Chapter 66: The Group of Death
"Who are we going to send to draw lots?"
In such a solemn scene, a cheerful voice suddenly sounded in his ears, Wang Yu really wanted to give Li Qi a big chestnut on the door of his head!
"What do you think I'm doing...... Li Qi couldn't bear to stare at him with so many pairs of eyes, "I just asked......"
Li Qi was a little upset when he interrupted Wang Yu's observation of Zhang Chaoyang, but the others looked at him entirely because he asked the question in his heart.
Li Qi turned his eyes to his coach Wang Lizhong, and then looked at Duan Cheng on the side. At this time, all the eyes of the sixteenth middle school looked at the coaches.
"Captain, go." Wang Lizhong said indifferently and won Duan Cheng's agreement.
Wang Yu stared at Shan Mingtang, who was walking on the stage, and there was an obvious chill in his eyes, and he was caught by Wang Lei beside him.
"What kind of eyes are you?" Wang Lei looked in the direction of Wang Yu's eyes, Quancheng No. 2 Middle School had already drawn lots on the stage, "What?" Do you want to go to the lottery? ”
"you!" Wang Yu has always wondered how Wang Lei's brain grows, he can understand everything when he plays, and his thinking jumps so much that you can't understand it when he gets off the court.
"Where did you see that I wanted to go to the lottery?"
The two were arguing, and the voices of the groups came from the rostrum: "Quancheng No. 2 Middle School, No. 3 Group D." ”
"This person is the one who made trouble with Qian Kun that day...... Single ......" Wang Lei tried to recall.
"Shan Mingtang." Wang Yu gave Wang Lei the answer.
"Yes, Shan Mingtang." Wang Lei said, "Is it him?" ”
"Yes."
The draw ceremony is not complicated, and it is relatively fast, and after a while, the teams in eight cities, including Quancheng, Qingcheng, Weicheng, and Linyi City, have drawn lots, and the draw ceremony has passed halfway.
Among them, the top four teams of the last session, except for Jian'an No. 1 Middle School, have not yet drawn lots, the champion team Quanda High School, the runner-up team Linyi No. 1 Middle School and the fourth-place Qingcheng No. 4 Middle School have all been drawn and magically divided into the upper half of the district.
If it weren't for Qingcheng No. 4 Middle School and Quanda High School and drawn to Group A at the same time, then these three seeded teams would not have fought each other before the quarterfinals.
Yes, the seeded team Qingcheng No. 4 Middle School and Quanda High School were drawn to Group A at the same time, which was unexpected by everyone.
The Shengdong Provincial High School League has never had the consciousness of protecting the "seed", and it is a random draw group every time. Of course, in previous years, there were only a dozen teams participating, and it was usually a full elimination round.
And this year's first group round-robin points match made the Shengdong Provincial High School League appear for the first time in the "Group of Death".
Weicheng No. 10 Middle School is now full of players, because they are the No. 3 in Group A, and they will meet the top four team of the last session - No. 2 Qingcheng No. 4 Middle School in Group A in the first round robin.
Now, there is only one place left in Group A, and the No. 1 in Group A will meet the last champions in the first game.
Everyone is speculating about who will be the unlucky one, and they all hope that they will not become the unlucky one.
Even some teams are discussing: "If Jian'an No. 1 Middle School also draws Group A, it will make a lot of money!" ”
At this moment of the draw, the mentality of most people has changed, as if they are not contestants but a bystander.
"I'll go, we're not going to be drawn into the death group, are we?" Zhong Ming said angrily, in exchange for a punch from Zou Qiang, who was sitting next to him.
"Shut up!" Zou Qiang said: "Don't you know whether the good spirit is bad or not?!" ”
At this time, the voice of the reporting group on the rostrum sounded again, "Changqing Middle School, Group H No. 2." ”
"Senior brother, we have to pay attention to this Evergreen Middle School if we have a chance."
"Oh?"
"I have read a report on the official account of Shengdong Sports before, and I heard that in addition to the top four last year, the strength of Quancheng No. 2 Middle School and Changqing Middle School is the most favored by the outside world."
Duan Cheng briefly said what he knew, but because there was not much valuable information reported, he could only remind Wang Lizhong to pay more attention and not to underestimate the enemy if he encountered it.
"Oh." Wang Lizhong silently circled "Evergreen Middle School" on the list of entrants.
The entry manual in Wang Lizhong's hand has been drawn several times by him, and there are still sporadic words in the blank space, and Duan Cheng can't see it clearly.
"We can't be careless about every opponent."
"My mother...... In this way, it's better not to be in the upper half! Zhang Likun sighed, "So far, only Changqing is in the lower half of the district!" The first half is so annoying! ”
Suddenly, the two laughed at each other when they heard Zhang Likun's words behind them.
"Seriously, it's wrong!" Duan Cheng turned around and instructed his honest apprentice to understand the rules.
"If we're lucky, we'd better get into the top half! If we make it to the group stage in the first round, we will be in the top half of the bracket and we will not face the seeded teams before the quarter-finals! That's a good sign! ”
Speaking energetically, Duan Cheng's fantasy is even bolder: "If we are particularly lucky and we can draw into Group B, then we will take off!" ”
"Rian Secondary School, Group B, No. 1. Group B is full. ”
On the rostrum, Qi Hong used a stylized voice to announce the last place in Group B.
"Uh......" Everyone was silent.
"Coach, are we still going to the upper half......" Zou Qiang looked at Duan Cheng with a dead face.
"Heh, hehe...... Besides, the second half is not bad! Duan Cheng looked back stupidly, he didn't know what to say, the golden signs were indeed getting fewer and fewer.
In the end, only the two teams of Jian'an City were left without going to the stage to draw lots. In order, the champion team will be given priority in the draw.
Li Zhongtong stood up, causing an exclamation at the scene. High school students who play basketball generally have a height advantage, but not many actually exceed two meters.
"I'm sorry, Old Du." Li Zhongtong turned around and apologized to Du Kai, who was sitting in the back row.
Although he didn't explain the reason, Du Kai understood in his heart - if the sixteenth middle school gave priority to the lottery, the first middle school would have no choice.
Although the probability of drawing lots is equal, everyone wants to control the probability of their fate when they have a choice, and this is the part where reason is difficult to control emotion.
When Li Zhongtong, who is two meters long, walked onto the rostrum, there was no envy of "so tall" from below.
Li Zhongtong stood in front of the transparent box and did not directly put his hand into the lottery box.
Now only Group A of the Death Group in the upper half of the region and Group G without a "strong team" in the bottom half of the group remain.
After looking at it for a few seconds, Li Zhongtong reached out and took out the table tennis ball on the left and handed it to Chairman Qi Hong.
In just two or three minutes, a group of people from the two teams in Jian'an City silently prayed in their hearts - Group G! Group G! Group G!
"Jian'an No. 16 Middle School, Group A No. 1. Group A is full. ”
After bowing politely to the chairman, Li Zhongtong slowly walked to his ranks.
"Did the 16th Middle School defeat the third runner-up of the previous session, Jian'an No. 1 Middle School?"
One voice asked, followed by two voices replying: "Nonsense! Why don't you let them go up and draw lots first? ”
"Wow~ It looks very strong~ Look at their captain, there is no emotional change when they draw the death group! He's a ruthless man! ”
"Cut~ I think he's pretending to be ~ an unknown team, how strong can it be?" The man said disdainfully, "I see, either Jian'an No. 1 Middle School is not good, or they are lucky in the sixteenth middle school~ Don't be afraid." ”
"You're too superficial! If you win the championship, you will have the strength of the championship! Don't take it lightly! ”
"Gu Kai, take care of yourselves! You five middle schools are in a group with Linyi No. 1 Middle School~ Don't participate in the provincial competition in the first year! ”
"You man! I don't know what to do! "As the captain of Weicheng No. 5 Middle School, Gu Kai also kindly reminded his friends in the death group for the sake of his friendship in the same city.
"Kitano, yes! You are the champion of Weicheng every year, but don't forget, you don't make it to the top 8 in a year! The first round is a nightmare for you! Gu Kai choked.
"You!"
"What am I! Beware of the Sixteenth! Don't be able to win a game, go home and cry with me when the time comes! ”
Gu Kai and Kitano also learned to play in a basketball training class since they were children, and they grew up together. From small to big, but from the bottom of my heart, I still think about each other.
"You don't need to remind you! Mind yourself! ”
The full size of the group of death made the whole audience squirm. There are many people discussing, not only Weicheng, who are happy enemies.
As a last resort, the chairman could only knock on the table and stop him in a loud voice: "Be quiet, we ask the representative of Jian'an No. 1 Middle School to come to the stage to draw lots." ”
Everyone fell silent, and Du Kai stood up with a smile on his face.
"I'm going to you!"
"Is Jian'an a feed producer?! How one is higher than the other! ”
"I'm going to Jian'an too!"