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Post by Eros Wakefield on Sept 10, 2011 19:36:06 GMT -5
The sky was partly cloudy, but every once in a while the sun would burst through and warm the some two hundred spectators of today's Rumble at the Park tournament! The crowd sat on either side of the battle field on steel bleachers, much like how a high school football game would be set up. Seeing as how they were in the park, the battlefield was grassy; the field itself was about fifty yards long. Ideal for this amateur tournament.
The announcer for today took his spot in the center of the field with his megaphone. Dressed in slacks and a sports coat, this average Joe with a pleasant voice raised the device to his lips and began to talk. "Welcome, citizens, to the Rumble at the Park tournament! This year, eight scholars from the Pokemon Academy will be battling it out for this year's prizes and all of your viewing pleasure. At this time I'd like to notice a very special guest - the Academy's own Battle Tactics professor, professor Elena Roan!" He pointed to the teacher and let her receive her due praise for the work she'd put into these students they were about to see.
"The rules are the same as last year, folks. This is a single-loss elimination style tournament. That means as soon as a competitor loses a battle, they are no longer in the running for the grand prize. Each round is a one-on-one battle, and no registered Pokemon may be used twice during this tournament. The rounds will go as follows: Preliminaries, Semi-Finals, and Finals! And by random draw, we have our preliminary line-ups!" The man would then go on to read the following line-up to the crowd. The participants listened intently, trying to see which peer they'd be going up against.
"Speedy Zephyr versus Thomas Faye!
Adriel Sorano versus Raize Phoenix!
Ven Hiroshima versus Arcen Lush!
Yuki Sawada versus Sage Ryland!"
The students would all look toward one another. Some of them were no strangers to each others; others would be battling for the first time today.
"Okay, everyone, get ready for a great show! Trainers, choose your first registered Pokemon and lets get things started!"
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