Match point

Chapter 123 May Crazy
cheer!scream!party!carnival!And... blood and youth!
Because, May Madness is here.

This is not only the final battle of the spring season, but also a carnival where top players from all colleges and universities in North America gather together.

Here, all the eyes of the public are focused; here, all the youthful boys and girls gather together; here, the peak battle of Huashan Sword is about to debut; here, young and energetic geniuses compete to shine; Here, the duel of powerful collisions dedicated countless classics.

It is the end of another season, witnessing the rise of newcomers and saying goodbye to senior veterans. The passion and cruelty of competitive sports will be staged here, laughter and tears fly together, and emotion and sadness go hand in hand.

And who can refuse May Madness?

However, because May Madness is really "crazy", it is difficult to gather all the teams in one city with only NCAA's funds and manpower. It is comparable, so May Madness also needs to be divided into two stages.

In the first stage, 64 colleges and universities across the United States were shortlisted for the national championship game based on their rankings in the spring season. The first and second rounds of the competition were all held in their respective home courts—the lower-ranked teams went to the home games of the higher-ranked teams.

After two rounds of competition, the top [-] teams will be determined, and then they will meet in the city where the annual National Championship is held.

In the second stage, the top [-] teams will gather together for four rounds of confrontation, including the third round, the fourth round, the semi-finals, and the championship game, to determine the final national champion.

After the team competition ends, there will be a two-day rest and adjustment. The singles and doubles matches will be staged at the same time. The singles competition also has 64 draws. There are a total of six knockout rounds to determine the men's singles and women's singles champions respectively; the doubles competition has 32 draws. bit.

So far, the crazy May schedule has all come to an end. It has been three weeks from beginning to end, but four different types of 64-lot competitions for men and women need to be held at the same time. The schedule is dense and tight, and the crowd is turbulent. It has reached the Grand Slam level This is why it was given the modifier of "crazy".

This year, May Crazy is still full of powerful players. Experts from all walks of life gather together to fight against the top of the Forbidden City. There are many suspenses.

In the team competition, UCLA, with a near-perfect performance, topped the top seed and is undoubtedly the top favorite.

Behind them, the University of Southern California, the University of Oklahoma, and Ohio State University are ranked No. [-], No. [-], and No. [-] seeds respectively; the University of Virginia, which has firmly maintained the No. The stage fluctuated and eventually slipped to the fourth seed position, but it still cannot be underestimated.

When the final ranking of the season, which is the seed ranking of the National Championship, was announced, the major news media couldn't wait to give praise to the Bruins——

In the regular season of this season, the Bruins defeated the second, third and fourth final seeded teams respectively, but they did not play against Ohio State University; the only loss came from the Los Angeles city derby. A fierce battle between the top two seeds, the record is amazing.

The title of "Number One Seed" is convincing!
However, the regular season is one thing, the national championship game is another thing, not the same.

Moreover, among the top teams, the suspense of victory or defeat is often in the slightest, depending on the on-the-spot performance-no one will forget that during the regular season, the Bruins have been in desperation several times, and the victory or defeat is just a matter of time. On the front line, no one can guarantee that the situation will be the same when they fight again this time.

So, which team will the national champion belong to?

On May 2014, [-], the first round of May Crazy kicked off.

In the first round of the team competition, UCLA sits at home and welcomes the challenge of California State Polytechnic University.

Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
Located in the Westwood District of Los Angeles, the main campus of UCLA is full of jubilation. It seems that the air is full of adrenaline. The blood slowly boiled up.

Gu Xiao hesitated a little in his steps.

To be honest, he really didn't know anything about May Madness - was it Mardi Gras?Any indirect connection to St. Patrick's Day?Should they cross-dress?Or should we carry alcohol on the street?
To be more precise, his knowledge of tennis is also very limited.

During the four years of college, he devoted all his time to studying and doing his best for the scholarship. He really didn't have the time and energy to focus on other things, but...

The footsteps towards the library paused for a while, followed the direction of the surging crowd, and then changed the direction of progress in a strange way.

Maybe, it’s okay to relax occasionally, to participate in some extracurricular activities once in a while, and to enjoy youth like other college students once in a while.Maybe.

Then, Gu Xiao saw a mighty sea of ​​people.

Everyone.

The dense dark blue tide was as deep and vast as emeralds, and the three layers inside and outside surrounded the tennis court with water, and the situation inside the court could not be seen at all. Just when Gu Xiao was about to turn around, a burst of explosions erupted from the crowd. Crazy cheers.

"Oh!"

"Go! Brown bear! Go!"

Turning your head, you can see the arms extending high towards the sky like a dense forest. The vigorous vitality supports the vast blue sky, and the quiet sea bursts out with the energy of mountains and tsunamis, instantly filling the eyes of the eyes. The golden sunlight directly detonated.

A piece of gorgeous.

"Gawain! Ahhh!"

"Oh, Gawain, Gawain!"

That's... Gu Xiao was stunned.

"Go! Gao Wen, go!"

"Oh, Gao Wen, come on!"

Sparse cheers came one after another, one by one shouting the same name, even though it was not clear, Gu Xiao could still accurately capture those syllables, and then the air exploded, even if he couldn't see the stadium at all, he could still feel it. To the scorching heat and turbulence that diffused.

Before he realized it, Gu Xiao had already walked over.

Weaving through the crowd and the crowd, moving forward in the crowded face-to-face and back-to-back, finally Gu Xiao really found a place in the corner of the court, and then saw Gao Wen who was galloping on the court.

Taller and stronger than imagined, when the figures of height and weight evolve into a group of real people, you can feel the impact on your face.

run wild!swing!break out!

Sweat was flying in the air, and his focused eyes were fixed on the tennis ball. When he hit the tennis ball with his right hand, he could even see the clear lines of his arm muscles, and then the tennis ball flew past like a bullet.

landing!Score!
"what!"

Without even realizing it, Gu Xiao had already raised his arms and shouted along with the audience, joy and happiness burst out in an instant.

The indescribable passion made Gu Xiao lose his mind and howl crazily, a smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth, every cell screamed.

"Ahhh!"

　The third change, the addition of a monthly pass of 200.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)