Academy names and previous rankings (numbers)
Southern Five Commanderies: Chang'an 1, Heavenly Wolf 4, Five Mountains 11, Starfall 14, Nottingham 19.
Central Four Commanderies: Canghui 2, Marseille 13, Ruian 9, Lyon 15.
Northern Four Commanderies: Yue Si 3, Yellow Emperor 6, Qing Lin 5, Yueyang 17.
Private academies: Southern Region's Three Mountains 20, Ping'an 16, Heavenly Peak Academy 7, Central Region's Changyu Academy 8, Nice Academy 18, Tidecall Academy 21, Northern Region's Sauron Academy 12, Glimmerstone Academy 10.
Chang'an Academy's Match Schedule
Match 1: Changyu Academy, 8.
Match 2: Ruian Academy, 9.
Match 3: Five Mountains Academy, 11.
Match 4: Sauron Academy, 12.
Match 5: Heavenly Peak Academy, 7.
Match 6: Nice Academy, 15.
Match 7: Heavenly Wolf Academy, 4.
Match 8: Qing Lin Academy, 5.
Match 9: Starfall Academy, 14.
Match 10: Yuesi Academy, 3.
Match 11: Bye.
Match 12: Lyon Academy, 15.
Match 13: Yueyang Academy, 17.
Match 14: Tidecall Academy, 21.
Match 15: Yellow Emperor Academy, 6.
Match 16: Glimmerstone Academy, 10.
Match 17: Three Mountains Academy, 20.
Match 18: Nottingham Academy, 19.
Match 19: Ping'an Academy, 16.
Match 20: Marseille Academy, 13.
Match 21: Canghui Academy, 2.
For the draw, the academies were divided into ranked tiers, with three in each group.
The top three had fixed positions. Thus, over the twenty rounds of competition, third faced first in round ten, third faced second in round fifteen, and second faced first in round twenty.
First had a bye in round eleven; second had a bye in round sixteen; third had a bye in round fourteen.
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