Wyndon Stadium.
With the first two matchups drawn,
all that remained were three balls marked 3-1,
and one marked 3-2.
Before the tournament began,
no one had expected Leon to advance with a 3-2 record.
As one of those remaining, Li Wei would have a tough time against any of them, whether Lance, Cynthia, or Leon.
Relatively speaking, Lance would definitely be the easiest opponent.
Diancie had a pretty favorable matchup against him.
Zeraora could also trounce Flying types.
With Diantha's miraculous draw,
Li Wei's name came out first.
"Cynthia, Cynthia, Cynthia!"
The entire crowd suddenly began chanting in unison.
Cynthia and Li Wei couldn't help exchanging a glance.
These people really couldn't get enough drama.
Unfortunately, they didn't get their wish.
"His opponent is..."
"Leon!"
Of all the possibilities, Li Wei might have drawn the toughest opponent-Leon.
Akin immediately interviewed Li Wei.
"How do you feel about facing Leon?"
"Uh... I'll give it everything I've got."
"No, you have to crush him!"
The reporter, Akin, expressed his profound dissatisfaction with that answer.
"I'll give it a shot. Who knows?"
Still, when it came to that Gigantamax Charizard of his,
Li Wei might have to leave that to Arcanine.
If Arcanine could endure three Gigantamax turns,
Li Wei was confident he could take Leon down.
That left no suspense about the final pairing.
Lance vs. Cynthia.
Last year's champion and runner-up would meet in the quarterfinals.
Vivian announced, "All our quarterfinal matchups have been drawn. Please look at the big screen!"
Upper bracket:
Red (3-0) vs. Lorelei (3-2)
Li Wei (3-1) vs. Leon (3-2)
Lower bracket:
Blue (3-0) vs. Steven (3-2)
Lance (3-1) vs. Cynthia (3-1)
The two halves of the bracket were about equally strong. At this stage, the gap between competitors simply wasn't that large.
Even Lorelei, who