After more than a month of rest and recuperation, Ye Hao came to the national table tennis team to report. In addition to him, Zhao Changting, Qiu Yike, Tang Dapeng and others also entered the first team.

It's 2003, and the whole country is in the midst of the SARS epidemic, and the atmosphere is tense. The national table tennis team was not greatly affected and trained at the Zhengding National Table Tennis Training Base. They are preparing for the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris this May.

Cai Ping-pong, Yin Xiao and Liu Guoliang were watching the players' training from the sidelines. Liu Guoliang officially retired at the end of last year, and then entered the national team to become a coach of the men's team.

"At this World Table Tennis Championships, what I am most worried about is the gold medal in men's singles. Although there are three generations of athletes in the team, there are three generations of athletes, but the rules of the event have changed too much in the past two years, which has had a great impact on us. Cai Ping Pong said worriedly.

Yin Xiao, the current head coach of the men's team, single-handedly cultivated two Grand Slams of Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui, and later saved Zhang Jike, who was expelled from the national team and returned to the Shandong team, can be said to be a Grand Slam coach. After listening to Cai Pingping's words at this time, he also revealed his worry. "The 21-point system has become an 11-point system, the pace of the game has become faster, the chance has been greatly strengthened, and the possibility of upsets and dark horses in the game has been greatly improved. The impact of foreign players on us has also increased greatly. ”

Liu Guoliang also spoke at this time, as the successor of Cai Ping Pong, he will also lead the team to the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris. "There are also small balls to big balls, and the serve is not allowed to cover these rule changes, which has a great impact on individual athletes. For example, Kong Lingshen, his serve was not top-notch, but now after changing to a big ball, he suffers even more. Liu Guoliang knows his old teammates, good brothers and old opponents very well.

After hearing this, Cai Ping Pong and Yin Xiao fell into deep thought. Although Kong Linghui is already a veteran in the team (Liu Guoliang of the same era has retired), and Wang Liqin and Ma Lin have also come up, it is undeniable that he is still a figure in the men's team.

After thinking for a while, Yin Xiao took the lead in speaking, "I think the quota for the men's singles this time must be carefully considered, not only to ensure stability and results, but also to pay attention to cultivating and training newcomers." ”

"I agree. There must be a veteran like Kong Linghui in the town, and there must be a backbone like Ma Lin Wang Liqin to tackle the fortifications, and young players also need to stand up to impact and experience. Let's go to the office and we'll have a good discussion and discussion. Cai Ping Pong agreed with Yin Xiao's opinion and couldn't wait to walk towards the office, followed by Yin and Liu.

On the training ground, Ye Hao was practicing on the same table as Wang Liqin, yes, it was the two of them. The previous skirmish between the two disappeared after Ye Hao entered the first team and played a few games with it.

In the contest between the two, Wang Liqin won more and lost less, occupying the advantage, but he also began to recognize Ye Hao's strength, especially knowing that the other party won the national championship, as a senior, he knows how difficult it is to stand out in the national competition, even if the main team of the national team does not participate. Gradually, Ye Hao in his mind changed from an arrogant boy to a powerful arrogant young general.

After Ye Hao came to the first team, after playing against a group of world champion-level teammates, he felt that he had gained a lot, although he now lost more and won less, but he believed that as long as he persisted and worked hard, the future was his. For Wang Liqin, he didn't have too much hostility, and the previous conflicts were also caused by others, and now he can have a good relationship with the main force of the team, of course he won't be stupid, and took the initiative to refuse. This may be the so-called "no fight, no acquaintance".

After Wang Liqin and Ye Hao played a game, the former won with a score of 4:2, and the two came to the sidelines to rest.

"You kid played well today, and won two games against me." Wang Liqin drank water while talking to Ye Hao.

"Hehe, Brother Strong, don't underestimate me, I won you. I just can't play my forehand in this ball, I didn't suppress your forehand, otherwise I don't know who loses and who wins in the game! Ye Hao squeezed his eyes with the other party.

"Little mouse, you are too good at talking with this mouth, and if you don't care about it, you will get into big trouble in the future! At Xiaoyu's birthday party, I originally wanted to mediate with you, but you didn't give me face at all. I was thinking, this little kid is so crazy, I didn't expect you to be the same, and you still are. Wang Liqin remembered the past again.

"Hehe, there's no way, I'm just straightforward, what to say, it's easy to offend people. Fortunately, Brother Dali is broad-minded, he doesn't remember past suspicions, and adults don't care about villains......"

"Don't, don't, don't put a high hat on me, you kid is just going to fool people. I just came to the team and climbed up to Brother Guoliang, I don't dare to offend you. Wang Liqin was also a little curious, and the kid on the other side somehow fell into Liu Guoliang's eyes.

Ye Hao listened to the joy in his heart, the reason why he was able to quickly fight with Liu Guoliang was because the other party attached great importance to cultivating newcomers, in his hands, not to mention the two kings and one horse, the "trident" of Zhang, Ma, and Xu in the back, and later Fan Xiaopang, Lin Yuangao, etc., and the talents continued to file, all because he paid attention to the cultivation of reserve forces. Ye Hao, as the youngest national champion and a supernova in the national table tennis team, is of course the object of his attention.

On the other hand, Ye Hao knew that Liu Guoliang would take over the position of head coach of the men's table tennis of the national team this year, and then he would coach for more than ten years. Facing his future big boss, Ye Hao certainly hopes to have a good relationship as soon as possible, so that he can live under others in the future. But the most important thing is the results, without the results, Ye Hao knew that he would be as short as a comet, dazzling for a while. Therefore, he is now training more actively and hard, and it is his actions that make many people, including Liu Guoliang, Wang Liqin and other veterans and coaches of national table tennis, look at him differently.

What Ye Hao didn't know was that Liu Guoliang, who valued and appreciated him a lot at this time, fought for a rare opportunity for him.

In the office, Cai Pingpong, Yin Xiao and Liu Guoliang are discussing the candidates for the Paris World Table Tennis Championships, and the men's singles have been determined to include Kong Linghui, Wang Liqin, Ma Lin, Wang Hao and Liu Guozhen, who are also members of the team champion of the 01 World Table Tennis Championships. (Starting from this World Table Tennis Championships, the team and individual competitions were separated, and the team competitions were held separately in the second year of the individual World Table Tennis Championships.) ）

The remaining two singles spots have been undecided. At this time, Liu Guoliang said his suggestion, "I propose to let Ye Hao participate in the men's singles competition." ”

"Ye Hao, is that the player who just entered the first team? Isn't it too young, it seems that he is not yet 14 years old. Yin Xiao was a little unsure. He and Liu Guoliang looked at Cai Ping Pong at this time.

"It doesn't matter if you're young, isn't the women's team ready to send Guo Yue this time? She is also under 15 years old. Cai Ping Pong first said affirmatively, but paused to continue to speak, "The key is whether he has enough strength, after all, this is a world competition, a rare opportunity to participate, and good steel must be used on the blade." ”

Liu Guoliang saw that Cai Ping Pong did not veto, knowing that there was a drama in this matter, he took over without hesitation, "Although Ye Hao is a young player, his competition experience and competition results are outstanding. He entered the second team with the singles championship of the National Junior Championships, won the singles championship of the Asian Youth Championship last year, and won the national championship at the end of the year, and entered the first team. I think in terms of strength, he can carry a heavier burden. ”

After listening to Liu Guoliang's unsparing recommendation, Cai Ping Pong thought for a moment and finally decided to support his disciple.

Ye Hao's first international competition is coming!