"The Top Ten Tournament officially starts tomorrow! I can't wait!" Bai Yun said excitedly.
"Yeah, and our Doubles Competition final is tomorrow morning! We have to win, A-Yun!"
Cheng Tian looked at the two of them with some envy. "Sigh, if I hadn't gotten sick, I should have been in the singles final tomorrow morning too."
"Relax." Grinning, Bai Yun patted Cheng Tian on the shoulder. "A-Tian, just focus on leading us to the team championship!"
"Speaking of which, who will our opponents be tomorrow?" Su Han asked curiously.
"We won't know until tomorrow, but there are ten teams left now. The first round eliminates half to decide the top five, so one team will get a bye in the next round to decide the top three, and then another team will need a bye..." Teacher Zhou frowned.
"There are byes?" Bai Yun immediately perked up. "Then if we're lucky, we could get two byes in a row!"
"You can dream about something that good," Cheng Tian said. "My luck with draws is terrible, anyway."
"Hehe, no problem," Bai Yun said with a laugh. "Let me do it! I'll draw for you. I get a gold on the soft pity every time, okay?"
But although Bai Yun talked a good game, his actual luck remained to be tested.
The next morning, the host who had handled the opening ceremony and the Elite Four exhibition match took the stage again. After all, the tournament had now reached the top-ten stage, so the host had to make a personal appearance.
"Woo-hoo!" The host made a stylish entrance riding an enormous Pidgeot. "Welcome to the Bingzhou First Rookie Tournament! After more than ten days of hard-fought battles, we now have ten teams from different high schools! What fierce clashes will they bring us