Academy Names and Previous Rankings (Numbers)
Southern Five Counties: Chang'an 1, Skywolf 4, Five Mountains 11, Starfall 14, Nottingham 19.
Central Four Commanderies: Canghui 2, Marseille 13, Ryan 9, Lyon 15.
Northern Four Counties: Yue Si 3, Mystic Yellow 6, Qing Lin 5, Yueyang 17.
Private Academies: Southern San Shan 20, Ping An 16, Tian Feng 7, Central Chang Yu 8, Nice 18, Tide Sound 21, Northern Soren 12, Pyroxene 10.
First match, Changyu Academy 8, Second match, Ryan Academy 9, Third match, Five Mountains Academy 11, Fourth match, Soren Academy 12, Fifth match, Tian Feng Academy 7, Sixth match, Nice Academy 15, Seventh match, Skywolf Academy 4, Eighth match, Qing Lin Academy 5, Ninth match, Starfall Academy 14, Tenth match, Yue Si Academy 3
Eleventh match, bye
Twelfth match, Lyon Academy 15
Thirteenth match, Yueyang Academy 17
Fourteenth match, Tide Sound Academy 21
Fifteenth match, Mystic Yellow Academy 6
Sixteenth match, Pyroxene Academy 10
Seventeenth match, San Shan Academy 20
Eighteenth match, Nottingham Academy 19
Nineteenth match, Ping An Academy 16
Twentieth match, Marseille Academy 13
Twenty-first match, Canghui Academy 2
During the draw, they were divided into tiers, with every three teams forming one group.
The top three had fixed positions. Therefore, over the total twenty rounds of matches, Round 10 would be third vs. first, Round 15 would be third vs. second, and Round 20 would be second vs. first.
First had a bye in Round 11; second had a bye in Round 16; third had a bye in Round 14.