Chapter 19 Opening of the Okinawa Prefectural Competition
Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture.
Naha Comprehensive Sports Park.
Even the hot weather in June couldn't resist everyone's enthusiasm.
Players wearing various school uniforms can be seen everywhere in the park. They carry tennis bags on their shoulders and are filled with youthful atmosphere.
Not only the contestants, but also many spectators who came specially to watch the game.
The annual prefectural competition can be said to be one of the few large-scale events in Okinawa Prefecture.
After driving away Harumi Saotome, Amuro Jin and others naturally did not need to row a small raft to compete. Koishikawa took great care of the tennis club.
The lively scene after arriving at Naha Comprehensive Sports Park also made Kai and others trapped in Higa's Hirakoba exclaim in surprise.
"It's really lively. There must be many spectators watching our game today, right?"
Ping Guba became excited as he thought about it.
Heikoba, who already loves to show off, likes nothing more than to stand in the spotlight and show off, and even Amuro Jin and Bokute may not be able to stop him when he gets excited.
"I don't think so..."
Shuji Akai shook his head calmly. He didn't think many people would come to watch their game.
At least not in the first round.
"As long as we keep winning, sooner or later we will attract the attention of thousands of people."
An Shijin said with a smile.
"That's right! We must keep winning!"
Mu Shu said in a deep voice.
He will do whatever it takes to win.
...
There were many people standing around the reporting office. Some of them were just spectators, and some were members of other schools sent to investigate intelligence.
The arrival of Higa Junior High School caused quite a stir.
It's not because of the strength of Higa Junior High School, but because this is a team composed mostly of first-year students.
This is very rare in the whole of Okinawa.
Although Higa Junior High School defeated Ibo Junior High School and won the regional qualifying championship, this was not enough to make waves in the Okinawa region.
Amuro Jin didn't care about this. Anyway, after they win the Okinawa Prefecture Championship, everyone will know their name as Higa Junior High School.
After completing the sign-in, the staff led An Shijin and others to the stadium where they played today. Compared with the regional qualifiers, the Okinawa Prefecture competition is undoubtedly much more formal.
After all, this is a competition of the same standard as the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition and the Osaka Prefecture Competition.
In the first round, Higa Junior High School’s opponent was Ota Minami Junior High School.
The opponent is the top four school in last year’s Okinawa Prefecture competition.
The members of Daejeon South Middle School couldn't help but laugh out loud when they saw that their opponents today were actually a group of first-year students.
It looks like they'll be just as lucky this year as they were last year.
Last year, they perfectly avoided all strong enemies along the way, which allowed them to enter the semi-finals.
Originally ranked according to strength, they were not enough to squeeze into the semi-finals.
"Why do these guys always like to judge their strength based on their age?"
Ping Guba sneered.
Those piercing eyes really made people feel unhappy.
"Not all first years have become...strong like you."
Akai said quietly.
Next to him, another third-year candidate kept nodding like a chicken pecking at rice.
Both sides were already in position, and soon the first doubles match began.
Akai played with another third-year regular selection.
Although the other third-year main selection was not very strong, with Akai's cover, they still won the first game with a crushing 6:0.
"So...so strong!"
"Higa Junior High...I've never heard of this school."
The audience also looked in disbelief. The strength of the third-year regular candidate from Higa Junior High School was an eye-opener for them.
The defeat in the first match cast a shadow over the players of Daejeon South Middle School, but they quickly cheered up.
From their point of view, Higa Junior High School definitely put its strongest combat power on the doubles 2, trying to take a preemptive strike.
From the perspective of the Ota Minami Middle School players, Higa Junior High School's only two third-year players have already played, and the remaining first-year players are not to be chosen casually.
"Fan Shaoqian!"
Wearing his coat, Hiraguba turned over, raised his arms and pressed them down violently. The winding trajectory like a poisonous snake condensed in mid-air without breaking away.
Boom!
15:0.
"hiss!"
"What a... what a great first grader!"
"What ball was that just now?!"
The audience suddenly gasped. It was the first time for them to see such exquisite skills in Okinawa, a region with relatively backward tennis standards.
"Fan Shaoqian!"
...
"Fan Shaoqian!"
...
Pinggujang's serve struck the hearts of everyone in Daejeon Nam one after another. With such complicated and twisting curves, Pinggujang didn't even make a single mistake.
Even the stupidest people have now realized that Ping Guzhang's strength is definitely not weak.
Even if he is only a first-year player, he still cannot compete with the third-year pair with Minami Ohta on the court.
"At the end of the game, Higa Junior High School, Ping Furuba Rin, and Chinen Kan won, with a score of 6:0."
Ten minutes later, the game ended in the eyes of everyone in disbelief.
Ota Minami's third-year team was defeated by Hira Furuba and Chinen Kan without putting up any resistance.
However, Da Tiannan's nightmare has only begun now.
Since this game is the first round for both sides, five games must be played regardless of victory or defeat.
Singles three, 6:0.
Singles two, 6:0.
Singles one, 6:0.
A series of 6:0 completely defeated the inner defenses of players such as Ohta Minami, and they even began to doubt whether they were made for tennis.
And the news that Higa Junior High School crushed Ota Minami Junior High School with five 6:0 absolute advantages also began to spread in this park as the game ended.
Many interested people found information about Higa Junior High School Regional Qualifiers, and all the scores were 6:0.
And also set the record for the fastest finish in the regional qualifiers.
It's coming menacingly.
Many schools are feeling the pressure from Higa Junior High School.
When the second round of competition started, An Shijin and others found that the number of people who came to watch their competition was several times greater than before.
Most of these people are spies from various schools.
The second round ended very quickly. Anshi Jin and others once again defeated their opponents with an absolute advantage of 6:0 in 3 games and advanced to the next round.
All the players who came to investigate had solemn expressions on their faces. They could clearly see that these players from Higa Junior High School won very easily.
In other words, these players in Higa Junior High School definitely hide some of their strength.
All the teams that are interested in reaching the semi-finals of the Okinawa Prefecture Competition this year regard Higa Junior High School as one of their strong opponents, and Higa Junior High School's next opponents are starting to have headaches.
Because they had never done any homework on Higa Junior High School before and had no information about Higa Junior High School at all.