freenovelworld Chapter 668: Lineup Arrangement, Fans Gather
Chapter 668: Lineup Arrangement, Fans Gather
In fact.
Regardless of the country, U-17 training camps will have various types of tennis courts.
These different types of venues are like rich textbooks, allowing players to become familiar with the characteristics of each type of course.
The purpose of doing this is to prevent them from feeling uncomfortable when encountering unfamiliar venues in subsequent competitions.
Moreover, the Swiss U-17 team had just experienced the baptism of the Sydney Cup Professional Challenge.
In that intense competition, they faced various strong opponents and complex field conditions and accumulated rich experience.
For now, their ability to adapt to changing circumstances is definitely far superior to their peers.
Not to mention the "four-in-one" tennis court that is a combination of plastic particles, artificial turf and red clay, even if all types of courts are mixed on one court, I am afraid they will be able to adapt in the shortest time and show strong adaptability and competitive level.
However, since they were not sure about the specific situation of the Free State U-17 team, Beichuan and Brand decided to inform everyone of the venue information.
After all, in the competition, intelligence is also one of the important combat forces.
Understanding the opponent's situation and being familiar with the competition venue will enable players to have a clear idea of what to do during the game, formulate better tactics, and bring out their strengths.
Not long after, Beichuan changed into sportswear and joined the team members' daily training.
On the training ground, he and his teammates sweated together and learned from each other's skills.
The next few days passed in a dull yet fulfilling manner.
Everyone is undergoing high-intensity training every day, constantly improving their skills and physical fitness.
After all, the Citi Field is still undergoing renovations, so even if they want to experience the stadium, they don't have the chance.
At the same time, this period of time has also become a precious time for everyone to adjust their own status, and everyone is making full preparations for the upcoming competition.
Until the night before the U-17 World Cup match between the U-17 national team of the Free State and the U-17 national team of Switzerland, the night deepened and the city gradually became quiet.
At this time, Brand gathered everyone in the room and started an important meeting.
"Tomorrow is the U-17 World Cup tournament."
The coach's voice echoed in the training room.
"I won't go into the other details. Now I'll just announce the roster for this tournament."
The coach looked around at the players whose eyes were full of desire, cleared his throat, and began to read.
"Double Team Match 2: Kazuya Tokugawa and Genichirō Sanada."
"Double One Match: Pete Lambiel and Henri Noble III."
"Singles Three Match: Jin Akutsu."
"Singles Match Two: Kulalaja Tasta."
"Singles Match: Kitagawa."
As soon as Kitagawa's name came out, the entire training room seemed to be silent for a moment.
As a master player, Kitagawa's performance on the court is legendary. Every swing of his racket is like a wonderful magic trick. His superb skills and unique charm have earned him countless fans around the world.
It was 8:00 a.m. on the opening day of the U-17 World Cup tournament between the Swiss U-17 team and the Free State U-17 team.
Outside Citi Field in the New York Mets' stadium in the free country, the scene was bustling.
The dense crowd was like a tide, surrounding the stadium.
Looking around, there were crowds of people as far as the eye could see, and the air was filled with excitement and anticipation.
The situation is significantly different compared to major tennis tournaments of this kind in previous years.
In the past, male spectators often dominated such events, and the number of female spectators was pitifully small. Even so, the proportion of female spectators was about 30%.
However, today, the number of female spectators in the stadium far exceeds the number of male spectators.
What was even more surprising was that the female audience members came from all corners of the world. They spoke different languages and wore different clothes, but they all had the same expectant look in their eyes.
This made the audience in the Free Country, who had already been trying hard to get tickets, feel extremely surprised.
They stood in the crowded crowd, their faces full of confusion, and even began to doubt that they were the outsiders who had come from afar to watch the game.
"Do you think we've come to the wrong place? Why are there so many female audience members from other countries here?"
A male audience member from the Free Country said to his companion next to him with a confused look on his face.
"Yeah, I was also extremely surprised. Originally, Citi Field, the home stadium of the Mets baseball team, can only accommodate about 4 people."
"For this ticket alone, I had to work really hard to buy one from a scalper. As for these female spectators from other countries, I really don't understand how they were able to buy tickets."
His companion frowned, his tone full of confusion.
"Could it be that the organizers of Citi Field sold tickets to spectators from other countries this time? Is there even some shady dealing going on?"
Another audience member joined the discussion, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"If possible, I would like to see some shady dealings. After all, it's better to keep the money within the family. I can accept making money from other countries. But I'm afraid that they got the tickets for real and there's no shady dealings involved."
Someone said with a wry smile.
"I even suspect that the tickets we bought from scalpers at high prices are actually being unfairly treated."
Everyone nodded, their faces full of helplessness.
These male audiences from the free countries were in the crowded crowd, admiring the female audiences from all over the world and having heated discussions.
Although the scene before them was pleasing to the eye, this extraordinary situation still seemed too outrageous to them.
At this moment, a staff member walked out of the ticket gate of Citi Field and began to check tickets.
The audience who were originally discussing the matter were instantly overwhelmed by the surging crowd.
For a moment, there was chaos outside Citi Field, and the wailing of male spectators from the Free Country who were stepped on by high heels was heard one after another.
What's worse, some male audience members were kicked out of the crowd by the tough female audience members and fell to the ground in a mess.
This was clearly the home ground of the Free State U-17 national team, but at this moment it seemed like another world had been transformed.
"You old men from the Free Country, get out of my way and stop trying to cheer for Kitagawa-chan."
A tall female audience member stared and shouted loudly.
"It's just a bunch of gossipy old guys who are just sitting there doing nothing. What are they saying? Get out of here right now."
Another female audience member shouted without showing any weakness.
"Oh, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to meet so many fans of Kitagawa-chan in a foreign country."
A gentle-looking female audience member said in surprise.
"That's great! Kitagawa-chan's fan base is growing day by day. I'm so happy!"
The female audiences around echoed in agreement, their faces filled with excited smiles.