Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 39 Winter training begins, preparing for the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, selecting sparring partners

There was no time to celebrate the Table Tennis Super League championship for a few days. The next day, Chen Daqian took Li Ying and Xu Guinian back to the imperial capital.

Xiaguo national team table tennis training base.

The first and second teams of the national table tennis team gathered, and the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang gave a speech.

"I hereby announce that the winter training of the Xiaguo National Table Tennis Team will officially begin today. The main purpose of this winter training is to prepare for the World Table Tennis Championships to be held in Yokohama, Ryuo Country next year!"

"Of course, whoever participates in the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships will be selected through a direct selection. We will absolutely guarantee fairness and justice, and all members of your team will be able to participate!"

"Who will stand out in the end depends on your own ability. During the winter training period, you are not allowed to ask for leave unless it is urgent."

"I hope you will abide by the discipline of winter training. Now, winter training officially begins!"

Immediately, the members of the National Table Tennis Team One began to select sparring partners from the National Table Tennis Team Two.

Chen Daqian called Li Ying aside.

"Aying, as the coach of the national team, I will also be responsible for leading the other players starting from this winter training."

"In this case, I won't be able to practice with you every day like before."

"You need to choose a player from the second team to be your sparring partner. That way, the second team members will be there whenever you call."

"Your skills, some table tennis techniques, still need to be polished. But all of these need to be discussed with the coaching staff."

"You were originally from the second team, and you've been there for a while. It's up to you to choose a sparring partner!"

Li Ying kept nodding.

"Brother Qian, go and get busy. Since you are the coach, the other brothers in the team also need your guidance. You don't have to worry about choosing sparring partners!" Li Ying said with a smile.

At this moment, the national team's second team stood in a row and looked at the main players of the first team.

They were all very excited.

If they can become sparring partners for a team's main players, it will be of great benefit to their future table tennis career.

Because they start as sparring partners and slowly improve their skills.

After all, many of the main players of the Xiaguo national table tennis team once started out as sparring partners.

For example, even Liang Long, Kong Fengge and Xu Guinian, who are currently in the limelight of the new generation, were once sparring partners.

Only Li Ying!

He was promoted directly from the second team of the national table tennis team to the first team, and then quickly emerged like a bright and shining sun.

nowadays.

No one in the national table tennis team regards Li Ying as a young player anymore.

Even the national team's top player Mengli and the Olympic men's singles champion Ma Qing did not dare to underestimate Li Ying.

Because so far, all their battles against Li Ying have been defeats.

Under such circumstances, Li Ying has almost secured his position as a main player of the national table tennis team.

The next step is to become the core player of the national table tennis team and even the top player of the national table tennis team.

Among the national table tennis team's second team, three young players seemed very excited.

They are just like Li Ying, Yan An, Fang Bo and Zhou Yu, who were previously known as the 924 heroes of the national table tennis team.

Li Ying is 16 years old this year, born in 1992. Li Ying's birthday is January 1, and he is the oldest among the 11 heroes.

"Brother Ying!"

At this moment, when Li Ying came in front of the second team, Yan An, Fang Bo and Zhou Yu shouted in unison.

Li Ying laughed, "I've always been called Ah Ying and Xiao Ying, but this is the first time I've heard you call me Brother Ying!"

Previously, when he was in the second team of the national table tennis team, Li Ying was known as one of the "Four Heroes of 1992" along with Yan An, Fang Bo and Zhou Yu.

However, Yan An, Fang Bo, and Zhou Yu never called him "Brother Ying", but always called him Ah Ying or Li Ying. "Brother Ying, choose me, you know my strength." At this time, Yan An began to recommend himself.

but.

Li Ying sighed.

"I would like to choose you, but someone else has already gotten there first." Li Ying looked at the three of the 924 heroes.

Meng Li booked Zhou Yu, Liang Long booked Yan An, and Kong Fengge booked Fang Bo.

Of course Li Ying understood what this was. This was probably an unspoken rule of the national table tennis team.

Because, if Meng Li and Zhou Yu participated in the National Championships or National Games table tennis competition, they would be in the same team.

The same goes for Liang Long, Yan An, Kong Fengge, and Fang Bo.

It’s just that Kong Fengge is still with the Bayi team at the moment, but sooner or later, Kong Fengge will return to his hometown provincial team.

But in the national table tennis team's second team, Li Ying is familiar with Yan An, Fang Bo and Zhou Yu.

The other members of Team 2 didn't quite understand.

"Ah Ying!"

At this moment, Li Ying heard his national team buddy Yu Xuejian, who was also from the Lingnan Provincial Team, calling him.

"Brother Jian, you called me!" Li Ying walked to Yu Xuejian.

"Aying, how about I be your sparring partner?" Yu Xuejian went straight to the point and said with a smile.

Li Ying was shocked when he heard this.

"Brother Jian, don't joke with me. You are 23 years old now, which means you are in your prime. Moreover, you joined the national team in 2000. You are definitely my senior. How could I let you be my sparring partner!" Li Ying flatly refused!
Li Ying knows Yu Xuejian very well. He started playing basketball at the age of 6, entered the municipal sports school at the age of 8, and then joined the Lingnan provincial team. In 2000, he joined the national team.

and.

Yu Xuejian was once known as the six little dragons of the Xia country's national table tennis team together with Meng Li, Su Yan, Dou Yang, Liu Geng and others.

Although in this national championship, Yu Xuejian does not look very noticeable in the Lingnan team.

But that’s because all the light was obscured by Li Ying and Ma Qing.

But in fact, as a member of the national table tennis team who has been a member for a long time, Yu Xuejian naturally has the strength.

And now at the age of 23, he is at the peak of his table tennis career.

Under such circumstances, how could Li Ying allow Yu Xuejian to be his sparring partner?

Yu Xuejian looked at Li Ying with a half-smile, "Ah Ying, do you think it's embarrassing for you to have me as your sparring partner?"

Li Ying smiled helplessly and said, "Brother Jian, I don't have the qualifications. Besides, even if you want to be a sparring partner, doesn't Brother Ma need you?"

"I just want to be your sparring partner. My skills have reached a bottleneck. I can't improve in a short period of time. I don't want to leave the national table tennis team in disgrace. We are both from the Lingnan Provincial Team. Don't you want to help me with this small favor?"

Yu Xuejian laughed at himself.

Li Ying still frowned.

He felt that if word got out that Yu Xuejian was his sparring partner, Li Ying would think it was too arrogant.

After all, although Yu Xuejian has not achieved any results yet, he is a veteran member of the national table tennis team. Although he is not a main player, Li Ying also has to pay attention to the impact on the national table tennis team.

"Aying, do you really have to force me to... kneel down and beg you?"

Yu Xuejian had said this, and Li Ying recalled the treatment he had received from the Lingnan Provincial Team during the National Championships.

At that time, Yu Xuejian ran around and took care of him just like a servant.

"Brother Jian, since you said so, if I refuse again, I will not be a human being!" Li Ying had no choice but to agree.

(End of this chapter)