The day after China Team's Group Stage concluded, all Group Stage games came to an end, and the rankings were released.
Group A: China Team went undefeated in three games, finishing first with 6 points. France Team went 1-2 and finished second with 4 points. Spain Team went 1-2 and finished third with 4 points. Australia Team went 1-2 and finished fourth with 4 points.
Group B: USA Team went undefeated in three games, finishing first with 6 points. Serbia Team went 2-1 and finished second with 5 points. Cameroon Team went 1-2 and finished third with 4 points. Lithuania Team went 0-3 and finished fourth with 3 points.
Group C: Slovenia went 2-1 and finished first with 5 points. Greece Team went 2-1 and finished second with 5 points. Japan Team went 1-2 and finished third with 4 points. Argentina Team went 1-2 and finished fourth with 4 points.
According to the rules, the Top 8 consisted of the top two teams from each group, plus the two best third-place teams among the three groups.
China Team, France Team, USA Team, Serbia Team, and Slovenia all advanced to the Top 8.
However, the three third-place teams had exactly the same number of points.
In that case, the rules called for comparing the teams' total point differential in the Group Stage.
In the end, Cameroon Team ranked last among the three third-place teams in point differential after suffering a crushing defeat against USA Team. Spain Team and Japan Team ultimately advanced to the Top 8.
The moment the final results came out, all of Japan erupted in celebration.
Japan Team had advanced to the Olympics Top 8, setting their best Olympic result in history!
"I'm actually speechless for a moment."
When Lin Yi saw the result, he stared at it