On the evening of the 12th, at the Central Stadium in Jinghai Base City.
"Good evening to everyone here and everyone watching the livestream! Welcome to the China Awakened Professional League. I'm your commentator, Tianyi!" A courteous, somewhat handsome middle-aged man in a tailcoat bowed to the crowd.
Beside him, a beautiful woman in a burgundy off-the-shoulder gown bowed as well and introduced herself as commentator KULA.
Both commentators were Awakened. Though they had only Standard Templates, they were above level 7. They weren't particularly strong, but they could follow a match and offer sound commentary.
Their professionalism also surpassed that of many B-League commentators.
During the pre-match warmup, the two played off each other and cracked a few jokes, soon filling the stadium with laughter.
"KULA, tonight's Class-A League match is special. Do you know its two biggest draws?"
"Oh? Tell me." KULA blinked.
Tianyi smiled. "First, it's a local derby: Jinghai Base City's veteran A-rank Guild squad, Titan First Team, against the rising White Phoenix Team. Second, this is White Phoenix Team's first match since entering the Class-A League. It's one to look forward to."
KULA looked suitably surprised. "The Class-A League is already five rounds in, and White Phoenix Team is only now making its debut?"
"That's right," Tianyi said. "From what I understand, White Phoenix Team spent longer than expected exploring the Spirit Realm and missed its first five matches. That leaves it with zero league points and in last place."
"White Phoenix Team's strength is beyond doubt," KULA said. "After all, it fought its way through the field to claim the Super Cup's third berth."
"True, but Titan Guild is strong too," Tianyi said. "The gap between top teams is tiny. One small mistake can let an opponent turn the match around. We can't call