Without further ado, Steve explained the competition to Dennis and his team, as it remained the same from year to year. The matches were six-versus-six, consisting of direct one-on-one bouts between team members. If a team secured four victories, that team would be declared the winner. In the rare event of a draw across all matches—which was uncommon but had happened before—there would be a six-versus-six battle royale held in a single arena. The tournament would use a knockout system with one team receiving a bye, since there were five branches total based on the draw. After Steve finished explaining, the room fell silent.
Dennis turned to look at Daisy beside him, then at Gary, Olivia, Jason, and Kimberly; they all looked ready and seemed to have no questions. He then turned back to Steve.
"Alright, sir. We understand," Dennis said, speaking for the group.
