Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 83 Closed training, Meng Li and Ma Qing approaching 99 points, Li Ying trying to win

The plane was in first class. Wang Xianlan had money, so she upgraded her and Li Ying directly.

The first-class seat unfolds into a lie-flat bed.

Li Ying and Wang Xianlan lay on it, feeling like they were sleeping in a comfortable big bed at home during the long-distance flight.

"Small win, we were both successful this time."

Wang Xianlan was very happy.

Not sleepy at all.

So, Li Ying had no choice but to accompany him.

"You and Qiao Yuning's doubles cooperation is becoming more and more tacit. If things go as expected, your doubles cooperation will be even better in the future. But you should not focus your mind and energy on doubles, but on singles." Li Ying said with a smile.

"Well, I defeated the big devil again this time. So if I meet her in the final of the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, I will definitely beat her!" Wang Xianlan was very confident.

"It's good to be confident, but don't let it turn into arrogance," Li Ying reminded.

“I wouldn’t. Besides, Coach Hou is watching me every day. He won’t give me the chance to be arrogant.” Wang Xianlan said with a smile.

"That's true. Coach Hou probably cares more about your training than I do." Li Ying said with a smile.

"Well, maybe it will be better after 12 years," Wang Xianlan said happily.

As they were talking, Wang Xianlan felt sleepy and fell asleep in Li Ying's arms.

Li Ying also fell into a deep sleep immediately.

I slept until the plane landed at the Imperial Capital International Airport.

And this time.

Wang Xianlan's parents did not come to greet her.

Because Hou Bingguang did not approve leave for Wang Xianlan.

of course.

The Chinese national table tennis team will hold a training camp for the players who will participate in the World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama.

After all, it is only March 3rd, and the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships will not be held until April 23th in Yokohama, the Ryuukaku Country.

And because Xia Country and Ryuying Country are not too far apart, there is no need to adjust to the time difference. It is estimated that we will have to wait until the World Table Tennis Championships are held before going there. It should be impossible to go there earlier.

In this case.

There is about a month left, and during this period, the national table tennis team has decided to conduct closed training.

and so.

No one is allowed to take leave.

Even the second national table tennis team.

Because of the closed training, the entire national table tennis team, whether it is the first or second team, must provide support and serve as sparring partners for the players participating in the World Table Tennis Championships.

In particular, we need to learn and practice the playing styles of top foreign table tennis superstars so that the players participating in the World Table Tennis Championships can get used to it.

And generally speaking, during closed training, the Chinese national table tennis team strictly prohibits media interviews.

In short.

It's like a retreat, and I look forward to coming out and shining at the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships.

Take the bus back to the national table tennis training base.

Wang Xianlan reluctantly said goodbye to Li Ying, and Li Ying followed Chen Daqian back to the room.

In the living room.

Chen Daqian makes tea.

"Brother Qian, you really have the leisure time!"

Li Ying likes to drink tea, but he doesn't like to make tea.

"You need to calm down, and the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships is very important to you. But to be honest, Ma Qing and Meng Li will definitely do everything they can for this World Table Tennis Championships. I'm afraid their strength will be improved during this closed training camp."

Chen Daqian was talking while making tea.

"It's normal. After all, their age is there. Besides, neither of them dares to bet on the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships. So, in this Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, both of them want to win the men's singles championship. But, I want it too!" Li Ying said with a smile.

as far as I can tell.

Li Ying feels that although many top table tennis stars have emerged from foreign associations.

But it's obvious.

At present, the table tennis superstars from outside the association cannot pose a threat to Mengli and Ma Qing for the time being.

so.

The biggest opponent this time is still my teammates.

of course.

Meng Li and Ma Qing probably both think so.

"If you want both, Aying, you may have to train explosive tactics. You are very strong and very stable. But because of this, I feel that your explosiveness is not as good as Mengli and Ma Qing!" Chen Daqian said in a deep voice.

As Li Ying's head coach, Chen Daqian does not sit idle every day.

He has been observing Li Ying, and also observing his old teammates Mengli and Ma Qing.

In private, Chen Daqian was also thinking about it.

"There's nothing I can do about it. After all, they have been playing professionally for many years, while I have only been playing for a short time." Li Ying smiled bitterly.

The existence of the professional panel has enabled Li Ying to solidify his table tennis skills and tactics, and he can perform stably anytime and anywhere.

But this does limit the maximum burst level.

But no way.

It is impossible for Li Ying to give up his career panel.

"No, there is a way."

When Chen Daqian said this, Li Ying stared at him.

Li Ying never expected that Chen Daqian had a solution?
"That's right. That is to improve your weakest table tennis skills during this closed training. First, after consolidating the foundation, when the World Table Tennis Championships comes, I will have my own clever plan!" Chen Daqian said with a smile.

As soon as these words came out.

Li Ying blurted out: "Brother Qian, you probably haven't figured out how to make me explode, so you're stalling for time!"

Chen Daqian pretended to be angry.

"Aying, do you really not trust me?"

Li Ying shook his head.

"How could I not believe it?"

But Chen Daqian's words gave Li Ying an idea.

Li Ying plans to study the career panel to see if he can find a solution from it.

Closed training officially begins.

Li Ying immediately noticed that Mengli and Ma Qing had a very positive attitude in training every day, and currently the national table tennis team is providing them with all-round support, including team doctors, high-tech recovery methods, and various high-precision instruments.

In short.

The Xia national table tennis team paid a heavy price for Mengli and Ma Qing.

then.

Li Ying could see the divine light on Mengli and Ma Qing blooming at a speed visible to the naked eye, until it became as bright as the stars in the sky.

then.

Li Ying simulated a battle in a fantasy space.

Battle against Monli, a crushing defeat!
Battle against Ma Qing, a crushing defeat!
At this moment.

Li Ying looked at the system scores given to Mengli and Ma Qing on the career panel. Their strength scores were almost close to 99 points.

98 points, he is already a legendary star who has achieved all the Grand Slams.

99 points, recognized in the professional panel as the demigod of table tennis, is actually already a myth!

And 100 points is the real god of table tennis, a super GOAT who has no predecessors and no successors in the history of table tennis!

Table tennis players who score 99 points are at least demigods who can achieve super grand slams or double grand slams!
Just one step away from becoming the god of table tennis.

and so.

It is conceivable how popular Mengli and Ma Qing are now.

Chen Daqian saw this scene.

Comfort Li Ying.

"Aying, this is the treatment that Mengli and Ma Qing have earned after fighting for the Xia Kingdom for many years. You can be envious, but don't be jealous. When you truly become a core force, you will also have such status and treatment!" Chen Daqian said with a smile.

If he doesn't become the men's singles champion of the World Table Tennis Championships and doesn't win a very heavyweight championship, Li Ying will never be able to be promoted to the core player of the Xiaguo national table tennis team.

At the very least, we have to win a men's singles title in the World Cup.

In other words.

Only by becoming the men's singles champion in the three major competitions can one be qualified to be called a core player in Xia Country.

if not.

The other members of the Xiaguo team will think about one thing: you have the open championship, and so do I. You have the intercontinental championship, and so do I.

Then.

Why can you become the core force?
Therefore, to distinguish between core players and non-core players, we still need to see whether they can win the singles championship in the three major tournaments.

By the same token, within the national table tennis team, the distinction between main players and non-main players depends on whether they are world champions!

After all, the highest point in most people’s career is becoming a world champion.

Even the Chinese national table tennis team is full of geniuses.

But the national table tennis team is full of talents.

Chen Daqian soon discovered it.

Li Ying, who used to be as happy and cheerful during training every day as Xu Guinian, now has no smile on his face.

He couldn't help but look at Mengli and Ma Qing beside him.

You are always the center of attention.

Chen Daqian suddenly understood Li Ying’s loss.

After a day of training, Li Ying felt very tired.

He was eager to improve his strength in order to fight against Mengli and Ma Qing who were close to 99 points.

at this time.

Li Ying looked at the career panel.

As the men's singles champion of the German Open, Li Ying has not used the skill level upgrade rewarded by the professional panel. Therefore, Li Ying's strength score is still 97.3 points.

If nothing goes wrong, upgrading a certain table tennis skill to the maximum level should be able to reach 97.4 points.

But even so.

It is still extremely difficult to compete against Mengli and Ma Qing who have scores close to 99 points.

At least.

In the simulated duel in the fantasy space, Li Ying was swept 4-0 every time.

There was no way they could last until the fifth or sixth inning.

If the game is dragged into a tiebreak, Li Ying feels that with the "unlimited energy" entry, there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory.

Chen Daqian returned to the room after the coaching staff meeting.

Looking at Li Ying lying on the sofa with lifeless eyes, wondering what he was thinking about, Chen Daqian suddenly felt inexplicably distressed.

"Brother Qian, you're back!"

Li Ying ends the simulation game in Fantasy Space.

"kindness."

Li Ying looked at Chen Daqian who had a serious expression.

"Brother Qian, what's wrong with you? Isn't it just a meeting of the coaching staff?"

Li Ying discovered that Chen Daqian was different from before.

"Nothing, it's just that the head coach and the head coach repeatedly reiterated at the meeting that the Xiaguo national table tennis team is strictly prohibited from internal friction and studying teammates. Among them, although there was no clear list of names, they were talking about me, Qin Yucheng, and Liao Huazhong. Although I was left behind by the head coach and the head coach to talk alone, I believe that the two of them probably felt the same way!"

Chen Daqian tried hard to force a smile.

"Then I don't think it's a big deal." Li Ying said with a smile.

Chen Daqian was stunned.

It is clear.

National team head coach Cai Zhenxia and head coach Dong Yaobang are doing their best to help Mengli and Ma Qing, no matter who wins the championship.

but.

Not allowing Chen Daqian, Qin Yucheng and Liao Huazhong to study Mengli and Ma Qing shows that the top leaders of the national team are determined to protect Mengli and Ma Qing.

But this is a bit cruel for Li Ying.

"Brother Qian, you are now retiring from the national team. If you put yourself in the shoes of the head coach and the head coach, I think this is okay. Because it means that the national team has not given up on the veterans. The national team adheres to the principle of not abandoning or giving up."

"Although the national team has always been adhering to a philosophy, that is, to encourage the younger generation as much as possible and speed up the transition to power. In this way, the national table tennis team can implement a normal handover."

"At this point, you have to admit that the women's team is actually doing better than our men's team."

"If this is the case, then the national team's preferential treatment of veterans will reassure us, the younger generation. Because everyone will get older one day."

Li Ying is very open-minded about this.

Without this kind of cohesion and unity, how could the Chinese national table tennis team have dominated the international table tennis arena for many years?

"My ideological realm is not as good as yours!" Chen Daqian said self-deprecatingly.

"Brother Qian, what are you talking about? You are clearly too concerned and you want me to win the men's singles championship. So when you saw the national table tennis team treating Meng Li and Ma Qing like this, you felt unfair for me in your heart."

Li Ying smiled and said, "But Brother Qian, it's really not necessary. Besides, the more I do this, the more I feel like fighting."

Before, Li Ying was still having wild thoughts.

If he really met Ma Qing in the final, he once thought about whether he would secretly give up the ball.

But now.

The Chinese table tennis team's actions completely extinguished Li Ying's idea of ​​giving away the point.

The reason why Li Ying gave up the ball was that he wanted to help Ma Qing win the Grand Slam.

The reason why Li Ying was able to quickly gain a foothold in the national team was because of the National Championships.

And it is obvious that Ma Qing did help Li Ying during that time.

But now.

Li Ying had no such idea at all.

Let’s fight with real swords and guns!
If Mengli wants to win his first World Table Tennis Championship title and Ma Qing wants to achieve a Grand Slam, they should rely on their strength and take it away from us.

If you don't have the strength, then you can only say that it's bad luck.

Seeing Li Ying like this, Chen Daqian stopped having wild thoughts.

"Aying, let's work together. During this closed training camp, I will help you maximize your benefits." Chen Daqian said with a smile.

"Then I'm going to trouble you now. Which table tennis skill do you think I should focus on improving so that my strength can improve by leaps and bounds?"

Li Ying now has an opportunity to instantly improve a certain table tennis skill to the maximum level, but as to which table tennis skill to improve, Li Ying feels that he must ask Chen Daqian for his opinion.

"Aying, I don't have any idea for the moment, but we can sort it out during training tomorrow." Chen Daqian had never thought about this problem before.

"Okay, let's wait until tomorrow!"

Li Ying smiled.

Go back to your room and lie on the bed.

Wang Xianlan called.

"Little win!"

Li Ying heard a hint of grievance in Wang Xianlan's words.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling a little uncomfortable? You've lost the spotlight you once were and now you've become just an ordinary person. Aren't you happy?" Li Ying said with a smile.

"Xiaoying, how did you know? Our women's team and your men's team don't practice in the same gym. Could it be that you have a close personal relationship with a member of our women's team?"

Wang Xianlan instinctively became alert.

"You little brat, it would be better if you focus on training. Don't let your mind wander to these nonsense. In fact, it's normal. If your women's team wins the women's singles championship in the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, it will be an unprecedented double Grand Slam in the history of women's table tennis. Under such temptation, I'm afraid your head coach will not be able to resist the trend." Li Ying said with a smile.

The women's team.

Li Ying understood it very well.

The head coach of the Big Devil is already a senior coach of the national team.

More importantly.

The head coach of the women's team particularly values ​​and even relies on the big devil of the female table tennis team.

Even now there are news reports that the female table tennis queen is going to retire.

But so far, the head coach of the women's team obviously does not particularly trust the new generation of players headed by Wang Xianlan, Ji Chuanxia and Qiao Yuning.

after all.

Except for Ji Chuanxia, ​​who currently holds the World Cup Women's Singles Championship, players like Wang Xianlan and Qiao Yuning have not yet proven themselves in any world competitions.

Then in this case, the top leaders of the women's team would definitely want to do their best to help the big devil.

It is not only to ensure the performance of the women's team in the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, but also to enable the Big Devil to achieve an unprecedented double Grand Slam achievement.

Suddenly, Wang Xianlan, who was very perceptive, also heard a different meaning in Li Ying's tone.

"Xiaoying, is it true that the men's team is focusing on training Mengge and Mage?"

Wang Xianlan said suddenly.

"Isn't this normal? If I were the head coach of the men's and women's national table tennis teams, I would probably make the same choice. After all, we have never been tested in a world championship. God knows whether we will collapse in a world championship."

Li Ying smiled and said, "But Mengge and Ma Ge are different. After all, they have proven themselves many times in the world competitions. So, I think it's normal. You should not be disappointed, but should encourage your fighting spirit."

After Li Ying finished speaking, Wang Xianlan laughed out loud.

"Xiaoying, what you said is exactly the same as what my coach said!" Wang Xianlan said with a smile.

"That's right. Since you think so, then do it. After all, Buddhas fight for a stick of incense, and people fight for a breath of air." Li Ying said with a smile.

"Well, let's work hard together." Wang Xianlan said with a smile.

"OK, good night!"

"Good night, Xiaoying!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Ying felt particularly satisfied.

Because in this world, besides our parents, there are really people who care about us.

Time enters February.

Chen Daqian personally recorded the video and asked Li Ying and his sparring partner Lin Wangyuan to sort out all the table tennis skills that Li Ying had mastered one by one.

For the entire morning, Li Ying demonstrated all the dozens of table tennis skills he had mastered.

"Aying, you do have a lot of table tennis skills. You cover a wide range, but you are a little vague about the specific details of many skills."

Chen Daqian discovered Li Ying's problem.

"That's true, and I think some skills are too general, such as serving and receiving. There are too many branches of such skills!"

Li Ying smiled.

Li Ying once tried to improve his serve receiving skills to the maximum level.

but.

The career panel was not successful.

It is clear.

Li Ying felt that this was no longer something that a mere men's singles champion in an open tournament could achieve.

At the very least, it has to be a continental competition, such as the Asian Cup, Asian Championships or even the Asian Games.

even.

I'm afraid that sometimes you need to become the men's singles champion of the World Table Tennis Championships or the World Cup to have a chance of achieving this.

after all.

One name, covering many branches of skills.

"In that case, I think you can strengthen your forehand." Chen Daqian said shockingly.

"Is my forehand not strong enough?" Li Ying wondered.

"Your forehand is not strong." Chen Daqian was once famous for his powerful forehand, so he knew very well what a powerful forehand looked like.

"To be honest, even though you have swept Park Kwang-ho many times, Park Kwang-ho's forehand is indeed very strong!" Chen Daqian said with a smile.

Li Ying nodded.

He does not deny this.

"Moreover, when it comes to your forehand, your power is mostly generated through lobs and sideways bursts. But you haven't shown any strength in forehand smashes, forehand bursts, or even forehand lobs. On the contrary, I think your backhand is stronger than your forehand." Chen Daqian said with a smile.

Li Ying suddenly felt as if he had been enlightened.

(End of this chapter)