Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 206: World Table Tennis Championships Li Ying defeated Kong Fengge again with a score of 42, successfully defending the men's singles title
Before the men's singles semi-finals begin.

The Chinese national table tennis team has suffered consecutive defeats in men's doubles and mixed doubles.

In other words.

Of the five gold medals, now you can only get three at most.

The men's singles semi-finals started at the same time.

only.

The match between Li Ying and Dimitri attracted more attention!

Many fans in Europe cheered for Dimitri.

After all, Dimitri is now the only one in Europe.

As for the match between Kong Fengge and Meng Li, it was broadcast live on CCTV's table tennis channel.

The match between Li Ying and Dimitri will be broadcast live on the sports channel.

Dimitri said before that he fought hard with Li Ying in the seventh round.

But today.

Li Ying did not give Dimitri the chance to fight to the deciding round.

4-2!

Li Ying defeated Dimitri.

And the game ended at almost the same time!

because.

Kong Fengge also defeated Mengli with a score of 4-2.

In this case.

Li Ying met Kong Fengge again in the finals.

This has happened many times.

For example, in the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam, Li Ying fought against Kong Fengge.

In the 2011 Men's World Cup, Li Ying's opponent was still Kong Fengge.

That is to say, Kong Fengge did not participate in the 2012 Olympics. Otherwise, Kong Fengge would most likely have met Li Ying in the final.

As of now.

Among the unicorn, dragon, phoenix and tortoise, Kong Fengge has become Li Ying's main opponent in this Rio Olympic cycle.

This is also why before the game, Li Ying felt that his biggest opponent would be Kong Fengge or Liang Long.

only.

Liang Long was defeated by Meng Li.

And now.

Meet Kong Fengge again.

Li Ying knew.

This time, Kong Fengge was definitely well prepared.

On May 5, the men's singles final of the 20nd World Table Tennis Championships 2013 kicked off in Paris, France.

Before the men's singles final was the women's singles final.

Wang Xianlan defeated Ji Chuanxia in the women's singles final.

In this case.

Wang Xianlan officially started her bid for her second Grand Slam.

even.

After the London Olympics, Wang Xianlan has won the World Cup women's singles championship and the World Table Tennis Championships women's singles championship.

In other words, whether Wang Xianlan can become a second-round Grand Slam champion depends purely on whether she can win the 2016 Rio Olympics.

soon.

The much-anticipated men's singles final has begun.

Just like the last World Cup men's singles final held in Paris, France.

At this moment.

The audience who came to the stadium all cheered for Kong Fengge.

It’s not that they are all die-hard fans of Kong Fengge.

These spectators are just there to watch the fun.

It is clear.

They all wanted to see it with their own eyes, wanted to see Kong Fengge defeat Li Ying!
after all.

It is no longer news if Li Ying wins the championship.

but.

If Kong Fengge can defeat Li Ying, it is guaranteed that he will be on the front page of many major global news media the next day.

Liao Huazhong and Chen Daqian served as off-court coaches for Kong Fengge and Li Ying respectively.

The final is about to begin.

then.

The other members and coaches of the Xiaguo national table tennis team sat in the audience and watched this men's singles peak showdown in person.

Soon, after warming up, the competition officially began.

Li Ying had a good start at the start of the game, and he quickly took the lead with 5 to 2. After 8 to 5, Li Ying set off another scoring climax, and he scored 2 points in a row to get the game point with 10 to 5. Kong Fengge saved two game points in a row, and the two sides formed a tug-of-war, and Li Ying scored with a forehand counter-attack, 11 to 7, and Li Ying took the lead.

After the second game started, Li Ying took advantage of the victory and quickly took the lead 6-1. Kong Fengge was not panicked, he patiently narrowed the gap and successfully caught up to 5-6. Li Ying withstood Kong Fengge's counterattack and scored points to re-establish his advantage. Kong Fengge's forehand pull-up from the middle and long distance went out of bounds, 11-8, and Li Ying took the lead 2-0.

The two sides fought more fiercely in the third game. After the score was tied at 5, Kong Fengge decisively turned sideways and increased the fight. He took the lead by 3 points. After Kong Fengge got the game point at 10-6, Li Ying made a mistake in pulling sideways, 11-6, and Kong Fengge won back a game and fell behind 1-2.

The victory in the third game gave Kong Fengge more confidence. He took advantage of the victory and scored 4 points in the fourth game. When they were behind 2-7, Li Ying scored two points in a row to narrow the gap. Kong Fengge called a timeout. The game resumed and Li Ying continued to chase points, once narrowing the gap to 1 point. Kong Fengge fought hard and then scored points with a straight-blade horizontal pull. He stabilized the situation and got the game point first with 10-7.

Li Ying saved two game points in a row, and Kong Fengge's serve went into the net, and the two sides tied at 10. Li Ying made a mistake in his backhand attack, and Kong Fengge got the game point again, but unfortunately he didn't seize it, and the game was tied at 11.

After Li Ying got the game point, Kong Fengge took the initiative to change his serve, which made Li Ying eat a serve, and the two were tied at 12. The two sides formed a tug-of-war, and Kong Fengge's counter-attack went into the net, 13 to 12, Li Ying got another game point, and he called a timeout. Back on the court, Kong Fengge's return was slightly higher, and Li Ying seized the opportunity to grab the ball and score, 14 to 12, he reversed and won the fourth game, leading 3 to 1 in the total score.

Kong Fengge, who lost a good game, quickly adjusted and started the fifth game with 5 to 2. After Kong Fengge made a mistake in receiving the serve, he quickly responded with 3 points to expand his advantage.

Li Ying scored two points in a row, and Kong Fengge made full use of the power of forehand attack, winning two points in a row and getting the game point with 10 to 5. Kong Fengge hit a rolling ball horizontally with a straight racket, and Li Ying made a mistake in returning the ball, 11 to 5, and Kong Fengge won another game and fell behind 2 to 3.

After the score was tied at 2 in the sixth game, Li Ying performed at a very high level. He caught Kong Fengge off guard with a quick backhand shot. He scored two points in a row and took the lead again.

After taking the lead, Li Ying's handling of the ball was not rigorous enough, and Kong Fengge scored two points in a row to tie the score. After the score was tied at 5, Kong Fengge scored two points in a row to take the lead, and Li Ying scored a side ball, and then he scored on serve, and the two sides tied at 7 again.

At this time, Li Ying began to exert his strength. He turned sideways and hit a diagonal shot, and then hit a backhand shot after receiving the serve, and he took the lead again with 9 to 7. As Kong Fengge's return ball went into the net, 10 to 7, Li Ying got the championship point.

Li Ying seized the first opportunity. He hit the ball with his backhand and Kong Fengge's return went into the net. 11 to 7, Li Ying won the sixth game and defeated Kong Fengge again 4 to 2. He successfully defended the men's singles championship.

At the moment the game ended, Li Ying remained very calm and walked straight over to shake hands and hug Kong Fengge.

Kong Fengge's expression was even calmer. He shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly.

After the hug, he just waved gently to the audience. Suddenly, Kong Fengge seemed to have discovered something. He put the towel and racket on the table and ran quickly to the audience seats on one side.

The advertising fence surrounding the stadium was not an obstacle at all. Kong Fengge jumped over it and ran down the stairs to the audience seats.

It turned out that he saw his parents, walked over and knelt in front of them, accepting the congratulations from his parents and fans. In an earlier interview, Kong Fengge said that he hoped that his parents who came to the scene to support him would not sit in front of his sight, otherwise it might distract him from the game.

Kong Fengge felt that he had obviously disappointed his parents who had come from afar.

but.

Kong Fengge's father quickly picked up Kong Fengge.

"Son, you will always be the champion in your father's heart. You are great!" Kong Fengge's father quickly comforted Kong Fengge.

(End of this chapter)