The Great Demon King of Internet

Chapter 91, the first stop is the Middle East

Although the four members of Kanda Izo were defeated, they were not excluded from the first army by the coaching staff. Instead, they were included in the first army as a reserve team.

Because the task of this expedition is very arduous, more manpower is needed to withstand the pressure.

After the shuffle, Mifune entered the training ground of the First Army.

"Young ones, get ready! Let me inform you in advance that this time the U17 points qualifying competition has undergone major reforms, and it will be an extremely tough battle!"

Afterwards, Mifune motioned to Coach Kurobe to read out the rules.

Coach Kurobe took out a dozen A4 papers and read out: "The first is the distribution of combat zones. This U17 qualifier will divide the world into multiple competition zones. The participating countries need to draw lots to select the participating locations."

Kimijima Ikuto asked curiously: "Multiple war zones? Isn't it like before, completely fixed in Europe or America to complete the points competition?"

"Of course not. For example, Asia, where our Neon is located, is divided into six regions: East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, and North Asia. America is divided into five regions: North America, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Division, and so on.”

Shuji Taneshima, who hated flying, couldn't help but feel a headache and said, "It would be great if we could fight in front of our own home."

Kurobe snorted softly: "It's a pity that Tanejima-kun is disappointed. We were drawn in the Middle East Division in the first round."

The other candidates breathed a sigh of relief. Neon still has direct flights to the Middle East.

Shuji Taneshima, who hates flying, is annoyed. How long does it take to get from Neon to the Middle East by boat?

Irie Kanata keenly noticed the key words in Kurobe's words just now.

"The first stop? Isn't this point qualifier completed in one go?"

Kurobe nodded: "Yes, this time the schedule is longer than in previous years, and it is divided into three stages."

Daqu Ryuji asked: "Do you know which countries are assigned to the Middle East division with us?"

"This is not clear. You have to go to the place to know. In addition, this points qualifier adopts a round-robin system, and each division will be assigned seven participating countries."

"What?" Kiritani Harakazu opened his eyes wide: "In these three stages, aren't we going to fight against 18 countries?"

Kaji Fonda analyzed: "Taking into account the distribution of physical strength, even if the total score against each country is 3:0, each of us will have to play at least two to three games."

Kurobe sighed: "Things are not as simple as you think. The rules for obtaining points have also changed this time."

"First of all, the format of the battle is still singles and doubles, with one set to decide the outcome. The difference is that, regardless of singles or doubles, as long as one side wins, they will get 5 points immediately. If there is a clean sheet or one side abstains or forfeits the game , the points gained by the winning side will be doubled to 10 points. If there is a tie in which both sides cannot compete, neither side will score."

Yue Zhi said softly: "In other words, every game in the current points competition is very important. It does not mean that which country wins three games first can stop the competition directly."

Tohno Atsukyo also discovered a key piece of information: "If one side abstains, the points can be doubled. Is this secretly encouraging violent tennis?"

Kurobe continued: "In addition to the points in a single game, after the five matches, the total points between the two sides will also be settled and compared. The country with higher points is considered the winner and can get another 50 points."

This rule confused everyone for a while, but Setsuna understood the meaning of this rule.

"I see, three wins out of five, even if you can win three, you may not be able to win the final victory."

Coach Kurobe nodded: "Setsuna-kun is right. For example, we won three games in a row and only got 5 points in each game, so there are only 15 points. Although the opponent only won two games, both games were clean sheets. , then the opponent has 20 points. If we compare the total points, we are the loser, so the extra 50 points will be obtained by the opponent."

Oguri Ryuji made a simple calculation and asked: "What if we also have a clean sheet against the opponent? In this way, we will have 5+5+10=20 points, which is the same as the opponent's points settlement. Who wins and who loses?" Snapped his fingers: "It's very simple. When the points are the same, the country with more wins wins. We have three games and the opponent has two, so naturally we win. In addition, if the total score of the game between countries reaches 5:0 , that is, if one country keeps another country clean, the winner will get an extra 100 points. If the total points are the same and the number of wins is the same, neither side will get extra points."

Byodoin Phoenix: "In other words, theoretically, if we can keep zero opponents in five games, we can score 150 points in one go!"

Oni Jujiro: "This rule is simply like walking a tightrope across the abyss. If you are careless, you will be in catastrophe."

Kurobe shook his head: "It's not over yet. This time the points qualifying competition uses not a list declaration system, but an on-the-spot dispatch system."

Irie Kanata: "On-the-spot dispatch system? Does this system mean that both sides can temporarily decide the players to play based on the players selected by the other side?"

"Yes, in each round of the match, each country has three opportunities to make substitutions. You can use them all at once, or you can use them at critical moments."

Setsuna smiled and said: "This is a huge test for our coaching staff. How to arrange the troops, read the dishes, conduct investigations in advance, and predict the opponent's formation strategy are all tasks that you need to complete quickly. .”

Saito sighed: "Yes, this is the main reason why this U17 points qualifier will not notify the participating countries in each competition area in advance. We need to do research in time after arriving at the destination to understand each participating country The country’s information can only be used to make correct on-the-spot judgments.”

Coach Kurobe continued: "The last rule is that a player can only play in two games at most in the same division."

Oni Jujiro: "It seems that this rule is deliberately designed to prevent ace players from various countries from scoring a lot of points on the belly."

Byodoin Phoenix asked: "Having said all that, what are the requirements for being selected for the U17 finals?"

"After three rounds of fierce competition, the total scores of each country are compared, and the top 64 countries can qualify for the U17 finals. The official also informed in advance that after the qualifiers, in the group stage of the U17 main competition, the country with the highest points will definitely They will be grouped together with the countries with lower points."

After listening to all the competition rules, everyone in the first army was silent for a while.

Obviously, these rules take almost every aspect into consideration.

It has greatly narrowed the gap between strong tennis countries and weak tennis countries.

Even if you are a Big4 country, if the reserve strength of the U17 team is insufficient, you will easily be dragged down and suffer a big setback in this long battle.

Even if you are a country with a weak overall strength, if you are very lucky in this division draw and are placed with some weak teams, you can still get a high amount of points.

The most amazing thing is that in this points qualifying competition, probably no country dares to hide its strength.

Just like the results of the previous analysis, even if you can win three games against the opponent, but because you want to retain your strength and are blocked by the opponent's main team for two games, all your previous efforts will be in vain.

If you are too careless, it may lead to a complete overturn.

Moreover, in order to be assigned to a satisfactory group in the U17 main stage and avoid the Big 4 teams that are bound to get high scores, all countries will strive for as many points as possible to seize the top position.

It can be said that the points qualifiers of this year have not even started yet, and the atmosphere of bloodshed has already hit our faces.

Mifune took a sip of wine: "Okay, the rules have been read out. Our time is limited, and the flight tickets to the Middle East are scheduled for tomorrow. We have to go to the stadium early to make preparations. Shuji Tanejima, your schedule is relatively Please, the ferry ticket is scheduled for tonight, so pack up and set off now."

"Yes, head coach."

Shuji Taneshima had a headache.

(End of this chapter)