Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 191 Warm-up match Kong Fengge lost by two points in the final game, losing to Li Ying with a total score of 34
At the end of the closed training camp of the Chinese men's table tennis team in Jincheng, in order to completely simulate the venue, time and competition conditions of the London Olympics, the Chinese men's and women's table tennis teams had a "real fight" match at the Jincheng training base.

The competition will be held from July 7th to 9th.

The three-day event will completely simulate the Olympic system, with singles matches held on the morning and evening of the 9th and the morning and afternoon of the 10th, and team competitions held on the evening of the 10th and the morning and evening of the 11th.

In the team competition, most of the national table tennis players, including the Olympic lineup, will form teams to compete, with the men's team divided into 4 teams and the women's team divided into 3 teams.

Maozi fully supports this event and named it the "National Wine Cup" National Table Tennis London Simulation Tournament.

In terms of competition facilities, the stadium will also simulate the table tennis venue of London's ExCEL Arena, removing the traditional red flooring and laying light blue flooring.

At the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals at the end of last year, many of the world's top players, including Chinese players, expressed discomfort with the blue flooring.

Li Ying didn't care.

It doesn't matter whether it's red flooring or blue flooring.

but.

Now other members of the national table tennis team must adapt to the blue floor rubber.

This competition completely imitates the Olympic Games. The flooring has been changed from the previous red to the sky blue that will be used during the Olympics, and the table is also a special table for the Olympics.

A total of 16 male and female players participated in the warm-up singles. The men's team, including all the men's first team members plus several second team members, played a single-elimination tournament. If a player wants to win the championship, he must pass 4 rounds of competition.

Li Ying was the first to enter the semi-finals.

Then, at this time, I watched other teammates’ life-and-death battles with great interest.

among them.

Liang Long's opponent is Yan An, one of the 923 Young Masters.

Liang Long and Yan An are both from the Imperial Capital team and are very familiar with each other. Although Liang Long has long been promoted to the main ranks, Yan An can be said to be one of his nemesis, having lost to his opponent many times in open tournaments, Table Tennis Super League and team competitions.

Liang Long entered the game quickly at the beginning, starting with 3-0, and soon won the first game with 11-3. After changing places, Yan An took the lead with 3-1, and then Liang Long scored 6 points in a row, overtaking the score to 7-3, and continued to widen the score to 9-4. After that, Yan An played a small climax of 4-0, but Liang Long still won with 11-9 and took a 2-0 lead.

In the third game, the two sides started with a 3-4 tie, then Liang Long took advantage and won another game 11-5, with the overall score at 3-0. In the fourth game, the competition between the two sides was more intense, with the scores rising alternately, but the gap never widened, and Yan An won the game 4-11.

第5局梁龙一举取得9-2的优势，并以11-5锁定胜局，从而以4-1击败阎安。

then.

Kong Fengge and Xu Guinian both advanced to the top four.

In other words, neither Mengli nor Ma Qing was able to enter the semi-finals.

Ma Qing didn't care.

After all, he was not qualified to participate in the London Olympics this time.

But Monli is different.

Mengli is going to participate in singles.

result.

Now in the team’s warm-up training match, they didn’t even make it to the semi-finals.

As for the top four, they are now dominated by the unicorn, dragon, phoenix and turtle.

After the semi-finals, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang immediately called a meeting of the men's team members.

"It seems that Li Ying is in good shape now. He has a good sense of the game and is committed on the court," said Dong Yaobang, head coach of the men's team.

Regarding Kong Fengge, who defeated the young player 4-2 twice, the head coach of the men's team Dong Yaobang said frankly, "Kong Fengge seemed a little slow to warm up. His speed and concentration were not enough. Fortunately, the opponents in the two games were not very strong, and he still won the game in the end. I hope he can play better in tomorrow's game."

"Xu Guinian is also in good shape and the matches were relatively easy. The match with Fang Bo in the morning might be a little tense."

"The biggest upset today was Olympic athlete Monri, who lost 2-4 in the second round!"

At this moment, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang looked at Mengli with extremely sharp eyes.

"In fact, you are OK in terms of technique, because your opponent is in good shape now. And from your recent training, including your mentality, you are relatively relaxed without participating in the competition, and your ability to fight on the court seems to be more relaxed and rational!"

Men's team head coach Dong Yaobang said solemnly: "The problem in this game was exposed very clearly. Mengli, you lost because you can't entangle. You need to practice your inner pressure resistance. When you encounter real difficulties, your self-confidence is still not strong enough. You need to adjust yourself and be decisive in your shots. At least that's the case in this game."

"It is very difficult for athletes to play warm-up matches, especially for Olympic athletes. They want to play at their best, but they are also afraid of playing at their best in warm-up matches, so they want to save some energy."

"Unlike the non-participating players, they have also completed a complete closed training camp and are in good shape. They will not have any lingering fears. But I think the most important thing is that we must achieve the purpose of warming up and enable them to feel the tension of the game."

July 7nd.

The founding meeting of the Xia Guo sports delegation for the 2012 London Olympics was held in the imperial capital, and the final rosters of each participating team were released. Table tennis team members Li Ying, Meng Li, Liang Long, Kong Fengge, Wang Xianlan, Ji Chuanxia and Qiao Yuning were selected.

The announcement of this list means that veteran team members such as Ma Qing and Xu Mingyue will completely miss out on London. Among the eight players, only Meng Li was born in 8, and the rest were born after 1983.

For example, Li Ying was born in the 90s and is the youngest among all the players. However, he is the leader and the strongest leader of the Xiaguo national table tennis team.

And only Monli has experience of participating in the Olympics, so the Chinese table tennis team will also start an Olympics dominated by newcomers.

In addition, Xu Guinian and Xu Mingyue are substitute players (P cards), which are specially set up for team competitions. If any of the three players participating in the team competition are injured, the P card players can replace them at any time.

At the 2008 Imperial Capital Olympics, the P-card players of the Xia team were Su Yan and Ji Chuanxia, ​​but there were no accidents among the starting players, so they did not appear.

夏国乒乓球队奥运热身赛在锦城体育馆继续进行，在男单A组决赛中，由伦敦奥运会团体主力孔凤歌3-4(9-11、12-10、10-12、11-8、11-9、9-11、9-11)不敌单打主力李赢。

开局孔凤歌先取得4-2的领先，但随后李赢打得相当积极主动，迅速将比分反超为7-5，最终李赢11-9先下一城。

After changing the venue, Kong Fengge started with 4-1 and then led all the way. Although Li Ying tied the score at 10, Kong Fengge scored two points in a row and won 12-10.

In the third game, the two sides were in a stalemate and the score was never pulled apart. After the score was tied at 3, Li Ying scored two points in a row and got two game points at 8-10. Although Kong Fengge recovered one by one, Li Ying still won another game at 8-12.

第4局双方开局战成平局，进入中局孔凤歌逐渐将比分拉开至8-5，并以11-8将大比分扳成2-2平。

The competition between the two sides in the 5th game was still fierce. After the score was tied at 3 and 5, Li Ying scored two points in a row with his serve advantage, 7-5. Then Kong Fengge chased the points to tie the score at 8 and won the game 11-9.

第6局中，李赢一举取得6-1的领先，但孔凤歌连得5分追至6平，但最终还是李赢以11-9拿下。

After a 3-3 tie, the two sides returned to the same starting line in the final game. After Kong Fengge started with a 2-1 lead, Li Ying scored 4 points in a row and overtook 5-2. The two sides exchanged venues. After that, the two sides fought to a draw many times. Kong Fengge was leading 9-8, but he did not seize the advantage and was defeated by Li Ying with 3 points in a row, losing 9-11.

Li Ying had just finished the game and immediately started watching the game.

In the women's singles group A final, Wang Xianlan, the top seed and world number one in the women's singles at the Olympics, faced Ji Chuanxia. This match was very important, and Li Ying felt that it was very likely to be the final showdown of the women's singles table tennis event at the London Olympics.

开局王仙兰先取得4-1的领先，并随之将比分扩大为7-3，最后王仙兰以11-4轻松取得开门红。

易地再战，王仙兰先取得5-0的明显优势，但随后季传霞如梦方醒，它连续追分将比分追成6-6。9平后季传霞连得两分，以11-9将局分改写为1-1。

第三局双方先是战成4-4平，王仙兰中局阶段逐渐将比分拉开，以8-5继续领先，并以11-8将局分扩大为2-1。

第四局开始后两人战成2-2后，王仙兰拉开比分至6-2，并以11-3强势将局分扩大为3-1。

第五局比赛被季传霞牢牢控制，一举取得8-1的领先，以11-5将局分改写为2-3。

第6局季传霞先以3-1领先对手，但王仙兰稳扎稳打，以11-6取得该局的胜利，以4-2战胜季传霞。

After the singles event came to an end.

7 month 11 day.

In the men's team final in the evening, the Olympic main team consisting of Li Ying, Liang Long and Kong Fengge faced the men's second team composed of Meng Li, Ma Qing and Xu Guinian.

The player for the Olympic team in the first set was Li Ying, who also played as the number one singles player in this match. His opponent was P-card player Xu Guinian.

Li Ying and Xu Guinian are quite familiar with each other. In the first game, Xu Guinian took the lead with 6-4. Then the two sides tied several times, 6-6 and 9-9. Xu Guinian scored two points in a row and won the first game 11-9.

第二局徐归年以3-0开局，李赢连得4分将比分反超为4-3，随后徐归年将比分改写为7-5。但李赢接下来稳住阵脚，以11-9逆转。

第3局徐归年以11-8拿下，而李赢以11-7取得第4局还以颜色。

In the deciding game, Li Ying started with a 4-1 lead. Xu Guinian immediately called a timeout for himself, but this timeout did not reverse the score. Li Ying easily secured the victory with 11-4.

The second set was between Kong Fengge and Ma Qing.

In the first game, Kong Fengge took the lead with 11-7.

After changing places, the two players fought fiercely. After the score was tied at 8, Ma Qing scored two points in a row to get two game points and pulled the game back with 11-9.

第3局孔凤歌5-1开局，这样的优势也奠定了这局的胜利，他以11-5再拿一局。

In the 4th game, the two sides exchanged blows and the score was never far apart, but Kong Fengge was better at the crucial moment and won with 11-9.

第5局中，孔凤歌再以11-9险胜，从而以3-1的比分帮助本队再拿一盘。

The doubles pair was Kong Fengge/Liang Long, and their opponents were the Emperor and Demon combination Meng Li/Xu Guinian.

The two sides were quite stalemate at the beginning. Kong Fengge/Liang Long got the game point at 10-8 and won the first game 11-8.

After changing the venue, Mengli/Xu Guinian took a 3-1 lead first and continued to lead 7-4 in the middle game, but Kong Fengge/Liang Long then exerted their strength and won another game 11-8.

第3局蒙里/徐归年开局5-2领先，并顺势以10-5拿到局点，以11-5扳回一城。

In the 4th game, Kong Fengge/Liang Long won the final victory with 11-8.

Seeing the tacit cooperation between Kong Fengge and Liang Long in the doubles, Li Ying couldn't help but feel gratified.

Because during the closed training period in Jincheng, Liang Long and Kong Fengge mainly practiced doubles.

It is clear.

For the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang, as long as there are no problems with Kong Fengge/Liang Long's doubles, then losing the singles match can be forgiven.

after all.

For the Olympic team competition, it is a best-of-five format.

At this moment, seeing the smile on Li Ying's face, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Aying, I think the problem in this men's doubles match was the same old one. The two players didn't cooperate well enough. Liang Long's tactics kept changing, and Feng Ge couldn't find the point. At the end of the match, the two players were obviously nervous, and their thoughts and actions were not unified. However, the opponent's cooperation was quite impactful and had certain characteristics. The ball was also more delicate and familiar."

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang said in a deep voice.

"If that's the case, then when we play the team match, there won't be any problems with their singles." Li Ying said with a smile, "Anyway, either I win in singles, or I'm invincible in doubles."

Li Ying doesn't want to lose in the Olympic team competition.

after all.

That's a gold medal!
and.

The value of the team competition is of vital importance to the national table tennis team.

13 number.

The Chinese national table tennis team returns to the capital.

After returning to the imperial capital, Li Ying followed Wang Xianlan to the Wang family.

After all, they were going to the Olympics, so Wang Xiqing and Lan Qiongzhi held a banquet in advance.

Looking at the table full of delicious food, Wang Xianlan couldn't help but eat it with relish.

Saw this scene.

Li Ying couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Is the food in your women's team not good?"

Wang Xianlan smiled and said, "During the closed training period, the food is naturally good, but it is impossible to please everyone. But it is different at home. These are all the food I like to eat!"

"I also heard that your men's team loves to eat steak the most!"

Li Ying smiled and said, "That's right. We eat steak almost every day. For example, you, the three main players of your women's team, love meat and seafood. Qiao Yuning loves vegetables, red bean paste, and sweets. Ji Chuanxia loves meat, and she loves pork, ribs, ribs, and spine. She likes braised, stewed, and garlic flavors. She also likes dry-fried fish heads."

After hearing this, Wang Xianlan was speechless.

"Our women's team is no match for you, how come you know so much?" Wang Xianlan was surprised.

"Every day in that small base, you talk as if your female team doesn't gossip about our male team members?" Li Ying sneered.

Wang Xianlan smiled and said, "That's true. For example, in your men's team, Brother Meng and Brother Kong like spicy food, while Brother Long likes light food. But in terms of appetite, no one can compare to you. Barbecue, hot pot, you, it is said that Sister Xia can't live without meat, and you eat more meat every day than anyone else!"

"I have no choice. I have to eat more after doing so much exercise every day!" Li Ying accumulates fat so that he can burn it during the London Olympics.

(End of this chapter)