The second semi-final was between Ye Hao and Sweden's dark horse Lenqvist. In fact, at the World Table Tennis Championships more than half a year ago, Ye Hao also made great progress as a dark horse, and finally won the championship trophy. Now, Ye Hao, who has become a world champion, has of course gotten rid of the image of a dark horse, and it is the turn of other new dark horses to impact his position.

Before the game, the major media expressed their opinions on the game. The domestic media is naturally full of confidence in Ye Hao, and they are already imagining the final Chinese derby in their reports. However, foreign media are advocating that this Swedish dark horse can be blacked out to the end and replicate Ye Hao's legend at the World Table Tennis Championships. So it's a battle between a new and an old dark horse.

Ye Hao didn't know the content of the foreign media reports before the game, but as soon as the game began, he automatically turned on the face slapping mode. Hit in whose face? Of course, the foreign media that published the dark horse theory.

In the first game, Ye Hao hit the buckle and made Renqvist sweat profusely as soon as he came up. After mobilizing the opponent on the left, Ye Hao attacked the right side, in short, let the opponent run, run, run, and then couldn't catch the ball. 3:0, 7:2, 11:4, whether it is from the score or from the scene, Ye Hao is a strong side.

In the second inning, Leenqvist's journey of suffering continued. "I fight, I fight, I ......" but the score told Lehnqvist that everything he did was useless. At 4:1, 8:3, 11:5, Lemquist was beaten to "die" by Lengqw.

The media area in the stadium had mixed reactions.

Most of the Chinese media were jubilant.

"Heck, as we expected in our pre-match report, it seems that the manuscript prepared in advance can be used with a slight change."

On the other hand, the foreign media can't say that the clouds are gloomy, and the atmosphere is sluggish. Anyway, they were slapped in the face by Ye Hao, and they were slapped in the face by the Chinese table tennis team not once or twice, and they probably got used to it.

On the field, Ye Hao continued to teach his "junior" dark horse how to play. However, in the third game, Ye Hao's state declined slightly, and the whole person was not as excited as in the first two games. There's no way, who made this game too easy, and Ye Hao really couldn't lift his spirits. And it's hard for even the top athletes to stay focused throughout the race, so it's enough to be able to catch the key points. For example, Ye Hao, although his state has declined now, it is more than enough to deal with Leqvist, who has been captured.

At 11:7, Ye Hao won another game. The gap in strength is too obvious, and Ye Hao's state today is still very good overall, not like Marin, who lost before, giving the opponent too many opportunities to avoid letting Lenqvist play out of his state.

Renqvist, who fell behind in three games, did not have a trace of confidence to turn the tables in the fourth game, and his performance was naturally predictable. At 5:11, Lehnquist sent another blood, and Ye Hao won the semifinals and was able to meet Wang Hao in the final.

This game can be said to have staged a scene from the very beginning, a dark horse carrying a white flag - admitting defeat.

So far, the men's singles champions and runners-up in this year's ITTF Tour Finals have fallen into the hands of the Chinese team. One of the special features of this year's finals is that the champions of the men's and women's singles have another reward in addition to the prize money. It was a Beetle sedan provided by the sponsor, and two cars were parked on either side of the awards area.

In this competition, with the defeat of Ma Lin, Wang Liqin, Wang Lan and others, as well as the upset in the women's singles final, Zhang Yiling lost to the "Cow Girl" Niu Jianfeng. The media shouted: "It's all bugs that cause trouble, and Guangzhou, the core of the national table tennis public, goes to the wheat city."

The upset of the women's singles final has attracted much attention to the men's singles final. Ye Hao and Wang Hao's past records are one win and one draw, and the two are tied. However, professionals who know the inside story know that Ye Hao still has the upper hand. In the battle of the double "Hao", Wang Hao is a dark horse to attack Ye Hao, who is already a small success. So if Ye Hao loses, he will definitely be criticized by public opinion. Who let Ye Hao have two singles world champions in hand, and who made him still the core of the men's team, a member of the Trident?

With great power comes great responsibility! Whether Ye Hao can ensure that his core position is not shaken and win another world championship is in his third meeting with Wang Hao.

After the men's singles semifinals, at the press conference of the Chinese table tennis team, a storm gradually arose.

Yangcheng Evening News reporter: "Coach Cai, do you predict that in the men's singles final, which of the two athletes will win?" ”

"Anything is possible, it's too early to say who wins and who loses."

CCTV5 reporter: "Who do you prefer to win the game?" If Ye Hao can win the championship of the annual finals again after the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup, does this indicate that he has the potential to become a new generation leader of national table tennis? ”

"Whether it is Ye Hao or Wang Hao, they are all members of our Chinese table tennis team, and I am satisfied with whoever wins. As for the leader of the Chinese table tennis team, I think of the next year's Olympics, and the answer is self-evident. ”

Cai Pingping's words are not leaky, and he is worthy of being a rare official-type talent in the table tennis world in a century. However, his next words made the eyes of all the media present glow and be excited.

"For Ye Hao, a young athlete, everyone is very concerned. Not only me, but also Liu Guoliang, the head coach of the men's team, are very concerned. Now that he has won the singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup, his next goal is to be an Olympic champion! Guoliang and I both believe that Ye Hao can become the star of tomorrow and even today's star of the Chinese table tennis team. So our requirements for him will be higher and higher, and this year-end finals can be regarded as a small test. ”

After Cai Ping Pong finished speaking, a reporter immediately stood up and asked: "Do you mean that Ye Hao will become the third Chinese Grand Slam winner after Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui?" ”

"I'll leave this question to everyone." Cai Ping Pong handed the question to Liu Guoliang.

"The reason why Coach Cai proposed here today to cultivate the third Grand Slam of the Chinese table tennis team is because the men's team can be said to be in the transition period of changing the dynasty, and someone needs to stand up and a new king! Not only Ye Hao, but also Ma Lin, Wang Liqin, and even Wang Hao, they all have a chance, of course, Ye Hao is now the closest to the Grand Slam, only one step away......"

The reason why Cai Ping Pong and Liu Guoliang proposed to cultivate new men's Grand Slam winners at this time was not improvised, but premeditated. Because although the men's and women's champions in this competition have been confirmed to be accepted into the arms of the Chinese team, they also reveal many hidden dangers. Ma Lin, Wang Liqin, Wang Lan and Zhang Yiling, the core of the men's and women's teams, have all found nothing, which cannot but make the coaching staff, especially Cai and Liu, worried. They hope to use Ye Hao's "catfish" to completely stir up the calm fish pond of the men's team and even the entire national table tennis. So Ye Hao naturally became a breakthrough.

At this time, Ye Hao had already returned to his residence, preparing for the final with Wang Hao the next day. He didn't know what kind of waves were set off at the post-match press conference, and he didn't know that he had become a sharp sword in the hands of Cai Ping Pong and Liu Guoliang, and he was swung out fiercely. Can Ye Hao follow Cai and Liu's plan and become the catfish that stirs up the national table tennis storm?