Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 179 Liang Long is like a book, with a plain cover but gripping contents, National Table Tennis Dinner

Award ceremony.

The champion was Li Ying, the runner-up was Liang Long, and the third place was a civil war in Germany. In the end, Tim defeated Dimitri and won the third place in the year-end finals.

The President of the International Table Tennis Federation personally presented the medal and trophy to Li Ying.

Li Ying held up the trophy high, and at this moment, the whole world was paying attention.

Women's singles.

Wang Xianlan swept Qiao Yuning 4-0 yesterday and won the women's singles title.

This also means that Qiao Yuning may almost miss the London singles.

as far as I can tell.

As for the women's team, we prefer to send Wang Xianlan and Ji Chuanxia to compete in the women's singles.

but.

Qiao Yuning's strength is undoubtedly among the top three.

In this case.

The women’s team is almost completely locked in for the team competition.

Led by Wang Xianlan, Ji Chuanxia and Qiao Yuning.

Not like the men's singles side.

The fight between Mengli and Lianglong became more and more intense.

Moreover, in the men's singles, the competition between Mengli and Kong Fengge has almost reached a fever pitch.

After the award ceremony.

Liang Long walked back to the hotel silently with the runner-up medal.

at this time.

Qin Yucheng accompanied him.

"Coach, I was defeated by A Ying 4-1 this time because I didn't get enough rest. If I had, I would have been able to fight him until the seventh game!"

Suddenly, Diplodocus spoke.

"Along, you are a heavy-hearted person. You always have trouble sleeping because you are always thinking about things. You look like a cute child, but you are mature beyond your years!" Qin Yucheng said with a smile.

Hear this.

Liang Long shook his head slightly.

"Mature at a young age? I think he is a late bloomer. The head coach always told me that I would become a Grand Slam player in the future. But now, I can't see any hope of winning the Grand Slam at all!"

Liang Long felt very painful!

It would have been fine if he was suppressed by his contemporary Kong Fengge.

It would be fine if he was suppressed by Li Ying, who is younger and rising faster.

but.

Liang Long just couldn't understand why he couldn't cross the threshold of Mengli.

In the Xiaguo men's table tennis team, Mengli is almost his nemesis and his curse.

Although his winning rate against Monli is almost 50-50.

But in every important competition, he could never defeat Monli. In this case, in the minds of the national table tennis coaching staff and the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang, it was impossible for him to stand out.

Seeing Liang Long like this now.

Qin Yucheng also suddenly recalled what the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang had said to him.

About Diplodocus.

Liang Long is very well behaved, too well behaved, whether in his daily life or in his playing style. Liang Long's playing style is too upright, just like him.

and.

Reporters who interviewed Liang Long said that Liang Long was a humble person who answered questions very well. When asked for autographs by fans during the interview, he would patiently complete the task.

The enlightenment coach who brought Liang Long from Liaoning Province to the capital said that there is no one thing that can make you discover Liang Long's true personality at once. He is not talkative, but always smiles.

but.

As Liang Long's head coach, Qin Yucheng naturally knew this.

Lianglong is like a book, with a plain cover but gripping contents. Whether you can understand it or not depends on your fate with Lianglong.

Having failed to achieve his goal, Liang Long faced it in silence.

After the men's World Cup singles final between Li Ying and Kong Fengge, all the players watching the game in the stands were preparing to take a ride back to the hotel. Only he stood quietly at the edge of the final venue, doing nothing but staring at it motionlessly.

When reading Liang Long's "book", the first impression is that he is a silent child. Even in the excitement of winning a game, he said very little to the reporter. Perhaps it is because he became independent too early that Liang Long has such a silent aura.

When Liang Long was a kid, he would cry when he lost a game, and he would chase his opponent with his racket and ask him to continue playing, and he had to win. As he grew up, this personality seemed to be less evident, and Liang Long preferred to face the loss alone. Liang Long hinted that he would cry when he lost a game, perhaps because it was easier to cry when he was meditating alone. Of course, he would not admit it afterwards, and said vaguely that he just stayed there, did nothing, and thought nothing.

Qin Yucheng still clearly remembers that after Liang Long won the runner-up in the men's singles at the Asian Games last year, he broke the rules and opened up about his own wounds, saying, "I am now at least the runner-up in the singles of an intercontinental competition."

Before that, he had only won the doubles championship in the national competition, so he was always worried that his results might be laughed at by others. Liang Long, who has a silent temperament, said this softly, which still makes people feel distressed now.

After the Asian Games, Liang Long's performance gradually became "silent". He participated in two open tournaments at the beginning of the year. He lost 0-4 to Xu Guinian in Doha and 2-4 to Mengli in the Dubai final, and failed to win the championship.

During the closed training in preparation for the World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam, Dong Yaobang implemented devilish training for the main players to challenge the jet lag.

The players first stayed up until midnight for a preparatory meeting, then went to bed at 12 a.m. and got up at 2 a.m. to prepare for the 5 a.m. game. The opponents of the game were specially selected by the coaching staff so that they could play against the "hardest" opponents.

Liang Long's opponent was Yan An. After he lost, he was called aside by Dong Yaobang for a private talk. "At that time, I felt awkward playing with Yan An and Fang Bo in the team. In order to stimulate us, Coach Dong asked us to treat our training as a game and slowly find excitement in training. In the half month of closed training, I basically practiced with young people like Fang Bo and Yan An every day, who were awkward to play with. I felt conflicted every day - I didn't want to lose to these young players, but it was really awkward to play with them. Practicing like this every day helped me hone my psychological qualities."

But when he got to the Rotterdam competition, Liang Long still failed to explode.

During the competition in Rotterdam, Liang Long was very calm. Of course, it was impossible to guess whether he was truly calm or not. As he himself said, he kept his anxiety in his heart and would not show it.

With his world ranking of No. 5 at the time, if he wanted to get the opportunity to register for the Olympic singles for the first time, he had to win the Rotterdam World Table Tennis Championships. This was an unspoken agreement between him and Qin Yucheng.

Although Liang Long had always wanted to be a champion since he was a child, this time he could still clearly feel the heavy atmosphere around him. Qin Yucheng knew that it was murderous intent.

In the men's singles semi-finals, Liang Long lost to Li Ying 2-4. He said he tried his best and played very well.

Qin Yucheng also thought this was normal. Although he lost, at least he could see Liang Long's progress during the game: "He was not as reserved as before when facing winning or losing and difficulties on the court. When facing the pressure of the score, Liang Long seemed much calmer. In the past, he was fine when he was always leading in the game. Once the score was caught up, he would panic. I think in Rotterdam, he has already played out what he learned in the closed training. He has improved both tactically and psychologically, so I am not dissatisfied with him."

Qin Yucheng said: "Aaron, in my heart, you will also be a Grand Slam player in the future."

At this time, Qin Yucheng encouraged Liang Long.

Liang Long smiled bitterly and said: "I feel really bad that I didn't win the championship. It seems like the Olympic singles qualification is getting further and further away from me."

"After the loss in Rotterdam, I knew I would not be able to qualify for my first Olympic singles event."

"I didn't pray for a miracle to happen, that would be deceiving myself. During that time, my life went on as usual, and I played games as usual. I can't say I was in a daze."

Qin Yucheng recalled the period in June this year.

After returning from the World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam, the master and apprentice did not stay together for long. One went to play in the Table Tennis Super League, and the other went to study at Jiaotong University in Shanghai.

Qin Yucheng said in a deep voice: "Aaron, the most important thing to do now is to get involved in the competition for the third place in the Olympics as soon as possible."

Although the Chinese Table Tennis Association submitted a list of table tennis competition events to the International Table Tennis Federation and the London Olympic Committee in June, it was only a preliminary list.

Diplodocus is a P card.

but.

This does not mean that Liang Long is not eligible to compete for the third place in the team competition.

"I know, I must participate in the Olympics!" Liang Long said firmly.

The day after the year-end finals, the national table tennis team set off for home.

This time.

After wandering in Europe for so many days, the national table tennis team members all collectively missed the delicious food at home.

Although in Europe, the Chinese national table tennis team is rich.

But there are some things that cannot be bought even with money.

Li Ying and Wang Xianlan took Wang Xiqing's private plane back to the imperial capital. After all.

To be in the air for so many hours.

No matter how good civil aviation is, it cannot compare to private jets.

On the private plane, Li Ying and Wang Xianlan played mahjong with Wang Xiqing and Lan Qiongzhi.

Wang Xiqing and Lan Qiongzhi are both heavy mahjong enthusiasts.

Under their influence, Wang Xianlan naturally fell in love with playing mahjong since she was a child.

Li Ying's words.

With many skills, he quickly honed his skills and became a master in the field of mahjong.

because.

There are many skills in table tennis that can be used in real life.

After arriving at the imperial capital.

Li Ying asked for leave from head coach Chen Daqian and men's team head coach Dong Yaobang.

When they arrived at the Wang family's villa, Wang Xiqing had already ordered people to prepare a grand meal in advance.

"Xiaolan, Aying, this is a celebration banquet specially prepared for you for winning the year-end finals championship. Before the year-end finals, you both won the singles championship of the World Cup. Now, we have to look forward to next year's London Olympics. Whether you can become a Grand Slam depends on the last fight next year!" Wang Xiqing raised his glass and chuckled.

Li Ying doesn't drink alcohol, and neither does Wang Xianlan. What Li Ying and Wang Xianlan drink is very high-quality juice, which is purely naturally squeezed.

"Thank you uncle!"

After clinking glasses, Li Ying drank it all in one gulp.

"Eat quickly. You guys have been abroad for a while and haven't eaten well. I'm sure you miss the delicious food at home!" Lan Qiongzhi said with a smile.

"Okay, Auntie!"

Li Ying immediately began to eat like a whirlwind, gobbling up the food.

During the year-end finals, when facing Kong Fengge, Li Ying activated the unlimited energy item many times to burn the fat stored in the body. Now, there is no excess fat in the body, it can be said to be empty.

In this case, Li Ying must store fat immediately.

and.

If nothing unexpected happens, winter training will begin.

After the meal, Li Ying was full and satisfied.

at this time.

Monri called.

"Aying, where are you? Come out and have a drink!"

Mengli smiled broadly.

"Are you guys drinking?" Li Ying asked with a smile.

"Hey, come on, you'll know when you come!"

At this time, Li Ying heard the voices of many members of the national table tennis team from Mengli's mobile phone.

"Okay then, where is it? Send me the location and I'll be there right away!"

Li Ying agreed immediately.

because.

Li Ying rarely participated in such group activities before.

but.

Now that they have just won the championship of the year-end finals, and Li Ying is the captain of the national team, it would be fine if he did not host such small dinner parties, but if he did not even participate, his teammates on the men's table tennis team would definitely have opinions.

not to mention.

Just now, Li Ying heard the voices of Ma Qing, Liang Long, Kong Fengge, Xu Guinian, Fang Bo, Yan An and others. It can be said that these should be the members of the national table tennis men's team having a dinner together.

"it is good!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Ying stood up immediately.

"Uncle, aunt, you should go to bed early."

Wang Xiqing and Lan Qiongzhi were both smart people and did not criticize Li Ying's behavior at all.

"Aying, when you get to the destination, take a box of Maozi from the car and ask the driver to take you there!" Wang Xiqing said with a smile.

"Xiaoying, I'll take you to the door!" Wang Xianlan hurriedly followed.

Get out of the villa.

During this period of time, the imperial capital is already very cold.

“Xiaoying, be careful!”

Wang Xianlan said with a smile.

"Come on, give me a kiss!"

Outside the villa, Li Ying became a little unrestrained.

After giving Wang Xianlan a full French kiss, Li Ying took the Wang family's car to the dinner place.

"I didn't expect that you guys weren't eating barbecue, but roast duck!"

Li Ying smiled.

"Hurry up, you're the only one missing!" Ma Qing said with a smile.

At this time, Li Ying saw that all the men's team members in the room stood up the moment he arrived.

"What are you doing? I'm not the head coach. We are all brothers. No need to be so polite!" Li Ying quickly asked the members of the men's team to sit down.

"Haha, Aying, you are wrong. Do you think we stood up because you are the captain of the men's team? It is purely because of the box of wine in front of you!" Mengli took the box of Maotai from Li Ying.

"I don't drink, but if you want to, go ahead." Li Ying said with a smile.

"What? Are you afraid that the head coach will punish you?" Kong Fengge hurriedly tore open the box and took out a bottle of Maozi from it.

"That's not the case. The main reason is that I'm so full that I can't drink anymore." Li Ying said with a smile.

"It's okay. Wait a minute and let you digest it. As the captain today, you must drink!" Liang Long spoke at this time.

Li Ying looked at the whole audience.

"I finally figured out that you guys want to get me drunk today!" Li Ying said with a smile.

Li Ying's words made everyone in the private room laugh.

at this time.

After sitting down, Li Ying saw that there was not only roast duck, but also barbecue, hot pot, and even stir-fried dishes.

In short.

This is a roast duck as the main dish, but there are other side dishes as well, so the price should not be cheap.

After a while, Xu Guinian poured all the white wine for Li Ying.

Seeing this, Li Ying smiled and said, "Anyway, if the head coach asks me about my drinking, I'll say that you guys forced me to drink. Brothers, let's not talk about anything else, I'll drink first!"

at this time.

Li Ying drank the Maozi in the cup in one gulp.

When the men's team saw this, they also drank the Maozi in their cups. Then, Fang Bo, Yan An, Zhou Yu and other youngest team members poured the wine.

"It's a pity that Daqian has become a coach now. It's not appropriate to invite the coach to our team's dinner!" Ma Qing said with a smile.

In the national team, he is the second oldest after Chen Daqian. Of course, nowadays, he is the oldest.

(End of this chapter)