Chapter 508: Devil's Schedule

Everyone had arrived, and the lottery ceremony was about to begin.

It wasn't the representatives of the teams who conducted the lottery; they were just witnesses.

The Winter Cup knockout stage was also divided into upper and lower halves.

As the champion and runner-up of the National Tournament, Kirisaki Daiichi and Rakuzan didn't need to worry about the lottery and were directly placed in different halves.

On a tactical board, the nameplates of Kirisaki Daiichi and Rakuzan were placed in the first position of the upper and lower halves.

Then, in front of all the participating teams, the person in charge reached into a sealed box, touched for a long while, and then took out a team's nameplate.

The purpose of the Winter Cup was to select talent, and there were no particularly high requirements for the record.

Even if your team's record was at the bottom and you were eliminated in the first round, as long as the players performed well enough, they would still be selected and cultivated as reserve talent.

Just like the U17 in Prince of Tennis; as long as you have some talent, you are stuffed in to practice, and finally, the survival of the fittest is carried out.

Therefore, this lottery, except for Kirisaki Daiichi and Rakuzan being arranged in different halves in advance, was determined by lottery for all teams.

This led to the fact that there were actually 3 teams from the same region in one half.

Under the astonished gaze of everyone.

Shutoku and Seirin were both drawn into the same half as Kirisaki Daiichi.

"This..."

Aida Riko was numb; what kind of heaven-defying draw luck was this?

They had finally broken out of the Tokyo area, only to be divided together again in the knockout stage?

This was the rhythm of playing another regional qualifier!

And looking at the schedule, if Seirin kept winning, they would meet Kirisaki Daiichi after the second round!

Because the number of teams was unequal, after the first round, only 25 teams would remain.

From this moment on, there would be situations where teams would have a bye in the Winter Cup.

And those teams with a bye would automatically enter the round of 16. (The original work is like this; I didn't arrange it.)

Regardless of whether Seirin would become the lucky one with a bye, Seirin would have to face Kirisaki Daiichi or Shutoku in the quarterfinals.

Why say that?

Because Shutoku drew Kirisaki Daiichi in the first round; they would decide a winner with Kirisaki Daiichi in the first round.

Of course, that was assuming Seirin could get that far.

Before entering the quarterfinals, assuming Seirin passed the first round, they would have to face Yosen in the second round.

When this bracket came out, the scene was in an uproar.

Everyone didn't expect the Winter Cup to be so exciting from the start.

Kirisaki Daiichi vs. Shutoku, Yosen vs. Seirin.

"It seems your luck isn't good." Akashi also shook his head when he saw the matchup.

"You should say this to Midorima." Tiandao was as confident as ever; he wouldn't lose to anyone.

For the Winter Cup, Kirisaki Daiichi was determined to win.

The lottery ceremony ended quickly.

The national representatives walked out of the conference room with different expressions.

Aida Riko walked through the crowd with a heavy heart.