Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 175 2011 Table Tennis Men's World Cup, Final Opponent Kong Fengge

The 2011 Men's Table Tennis World Cup will be held in Paris, France from November 11 to 11. In this competition, the Xia national team sent defending champion Li Ying and Rotterdam World Table Tennis Championships runner-up Kong Fengge to participate in the competition. The two will work together to challenge the championship.

According to the competition schedule, the group stage competition will start on the 11th, and Li Ying and Kong Fengge will face strong opponents in the second round respectively.

After three rounds of group matches, the eight places in the quarterfinals were determined on the 12th, followed by the draw for the knockout stage and the start of the quarter-finals.

Two semi-finals and the final championship battle will be held on the 13th.

The Men's Table Tennis World Cup started in 1980. In the 31-year history of this event, Xia Guo player Meng Li has maintained the record of advancing to the finals five times.

Monli reached the finals of four consecutive World Cup competitions from 2005 to 2008, and won gold medals in 2007 and 2008.

However, the first person in the Table Tennis World Cup is still Olympic champion Ma Qing, who won the championship four times in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2006, a record that has not been broken so far.

"Aying, if you win the championship this year, it will be your third consecutive World Cup title. Then maybe next year, you can tie Ma Qing's record!" Chen Daqian said with a smile.

Before the competition, Chen Daqian spoke with a smile to relieve the invisible pressure.

Because this year.

Chen Daqian was very keen to notice that Li Ying himself was very tense.

Chen Daqian also knew why Li Ying was so nervous during this World Cup.

This is because Kong Fengge’s training condition has been particularly outstanding recently.

and.

The Chinese national table tennis team is training in Europe, and Kong Fengge is in great form during the team's training matches.

Although Chen Daqian didn't know why Li Ying attached great importance to the World Cup men's singles championship, it was one of the three major table tennis competitions in the world after all. It was normal for Li Ying to want to win the championship.

after all.

As for open tournaments, Li Ying can be dignified and not participate in those ordinary open tournaments to give his teammates in the national team a chance.

It also gives the top stars in international table tennis a chance to showcase themselves.

But the World Cup is different.

Only once a year.

and.

The World Cup is one of the three major tournaments.

Although its value is not as high as that of the World Table Tennis Championships and the Olympic Games.

But he is a world champion anyway.

And no table tennis player would complain about having too many world champions.

"None of that matters. What matters is that we must win the championship this year!" Li Ying said firmly.

"Okay, let's work hard together!" Chen Daqian said with a smile.

The group round-robin tournament was not difficult at all for both Li Ying and Kong Fengge.

even.

As for the quarterfinals, it won’t be a problem.

but.

Starting from the quarter-finals, the opponents you will face will be different.

11 month 12 number.

The group round-robin match is over.

The top two teams in the group advance to the quarterfinals.

finally.

For Group A, the top eight players are Li Ying and Zhao Dongyuan.

Group B: Kong Fengge, Dimitri.

Group C: Tim, Truth.

Group D: Felix, Sun Guanqing.

It can be said.

The quarterfinals of the 2011 Men's Table Tennis World Cup were a star-studded group.

The teams will be re-drawn for the knockout rounds, from the quarter-finals to the finals, until the final champion is determined.

After the draw.

Li Ying's opponent in the quarter-finals is Sun Guanqing.

The quarter-final matchups for the other three groups are Kong Fengge vs. Thiem.

Felix vs Truth.

Zhao Dongyuan vs. Dimitri.

The draw ceremony was held at 17:24 local time in Paris, France, but at : in the capital city time.

2 a.m. in the capital, 19 p.m. local time in Paris.

The quarter-finals begin.

Li Ying always appears last.

Because if Li Ying competes first, the ratings will drop sharply even if the game is not over yet.

The International Table Tennis Federation is no longer surprised by this.

and so.

In four quarter-finals like these, Li Ying must be arranged to the end, so that the ratings can be maintained at a high level.

When Li Ying finally makes his final appearance, the ratings will reach its peak.

At this moment.

Kong Fengge took the lead.

then.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang did not go to give Kong Fengge off-court guidance.

instead.

Li Ying saw that the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang came to supervise his training.

Li Ying couldn't help but laugh and said, "Director Dong, why don't you go and give Kong Fengge an off-site coach?"

"It's okay. With his head coach outside the field, it's enough." Dong Yaobang, the head coach of the men's team, folded his hands and smiled, "And during this period of time, Lao Liao's mind has always been on Kong Fengge. In this case, I will help them to maintain their master-disciple relationship!"

Li Ying: “???”

At this moment, Li Ying is undergoing special training.

Let Lin Wangyuan twist and pull, learn Kong Fengge's overlord twist, and then Li Ying catches the ball.

but.

Lin Wangyuan could never grasp it.

then.

Chen Daqian took the stage himself.

"Aying, let me perform the Overlord Twist!" Chen Daqian said with a smile.

then.

Chen Daqian came to perform the Overlord Twist himself.

Seeing this scene, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang was thoughtful.

"Aying, your next opponent is Sun Guanqing. When you train tactics, don't you consider how to deal with Sun Guanqing at all?" Dong Yaobang, the head coach of the men's team, asked curiously.

"Anyway, in my eyes, the strongest opponent right now is definitely my teammate Kong Fengge. No other player can defeat Kong Fengge! Of course, as long as Kong Fengge doesn't act recklessly!" Li Ying said with a smile.

It is clear.

Before the 2011 Men's Table Tennis World Cup, Li Ying imagined Kong Fengge as his biggest imaginary enemy in his mind, and then in his fantasy space, he kept simulating games and how to target Kong Fengge.

not to mention.

During this period of time, Kong Fengge was extremely depressed because of the beatings from Liang Long.

As expected, Li Ying felt that Kong Fengge would most likely vent his anger on him.

Not to mention.

Kong Fengge has always wanted to defeat him.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang shook his head slightly.

"For me, as long as you meet in the finals, it's fine. As for whoever wins the championship, I can accept it!" said the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang with a smile.

Li Ying: “???”

finally.

Kong Fengge lived up to expectations, defeated Thiem and advanced to the semi-finals of the 2011 Men's Table Tennis World Cup.

soon.

The quarter-finals of the other two groups have also been completed.

Truss defeated Felix and became the second table tennis superstar to reach the semi-finals after Kong Fengge.

And the biggest surprise.

In the third group.

Zhao Dongyuan lost to Dimitri in the tiebreak and unfortunately stopped in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Men's Table Tennis World Cup. In this way, Dimitri entered the semi-finals.

At last.

When 21:15 Paris time arrived.

Li Ying made the final appearance.

at this time.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang also did not steal the limelight from Chen Daqian.

Let Chen Daqian serve as Li Ying's off-field coach.

Sun Guanqing’s off-court coach is naturally the head coach of the Baodao team.

Because he knew Li Ying too well, the head coach of the Formosa team did not say much before the game. Anyway, all the tactics had been arranged and they only needed to be executed firmly.

If this cannot defeat Li Ying, then we will have to wait for the next chance.

Sun Guanqing burst out with strong fighting spirit.

The blood in my body seems to be burning.

but.

After the sixth inning.

When he saw the score was 2 to 4, Sun Guanqing knew that the game was over.

Even though he tried his best, he only won 2 games.

Moreover, there was some luck involved in winning the two games, and the scores were not very different at all.

But, I had better luck.

but.

Still no match for Li Ying.

So. After the game.

Sun Guanqing looked at Li Ying with a wry smile: "I can only hope that you can keep going and win the men's singles championship of this year's World Cup. But from what I see, Kong Fengge is in good shape. If you want to defend your title, it will be a bit difficult!"

As he spoke, Sun Guanqing began to gloat over other people's misfortune.

"It doesn't matter. According to our men's team head coach, as long as we meet in the final, the mission will be accomplished!" Li Ying said with a smile.

"Your opponent is Dimitri, and Kong Fengge's opponent is Truss. There is indeed a great hope that you two will meet in the finals!" Sun Guanqing said with an envious smile.

The semi-finals will start at 11 o'clock tomorrow.

After the game, Li Ying followed Chen Daqian back to the hotel.

then.

Li Ying began to eat voraciously.

Seeing this scene, even though Chen Daqian had seen it many times, he was still shocked.

"Aying, you always eat a lot before every big competition. Aren't you afraid of being too full?"

"Brother Qian, if you're not full, how can you have the energy to compete!" Li Ying continued to show off his flesh.

Chen Daqian joined in. He took out a bottle of red wine, opened it, ate the meat slowly, and then tasted the red wine.

Li Ying's words.

Of course I don't drink.

because.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang was particularly strict with Li Ying on this point.

If he ate, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang knew that he could not stop Li Ying.

But Li Ying was strictly forbidden to drink.

after all.

Now Li Ying is obsessed with love. If he adds drinking to it, then the combination of wine, sex, money and anger will be very detrimental to the career of a professional athlete.

of course.

Li Ying is not particularly interested in wine.

Maybe when I retire in the future, I will really like drinking.

after all.

Li Ying is not feeling any great pressure or sadness now.

After eating the meat, I slept until eight in the morning, had a nice breakfast, did some exercise and training to warm up, and then started the semi-finals.

Li Ying's opponent in the semi-finals is Dimitri.

They are all old acquaintances.

When Dimitri saw that his opponent was Li Ying, he felt helpless.

Because originally in the Xia national team, he had a curse, Liang Long, which has not been broken so far.

But no one expected that another Li Ying would appear.

And Dimitri has never won a singles match against Li Ying.

of course.

Li Ying has also lost to him in that kind of team competition.

but.

Dimitri did not think that it was a victory gained by defeating Li Ying.

after all.

Li Ying won both games he played, but lost the team competition due to his teammates' poor performance.

but.

In doubles and singles, Li Ying remains undefeated so far.

and so!
Even the German Table Tennis Association and the German national team have conducted thorough research on Li Ying.

But finally.

Dimitri was a little disheartened when he saw the big score of 1 to 4.

His journey in the 2011 Table Tennis Men's World Cup ended here.

And before.

Kong Fengge has defeated Truss.

In this case.

Xiaguo national table tennis team captains Li Ying and Kong Fengge successfully met in the finals.

In this case.

The national table tennis team representing Xiaguo secured the first and second place in advance.

23: Imperial time.

Although it was already late at night in the land of Xia.

but.

CCTV Sports Channel broadcast the men's singles final of the 2011 Table Tennis World Cup live, and there were still many table tennis fans waiting in front of their TV or computer screens.

this moment.

The Internet is extremely noisy.

"Haha, I saw another wonderful battle between Li and Kong!"

"It's the Undefeated Kirin vs. Jiutian Fengge that we are so familiar with!"

"I feel like Li Ying is in danger this time!"

"Kong Fengge is in better shape than ever before. I really feel that in this year's Table Tennis Men's World Cup, Kong Fengge can beat Li Ying's undefeated myth!"

"Although I am a fan of Liang Long, I really hope that Kong Fengge can win. Otherwise, Long Fenggui and Gui will all be bullied by Li Ying!"

"Indeed, under Li Ying's suppression, the Dragon Phoenix Turtle has not won any heavyweight championship so far!"

"Li Ying, I think it's time for you to lose. It's impossible for a professional athlete, especially a table tennis player, to remain undefeated!"

but.

Even though the internet was in an uproar, it couldn't stop the competition in Paris.

Chen Daqian and Liao Huazhong were standing in front of Li Ying and Kong Fengge at this moment.

It is clear.

In the internal war of the national table tennis team, it is naturally impossible for the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang to show up.

but.

Chen Daqian and Liao Huazhong, as the head coaches of Li Ying and Kong Fengge respectively, both hold one belief in their hearts under such circumstances.

We share the loss and celebrate together when we win.

Liao Huazhong saw this scene.

It was as if I was dreaming back to the men's singles final of the World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam.

The same is also happening on the European continent.

"Feng Ge, unleash your potential. Don't hesitate or worry, just do it. I believe you can do it!"

At this time, Liao Huazhong was still encouraging Kong Fengge.

Kong Fengge nodded heavily.

this moment.

Kong Fengge felt like his whole body was burning.

It seems like I have endless energy.

and.

Kong Fengge really doesn't want to lose again.

Kong Fengge couldn't even remember how many runner-up titles he had won.

It’s okay that I lost to Li Ying before.

In these open tournaments, he actually lost to Liang Long.

How could Kong Fengge tolerate this?

Although the Chinese national table tennis team has always been promoting the dragon, phoenix and turtle.

But all along.

Kong Fengge felt that his strength was above Liang Long's.

Perhaps he may not be able to match Liang Long in the future, because Liang Long is the kind of player who achieves success late in life.

But now, Kong Fengge would never allow him to be worse than Liang Long.

But today.

Kong Fengge couldn't help but look at Li Ying standing beside him.

Li Ying must be defeated.

soon.

Li Ying and Kong Fengge, holding towels to wipe their sweat, walked to the table tennis table.

this moment.

It seems as if the whole world is focused on this.

at the same time.

The live broadcast room of CCTV Sports Channel.

The host and commentator had already started warming up for this men's singles final.

It can be said.

The rhythm has been set.

nowadays.

It all depends on Li Ying and Kong Fengge to see who will have the last laugh.

At this moment.

In the spectator seats, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang, along with the national table tennis coaches and athletes, sat in an orderly manner to watch the ultimate showdown between Li Ying and Kong Fengge.

Anyway.

No matter who plays a great shot, cheer for them.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang watched the game with an attitude of appreciation and was in a particularly relaxed mood.

If Li Ying wins, he will become the men's World Cup triple champion, and it will be an unprecedented three consecutive championships.

If Kong Fengge wins, he will be the new World Cup winner.

In short.

The Xiaguo men's table tennis team will never lose.

(End of this chapter)