Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 183 Li Ying, the 2012 ITTF world number one!

And in the women's singles.

The women's table tennis team led by Wang Xianlan also took all four places in the semi-finals.

Among them, three victories were achieved against Ryusakura players.

Among the eight players who entered the quarterfinals, there were four players from Xiaguo and three players from Ryuo. In the three Xiaying battles in the quarter-finals, the golden flowers from Xiaguo won all of them.

Right now.

The ITTF world rankings are officially announced.

Li Ying, Kong Fengge and Liang Long from the Xiaguo men's table tennis team continue to rank among the top three in the world.

In the men's singles, Li Ying is leading by a huge margin and is at the top of the list. After all, in 2011, Li Ying won the men's singles championship at the World Table Tennis Championships, the World Cup and the Finals.

He is also the only male player whose points exceeded 2900 points. Kong Fengge ranked second with 2898 points, followed closely by Liang Long with 2873 points.

If nothing unexpected happens, there is a great hope that these three people will compete together in the London Olympic Games team competition.

German golden boy Thiem ranked fourth with 2702 points.

Xia Guo players Xu Guinian, Zhao Dongyuan and Ma Qing ranked fifth to seventh.

Ryuoka star Atsushi Naganuma and German rising star Dimitri also made it into the top ten.

After a day of training, on the evening of January 1th, in the dormitory of Li Ying of the national team.

The living room was filled with various barbecues. Li Ying and Chen Daqian ate meat and drank wine while watching the men's singles semi-finals and women's singles semi-finals.

The women's singles semi-finals of the 2012 ITTF Slovenia Open ended. Qiao Yuning and Wang Xianlan defeated their respective opponents and will compete for the women's singles championship of this tournament.

then.

It’s time for the highlight, the men’s singles semi-finals.

The semifinals in the upper half were between top seed Liang Long and veteran Ma Qing.

Ma Qing took the lead at the beginning, taking the lead 7-2, and then won the first game 11-6. Liang Long took the lead 8-2 in one fell swoop, and fought back with 11-6. In the third game, Liang Long had a clear advantage, winning 3-11 and overtaking the overall score to 2-2.

In the fourth game, Ma Qing started with a 4-4 lead. After leading 1-8, Liang Long scored 3 points in a row and got two game points at 7-10. After Ma Qing narrowed the score to 8-9, Liang Long requested a timeout. After returning to the court, Liang Long won 10-11, and the overall score became 9-3. In the fifth game, Liang Long led 1-5, and then he fought harder and harder, quickly got 7 match points at 2-10, and finally won the game 4-6.

Before the men's singles semi-finals in the lower half began, Li Ying smiled and said, "Brother Qian, do you think Brother Xu has a chance this time?"

The men's singles semi-final in the lower half is Kong Fengge VS Xu Guinian.

Chen Daqian shook his head slightly.

"Kong Fengge has made great progress again during this winter training. As for A-Nian, his chances are slim."

Chen Daqian smiled.

In the lower half, Kong Fengge faced Xu Guinian. The competition between the two sides was fierce at the beginning, and the game ended in a tie many times. After the score was tied at 7-7, Kong Fengge scored 4 points in a row and took the lead with 11-7.

易地再战，孔凤歌以6-0开局，并很快以10-2获得局点，并以11-2再拿一局。

第3局孔凤歌以6-1领先，被徐归年迫近至4-6后，孔凤歌连得4分，以10-4拿到局点，以11-5取得3-0的大分优势。

第4局双方开局3-3平，随后孔凤歌逐渐将比分拉开，经过6-3、8-4后，孔凤歌以11-6拿下，从而以4-0完胜徐归年，晋级决赛。

In this case, the final will be a battle between dragon and phoenix.

Li Ying drank and chatted with Chen Daqian.

The time came to the early morning of January 1th.

Women's singles final, Qiao Yuning VS Wang Xianlan.

finally.

But it was Qiao Yuning who had the last laugh. After a hard fight of seven games, Wang Xianlan was defeated.

Subsequently.

The men's singles final is the highlight.

Liang Long and Kong Fengge have faced each other four times since they met in the final of an open tournament last year, and Liang Long has won all of them.

The last time Kong Fengge defeated Liang Long in an open tournament was in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open in March 2008.

Can Kong Fengge defeat his nemesis? This undoubtedly adds a lot of highlights to this men's singles final. The game process is also wonderful, and the two teamed up to present a classic battle.

梁龙依然进入状态较快，以11-6先声夺人，易地再战，孔凤歌以11-4还以颜色，梁龙以11-7再次在第3局中胜出后，孔凤歌以11-4和11-7连拿两局，大分取得3-2的优势。

In the 6th game, Liang Long held his ground and tied the score to 11-9 with 3-3. In the deciding game, Kong Fengge seized the opportunity to seal the victory with 11-7, ending Liang Long's record and winning his first singles championship title of the new year.

In the men's doubles final that ended earlier, Kong Fengge and Liang Long cooperated to defeat Monli/Xu Guinian 4-2, and Kong Fengge thus won the honor of double championship in Slovenia.

The main players of the national table tennis team set off to return home.

Wang Xianlan returned to the imperial capital, Li Ying went to meet her at the airport, and then the two returned to Li Ying's villa in the imperial capital.

Inside the master bedroom.

After experiencing an exercise more intense than a sports game, Wang Xianlan's depressed heart was slightly relieved.

"Xianlan, winning and losing is normal. Don't keep thinking about the fact that you lost to Qiao Yuning in the women's singles final of the open tournament!" Li Ying comforted Wang Xianlan.

"Xiaoying, I don't care about this. It's just that we can't be together for too long this time." Wang Xianlan smiled sullenly.

As the captain of the men's team, Li Ying naturally knew that on February 2, the Xia Guo women's table tennis team went to Xiangshan in Lingnan to start targeted training in preparation for the Dortmund World Table Tennis Championships, making full preparations to regain the team championship.

The 2012 season has already begun, with most of the main players of the national table tennis team participating in the two open tournaments in Hungary and Slovenia. The Dortmund World Table Tennis Championships will start on March 3, and the women's table tennis team will have a 25-day training camp in Zhongshan.

The World Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund is of great significance to the Chinese women's table tennis team. Two years ago in the World Table Tennis Championships in Moscow, the women's table tennis team lost to the Singapore team and missed the chance to win the ninth consecutive championship. This also made regaining the Koblenz Cup their first important task in 2012.

"First we will make a comeback, and then continue our glory days at the Olympics." In an earlier interview, head coach Hou Bingguang expressed his New Year wish in this way.

"I failed here two years ago. I hope to gather the whole team's strength to win back the team championship." said Wang Xianlan, who won the World Championships and World Cup consecutively last year and is currently ranked first in the world.

In addition, during this training period, the national table tennis team will also participate in the Asian Championships held in Macau from February 2 to March 23.

Li Ying smiled and said, "I saw Sister Xia wrote on her Weibo, 'We are leaving with a nervous, excited, pressured and motivated mood to complete the 36-day closed training. I believe that with the strength of our entire team, we can definitely prepare well for this team competition.'"

Wang Xianlan smiled and said: "At the 2010 Moscow World Table Tennis Championships, Sister Xia didn't have many opportunities to play, but at the Asian Games at the end of the year, she broke out in an all-round way. Not only did she serve as the number one main force in the women's team, she also defeated her old rival, Singapore Island, to win the championship."

Li Ying smiled and said: "In the new season, Ji Chuanxia first lost to you 1-4 in the women's singles semi-finals of the Hungarian station, and then withdrew from the Slovenian station. It can be said that the start was not smooth."

"I'm under so much pressure. Strictly speaking, this year's World Table Tennis Team Championships in Dortmund is a real major test for me!" At this moment, Wang Xianlan did not have much confidence.

because.

She did not participate in the 2010 Moscow World Table Tennis Championships team competition.

"It's okay, you have to trust your teammates. Today's Ji Chuanxia and Qiao Yuning are not the same as they were in 2010." Li Ying said with a smile.

Wang Xianlan couldn't stay in the imperial capital for too long, so Li Ying went to the airport to see her off. Wang Xianlan would take the Wang family's private plane back to Guangzhou. Li Ying was not worried about Wang Xianlan returning to Lingnan.

because.

The Wang family is the local boss in Lingnan.

After Wang Xianlan left, Li Ying also returned to the imperial capital training base.

Perform high intensity training every day.

On the training ground, sweat is shed.

suddenly.

Li Ying saw Liang Long and Kong Fengge coming to the training ground.

Li Ying was extremely shocked.

"Aren't you two going to participate in the Qatar Open?"

After the Slovenia Open, Kong Fengge and Liang Long returned to China because they had spent the Spring Festival abroad.

and so.

After returning home, they will go home to celebrate the Spring Festival again with their parents and families.

Liang Long smiled and said, "We both withdrew from the Qatar Open which started on February 2."

Kong Fengge then smiled and said, "Mengge, Mage, and A-Nian are the three players participating in the competition. Mage and A-Nian will team up to compete in the doubles match."

Li Ying smiled and said, "I only know that none of the five main players of the Xia Guo team will participate in the women's line."

"Aying, you are the captain of the men's team, how can you do such a thing as forgetting your friends for the sake of a beautiful woman?" Li Ying did not expect that the words teasing him would come from Liang Long's mouth.

The first two ITTF tournaments have already concluded this year, in Hungary and Slovenia, with the Chinese team winning all four titles. The Qatar Open will be held in Doha from February 2 to 7. This tournament is known as the "Little World Cup" because of its rich prize money and great influence.

then.

At the national table tennis team training base in the imperial capital, Li Ying, Liang Long and Kong Fengge sweat profusely every day.

at this time.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang called up Li Ying, Kong Fengge and Liang Long.

"The Asian Table Tennis Confederation has announced the registration list of teams for the Asian Championships in Macau on February 2, and all five main players of the men's team are on the list."

"The men's team competition is participated by Li Ying, Meng Li, Liang Long, Kong Fengge, Xu Guinian. You will also participate in the men's singles competition. The men's doubles pairings are Meng Li/Xu Guinian and Kong Fengge/Liang Long."

Hearing this, Kong Fengge and Liang Long looked at Li Ying in surprise.

"Aying, you're not participating in the men's doubles competition?" Kong Fengge asked in surprise.

"I signed up for the mixed doubles!" Li Ying said with a smile.

As for men's doubles, Li Ying felt there was no need to compete for the championship.

But mixed doubles is different.

Both Li Ying and Wang Xianlan are very willing to be able to show their love openly and participate in competitions together.

"Yes, Ah Ying will participate in the mixed doubles. In addition, there are Xu Guinian/Xu Mingyue in the mixed doubles!" Dong Yaobang, the head coach of the men's team, said with a smile, "The Asian Championships was originally scheduled to be held in Lebanon in September last year, but due to security issues in the region, the Asian Table Tennis Federation finally scheduled it to be held in Haojiang from February 9 to March 2."

After making the announcement, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang left.

After training, during their breaks, Li Ying, Kong Fengge and Liang Long gathered together to watch TV.

The draw for the ITTF Qatar Open is released. Monri is the only player in the upper half for the Xia national team. He is not in the best form and will be challenged by Truus and Dimitri. Ma Qing and Xu Guinian are ranked in the 3/4 and 4/4 zones respectively.

In previous years' Qatar Open, the Chinese national table tennis team mostly sent out its main players, but this year it only sent three straight-blade players, Mengli, Ma Qing and Xu Guinian, to participate.

Because this is the opportunity given to them by the national table tennis team to win the championship.

In the first two open tournaments in 2012, Liang Long and Kong Fengge won the championship respectively.

Now, the Qatar Open, which is known as the Mini World Cup, allows Xu Guinian, Meng Li and Ma Qing to participate!
The stage is huge and it’s given to them!

But if they fail to win the championship, it cannot be blamed on the Chinese table tennis coaching staff for not giving them a chance.

after all.

This time.

The three main players of the national table tennis team, Li Ying, Liang Long and Kong Fengge, did not participate.

After training in the evening, Li Ying returned to the dormitory.

Wang Xianlan called.

"We are in closed training at the Shaxi Gymnasium in Xiangshan, Lingnan. Inside the stadium, there are 16 words that are particularly eye-catching," said Wang Xianlan with a smile.

"Which 16 words?" Li Ying asked curiously.

Wang Xianlan smiled as she spoke each word: "Work together! Overcome everything! Win the championship! Aim for London!"

"For example, the national team head coach Cai Zhenxia watched the entire training process of our women's table tennis players."

"This time, we have 32 athletes, 8 coaches and 6 researchers, which is a huge team."

“After all the players warmed up before the game, they then practiced serving and fighting.”

"During the confrontation training, six main players including myself, Sister Ning, Sister Xia, Sister Mingyue and others enjoyed "special treatment"!"

Li Ying certainly knew, "You will be competing against six players from the national men's second team in a 'male-female competition'."

Wang Xianlan smiled and said, "At the same time, some players imitated the playing styles of other major opponents in other countries and competed against the main players to strengthen the quality of preparation and training in a targeted manner. On one wall in the hall, there are introductions to major opponents such as Bajima, Ryuo and Goryeo, which further stimulated our players to train hard."

Li Ying asked: "Then will your five-man roster for the World Table Tennis Championships be drawn up directly?"

Wang Xianlan replied: "In the later stage of closed training, the list will be selected from our seven main players. The list for the World Table Tennis Championships will be determined mainly based on last year's competition results, and then the coaching team will study and discuss and determine it. There will be no more trials."

"As for the London Olympics roster, every subsequent competition is very important, including the Asian Championships and the World Table Tennis Championships, which will be important indicators for assessing us."

Li Ying happily finished her phone call with Wang Xianlan and went straight to bed.

The 2012 ITTF Qatar Open ended the men's singles quarter-final competition, with Mengli, Ma Qing and Xu Guinian occupying three of the top four spots, and the other spot going to Sun Guanqing.

In the quarter-finals, the players from the Xia country did not play well. The most difficult one was the veteran Ma Qing, whose opponent was the Ryuukaku number one, Naganuma Atsushi.

At last year's UAE Open, Ma Qing was reversed by Naganuma when he was leading 3-1. This time the process was exactly the same, but it was Ma Qing who had the last laugh.

他在1-3落后的形势下连扳3局逆转淘汰长沼，7局比分为5-11、11-7、8-11、11-13、11-6、11-7、11-5。

(End of this chapter)