Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 188: Xia De's Peak Showdown: China's Table Tennis Team Takes on the Power of Eight-game Winning Streak, and Lin, Long, and Feng Take on the Heavy Responsibility

In the early morning of March 3th, Beijing time, the 29st World Table Tennis Team Championships continued its fourth day of competition in Dortmund, Germany, with the Xiaguo men's team facing the last opponent in the group stage, the Slovenian team.

Liang Long, Kong Fengge and Xu Guinian defeated their opponents 3-0 respectively. The Xia Guo team secured the first place in Group A with five consecutive wins and advanced to the top eight.

Nowadays.

Although there is no competition.

but.

The Xia country men's table tennis team still needs to train.

I got up at 6:7 in the morning and went running on the hill next to the hotel. At 45:, I arrived at the gym for training.

"The body is awake, but the mind is not fully awake, so the time is moved forward. This kind of training was also conducted during the winter training. We must be prepared to compete at any time, whether it is morning, afternoon or evening, and be able to adapt to all-weather competitions." Men's team head coach Dong Yaobang said in his speech before training.

"The schedule says the quarterfinals and semifinals will be played at 16am, so we have adjusted our body clocks forward. Now they say it will be changed to the afternoon. It has been confirmed that our men's table tennis match will be played at : local time!"

"Tomorrow, in the men's team quarter-finals, our men's table tennis team will play against the Austrian team at 1:4."

After the speech, the team members dispersed to train separately.

at this time.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang came to Li Ying.

"Aying, the group stage is over. From now on, we will play the knockout stage and you will be on the court!" said the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang with a smile.

"Okay!"

After watching five group matches, Li Ying is now itching to try.

after all.

I could only watch my teammates play from the sidelines and cheer for them.

"Next, you will lead the team, with Liang Long and Kong Fengge. I hope you can lead them both to play in the style of our Xiaguo men's table tennis team!" said Dong Yaobang, head coach of the men's team, with a smile.

"I will!"

Li Ying didn't say anything extra.

Just watch the game.

March 3th, men’s group quarter-finals.

Xiaguo VS Austria.

Li Ying's first appearance.

With Liang Long and Kong Fengge.

The unicorn, dragon and phoenix merge into one.

At this moment.

In the land of Xia, it is already 22: in the imperial capital.

but.

The ratings of CCTV Sports Channel are still very high.

and.

More from the Internet.

finally.

The Xiaguo men's table tennis team defeated their opponents 3-0 without any bloodshed and advanced to the semi-finals.

finally.

The top four men’s group finalists are all out.

Still the four traditional strong teams.

Xiaguo, Germany, Ryusakura and Goryeo.

For example, Xiaguo Xiangjiang and Xiaguo Baodao were ultimately unable to make it to the semi-finals.

after all.

They are just a local team in the Xia Special Zone and cannot compete with a national team.

Men's team semi-finals.

Xia Kingdom VS Goryeo.

Germany VS Ryuo.

This completely replicates the top four lineup of the Moscow World Table Tennis Championships two years ago, and also shows that the landscape of international men's table tennis remains unchanged.

In the four quarter-finals, the Xia Guo team won the most easily. The top seed in Group A advanced directly to the quarter-finals with a perfect record and ranked first in the group. The Austrian team eliminated Poland in the quarter-finals.

Led by Li Ying, with the addition of Liang Long and Kong Fengge, the combination of unicorn, dragon and phoenix is ​​invincible.

2号种子德国队在B组中获得头名取得八强席位，由波尔领衔的东道主以3比0战胜瑞典队。其中，迪米特里首个出场，以11-5、13-11、11-6击败佩尔森，蒂姆在与特鲁斯的比赛中丢掉一局，比分为11-3、11-13、11-6、11-2，德国队第三球星第三个出场，以3-0(11-5、11-4、11-4)战胜对手。

The Korean team also advanced as the first in Group C. In the quarterfinals, the Korean team won three consecutive sets after losing the first set, and finally reversed the defeat of the Xia Guobao Island team with 3-1.

Although the Ryuo team in Group D unexpectedly lost to Poland, they still advanced as the first in the group and defeated the Polish team in the quarter-finals.

4 month 1 day.

The men's team semi-finals of the 51st World Table Tennis Championships began in Dortmund.

First set of the game.

Lee Win vs. Park Kwang-ho.

At the beginning of the game, Li Ying quickly entered the state, actively attacked, and paid attention to controlling the opponent's forehand attack, which had a good effect. Li Ying led all the way and won 11 to 2. In the second game, Park Guanghao paid attention to using short balls to control Li Ying's attack, and his backhand attack power was gradually exerted, which made the scores of the two entangled. After the score was tied at 5, Li Ying seized the opportunity to continuously attack and score points to widen the gap, 11 to 7, and Li Ying won another game.

In the third game, Park Kwang-ho was in great form and took the lead at the start, but Li Ying managed to tie the game at 6, and the Korean team requested a timeout.

After the timeout, Park Kwang-ho scored again and took the lead, but Li Ying quickly tied and overtook him. Li Ying took the lead with 10 to 8.

At this moment, Park Kwang-ho looked at Li Ying coldly, his blood was boiling. At this moment, he seemed to be dreaming back to the Athens Olympics eight years ago.

Park Kwang-ho burned everything he had, bursting out with peak strength beyond the limit, resolving the first crisis, and the Xia team requested a timeout.

at this time.

The head coach of the men's team, Dong Yaobang, said in a deep voice: "Aying, it's okay. Don't worry, and don't think about your opponent. After all, your opponent was once an Olympic singles champion and has also stood at the top of the table tennis world. You must keep a steady mind, and you will definitely win!"

Because the atmosphere was so heated, even the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang had to remind Li Ying.

You know, usually Li Ying is very calm.

But today, Park Kwang-ho's outstanding performance still brought considerable pressure to Li Ying.

When both sides returned to the court, Li Ying made a mistake in his sideways pull, and the score was tied at 10.

The critical moment has arrived.

Li Ying still dared to attack and won two points in a row to win 12-10. He defeated Park Kwang-ho with a total score of 3-0 and got the first point for the Xia Guo team.

Liang Long faced his old rival Li Zhenyuan in the second set. Li Zhenyuan frequently took aggressive actions after the opening, actively using his forehand to attack sideways, while Liang Long was a little slow to get into the game and made many mistakes, so Li Zhenyuan took the lead with 11 to 4.

Starting from the second game, Liang Long made quick adjustments. He controlled the landing point of the return ball to limit Li Zhenyuan's attack, and his own attack also began to take effect. He won two consecutive games with 11-5 and 11-3.

In the fourth game, Liang Long led 3-1 at the start. The Korean team requested a timeout, and Li Zhenyuan came back to the court and scored two points to tie the game. In the subsequent games, Liang Long made too many mistakes in the stalemate, which kept the score close. After the score was tied at 8, Liang Long reduced his mistakes and paid more attention to using rotation to control his opponent. As a result, Li Zhenyuan made two consecutive mistakes in pulling the ball, allowing Liang Long to get the set point. Liang Long seized the first match point. He served and attacked, causing Li Zhenyuan to pull the ball out of bounds. 11-8, Liang Long won the third game 3-1, and the Chinese team expanded the total score to 2-0.

孔凤歌在第三盘对阵金珉锡。金珉锡在首局充分发挥前三板的优势，他连续上手抢攻以5比3开局。比分变为9比5后孔凤歌连追3分，可惜他一次拉球失误让对手得到局点。金珉锡正手一记暴冲得分以11比8先胜首局。

In the second game, Kim Min-seok started with a lead again. Kong Fengge paid attention to controlling the opponent's first three boards. He chased points and successfully overtook. After getting the game point at 10-8, Kong Fengge failed to seize the opportunity. Kim Min-seok saved two game points in a row to tie the game. After the score was tied at 10, Kong Fengge turned sideways and hit a straight line to score. He got the game point again, and Kim Min-seok ate a serve. 12-10, Kong Fengge won back a game.

In the third game, Kong Fengge gradually got into the groove. He restricted Kim Minseok's attack and quickly widened the score on the court. He won another game with 11 to 5.

In the fourth game, Kong Fengge completely dominated the game. Kim Minseok's offensive power was no longer strong. Kong Fengge led all the way and won 11-2. He defeated Kim Minseok 3-1. The Xia Guo team eliminated the Goryeo team 3-0 and advanced to the finals.

At the same time, the matches between the German team and the Ryuo team ended almost at the same time. The Xiaguo team will compete with the German team for the men's team championship of this World Table Tennis Championships.

After the game, the men's team will go all out to prepare for the men's team finals.

In the conference room.

Dong Yaobang, the head coach of the men's team, said solemnly: "It is obvious that the final between Germany and our Xia Guo team, as the leader of the German team, Thiem has a dream. In an interview after the game, he said: "Yes, as you can see, it seems that the whole country is looking forward to us becoming the final champion. I also think that if we can succeed, the feeling will be very, very wonderful. But everyone knows the strength of the Xia Guo team. It will be very difficult to play against them. "

"The current German men's table tennis team is the strongest in history, but our Xia Guo team is also at its strongest period in history. Each of our players is excellent and has rich experience in major competitions!"

"I still remember the last Moscow final. Although Liang Long lost to Thiem and the situation on the court was a bit chaotic, our team still won in the end."

"The German team will definitely seize every fleeting opportunity in the final, and only then will they pose a real threat to us."

"But it's not easy for us to beat Germany here. The home crowd has created a strong atmosphere for the German team. They will always stand firmly behind the German team. This will definitely be a kind of pressure for our team. I also believe that our team will never give up easily."

"The right place, the right people and the right environment are indeed a valuable asset for the host country. The atmosphere of today's semi-final has already shown the problem."

“All the previous matches were rehearsals. The one everyone is most looking forward to is of course our men’s team’s match against the German team tomorrow. Everyone has been waiting for this game for a long time, and the German team has also been waiting for so many years. They have finally waited until they are at their strongest. Of course, our Xiaguo team is also at its strongest now. In 1959, our predecessors won the world championship here, but as a team, the men’s team lost to Sweden here in 1989. The men’s team has not won the championship twice. After so many years, we are back to this stadium. We hope to bring the men’s team championship from this city back to the capital!”

Finally, what the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang said was very powerful.

Li Yingxiao talked about the home atmosphere in the Westfalenstadion and sighed sincerely, "We have experienced the murderous spirit of the German team in the past few days. It should be said that they are playing in the craziest home stadium. In fact, if you want to know how hot this home stadium is, you can see it by watching the games of their Borussia Dortmund football team."

Obviously, this is the German team's devilish home field.

"The levels of the two teams in tomorrow's final are indeed quite close. In addition, the Germans have a will of steel. Their performance in any event is respectable. In short, we should do our job well and not underestimate the enemy."

Men's team head coach Dong Yaobang said with a smile: "Our five main players are five trump cards, which are 'two cats and three 5s'. The cards in the hands of the German team's head coach are a big cat, a small cat and a 2, which means they are still two 2s behind us."

It is not difficult to see that Dong Yaobang gave his opponents enough respect, while also expressing full confidence in the overall strength of his team.

"Coach Dong, that's not right. Ah Ying should be a pair of big and small kings, the biggest one, bigger than four 4s. Then, Liang Long and Kong Fengge are a big cat and a small cat respectively. As for who is the big cat and who is the small cat, it depends on their performance. As for me and Mengge, we are just two 2s!"

Xu Guinian said with a smile.

After hearing this, Meng Li smiled bitterly and said, "You are the second wall, I am not, I want to be a kitten!"

The conversation between Xu Guinian and Meng Li caused everyone in the conference room to laugh.

At this moment, before the men's team final, the entire international table tennis world is paying attention.

In 1991, the unified German team appeared in the World Table Tennis Championships for the first time.

In the past 20 years, the Chinese men's table tennis team has played against the German men's table tennis team 8 times and won all of them. Although the Chinese players had an overwhelming advantage in the first eight matches, the German men's table tennis team is playing at home this time and is hailed by the outside world as the strongest team in European table tennis in the past 10 years. These two backgrounds have added a lot of suspense to the men's team final of the Dortmund World Table Tennis Championships.

In the 2006 and 2010 World Table Tennis Championships, the German team posed some threats to the Chinese men's table tennis team.

Compared with two years ago, the strength of the German team has increased. The main player Tim is still a major concern for the Chinese men's table tennis team. The deputy player Dimitri is becoming more and more powerful. In the past three years, he has defeated Monli, Kong Fengge and Xu Guinian.

In the World Cup team competition half a year ago, the German team still won a point from the Chinese player despite the absence of Thiem.

Today, the morale of the two main players, Thiem and Dimitri, is high. This team is known as the strongest team in European table tennis in the past 10 years. It is likely to launch a strong attack on the Xia men's table tennis team at home.

In the past two years, none of the four main players of the Chinese men's table tennis team has remained undefeated against Thiem, which shows the strength of the European number one table tennis player.

Of course, compared with the German team, the biggest advantage of the Xiaguo men's table tennis team is that it has more soldiers and generals. On the contrary, the German team is still heavily dependent on Thiem. If the Xiaguo men's table tennis team wants to control the German team, it depends to a large extent on how many points they can get from Thiem.

In the past three years, the four main players of the Chinese men's table tennis team have won more than they have lost against Thiem. The three with higher winning rates are Monli (5 wins and 1 loss), Liang Long (4 wins and 1 loss), and Xu Guinian (4 wins and 1 loss). Of course, Liang Long also defeated Dimitri five times and remained undefeated.
The Chinese men's table tennis team has been playing well in recent World Table Tennis Championships. If the players who appeared in the semifinals perform well, they will most likely appear in the finals. Based on this, it can be judged that Li Ying and Liang Long, who played as the first and second main players in the semifinals, are likely to continue to take on the responsibility of playing two singles in the China-Germany final.

Considering that the possibility of Xu Guinian appearing in the finals is almost zero, the third main player will be chosen between Kong Fengge and Meng Li.

Compared with the player from Xia Guo, the strength of Germany's No. 3 player is obviously inferior. Considering that Kong Fengge has already appeared in the semi-finals and this kind of competition is more meaningful for evaluating young players, the probability of Kong Fengge playing the No. 3 main player is higher.

This is also the reason why Kong Fengge has lost to Liang Long many times recently, which has led to Liang Long becoming the No. 2 main player of the Xia team, and he has to compete with Mengli for the No. 3 main player.

(End of this chapter)