Zheng Ke and Catherine glanced at each other, the process of this competition is completely different from before, before the start of the competition, the information of the game, including the grouping and other matters, will be announced, which shows that the next game will not delay too much time in the game information, and at the same time, let the players prepare for the game in advance.

At the same time, according to the introduction of young people, the group stage of the competition is held in four places at the same time, and according to common sense, the organizing committee may have put most of its energy on the knockout round.

After the interpreter finished explaining, the contestants also looked at each other, and although they were a little surprised, they still waited for the young man's next words.

"For the sake of fairness, we will broadcast the entire lottery process live on the online platform. At the same time, before the draw, we will also explain the relationship between the group stage and the knockout stage clearly, which is also reassuring.

"The process of drawing lots is operated by the person in charge of the organizing committee. ”

The people on the scene, after listening to the words of the interpreter, nodded in unison, which is indeed fair.

After a brief discussion, the contestants quickly fell silent.

The young man picked up the electronic pen, came to the electronic blackboard, and continued to introduce the process of the competition.

"This year's the-blue finals are divided into two parts of the group stage, among which, in the group stage, it is divided into four groups: A, B, C, D, with five players in each group. ”

Zheng Ke rubbed his chin, looked at the words on the blackboard, and pondered for a moment.

It would be interesting if the five invited players split up in a group, and whoever comes out of the encirclement should be the favourites to win the tournament. But considering the excitement of the knockout round and the ratings, the organizing committee should not be so extreme.

This made Zheng Ke look forward to the grouping even more.

After the translator repeated the young man's words, the young man picked up the electronic pen and continued: "The top two players from each group will qualify, and the players who advance will participate in the quarterfinals. Eight players will play cross-matches. ”

"Cross...... Match?" Zheng Ke said in a lost voice, he hadn't heard this pattern yet.

"That's right. The young man glanced at Zheng Ke, and before the translator made a translation, he continued, "In order to ensure the fairness of the game, the top two in the same group will not appear in the same half of the district at the same time. This avoids two players from the same group meeting in the semi-finals and minimizes chance. ”

"That's right. ”

Zheng Ke nodded, and after the young man's explanation, he had an intuitive understanding of the reason for such a regulation.

In Group A, for example, if the two players from Group A are in the same half and both players beat the quarter-finals at the same time, they will meet in the semi-finals, while if the two players from Group A are divided into the upper and lower halves, neither player will have a chance to play each other until the final.

This avoids the possibility of two contenders being placed in one group in the group stage and then meeting again in the semi-finals and missing out on the chance to reach the final.

After hearing the translation, the contestants also fell into a whispered discussion, and many people supported this approach, especially those who were relatively good.

The young people took advantage of the discussion between the players and wrote the bracket of the knockout round on the electronic blackboard.

The chatter gradually disappeared, and everyone looked at the electronic blackboard with different moods.

The young man turned around, tapped on the blackboard, and said, "This is the bracket for the knockout round, in order to ensure fairness, we will announce it in advance, and then there will be a group draw." ”

Upper half: A1-C2, D1-B2;

Lower half: B1 - D2, C1 - A2.

The number after the letter represents the player's position in the group stage.

Zheng Ke rubbed his nose and fell into deep thought.

Sure enough, the players in the same group were all staggered, and it was not until the final that the players in the same group had the opportunity to meet.

"Before the finals, all the competitions were three hours long and the number of judges was three. The final competition lasted four hours and the number of judges was five.

"The 15th is the group stage, the 19th and 20th are the first round of elimination, the 24th is the semi-finals, and the 29th is the final. The group stage starts at 1 p.m. sharp. The first and second rounds of the knockout rounds will be played at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. respectively, with the final at 6 p.m. That's all there is to say about the-blue. ”

Compared with last year, the mode of this competition is more brutal, after the group stage, it is directly the quarterfinals, which is one less round than last year, but correspondingly, the preparation time for each round of the game has also become more sufficient.

Next, the group lottery began, and Mr. Tang Du, the person in charge of the organizing committee, was invited to draw the topic. ”

A middle-aged man in casual clothes walked up to the glass box, and the young man took advantage of the time to erase the words on the blackboard and write "A" on the blackboard on the left.

Next, the five players drawn by Mr. Tang in a row will be divided into Group A. Mr. Tang, shall we start now?" the young man said to Tang Du.

The hearts of the players on the scene were beating faster, and they couldn't take their eyes off Tang Du, their fate in this competition was in Tang Du's hands at the moment.

Tomdo pulls out a small ball from the glass case, unscrews it, and takes out a small note from inside.

He glanced at the note, then flipped it over and pointed it at the camera, "Group A, Bayer Cecil." ”

The young man took the slip of paper and wrote Bayer's name on the blackboard.

Bayer was a little stunned that he was the first one, but quickly returned to normal. He was a little nervous in his heart, for fear that he would encounter an opponent who would be too difficult.

Fortunately, the following three in a row are not strong opponents like Catherine and Fu Xiuyun, and Bayer's mood is also a little relaxed.

"Next is the last player, who will he be?" Tang Du took out a small ball from the box again and read out the name on the note, "The last player in Group A is, Liu Haolin." ”

Zheng Ke saw this grouping and bowed slightly.

The strength of this group is not too strong, Bayer should stand out in Group A, but Liu Haolin's cooking skills are also good, I don't know if he can pose a threat to Bayer.

It would be nice if Cheng Huaizhi and Fu Xiuyun were inside.

"Group B, Fu Xiuyun!"

Just when Zheng Ke was thinking wildly, Tang Du read Fu Xiuyun's name.

When the other players at the scene saw Fu Xiuyun's name appear on the blackboard, their expressions immediately became nervous. None of them wanted to be in a group with Fu Xiuyun, and even Catherine frowned.

She is not afraid of Fu Xiuyun, but she doesn't want to play against Fu Xiuyun in the group stage.

"Group B, Erina Nagikiri!"

A familiar name appeared in Zheng Ke's ears, and he hurriedly looked at Erina Nagikiri, but saw that her face was pale, obviously not expecting that she would be in the same group as Fu Xiuyun.

"Group B, Kohei Soma!"

Zheng Ke frowned, looked at the name on the blackboard, and looked serious.

This grouping is extremely poor for Yuanyue. If Cheng Huaizhi or Catherine are also in this group, Erina and Xinghei will not want to qualify.