Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 217: Ma Ge gets married, many famous players quit the national table tennis team, and the national table tennis team accelerates its renewal

In the women's singles final of the ITTF World Tour Polar Bear Open which ended on November 11, Qiao Yuning defeated her teammate Wang Xianlan 24-4 to win the championship. The two also won the women's doubles gold medal together.

Li Ying had just sent a text message to Wang Xianlan, and the men's singles final, which was scheduled to start a little later, had just begun.

In Li Ying's national team dormitory, a copper pot was boiling on the dining table.

Shabu mutton.

Not only Li Ying and Chen Daqian, but also veteran national team players such as Mengli, Ma Qing, Su Yan, Dou Yang and Liu Geng.

And the final is a battle between dragon and phoenix!
Liang Long continues to fight Kong Fengge!
"Aying, Daqian, who do you think will win this time between the two of them?"

Mengli took a large chopstick of mutton from the copper pot and placed it in the sesame sauce bowl in front of him, and asked while eating the mutton.

Li Yingcai did not answer, but immediately imitated Mengli and scooped up a handful of mutton from the copper pot.

Putting it in the bowl, he said calmly: "It should be Kong Fengge. He unexpectedly won the German Open. This time in the Polar Bear Open, he must have been holding back a lot of energy to win an open championship to prove himself!"

And the result of the game was finally as Li Ying said.

梁龙和孔凤歌经历了7局苦战，孔凤歌最终笑到了最后，7局比分分别为11-9、9-11、9-11、11-9、11-9、9-11、11-9。

This score is particularly interesting.

In the end, Kong Fengge was crowned the men's singles champion of the Polar Bear Open.

After watching the game and eating hot pot, Ma Qing said with a smile: "I'm getting married on the 8th of next month, you all have to come!"

On the evening of December 12, the wedding of table tennis star Ma Qing and his wife was held in a luxurious five-star hotel in the imperial capital.

At the moment he held the bride's hand, veteran Ma Qing announced his decision to withdraw from the national team at the wedding.

Li Ying was very emotional, because as far as he knew, the withdrawal applications of eight team members including Su Yan and Liu Geng had been approved at the same time.

Ma Qing's wedding was packed with guests, including many respected veterans in the table tennis world.

There were also leaders of the Xia National Table Tennis and Badminton Center, national table tennis head coach Dong Yaobang, national table tennis team leader and women's team head coach Hou Bingguang, relatives and friends of new and old world champions led by his mixed doubles partner and the second generation of women's table tennis king, and Ma Qing's friends on the team.

Among them, Li Ying, Liang Long and Xu Guinian also served as best men, and everyone witnessed Ma Qing's happy moment together.

Last week, Chen Daqian was appointed as the director of Shanghai Table Tennis and Badminton Center.

Li Ying knew that Ma Qing had already been appointed as the deputy director of Lingnan Table Tennis and Badminton Center, and another Olympic champion, Su Yan, was the head coach of the Jiangnan men's table tennis team.

At the wedding banquet, Li Ying sat next to Chen Daqian.

"Brother Qian, when are you planning to get married?" At this time, Li Ying began to urge Chen Daqian to get married, putting pressure on Chen Daqian.

Seeing Li Ying's words that went against Tian Gang's intentions, Chen Daqian smiled bitterly and said, "First of all, take care of yourself!"

"I don't have anything to say. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. After the Chinese New Year, I will be 22 years old and reach the legal age for marriage. I will then be ready to get married!" Li Ying said with a smile.

Chen Daqian: ...

At this time, Chen Daqian felt that he had suffered tons of damage.

At this moment, Chen Daqian saw the national team member Bai Zilii.

Suddenly, he was deeply moved: "This time, Xiao Bai chose to withdraw from the national team. He is only 21 years old this year and is still a veritable newcomer!" At this moment, Chen Daqian felt how fierce the competition in the Xia country's national table tennis team was.

Li Ying smiled bitterly and said: "His withdrawal further highlights the reality that the national table tennis reserve force is full of talents and the competition among the new generation is extremely fierce."

At this moment, the national team head coach Dong Yaobang stood behind Li Ying and Chen Daqian and heard their conversation.

Dong Yaobang smiled and said: "During this year's National Games, I witnessed the rocket-like rise of the young player Fan Qidong from Bayi!"

"I have publicly stated that the national table tennis team will undergo a major change after the National Games, and now this moment has finally arrived as expected."

"As veterans in their 30s, the retirement of Ma Qing and Su Yan is not surprising, especially this time Meng Li is ready to retire with them. But maybe he still wants to support Fan Qidong in the national team for a while longer, so he did not retire!"

"Although Ma Qing and Su Yan have retired this time, it is not easy for them to gain a foothold in the talented Xia Guo table tennis team. Moreover, they both currently hold administrative positions in the local sports bureau. In the future, they will also engage in coaching and continue to strengthen the strength of our national team!"

As the head coach of the national team, Dong Yaobang had already arranged all of this.

Dong Yaobang continued with a smile: "Although they have bid farewell to the national team, none of these eight veterans and newcomers have left the table tennis world. Among them, Ma Qing will continue to compete in the Table Tennis Super League."

"Moreover, since Ma Qing and Meng Li are still very competitive, if TM proposes to participate in the qualification selection for the World Table Tennis Championships next year, the national team will still give them a chance. After all, their competitiveness and appeal are obvious to all, which is conducive to the promotion of table tennis."

After saying this, Li Ying looked at Dong Yaobang, then at Chen Daqian, and finally at himself.

At this time, Ma Qing had already come over with his bride.

Come and toast to Chen Daqian and Li Ying.

As for Dong Yaobang, he had naturally been honored long ago.

"Brother Ma, you are really broad-minded. Seeing the three of us together, the head coach was just talking about whether you would like to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships qualification selection next year."

Li Ying smiled.

As we all know, Dong Yaobang, Chen Daqian and Li Ying were all Ma Qing's victims in the World Table Tennis Championships.

So far, Ma Qing has participated in nine World Table Tennis Championships, but has not won a single championship, which has made him miss the Grand Slam.

"Aying, do you think the wine in your glass is real? What if it is poisoned?" Ma Qing said with a smile.

"Oh, really?" Li Ying drank it all in one gulp. "Brother Ma, I'll drink first as a sign of respect. I wish you and sister-in-law a long and happy marriage, and may you have a son soon!"

Chen Daqian naturally had to give Ma Qing this face. After all, he was the leader among the thousand-mile horses.

Then, as a young player, Bai Zili also came over and took the initiative to toast.

When he met Bai Zili, Li Ying knew that he had won the men's singles championship of the National Youth Championship seven years ago, and in 7, he represented the Xia national team and won the team championship, mixed doubles championship and men's singles runner-up in the World Youth Championship.

However, the competition among the new generation of national table tennis players born in the 90s is very fierce.

There is no need to say much about the unicorn, dragon, phoenix and turtle. As for the 92nd young master who is the same age as Li Ying, he is now 21 years old and will soon be 22 years old. It is time for him to show his achievements.

What’s even more special is that Fan Qidong is only 13 years old this year. His sudden rise this season has put a large number of post-90s players behind the men’s table tennis team at risk of falling into the “sandwich layer”.

After all, at the Rio Olympics, the Xia country's men's table tennis team only had three qualified teams, and Li Ying had already secured a seat.

Kong Fengge and Liang Long are both extremely skilled, Xu Guinian is still in great form, and the youngest pursuer Fan Qidong is very aggressive. The players who find it difficult to break into the main team of the national table tennis team have fallen into the "sandwich layer" in the competition.

It was precisely because of the fierce competition in the national team and the fact that he had never been able to make it into the main team that Bai Zili chose to withdraw from the national team after making a rational decision.

"Head coach, Brother Qian, Brother Ma, Brother Ying, although I have withdrawn from the national team, I will not retire. Instead, I plan to play abroad! Maybe when we meet on the court in the future, we will be rivals!" Bai Zili was filled with sighs at this moment.

"It's okay. You going abroad to play is also a good thing for the overseas promotion of table tennis. Don't forget wherever you go that you were once a member of the Xia national table tennis team!" Dong Yaobang patted Bai Zili on the shoulder.

(End of this chapter)