.

When Li Ying and Chen Daqian appeared together, the scene was immediately filled with earth-shaking cheers.

because.

Li Ying is the most popular top-notch all-star player in table tennis today.

Chen Daqian was the core player of the previous generation of the national table tennis team.

Now.

Li Ying and Chen Daqian appeared together to watch the women's singles final.

That immediately made the table tennis fans at the scene extremely excited.

"Hey, they are the ones in the women's singles final!"

Only then did Chen Daqian notice it.

Wang Xianlan's opponent is not her fellow countrymen.

Instead, she is a currently very popular female member of the Ryuuakuni team, known as the Porcelain Doll.

"Wang Xianlan will definitely win this match!"

Chen Daqian said in a decisive tone.

Li Ying smiled.

At this moment.

Wang Xianlan below also saw Li Ying.

but.

She said nothing.

Wang Xianlan simply gripped the racket tighter.

finally.

Wang Xianlan swept her opponent 4-0 with her unique technical style.

In this case.

Wang Xianlan won the women's singles championship of the Kuwait Open.

After winning the championship.

Wang Xianlan breathed a sigh of relief.

And at the end of the game.

Li Ying and Chen Daqian left quietly.

Next.

It's the men's singles final.

This time.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang asked the men's team members to watch the game together to show the unity of the national table tennis team to the world.

The off-court coaches for Ma Qing and Xu Guinian were Wu Weijin and Qin Yucheng.

Li Ying was relaxed.

Anyway, no matter who wins between Xu Guinian and Ma Qing, it has nothing to do with Li Ying.

Li Ying was able to watch this men's singles final from a completely neutral perspective.

but.

However, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang did not let Li Ying go.

"Aying, who do you think will win in this men's singles final between the two of them?"

Dong Yaobang asked with a chuckle.

"They are both in good shape now, about the same. I can't say who will win."

Li Ying didn't want to say what he really thought. Otherwise, if his words reached the loser's ears, it would be just like setting off trouble.

but.

However, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang would not let Li Ying off so easily.

"Why do you have to say it? Why? Are you afraid that the losing team will blame you for what you said? You are the leader of our national table tennis team, and you will be the captain of our national table tennis team soon. What are you afraid of?"

When Dong Yaobang said this, the national table tennis team members and coaches sitting next to him were all shocked.

because.

The captain of the national table tennis team was previously Chen Daqian.

but.

After Chen Daqian withdrew from the national team.

The Chinese men's table tennis team has never had a captain.

nowadays.

Dong Yaobang's words mean that the national table tennis coaching staff has already decided on Li Ying as the next generation captain of the national table tennis team.

Dong Yaobang even said this.

Li Ying smiled bitterly and said, "If I have to say, I think Xu Guinian has a higher chance of winning this time."

Li Ying's words were certainly not aimless.

But I was bored last night, so I simulated the battle between Xu Guinian and Ma Qing in my fantasy space.

result.

Xu Guinian's chances of winning are higher.

of course.

Because the simulation is of another person, it is not 100% true.

because.

Simulated matches in fantasy space are not a panacea.

because.

What really determines the course of the game and affects the outcome of the game is the mental fighting spirit before the battle.

Mental willpower is particularly important and directly affects the outcome of the game.

After getting the correct answer, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang stopped making things difficult for Li Ying.

At this moment. Seeing this scene.

Chen Daqian was particularly impressed.

It was clear that the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang was helping Li Ying establish his authority.

Because Li Ying is young in the national team, if Li Ying is chosen as captain, he may not be able to control the veterans.

of course.

Chen Daqian also felt that the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang might be doing something unnecessary.

because.

Based on Li Ying's current record.

Who dares to dissent?

If you don't agree, then why don't you defeat Li Ying first?

Anyway, neither Meng Li nor Ma Qing are qualified to compete with Li Ying for the captaincy.

because.

How can someone who has never beaten Li Ying once be qualified to be the captain of the national table tennis team?

finally.

Just as Li Ying expected.

Xu Guinian defeated Ma Qing.

Won the men's singles championship of the Kuwait Open!

All of a sudden.

News media around the world are vigorously promoting the next generation of core players of the Xia national table tennis team, the dragon, phoenix and turtle.

at this time.

He didn't care at all about the sad and lost Ma Qing and Meng Li.

Because now.

Ma Qing and Meng Li finally felt it.

If they don't work harder, they will lose even their position as the core force.

nowadays.

Within the national table tennis team.

It can be said.

Only Li Ying is the stable core force.

but.

As for the others, it seems that they are all qualified to compete for the core position.

Especially Liang Long and Kong Fengge.

As a result, Xu Guinian has now emerged again.

The competition for the core players of the Chinese national table tennis team is becoming more and more brutal.

After playing the Kuwait Open.

The Chinese national table tennis team naturally has to return home.

because.

The German Open will not be held until March 3.

This idle period.

The Chinese national table tennis team can just hold a competition directly to Moscow.

This time, it is to select members to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships team competition.

of course.

Even Li Ying must participate in the direct-entry tournament.

because.

Although Li Ying is the leader of the national table tennis team.

However, in order to be fair and just, the Chinese table tennis coaching team will not give Li Ying special treatment in this regard.

If Li Ying wants to participate in the competition, he must rely on his real abilities.

After returning home.

First of all.

The Xiaguo National Table Tennis Team officially announced that Li Ying will serve as the new captain of the men's team.

All of a sudden.

The news is out.

Cause an uproar.

It has been a hot topic on the Internet.

immediately.

The Chinese men's table tennis team officially announced the specific competition system for the direct qualifying tournament in Moscow.

at the same time.

Imperial capital, the national table tennis team training base.

In Li Ying's hand were the specific rules for the selection competition that had just been released and formulated by the national table tennis team.

at the same time.

Chen Daqian is explaining to Li Ying.

because.

He was also one of the authors of this manual.

"The 'Direct to Moscow' trials are a series of in-team selection competitions held by the Xia Guo Table Tennis Team to select players for the Moscow World Table Tennis Championships."

"We have no other choice. Our Xiaguo table tennis team is full of talented players. In order to fairly and impartially select the best and most suitable players to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships, and at the same time increase the viewing experience of the game and the competitive awareness of the players, we held this kind of team selection competition."

Hearing this, Li Ying was speechless.

"Brother Qian, are you telling me this?"

Chen Daqian smiled and said, "I have to tell you this, and only you can make the coaching staff explain it this way. Because of your status, you are the leader of the national table tennis team and the captain of the national table tennis team. Logically, you should enjoy special privileges."

"But in our Xiaguo national table tennis team, there are too many top-notch players, so for the sake of fairness and justice, the coaching team has formulated these open tournament selection rules."

As soon as these words came out.

Only then did Li Ying understand Chen Daqian's profound meaning.

"Brother Qian, don't worry. I won't have any extra thoughts. It's better for everyone to compete fairly, so that people won't say behind my back that I got unexpected care from the coaching staff!"

Li Ying smiled.

"Aying, I'm glad you think this way. This time the Moscow qualifiers are expected to be divided into three stages, and then one direct player will be selected in each stage. In this way, there will be one or two spots left at the end, and the coaching staff will make a comprehensive assessment!"

at this time.

Li Ying also turned to the rules of the first stage of the selection.

"The first stage: a single-elimination tournament system will be adopted. The top eight players in the world ranking of the Xia Guo men's table tennis team, Li Ying, Meng Li, Ma Qing, Liang Long, Kong Fengge, Xu Guinian, Su Yan, and Dou Yang, will participate in the competition. The first place will get direct qualification. The competition in this stage is very cruel, and it is a great test for the players' skills, tactics and psychology."

"The matchups are decided by drawing lots, which is completely random and as fair as possible."

Hearing this, Li Ying suddenly asked curiously: "Brother Qian, how is the selection for the women's team done?"

Chen Daqian smiled and said, "For the women's team, the competition system is relatively tough, and it adopts a round-robin system within the team. The performance and promotion of the players will be determined by the points ranking of multiple rounds of competition."

As soon as these words came out.

Li Ying immediately felt that he was being targeted.

because.

Wang Xianlan’s performance in the team’s round-robin competitions has never been very good.

but.

Li Ying said nothing.

after all.

Now he is just a member of the men's team, not the head coach of the national table tennis team.

Chen Daqian continued with a smile, "The second stage will be held in the Ice City in the north. Teammates who have obtained direct qualification in the first stage will no longer participate, and will be replaced by other team members. The remaining players will draw lots to decide their matchups and play a single-elimination tournament. The final champion will get the second spot to go directly to Moscow."

"Stage 3: It is also a single elimination match, with only one spot. The competition in this stage is still fierce, and the players will go all out to win this precious direct qualification."

Li Ying listened to the complete three stages.

“It is indeed very cruel.”

after all.

To select players for the World Table Tennis Championships from the current national table tennis team, fairness is often very important for the coaching team.

Li Ying lay on the bed, took out his mobile phone and surfed the Internet as usual.

turn out.

On the Internet, there is special attention on the direct selection of the national table tennis team.

"Haha, I love seeing our national table tennis team fighting amongst themselves like this!"

"Who is stronger and who is weaker will be determined in one battle!"

"I predict that the first player to go straight through will definitely be Li Ying. If you don't agree, come and argue with me."

"Hmph, that's hard to say. I think Kong Fengge is stronger!"

"I am a fan of Liang Long. I only care whether Liang Long can break the curse if he meets Meng Li this time!"

Seeing all kinds of comments on the Internet, Li Ying smiled knowingly.

but.

At this time, Li Ying did not forget to submit Weibo certification.

because.

Now that he is the captain of the national table tennis team, Li Ying needs to build his personal IP.

then.

Li Ying submitted his Big V certification to Weibo.

result.

It passed almost instantly.

Li wins on Weibo.

His name is Li Ying, but the introduction below is very domineering.

Captain of the Xia country table tennis team!

As for things like the men's singles champion of the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships and the men's singles champion of the World Cup, Li Ying did not write any of them.

result.

When Li Ying opened his Weibo account, news started to spread within just one minute.

Ten minutes later.

The number of Li Ying's fans exceeded 100,000.

then.

The madness is growing exponentially.

Just one night.

Li Ying’s Weibo fans directly exceeded 10 million!

This scene.

The celebrities in the entertainment industry who saw this lamented how terrifying Li Ying was!
(End of this chapter)