Go: The live broadcast queen launched a gorgeous rebellion against the dog

“…So, Chu Jun!

"This time, we are relying on you to fire the first shot of our huge battle on Tongge Mountain in Gezhou!

“Try to get off to a good start!”

At 6:18 am on June , twenty minutes before the first round of the second stage of the Chinese Asian Games selection.

Tongge Hotel, outside Tongge Building.

Chu Jun, who was about to enter the competition venue, heard the blessing from his comrades over the phone, and his expression seemed quite unnatural:

"Well... this time the second stage of the preliminaries is a nine-round single round-robin tournament, and I will definitely meet Rui Zhao...

"It's just the first round, why are you gloating?!"

"What are you talking about? I'm encouraging you!"

Queen Mulan's voice still came through the phone with interest:

"...You have to know that since going to South Korea for the Lakeside Cup in May, Rui Zhao has been fighting non-stop!
“After the Lakeside Cup, I had the Dragon Star Tournament, the first stage of the Asian Games qualifiers, the King of Kings Tournament, and now the second stage of qualifiers. It can be said that the schedule is full and I am exhausted!
"Plus, Lei Qi just won three games in a row against her in the King of Kings Tournament recently, which probably dealt a heavy blow to her morale and confidence. Now is the best time to defeat this big devil!
"So... have confidence in yourself!"

"She's been weakened! Hurry up!"

hey hey...

Is there anything human that you can say?!
Chu Jun complained in his heart with a tense expression.

You know her, but I don't?!

I am also her old fermented bean curd, okay!

Lei Qi had to play very carefully with Rui Zhao in the slow chess game where she was relatively weaker, and he almost got defeated in the second game of the final!
As for the word "tired", it seemed as if it did not exist in Rui Zhao's dictionary at all!

So you keep brainwashing me?
Although he had laughed a little after Zhaojun was brutally slaughtered in the three-game chess match, it shouldn't be like this!

However, even though Chu Jun complains, he will still try his best to play the right chess game.

Moreover, every time he faced Rui Zhao, Chu Jun regarded it as a perfect test opportunity. Naturally, there was no such thing as not going all out:

"Okay, okay! I will try my best!

“You should also work hard - the day after the second stage of the Asian Games selection is the domestic preliminaries for the Tongge Cup.

"You're the only one among the four of us who hasn't reached level nine yet! I'm still waiting!"

"……Eh?"

Yang Manjing on the other side did not seem to expect that his sarcastic tone would be rewarded with encouragement from the other side. He was a little surprised and replied a little embarrassedly:
"…Of course! I am determined to become the second female ninth dan in the new century!
"Including... I should be at the Tongge Hotel in the evening of the 22nd. It's not impossible for me to help you practice or cheer for you in the last two rounds!

"Okay, that's it. I'll watch the game later too. Bye!"

After saying this, the little witch quickly hung up the phone without even giving Chu Jun a chance to speak again.

"Uh...why did you suddenly hang up?"

Chu Jun was a little confused for a moment, but after hearing the other party's final encouragement, he felt more motivated.

Hmm... I don't know...

How much has the gap between her and I narrowed?
Thinking of this, Chu Jun couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then walked into the Tongge Tower...

...

...

“Ah… Having come this far, Chu Jun has admitted defeat!

"Then let us congratulate Rui Zhao for defeating Chu Jun 164th Dan with only moves and getting off to a good start in the second stage!

"Overall, there were no major twists and turns. Rui Zhao 9th Dan can be said to have easily defeated Chu Jun 9th Dan.

“She didn’t even wield her iconic dragon-slaying sword. She just kept accumulating advantages in various parts of the overall situation and won the game without any bloodshed!
"Thank you, Teacher! Next, please give us a summary of this game..."

……

"Uh... I thought Xiao Chu had made rapid progress recently and should be able to hold on for a long time..."

At twelve noon on the same day, in the VIP viewing room of Tongge Tower.

Jiao Kai looked at the live commentary in front of him and couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"In the end, he was pushed flat on his face again. It even seemed like Rui Zhao didn't even exert any strength!
"They said the Asian Games' 'one hour, thirty seconds' game was much slower than the Dragon Star Game, but it feels like there's really no difference!"

"She is especially good at fast chess, not like Kuai Liang who is weak at slow chess!"

Shang Chaotian, who also came to the scene to give a speech and watch the game, corrected with a smile:
"In the just concluded King of Kings Tournament, although Rui Zhao lost three games to Lei Qi and only got runner-up, he also suppressed Zhu Yuanjun and Zhuang Zheng quite well in the two games!

“So even though the Asian Games competition has an extra hour of retention time, it actually just allows other players to make mistakes more slowly and persist longer!
"This girl... is amazing!"

Hearing this, Lu Wenjie on the side thought for a moment and brought up something:
"Um... Brother Tian, ​​Brother Kai!" "It just so happens that you two are here now, and I want to mention something first. So that I don't have to worry about it later."

"What's the matter?" Shang Chaotian looked at his deputy and asked.

“…That’s right.

"Based on Rui Zhao's current performance, I estimate that she and Xiao Lei are very likely to be the top two in the second stage of the selection."

Lu Wenjie tells the story:
“But…there’s a problem here.

"If Rui Zhao is really in the top two...

"Are we really going to select her as the player to compete in the men's individual competition?"

Hearing Lu Wenjie's sudden suggestion, Shang Chaotian couldn't help but exchange glances with Jiao Kai, and then asked:
"Wen Jie, what do you mean...?"

Lu Wenjie immediately spoke slowly:
"If the women's team wants to keep the women's team gold medal, Rui Zhao must compete.

“For the men’s team, it is unlikely that they would put her on the bench - she is definitely stronger than the sixth player on the team. If they really lack her for this victory, it would be hard to explain.

"In this case, she will already be participating in two team events. If she is sent to the men's individual event...

“One person juggling three projects… is this really possible?”

After hearing this, Shang and Jiao completely understood what Lu Wenjie meant. At the same time, they also had to admit that Lu Wenjie's worries were not unreasonable.

2026年东瀛中京亚运会，将于9月19日举行开幕式，10月4日结束。

There are only three months left until the Asian Games, and the specific competition schedule for each event was released a few days ago.

The Go competition was held within 9 days from September 19 to October 10. The men's and women's team competitions were held in the first eight days, and the men's individual competitions were held in the last five days, with a seamless connection throughout the whole process.

In the men's individual events, each country and region can send a maximum of two people from its six-member list of men's team participants.

Because these two people theoretically have to work non-stop for thirteen days, the selection of personnel cannot be based solely on the perspective of chess strength to a certain extent, but also requires comprehensive physical factors.

And if China finally chooses Rui Zhao, who is still in the women's team event, as one of the two players in the men's individual event, then it can no longer be described as "working non-stop for ten days"...

Theoretically, that would be a horrific racing schedule of 25 races in 13 days at most, a schedule that would make even the cows and horses call him "Big Brother"!
Even for Rui Zhao, who fought twelve battles in fourteen days and finally won the Dragon Star Battle, this did feel a bit forced.

"Well...but I think it's okay?"

After a brief pause, Jiao Kai gave his opinion:
"Lao Shang, when it comes down to it, the only teams that are truly competitive in the Asian Games are our three East Asian countries plus Taiwan Strait Province.

“If Rui Zhao is chosen to participate in the men’s individual event, you can consider putting him on the bench to let him rest in the team preliminaries in the first few days, and then he can play in the semifinals.

"and……

"The schedule has been very tight recently. Didn't this girl perform very well?"

"That's fine... that's fine."

After hearing this, Lu Wenjie gave his opinion directly:

"But the problem is... even if we take a proper rest during the team preliminaries and only participate from the team semifinals, that's still thirteen games in seven days!

"I admit that Rui Zhao has performed very well in the recent high-intensity competitions, but it is not as intensive as this! We cannot rule out the possibility that his body could not hold up and his performance was poor.

"Oh, of course! I have no objection to Rui Zhao participating in the men's individual event.

"It's just that we still need to think carefully about this matter - after all, in the previous two Asian Games where we had Go events, we only won one of the six gold medals. Both Go fans and leaders have some complaints about this.

"It would be a dereliction of duty if a valuable quota for the men's individual event was wasted due to such inadequate considerations."

Jiao Kai nodded slightly to show his understanding, and said nothing more. Instead, he looked at Shang Chaotian, the top leader.

This time, the Asian Games men's trials only stipulated that the top six players would be included in the Asian Games men's team list, but did not stipulate that the top two players would automatically get the men's individual qualification spots.

The final selection of the men's individual contestants will still be made by the association and the coaching staff after comprehensive consideration. If they feel that they are not suitable, even if Rui Zhao ranks in the top two in the preliminary round, they can choose someone else to compete in the men's individual competition.

However, Shang Chaotian also knew that it would be difficult to persuade Empress Zhaotian, who was eager to play more chess games, not to participate in the men's individual competition when she had the upper hand. She would probably feel wronged on the spot.

And considering Rui Zhao's current huge influence and outstanding contributions to Chinese Go, this matter is probably extremely difficult to handle!

"There's no need to rush to make a decision now!"

After thinking for a while, Shang Chaotian finally said slowly:

“It’s still early for the second stage to end!
“Although Rui Zhao performed very strongly in this game, she may not necessarily qualify as the top two.

“And this girl’s energy may not necessarily be able to sustain a high-intensity schedule.

"Let the bullets...

"Fly a little longer!" (End of this chapter)