Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 87: Ma Qing almost crashed, the top eight are revealed
Starting from 13:30 in the afternoon until 15:45, the first round of men's doubles and women's doubles will be held.

Before the men's doubles match started, Xu Guinian came to find Li Ying.

Li Ying could see that Xu Guinian was very excited.

"Brother Xu, are you going to work hard to defeat Liang Long?"

Li Ying smiled.

"In the men's singles competition, I will meet him in the quarter-finals. I want to become a world champion, and doubles competition is my best chance of becoming a world champion at the moment!"

Xu Guinian said with a smile.

Hear this.

Li Ying couldn't help but fall silent.

National table tennis team.

Who isn't a genius?

but.

I am afraid that many members of the national table tennis team can only become world champions in their entire lives.

“I’m not even a world champion yet?”

Li Ying smiled.

"How come you are not? You won the Table Tennis World Championship, so aren't you a world champion?" Xu Guinian asked puzzled.

"In my mind, only the one who wins the three major championships can be a world champion!" Li Ying said with a smile.

"Then we must work harder!" Xu Guinian said with a smile.

Men's doubles first round.

Chen Daqian provided off-field guidance.

With the current strength of Li Ying and Xu Guinian, it would be an easy sweep for them.

as far as I can tell.

Among the many men's doubles combinations in the world, the only ones that can pose a threat to Li Ying and Xu Guinian are the two pairs of men's doubles from Xia Guo and the overseas contingent, that is the German twin men's doubles combination.

And among them.

Su Yan/Ma Qing, Liang Long/Kong Fengge, they are all extremely powerful.

After men's doubles.

There is also the second round of men's singles.

Li Ying's opponent is the top star from the overseas team.

But with Li Ying's current strength, as long as he doesn't meet Mengli and Ma Qing, the strength scores of other table tennis players are not as high as Li Ying, so there is naturally no hope of defeating Li Ying.

Got through the second round easily.

Li Ying finished the match on April 4th.

After two rounds of men's singles.

From the original 128 contestants, there are now only 32 left.

The third round will be finished tomorrow.

The top 16 will be announced soon.

After the game, Li Ying started to have a snack. The Chinese table tennis team is wealthy and also brought its logistics team to Yokohama. Of course, in this foreign country, the chefs of the Chinese table tennis team can also prepare Ryusakura specialty food.

For example, Li Ying likes grilled Wagyu beef the most because the quality is the best.

"Brother Qian, why don't you eat?"

Li Ying saw Chen Daqian constantly bringing food to him, but he didn't move his chopsticks. Li Ying felt a little embarrassed while eating.

"Aying, do you think everyone is like you, with a physique that can never gain weight? I dare not eat as much as I want, otherwise it will be too difficult to manage my body." Chen Daqian said with a smile.

Li Ying glanced at Chen Daqian.

"Brother Qian, you have managed your body well enough. It's not that I can't gain weight, it's just that I exercise a lot every day, so no matter how much fat I accumulate, I can burn it!" Li Ying said with a smile.

"It's okay, just eat more. Anyway, the Chinese national table tennis team is rich and powerful now, so we can still let you eat as much as you want." Chen Daqian brought Li Ying more than a dozen plates of top-quality Wagyu beef.

In front of Li Ying, the grill pan was sizzling.

Li Ying ate meat and drank beverages with big mouthfuls, feeling very refreshed.

"Well, it's only because you're not an adult yet. Otherwise, wouldn't it be great if you had some more wine?" Li Ying said with a smile.

"Don't even think about drinking. Athletes are almost forbidden to drink alcohol because it will damage the body. It's good to be able to drink some beverages. If it were another coach, you would decide whether to allow drinking beverages." Chen Daqian said with a smile.

"Brother Qian, are you implying something about my brother Hou?"

Li Ying smiled.

"Haha."

Chen Daqian also laughed.

The reason why Wang Xianlan felt extremely constrained was because Hou Bingguang was very strict with her on a daily basis, not only in terms of training but also in her daily life.

This made Wang Xianlan very uncomfortable.

but.

Wang Xianlan could endure it because her technical and tactical strength was improving.

Big deal.

Once you achieve the Grand Slam in the future, you can eat and drink as much as you want.

After eating and drinking, Li Ying did not go out to hang out, but went straight back to the hotel room with Chen Daqian.

It can be said.

During the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, Chen Daqian was like Li Ying's personal bodyguard. Wherever Li Ying went, Chen Daqian was there.

Of course, Li Ying didn't feel constrained at all.

Chen Daqian took out his computer.

"Aying, according to the current trend of the competition, after the third round tomorrow, the top 16 will almost all be the top 20 players in the world. The top 16 will almost certainly represent the top 16 table tennis players in the world right now."

Chen Daqian smiled.

"Brother Qian, do you think that if I win the World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama, I can directly enter the top five in the world rankings?" Li Ying said with a smile.

"According to the current ranking rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation, what you said is possible. You have won many open tournaments. If you can really win the World Table Tennis Championships, I think your world ranking may instantly reach the top three in the world, second only to Mengli and Ma Qing." Chen Daqian said with a smile.

"Ma Qing's Olympic singles championship score is very high, and Mongli was the World Cup champion last year. These have led to their points ranking first and second in the world. However, after the World Table Tennis Championships, the new world ranking will be announced." Chen Daqian said with a smile.

"That's something I'm looking forward to." Li Ying said with a smile.

While Li Ying and Chen Daqian were studying tactics in the room, Meng Li and Ma Qing were accepting exclusive interviews from many media outlets. With the publicity from many media outlets at this World Table Tennis Championships, their popularity was unprecedentedly high.

Coupled with the commercial activities they participate in, all of this has made their current popularity even more terrifying than last year's Imperial Capital Olympics.

late at night.

They returned to the hotel.

And they all have a common head coach.

At this moment, Ma Qing was very sensitive and felt that this would not work.

"Old Wu, it would be better if we have fewer interviews like this in the future. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the consequences will be really serious." Ma Qing instinctively felt that something was wrong.

"Although participating in commercial activities can make money very quickly. However, the foundation of our career as athletes still lies in our performance. We are not Chen Daqian, who has won the men's singles championship at the World Table Tennis Championships three times. And we two don't have one yet." Meng Li said with a wry smile.

"Don't worry, there will definitely be fewer activities in the future. But the national table tennis team needs you, and you also have to help the national table tennis team. Otherwise, the national table tennis team's previous closed training camp was specifically to train you intensively and give you every opportunity." Wu Weijing said with a smile.

As soon as these words came out.

Neither Meng Li nor Ma Qing could refute it.

indeed so.

During the closed training in April, the national team focused almost entirely on the two of them.

All hopes of winning the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships are placed on these two.

It can be said.

The national team deserves them!
After all, if Ma Qing wins the championship, then Ma Qing will achieve the Grand Slam.

If Monli can win the championship, he will have won the World Cup men's singles championship and the World Table Tennis Championships men's singles championship. In this way, he will also have the hope of becoming a Grand Slam champion at the 2012 London Olympics.

In short.

This is because the Chinese national table tennis team gives special treatment to these two veteran players because they have fought for the country for many years.

In this regard, both Mengli and Ma Qing need to thank the national table tennis team.

Because although the Xia Guo national table tennis team has always emphasized letting the younger generation of athletes take over, in fact, it has not abandoned these veteran players.

and so.

In their hearts, Mengli and Ma Qing are very grateful to the top management of the national team, especially the head coach and the head coach.

Anyway, head coach Cai Zhenxia and head coach Dong Yaobang have given them every opportunity. Whether they can seize it depends on their strength.

5 month 1 number.

Even though it is Labor Day.

but.

In Yokohama, the land of Ryuuko.

The battle for the World Table Tennis Championships continues!
Today we will have the third round of men's singles and the second round of men's doubles.

Li Ying won the third round of men's singles steadily, and thus advanced to the top 16 of men's singles in this Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships.

Men's doubles.

The cooperation between Li Ying and Xu Guinian became stronger and stronger, and they also easily shut out their opponents.

When the top 16 teams were announced, major media outlets around the world reported on it crazily.

Because the popularity of the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships is getting higher and higher.

at the same time.

Li Ying also looked at the confrontations in various divisions.

Chen Daqian smiled and said, "Aying, this time, the seven national table tennis players sent by our Xia country have all successfully advanced to the top 16 of the men's singles. We occupy almost half of the top 16, which proves that the national table tennis team is indeed getting stronger with each generation!"

Chen Daqian was deeply touched.

Because in the era when their Qianlima was there, although the Chinese national table tennis team was very strong, it did not have this kind of dominance.

even.

And lost many world championships.

but.

Now after the 2008 Beijing Olympics, especially after Li Ying's sudden rise, the Xiaguo national table tennis team seems to be unprecedentedly prosperous.

"This is indeed good news, but the other nine players in the top 16 should not be underestimated. The twin stars of Thiem and Dimitri, Felix from France, Ford from the UK, and even Cardeno from South America, a table tennis desert, should not be underestimated."

Li Ying smiled and said, "Truss from Sweden, Tomoaki Furukawa and Yosuke Matsudaira from Ryuo, and Park Kwang-ho from Goryeo."

"Indeed, there are no weak players after the top 16. However, the overseas players are indeed very strong at the moment. In this World Table Tennis Championships, the table tennis players from Hong Kong, Macao and Formosa did not perform very well."

Chen Daqian smiled and said, "However, as time goes by, the players from Hong Kong, Macao and even Formosa will grow up and pose a challenge to our national table tennis team. After all, almost all of them came from our provincial team or even the national second team!" "Brother Qian, in fact, from the current global situation of table tennis, we can see why the top leaders of the national team will specially train Mengge and Ma Ge this time. This is their last chance. If they fail to seize it, the national table tennis team will accelerate the renewal!" Li Ying said in a deep voice.

At this point, Li Ying has figured out some things.

after all.

If neither Mengli nor Ma Qing wins the championship this time, it will prove that the era of the thousand-mile horse is completely over!
Then I'm afraid the Chinese national table tennis team will truly usher in an era that belongs to the unicorn, dragon, phoenix and turtle!

of course.

Whether the Chinese national table tennis team can usher in the next era is not mandatory.

It depends on the results!

If Mengli and Ma Qing can still play, suppress the newcomers in the national team, and maintain a high winning rate in foreign wars, then there is no way, the national team cannot force them to withdraw from the core position.

but.

If Mengli and Ma Qing cannot win the championship, then the Chinese national table tennis team may have to start accelerating the training of a new generation of players.

After all, although the Chinese national table tennis team is strong now, those who do not plan for the future will inevitably have immediate worries.

The overseas legion is already growing wildly and rapidly!
"There's nothing we can do. If we can't win, we won't be qualified to continue to be the core player!" Chen Daqian saw this very clearly, so he resolutely withdrew from the national team.

He was only 30 years old last year, but he is not without the ability to fight.

But Chen Daqian could already see that the younger generation was very competitive.

Rather than retiring in disgrace at that time, Chen Daqian felt that it would be better to learn from him and retire at the peak of his career. This way, it would not be shameful.

Chen Daqian hopes that his example will help the national table tennis team to have a better handover in the future.

5 month 2 number.

The fourth round of the men's singles of the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, which is the 1/8 finals of the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, has begun.

The top 16 have been decided, so the top eight of this World Table Tennis Championships will be decided.

Li Ying's opponent is Cardeno, a South American table tennis superstar who came from the table tennis desert.

As for the 1/8 finals of the other three divisions, Li Ying is not paying attention.

Before the game.

Cardeno was very polite.

And Li Ying looked behind him.

There is no one behind Cardeno!
In other words.

Cardeno competed almost alone.

There is no coach and no logistics support team.

Today, there is no off-field coaching.

In this regard.

Li Ying didn't say anything.

Although Cardno is in a country with a table tennis desert, it is not yet Li Ying's turn to sympathize with him.

Because the gap between Xia country's national ball and others' is even bigger than that between Xia country and table tennis.

finally.

Li Ying swept Cardno 4-0 in a calm manner and advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament.

then.

Li Ying then had time to observe other players' competitions.

At this moment.

Li Ying looked at the pool table next to him.

Ma Qing competes against Ryuuko country's local player Matsudaira Yosuke.

Currently.

Ma Qing has already taken a big lead of 3 to 1.

Let’s not look at Li Ying for now.

Li Ying felt that with Ma Qing's strength and the current score, Ma Qing would definitely be able to sweep his opponent 4-1 and advance to the quarterfinals.

then.

Li Ying looked at the other table tennis tables, paying special attention to Monli's match.

Because for now.

Meng Li and Ma Qing are the mountains that Li Ying needs to overcome in this Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships.

It’s not that Liang Long and Xu Guinian are not strong.

But for now, they are still unable to fight against Mengli and Ma Qing.

but.

Chen Daqian called Li Ying.

"A Ying, look at Ma Qing's table."

Chen Daqian's words made Li Ying look carefully.

"Huh? How did it become 3 to 3?" Li Ying was stunned. He really didn't notice.

Chen Daqian said solemnly: "In the fifth game, Ma Qing led 5-2 at the start, but after Matsudaira Yosuke called a timeout, Ma Qing was served repeatedly, tying the score at 6, and won the game 11-8. In the sixth game, Matsudaira Yosuke gained confidence, leading 7-1 at the start, and eventually won 11-8, dragging the game into the deciding game."

Li Ying frowned slightly.

Although Ma Qing is indeed the enemy that he has long imagined in his heart.

But Li Ying didn't want Ma Qing to stop here, not to mention that he still lost the foreign war.

If this happens, Ma Qing will not be able to hold his head up high in the national team in the future.

But currently.

Ma Qing did encounter difficulties.

At this moment, Li Ying looked at the seventh game.

At the beginning.

Matsudaira Yosuke is full of vigor and vitality.

Leading 4-1 at the start.

Saw this scene.

Li Ying couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Brother Qian, in this situation, shouldn't Brother Ma call a timeout?"

Chen Daqian was about to answer.

Ma Qing called a timeout immediately and decisively.

"Aying, you have a really sharp vision!" Chen Daqian exclaimed.

"Under normal circumstances, if we were so behind at the beginning of the seventh game, we would call a timeout to ease the opponent's rhythm!" Li Ying said with a smile.

These are normal operations and should not be surprising.

After the pause, Chen Daqian said with a smile: "Ma Qing has started to slow down the pace. Let's try to regain control of the rhythm as soon as possible!"

Li Ying smiled and said, "But Ma Ge still adopted an unconventional way of playing to deal with his opponent and gradually caught up with the score."

Chen Daqian smiled and said, "At present, Ma Qing can only play in this way. After all, his playing style must have been thoroughly studied by the Ryu-Yak National Table Tennis Association!"

Li Ying saw the exciting multi-board stalemate in the game and knew that it was a win.

but.

It was still very thrilling.

Because Ma Qing won the final game 11 to 9.

In this case.

In the end, they won 4-3 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

After the game.

Although I watched Ma Qing win the game.

But the men's team head coach Dong Yaobang still looked very unhappy.

After Ma Qing finished the interview.

Dong Yaobang also accepted an interview, and Li Ying listened to Dong Yaobang's comments on the game.

"The players from Ryu-Okuni played very well. They kept fighting at the crucial moments and were very courageous."

"Of course, in terms of overall strength, Ma Qing is still stronger than his opponent. Under normal circumstances, the fight shouldn't end up like this."

"If it weren't for the baptism of the men's singles final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Ma Qing would have definitely lost this match."

"We will go back and sum up our experience and lessons."

After the reporter left.

The men's team head coach Dong Yaobang looked at Ma Qing.

"You made a fatal mistake in this match. You underestimated your opponent and seemed a bit conservative."

"Are you still thinking that your opponent is just a child and won't pose much of a threat to you?"

"After barely winning the first two games, these problems didn't attract your attention."

"You were still trying your best to hit the forehand lob, but eventually Matsudaira Yosuke got used to your ball path and he was no longer worried."

"He played with his own morale and style, so you became passive!"

Dong Yaobang hit the nail on the head and directly pointed out Ma Qing’s current shortcomings.

Ma Qing deeply realized his mistake.

"I know."

on the way back.

Chen Daqian reminded Li Ying.

"A Ying, although your opponents in this World Table Tennis Championships are Meng Li and Ma Qing, you should not underestimate other opponents!"

Li Ying smiled and said, "Of course I won't make the same mistake as Ma Ge!"

Li Ying could not tell Chen Daqian the truth.

Before every game, Li Ying would first use the fantasy space to simulate a battle with his opponent.

Li Ying will not ignore or underestimate any opponent.

The top eight men's singles teams of the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships have been announced.

1/4 Division: Monri, Tim.

2/4 zone: Ma Qing, Furukawa Tomoaki.

3/4 Division: Li Ying, Truss.

4/4 zone: Liang Long, Xu Guinian.

(End of this chapter)