Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 80: ITTF’s bragging rights, Xia Guo’s crazy civil war
On March 3, the German Open draw ceremony took place.

After the draw.

Dong Yaobang suddenly became furious.

At this moment, Li Ying is training in the gym.

Seeing the coaching team returning, Li Ying's eagle-like eyes noticed that the coaching team's faces did not look too good.

Li Ying's sparring partner is Xu Guinian.

Xu Guinian does not have such terrible eyesight as Li Ying.

Chen Daqian came in front of Li Ying and Xu Guinian.

Li Ying asked with a smile: "Brother Qian, was the lottery tampered with?"

Although each draw seems fair and just.

But in fact.

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell whether it is really fair or not.

Moreover, anyone who truly believes that this is fair and just is a fool.

“这一次东道国做的可就有些过分了。你、蒙里、马擎，全部都是1/4分区。然后，蒂姆、迪米特里分别坐镇2/4分区跟3/4分区。然后4/4分区，特鲁斯、菲利克斯、古川智章都在那里。”

After Chen Daqian said this, Li Ying felt very calm.

"Brother Qian, what about our dragon and phoenix turtle?" Xu Guinian asked anxiously.

"The dragon, phoenix and turtle are all in the 4/4 zone." Chen Daqian said in a deep voice.

"Brother Qian, is it possible that there is not a single player from Xia Country in Division 2/4 and Division 3/4?" Li Ying asked curiously.

"Yes, the Third Young Master of 92 is in these two districts." Chen Daqian said in a deep voice.

This time, Xia country almost sent out all its forces, including the three core players, the dragon, phoenix and turtle, and the three young masters of 92.

Only Dou Yang, Liu Geng and Su Yan did not sign up.

after all.

It is impossible for the Xiaguo national table tennis team to have twelve members, all of whom will participate in the singles of the open tournament.

“In that case, since the host country has gone so far, can’t they let the three young masters of 92 show their strength and block Tim and Dimitri from entering the top four?” Li Ying said with a smile.

"In fact, this is definitely not what Tim and Dimitri intended, but this is the German Open after all!" Chen Daqian said with a smile.

"Aying, your task now is to win the championship, then you must break out of the 1/4 division. It is too difficult for you to become one of the top four. In the 1/8 finals, your opponent is Mengli, and in the quarter-finals, your opponent is Ma Qing. Only after you overcome these two huge obstacles, can you advance to the top four." Chen Daqian said in a deep voice.

"It seems that this is not just the idea of ​​the German Table Tennis Association, but also the work of the International Table Tennis Federation. The International Table Tennis Federation has always wanted to suppress our Xia country. Now, forcing us to have a civil war in Xia is their usual tactic."

Li Ying sneered, "After all, our internal war will expose many tactics. In this way, it will provide very detailed and accurate information for external research on our team members."

Chen Daqian was silent.

Li Ying asked again: "Brother Qian, when the World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama comes, will the International Table Tennis Federation join hands with the Ryu-Yak National Table Tennis Association to mess with our Xia National Team?"

As soon as this was said, Chen Daqian immediately replied: "They don't dare to do it. They don't have the courage. But an open tournament like this is insignificant."

"Brother Qian, if they do this, it is very likely that the gains will outweigh the losses. Even if all the players of our Xia country are placed in one division, there will be one who will make it to the semi-finals in the end. As long as we defeat Tim and Dimitri, their conspiracy will not succeed!" Li Ying smiled faintly.

On the table tennis court, it is a 1v1 duel.

Many times, in addition to luck, strength is more important.

Table tennis is not basketball or football, it is a team sport.

"Then let's see who can make it to the semi-finals!" Chen Daqian said with a smile.

night.

In the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, in a quiet corner, on the sofa.

Li Ying and Wang Xianlan sat on each side.

"Xiaoying, I heard that there was some problem with the draw for your men's team?" Wang Xianlan asked curiously.

"It doesn't matter, no matter who makes it to the final in our quarter-final. We'll play against one of the twins in the semi-finals, and then eliminate the other one in the final. Even they may not make it to the final." Li Ying said with a smile.

Anyway, Li Ying knew that the International Table Tennis Federation and the German Table Tennis Association's outrageous actions had completely shocked and angered Dong Yaobang.

now.

The Chinese table tennis coaches teamed up to give special training to the three young players from 92, teaching them the techniques and tactics on how to defeat Thiem and Dimitri.

but.

The three young players from 92 are only 17 years old. Li Ying feels that unless they make a leap forward, it will be unlikely for them to defeat Tim and Dimitri who have the home advantage.

but.

That's just right, leave it to the semifinals or finals to deal with them.

and.

It all depends on the 4/4 division, who among the dragon, phoenix and turtle will stand out.

"It seems that our women's table tennis team is still pure!" Wang Xianlan said with a smile.

"There's nothing we can do about it. In today's world, there are simply not many teams that can be picked out to compete with your women's table tennis team. On the contrary, the two strongest opponents are both in Asia. In other continents, only the German women's table tennis team has some strength." Li Ying said with a smile.

"But I think it's too difficult for the women's singles to win the championship this time." Wang Xianlan knows that the current condition of the women's table tennis devil is getting better and better.

Because the female table tennis queen is aiming at the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships and is determined to complete the double Grand Slam achievement.

“Fight with all your might. No matter how far you go, you will not regret it in the end!” Li Ying had already passed on to Wang Xianlan the method of how to defeat the big devil.

If Wang Xianlan fails to win in the end, then Li Ying will have no choice.

"kindness."

Wang Xianlan nodded.

After chatting, Li Ying sent Wang Xianlan back to her room as usual before returning to his own room.

"Brother Qian, are you still awake?"

Li Ying saw Brother Qian still sitting in front of the computer, writing furiously.

"I'm still helping the three young masters of 92 figure out how to play against Tim and Dimitri. The head coach requires each of us head coaches to come up with a set of methods." Chen Daqian said with a smile.

"Then you guys are really suffering. I'm going to sleep first."

Li Ying won't interfere.

Anyway.

The national table tennis coaching team is keeping an eye on the three young players from 92.

soon.

Chen Daqian looked at Li Ying's bed.

Li Ying has fallen into a deep sleep.

Chen Daqian was very envious.

He also wanted Li Ying's ability to fall asleep the moment he fell into bed.

To know.

Whether he was an athlete or now a coach, he often suffered from insomnia.

But Chen Daqian discovered that Li Ying never suffered from insomnia.

Whenever you want to sleep, you can fall asleep instantly.

3 month 19 number.

The German Open has officially started!
Because of the German twin stars, table tennis is a very popular sport in Germany.

and so.

Tens of thousands of German table tennis enthusiasts gathered in the stadium where the competition was held.

At this moment.

Li Ying was with Xu Guinian.

Because of this German men's doubles.

Li Ying is paired with Xu Guinian again, of course, this is also the pairing for the World Table Tennis Championships.

For the men's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships, Xia Guo's national table tennis team registered three pairs.

Li Ying/Xu Guinian, Liang Long/Kong Fengge, Su Yan/Ma Qing.

and.

The qualifications for the men's singles competition have also been released.

Li Ying, Ma Qing, Meng Li, Liang Long, Xu Guinian, Su Yan, and Liu Geng.

It's a pity for Kong Fengge, who missed the men's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships because he disobeyed his coach's instructions in the first stage of the competition to Yokohama.

but.

Taking this into consideration, the Xiaguo Table Tennis Association asked Kong Fengge to sign up for the mixed doubles. Although Kong Fengge was unwilling in his heart, since this was a decision made by the Xiaguo Table Tennis Association, he was powerless to resist.

Although he feels it is somewhat embarrassing to participate in the mixed doubles at the moment.

but.

The arms can never be stronger than the thighs.

As for the mixed doubles combination, Xia Guo National Table Tennis Team has registered a total of seven pairs. It is conceivable that Xia Guo National Table Tennis Team also wants to win the mixed doubles championship.

In other words.

Kong Fengge is also competing in two events at the World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama.

"Aying, we can team up again to compete in the men's doubles." Xu Guinian was very happy. "In the Qatar Open men's doubles final, Brother Xu, you treated me like the enemy who killed your father!"

"Hey, Aying, how can you hold a grudge? Our Xia country's national table tennis team is often like this. Doubles are teammates, singles are opponents. Look at Liang Long and Kong Fengge, didn't they fight to the death for the singles in the London Olympics? But this did not prevent them from forming a men's doubles combination." Xu Guinian said with a smile.

"Hey, you three, it seems that you don't take my brother Ma seriously at all!" Li Ying said with a smile.

"Brother Ma was already 2012 years old in 32. You don't think that the three of us, Dragon, Phoenix and Turtle, are so uncompetitive. Let a 32-year-old veteran still struggle and fight in the London arena." Xu Guinian said with a smile.

"Brother Xu, you have to work hard too. Maybe you can overtake Liang Long and Kong Fengge. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for you to become the core player of the national table tennis team." Li Ying said with a smile.

Isn’t it said that Mengli of the national table tennis team is currently at his peak?

Even if the future completely belongs to the era of unicorns, dragons, phoenixes and tortoises!

But this also means that one of the dragon, phoenix and turtle must not be the core force.

Because the Olympic Games is a large-scale team competition, each association is generally only allowed to send three main players.

Only special team competition rules allow four or even five people to compete.

"Well, I definitely don't want to be a spectator." Xu Guinian said in a deep voice.

The first three rounds of the German Open were uneventful.

But the fourth round will be the quarter-finals of the German Open.

Li Ying's opponent in this round is Mengli.

Only the player who wins the fourth round can reach the quarterfinals of the German Open.

Before the game.

Chen Daqian and Wu Weijing sat in the off-court coaching seats respectively.

"Aying, we are about to fight again." Mengli, who was drinking water, shouted to Li Ying who was standing beside him.

"Mongke, please show mercy!"

Li Ying smiled.

"Even if I use my full strength, I still might not be able to defeat you, so why are you showing mercy?"

Mengli directly exposed Li Ying.

"I'm just an unknown newcomer in the national team. You can be the boss, but you can't bully your teammates!" Li Ying continued with a smile.

"Aying, you are still excited, aren't you?" Meng Li joked, "Who dares to regard you as a newcomer now?"

Meng Li thought that the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships had not even started yet, but Li Ying had already become the leader of the three core players of the Xia country.

Mengli had a hunch in his heart.

If Li Ying really wins the men's singles championship in the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, then the position of the top player of the Xiaguo national table tennis team will officially change hands.

that time.

Li Ying is definitely the number one.

He is the undisputed number one.

Although he is not yet qualified to serve as the captain of the Xia National Table Tennis Team men's team, his status in the team is definitely at its peak.

and.

Currently, the Xiaguo men's table tennis team does not have a captain.

because.

The original captain of the men's team was Chen Daqian.

But after Chen Daqian withdrew from the national team, the men's team has not had time to select a new captain.

And now.

Meng Li and Ma Qing were both eyeing the position of captain.

but.

Dong Yaobang has been suppressing the matter.

Could it be.

Dong Yaobang wants Li Ying to be the captain directly?

Suddenly, such a thought popped into Mengli's mind.

Otherwise, the Xiaguo men's table tennis team should have started selecting a captain long ago.

But soon, Mengli suppressed all these distracting thoughts in his mind.

Game start.

Li Ying stared at Mengli opposite him.

In Li Ying's eyes, the divine light emanating from Mengli became even more intense.

It seems that the hard training during this period has been very effective for Mengli.

Li Ying couldn't help but look at the career panel. His strength score had reached 97.3.

Mengli and Ma Qing are getting closer and closer to 98 points.

If he can win the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, his strength will surely be greatly improved, but Li Ying is not sure about the professional panel.

and so.

Facing Mengli, Li Ying has too many ways.

Nine maximum-level skills, nine special moves, plus other table tennis skills with solid basics. Even though Mengli continued to improve after scoring 98 points, he was ultimately defeated by the cheating Li Ying.

But in order to defeat Monli, Li Ying activated unlimited energy three times.

Can be imagined.

This was a completely tough battle.

After the fight, Li Ying hurried to eat something delicious to replenish fat.

tomorrow.

Fight against Ma Qing.

It will definitely be a tough battle as well.

as predicted.

As the World Table Tennis Championships approaches, Ma Qing's condition is getting better and better.

He vowed to win the championship at this year's World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama.

if not.

The World Table Tennis Championships champion will probably regret it for the rest of his life.

But in the end.

Li Ying still scored more than 20 points in the seventh game, and finally defeated Ma Qing with two magical shots.

Li Ying first defeated Mengli and then Ma Qing, and finally advanced to the semi-finals of the German Open.

at the same time.

The top four players in other divisions have been announced one after another.

The three young masters of 92 ultimately failed to overthrow Tim and Dimitri.

but.

Fang Bo and Yan An fought hard for seven games with Tim and Dimitri respectively, and only lost in the seventh game.

4/4 partition.

finally.

But it was Kong Fengge who stood out.

Among the current Dragon, Phoenix and Turtle, Kong Fengge’s strength is already one level ahead of Liang Long and two levels ahead of Xu Guinian.

so far.

Among the dragon, phoenix and turtle, Kong Fengge is the most likely to compete in the men's table tennis team at the London Olympics with Li Ying and Meng Li.

It is definitely impossible for Ma Qing to enter the men's team of the 12 London Olympics, but if he does not win the World Table Tennis Championships, it is estimated that Ma Qing will not choose to retire.

such.

The German Open semi-finals have been decided.

Li Ying VS Thiem!

Kong Fengge VS Dimitri!

In this case, a situation will arise.

For Xia State, the best scenario would be for Li Ying and Kong Fengge to meet in the finals.

But by the same token, the German twins also have the possibility of meeting in the final.

Another possibility is that Xiaguo and Germany will each score one goal.

But who will make it to the men's singles final will have to wait and see in the competition.

As for this moment.

Men's doubles.

In the men's doubles final, it has been confirmed that the two teams from Xiaguo will meet.

Li Ying/Xu Guinian VS Liang Long/Kong Fengge!
(End of this chapter)