On the day of the draw ceremony.

Hubei Sports Bureau, Basketball Division.

Sixteen teams from 13 cities filled the conference hall with first-team players, coaches, team leaders, and school basketball leaders.

Everyone is waiting for it, because everyone knows that today is an extremely important day.

Wuhan has a total of four representative teams, namely the champion Beifu No. 1 Middle School, who is at the front of the conference room, the runner-up Huangcheng Middle School, the third runner-up Jinlan No. 4 Middle School and the fourth place Tianqi No. 6 Middle School. The other 12 cities are the champions of their respective cities.

This is also since the high school basketball selection restructuring, Hubei Province for the first time in the province of selection, in the past Wuhan teams are straight to the national competition, and now as the champion of Beifu No. 1 Middle School, must go through the provincial test.

"A lot of strange faces." Mu Shangtian said.

"Definitely, these are all teams from other cities, and the number of fights is zero." Zhong Jinyun responded.

"I don't know what their style of play and quality are." Liu Kui, who was selected for the first time in the first team, seemed very excited.

"Zhong Jinyun is right, although we are the champion team of Wuhan, they are also the champions of their respective cities, and we should be on a par, we can't take them lightly." Captain Li Yuan's words calmed the players a lot.

Yes, without fighting, there can be no talk of any strength and advantage.

"The coach went up." Li Qiang, who was also selected for the first time in the first team, reminded everyone.

"Is the lottery going to begin?"

Zhong Jinyun asked.

Before the words fell, he was immediately picked up by the host on the stage.

"Hello everyone. Today is the draw ceremony of the first Hubei Provincial High School Basketball Trials, and here, we first invite our Minister Li of the Sports Department to introduce the new competition system. ”

The applause fell, and a man in a suit stepped forward.

His words were quick and concise, but what he mentioned surprised everyone present.

The Hubei Provincial Basketball Trials will adopt a home-and-away elimination system!

It's a format that no one in the room guessed.

The elimination system is not new, but the fact that it will be played in a home-and-away format has really surprised some.

"There are a total of sixteen teams present, we will conduct the first round of draws, and the team that draws the B draw will face the A team with the same number, and once again, the A draw is the home team, and the B draw is the away team."

Before the words fell, there was another uproar.

It seems unfair that there is only one home and away game, which means that the away team will actually face pressure from the away crowd and the stadium.

"After each big round, the draw will be re-drawn. This means that the quarterfinals and the semi-finals will be a home-and-away round of knockout systems, and the finals will be held at the Wuhan Sports Center after the discussion of the organizing committee. ”

"Does that mean that there is a chance that there will be a team that will play away from home until the final?"

A reporter in the audience asked such a question.

"Yes, there's a good chance that there will be such a team. Of course, there will also be a team that plays at home until the final. Minister Li replied with a smile.

"Then there's a lot of unfairness, isn't it?" Another reporter asked.

"There's nothing unfair about it, the team we selected is not the city champion, they are the champions of Hubei Province, and they are going to represent Hubei Province in the national competition, so the whole Hubei Province is home for every team present, so there is nothing unfair about it." Minister Lee explained.

"Thank you, Minister Li, for your detailed explanation of the format. Now there will be the third item of the meeting, the drawing of lots. The coaches representing the teams are invited to come to the stage and prepare for the draw. ”

The host said with a smile.

"Hopefully, the coach can draw a good sign, a home sign, a home sign."

The people of Beifu No. 1 Middle School were praying.

In front of the stage, Mei Qian frowned and looked at the lottery box in front of her.

She was thinking.

It's not fair at all.

Except for the Wuhan team, any of the other two teams here may have zero experience against each other, and in the case of zero, if the away draw is drawn, it will be an extremely difficult game. It's not just a challenge for the players, it's for the coaches.

It will be a huge challenge to finish the game and win with zero experience and zero encounters, especially when facing opponents away from home.

"Hello, Coach Chen from Beifu, it's your turn."

The host's greeting woke up Missie, who was still pondering.

"Ah, I'm sorry." Mei Qian shook her head and smiled apologetically.

This subtle action surprised everyone in Beifu in the audience.

Coach in the wrong state?

Maisie paused in her hand and took out the note from the draw box.

When handed over to the host, her eyes seemed to catch a glimpse of the numbers inside.

"Group B No. 1." The host's hearty voice can be heard in the whole conference hall.

"Oh, no."

The helpless voices of everyone in Beifu sounded in the audience.

Group B, which means away, and No. 1, means the team that starts the game first, which is a full draw.

Mei Qian was startled, but her hand still did not retract.

The matchup was not long in coming.

The other three teams in Wuhan were all drawn at home, and the opponent in Beifu was Enshi National High School in Enshi City.

Enshi, the westernmost part of Hubei, is really the most difficult to sign, and everyone knows that it is a hilly place.

Suspicion lingered on the faces of everyone in Beifu.

……

The night of the draw.

A small meeting room in the Basketball Club of Bukfu.

Missy paced at the front.

In front of them, there were about 200 people, including the first team, the second team, the third team, the assistant coaching staff, the staff, and the members of the basketball club.

Everyone sat down and watched the manager at a loss for the next sign, and the news of the draw had already spread, and they urgently needed a countermeasure.

Because, there are only about three days left before the first game.

All this disrupted Mei Qian's arrangement, and now in her eyes, the team is not running in enough, Zhong Jinyun's return to a training game has not been carried out, and the tactics have not been carried out thoroughly, Mei Qian feels more difficult than the NCAA for the first time, and it is helpless difficulty.

Everyone was waiting for Missie to speak.

'I think everybody knows the draw and I don't want to explain too much about it, we need to accept it.' Missy's voice was soft, and she wanted to erase the players' uneasiness about this kind of away game.

"Since we were going to Enshi this time and coincided with the opening of the school, the school only provided two team buses this time. Therefore, only about 60 students were able to join us on the expedition this time. The people who participated in Enshi this time were: members of the first team, the coaching team, the logistics team, the medical team, and the reporter team of the school newspaper, and the other members are waiting for us to come back at the school. "Missy swallowed the words 'triumphant' back into her mouth.

As soon as Mei Qian finished speaking, the pot exploded below.

It's a tough journey away from home, and with less than 50 people on the team, it's really difficult, everyone wants to go, add strength to the team, even if it's to cheer with their throats.

However, the fact that most of them are now being denied such simple qualifications is not good news.

"And there are only three days before the first game, we unanimously decided to go to Enshi early tomorrow morning, and it will take eight hours on the way, which is not very much time for us, we can only contact Enshi and hope that they will provide us with a venue for training. So please try to be punctual here, and see you at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, at the door of Tianquan Gymnasium. "Mei Qian's arrangement was in a hurry, and she was not meticulous.

Her mind was a bit of a mess and her first game back home was a tough one.

The manager's words were like a bomb, exploding depression and helplessness in everyone's hearts.

The dignified Wuhan champion Beifu No. 1 Middle School will have the idea of losing before the game, which is really not a good omen.

At this time, everyone in the audience has dispersed and gone home to prepare their luggage.

Zhong Jinyun stayed at the end, but unfortunately Meiqian didn't wait for him.

"Hey, why don't you leave?"

Whistling appeared in the doorway, shouting.

Zhong Jinyun was silent, and the gloom on his face did not disperse.

"Whistling Heaven, are we going to lose?"

Zhong Jinyun asked.

Bu Xiaotian's face also showed unrest, and the person who asked this would be Zhong Jinyun, who had always been confident.

There was no answer.

Who can give an answer?

……

The journey of Beifu No. 1 Middle School is about to begin!