Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 86 Dong Yaobang finally realized Chen Daqian's happiness

In the national team, especially the men's team, Dong Yaobang had almost absolute power.

Because head coach Cai Zhenxia almost didn't care about anything, the men's team was completely managed by Dong Yaobang.

No table tennis player on the men's team dared to compete with Dong Yaobang.

"Aying, you have to do your best in this World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama. Although you are only 17 years old this year, you have ambitions regardless of age. And you are at an age when heroes emerge from youth. You have the drive, so you should be very motivated and charge forward."

Dong Yaobang waved his arms and clenched his fists, as if he was doing his best to cheer for Li Ying.

"Thank you for your trust, coach. I will do my best!"

How could Li Ying not know Dong Yaobang's temper, but now, Li Ying followed Dong Yaobang's words.

after all.

Dong Yaobang continued with a smile, "You are the next generation of the national table tennis team and you will be the most trusted player. From now on, you must fulfill your core role. My goal for you is to reach the top four. You must hold on to your division, and only then will you have completed your mission."

Li Ying nodded.

"I will definitely advance to the top four, even though my half is full of strong players." Li Ying smiled with absolute confidence.

Dong Yaobang then said a lot of encouraging words, and Li Ying kept nodding, deliberately showing a very excited look.

Chen Daqian came back only after Dong Yaobang left.

But Chen Daqian said nothing.

After a day of training, I returned to my hotel room at night.

Chen Daqian then asked, "Aying, what did the head coach want to talk to you about today?"

"Brother Qian, even if I didn't tell you, couldn't you guess it? I think he should have told you, Brother Meng, and Brother Ma separately back then."

Li Ying smiled.

This has become Dong Yaobang's usual tactic.

Eggs are not put in one basket.

"Not really, but it should have started from the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships. Anyway, as far as I know, he has talked to Ma Qing and Meng Li separately. Then, after talking to you, he went to find Liang Long and Xu Guinian." Chen Daqian said with a smile.

"The head coach really has good intentions. He expects me to reach the semi-finals. But my goal is obviously not just that," Li Ying said with a smile.

"Your mentality has always been stable, this is the most important thing. These days, don't be affected by the outside media at all!" Chen Daqian said with a smile.

Hear this.

Li Ying couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Qian, you said that the Table Tennis Association did this and promoted Brother Meng and Brother Ma. If they were the two who won the men's singles final, it would be fine. But if it wasn't them, don't you think it would be a bit embarrassing?"

Li Yingcai never cared about media attention.

And today, Li Ying and Chen Daqian both felt very clearly that the Xia National Table Tennis Association and the national team were doing their best to promote the popularity of Mengli and Ma Qing.

They were originally the men's singles finalists in last year's Imperial Capital Olympics.

And now.

The Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships is the most important competition after the men's singles final of the Imperial Olympics.

of course.

Although the World Cup is also known as one of the three Grand Slam tournaments, in fact, the value of the World Cup men's singles championship is obviously not as high as the Olympic men's singles gold medal and the World Table Tennis Championships men's singles championship.

and so.

Now the global media are hyping up the ultimate showdown between Montrose and Mason.

In addition, the popularity of the Table Tennis World Championships in Yokohama is already very high.

All of a sudden.

Almost all the news on the Internet is about Mengli and Ma Qing.

Chen Daqian smiled and said, "What's the big deal? In any case, the national table tennis team will never lose money."

Chen Daqian was no longer surprised by these things.

Because he was once a darling of the media.

but.

Chen Daqian had long since regarded fame and fortune as nothing.

"Brother Qian, don't you think they are afraid of the curse that the favorites will die?" Li Ying asked with a smile.

"Aying, they are building up their strength. Obviously, if they do this, Mengli and Ma Qing know in their hearts that this has forced them into a desperate situation and they have no way out. In this way, they can exert their strength to 100% in the game." Chen Daqian said with a smile.

"Oh!" Li Ying suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. It seems there is some trick to this."

"This is also a way to increase their fighting spirit. I think Meng Li and Ma Qing were forced to do this. Of course, in order to win the men's singles championship at the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, they have completely put everything else aside."

Chen Daqian said calmly, "Do you think they don't know the consequences of doing this? Ah Ying, but I tell you, they have no choice. Especially Ma Qing, who is extremely eager to win the men's singles championship in the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships. In that case, he can achieve a Grand Slam."

"Mong Li also longs to win the men's singles title at the World Table Tennis Championships. After all, he has never won a singles title. If he wins, the only thing missing is the men's singles gold medal at the Olympics. In this way, Meng Li still has the hope of becoming a Grand Slam champion."

Li Ying laughed and said, "I won't take such an approach. I always feel that it's a bit unorthodox."

Chen Daqian smiled and said, "It's not a crooked path, but it's a shortcut. But the road to heaven you're on is naturally incomparable!"

Li Ying said in a deep voice: "Brother Qian, I'm telling you the truth. No matter how much Mengge and Mage want to win the World Table Tennis Championship, I will also try my best. If they want to get it, they must show their best form to beat me. Otherwise, they can't take the championship!"

"Aying, why are you telling me all this? I'm not your teammate now, I'm your coach. Besides, the arena is often so cruel." Chen Daqian could understand it very well.

because.

This is how he got to where he is today.

"Anyway, it all depends on their own abilities. If they defeat me and convince me, they can take away the men's singles championship. Otherwise, they can only watch me reach the top." Li Ying said in a deep voice.

Even though Mengli and Ma Qing are now at the peak of their careers, Li Ying is no pushover.

Time passed and finally it was April 4th.

There will be three games today.

Men's singles first round!
Men's doubles first round!
Men's singles second round!
And among them.

Li Ying's opponents are not unknown people.

Even the opponents in the first round are famous superstars.

among them.

The opponent in the first round is Naganuma Atsushi from Ryuo Country!
Therefore.

All major media outlets feel that the draw for the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships is fair and just. Otherwise, if the organizers had tampered with the draw, their country's players would not have been allowed to face Li Ying in the first round no matter what.

To know.

Li Ying is the third seed in the men's singles of this World Table Tennis Championships.

Second only to Mengli and Ma Qing.

of course.

In the table tennis game.

When it comes to drawing lots, there isn't much point in tampering with them.

and.

This is the World Table Tennis Championships, which the International Table Tennis Federation attaches great importance to.

Naturally, the International Table Tennis Federation does not want the Ryuukoku to ruin the reputation of the World Table Tennis Championships.

After the first day of men's singles competition, the top 16 men's singles players of the entire World Table Tennis Championships will be announced.

Until then.

It will become clear who is strong and who is weak.

Although Channel C has set up a table tennis channel, it is newly established and is naturally inferior to the sports channel in terms of popularity, influence and fame.

The sports channel will also broadcast the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships live.

In this regard, the leaders of Channel C support the five sports channels.

after all.

Advertising revenue is rising rapidly.

Which leader can refuse?

Men's singles first round.

The sports channel did not choose to broadcast the match between Meng Li and Ma Qing, but instead broadcast Li Ying's first round of men's singles. Ratings are king.

Sports channels are well aware of this.

Because every time Li Ying’s game is broadcast live, the ratings are very high.

Because of this World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama, online videos did not obtain the broadcasting rights.

and so.

The audience in Xia Country can only watch Li Ying's games on TV.

But this time.

Li Ying's off-court coach is no longer Chen Daqian.

But it was Dong Yaobang.

"Coach, why is it you?"

Li Ying thought Dong Yaobang was here to keep him company for a while, but unexpectedly, Dong Yaobang sat directly in the instruction seat.

"Aying, don't I deserve it?" Dong Yaobang said with a smile.

"How is that possible?"

This was indeed beyond Li Ying's expectations.

"Aying, come on!"

Before leaving, Chen Daqian cheered for Li Ying.

But although he seemed to have left, he was actually standing not far away, watching Li Ying silently.

Li Ying and Naganuma Atsushi began to warm up.

At this moment.

On the sports channels, hosts and professional commentators have already started working.

At this moment, when the camera swept to the coaching seats outside the court.

"Wow, I didn't expect that Li Ying's off-court coach would be head coach Dong Yaobang."

"That's right. Li Ying's head coach Chen Daqian has always been Li Ying's off-court coach."

"It seems that the national table tennis team really values ​​Li Ying. Head coach Dong Yaobang, in general, only serves as an off-court coach for the national table tennis team in world competitions. Moreover, most of them are team competitions."

"In the team competition at last year's Olympics, it was head coach Dong Yaobang who led the team to win the gold medal."

"Li Ying's first round opponent is very strong. At present, he is very aggressive and has a strong momentum in the domestic league of Ryusaku."

"And it is said that during the pre-match interview, Naganuma Atsushi 'told the truth' and wanted to defeat Lee Ying."

"We'll just listen to this kind of talk."

"The game has officially begun."

"Li Ying was incredibly fast from the start."

"Li Ying's serve seems to have a lot more variety, and her serve reception has also become very crisp. She twists and pulls when she needs to, and if she can't twist and pull, she'll serve short, or she'll sneak in and chop long."

"Li Ying's table tennis skills are varied. It seems that during this closed training, Li Ying's strength has also been improved!"

"But it won't be easy for Li Ying to win the men's singles title at this World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama."

"According to the draw, if Li Ying advances to the semifinals, he will first have to fight Ma Qing in the semifinals. And if the four main players of our Xia national team successfully meet, then the other semifinal will hopefully also be a battle between the national table tennis team. In this case, Li Ying's opponent in the final is very likely to be Meng Li!"

"Mengli has been the absolute main force of the national table tennis team since 2004. Until now, although he has always claimed to be the leader of the national table tennis team and the top player of the national team, he still lacks this extremely heavyweight singles championship in the World Table Tennis Championships to prove himself!"

"That's right. Compared to Meng Li, Ma Qing hopes to win more. If that happens, he will win the Grand Slam!"

"This match is very interesting. While we were chatting, Li Ying easily defeated Naganuma Atsushi 11-4 in the first game and got off to a good start."

When Li Ying returned to Dong Yaobang with the towel, Dong Yaobang finally understood Chen Daqian's happiness.

Question Chen Daqian!
Understand Chen Daqian!
Become Chen Daqian!
Dong Yaobang quickly handed Li Ying the sports drink he had prepared in advance, as well as a bottle of iced mineral water.

"Aying, you played very well in the first game. As for your technique, I don't need to say much. The key is that you have to keep a steady mentality because you are still young. This is what I am most worried about in you, so I came to be your off-court coach." Dong Yaobang said with a smile.

"Thank you, Coach!" Li Ying gulped down two bottles in one breath, feeling extremely happy.

Although I didn't sweat much in the first game.

but.

Despite the boos from the audience, Li Ying still felt very happy after defeating Naganuma Atsushi.

and.

Li Ying also saw that more and more fans of the Ryuokoku table tennis team defected. They initially cheered for Naganuma Atsushi, but in the end, they changed their stance.

There's no way around it. People from Ryuying Country are inherently envious of the strong.

Li Ying hopes that this Ryuu home court will be his home court when he makes his debut in the future.

the other side.

Ryuokoku head coach Fujimoto Yusuke is very helpless!

in fact.

If he had not met Li Ying in the first round, with Naganuma Atsushi's strength, he might have made it into the top 16 of the men's singles.

but.

Unfortunately, I just have bad luck.

and.

From this first game, Fujimoto Yusuke did not find any weakness of Li Ying at all, which is the most terrifying thing.

Although among the Ryuying National Table Tennis Association and the national team, there is the most information on Li Ying.

But Li Ying is a hexagonal warrior with extremely balanced technical strength and no obvious flaws at all. He is super versatile and it is difficult to find a breakthrough point.

then.

All Fujimoto Yusuke could do was to keep comforting Naganuma Atsushi.

The break was very short and Li Ying returned to the court.

The next three games.

Li Ying swept across cleanly and neatly, leaving no chance for Naganuma Jung to turn the tables.

Li Ying was afraid that the night would be too long and might cause more trouble.

Too late and things will change.

and.

If you can sweep the game in four innings, then end it in four innings. Why not do it?

Less than half an hour.

Dong Yaobang went off work.

He felt absolutely relieved.

Until Chen Daqian came back again.

"Daqian, is this what your daily work is like?" Dong Yaobang said with a smile.

When Chen Daqian saw Dong Yaobang like this, he immediately understood what he meant.

"As an off-field coach for Aying, except for the rare times when I feel distressed, most of the time I feel very lucky!" Chen Daqian said with a smile.

Dong Yaobang smiled and said, "That's true. Ah Ying really made too few mistakes."

Dong Yaobang now personally gave Li Ying off-court guidance, and suddenly he had a feeling in his heart!
This time, even though Mengli and Ma Qing have improved their strength again and surpassed their previous peaks during the closed training period, can they really win against such a stable and terrifying Li Ying?

of course.

For Dong Yaobang, the head coach of the men's team.

No matter who wins among Li Ying, Meng Li or Ma Qing, he can accept it.

If Ma Qing wins, it will be a Grand Slam.

If Mengli wins, it will prove that he is currently the leader of the Xiaguo national table tennis team and is the well-deserved number one.

But if Li Ying wins, then we can only say that the undefeated Li Ying has completely succeeded in seizing power, and he will be one of the core players of the national table tennis team in the future.

(End of this chapter)