Chapter 886: Tournament Format and First Round

The opening ceremony, which was even grander than the University Cup, ended smoothly. Sitting in the exclusive area assigned to Jiangcheng University, seeing the name of the first-round opponent issued on the tablet, Zhao Yun's expression was a bit strange.

This is....... talked about in the morning, and bumped into in the afternoon?

Their opponent was none other than one of the universities that Mu Yao mentioned in the morning, which was eyeing the Top 10 university position, Huanan University!

Zhao Yun didn't believe that the tournament organizers weren't doing it on purpose.

But everything was just "soldiers come, water blocks; earth comes, water covers."

Zhao Yun was full of confidence in the children this time. After discussing with the tactical assistants, she clapped her hands to attract their attention and said briefly, "After the first match between Qingbei University and Southwest Research University, it will be our turn to play. The opponent is Huanan University, which was mentioned in the morning!"

"The opponent's characteristics have already been explained in the morning, so I won't repeat them this time. Now, let's arrange the players for the match!"

Everyone's eyes focused, and their expressions were all eager to try.

"First match, Mu Yao, Li Xiao, and Lin Daoyi."

"Second match, Su Hao, Yao Hu, and Nie Xiaofan."

"Third match, Jiang Xiangyun, Long Ningyan, and Xu Qin."

"If you have any objections, you can raise them now, otherwise I will report it directly!"

"I have an objection!" Zhao Yunlan stood up first, his expression very unhappy, his baby face almost wrinkled into a ball, "Why don't you let me play!"

"Me too!" Xia Xiaoguang also stood up, his expression very dissatisfied.

Why, in the first round, where they should be extremely cautious and go all out, were their positions taken by two junior substitutes?

Zhao Yun glared at them and said lightly, "You were actually angered by the childish provocation of the opponent this morning. In the first round, honestly accompany your juniors to guard the water cooler."

Hearing this, the two immediately shrank, lowering their heads like quails. They thought Zhao Yun didn't care about this matter, but they didn't expect to be settled at this moment........

Miscalculation, and the hateful Baodao University team and Lin Guannan!

This grudge, they remembered!

The two cast pleading gazes at Su Hao. They knew that if anyone had the most say in the school team, besides Mu Yao and Li Xiao, it was Su Hao.

Su Hao gave them a helpless expression of "nothing I can do," thinking about the deep meaning of Zhao Yun's arrangement.

Letting the two captain and vice-captain, Mu Yao and Li Xiao, play in the first game, and sending the steady-playing Lin Daoyi as insurance, it seems Coach Zhao Yun is certain that Huanan University will send their trump cards to fight them head-on in the first game.

The second game is him leading two substitute teammates he hasn't had much contact with, and letting Senior Jiang Xiangyun and the others act as insurance in the third game.

It seems she wants him to adapt to the battle atmosphere, rhythm, and playing style of the University League first, even if he loses, there is a bottom line.

After all, it's a best-of-three elimination system. Winning two games is enough. Tactics like "Tian Ji horse racing" can also be active in this format.

And in the current preliminary environment, many universities will not choose a playing style that is too steady, but instead take this opportunity to train substitutes and prepare for the coming year in advance.

Universities that are defeated and eliminated in the preliminaries still have a chance to participate in the resurrection match. As long as they can break out of the encirclement, they can squeeze into the main tournament again.

After watching Qingbei University's crushing victory, Zhao Yunlan held an unopened bucket of mineral water in his arms, pressed his face against it, and said dully, "I feel like Qingbei University has added a lot of strong enemies this year."

Xia Xiaoguang, feeling the subtle sensation of the bottle cap rubbing against his cheek like him, replied, "And, it looks like they haven't sent out their full-strength lineup yet, and the captain and vice-captain haven't played either."

Su Hao crossed his arms, looking straight at the combination of Mu Yao, Li Xiao, and Lin Daoyi who were playing with full fighting spirit, and said lightly, "It doesn't matter, I will make a move."

Zhao Yunlan and Xia Xiaoguang looked at each other, their expressions a bit strange. When it comes to "pretending to be cool," they only admire Su Hao.

The gaze turned to the arena. Mu Yao, Li Xiao, and Lin Daoyi lined up, all looking at their opponents thoughtfully.

Head Coach Zhao Yun guessed right. Huanan University did send their captain, vice-captain, and main force directly, intending to suppress their confidence in the first game. ===== CHAPTER 887 =====

Just suppress their confidence a little.