The first to be announced is the third place winner.
Mr. Stevens read aloud, "The team that won third place in the group award at this International Mathematics Competition is Country A!"
Country A? The whole audience was stunned, a bit surprised. Because in the previous competition, Country A took second place, and this time they came to compete for the championship, but unexpectedly failed to win the championship, and instead dropped a place to third place.
Everyone looked at the expressions of the members of Team A, and it was indeed not a good look.
Mr. Stevens continued, "Team A's No. 1 player, Balk Keith, scored 178 on the written test, 86 on the free speech, and a total score of 264. Team A's No. 2 player, Tohti Dominic, scored 180 on the written test, 85 on the free speech, and a total score of 265. Team A's No. 3 player..."
He read out the names and scores of the five members of Team A one by one, and finally announced the overall score.
"In summary, Team A's overall score is 1365 points. Please invite Team A to the stage to receive the award!" Mr. Stevens said with a smile.
The five members of Team A stood up and walked onto the stage expressionlessly, with no trace of joy on their faces.
Mr. Stevens continued, "Next, I'd like to announce the team that won second place in the group award at this year's National Mathematics Competition. It's Team D!"
The whole audience burst into applause. Team D was the third place in the last competition, so they were obviously improved by winning the runner-up this time. It was just a pity, after all, they were only one step away from the championship.
"Team D's No. 1 player, Hood Christian, scored 190 on the written test, 88 on the free speech, and a total score of 278. Team D's No. 2 player, Patty Frank, scored 185 on the written test, 90 on the free speech, and a total score of 275. Team D's No. 3 player..."
"In summary, Team D's overall score is 1388 points."
As soon as the results of all the contestants from Country D were announced, everyone present started talking about it.
"No wonder Team D's number 1 and number 2 are math prodigies who rose to fame at a young age. They managed to get such high scores and even won individual awards. They're truly amazing!"
"But didn't the Chinese team get full marks on the written test? She won first prize in the individual category, so her score must have been higher than theirs. I wonder how many points she got for the free speech section?"
"It shouldn't be very high, because I heard that she picked the Riemann hypothesis in the free speech section. Her written test score must have pulled up her score, which is why she beat Christian and Frank."
"It's such a shame for Team D this time. If they could have solved the last question, they might have won the championship."
Stevens was all smiles.
"Please invite all the contestants from the runner-up team, Country D, to the stage!"
The D team members didn't move. They were stunned, especially Christian and Frank. Why? Two of their team members had finished in the top five, yet they were only runner-up in the team competition.
If they were runners-up, who could possibly beat them and win the championship? Could it be the previous champion, Country E, defending their title?
At this moment, perhaps all the participating teams are thinking this way.
"It's okay. It's pretty good that we can take home an individual first prize." Yu Qi looked at everyone's disappointed faces and comforted them.
He was certainly disappointed, but Yu Qi still didn't dare to think about the championship position. After all, there were Team S, Team R, and even the previous champion Team E. How could it be their Chinese team?
Everyone felt a little disappointed, but a glimmer of light flashed in Su Qingyun's eyes. The final result had not been announced yet and everything was unknown. She felt that their Chinese team was not without a chance.
"Let's go on stage." Frank sighed. Although they didn't win the championship, they could accept the result of finishing second after Country E.
Christian forced a smile as the five members of Country D's team took the stage.
Next, the most exciting championship was announced. Everyone stretched their necks, afraid of mishearing. The reporters were excited because the highlight was coming. The champion of this International Mathematical Competition was about to be announced.
Mr. Stevens didn't keep the topic a secret and said directly, "The team that won the championship in this International Mathematics Competition is..."
He paused and looked around the entire audience. Everyone's heart was lifted. Although it had little to do with most of them, the tense atmosphere at this moment still infected everyone.
"The Chinese team!"
When Stevens said the name of the Chinese team, it was like a thunderclap in the clear sky, and everyone was shocked! Their heads buzzed, and they lost the ability to think. Their mouths opened wide, and their faces were full of disbelief.
No one spoke, and the whole place was so quiet that not even a sound could be heard.
China, how could the champion be China?
Are they crazy, or is this world crazy!
"How could it be the Chinese team? Did the organizing committee make a mistake?"
"Oh my God, if Team China is the champion, then Team E not only failed to defend their title, but also failed to even make the top three. This would be a complete Waterloo for Team E!"
"Team D's faces have all changed. Everyone, don't forget, there's still a bet between Team China and Team D."
"Team A's faces are grim. Who could have imagined that the Chinese team, which had never ranked high in previous math competitions, would actually win the championship this time? Nothing could be more incredible than this."
"How did the Chinese team win the championship? Was it just because Su Qingyun got a perfect score on a written test?"
"Let's first listen to Mr. Stevens' announcement of the Chinese team's results."
The moment Christian and Frank heard the word China from Stevens' mouth, they felt as if struck by lightning. Their whole bodies went numb, as if someone had poured a basin of cold water over them from head to toe. They felt cold from the inside out and their faces turned pale.
The Chinese team won the championship? This was the funniest joke they had ever heard! That was the Chinese team, the Chinese team that had always lagged behind in math, the Chinese team that they had always looked down upon!
How could they win the championship!
Christian, who had just sworn in his heart that the Chinese team could not possibly beat their D team, stood on the stage, almost teetering. The densely packed crowd below the stage flickered in his eyes. The most terrifying thing was that his eyes went dark and he was about to faint.
All the media reporters present were going crazy. The Chinese team won the championship! This was the most unexpected thing in this tournament. No one present had expected this result.
All the cameras in the stadium were focused on the Chinese team.
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