Chapter 438 Top

“The final is a ranking competition, with two rounds in total. The first round is a multiplayer PK elimination match, with the top 32 players competing on the same field. The fishing rod limit is 3.6 meters.”

“The competition is divided into two halves, each half lasting 40 minutes. There is a 10-minute break and adjustment time in the middle. The top 16 and bottom 16 will swap fishing spots based on the results of the first half.”

“For example, the first and thirty-second places in the first half will be swapped, the second and thirty-first places in the second half will be swapped, and so on. The fish scores of the two rounds will be accumulated, and the top sixteen will advance. If the rankings are the same, overtime will be added, and the one who catches a fish first will win.”

Exchanging fishing spots is to reduce the impact of fishing spots on fishing, just like changing the offensive direction at halftime in the NBA, minimizing external influences as much as possible.

All the athletes listened quietly to the rules of the game with serious expressions.

According to the reward setting of the Carp Fishing Elite Championship finals, only the top sixteen will receive prize money, while seventeen to thirty-two will only receive trophies and certificates, which means that the PK competition will be the watershed for whether or not one can get the prize money.

It is impossible for the contestants who have come this far to say that they have no thoughts about the prize money, so this PK match will definitely be exciting and fierce.

“The second round is a one-on-one PK competition, which consists of four rounds.”

“In the first round, there will be one-on-one competitions based on the rankings of the multiplayer PK elimination tournament. The top ranked players will compete with the bottom ranked players. For example, the top player in the first round will compete with the sixteenth player in the first round, and so on. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals, and the loser will compete for the last eight places.”

“The rules for the second round are the same. The eight winners will compete for the top four, and the eight eliminated will compete for the next ranking.”

“The third round is the semi-finals, where the top four will compete for the semi-final qualification, and the rest will continue to compete for the subsequent rankings.”

“The fourth round of the finals will determine the subsequent rankings and the third place battle, and then the final championship battle will take place.”

“Each round is divided into three small games. The fishing rods are guaranteed to be different in each game, corresponding to the three specifications of 3.6 meters, 4.5 meters and 6 meters respectively. Each game is limited to 15 minutes. The system adopts a best-of-three system, and each game must be decided.”

“If the scores are the same, extra time will be played. The rule is still that whoever catches the fish first will win, and the game ends with the first winner of two rounds.”

It sounds complicated, but it’s actually very simple.

Mixed match of 32 to 16.

The top sixteen will start a one-on-one PK, strive for the top eight and fight for the top four, and then advance all the way to stand on the final championship stage. The one who maintains his prime will be the champion.

“beep.”

As the rules and procedures were introduced, the time came to half past one, and the chief referee blew the whistle to start the game on time.

In an instant, 32 elite players baited and cast their rods almost at the same time, and everyone’s competition images were displayed on the big screen at the same time.

Various media and live broadcasts began working.

“As expected of the top 32 in the country, in such a large arena, all of them broke through in less than a minute, and many of them even had double tails.”

“The winner of the round of 16 may not be decided until the very last minute.”

The voices of Feng Jin and Gao Feiyang were heard from the commentary room.

In the morning, Huangmao and Chen Ming cooperated in the commentary. In the afternoon, the commentators were adjusted. Although Feng Jin and Gao Feiyang were eliminated in the top 32 in the country, their results were not bad. They are also provincial association instructors and are fully qualified to serve as commentators.

The two of them working together can also relieve Chen Ming’s pressure.

Huangmao and his friends helped maintain order among the crowd around the stadium.

The president and his colleagues came to the side of the stage and also paid attention to the competition. There were not many people in the final, so the focus was more focused and the event seemed more exciting.

Chen Yuan was also paying attention.

Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he was keeping an eye on Wang Heng and wanted to ensure that Chongshi could achieve good results. To put it more directly, he wanted to build Wang Heng.

“Normally, there should be a problem with the 32 to 16 round.”

Wang Heng had a good start, quickly catching two fish with one rod, and is now ranked in the top three. At this rate, not to mention being firmly in the top three, even the top sixteen cannot stop him.

So Chen Yuan still did not use the remote control to help.

The course and results of the competition were not much different from expectations. At the end of the first half, Wang Heng was still in the top three, while Zuo Xianwei was relatively poor, temporarily tied for thirteenth, just on the edge of promotion and elimination, with only one difference.

Little Fish King was in a bad situation, ranking 29th at the end of the first half, which was already the last. Although the gap with the promotion zone was not big, in a duel between masters, even the slightest gap was difficult to overcome.

For example, Feng Jin, Gao Feiyang, and Xiao Shanqing are masters like these.

Are your fishing skills bad?
Is the little fish king better than them if he can advance?

Not necessarily.

In fact, the difference between the top fifty and the promotion is basically one or two poles. Whoever is faster or luckier may seize the opportunity and advance.

Similarly, the Little Fish King failed to get off to a good start in the first half, and it was extremely difficult to reverse the bottom-ranked result.

“Results confirmed, now please adjust your fishing position.”

After the half-time results are determined, the referee team releases all the fish in the fish basket, and then the chief referee announces the change of fishing spots and the start of the second half.

“We commentate on the principle of helping those who are behind. What do you two teachers think the athletes in the second half should do to turn the game around?”

During the adjustment period, Chen Ming in the commentary room was also asking Feng Jin and Gao Feiyang, hoping to come up with some solutions for the players in the second half.

“I think it’s important to get off to a good start.”

“I agree. In fact, the fishing skills of the top 32 players are not much different. We can even say that they are all at the same level. This can be seen from the last digit of the results at this moment.”

“The biggest reason for the current ranking gap, apart from other factors such as luck, is the start.”

“In competitions at the same level, whoever can seize the advantage at the beginning will have a high chance of maintaining the advantage until the end as long as they perform stably afterwards.”

As for fishing techniques, there were no problems with the fishing methods analyzed by the commentators during the competition, and the athletes’ fishing results were good.

This aspect is difficult to change, so they can only suggest other aspects.

“beep.”

After changing the fishing spot, the chief referee blew the whistle on time.

The contestants are all aware of the importance of the start, so they all put bait on the rod and cast as quickly as possible. No matter what fishing method they use, they use all their skills, and it is very intense.

Even though there were only 32 players, the top half wanted to maintain their advantage, while the bottom half fought back to reverse the game. They all played to their limits, making the game incredibly exciting and thrilling.

Anyway, the intensity of the competition can be seen from the continuous sound of fishing rods being raised, which also makes the audience feel very excited and interesting to watch.

The more intense and frequent the fishing competitions are, the more competitive and entertaining they can be, so as not to make the audience fall asleep.

“As the competition draws to a close, there should be no upside-down changes in the top 10 and 20. The most intense competition is the one on the edge of promotion.”

“The difference between 14th and 18th is only one digit. The rankings fluctuate greatly, with the difference between the front and back being only two or three digits. A double digit or a buzzer beater can change the outcome.”

“Will there be a last-minute catch?” In the commentary room, Feng Jin and Gao Feiyang focused on the area on the edge of promotion, and the real-time game situation on the big screen also showed those athletes.

“beep.”

As the final whistle blew, everyone in the crowd raised their poles, and Gao Feiyang and Feng Jin’s commentary became excited.

“Sure enough, there was a last-minute fish. Zuo Xianyu from the Sichuan Division caught a fish at the last minute. Although it was only a single fish, he managed to maintain his 13th place ranking and successfully advanced to the one-on-one PK competition.”

“Master Zhou Jun also caught a fish at the last minute.”

“Master Yangchun also caught a fish.”

“There are several buzzer-beaters in the 16th place area. It looks like there might be an overtime period.”

“Looking forward to overtime.”

The commentator was very excited. The overtime drama is definitely a very exciting part of the game, especially the overtime rules of this event. There is no time limit, and the winner is the one who catches the fish first and enters the guard.

This means that there will be a buzzer-beater in overtime.

In fact, there was overtime.

“After the referee team determined the results, Yizhe and Huaxin tied for fourth place, Zhu Qing and Jia Dong tied for seventh place. Overtime will be used to determine the ranking.”

When all the fish were caught and the referee team confirmed the results again, the chief referee announced: “Zhou Jun, Yang Chun, Wang Shixin and Liu Lin are tied for 15th place. Due to the limited number of qualifying places, overtime will be added to determine the 15th and 16th place to advance.”

“Now, athletes who don’t need overtime, please leave the field first. Yizhe and Huaxin are going to prepare for overtime.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Heng, Zuo Xian and others who had advanced temporarily left their fishing spots, and Xiao Yuwang and others who had decided to stop packed up their fishing gear and left.

The other contestants were waiting for overtime by the pond. Yizhe and Hua Xin were the first to get ready. There were only shots of the two of them on the big screen, and the atmosphere seemed a little tense at this time.

“beep.”

Still taking the whistle as a signal, the two master players quickly put the bait on the rod and cast the rod. Various shots moved towards the water’s surface as they cast the rod into the water.

Two floats appeared on the big screen, slowly rising up and shaking a little. Then, without waiting for the floats to sink, the two masters were seen raising their fishing rods almost at the same time.

“Oh my god, they both got it right, almost at the same time.”

Such a scene made even the onlookers exclaim in amazement at the efficiency of the two.

“As expected of a top five master in the country, his efficiency is really high. Casting the rod into the water and lifting the rod to release the fish are almost simultaneous. The order of fish entry can only be determined through slow-motion playback.”

Gao Feiyang in the commentary room exclaimed, and then all eyes turned to the big screen, except for the two players in overtime who didn’t seem to care.

There is not much difference between fourth and fifth, it is not the final ranking anyway.

“Congratulations to Master Yi for taking fourth place with a slight advantage, and congratulations to our Master Hua as well.”

After slow-motion replay to confirm the order, congratulations were heard from the commentary room.

After the chief referee announced the results, he started the overtime for Zhu Qing and Jia Dong. The same rules apply: the whistle blows, the rod is cast, and the fish is caught and put into the cage. It only takes about a minute before the overtime ends.

Compared with these players who are sure to advance, the most exciting ones are the four players tied for fifteenth place. In their overtime, only two of them will advance, and the other two will be eliminated.

“Please ask Zhou Jun, Yang Chun, Wang Shixin and Liu Lin to prepare.”

As the chief referee’s voice came, the four of them were solemnly prepared, and then when they heard the whistle, they immediately put bait on the rod and cast the rod.

“Huff, huff, huff.”

Also within a few tens of seconds, the crisp sounds of raising the fishing rods were heard one after another. All four of them raised their fishing rods. Although the order of their actions was visibly different with the naked eye, everything was based on the standard of entering the protection zone.

Therefore, all four of them were flying fish, and they controlled the strength and direction very precisely. The crucian carp went straight to the mouth of the fish guard, and they let go and stood up the moment the fish entered the guard.

The four people’s movements were done in one go and were very agile. It was difficult to tell the order in which they untied the fish and put it into the guard.

“These four players are also very powerful. Their efficiency is no worse than Yizhe and Huaxin. It’s just that their opening frequency is a bit slower. But it is undeniable that they all have the ability to enter the final.”

“But a game is a game. There are only two spots left in the round of 16. Two people are bound to fail in the round of 16. Let’s see who fails and who advances.”

The big screen of the event began to play the footage of four athletes being caught in the fish trap. After careful slow-motion replay, it was finally confirmed that Wang Shixin and Liu Lin advanced to the top 16.

“Congratulations to Wang Shixin and Liu Lin, who ranked 15th and 16th respectively and successfully advanced to the final ranking competition. Please make some adjustments and prepare for the next competition.”

“I would also like to congratulate Zhou Jun and Yang Chun for their excellent results of 17th and 18th place in the national crucian carp fishing elite competition. I hope that all the players who failed to make it can continue to work hard in subsequent competitions and achieve better results.”

The commentator congratulated and encouraged.

The referee team is making arrangements for the next round of competition.

The sixteen players will be divided into eight groups, with the first and sixteen facing off, the second and fifteenth facing off, and so on, in a one-on-one PK between the strong and the weak to ensure that the top-ranked players will not meet in advance.

This is a way to protect the seeded players, and it is also a benefit of the previous round of competition. The better the results, the more advantages you will naturally gain.

“请暂列一至八名的选手，依次前往1、4、7、10、13、16、19以及22和25号赛位。”

裁判组做好赛事安排后，总裁判长开始宣布道：“请十六到第九名选手，依次前往2、5、8、11、14、17、20、23、26号赛位。”

Eight groups of players compete on the same field, but they are divided into groups of two, and each group is separated by a distance of one fishing spot. This not only makes it easy to distinguish them, but also reduces the influence of each other.

“One-on-one ranking competition, the first round of the 3.6-meter hand-held rod crucian carp fishing competition, three rounds and two wins, each round is fifteen minutes.”

As the chief referee’s voice sounded, the top 16 contestants were all ready, and when the opening whistle sounded, they all put bait on their rods and cast their rods in an instant.

The speeds are extremely fast, and it is no exaggeration to describe it as a race against time.

Eight panels appeared on the big screen of the competition, corresponding to eight groups of players. Almost all eyes were focused on the competition, while Chen Yuan was watching the third and fourth groups’ competition.

Wang Heng entered the top 16 with the third place and is currently in the third group, while Zuo Xianyu is ranked 13th and is currently in the fourth group.

As they are the only two players from Sichuan Province who made it to the top 16, Chen Yuan would naturally pay attention to them.

Among them, Wang Heng is the most outstanding.

To build Wang Heng, we must ensure that Wang Heng can achieve brilliant results. Once there is a risk of being eliminated, he will definitely find an opportunity to use the remote control.

“Swoosh.”

Although there were only sixteen people left, they were all top fishing elites from all over the country. Their efficiency was astonishing, and they kept on fishing, which was very exciting to watch.

(End of this chapter)