Chapter 123 Crazy May
Cheers! Screams! Party! Carnival! And... passion and youth!
Because, Crazy May is here.
This is not only the final battle of the spring season, but also a carnival party where all the top players from colleges and universities in North America gather together.
Here, all eyes are focused; here, young boys and girls full of youth are gathered together; here, the pinnacle battle of the Huashan Sword Contest is about to take place; here, young and energetic talents compete to shine; here, the clash of the strong has created countless classics.
Another season has come to an end, witnessing the rise of newcomers and bidding farewell to senior veterans. The passion and cruelty of competitive sports will be staged here, with laughter and tears flying together, and emotion and sadness coexisting.
Who can resist May Madness?
However, because May Madness is so "crazy", it is difficult to gather all the teams in one city with the funding and manpower of the NCAA alone - the participating lineup is too large, and the number of people is comparable to the scale of the World Championships, so May Madness needs to be divided into two stages.
In the first stage, 64 colleges and universities across the United States entered the National Championship based on their rankings in the spring season. The first and second rounds of games were all held at the schools' home courts - the lower-ranked teams went to the higher-ranked teams' home courts to play.
After two rounds of competition, the top 16 teams will be decided, and then they will go to the host city of the annual US Championship.
In the second stage, the top 16 teams gathered together to compete in four rounds, namely the third round, fourth round, semi-finals and championship game, to determine the final US champion.
After the team competition ended, there was a two-day break and adjustment, and the singles and doubles competitions were held at the same time. The singles competition also had 64 draws, with a total of six elimination rounds to decide the men's singles and women's singles champions; the doubles competition had 32 draws.
At this point, the May Madness schedule has all come to an end. It lasted for three weeks from beginning to end, but four different types of 64-draw level competitions for men and women needed to be held simultaneously. The schedule was so dense and tight, and the number of participants was so large and busy that it has reached the Grand Slam level, which is why it was given the adjective "crazy".
This year, May Crazy is still full of strong players. Masters from all walks of life gather together to fight on the top of the Forbidden City. It is full of suspense to see who will win.
In the team competition, UCLA ranked top seed with a near-perfect performance and is undoubtedly the top favorite to win.
Behind them, the University of Southern California, the University of Oklahoma, and the Ohio State University are ranked second, third, and fifth seeds respectively; the University of Virginia, which had firmly maintained the top spot in the United States for most of the season, experienced fluctuations in the second half of the schedule and eventually slipped to the fourth seed, but it still cannot be underestimated.
When the final rankings of the season, which is also the seeding rankings for the U.S. Championship Game, were announced, major news media couldn't wait to give praise to the Bruins.
In this season's regular season, the Bruins defeated the second, third, and fourth-seeded teams respectively, except for Ohio State University. The only loss came from the Los Angeles derby, a tough battle between the top two seeds. The record is amazing.
The title of "No. 1 seed" is undeniable! However, the regular season is one thing, and the US Championship is another. They are not the same thing.
Moreover, between the top teams, the suspense of victory or defeat is often between millimeters, which depends on the on-the-spot performance - no one will forget that during the regular season, the Bruins were in desperate situations several times, and the victory or defeat was just a thin line. This time they meet again, no one can guarantee that the situation will be the same.
So, which team will win the US championship?
On May 10, 2014, the first round of May Madness slowly kicked off.
In the first round of the team competition, UCLA faced the challenge of California State Polytechnic University at home.
Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom! The main campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, located in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, was filled with jubilation. It seemed as if the air was filled with the scent of adrenaline. The sunshine and breeze of early summer also revealed a touch of vigorous vitality, which wrapped around the skin bit by bit and made the blood slowly boil.
Gu Xiao's steps were slightly hesitant.
To be honest, he didn't really know anything about May Madness - was it Mardi Gras? Was it indirectly related to St. Patrick's Day? Should they dress up? Should they carry alcohol? More specifically, his knowledge of tennis was limited.
During his four years in college, he spent all his time studying and trying his best for the scholarship. He really didn't have the time and energy to pay attention to other things, but...
He paused for a moment on his way to the library, looked in the direction of the surging crowd, and then for some reason he changed direction.
Maybe, it’s okay to relax once in a while, to participate in extracurricular activities once in a while, and to enjoy youth like other college students once in a while. Maybe.
Then, Gu Xiao saw a huge sea of people.
Everyone everyone.
The dense deep blue tide was as deep and vast as emerald green. It surrounded the tennis court in three layers inside and outside, making it impossible to see what was happening inside the court. Just as Gu Xiao was about to turn around, a burst of hot and crazy cheers broke out from the crowd.
"oh!"
"Go! Brown bear! Go!"
Turning around, you can see arms extending high towards the sky like a dense forest. The vigorous vitality supports the vast blue sky. The quiet sea also erupts with the energy of a tsunami, and in an instant, the golden sunlight that fills the sight directly explodes.
A gorgeous scene.
"Gawain! Aaaaah!"
"Oh oh, Gawain Gawain!"
That is... Gu Xiao was stunned.
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"Go! Gawain, go!"
"Ohhhh, Gawain, come on!"
Sparse cheers of support came one after another, everyone shouting the same name. Even if it was not clear, Gu Xiao could still accurately capture the syllables, and then the air exploded. Even if he could not see the stadium at all, he could still feel the burning and surging heat.
Before he realized it, Gu Xiao had already walked over.
Weaving and weaving among the crowd, moving forward in the crowded situation where people were standing face to face and back to back, Gu Xiao finally found a position in the corner of the field, and then he saw Gao Wen running on the court.
Taller and stronger than imagined, when the numbers of height and weight turn into a group of real people, you can feel the impact.
Run! Swing! Explode!
Sweat was flying in the air, and his focused eyes were fixed on the tennis ball. When his right hand swung the racket to hit the tennis ball, he could even see the clear lines of the arm muscles, and then the tennis ball flew past like a bullet.
Land! Score! "Ah!"
Gu Xiao didn't even realize it, but he was already cheering along with the entire audience, joy and happiness gushing out in an instant.
The indescribable passion made Gu Xiao lose his mind and scream wildly, a smile bloomed at the corners of his mouth, and every cell in his body was screaming.
“Ahhhh!”
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