The tournament continued, and the remaining three pairs of contestants took the field in turn.
Only the second pair's battle proved somewhat closely fought.
A Xing swept all three opponents with Dragonair, while Youluo used Gastly and his second Pokémon, Mismagius!
Before long, all four matches in this round had ended, and the semifinalists were decided!
They were Xiaochen, a local contestant from Longevity Town; A Xing, a survivor from Meteor Village; Youluo, a withdrawn boy from Lavender Town; and Yong!
The four of them were now gathered in the preparation area, drawing their opponents!
The final results!
A Xing VS Xiaochen! Youluo VS Yong!
The tournament would resume in ten minutes!
Yong wasn't surprised in the slightest to draw Youluo. No one would believe the draw hadn't been rigged! After all, Youluo had eliminated Kong, so pairing the two of them would make for an even bigger spectacle!
They sat quietly in their seats, waiting for their matches to begin. None of the four spoke to one another. At this point, who didn't want first place?
Even if it was only a town-level tournament!
"Sorry for the wait, everyone! After fierce competition, we finally have our four semifinalists! Let's give them a round of applause!"
The spectators enthusiastically played along with the announcer's introduction, cheering loudly.
"Now all that remains is to determine the top three! But under the tournament rules, we'll first divide the contestants into the Winners' Bracket and the losers' bracket. The top three will only be decided in this afternoon's battles! So please keep watching, and let's look forward to the exciting matches these four contestants will bring us!"
Still brimming with enthusiasm, the announcer called out,
"Now, let's welcome our first pair of contestants! A Xing from Meteor Village will face our local contestant