Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 89: Men's doubles and men's singles both made it to the finals, Ma Qing's Grand Slam dream was shattered

Li Ying is washing up.

Chen Daqian said: "At 9:45, the men's doubles semi-finals of the upper half will start. The match between Ma Qing/Su Yan VS Liang Long/Kong Fengge is a civil war among our Xia country's national table tennis team."

"Then it would be perfect if we go down and take a look after breakfast."

Li Ying smiled.

After cleaning up, I went downstairs to have breakfast.

When we got to the gymnasium.

The men's doubles semi-finals have begun.

Both off-court coaches are in place. Ma Qing/Su Yan’s off-court coach is Wu Weijin, while Liang Long/Kong Fengge’s off-court coach is Liao Huazhong.

Li Ying and Chen Daqian were sitting aside, and at this moment, Dong Yaobang came here.

"Head coach."

"Boss."

Li Ying and Chen Daqian hurriedly stood up to greet them.

After Dong Yaobang sat down, he asked with a smile, "Aying, Daqian, who do you think will have the last laugh in this men's doubles semi-final?"

Chen Daqian answered first, saying, "Ma Qing's condition is better than Liang Long and Kong Fengge. However, Liang Long and Kong Fengge have been in very good cooperation in doubles recently. I think it's a 50-50 match."

Dong Yaobang looked at Li Ying.

Li Ying smiled and said, "In terms of personal strength, Ma Ge is indeed better than Long Ge and Feng Ge. However, Ma Ge's heart is not in doubles. I even think that if I were in Ma Ge's situation, I would not agree to participate in doubles."

Dong Yaobang nodded slightly, "Ah Ying hit the point, Ma Qing's mind is thinking about singles."

The doubles match begins.

Although Ma Qing was thinking about the men's singles semi-final in the afternoon, now that he had stepped onto the men's doubles semi-final stage, Ma Qing quickly focused his attention.

But in his heart, Ma Qing felt that it didn’t matter whether the men’s doubles could make it to the finals.

But on the contrary, such a relaxed mentality allowed the combination of Ma Qing and Su Yan to display their outstanding strength.

On the other hand, Liang Long and Kong Fengge wanted to win too much.

Because Kong Fengge did not participate in the singles, and Liang Long's opponent in the men's singles semi-finals was Mengli, his nemesis in the national team, so Liang Long and Kong Fengge both wanted to reach the men's doubles final, and then defeat Li Ying and Xu Guinian to win the men's doubles championship. In this way, they could also be considered world champions.

then.

With the mentality of wanting to win but afraid of losing, we finally went straight to the deciding game.

When the deciding game came, Liao Huazhong gave some advice, which finally woke Liang Long and Kong Fengge up from their dreams.

Don’t think about your opponent in the men’s doubles final, just focus on the present.

finally.

He defeated Ma Qing and Su Yan in the deciding game, and became the first to advance to the men's doubles final.

At 11 o'clock.

Xu Guinian finished his morning training.

Because Liao Huazhong went to give off-site guidance to Liang Long and Kong Fengge, Xu Guinian enjoyed the usual treatment of Liang Long in the morning, with Qin Yucheng's careful and thoughtful guidance.

The game starts at 11:15.

"Aying, I am full of confidence now."

Xu Guinian came to Li Ying and smiled confidently.

"That's good. After all, our opponents are super stars from the overseas legion. It's not like the civil war in the upper half where winning or losing doesn't matter. But we can't lose the foreign war!" Li Ying said with a smile.

Now Li Ying wants to take advantage of the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships to firmly establish his position as a core player. Under such circumstances, he will never lose a foreign war.

if not.

It will greatly affect the evaluation and status in the coaching staff.

"Of course not."

Xu Guinian has been eliminated from the men's singles and now focuses on doubles.

Li Ying was also very happy to see Xu Guinian's high spirits.

After all, in doubles, you receive one ball and I receive one ball, not one person can receive the ball twice.

The strength and cooperation of partners are crucial.

The men's doubles semi-finals in the lower half begin.

Tim and Dimitri burst out with their most outstanding strength.

But this time it is in Ryuo after all, not in the local area.

and so.

None of them were able to enter the super-god state.

after all.

Previously, they were able to enter the super-god state because of the right time, right place and right people.

But their strength is now completely incomparable to that of Mengli and Ma Qing.

It is naturally impossible to be in a super god state anytime and anywhere.

finally.

Li Ying and Xu Guinian reached the men's doubles final.

The men's doubles final will be held tonight at 19:00.

And tomorrow.

On the last day of the World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama, the women's singles final started at 14:15, followed by the men's singles final at :.

After reaching the men's doubles final.

Xu Guinian said with a smile: "Aying, good luck in the men's singles semi-final this afternoon."

"Well, I will try my best." Li Ying said with a smile.

"Then do you want me to be your sparring partner? I'll imitate your opponent for you!" After thinking for a moment, Xu Guinian suddenly said.

It is clear.

This is a taboo in the Chinese table tennis team.

But even so, Xu Guinian still said it.

and.

As long as Li Ying is willing, he can do it.

because.

He is also straight.

Li Ying shook his head slightly.

"Brother Xu, that's not necessary. And if it gets out, it will have a bad impact." Li Ying said with a smile.

Xu Guinian disagreed. "What's the big deal? During the closed training period, many players of the national second team were imitating you. It's just that they trained with Mengge and Mago openly and with the permission of the coaching staff."

"Yes, we don't have this kind of treatment yet. That's why we have to work hard. We strive to get this kind of core treatment as soon as possible!"

Li Ying patted Xu Guinian on the shoulder. It was time to have lunch.

Xu Guinian hurried to follow.

He was a little dejected and said in frustration: "A Ying, you, Liang Long and Kong Fengge all have a good chance, but I'm afraid I have to wait until Meng Li and Ma Qing retire before I can have a chance."

after all.

There are generally three core forces.

Even today, people are advocating unicorns, dragons, phoenixes and tortoises.

However, in the national team, Mengli and Ma Qing are still at their peak.

Xu Guinian was very clear that he could not beat Meng Li and Ma Qing at the moment.

In that case, it would be impossible to snatch the core position from them.

It was very difficult for him to seize power.

"Brother Xu, where there is a will, there is a way. Do you think your future will be worse than that of Mengge and Ma Ge?" Li Ying said with a smile.

"Of course that's impossible!"

Although Xu Guinian is an optimist, he has a particularly strong self-confidence.

"That's right, nothing is so absolute!"

Li Ying smiled.

For lunch, Li Ying still had a very rich meal.

Every time Xu Guinian saw Li Ying eating meat and drinking beverages with big mouthfuls, he was particularly envious.

Unfortunately, he couldn't learn it.

Otherwise, if the physical test fails to meet the standards and he is demoted to the second team or even returned to the Magic City team, it would be very embarrassing. Therefore, Xu Guinian pays special attention to body management.

Not only him, Liang Long and Kong Fengge were the same.

But Li Ying is the only one who eats big meals every day, but always ranks first in physical tests. In the national team, everyone envies this physique that does not allow him to gain weight.

After dinner, Li Ying began to continue training.

However, Xu Guinian was still not allowed to be a sparring partner.

Because of Chen Daqian's current strength, he is more than qualified to be Li Ying's sparring partner.

At this moment, Li Ying asked with a smile: "Brother Qian, didn't you say before that you had a special trick to teach me?"

"I'm going to teach you now, right? It's not a special trick, but just my understanding of forehand power."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Ying immediately understood what the secret weapon Chen Daqian was talking about.

Because Chen Daqian once dominated the table tennis world with his invincible forehand.

Of course. In the Chollima era, the three core players all had very strong forehands.

Because Mengli and Ma Qing are both straight-shooting players.

Although Chen Daqian used a horizontal racket, his forehand, especially his forehand loop, was truly invincible. Otherwise, Chen Daqian would not have won three World Table Tennis Championships.

Immediately.

Chen Daqian began to explain in detail how to use the forehand force.

"Aying, your body is still in the growth stage. Your strength and speed are far from reaching their limits. In other words, your strength and speed still have a lot of room for growth!"

"Although table tennis is not known for its strength and speed, in fact, if you really have great strength and super fast speed, you can definitely use force with every stroke."

"So, these little tricks can enhance your strength and speed, and thus allow your strength to burst out crazily in a short period of time. But once your physical strength is exhausted, you will no longer be able to burst beyond your limit."

Li Ying nodded repeatedly.

The career panel does not have options such as strength and speed. The overall technical and tactical strength score is measured by the control score of table tennis skills.

Unlike other sports, it does not rely heavily on physical talent and fitness.

Of course, for Li Ying, if he had a more explosive physical fitness, his future strength would be unimaginable.

Li Ying made great progress in just a few hours.

The time soon came to 15:30 in the afternoon.

Although Li Ying is at the peak of his career, he is only the third seed of the tournament.

Even though Ma Qing was the men's singles champion at last year's Olympics, he was only the second seed.

In this case, the men's singles semi-final between Li Ying and Ma Qing will start first.

The match between Monli and Diplodocus will start at 16:15.

Generally speaking, singles matches don't last very long.

The last Open was so long, it was a very special case.

soon.

The time came to half past three in the afternoon.

Chen Daqian and Wu Weijin each sat in the coaching seats off the court.

Li Ying discovered that since his rise, the national table tennis team's rule of no off-court coaching in civil games has almost been abolished.

If it were the case before, there would generally be no off-field guidance in civil wars.

but.

Nowadays, whether it is a civil war or a foreign war, off-field guidance is very important.

In this case, this rule that is not explicitly stipulated is invisibly broken.

Ma Qing looked at Li Ying, and Li Ying saw great determination in his eyes.

Ma Qing dreams of winning the World Table Tennis Championships.

after all.

As long as Ma Qing wins the World Table Tennis Championships, he will win the Grand Slam.

but.

Ma Qing also knew very well in his heart that Li Ying was not easy to defeat.

even.

Compared to fighting Li Ying, Ma Qing would rather fight Meng Li.

But there is no way. If Ma Qing wants to win the championship of the Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships, Li Ying and Meng Li are both mountains that he needs to overcome.

That's the case.

So now let’s defeat Li Ying first, then defeat Monli in the final, and finally achieve the Grand Slam.

Ma Qing screamed wildly in his heart.

Li Ying looked towards Ma Qing, and the divine light became more intense.

It was as if Ma Qing had burned everything and gambled his career.

After this battle, if Ma Qing fails to win the World Table Tennis Championships, his superb state will fade.

In other words.

There is a very high possibility that Ma Qing will never win a Grand Slam in this lifetime.

Game start!
Ma Qing started quickly.

and.

He directly showed his best first three boards and did not give Li Ying many boards to stalemate. He was not Mengli. Ma Qing felt that if the time was delayed, Li Ying would most likely be the final winner.

and so.

Ma Qing also fought frantically.

Whenever there is an opportunity, never let it go.

Li Ying is even crazier.

Can twist and pull, just twist it.

If you can't twist and pull, then rub the ball and play it short.

of course.

Whether it is rubbing the ball or playing short, these are Ma Qing's strengths.

The score rose alternately.

The battle situation was extremely tense.

Li Ying's eyes were determined. In his fantasy space, he had a 50-50 chance of winning in recent matches against Ma Qing. In other words, Li Ying could not accurately predict who would win.

but.

Li Ying will fight to the end.

Try your best!

No regrets if you win or lose!

So is Ma Qing.

then.

This men's singles semi-final showed the most peak showdown in the world at present.

Ma Qing, who was particularly eager to become the champion of this World Table Tennis Championships, showed better form than in the men's singles final of the Imperial Capital Olympics last year.

but.

None of them were able to defeat Li Ying quickly.

Last year, Ma Qing defeated Mengli 4-2.

And now.

The score has reached 3-3.

And at this moment, both sides are feeling very hot.

At this moment, Li Ying used the entry without hesitation.

Unlimited energy.

The fat in the body is burning, but in fact, Li Ying feels as if the blood in his body is burning. At this moment, Li Ying seems to have endless energy and physical strength.

He ran over a very long area and actively hit high balls. Even though Li Ying had not upgraded his table tennis skill of high balls to the maximum level, he was able to hit the ball well now that he had the feel for it.

Ma Qing never expected that Li Ying was so brave.

In such an important game, it would be fine if he just hit the ball high, but he actually showed off his slice technique in front of him.

Li Ying turned into a chopper.

Ma Qing felt very uncomfortable during the fight.

When Li Ying stopped playing basketball seriously, Ma Qing felt very uncomfortable and couldn't adapt at all.

then.

Li Ying beat him to death with random punches, just like a master.

Ma Qing.

Blocked by Li Ying from entering the men's singles final!

He has reached the men's singles final three times, but was defeated all three times.

But this time.

He was eliminated in the men's singles semi-finals and failed to enter the men's singles finals.

The dream of a Grand Slam was shattered in an instant!
this moment.

Ma Qing squatted on the ground helplessly.

Li Ying didn't know how to comfort her.

Li Ying did not celebrate, but just bowed slightly to the fans around him who supported him. After all, during the game, these fans were shouting wildly and cheering for him.

After a long time.

Ma Qing finally adjusted his state.

But this time.

Li Ying has already left with Chen Daqian.

"Pony, cheer up!"

Wu Weijin felt sorry for it, but the competitive sports arena was so cruel, especially table tennis. There were countless geniuses standing on the small table.

Often, geniuses reach the top by standing on the shoulders of other geniuses.

(End of this chapter)