Chapter 28 Advance to the semi-finals (this week 2000
The reason why Dong Jie brought Tang Hao up was because of his outstanding performance today, and the result also proved that this approach was effective.
The women's team in Province Z performed normally and entered tomorrow's knockout round with the 15th overall result.
Both men and women entered the knockout round, which was the first time in the history of Province Z. Song Feng was in a good mood. After Tang Hao and Dong Jie told him about this concern, he agreed without thinking much.
The next morning was the eighth and quarter-finals of the men's and women's teams.
After the qualifying match yesterday, the teams from the top 1 to 16 were also released. With the outstanding performance of Qiu Tian and Han Tianfu, Province S won the first place without any suspense. Although Cao Yan, the absolute main player of Province G, performed averagely, they became the second place because of their outstanding average strength.
After that, the third place was the Macau Archery Team. Archery, like equestrianism, was an aristocratic sport in its early years and was a strong event in Macau. Although it has become popular now, its wealthy family still has its foundation. With its average performance, this generation still occupies the top three positions.
The Z Provincial Team led by Tang Hao ranked fourth, and their outstanding performance in the qualifying tournament allowed them to win themselves a very favorable position in the knockout stage.
The knockout stage is based on the rankings of each group, and the competition is held in the order of 1 vs. 16 and 2 vs. 15. The winner enters the next round and then continues the competition in the same way.
Province Z is ranked 4th, and their first round opponent is Province X, which is ranked 13th.
Song Feng and Zhang Feng sat next to the comment seat for a day, but they didn't expect that they would encounter it in the first round of the knockout round.
Except for Li Zehao, the other two in Province X are old players, but their condition in this competition is average and their performance is not as good as the newcomer Li Zehao.
There are 4 groups of 24 arrows in the knockout stage, each group of 6 arrows, 3 people shoot 2 arrows, and both sides shoot archers alternately.
Dong Jie and Tang Hao were in excellent condition. Facing the weak X Province, they performed without any mercy. The two men shot 73 rings and 75 rings with 8 arrows.
After Song Feng's persuasion yesterday, Pan Yu seemed to have recovered, and eight arrows finally shot 73 rings.
The three players had a total of 225 rings, successfully eliminated Province X and advanced to the second round of the knockout round.
This seemed to be expected. Zhang Feng on the judges' seat did not change much emotionally. Instead, Song Feng even comforted him a few words.
At the end of the first round of the knockout round, 7 of the teams ranked 1 to 8 successfully eliminated their opponents, but the only team, the fifth-ranked J Province performed poorly and lost to the 12th-ranked Y Province, which was not big or small.
However, archery is a competition that depends on the state and performance. Only one upset is considered a low-probability event.
The elimination of Province J has given Tang Hao and others some benefits.
According to the rules, after the end of the first round, the winner between 1 and 16 will face the winner between 8 and 9, the winner between 2 and 15 will face the winner between 7 and 10, and the Z province is ranked 4th, and their opponent in the second round is exactly Province Y.
Tang Hao and Dong Jie were in excellent form, and Pan Yu also performed normally. They eventually eliminated Province Y with a score of 223 rings against 216, winning the battle between the dark horses.
After winning Province Y, Tang Hao and his Z also entered the semi-finals of the team competition historically. Their opponents are Province S, which is the highest-profile and strongest, led by Qiu Tian and Han Tianfu.
After the men's group competition, the women's group competition was followed.
Because the semi-finals and finals were just in the afternoon, most of the players did not go back, but stayed to watch the game on site.
Compared with male contestants, women's archery speed is slower, but this does not affect the viewing ability. The unique curvaceous beauty of women makes the audience more excited.
However, compared with the men's team, the Z Provincial Women's Team is not so lucky. They ranked 15th and encountered the powerful S Provincial Women's Team in the first round, and were eventually eliminated by their opponents 226 to 208.
The well-known contestant Zhang Juanjuan scored 77 rings with 8 arrows, which was amazing. Province S was dominant in women's archery, and the dominance of other provinces in women's archery was far greater than that of other provinces.
The team members from Province Z were eliminated, and Tang Hao and the others walked over to comfort him.
"Tang Hao, you must give them some colors in the afternoon!" Lin Qian said with a slightly red eye. They were naturally unbalanced by S Sheng so bloody.
After Lin Qian said this, Pan Yu suddenly pressed his fist. Tang Hao was now the representative of the Z Provincial Archery Team, and this position originally belonged to him.
"Yes, just based on their arrogant attitude yesterday, we will definitely give them some colors." Tang Hao said in a firm tone.
The men's and women's team semi-finals and finals will be held in the afternoon, and the attention of this championship has also increased. The audience on the scene has increased from more than 5,000 at the beginning to more than 7,000, which is half the more than in the morning. Not only the audience, but also many media have also come to the sidelines.
This not only includes TV stations from various provinces, but also CCTV Sports Channel also came to the scene, which means that the semi-finals and finals are broadcast live nationwide.
When players from various provinces came to the arena in the afternoon, they saw this kind of situation. Some people couldn't hide their tension on their faces, while others were eager to try and try to show their strength in such opportunities.
"Since you have reached this point, whether you can go further depends on your own!" After the women's team was eliminated, Song Feng's attention was all on the men's team. He loudly encouraged the players on the eve of the game.
When he was almost done, a whistle sounded on the sidelines and the referee followed and signaled the player to enter the competition area.
Seeing the contestants entering the venue, there was a burst of excited cheers.
The cheers from more than 7,000 people shook the sky, and Tang Hao could clearly feel his heartbeat as he accelerated violently. This is the atmosphere brought by the large stage. Human adrenaline soared uncontrollably.
The four final teams walked side by side from the contestant area to the field area. On the left of the Z Provincial Team is Province S and on the right is Province G, which feels like they are being attacked from both sides.
"Hey, novices, you were lucky yesterday. I met us today, but I didn't have that good luck." As he was walking forward, Han Tianfu shouted at Tang Hao in the team in S Province on the right.
Pan Yu heard Han Tianfu's voice and turned his head angrily and was about to speak. Tang Hao reached out and grabbed him and shook his head at him.
Pan Yu shook Tang Hao's hand away, snorted coldly and turned his head away.
Tang Hao didn't care. Seeing that Pan Yu ignored Han Tianfu anymore, he turned around.
Chapter completed!