Wyndon Stadium.
As the defending champion of last year's Master League,
Cynthia's only regret was that she hadn't faced Leon in the Knockout Round.
Some people thought Cynthia had simply been lucky.
If Cynthia and Lance had swapped places,
the title might not have gone to Cynthia,
because she wouldn't have been able to get past Leon.
But with a dominant performance, Cynthia told everyone: sorry, she really could win.
Glaceon convincingly defeated Rillaboom,
and Milotic thrashed Cinderace, because Li Wei had lent Milotic the Splash Plate.
Lucario, who had long since become a Battle Legend, defeated Dragapult and Aegislash in succession.
After defeating Mr. Rime, Togekiss was taken down by Charizard, leaving a final showdown between Garchomp and Charizard.
Mega Garchomp endured all three Dynamax turns, weathering the damage from G-Max Inferno,
and ended Charizard's wicked life with a Dragon Rush, advancing to the Top 8.
With one dominant match, Cynthia proved there was a reason she'd won last year's Master League.
And this was a Leon who had improved through Mustard's coaching and relentless training at the Battle Tower after his defeat last year.
Leon's improvement was obvious. Lance had still been able to beat him last year, but that was no longer possible this year.
"So powerful! Garchomp is just too powerful!"
"COOL!!!"
"The fourth competitor to advance to the Top 8 is none other than last year's defending champion-Miss Cynthia!"
Leon, meanwhile, fell to 2-2, finding himself on the brink.
Nobody had expected Galar's undefeated Champion to find himself on the brink even while trying to qualify for the Top 8.
Unfortunately for him, he'd run into both Blue and Cynthia, suffering two defeats.
And that was the appeal of the Swiss-system Tournament.
Leon took it in stride.
After all, he was only 2-2, not 2-3.