Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 194: Li Yingsheng wins the men's singles championship and achieves the Grand Slam

The battle between Li Ying and Dimitri is about to begin!
After coming to the London Olympics, although there are so many sports superstars in the world, many of them will participate in this Olympics, including basketball superstars, football superstars, sprint superstars and so on.

but.

Li Ying's popularity remains high.

Foreign media were very surprised.

If it were only the people of Xia who were following Li Ying, then they could still understand it.

But now!
Many foreigners regard Li Ying as an idol.

then.

They abandoned the stars they had previously admired and turned to worship Li Ying.

Foreign media are very puzzled.

and so.

Even though the London Olympics is now in Europe, it is Dimitri's home ground.

but.

In the current match between Li Ying and Dimitri, if they play at home, the odds are 50-50!

because.

Many fans of Li Ying walked into the stadium.

In this case, Dimitri's momentum was already weaker than Li Ying's before the game even started.

This is very beneficial to Li Ying.

after all.

It was supposed to be the opponent's devilish home field, but now, almost half of the fans are cheering for them.

Li Ying and Dimitri had faced each other many times in international competitions before, but Li Ying always won.

In the Xia team, Dimitri has two major enemies.

The biggest victim is naturally Liang Long!
Because Liang Long is his natural nemesis.

The second biggest victim is Li Ying. Dimitri has never defeated Li Ying. Of course, no other player has ever defeated Li Ying either.

However, in terms of playing style, Dimitri is not an easy opponent for Li Ying.

开局双方的争夺非常激烈，从1平战至6平，随后李赢发力连得3分9-6领先，并以10-7拿到局点，以11-8衔下一城。

After changing the venue, Li Ying was very strong and started with 5-0. Although Dimitri fought hard to catch up to 3-6, Li Ying then scored 5 points in a row and won another game with 11-3.

已经0-2落后的迪米特里在第3局更加凶狠，在发球上让李赢吃到不少苦头，2平后连得5分至7-2，李赢则显得办法不多，迪米特里最终以11-5扳回一局。

In the 4th game, Li Ying changed his tactics. After the two sides were tied at 3 at the beginning, he scored 3 points in a row and led 6-3. Entering the middle game, Li Ying continued to maintain the advantage and got 10 game points with 6-4. After Dimitri saved two of them, Li Ying requested a timeout, but after returning to the court, Dimitri continued to score, 9-10. However, Li Ying did not give up and won another game with 11-9, taking a 3-1 lead.

In the 5th game, Li Ying took a 3-0 lead at the start and Dimitri requested a timeout. Although this timeout helped Dimitri gradually catch up to 7-8 and 11-8, at the critical moment, Li Ying was better and secured the victory with - to advance to the final.

After Li Ying won.

Dong Yaobang, the head coach of the men's team who was providing off-court guidance, was happier than Li Ying.

Because this means that the ultimate goal of the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang has been achieved by more than half!

Next.

All it takes is for Meng Li to defeat Sun Guanqing.

If Li Ying and Meng Li of the Xia national table tennis team successfully meet in the final, then it would be equivalent to winning the first and second place in advance, just like the women's table tennis team.

In this case.

It is destined that the Xia country sports delegation will have one more gold and one more silver.

In this case.

In the table tennis singles event, the Xiaguo national table tennis team has done its best!
However, due to the change in rules, it is impossible for the London Olympics to raise three five-star red flags at the same time like the previous imperial Olympics.

After the singles, all players can focus on the team competition.

The only thing to consider is losing the game.

But the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang doesn't care.

No matter who loses, if the mentality is not adjusted well, the worst that can happen is to activate the P-card players.

Anyway.

Xu Guinian's strength is also there.

After Li Ying finished the post-match interview, he reunited with Chen Daqian.

because.

Chen Daqian has been waiting for Li Ying silently.

Although during the London Olympics, Li Ying's off-court coach was always the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang, every time Li Ying competed, Chen Daqian would find the place closest to Li Ying to watch the game.

Chen Daqian accompanied Li Ying in this way.

In this case.

Li Ying can see him anytime and anywhere whenever he needs him.

"Aying, congratulations on entering the finals!" Chen Daqian said with a smile.

"Brother Qian, it's still early. It won't be too late to congratulate me after the final!" Although he has entered the men's singles final, Li Ying never likes to open champagne at halftime.

not to mention.

Whether the opponent is Mengli or Sun Guanqing, the men's singles final is not easy to play.

In short.

Now Li Ying has no contemptuous or careless thoughts in his mind at all.

Some are as cautious and serious as ever.

You can underestimate your opponent strategically, but you must take him seriously tactically.

only.

The other men's singles semi-final will be held tomorrow.

8 month 2 day.

The men's singles table tennis semi-finals of the London Olympics kicked off, with Mengli VS Sun Guanqing.

Sun Guanqing is one of the three greatest table tennis geniuses.

If Li Ying had not emerged as a rising star in the national team, perhaps the three table tennis geniuses would have chosen to attack the Xia national team and compete with the dragon, phoenix and turtle for power.

but.

They finally chose to join the table tennis teams in Hong Kong, Macau and Formosa.

In this case.

In international competitions, continental competitions and even national competitions, they chose to become opponents of the Xiaguo national table tennis team.

At this moment.

Li Ying was naturally with Chen Daqian, watching Meng Li beat Sun Guanqing in person.

because.

Li Ying’s opponent is the winner among them.

In this situation.

Li Ying naturally had to come to the scene to watch the game in person.

of course.

At this moment, it was not just Li Ying. Beside Li Ying were Liang Long, Kong Fengge, Xu Guinian and others.

There are also a group of coaches from the national team, as well as Ma Qing, Su Yan and others who serve as sparring partners.

of course.

For example, Xu Guinian was also a sparring partner.

but.

Li Ying's sparring partner, Lin Wangyuan, also came to London, because Lin Wangyuan is Li Ying's full-time sparring partner in the national team.

Sun Guanqing was very aggressive at the beginning, trying to disrupt Mengli's rhythm by fighting. He took the first game 13-11.

However, Monli was also prepared and quickly responded to his opponent with 2-11 in the second game.

第3局蒙里1-4落后，孙观清则是越战越勇，以10-8率先拿到局点。但蒙里稳住阵脚，连得4分，以12-10逆转取胜。

In the 4th game, Monli started with 4-0. After that, Monli suppressed his opponent in both momentum and score, winning another game with 11-6 and taking a 3-1 lead.

第5局蒙里开局以3-1领先，就在一切都沿着顺利的方向时，蒙里在6-3领先时的一个发球被裁判判罚直接失分，6-4，但大比分和小比分都领先的蒙里并未受到影响，以10-7拿到3个赛点。尽管孙观清奋力挽回其中的两个，但蒙里仍以11-9锁定胜局。

In this case.

Mengli defeated the famous player Sun Guanqing from Xiaguobao Island 4-1 and advanced to the final.

He and Li Ying will compete for the championship in the final on the evening of the 2nd.

After Monri's victory.

Dong Yaobang, the head coach of the men's team who served as off-court coach, was very excited because the mission of the Xiaguo national table tennis men's team was completely accomplished.

After they high-fived each other, they walked to the sidelines and saluted.

Because of Mengli, we will never forget that he is from the Bayi team.

Next, Mengli and men's team head coach Dong Yaobang went to accept post-match interviews, and Li Ying quickly stood up.

at this time.

It's time to prepare for the men's singles final in the evening.

After the interview, the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang let Mengli prepare for the game on his own!

Because he is preparing for the upcoming men's singles final, he will not interfere in any way.

The full authority was handed over to Mengli's head coach Wu Weijing and Li Ying's head coach Chen Daqian to be responsible for their respective players.

because.

He is the head coach of the men's team.

now.

The goals set by the men's team in the table tennis singles event have been achieved.

Then.

No matter who wins the championship between Li Ying and Meng Li, it will be a victory for the Xiaguo national table tennis team.

If Li Ying wins the championship, it will be a new Grand Slam winner.

and.

If we judge by the results in 2011, it will be the fastest Grand Slam achievement in history.

But if we consider winning the men's singles title at the 2009 Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, it would not be the fastest Grand Slam in history.

But if that's the case, Li Ying is still only one Olympic singles title away from the second round of the Grand Slam.

On the evening of August 8nd, Beijing time, the men's singles final of the London Olympic table tennis competition kicked off.

Wu Weijin and Chen Daqian were sitting in the off-court coaching seats respectively!

早些时候结束的铜牌战中，德国名将迪米特里以4-2(12-10、9-11、8-11、13-11、11-6、14-12)击败夏国宝岛名将孙观清，获得季军。

Li Ying and Meng Li began to warm up. At this time, the eyes of Li Ying and Meng Li were extremely sharp.

There was an immense desire for victory in this game in their eyes.

Li Ying was very strong at the beginning. He served first and started with 4-0. After being narrowed to 4-5 by Monli, he continued to widen the score gap to 7-4 and soon got 10 game points with 6-4. Just when the situation was looking good, Monli performed very steadily, scoring 5 points in a row and overtaking 11-10. Then the two entered into a suffocating tug-of-war, and the scores rose alternately. After Li Ying was 17-16, he requested a timeout. Only one timeout was allowed in each game, which also showed the importance of this game. Returning to the court, Li Ying acted decisively and won the first game with difficulty with 18-16.

易地再战，李赢以3-0开局，并迅速将比分优势扩大至8-1，在经历了9-2，10-4后，李赢以11-5再下一城。

In the third game, Li Ying fell behind 3-1 at the beginning, but he played well and quickly tied the score to 4. He continued to score and widened the gap to 5-8. After that, Mengli recovered one point to 5-6, but Li Ying scored 8 points in a row and won 3-11, and the overall score became 6-3.

Monli, who was trailing 0-3, gave it a try, and Li Ying's mentality finally fluctuated at this time. After all, he was only one game away from the Grand Slam.

He seemed a bit too eager to win, and Monli took advantage of his forehand loopholes, so the score was not widened. Entering the middle game, Monli had a slight advantage in the score of 7-6. At the critical stage, Monli seized the opportunity and scored two points in a row at 10-all, winning the game 12-10.

At the beginning of the 5th game, Mengli fought more and more courageously and started with 5-0. Li Ying then gradually narrowed the score to 5-6. There was a small episode in this game. After the score was tied at 7, Li Ying indicated a side ball, but Mengli said it was not a side ball. In the end, the referee awarded Mengli a point, but this episode did not affect Li Ying. He played steadily and saved the opponent's game point after falling behind 9-10. After the scores were tied at 10 and 11, Li Ying played very toughly and scored two points in a row without mercy, securing the victory with 13-11, thus defeating Mengli with a total score of 4-1.

Li Ying won the men's singles gold medal.

Becoming a new Grand Slam winner in international table tennis after 12 years, this is also the 18th gold medal won by the Xia delegation in this Olympics.

After winning, Li Ying was very excited.

But no drastic actions were taken.

After the game.

Countless reporters surrounded Li Ying.

"I have a lot to say thank you to, thank you to all the people who helped me." Li Ying smiled, "What I want to say is that Mengge is really excellent. Many athletes will not stand on the court for the third time after being runner-up twice. But competitive sports are so cruel. There is no tie, only the first and second place can be determined. We are opponents on the court and brothers off the court. I admire him very much."

After 12 years, someone from the International Table Tennis Federation finally achieved the highest honor - the Grand Slam. However, Li Ying was very calm, as he still had important goals in this Olympics.

"This is just our first stop. The most important thing is the team competition, because the team competition represents the overall strength of a country. We still have to achieve the team's goals."

of course.

At this moment, there are also a lot of reporters on Monli's side.

Losing 1-4 to Li Ying, Mengli missed the championship again in the Olympics.

Meng Li smiled and said, "I have no regrets. I have tried my best!"

"Up to this point, I have done what I said before the game, and I am calm about it. I have tried my best. There are always winners and losers in a game. Li Ying played well. I believe that under his leadership, the Xia Guo men's table tennis team will achieve its future goals."

The reporter said: "You played well in this game. You didn't give up even when you were 0-3 behind. You were very tenacious!"

Meng Li smiled and said, "I definitely didn't want to give up every ball and every game. I kept fighting hard and trying to turn the tables. But we know each other very well. It's really not easy to play against him. We played against him many times and lost many times. It's normal to lose this time."

At this moment.

Around the world, Li Ying is a phenomenal sports superstar.

Especially in Xiaguo.

Since the start of the London Olympics, Li Ying has been on the hot search list every day.

Not to mention nowadays.

The topic #李赢大大篮# directly topped the hot search list.

soon.

Came to the award ceremony.

The President of the Olympic Games, the President of the International Table Tennis Federation and the head coach of the Xia national team, Cai Zhenxia, ​​were all guests at the award ceremony.

among them.

Two national flags rose slowly.

The national anthem of the Xia country was played on the spot.

Li Ying wore a gold medal and sang the national anthem of the Xia Kingdom.

this moment.

The eyes of the whole world are focused on Li Ying.

after all.

Undefeated in a single match during the London Olympic cycle.

Whether it is singles or doubles, the myth of invincibility has always been staged.

Such an astonishing record is unprecedented.

And this year Li Ying is only 20 years old!
No one knows.

What great records can Li Ying create in the future?

But no matter what.

At this London Olympics, Li Ying, who achieved the Grand Slam, was so popular and famous that he far surpassed other sports superstars in Xia Country.

In terms of popularity and popularity, it is completely unrivaled.

(End of this chapter)