Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 190: Li Ying wins men's singles title at the Summer Table Tennis Championships, while Wang Xianlan wins

The imperial capital in May, the national table tennis team training base.

Li Ying has been training under the company and guidance of Chen Daqian.

If I were to serve as your sparring partner, it would be Lin Wangyuan.

May 5, 11:2 p.m.

The Table Tennis and Badminton Center held a press conference in the conference room to announce the final list of the table tennis team registered for the London Olympics.

At the meeting, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang introduced the men's team's preparations for the London Olympics. "The men's team is proceeding normally step by step. The first two singles places were decided on June 6 last year. Liang Long and Kong Fengge participated in the preliminaries this year and won the third and fourth places. Overall, the men's team's preparations are normal."

"Now, the national table tennis men's team has officially confirmed that Li Ying and Meng Li will participate in the singles."

"The participants in the team competition are Li Ying, Liang Long, and Kong Fengge."

"Li Ying, who shoulders the heavy responsibility of both singles and team events, has attracted widespread attention. Judging from her performance in major competitions, Li Ying has never disappointed the national table tennis team and her fans."

"Li Ying has become more mature year by year after participating in major competitions. However, the Olympics is his first time, and success in the World Table Tennis Championships does not mean success in the Olympics."

"Compared with the young and energetic Li Ying, Meng Li's advantages lie in experience and stability!"

At the national team training base, Li Ying and Chen Daqian naturally watched the live broadcast of the press conference in person.

Chen Daqian smiled and said, "In fact, Mengli's greatest characteristic is his stability in team competitions."

"Mongri is the only one among the four of you who has participated in the Olympics. His performance is relatively stable. He also has a certain amount of competition experience, especially in the Olympics."

"Monli's characteristics in team competitions are quite obvious. He participated in five World Table Tennis Championships and one Olympic team competition and remained undefeated."

"Mengli's courage as a group is more powerful than his courage alone! The only championship Mengli has not won is the men's singles in the Olympics. Let's see if he can realize his dream this time. Mengli is more stable than the two young athletes Liang Long and Kong Fengge in the team in terms of playing style, age, ability, on-field experience and his role in stabilizing the morale of the team."

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang continued to explain the situation.

"At present, Li Ying, Liang Long and Kong Fengge are the strongest in terms of overall ability. Their training and preparation are proceeding step by step. At the Asian Championships at the beginning of the year, our men's doubles had some problems, which sounded the alarm for us. Our opponents may also put a lot of effort in this aspect. I hope to make a breakthrough. During this period in the capital, we have focused on doubles training."

Li Ying knew this.

On days when they were not competing, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang asked Liang Long/Kong Fengge to practice doubles hard.

If Li Ying doesn't participate in doubles, Li Ying will always be the singles player of the national table tennis team.

At this time, Li Ying smiled and said, "Maybe Kong Fengge is the most disappointed. He would rather participate in singles than in a team."

After saying this, Chen Daqian smiled and said, "In terms of singles, Kong Fengge is qualified in terms of strength. However, if he gets the singles qualification, then Meng Li and Liang Long will not accept it. Especially Liang Long, who has been beating Kong Fengge all the time during this period!"

"So, this is the best outcome. After all, Mengli has made great contributions to the national team and has a lot of experience. In the next Olympics, Kong Fengge and Liang Long will compete for the other singles qualification for the Olympics!"

no way.

It is so cruel in the Chinese national table tennis team.

Li Ying is training in the imperial capital, and the Korea Open is in full swing.

Among the main players of the national table tennis team, only Li Ying did not participate in the competition.

And finally.

Kong Fengge, who was holding his breath, had the last laugh.

On May 5, all competitions of the 20 ITTF Korea Open ended.

As expected, all four championships were won by the Xia Guo team. Kong Fengge narrowly defeated Xu Guinian 4-3 to win the men's singles championship, and Wang Xianlan defeated Qiao Yuning 4-1 to win the women's singles championship.

Liang Long/Xu Guinian and Wang Xianlan/Qiao Yuning won the men's doubles and women's doubles championships respectively.

And this time.

Li Ying had already arrived in the Magic City in advance with Chen Daqian.

As an important warm-up match before the London Olympics, the 2012 ITTF Summer China Open will be held at the Yuanshen Gymnasium in Shanghai from May 5 to 23.

This was also the last international competition that Xiaguo athletes participated in at home before the Olympics.

The host Xia Guo team will send a full lineup including Olympic athletes to participate in the competition. The men's team includes Li Ying, Meng Li, Kong Fengge, Ma Qing, Xu Guinian, and the women's team includes Wang Xianlan, Qiao Yuning, Ji Chuanxia, ​​Xu Mingyue, etc.

Prior to this, on May 5, the Xia national team submitted its final Olympic roster. Wang Xianlan and Ji Chuanxia were the women's singles players, while the women's team was led by Wang Xianlan, with Ji Chuanxia and Qiao Yuning forming the final Olympic lineup.

This year's London Olympic Games seeding will be determined based on the latest world rankings before the Olympics. Before the Olympics, there are three open tournaments, namely, Korea, Xiaguo and Ryuo, which are all included in the world rankings before the Olympics, so all teams naturally attach great importance to them.

But for Li Ying, it doesn't matter at all.

Li Ying doesn't care about the seeding in the competition at all.

The Chinese national table tennis team seems to attach great importance to this summer's Open.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang brought all the coaches of the men's team to the Magic City.

Race at home.

The members of the Xia country's national table tennis team are all full of vigor and vitality.

finally.

The top four men's singles teams were all occupied by the Xia team. The unicorns, dragons, phoenixes and turtles now showed the invincible style of the new generation of core players of the Xia team. Both semi-finals were derby matches.

结果李赢4比0(11比4、11比8、11比7、11比7)击败梁龙，徐归年在先丢两局后连扳四局以4比2(5比11、9比11、14比12、12比10、11比9、11比6)逆转淘汰孔凤歌。

The final men's singles final will be between Li Ying and Xu Guinian.

But before the men's singles final began, the women's singles final started first.

Wang Xianlan was in the women's singles final, so Li Ying naturally came to the scene to cheer for Wang Xianlan.

After the start of the final, Ji Chuanxia took the lead by actively attacking. She led all the way and won 11-6.

In the second game, Wang Xianlan controlled the power of Ji Chuanxia's first three shots and quickly took the lead with 6-2.

Although Ji Chuanxia tenaciously chased the score to 7 to 9, Wang Xianlan scored two points in a row to win the game 11 to 7.

In the third game, Wang Xianlan took the lead with 5 points. Ji Chuanxia was in a passive position afterwards. Wang Xianlan won another game with 11 to 3.

In the fourth game, Wang Xianlan pursued the victory and quickly opened up the score to 11 to 3. Ji Chuanxia increased her fighting in the fifth game. She once caught up with Wang Xianlan in the score, but as the game progressed, Wang Xianlan relied on her stronger ability to hold on and opened up the score to get the championship point with 10 to 5. After Wang Xianlan made a mistake and wasted a championship point, Ji Chuanxia made a short mistake and the ball went into the net, 11 to 6, and Wang Xianlan won again and defeated her teammate 4 to 1 to win the championship.

On May 5, the men's singles final of the 27 ITTF World Tour Summer Open kicked off.

Chen Daqian and Qin Yucheng serve as off-court coaches for Li Ying and Xu Guinian respectively.

At this moment, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang was watching the final with many coaches and athletes from the national table tennis team.

now.

Watching Li Ying and Xu Guinian warming up, and then looking at the unwilling look of Kong Fengge beside him.

Men's team head coach Dong Yaobang smiled faintly and said, "We are in Shanghai. In the semi-finals, no matter whether Liang Long or Kong Fengge meets Xu Guinian, it will be difficult to beat them. In the end, you all overlooked this point!"

After hearing this, Kong Fengge became even more unwilling. After all, he had already taken a 2-0 lead.

As a result, Xu Guinian made a comeback from 2-0 to 4-0, which made Kong Fengge a little confused.

why?
Keep losing?

At this moment, the men's singles final officially begins.

After the start of the final, Xu Guinian took the initiative and quickly took the lead by relying on active attacks. He won the first game 11 to 6.

Li Ying gradually found his feeling in the second game. He suppressed Xu Guinian and won the game 11-5.

The competition between the two in the third game was more intense. Li Ying slowly exerted his strength and got the game point with 10 to 8.

Xu Guinian remained calm and scored two points in a row to tie the game, but unfortunately he made a mistake in his forehand attack and Li Ying got the game point again.

This time Li Ying seized the opportunity. Although Xu Guinian took the lead and pulled the ball, Li Ying scored with a forehand counter-attack. He won another game with 12 to 10 and overtook the total score 2 to 1.

In the fourth game, Xu Guinian quickly took the lead. After 9-6, he played conservatively. Li Ying scored two points in a row to narrow the gap to 1 point. Xu Guinian requested a timeout and scored a game point. Li Ying saved a game point, but then he made a mistake in his forehand pull. Xu Guinian won 11-9 and tied the total score to 2-.

Li Ying cheered up in the fifth game. He suppressed Xu Guinian with fierce attack and won again with 11 to 7, leading the total score 3 to 2.

Li Ying maintained his strong performance in the sixth game, while Xu Guinian made many mistakes. Li Ying quickly took the lead with 7 to 2. Xu Guinian scored two points in a row, and Li Ying requested a timeout. After the timeout, Li Ying calmed down and quickly responded with 1 point. Xu Guinian made two consecutive mistakes in pulling the ball and gave away points. Li Ying won the championship point with 10 to 4.

Xu Guinian, who was trailing by a large margin, surrendered at this time. He and Li Ying started to perform on the court. Xu Guinian hit the ball high and Li Ying smashed it. The two even exchanged courts. As Xu Guinian hit the ball high into the air, Li Ying won the sixth game 11 to 4 and won 4 to 2 to win the men's singles championship.

After the game, Xu Guinian was helpless.

Although this is the Magic City, it is his home ground.

but.

Nowadays, fans who come to the stadium to cheer are not just cheering for him.

Shanghai is also Li Ying’s home court.

Because Li Ying once led the Magic City Crown Paradise to establish a dynasty in the Table Tennis Super League.

and so.

Li Ying is also very popular in Shanghai.

The men's doubles final was a domestic battle in Xia, with Kong Fengge/Liang Long facing Ma Qing/Meng Li.

Right from the start, Liang Long/Kong Fengge relied on fierce attacks to suppress their teammates, and they won the first two games with two scores of 11 to 8.

马擎/蒙里虽然在第三局以11比7扳回，但梁龙/孔凤歌以11比8、12比10又连赢两局，他们以4比1力挫队友夺取男双冠军。

After the Xiaguo Open ended, Li Ying undoubtedly topped the Weibo hot search list again.

During this period, since the World Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund, Li Ying has not played in any competition for almost two months.

but.

This time, Li Ying participated in the Xiaguo Open and won the championship.

Continue to maintain the winning streak.

Li Ying's legendary undefeated record makes him the most sought-after sports superstar in the country of Xia before the Olympics.

There are many stars in the sports world of Xiaguo.

but.

In terms of popularity and phenomenal performance, no one can compare to Li Ying.

because.

Li Ying has maintained an undefeated record in his career so far.

This is very scary!
after all.

A professional athlete was able to maintain a winning streak throughout his career and never lost a game.

Whether it is singles or doubles, it is extremely terrifying.

not to mention.

The venue for this competition is still in Shanghai.

In that magical city, Li Ying's fans are so numerous that they can be said to be huge.

All these phenomenal performances have made table tennis more popular.

originally.

Table tennis is the national sport of Xia State.

because.

Xia country’s achievements in other ball sports can never compare to the glory of table tennis.

The Xiaguo national table tennis team will naturally not participate in the upcoming Ryuo Open.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang convened a meeting of the national table tennis team members in Shanghai.

"The London Olympics is more challenging and more difficult."

"After the Olympic rules were changed, our national table tennis team was faced with the problem of playing singles first and then team competition, which was something we had never tried in previous competitions. If we played team competition first, and at the end, each player would win the gold medal first and then fight for the second place and the first place, we would have an advantage."

"No matter what, playing singles first and then the team is very challenging and stressful. It has changed our previous strategic steps and rhythm. This is a new rule that breaks the rules and requires us to strengthen the aspects individually during closed training."

"In the next closed training, our task is mainly to provide psychological counseling for the players, not just to consolidate their skills and tactics, as they must withstand the pressure at the Olympics."

"Both singles players, Li Ying, have never participated in the Olympics. Mengli has good technical ability and psychological quality. How to stabilize in major competitions is our next task."

"Li Ying had a good performance last year, but the Olympics, World Championships and World Cup are different. They are held once every four years, so whoever comes up will fight to the death!"

"For foreign players, when playing against our Xia Guo team, winning is a win, and losing is not a big deal, so the opponents are more relaxed. These issues need to be addressed in the preparations for the next game."

"In the imperial capital, we have the right time, right place and right people, which is quite advantageous. The London Olympics is an away game because Germany is our main opponent. Their Tim and Dimitri put a lot of pressure on us. In our games, they cheered for our opponents, which put a lot of pressure on us."

"There are many young players this year. Liang Long and Kong Fengge are also participating in the Olympics for the first time. There have been some mistakes in the competition. Whether you can perform well in the Olympics is also a challenge for you."

"The men's table tennis team is currently in a period of transition, with the old team replacing the new. If we play well this time, we will be more prepared for the 2016 Olympics or the next one."

"In a singles match, one person can only hold one line, so there is one less safeguard."

"We can cut one from the team. Anyone who signs up must be guaranteed to win the championship. In fact, our No. 3 athlete is not much different from No. 1, which is very disadvantageous to our Xia Guo team."

"Next we will go to Jincheng for closed training, have the final warm-up match before the Olympics, and return to the capital on the 13th. We will leave for Leeds on the 17th for a series of matches, and then enter the village on the 25th."

(End of this chapter)