The fishing ground I opened has become a national leisure destination

Chapter 264 Final Tournament
After the holidays, business returned to normal and the employees had a little more free time, but Chen Yuan became quite busy.

As expected, there was a small wave of registrations near the end of the event registration, and many anglers arranged their time and registered one after another.

On the 11th, after finishing his busy morning work, Chen Yuan stayed in Xiaotang and checked the number of people who had registered in the office. Chen Li was also sorting out the membership matters of the Fishing Association.

"I just counted all the applications for membership, and there are 1278 people who have applied to join the Chong City Fishing Association."

Chen Li sorted it out and told the final application number.

The application time of Chongshi Fishing Association was synchronized with the registration time of the competition. It ended completely at 12: am last night. Chen Li sorted it out as quickly as possible.

"so much?"

Chen Yuan was quite surprised. Although there was a prediction, the number was still a bit scary. Even if the membership fee threshold was set relatively low, more than 1,000 people could collect more than 100,000 yuan in membership fees.

"I think it's a bit too much, do you want to filter some of it out?"

Chen Li suggested.

"The fishing association does not have a limit on the number of members. Since anglers want to join, there is no reason to refuse."

Chen Yuan thought about it and shook his head.

Although it is indeed a bit too many for a city to accommodate more than a thousand members, the Fishing Association did not say it is not possible. Moreover, this is an important period for the development of the Fishing Association, and the more people the better.

There is no reason for anglers to refuse the Fishing Association.

"Okay, I'll send you the information?"

Since Chen Yuan had made the decision, Chen Li didn't say anything.

"Send it to me."

Chen Yuan nodded. The information of the members of the City Fishing Sports Association must be sent to CAA for filing and entry, and the membership cards are all handled uniformly by CAA.

Even his vice president's certificate was issued by CAA.

"How many people have signed up for the Grand Prix Points Tournament?"

Chen Li asked after sending the information to Chen Yuan.

"A total of 2024 people signed up, with nearly people in Chong City alone." Chen Yuan said with a smile.

These anglers in Chong City are still very active. Not only are they active in joining the fishing association, they are also active in registering for competitions, accounting for half of the events.

Even though there are over 4,000 people in the fishing grounds now, the number of people who have registered is less than 1,100, which is only a quarter of the registration rate, which seems not high.

But there are no professional athletes in fishing, and fishermen also need to make a living. Moreover, the competition is held on weekdays rather than weekends, so one out of four people comes, which is already a very high base number.

"It's a bit beyond our expectations. This number of people can be considered a large-scale event."

Chen Li was a little surprised, but it was understandable. After all, there were nearly 1,300 applicants to the Fishing Association.

"Well, as expected."

On the day of registration for the event, Chen Yuan had made an estimate, and the number of around 2,000 people was completely within his expectation.

"Okay, I'll leave the rest to you. If you need any help, just let me know. I'll go take care of other things first."

Chen Yuan is in charge of the event, and Chen Li has no time to get involved as she has a lot of things waiting for her, especially breeding and joint construction, which she also has to coordinate.

"pat~"

After Chen Li left, Chen Yuan lit a cigarette, then opened a document on his computer. Registration was over, and it was time to finalize the details of the event.

First of all, the bonus.

"With more than 2,000 people registered, the event service fee has exceeded one million, so the prize money must be increased appropriately."

Chen Yuan took a deep puff of cigarette, whispered softly, then put the cigarette in his mouth, his hands flying on the keyboard, editing quickly accompanied by the crackling sound of keyboard tapping.

"The prize money for the main competition remains the same for the top 8, the highest prize is 128888, the lowest is 28888, and the total prize money is 631104. The grand prize is more than enough."

Chen Yuan first determined the prize money for the main competition.

Then comes the qualifying round.

"Let's add more places to the qualifying rounds and directly take the top 50. Anyway, the points from the four types of events can be used to reward the top 50 people, so the grand prize and points will correspond perfectly."

Chen Yuan continued editing, aligning the grand prize quota and the points quota for the qualifying round.

After all, there are more than 2,000 participants. If, under normal circumstances, only the top eight are given prize money, then the winning rate would be too low.

Fifty out of two thousand, although the ratio is still not high, the probability of winning has increased a lot, which can also motivate anglers, as for the prize money of the competition.

The event service fee is over one million, so there is no need to worry about the prize money.

Moreover, Chen Yuan uses this competition to increase the popularity of the fishing ground, not to make a profit, so there is no need to be stingy.

Since it is a Grand Prix, it deserves its name.

"The total prize money for the qualifying round is 380896, and the prize money for the event is over one million. It is definitely worthy of the name of a grand prix. The next thing is the competition system."

The prize money of the tournament is easy to distribute. After all, Chen Yuan has never thought about making a profit. The total service fee for the tournament is over one million, so it can be distributed according to the rankings.

But the competition system must be changed, after all, there are too many contestants.

Normally, there would be at most a few hundred participants in a fishing competition, but the grand prize points competition hosted by Chen Yuan had over two thousand participants.

For such a large-scale event, there must be strict competition procedures and systems. Otherwise, any mistake in any link will have a huge impact on the event.

Although there are a large number of participants, fortunately Chen Yuan had anticipated it and formulated the competition process in advance. He only needed to slightly modify some details according to the number of participants.

"More than 2,000 people, Datang definitely can't accommodate them, not even two rounds will do. We need at least three rounds."

In order to determine the final competition process, Chen Yuan must have asked Wang Tao about the fishing spots in the big pond. As expected, Wang Tao planned 688 fishing spots.

In this case, at least three rounds will need to be arranged just for the first round of eliminations.

"It's not impossible."

Chen Yuan was modifying the competition process, sometimes holding a cigarette while thinking, and sometimes typing on the keyboard. It was not until nearly noon that he finally finalized the final version of the schedule and other matters.

After confirming it, he checked it again carefully.

"Rewards for the main competition."

"The champion of the finals will receive a prize of 128888 yuan, a trophy, and a certificate. The trophy and certificate are officially recognized by CAA, and 200 points."

There may be room for fluctuation in prize money, but the tournament points are fixed, and all tournaments and corresponding categories have uniform standards.

No one has the power to change it.

The runner-up prize is 118888 yuan, and there is also a trophy and certificate, and the competition points are 180. The third place prize is 108888 yuan, and there is also a trophy and certificate, and the competition points are 160.

The first, second and third place winners have the highest prize money, all exceeding 88888 yuan. The reward for fourth place is relatively lower, with a prize of only 140 yuan, and there is only a medal but no trophy, but there is also a certificate and points.

第五至八名，除奖牌和证书一样外，奖金分别是68888、48888、38888、28888，对应积分为120、100、80、60。

"Qualifying competition rewards."

There are no trophies or medals in the qualifying round, only a certificate, and everyone's points are only 20, with prize money ranging from a high of 18888 to a low of 688.

Next is the competition process.

“There are four stages in the competition.”

"In the first stage of the qualifiers (elimination rounds), due to the large number of participants, all players will be divided into three zones for the first stage of the competition, using a zone points competition system."

"All contestants will participate in two events: the number of target fish in hand-pole fishing and the weight of mixed fish in hand-pole fishing. There will be two games in each event, alternating between them, for a total of four games. Each game lasts 45 minutes, with a 10-minute interval between each game, so that athletes can adjust their condition."

“The schedule of the competition is as follows.”

“1，16日早上07:00准时开幕，07:00至07:30领导致词。”

“2，07:30至07:50为第一分区抽签确定钓位时间，请各位钓友根据各自时间报名分区。”

"The registration order starts from the first division and ends with the third division. The number of people in the first and second divisions is 688, and the divisions will decide 17 qualifying places. The number of people in the third division is 648, and 16 qualifying places will be decided. The division points competition will decide a total of 50 qualifying places."

"Competitors from the first division, please arrive before 07:30. Those who fail to arrive after 07:50 will be deemed to have forfeited and eliminated. Competitors from the second and third divisions, please arrive before the start of the competition."

“3，08:00整正式开始第一分区比赛，结束时间为11:30。”

"4. The contestants will be ranked based on the total points of the four games. If the qualifying and elimination points are the same, an additional round of target fish tail competition will be held. Whoever catches the target fish first will advance to the semi-finals."

"After the first division is over, Chen Yuan Fishing Ground will arrange for everyone to have a meal. At the same time, the contestants from the second division will enter the venue and draw lots for fishing spots at one o'clock."

"5. The second division will officially start the competition at 12:30 and end at 16:00. The competition rules are the same as the first division."

"6. Contestants from the second zone leave the venue and can have lunch at Chen Yuan Fishing Ground. Contestants from the third zone enter the venue. The draw will begin at 16:30, the competition will officially begin at 17:00 and end at 20:30."

"7. Due to the limited number of homestays in Yucheng Village, the 17 contestants who advance can arrange accommodation. The remaining eliminated contestants please make their own arrangements. If you want to watch the semi-finals and qualifying matches on the th, you are allowed to watch the games on site."

Originally, Chen Yuan planned to set each game to 60 minutes, but there were too many contestants and limited fishing space in the pond, so it had to be divided into three areas.

There is no other choice but to adjust the competition time. The competition in Zone 3 will end at 8:30, which can leave time for the eliminated players to go home.

Otherwise, with one match per hour, the three-zone preliminaries would end at eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening. It's okay in Chongshi or surrounding provincial capitals and Qiongshi, but it's very troublesome for anglers from other places.

It was too late to go home or stay overnight.

Of course, Chen Yuan suggested that anglers in Chong City, the provincial capital and the neighboring Qiong City should sign up for the first and third divisions as much as possible, which would be convenient for anglers from other places.

I was not in a hurry when I came, and I was not in a hurry when I left. The only pity was that I gained nothing.

But in a competition, there is always a winner and a loser.

Chen Yuan continued to check.

"The schedule for the 17th."

"The competition is a hand-pole mixed fish weight competition."

"The competition system is arranged as follows."

"1. The players who advance to the semi-finals will be divided into ten groups from A to J according to the ranking sequence of points obtained in the preliminaries, using the snake-shaped arrangement method. Each group will have five players and will play two games. Each game will last for one hour, with a 5-minute break in the middle."

The groups are:
A组：1号2号和48号49号50号选手。

B组：3号4号和45号46号47号选手。

And so on~
The serpentine arrangement is a very common match arrangement, and its purpose is to ensure that the seeded players will not be eliminated prematurely. It can also be regarded as a benefit for the players with good results in the first round of preliminaries.

The better your results in the preliminary rounds, the weaker the players you will face in the semi-finals.

"2. Ten groups will compete simultaneously. The top two in each group will advance to the top ten finals based on weight. The bottom three will be eliminated and can participate in the next qualifying round."

"3. Competition schedule: The draw for fishing spots will start at 17:07 on the morning of the 30th. Each group will plan a different fishing area. The competition will start on time at 08:00 and end at 10:15."

Unlike a mixed fish weight competition and a fish tail count competition, there will basically be no identical weights. Even a slight difference will make a difference between good and bad.

So there is no extra game.

"4. After the top ten competition, the qualifying competition will be held first. The 40 players will compete in the mixed fish weight competition at the same time. The re-draw will start at 10:30, and the competition will officially start at 11 o'clock. It will still be a hand rod mixed fish weight competition. The competition time is 60 minutes. The ranking will be determined by weight, and the rankings from 11 to 50 will be determined."

“5，12:00到13:00为吃饭休息时间，13:00开始十强争霸赛钓位抽签，14:00正式开始比赛。”

"The top ten competition is divided into three stages."

"The first stage is the top ten qualifying competition, which adopts a multi-player PK competition system. Ten players will compete on the same field. The fishing spots will no longer be decided by drawing lots. The ranking will be based on the semi-final results. The better the results, the better the fishing spots will be."

“赛制依旧采用手竿混合鱼重量赛，时长依旧是60分钟，获得前4名的选手进入半决赛，5到10的选手列总名次5到10名。”

"The second stage is the semi-finals, which will adopt a one-on-one PK system. According to the results of the top ten qualifying rounds, the first place will compete against the fourth place, and the second and third place will compete in the semi-finals."

"The semi-finals will start at 15:15. The format and time are the same as the top ten qualifying round. The winner will advance to the finals, and the losers will be directly determined by the results to determine the third and fourth overall rankings."

"The third stage is the finals, which will still adopt a one-on-one PK competition system. The competition item is a hand-pole mixed fish weight competition, which is divided into two halves, each half lasting 30 minutes, with a 10-minute adjustment time between the first and second halves."

"So the final will start at 16:30 and end at 17:40."

At this point, the Grand Prix Points Race is completely over, but the competition is not over yet.

There will be an award ceremony later.

"6. Awards ceremony."

“The awards ceremony will be held at 18:00, and all winners will be presented with their awards by the guests present.”

"7. Leadership summary."

The entire grand prize points competition ended perfectly here, but after the leadership’s summary, there was a dinner, which was considered a thank-you party for Chen Yuan.

Finally, some notes.

"1. Tournament Notes: Due to the competition system, the ninth and tenth place players in the Top Ten Tournament will receive the first and second place prize money in the qualifying round. The qualifying round rankings will remain unchanged."

“2. During all competitions, you are free to catch any fish you want (whether you are a local or foreign angler, if you do not want to take the fish away, there are fishmongers who will buy them and the price can be negotiated)”

“3. If you have any questions about the registration for the three divisions, or if you are confused about the competition system and prize money, you can contact the event organizer for consultation. Contact information: XXX…”

At this point, the competition process and prize money for the final version of the Grand Prix Points Tournament were determined. After a careful inspection, Chen Yuan found no problems and immediately issued a group announcement to the president, Zuo Xian'an, Chen Dong and other relevant personnel.

(End of this chapter)