The fishing ground I opened has become a national leisure destination

Chapter 529: International competition begins!
The temperature in Florida in September is not very high, only a little over 30 degrees, but it still feels a bit hot under the midday sun.

Therefore, the International Fishing Federation did not arrange any schedule for the afternoon, and only took athletes from all over the world to the competition venue at three o'clock in the afternoon.

The competition venue arranged by the International Fishing Association is located in a coastal suburb, which is a little far from the hotel, but the organizers have already arranged vehicles and the journey takes no more than half an hour.

“This place has a nice view.”

"It smells like sea breeze, very comfortable."

When we arrived at our destination, we all looked intoxicated as we felt the breeze. This was the feeling of being near the sea, very cool.

I guess it will be very comfortable during the game.

"Let's go and watch the game first."

Led by the staff of the International Association, Chen Yuan and his team, who arrived first, went straight to the stadium. After crossing the garden path, they were faced with a very wide area.

In the green lawn area, there is a huge rectangular fish pond, or to be more precise, a competition venue. Its area is estimated to be not much smaller than the big pond at Chen Yuan’s fishing ground.

On both sides of the wide and huge fish pond, there are several very square fish ponds, whose areas decrease in size.

"The biggest fish pond is the main arena."

President Wang pointed to the long fish pond in the middle. They came here early to prepare for the pre-match work such as stocking the pond with fish, so they naturally knew the venue.

"Let's go and take a look." Wang Heng and his team headed towards the main arena.

The competition venue is very standard, the distance towards each other is a standard 40 meters, the distance between each competition position is also a standard three meters, and the water surface is about one meter away from the shore of the competition position.

I couldn't tell the depth of the water, but it was definitely around two meters.

Not to mention the fish density, which is supervised by the leaders of fishing associations of various countries and regions, and is definitely within the marked range of the event. Even if we take a step back, all athletes in the same fishing competition face the same fish density.

Throughout the entire arena, everything demonstrates standards.

After all, it is the competition venue of the International Fishing Sports Association and it is the standard of the Global Fishing Sports Association. It must be built strictly in accordance with the standard.

"The carps now stocked in the pond include crucian carp species from 13 countries and regions around the world. This is a mixed crucian carp fishing ground." President Wang explained to the athletes.

We were all aware of this and were notified when the competition process was being drawn up.

"You all know the competition process and system. Tomorrow morning, we will start with crucian carp fishing. After the crucian carp fishing, we will switch to carp fishing. In the afternoon, we will fish for carp." President Wang reiterated the competition process.

The International Fishing Tackle Brand Super League will start tomorrow. There will be only two events on the first day, namely crucian carp fishing and carp fishing.

The mixed crucian carp has been released into the fish pond of the main competition venue, and the remaining fish for the competition have been released into the reserve venue, that is, the fish ponds on both sides of the main competition venue.

Since thirteen countries and regions participated in the competition at the same time, there were many fishing athletes. Except for the main competition venue, the other fish ponds simply did not have enough places to accommodate the fishing competition.

Therefore, except for the first game, the fish for the remaining games are put into the spare game fish pond.

The final of the International Fishing Tackle Brand Super League is divided into three stages.

First stage knockout round.

A total of 96 fishing gear brand teams from countries and regions around the world competed in five events: hand rod fishing for crucian carp, hand rod fishing for carp, hand rod fishing for salmon and hand rod fishing for bream, plus lure fishing for bass.

Based on the points scores, 40 brand teams will be selected to advance to the next round.

Second stage rematch.

First round of the rematch.

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Second round of the rematch.

The 16 brand teams that advanced will continue to use the "snake ranking method" to be divided into 4 groups for fishing competition according to the results of the first round of the rematch, with 4 brand teams in each group.

The top two teams in each group will advance to the final quarterfinals, and the bottom two teams will be eliminated and can participate in the final qualifying round.

At this stage of the competition, the results can be roughly determined. The top eight will be the winning fishing gear brands in the main competition and will eventually compete for the final championship.

Both the team award and the individual star award will be determined from the quarterfinals.

The remaining 32 brand teams that failed to advance to the semi-finals will participate in the qualifying rounds to compete for the 16 winning places in the qualifying rounds.

This is the final of the third stage.

The competition system is simple, but the competition duration is relatively long. After all, this is an international event that requires a sufficient scale and a rigorous and exciting schedule to enhance its influence.

If it weren't for the inconvenience of bringing together athletes from all over the world, perhaps the event organizers would want to extend the competition system and subdivide each stage.

"President, where does the lure bass fishing take place?" Chen Yuan suddenly asked President Wang.

Wang Heng and the others looked over with questioning eyes.

There are only these fish ponds on the spacious green space, as well as the main competition venue and spare fish ponds mentioned earlier, but there is no lure fishing competition venue to be seen.

"It should be in Palatka, right?" Gong Lei asked tentatively.

“Well, the lure bass fishing event is held in the Palatka St. Jones River, which is one of the venues for the BASS Elite Tournament, so it was chosen as the venue for this lure bass fishing competition.” President Wang nodded.

Gong Lei has fished all over the world and knows all the places suitable for fishing. Or, he knows where in Florida is suitable for lure fishing for bass and knows that BASS has a sub-station here.

"Is the stadium far from here?" Chen Yuan asked.

This is the issue that athletes are more concerned about. If the hand rod fishing and lure fishing venues are far apart, it may be a bit troublesome during the competition.

"It's not far. The event team will arrange vehicles to go there when the time comes." President Wang shook his head slightly.

Wang Heng and the others felt relieved after hearing this.

However, when they finished looking at the venue and headed for the St. Jones River, they realized how far President Wang had said it was not far. It was over a hundred kilometers, and the one-way journey took nearly an hour and a half.

I can only say that it is acceptable.

"The St. Jones River is a natural river and there are no fixed fishing spots. After the competition starts, all athletes will draw lots to determine the fishing range. There will be no trial fishing time and the competition will start as soon as it begins." President Wang explained the rules of the competition.

This kind of competition system tests athletes' ability to formulate and implement strategies, and can be considered a promotional attraction for this lure fishing for bass.

You should know that even in the BASS elite competition, there is time for trial fishing, and sometimes the several days of trial fishing are advertised as doubling the difficulty coefficient.

This competition system is fair to most athletes, except for local athletes, especially bass fishing experts, who are definitely more familiar with the St. Jones River.

This is their advantage.

“If we make it to the semi-finals and the finals, won’t we have to travel back and forth?”

Deng Gang has not yet considered the advantages and disadvantages. The two venues are a certain distance apart, and running back and forth is a test of physical fitness and strategy changes.

"The competition system should take into account the inclusion of bass fishing events." Gong Lei can understand this.

Take the BASS Elite Competition for example. The competition venue is not unique, but will be held in several places. Sometimes you need to go back and forth to fish, which tests the change of thinking strategy and the perseverance of the athletes. Fishing is a sport that requires perseverance. If you don’t have enough perseverance, your mentality will easily fluctuate and it will be difficult to perform well in the competition.

"Take a good look at the arena and try to familiarize yourself with it as much as possible."

Chen Yuan didn't say anything. The competition rules had been established long ago, and even if there were difficulties, they had to be faced head-on. All he could do now was to try to familiarize himself with this unfamiliar water area.

Gong Lei and Cui Liang led Wang Heng and the others to walk along the river bank, occasionally pointing at certain areas and talking about something, probably communicating strategies and possible situations during the game.

After walking around the competition area along the St. Jones River, all the contestants had a certain understanding of the competition venue, and the competition team arranged their return trip one after another.

It was already past seven o'clock when we returned to the hotel, and we went straight to the restaurant for dinner.

"Go to bed early tonight. From now on, we have to get into competition mode." After dinner, Chen Yuan arranged for the club members to rest.

I’m not wandering around like I did in the past two days. I’ve already seen the stadium and the competition will start tomorrow. It’s time to get in the form I should have.

Wang Heng and the others knew what to do without Chen Yuan reminding them. After all, they were not traveling to a foreign country for a vacation, but to get good grades and that damn high bonus.

……

Silent all night.

The next morning, Chen Yuan got up before six o'clock, washed and dressed, and then knocked on the door of Wang Heng and the others' room at the right time. Everyone packed up their fishing gear and went downstairs to meet up.

Li Shiyi and other staff members came down earlier and had already had breakfast and were ready to go to the stadium. President Wang was still arranging the athletes here.

After breakfast, they headed to the stadium one after another.

Today's competition venue is particularly lively. Not only is there a stage set up on the green lawn, but there are also dozens of media outlets of all sizes around it, and all kinds of machinery are laid out in front of and on both sides of the stage.

There are even a lot of machines built around the main arena.

Chen Yuanyou saw that the domestic media were also busy.

"Is this a recorded broadcast?" Chen Yuan and President Wang brought all the teams into the venue and couldn't help but ask as they looked at the many media present.

"It must be a recorded broadcast. It's already evening in China. When the competition officially starts, it will be exactly 9:30 in the evening in China. The live broadcast effect will definitely be affected." President Wang said with a smile.

Due to the time difference, when the games are played here, it is the evening rest time in China. Maybe the first game can still attract some attention, but there will definitely not be many viewers in the subsequent games.

So the recording method is better.

Chen Yuan also gave up on live streaming. Although a certain hand could not directly broadcast overseas, it only required simple changes. Moreover, given the relationship between Chen Yuan and a certain hand, it was not a problem to live stream the event.

But considering the time difference, Chen Yuan gave up.

Moreover, President Wang and his team have already made arrangements for the broadcasting and promotion of the event. When the time comes, they can just record some wonderful moments and promote them on various platforms.

"Please all athletes from all countries and regions draw their places in an orderly manner."

The event host was arranging the process, translators from various countries were translating simultaneously, and the athletes present came forward one after another to draw lots.

"Brother Cui, you go first with the hand rod fishing, and I will replace you in the next round. You don't have to deliberately pursue good results. Just stay relaxed and treat it as a leisure fishing." Chen Yuan arranged the players from the Chen Club who were going to compete.

According to the plan, hand rod fishing is the battlefield for Wang Heng, Wang Bin, He Haibin and Xiaoyu Wang. Gong Lei and Cui Liang will take turns to participate, but they do not need to pursue results.

Their main battlefield is lure fishing for bass.

If the competition did not require each team to have five athletes, Chen Yuan would not have arranged Gong Lei and Cui Liang to compete. They should have maintained their physical condition and focused on lure fishing for bass.

"it is good."

Cui Liang followed Wang Heng and others to line up and draw their competition numbers, while Gong Lei went to the substitute rest area.

"Xiao Chen, follow me to the stage."

President Wang took Chen Yuan and walked straight to the stage leadership seat.

This international event is very grand, with dozens of seats in the leadership seats alone.

After all, there are responsible persons from thirteen countries and regions present, plus some leaders of the International Fishing Association and some local leaders, so it is normal to have such a number.

"All athletes who have drawn their places are requested to go to their respective places, and the international referee team is requested to enter the venue for inspection."

The host's voice continued to sound, maintaining the entire competition process, and there was real-time translation in various languages ​​to ensure that everyone could understand the voice.

As all the athletes and referees entered the venue, the leadership seats were almost in place, and the process finally came to the opening ceremony.

Chen Yuan was not interested in these procedures, including the speeches by the leaders afterwards.

I only listened a little until the chief referee read out the rules.

The rules for hand rod fishing for mixed crucian carp are very simple, similar to the competition system of the domestic crucian carp fishing elite competition, but the rod limits are 3.6 meters, 4.5 meters and 5.4 meters.

Four meters and a half more, six meters and a half less.

In addition, the three events of different specifications have different durations. The 3.6-meter and 4.5-meter time limits are determined by the number of fish caught.

The 5.4-meter mark is a competition with a set target, and the limit is 30 fish. The standard is whether the fish are put into the guard. The first one to finish has a better score.

This rule is like a 100-meter race. Whoever finishes first has a better score. It not only tests the quality and effectiveness of the fishing gear brand, but also tests the frequency of fishing of the athletes.

The difficulty is greater and the competition is more exciting.

"The established goals can be used as reference." Chen Yuan agreed with this competition system as early as when he saw the competition process before, and it can be used as a reference for subsequent domestic competitions.

"duo~"

Finally, the entire opening ceremony ended, and the chief referee of the event blew the starting whistle. With reminders in various languages, all the athletes quickly took action.

"Kacha kacha~"

Almost all the surrounding media were surrounding the stadium, either taking pictures or broadcasting live, and various surrounding tracks were running quickly, which showed the strength of the event's publicity.

Behind the stage, there is a huge competition screen, which is similar to the one used for domestic competitions, and you can clearly see the real-time competition situation.

"Swoosh~"

At this moment, people kept raising their fishing rods on the competition screen, and real-time results began to be updated. They were all in bilingual, with both English and foreign languages, making it easy to view.

"Wang Heng and his team did a good job in grabbing the ball at the beginning."

President Wang looked at the updated competition results column with a look of relief on his face.

Because this is the qualifying round and there is no individual ranking, the overall ranking is based on teams, and the 96 brand teams are arranged according to their real-time results.

Chen's Fishing Tackle (in both Chinese and English) is now prominently listed first.

The specific results are: Wang Heng caught 6 fish, Wang Bin caught 6 fish, He Haibin caught 6 fish, Xiaoyuwang caught 5 fish, Cui Liang caught 3 fish, and he is currently ranked first with a total score of 18 fish.

(End of this chapter)