Wyndon, a villa in the suburbs.
Almost every matchup in the 1-0 bracket was a clash of titans.
Especially the showdown between Lance and Leon. Last year, in the Master League semifinals, Lance had toppled Leon and advanced to the finals.
But this year, Leon had soon gotten his revenge on Lance.
Since his last loss to Lance, Leon's strength had improved by leaps and bounds.
Especially after he had shed the burden of being the undefeated Champion, Lance felt that Leon had truly set himself free.
He loved battling even more and enjoyed it to the fullest.
That had made Leon even stronger.
After facing Leon this year, Lance had gained a much clearer understanding of that.
Lance did not blindly assume he could defeat Leon. This match was bound to be a tough one.
Of course, that did not mean Lance intended to give up. He would still give it his all.
Just as Valerie had said, he would leave no regrets.
The second day's matches continued at a tense pace.
The first four matches had already reached their conclusions.
In the first match, Wallace defeated Drake.
Water and ice were practically inseparable.
Ice Beam, Blizzard, Freeze-Dry...
With a storm of relentless attacks, Wallace decisively defeated Drake and successfully entered the 1-1 bracket.
Drake, meanwhile, dropped to 0-2 and stood on the brink of elimination.
If he lost one more match, he really would be going home.
The result of Alder's showdown with Siebold surprised everyone.
They had expected Alder, the Champion, to win.
But Siebold's Mega Blastoise had other ideas.
With an explosive surge of power, Mega Blastoise defeated three opponents single-handedly and powered its way into the 1-1 bracket.
Alder, the Unova Champion, also dropped into the 0-2 bracket, putting him on the brink of