Chapter 348: Heading North
Under the guidance of the program's special segment, viewers were led to specifically analyze the current rankings, points format, and the various possible scenarios for the fourth round.
Some even listed the probabilities for popular teams to advance or be eliminated. Seeing those familiar teams and familiar anglers with a certain probability of being eliminated in the last round made many fans feel tense.
Of course, there are also some teams that previously ranked poorly but could turn things around in the fourth round, allowing them to advance and achieve a great comeback in the next round, providing their supporters with great anticipation.
Even though the fourth round hasn't started, the audience is already full of anticipation for the results of this match, their expectations sky-high.
Of course, among these expectations, there was a notable exception, and that was Lin Yang.
Because his results were so steady that it left people speechless, with no possibility of him failing unexpectedly, the program team even proposed an analysis.
Even if Lin Yang's team caught nothing or didn't participate at all in the fourth match, based on the performance in the first three matches, Lin Yang's team would still be ranked around the top 10.
One could say their results are unshakable, and there's absolutely no chance of them being eliminated.
Moreover, they have firmly secured a place in the top 10. Of course, top 10 is the most conservative estimate; only if their fourth-round results are zero could they drop to that position.
Under normal circumstances, given his strength, a casual performance in the fourth round would likely see their team remain in first place.
That's because the gap that other teams need to overcome to surpass them is simply too large.
So, regarding Lin Yang's performance in the fourth round, there weren't that many people curious.
On one hand, everyone had confidence in Lin Yang; they all felt that no matter what, he could definitely perform steadily and achieve a good result, with maintaining first place being almost a certainty.
On the other hand, everyone also felt that even if Lin Yang did perform poorly or unusually, he wouldn't face the risk of elimination no matter what.
So, there really wasn't much to worry about.
This led most viewers to focus on those teams with uncertainties, partly due to the suspense of the final rankings, but more importantly, which teams would advance and which would be eliminated.
The audience started discussing enthusiastically.
"This is the last game of this round, and the final answer will soon be revealed. It's just so brutal, and many teams will be completely eliminated from the subsequent competitions."
"The closer it gets to the end, the fewer teams can advance, and the competition is getting more and more intense. In this round, some famous teams that everyone knows will be eliminated."
"Yeah, I've been paying attention to the Long Gun Short Cannon Team, with its three internet celebrity anglers who all have professional-grade abilities, but currently, they're ranking in the bottom ten. If they can't turn things around in the fourth round, it might just be the end for them."
"Yeah, the team of my favorite female angler, Little Xiao, is also ranking in the bottom ten, and it's very dangerous."
"You like Little Xiao too? She's my wife, you'd better stay away."
"Shameless, when did Little Xiao become your wife? She's mine!"
"Alright, alright, stop with the banter. Just cherish this game because it could very well be the last match for a favorite angler of ours."
"Yeah, time flies so quickly. The National Touring Tournament is already in its second half."
As the competition intensifies and more anglers are eliminated, it seems the competition is nearing its finale.
Time has flown by, and there really aren't many matches left.
Right in this anticipation, the fourth match in Hui Province, kicked off rapidly.
The plan set earlier, for Hui Province's four matches, was across four major water systems: the Yellow River, Huai River, Yangtze River, and Qiantang River.
The previous three matches took place respectively at the Yellow River Old Channel, Huai River Waters, Yangtze River Waters, so there was only one match left at the Qiantang River System.
Speaking of which, across Hui Province, there aren't many areas belonging to the Qiantang River System, with only a very small area in the extreme south related to it, which can only be regarded as part of Qiantang River's tributaries.
These rivers either flow out from the Qiantang River or join it via surface runoff, eventually entering the sea via the Qiantang River, hence belonging to the Qiantang River System, but they aren't the main branch of the Qiantang River.
Before this, a very large-scale competition had already been held in the Zhe Province, also at the Qiantang River System, and the process was very exciting, so in this Hui Province Qiantang River match, people weren't particularly expecting anything regarding the location or catches.
After all, even the main stem of the Qiantang River had been fished, so what could stand out from fishing in the tributaries?
People's anticipation was more focused on the competition itself and the teams.
Soon, the fourth match in Hui Province, the Qiantang River Battle, officially began.
In terms of rules, they continued with the previous method, which is to categorize fish species first, record the biggest of each species for the results, and then calculate the total weight.
As this method has been used for the entire round, it wasn't new, and the audience was quite familiar with it.