Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 197: Li Ying, the polar bear, is crowned the champion, and the Xia Guo national table tennis team is cyberbullied
In early November.

The Xiaguo National Table Tennis Team announced the list of athletes participating in the Polar Bear Open.

Men's singles: Li Ying, Xu Guinian, Fang Bo, Zhou Yu, Yan An.

Men's doubles: Xu Guinian/Fang Bo, Yan An/Zhou Yu.

Liang Long and Kong Fengge are preparing for the Men's World Cup, so they naturally will not participate in this Polar Bear Open.

News came out that many top foreign golf stars who had originally planned not to participate in this Polar Bear Open.

Then, they decided to participate in the competition.

It is clear.

They had the idea of ​​challenging Li Ying again.

The London Olympics just ended and Li Ying became the new Grand Slam winner.

but.

This time, Li Ying did not participate in the Men's World Cup, but the Xiaguo national table tennis team sent Liang Long and Kong Fengge.

In this case.

They can't challenge Li Ying in the Men's World Cup.

That's the case.

Then let’s fight Li Ying again in this Polar Bear Open.

One after another, top superstars have announced their participation in the competition on social media, and it is obvious that they all want to break Li Ying's undefeated record.

then.

The Polar Bear Open was held in such a noisy environment.

but.

The 2012 ITTF World Tour Russia Station ended in Yekaterinburg on September 9.

Li Ying is the top seed in the men's singles at the Polar Bear Open. From the first round to the semifinals, Li Ying defeated his opponents 4-0. Especially in the quarterfinals and semifinals, he swept the powerful Truss and Dimitri successively.

决赛中李赢遭遇徐归年，两人苦战7局，经验丰富的李赢才以4-3涉险胜出，7局比分为11-7、11-3、8-11、15-13、11-13、10-12和11-6，这也是李赢本赛季获得的为数不多的公开赛男单冠军。

After the men's singles match, Xu Guinian looked at Li Ying for a long time.

At this moment.

Li Ying looked at Xu Guinian.

"Brother Xu, you must have taken medicine today, you are so strong. I feel that if Liang Long and Kong Fengge meet you in this state today, they will be defeated!"

Privately, Li Ying laughed.

Xu Guinian smiled bitterly and said, "I still haven't defeated you, Ah Ying. You are really strong!"

Li Ying: “…”

but.

Li Ying began to become alert.

It is clear.

In the national team, whether it is Xu Guinian, Liang Long or Kong Fengge, they all know him very well.

It is easy for Li Ying to play against top foreign stars, but it is more difficult when it comes to fighting against domestic players.

It is clear.

Privately, the national team coaches and athletes must be focusing on studying him.

All of a sudden.

Li Ying's sense of urgency grew stronger and stronger.

After returning from the Polar Bear, Li Ying immediately attended the press conference for the new season of the Table Tennis Super League.

The results of many reforms of the Table Tennis Super League were also announced, among which the competition system is worth mentioning.

The original format stipulated that the game consisted of five sets, four singles and one doubles, and each match was a best-of-five, 11-point system. The new format, while retaining the original number of sets and the ratio of singles and doubles, stipulated that the first, second, and fourth sets were a best-of-five, with the first four sets being 11 points and the fifth, deciding set being seven points.

The third doubles set and the fifth deciding set are played in a best-of-three format, with the first two sets being 11 points and the third set being 7 points.

This increases the probability of the weak defeating the strong.

It can be said that it improves the viewing experience of the game.

Li Ying returned to Lingnan to prepare for the national championships in October.

Why return to Lingnan!

That’s because Wang Xianlan also returned to Lingnan.

"Xianlan, did you transfer this year?"

Li Ying hadn't noticed it before, and Wang Xianlan hadn't mentioned it either.

It was not until Li Ying surfed the Internet that he learned the news.

"Well, I want to go to other clubs to relax!" Wang Xianlan said with a smile.

For a long time, Wang Xianlan had not won the championship or even dominated the Table Tennis Super League, and she had long wanted to change teams.

"It's also okay to transfer to another club." Li Ying would support Wang Xianlan no matter what she did.

Time flies, and soon it is the end of September.

The men's table tennis World Cup will be held in Liverpool, UK from September 9 to 28. Xia Guo players Liang Long and Kong Fengge will compete for the first singles world championship title in their respective careers.

After finishing training with the Lingnan Provincial Team every day, Li Ying and Wang Xianlan return to their villa in Yangcheng.

Anyway, the driver was arranged by Wang Xiqing.

Loyal and reliable.

at home.

At this moment, Li Ying and Wang Xianlan are watching the draw ceremony.

As the top seed of the tournament, world number two Liang Long automatically entered Group A.

Then it was Kong Fengge, who finally landed in Group B.

"Xiaoying, it will be difficult for Brother Long and Brother Feng to win the men's singles championship of the World Cup this time!" Wang Xianlan didn't know much about men's table tennis.

The big brothers in the national team naturally understand.

because.

As for the men's team, they all regard her as a little sister. She is the darling of the men's team.

"How should I put it? Every game is a 50-50 chance. This time, all eight of the external teams are participating. To be honest, it will be difficult for them to stand out and meet in the finals!"

"So, the men's team coach Dong Yaobang and the national table tennis coaching staff went to the UK. They didn't want any accidents to happen."

"Even my head coach, Brother Qian, is now in the UK. You can imagine how much the national table tennis coaching staff takes this event seriously!"

Li Ying smiled.

Wang Xianlan smiled and said, "We can't ignore it. The Women's World Cup has ended in Huangshi. Sister Xia and Sister Ning have successfully completed their mission and met in the finals. In the end, Sister Ning won the World Cup championship!"

Li Ying nodded.

Li Ying also watched the women's singles match of the Women's World Cup with Wang Xianlan.

Ji Chuanxia VS Qiao Yuning.

After seven rounds of fierce battle, Qiao Yuning finally won.

In this case.

Qiao Yuning also became a World Cup champion.

Li Ying naturally knew that Wang Xianlan from Blue Star had successfully replaced Ji Chuanxia's position.

In the previous life, at the London Olympics, it was Ji Chuanxia who successfully won the Grand Slam!
but.

Now on Blue Star, Wang Xianlan has her own guidance, which allows her to completely intercept the enemy.

Won many honors from Ji Chuanxia and Qiao Yuning!
But this shows that Wang Xianlan is a teachable person.

and so.

Today, Wang Xianlan, as a new Grand Slam winner, is the undisputed and well-deserved leader of the women's team.

In this case, invisibly.

This puts a lot of pressure on the men's team.

Because the women's team has successfully joined forces.

If the men's team cannot successfully meet up, it means that the men's team is inferior to the women's team.

This is not acceptable to Dong Yaobang, the head coach of the men's team who has always been arrogant.

after all.

Back then, he and Hou Bingguang were known as the Gemini Stars.

As a result, the women's team led by Hou Bingguang has achieved outstanding results.

But if the men's team's performance is not good, then Dong Yaobang will not be able to hold his head up in front of Hou Bingguang, let alone other things.

This was undoubtedly a huge humiliation for the men's team's head coach Dong Yaobang.

but.

In this year's Men's World Cup, the Eight Vajra are getting stronger and stronger, and they will meet Liang Long and Kong Fengge in the final, becoming the biggest obstacle.

9月29日进行的2012年乒乓球男子世界杯小组赛中，头号种子梁龙以0-4负于夏国宝岛选手孙观清，但小组2胜1负出线无碍。

As for Kong Fengge, the group has won two consecutive games.

In the early morning of September 9, the draw for the 30 Table Tennis Men's World Cup knockout round was announced in Liverpool, England. Both Xia Guo players entered the lower half and are very likely to meet in the semi-finals.

The top seed Liang Long lost to Sun Guanqing in the group stage and eventually ranked second in the group and entered the quarterfinals.

In the draw, he was placed in the lower half and faced Truss, who had been in good form in the group stage, in the quarter-finals.

As for the No. 2 seed Xu Guinian, he played all three group matches and automatically moved into the eighth position as the group leader. His opponent in the quarter-finals was Zhao Dongyuan from Hong Kong, China.

The specific matchups for the quarterfinals are: Sun Guanqing VS Dimitri, Furukawa Tomoaki VS Thiem, Truth VS Liang Long, Zhao Dongyuan VS Kong Fengge.

This World Cup is extremely cruel.

Who would have thought that masters like Qian Zhongtian and Felix would not make it to the quarterfinals.

But no way.

There are a total of eight seats in the quarterfinals.

Although Liang Long and Kong Fengge's match was in the early morning, Li Ying and Wang Xianlan still waited to watch their match.

at this time.

Li Ying and Wang Xianlan were eating grilled skewers and drinking top-quality red wine. They ate while watching the game without disturbing each other.

The loss to Sun Guanqing in the group forced Liang Long to rank second in the group, facing Truss, who was in good form and was the first in Group D.

Liang Long played actively from the start and soon suppressed Truus and widened the score, winning the first game 11-4.

After changing venue, Liang Long actively played to his speed advantage and controlled the game, winning two consecutive sets with 11-5 and 11-7, leading 3-0.

In the 4th game, Liang Long got off to a dream start with a score of 7-0, but then fell into trouble. Truss scored 6 points in a row. However, Liang Long kept his footing at the critical moment and secured the victory with 11-7, thus eliminating Truss with a score of 4-0 and advancing to the semi-finals.

No. 2 seed Kong Fengge, who won all three group matches, automatically moved to the No. 8 position. In the match against Zhao Dongyuan, Kong Fengge quickly got into the game and easily won the first game with 11-5.

After changing the venue, after a brief stalemate at the beginning, Kong Fengge made a strong effort in the middle game and expanded the victory to 11-6.

After Kong Fengge started with a 3-3 lead in the third game, Zhao Dongyuan requested a timeout, but Kong Fengge still won with a huge score of 0-11. In the fourth game, Zhao Dongyuan led all the way, but Kong Fengge was better in the final game, winning 2-4 and sweeping the game with the same score of 12-10.

In the semi-finals, two contestants from Xia country will fight against each other.

After watching their quarter-final match, Wang Xianlan asked Li Ying a question that had been buried in her heart for a long time.

"Xiaoying, who do you think has a higher chance of winning between Brother Long and Brother Feng in this matchup?" Wang Xianlan asked.

Li Ying shook his head slightly.

Without the fantasy space simulation competition, he really didn't know.

and.

Even if Li Ying simulated the competition between the two of them in the fantasy space, that could not be the final result.

Because for them.

Whoever shows stronger fighting spirit on the spot will perform better.

"I really don't know, because none of them have won the men's singles championship in the World Cup, so they are extremely eager for this championship!" Li Ying said with a smile.

"So, in this case, it all depends on who is more eager and who can perform better in the semi-finals. I can't predict it before the game starts!"

"According to the historical records of past encounters, Liang Long has the upper hand. However, this is not the London Olympic cycle, but the Rio Olympic cycle, so it's hard to say!"

Hearing Li Ying say this.

"If you feel you can't explain it clearly, then you must be guessing in your heart that it is Kong Fengge!" Wang Xianlan knew Li Ying well enough.

"There's no point in worrying about these things now. They're going to play tonight anyway!" Li Ying said with a smile.

After a day of training at the Lingnan Provincial Team Base, Li Ying and Wang Xianlan did not do any extra training in the afternoon and took a bus back home.

Because tonight, the semi-finals of the 2012 Table Tennis Men's World Cup will begin.

Liang Long VS Kong Fengge!
The other semi-final is between Sun Guanqing and Thiem.

In the previous match, Sun Guanqing defeated Dimitri, while Tomoaki Furukawa lost to Thiem. In this case, Sun Guanqing and Thiem will compete for another spot in the final.

When the match between Liang Long and Kong Fengge was about to begin, Li Ying saw it in astonishment.

Qin Yucheng and Liao Huazhong, as their head coaches, are now sitting in the off-court coaching seats!

It is clear.

Qin Yucheng and Liao Huazhong both wanted their disciples to win.

In this situation.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang is naturally not suitable to serve as an off-court coach for someone.

and so.

It was their head coach's turn to take the stage.

"Xiaoying, your men's team head coach Dong Yaobang must be sighing in his heart now. The International Table Tennis Federation directly changed the draw to avoid Brother Long and Brother Feng meeting in the final!" Wang Xianlan spoke up for the injustice.

"Hey, Brother Long qualified as the second in the group stage. So he's not the first in the group." Li Ying said with a smile, "Anyway, they will have a battle for the championship sooner or later, but now they meet in the semi-finals and can't meet in the finals!"

The semifinals of the upper half were held first. Tim entered the game quickly at the beginning, winning two games in a row with 11-7 and 11-8, and took a 2-0 lead. However, Sun Guanqing exerted his strength and took the lead 3-9 in the third game, and finally won a game with 1-11. After that, Sun Guanqing became more and more courageous, winning two games in a row with two 2-11s, and overtook the overall score to 7-3. In the sixth game, the two fought fiercely, but Sun Guanqing was better at the critical moment and won the game with 2-6, thus eliminating Tim with a score of 12-10 and advancing to the finals.

The semi-final in the lower half was between two players from the Xia country. It was thought that it would be a evenly matched match.

As a result, Liang Long had an overwhelming advantage in the first three games, allowing Kong Fengge to only score 4 points in each game.

In the 4th game, Kong Fengge was leading all the way, but after Liang Long tied the score to 8, he requested a timeout, but the timeout failed to help him win the game. Liang Long scored 3 points in a row and won 11-3.

In this case.

Liang Long defeated Kong Fengge in four games.

Seeing the result of the competition, Li Ying and Wang Xianlan looked at each other in surprise.

but.

Li Ying and Wang Xianlan soon discovered that they were surprised too early.

The battle for third place was between Kong Fengge and Tim.

Kong Fengge vented his anger on Thiem, and eventually defeated Thiem and won the third place in the World Cup.

evening.

The 2012 Men's Table Tennis World Cup ended in Liverpool, England, with top seed Liang Long losing 0-4 to Sun Guanqing in the final.

Sun Guanqing won the championship, which was also the first time he won the singles world championship in his career.

In this case.

Liang Long and Kong Fengge competed in the Men's World Cup, one took second place and the other took third place.

All of a sudden.

above the network.

Xia Guo's national table tennis team and even the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang were immediately scolded by Xia Guo's table tennis fans and were directly subjected to cyber violence.

(End of this chapter)