The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Chapter 89: The draw is over, the situation of each group (make up for yesterday)
Kanto, Kansai, Kyushu, Hokkaido, Tokai, Chugoku, Kitashinetsu, Tohoku, Shikoku.

Now in the large classroom, all 24 participating schools from nine regions are in place, and the staff begin to draw lots one by one.

The draw is divided into two rounds. The first round is to allocate the champions and runners-up from the four major regions of Kanto, Kansai, Tokai, and Kyushu, a total of 8 teams.

These eight teams are eligible to advance to the first round with a bye, so they will be allocated first.

Because the national conference is composed of four large groups, ABCD, and there are 8 small groups under them, these eight teams will not meet before the quarterfinals.

"Tokyo representative, Hyotei Academy."

"Representative from Osaka, Shitenhoji Temple."

"Kumamoto representative, Shishile."

"Representative from Kanagawa, Rikkai University High School."

"..."

After the staff read out the names of the eight teams one by one, representatives from these schools went on stage one after another to draw lots.

After watching Genichirō Sanada return to his seat after drawing lots, Maya Yuuki couldn't help but complain: "Sanada, you have really good luck."

Why did he say that? Because the number drawn by Genichirō Sanada was A1, which is the first position in Group A.

"Isn't it great? Rikkai University will definitely be first whether in the draw or in the competition." Genichirō Sanada said with a serious face.

Soon, all 8 teams finished.

In addition to Rikkai University which drew A1, Hyotei is B6, Kansai's champion Shitenhoji is D8, and Makunofuji is C2.

Shizile B8, Kuroshio C7, Dou A6, Liuliqiu B1.

After the seeded schools, the next step is the draw for the remaining 16 teams.

"Representative Yamaguchi, Hikojima Junior High School."

"Shizuoka representative, Josuin University High School Shimizu branch."

"Representative Kagawa, Kushimaki East Middle School."

"Fukuoka representative, Eagle City Academy."

"Tokyo representative, Seishun Academy."

"..."

As the non-seeded schools came on stage to draw lots one after another, the grouping situation gradually became clear.

The first thing Yuuki Maya paid attention to was the grouping situation of Rikkai University itself.

In Area A where Rikkai University is located, Yuuki Maya took a look at the names of those schools and could describe them in just eight words: chickens and pottery dogs, not worth mentioning.

On the contrary, in the semi-finals, it is foreseeable that they will meet this year's Kyushu champion, Shishiraku Junior High School from Kumamoto Prefecture.

It can be said that Shizile Middle School has been the champion of the Kyushu Division this year and has no rivals for the entire year. The reputation of the Kyushu Duo within its team has spread throughout the country.

Thinking of this, Maya Yuuki suddenly remembered that Hyotei seemed to be in Shishiro's group.

After taking another closer look at Group B, he saw that they were already observing a moment of silence for Keigo Atobe.

There is no other reason, because after Bingdi had a bye in the first round, his next opponent will be Shizile Middle School.

"Is it really that unlucky..."

In Maya Yuuki's heart, Hyotei's current strength is enough to make it into the top eight of the national tournament.

Of course, the premise is that the draw is good. But now it is obvious that Hyotei's draw is not very ideal, and I am afraid that they will have to enter the top 16 again this year.

After looking at the situation at Hyotei, Maya Yuuki couldn't help but go to see the situation at Seigaku.

After glancing back and forth a few times, he finally saw Qingxue's name in Group D.

Seigaku's draw position is D5, and its first round opponent is Echigodaira Second Junior High School from Niigata.

However, once Seigaku defeats this opponent, the next round facing him will be the Kansai champion from D8, Shitenhoji.

"It seems that in this year's Kanto, except for us, all other schools will be wiped out in the first and second rounds."

Maya Yuuki analyzed it and once again discovered that the situation of Kanto schools this year was almost the same as last year.

As for another of the Kanto top four teams, Rokkaku Junior High School, their draw position is A3 and they will face Rikkai University in the second round.

Maya Yuuki looked towards the seats of Seigaku, only to see Kunimitsu Tezuka still looking at the grouping table on the stage calmly.

Next to him, Oishi Shuichiro looked a little pale, because he was the one who drew the lots for Qingxue.

After the draw, Oishi Shuichiro naturally realized that their qualifying situation was not optimistic.

I can only say that he is worthy of being called a "God-like" drawing genius, as he was able to draw good teammates from the German team for the Japanese team in the subsequent U17 World Championship exhibition match.

If Seigaku continues to draw the lottery with Oishi Shuichiro, they will be really blessed next year.

……

Somewhere in the large classroom, Tetsuya Hara and Kuranosuke Shiraishi, representatives of Shitenhoji, were looking at the grouping table projected on the stage.

"It seems that we are lucky this year. We won't meet Rikkai University before the finals."

The current captain of the Shitenhoji Tennis Club, Tetsuya Hara, said in a relaxed tone that compared to last year when they were eliminated by Rikkai University in the semi-finals, this year the Shitenhoji will at least be runner-up.

"Hey, Minister, you seem to be very afraid of them." Shiraishi Kuranosuke said with his chin in his hand, looking playful.

"There's nothing we can do. Last year we lost to the opponent 3 to 1, and the guy who won that game is now in Rikkai University." Hara Tetsuya said helplessly.

"The Minister is talking about Mori-senpai, right? Why did Mori-senpai transfer to Rikkai University? If he had stayed, we would have a better chance of winning the championship this year."

Shiraishi Kuranosuke's eyes were full of curiosity. He had already imagined some secret entanglements between Mori Hisaburo and his own tennis club.

"You little brat, things are not as complicated as you think. Maori only left Kansai because of family reasons. As for why he joined Rikkai University, it may be because he looked down on other schools in Kanto."

Hara Tetsuya looked at Shiraishi's puzzled expression and explained speechlessly.

In fact, he did not feel uncomfortable at all about Mori Jusaburo joining Rikkai University. After all, in his eyes, Rikkai University was the only school in Kanto that did not humiliate Mori's strength.

In the classroom, after the drawing ceremony, representatives from each school stayed for a long time before leaving one after another.

Maya Yui and Genichirō Sanada got up and left. After walking out of the door, they ran into Keigo Atobe who had just finished a phone call.

Atobe Keigo's face didn't look very good, obviously because after seeing the result of the draw just now, he realized that Hyotei's qualifying situation was not optimistic.

After the two sides exchanged glances, they just nodded to each other in tacit understanding and there was no verbal communication.

They left first, and after looking down at the phone in his hand and thinking for a while, he signaled Oshitari Yuushi beside him to follow him, and then walked out of the gate of Rikkai University.

The phone call that Jibu just made was to mobilize his own connections and financial resources to find someone to collect the video recordings of Shizile's games this year.

Although time is tight, Bingdi urgently needs this important information, after all, it is related to their qualification.

Atobe doesn't want to be defeated in the second round of the national conference again this year.

(End of this chapter)