Because Rikkai Dai, the King, would always be the King!
Only a championship was worthy of a king!
Yukimura and Sanada shared the same goal and vision.
Many tennis media outlets and newspapers were keeping an eye on the Kanto Tournament draw.
After the draw was over, reporters and magazines began publishing the brackets.
The main focus was on Rikkai Dai and Hyotei!
But last year's champions, Rikkai Dai, were sure to get the most coverage. They had the skill to back it up.
Fourteen consecutive Kanto Tournament titles.
They were the true overlords of the Kanto region. Winning the Kanto Tournament fourteen years in a row proved it!
So far, no team had managed to end their streak!
The Kanto region had no shortage of strong teams, such as Hyotei and Seigaku, but none had been able to take the Kanto Tournament title from Rikkai Dai.
That proved just how formidable Rikkai Dai really were!
But would things be the same this year? We'll just have to wait and see.
That was the headline in Tennis Weekly. It seemed Inoue Mamoru was more confident in Hyotei this year?
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for the Kanto Tournament to begin.
Before then, every school that had qualified for the Kanto Tournament had trained hard, all in the hope of making it farther in the competition.
The Kanto Tournament took longer than the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament because there were more teams competing, so the matches took more time!
But the format was mostly knockout. Lose, and you were out.
There was no second chance. A loss was a loss.
Usually, the semifinals took place over one day, and the final was held the next!
A tennis tournament venue
Morning
This was where the Kanto