11. The Qualifiers Begin!
After the game in Shallot City, Ah Long returned to Green Love Town as soon as possible, and as soon as he got off the flying boat, Xiao Yao pounced, and he had been waiting for Ah Long at the airport. When the newlyweds met again, they also kissed lightly, not caring about the eyes of the people around them.
"Ah Kang, didn't they come back with you?" After looking around and finding that there was no one behind Ah Long, several coaches from the battle center who came to pick him up together asked.
"Ah, they'll come back later, after all, Shallot City is a seaside city, and it seems that they want to have some fun and come back. Ah Long replied, and then he also noticed that behind his master, there was a man he had seen, but he didn't want to know him very well.
"Hey, Aaron, I'm here!"
"Mr. Kinoshita. "Let's just say hello, this person is Mr. Kinoshita, the leader of the team who took Aaron and the youth team abroad. Although he was once taken care of by him, he was also calculated, although it was not malicious. In fact, in general, it should be regarded as such a person who has helped Ah Long a lot, but because of this person's personality, Ah Long really doesn't want to have too much intersection with him. Although now that he has been transferred to the Pokémon Alliance, he is in charge of coordinating the Gym Trainers, so they will meet once every month or two......
"Aaron, your feelings for me are really explicit...... But I'm not going to back down like that, because I'm about to leave on the next flying boat, and I've already asked the mayor to convey it, but since I've met here, I'll let you know. The qualifiers for the next World Championship are about to start, and then the format is different from the information released before, and the original plan for 2 rounds of matches has been changed to 3 rounds. Mr. Kinoshita said that this was indeed different from what Aaron knew before, because the World Championships would be the most important thing he would prepare for next, so he was also quite interested, but this crowded airport hall was obviously not a place to chat.
"Do you have a lot of time? There is still a lot of time before my departure, if it is convenient, we will go there to find a café, I will explain it carefully, and any questions can be answered immediately, otherwise it will be no problem for you to look it up on the Internet." ”
"I don't have a problem. Aaron said, then looked at the crowd, and everyone nodded that they were okay, so they went to a café outside the airport. By the way, Xiao Yao was very natural to put his arms around Ah Long, and Ah Long also leaned on Xiao Yao very naturally, still looking completely ignorant of the feelings of the people around him......
"Then I'll elaborate on it. Everyone sat around the table, and after taking a sip of black tea, Mr. Kinoshita said, "The original format was to gather all the contestants together, then gather all the players on the quartz plateau, and then start the first round of elimination, and the seeded players will start from the second round of the elimination, and then decide 256 people, and from there the double-elimination format will be played until the top 15 are determined." That was the original idea. However, after careful consideration, in this case, whether it is the schedule, or the venue, the time requirements are greatly improved, not counting the audience, although it is true that there are houses and venues that can accommodate so many trainers and conduct so many competitions in the Quartz Plateau, but playing such a long competition, both the trainers and our organizers will be very tired, and considering the commercial nature, the audience that can be attracted by all gathering in one place is also very limited. So now it was decided to change to three rounds. Then in the first round, it is to travel to various towns to participate in the knockout round. On the Chengdu side of the league, Green Town was also selected as the venue for the competition, and there are a total of 16 competition locations in the Chengdu area, and the top 8 in each place will be determined, and 16 towns will be 128 people. More than 100 people will be decided in each region, and in the end there will be about 800 players. So far this is the first round. Then the second round will be held in the Quartz Plateau, including Ah Long, you seeded players, as well as gym trainers from all over the world, and some other trainers will also participate. The second round is still a knockout round, but there is a loser repechage. The second round is the same knockout round as the first round, and the round of 128 will always be decided. Then the rest of the people enter the loser's resurrection battle, and finally decide 64 people, the specific rules are still the knockout round, but the conditions enjoyed by the defeated at different stages are naturally different, but for Aaron, you shouldn't need to think about this aspect of things. Then there is the third round, the third round is a double-elimination format, the previous round of 128 is the upper bracket, the other 64 people are the lower bracket, and the final top 15 are the national team players. After Mr. Kinoshita finished speaking, he took another sip of tea, "And then in fact, I originally recommended Aaron you, as well as Wataru, Mikoli, Shirona, Nazi, Xiaoyi, you 6 were directly selected for the national team, not to say that there is no need for any special cases this time, saying that if you really have the strength, you will not lose early, so I will throw you all the same and start to participate in the second round." ”
"I see, I see, if you don't lose, you can win three or four games from the second round, and then win four games in a row in the third round to reach the quarterfinals of the upper bracket, and you will be able to participate in the World Series, right? You only need to win 8 games at most, and the schedule is surprisingly short. Aaron completed the calculation in an instant and replied, and Mr. Kinoshita nodded immediately.
"That's right, that's it. Then, in order to prevent the loss of excellent talents, from the second round onwards, our organizers will also carefully study the grouping, so that it will not cause you and Wataru to meet in the second round, so you can rest assured. Mr. Kinoshita then said this mercilessly, as if Aaron was afraid of crossing.
"I see, that's good. However, Aaron admitted it very calmly, "But in that case, don't you continue to fight after the quota is determined? ”
"yes, once the quota is determined, we will not continue to fight. After all, in the final analysis, this is only a competition held to determine the right to participate, not to determine the strongest in the country. It's a little late now, do you think people from other countries won't be watching your game, so there's no need for you to fight each other. Once you've decided on a spot, it's time for you to train and adjust. Even if you look at me with a regretful face, you can't help it. And if you want to fight with Wataru again, just say it to Wato, and he will definitely agree. ”
"Well, for sure, but this kind of thing is not interesting if it is not a main game. Aaron replied.
"That's right. Then here's the general flow of the competition, and then it's about the first round. There are two ways to register for the first round of the competition: on-site and online, and the condition is that you can participate as long as you have participated in any regional league tournament or have been recommended by a gym trainer or other person. And the person in charge of this event is the gym trainer from all over the world, so Aaron you have to be responsible for handling the relevant matters of the competition. Although there are a lot of battle centers in other parts of Chengdu now, the scale is not as large as yours here, considering that your students and coaches are probably competing in this town, so in fact, your side will be the area with the largest number of participants in Chengdu, and it is up to you to calm the scene. ”
"Hah, I know, although I don't know exactly what will happen. ”
"Okay, please, then the matter is basically over, although there is still a lot of time, but I will go back and wait. See you on the quartz plateau after that. After Mr. Kinoshita finished speaking, he stood up, went to the counter to pay the bill, and left. This time it's really just an explanation, it seems that there is no other conspiracy at all, but it makes Ah Long a little unaccustomed, and he always has something to say when he meets.
Because everyone was originally here to pick up Aaron, Mr. Kinoshita's matter has been explained, and everyone will go back immediately. At that time, the feeling before having a home was different from that after having a home, and now that I am married, after leaving home, although it is only less than ten days, but when I come back, it feels completely different. Because it is not enough for you to fly back and work today, Aaron also went home directly after getting off the flying boat, and the feeling of home made Aaron feel very nostalgic.
And then it's actually not quite the same as everyone thinks, although most of the students in the battle center have registered in the nearby Green Love Town, but the coaches are different, although they feel that they have little hope of defeating the Four Heavenly Kings, but they still really hope that they can become the representative of the country, or at least hope that they can get a good ranking, so they first decided to avoid this fierce battle zone here, and many of them went to other places to compete. Among the people who signed up for the competition in Green Town, the stronger ones were probably Ah Kang, Sundae, Ah Hao, Xiao Ye, and Mr. Jujima. Although the teaching effect of the battle center is very significant and has been well received by all parties, there is still a gap between those students and their instructors, so Aaron feels that unless it is a strong man from outside, it should be these people who are promoted in the end.
In the end, there were more than 500 contestants in Green Town, the number was much more than Ah Long imagined, and many uncles and aunts came to join in the fun, among which there were quite powerful people unexpectedly, which really verified the saying that the master was in the folk. It's just that the person who has reached the Akang level, that is, the Heavenly King level, has not appeared. In the end, the top 8 on his side were all arranged by the coaches of the battle center without any surprise. Akang, Sundae, Xiaoye, and Ahao all advanced to the second round. The second round of the competition is a month later, and it is also because although the competition is finished on Aaron's side, the competition has not yet been completed elsewhere, and the players need to be given further preparation time, and there will be no rest time between the second and third rounds.
And the others who need to participate in the first round, Xiao Mao and Xiao Ai successfully advanced in the competition in Hualan City, and Xiaojing also participated in the competition in Hualan City after inexplicably taking leave, and finally advanced, which was very unexpected by Aaron. Ash successfully advanced after participating in the competition in Nibi City, and at the same time, Xiao Gang also advanced, because the gym has been entrusted to his younger brother, so he must start from the first round if he wants to participate. Ah Jun and Li participated in the competition in Manjin City and successfully advanced. Shinji competes in the tournament in his hometown of Veilaki City and advances. Kenta and Junichi managed to advance in the tournament in Wakaba Town. Although Xiaosheng, Xiaoguang, and Feng also participated, they did not qualify. And many other retired Four Heavenly Kings did not participate in the competition, because they knew that it was impossible for them to climb up again in terms of strength, but Granny Juzi somehow came out on a whim to participate, and naturally she was overwhelmed in the competition in Nibi City and successfully advanced.