The Strongest Player in Sports

Chapter 537 : Top 16 of the World Cup (1/7)

boom!

The last ball fell and the court trembled.

The tennis ball rushed out at extreme speed and hit the wall of the stand.

6–4!

The match ends.

Zongshen won the singles second match.

So far.

The Japanese team won three wins and one loss, winning the group stage-victory.

“Lost

Ralph gritted his teeth to keep himself from yelling.

Sweat ran and fell on his unwilling cheeks.

The American team lost.

Stopped in the group stage and became the first country in the world’s top ten to be eliminated.

Unwillingness, loss, tears, anger!

All kinds of emotions rushed to his heart, making him clenched his fists.

But in the face of this final result, he has nothing to do.

“The players from both sides come to the court to salute!”

The referee whistle sounded crisply.

The players of the two teams waiting in the rest area immediately got up and walked towards the court.

But he cheered.

On the other side, the expression was silent.

“It’s not your fault, you have tried your best!”

The main player Roy stepped onto the court, patted Ralph on the shoulder, and comforted softly.

Every member of the team tried their best.

But this year’s Japanese team is stronger than any other team.

Even they can’t compete.

And Roy knew it.

Even if he serves as the second singles, it is probably not Zongshen’s opponent.

Because Zongshen has already taken a crucial step.

Infinitely close to the world’s professional level.

“Leader”

Ralph’s clenched fist loosened, but the unwillingness on his face couldn’t dissipate.

“All right!”

“Everyone puts away the loss, even if we lose, we are still the Lions of the United States!”

Roy drank low.

“Yes!”

The team members took a deep breath, put away the loss on their faces, and came to the net.

“Congratulations!”

Roy looked at Zongshen on the opposite side, and a touch of complexity flashed in his eyes.

In a sigh, he took the initiative to stretch out his hand.

“thanks!”

Zongshen nodded and clasped his opponent’s hand tightly.

After both parties saluted, the match officially ended.

Zongshen also left with the team.

“Maybe this year’s Japanese team can really win the French World Cup!”

Looking at Zongshen’s group, Roy whispered.

The group returned to the rest hotel.

“After three hard fights, I finally entered the tournament. It’s really not easy!”

“Yes, but everything is worth it!”

“Speaking of which, this should be Japan’s best performance in the past ten years!”

“Of course!”

“I remember it used to stop at the group stage!”

Tohno Atsukyo were discussing with excitement.

Even when Mifune entered the Dao, he was not as disappointed as usual, instead, he was gulping with alcohol.

Because he is also very happy.

Since Nanjiro’s session, the luck of Japanese tennis seems to have been consumed.

For more than ten years, it has been in a downturn.

Enter the World Cup tournament this time.

This is the first time in nearly ten years.

And this record was born when he was coaching.

“I just don’t know who our opponent is!”

Tanegashima put away his smile, and looked more serious.

There are a total of 16 teams in the tournament.

If the number of teams is reduced, the probability of encountering a strong team will rise rapidly.

“I hope I don’t meet the top four in the world!”

Irie said.

Although not afraid of those teams.

But once they meet, the two teams will definitely win and lose, and the consumption of players can be imagined.

“We’ll get an idea when Akuto comes back!”

Zongshen shook his head.

When they came back, Akuto went to search for information.

It is estimated that it will not take long to know which teams are close to the top sixteen of the World Cup.

“Let’s rest for a while!”

Oni Jujiro said a word, and then found a place to sit down.

The crowd nodded and chatted while waiting for Akuto’s return.

after an hour.

Akuto finally hurried back.

“How’s it going?”

Zongshen was the first to speak.

“The World Cup group stage is completely over. I have listed all the countries that have entered the tournament. Let’s take a look!”

Akuto nodded, then took out a form and handed it to Zongshen.

Zongshen took a quick glance after taking it.

Among them, the first place is naturally the national team de.

Like the Japanese team, they easily entered the tournament with a three-match victory.

“It seems that the top four teams in the world have all entered the top 16!

Kimijima took a deep breath.

…For flowers…

de countries, Switzerland, France, Spain.

These countries, which have always been ranked among the top four in the world, all squeeze into the next round of match with a complete victory.

“In addition to them, countries like Argentina and Belgium have also entered!

Oni Jujiro said in a deep voice.

Although these countries of Argentina are not as powerful as the world’s top four.

But the ranking is also high, and the strength should not be underestimated.

“Humph!”

“Underdog has been eliminated!”

“The teams that can enter the top 16 are all talented people!”

Byodoin snorted.

Except for the U.S. team, none of the world’s top ten teams stopped in the group stage.

And the elimination of the US team is just bad luck.

First, it was put on by England.

…0

They were defeated later.

So that even the tournament failed to enter, he went back home.

“It seems that it is not so easy to win the championship!”

Echizen Ryoga shook his head.

Feel a pressure.

“correct!”

“The latest issue of the world rankings has come out, and our rankings have gone up a bit!”

Akuto seemed to remember something.

Quickly take out a form and hand it to Zongshen.

“Um?”

Everyone’s eyes lit up and looked quickly.

The top four in the world are still those teams.

However, the England team has been promoted to fifth in the world, and the original American team was directly ranked seventh, still below Argentina.

And they also rose from the original twenty-three to sixteen.

Raised a full seven or eight places.

“How come sixteen?!”

Tohno Atsukyo’s face was unhappy.

They defeated England and the United States in the group stage.

But the ranking did not improve much.

“Satisfaction!

“This improvement is already fast!”

Akuto shook his head.

This ranking is a comprehensive ranking. The Japanese team is just a dark horse, so it is impossible to improve too much.

From thirty at the beginning to twenty-three later.

Now it has changed from twenty-three to sixteen.

This speed of promotion can be said to be rare in the world.

The rankings of other countries, which are not accumulated through the World Cup.

Only they have been promoted by more than ten in just one World Cup! タ.