It was Saturday afternoon at Jianghai Stadium.
The first round of the PCPI Winner's Bracket Finals had begun. The twenty teams that participated in the tournament were the top ten teams from the AB and CD groups from the previous week.
As long as they were able to get into the top ten in today's tournament, they would be able to enter the PCPI Year-End Finals.
At around four o 'clock, the huge stadium was packed with people. At a glance, it was a dense mass of people.
When the twenty teams from the winner's bracket appeared on the stage, an earth-shattering wave of cheers erupted from the audience!
The fans of the various teams raised their support items high up in the air as they cheered loudly for the teams they supported!
"Hello everyone, welcome to the PCPI Winner's Bracket Finals. I'm your commentator for today, Ms-Joy." Ms-Joy smiled at the camera on the commentary platform.
"Hello everyone, I'm commentator 117."
Lord Rong smiled and waved his hand as he continued, "Today, we have a guest commentator on the commentary platform. He's the creator of Leather Body Technique and Horse Marksmanship — Teacher Ma."
Ms-Joy smiled as he clapped his hands. "Welcome, Teacher Da Sima."
As soon as he finished speaking, the camera on the commentary platform shifted to a middle-aged man with a square face and a pair of glasses. He smiled and waved his hand. "Hello everyone, I'm Da Sima."
"Alright, today's the Winner's Bracket Finals."
Ms-Joy smiled as he said, "This double-elimination tournament has resulted in the Winner's Bracket facing off against each other. I wonder which teams will be able to advance to the next round today."
Lord Rong joked, "It's a shame that Se7en2 has a match today. Boss Su has to follow the team as a coach so he can't be here. Otherwise, we could've asked him to give us an analysis before the match."
"Hehe, Boss Su isn't here but Teacher Ma is." Ms-Joy winked mischievously. "Why don't we get Teacher Ma to make a prediction for us?"
"There's no need for that."
Da Sima smiled as he waved his hand. "I'm not familiar with most of the teams. If I really have to analyze, I can only say that Vic's Sai Wenqi is more likely to win."
"Oh?
Teacher Ma is very familiar with Vic? "Lord Rong was slightly surprised.
"Hehe, Vic and I have won chicken dinner together. That kid's marksmanship is top-notch."
At this point, Da Sima did not forget to add, "Oh right, I even gave him a huge rocket back then."
Da Sima had obviously left out the fact that the rockets were crowdfunded by the fans in his live streaming channel.
"Looks like the flag has been raised. Everyone, remember Teacher Ma's words."
Ms-Joy mocked, "If Se7en2 doesn't make it to the next round today, Se7en2's fans can go and bomb Master Ma."
"That's possible."
Lord Rong nodded and changed the topic. "Alright, let's stop joking around. Let's introduce our teams for today. This is the disadvantage of the Winner's Bracket Finals. There are too many strong teams. Other than Se7en2, I think that 4AM, 17, and SSS are the hot favorites to win the chicken dinner today. If you really want to pick one out, it'll be quite difficult."
"Yes, but you're talking about the teams from Group AB. The top teams in the Cooldown Group, IG and MQ, are not to be underestimated. It's a pity for OMG though. I initially thought that this team would be the dark horse of the Cooldown Group."
"Yes, I've watched their three matches. Basically, they started high and moved low. They played well when they landed, but their route and timing when to enter the safe zone were too obvious. This caused them to struggle in the following matches."
"However, it's not like OMG doesn't stand a chance. If they can make it to the next round, I believe that the experience in the Losers' Bracket will make this veteran club's new team even stronger."
“.....”
Just as the three casters were analyzing and making predictions on the stage, the players from the twenty teams on the stage were almost done with adjusting their machines.
On the stage in the player's booth.
As they were adjusting their machines, Misaka Mikoto, who was sitting beside Liu Zilang, glanced at him from time to time.
Her face was still slightly flushed. It seemed that she was still thinking about what had happened in the morning.
Liu Zilang did not notice it. However, Li Muqiu, who was sitting on the furthest side next to Misaka Mikoto, noticed it.
He chuckled and deliberately moved closer to her. "Mikoto, what are you looking at?"
"Ah?" Misaka Mikoto was shocked. She did not expect to be discovered.
"I … I'm not looking at anything."
She blushed and awkwardly changed the topic. "Guru Qiu, hurry up and get ready. We're going to start the match soon."
"I've already adjusted it."
Li Muqiu shrugged. He then asked with a smile, "What about you? Why did you only just connect the machine?"
Misaka Mikoto was startled. Her face turned red as she stuttered and was speechless …
Liu Zilang could roughly guess what was going on when he heard their conversation.
Seeing that the match was about to start, he glared at Li Muqiu and then leaned over to help adjust the machine.
Misaka Mikoto was slightly embarrassed as she moved aside. At this time, her gaze inadvertently drifted to the machine. Suddenly, her expression changed and revealed an extremely terrified expression!
'Oh no!
'Shifu really did it!'
After Liu Zilang was done adjusting the machine, he quickly sat back down.
The next moment, he took out his phone from his pocket and passed it to the female referee behind him. He then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I forgot to put it in the resting room."
"It's fine, it's fine. I'll keep it for you."
The female referee immediately took the phone from him.
Misaka Mikoto was stunned. She unintentionally glanced at the screen again and let out a long sigh of relief.
'Thank god, thank god … Shifu didn't explode.'
.....
In a short while, all the players on the stage were done adjusting their machines.
After the backstage confirmation, the screen in front of them turned black and they entered the match.
A few moments later, on the big screen behind the stage, an airplane appeared in the sky above the island.
On the commentary platform, Ms-Joy clasped his hands together. "Alright, the first match of the winner's bracket has begun. This match is still on the familiar map of the island."
"Yes, the flight route starts from Zharki on the top left corner of the map. It passes through Upper Georgopol and its final destination should be near Novorepnoye on Sosnovka Island."
Lord Rong rubbed his chin. "This flight route should be quite useful for the map's usage."
"Eh?
A team has jumped! "
Da Sima looked at the screen. "It's Squad EDG. EDG has chosen to land in Upper Georgopol. There should be quite a number of people here."
"Master Ma is right, it seems like there are quite a number of people here."
Ms-Joy nodded slightly. "There are too many resource points around the estuary on the top left corner of PUBG Island. For example, Upper Georgopol, Lower Georgopol, these are pretty good resource points on the map. So far, there are already five teams that have chosen to land here."
"Oh, Se7en2 has also jumped. They and EDG have chosen to land in Upper Georgopol. The remaining three teams are RNG, MQ, and 1246."
"Whoosh!"
Liu Zilang escaped from his parachute and landed on a puzzle building in Upper Georgopol.
The next moment, he picked up a frag grenade from the rooftop.