When the drawing ceremony for the third round of the Star Alliance elimination tournament took place, the attention was unprecedented.
Everyone wanted to know which team the "New Bauhinia", which had consecutively defeated two "Sons of the Empire" aces, would face next.
But the results were somewhat disappointing.
The opponent for "New Bauhinia Republic" was: the "Free Star Alliance" representative team.
This is a moderately powerful alliance team with stable performances in the group stage and the first two rounds of elimination, but not a top-tier team like the "Sons of the Empire".
"Finally, they're going to play against an ordinary opponent."
"New Bauhinia has been all about strong teams all the way, I thought the Competition Committee was targeting them…"
"This match might not be anything to watch."
Following the opponent announcement, the match venue and mode were announced:
