BvG Tournament

Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade, plain and simple. So please do not sue me for my love to write something about it... (...how many times do I have to do this disclaimer?)

Author's Note- Ack.... I just read the last chapter I put up, and I realized the mistakes, and things that I left out in it and that it wasn't that good. Sorry to all you guys for putting that last chapter up so hastilly. In wanting to put it up before the weekend, I didn't check it well enough, but now everything is fixed I believe. Now about this chapter.... it actually has a lot of math going on in it (Math is my worst subject ever), but it's pretty basic. It has a lot of info in it though about the layout of the tournament and other things, so... I hope that's alright with you all. It's pretty much a non-action chapter.. Anyways read on and don't forget to review!!!

Beyblade: BvG Tournament; Chapter Nine: Equation

Kai sat quietly at his desk, staring out the window, while the other boys just chatted loudly, excited for the upcoming week of beyblading. A sharp rap on the chalkboard, and Kai looked to the front of the room and saw that it was their math teacher, Mr. Hwang who was talking.

"Quiet now guys," said Mr. Hwang.

As the class quieted down immediately, Mr. Hwang spoke,"As you know, for the next two weeks there will be no classes..." he waited for the whole class (except Kai) to finish cheering at this statement before continuing, "Anyways, as I was saying, there is a big week ahead for you guys.... So let's do some math problems to enlighten those brains of yours for the battles!"

The whole class (excluding Kai) groaned.

"Ahh, but this will be fun...,' said Mr. Hwang, "By the way, does anyone now how many students are going to participate in the tournament?"

"150?," guessed a person.

"Ack.., too low," said Mr. Hwang.

"Too low?!!," asked most of the class in surprise.

"It's 384 people who are participating in the tournament," said Mr. Hwang smugly.

"Yikes," said a person nearby Kai. Kai couldn't help but agree as well. For a regular school tournament that was a lot of people.

"Now, use a simple algebraic expression to find out how many girls are participating if I tell you guys that there are 76 more boys then girls."

Sheets of paper rustling and the scratching of pencils could be heard as the boys worked on the equation.

Kai scoffed at his classmates' need to figure it out on paper, as he figured it out in his mind (That's easy. 154)

"Well?," asked Mr. Hwang, picking a tall student in the front to answer, "Joey what is the answer and show me how you managed to find it."

"145 girls," replied Joey, getting out of his seat and walking up to the board to write out the equation.

"The variable x indicates how many girls there are... so you must add 76 to x for the number of boys, and in order to find the answer you must add up the two."

Joey wrote on the board: (x 76) = boys (x) = girls

(x 76) (x) = 384

2x 76 = 384

2x = 308

x = 154 girls

154 76 = 230 boys

Mr. Hwang nodded approvially, and Joey went back to his seat and sat down.

"Correct, there are 230 boys competing and 154 girls as well," said Mr. Hwang, his eyes twinkling at his class' shock, "Now... what percentage of 384 do 154 girls make up?"

The whole class (except Kai) bent their heads down to work on the problem.

(40 percent of course,) thought Kai bored.

"40 percent," said some people after a while.

"Good," said Mr. Hwang, "what percentage do the boys make up then?"

"60 percent," responded the class quickly.

"So... does that mean the boys should have a greater chance of winning then?," asked Mr. Hwang curiously.

"Yeah!," responded most of the class excited.

"No, no," said Mr. Hwang shaking his head, "Just because the boys have greater numbers doesn't determine the fact if you will win or not. Just because you have more numbers, doesn't mean the girls can't win that easily. Level of skill and the degree of heart are the most important factors in overcoming the odds. No mathematical ratio includes that... I should know, after seeing the last two tournaments over the years, I've learned not to try and guess who'll win by simple equations anymore. For example, in the tournament that occurred two years ago there were only 60 girls participating and 120 guys. What is the ratio of that figure may I ask?"

"Two boys for every one girl," replied a person.

"Yes," said Mr. Hwang, "Yet the 1st place winner and 2nd place winner for that tournament were two girls, and the 3rd place winner was a guy."

"What?," murmured some of the class to each other.

"The tournament last year was interesting as well....," continued Mr. Hwang, "There were 138 boys and 126 girls. Pretty close chances of either side winning I would say. This tournament was almost the polar opposite of the other one, with two boys in 1st and 2nd place, and a girl in 3rd place.

The boys murmured in approval over this.

"However!," said Mr. Hwang, "The 1st place winner was deemed unfit for the title by a world champion. We should have listened to her.. Later we found out that she was right. The boy who had won 1st place had cheated to get the title by sabotaging his opponents' blades, as well as threatening some of the boys. His title had to be transferred to the second place winner, and there had to be a rebattle for third place. A boy received that title, so technically a boy won 1st, a girl won 2nd, and another boy won 3rd. You guys should learn from this action, that cheating will get you nowhere in life because if you don't achieve by your own merits, you will never achieve anything true in life."

The class nodded in agreement.

"But," asked Joey, "You said a world champion knew that the boy was not worthy of the title? So the rumors aren't false... who is she really?"

"......., What kind of rumors did you hear?," asked Mr. Hwang.

"That she was the youngest person and the first girl to ever win the world champion title," said Joey, "known by the name of Guye, the little star. But no one has seen her face, or know her true name."

"Well, the those rumors are true...," said Mr. Hwang, "except for the last one, because some people do know what she looks like.. she revealed herself at the final round of the world championship... but the footage of her face never made it on live air, for the battle had been very intense, air waves did not go through well. Only those who were actually present know her true name and face. Anyways... you might see her this year.. maybe, maybe not... Anyways, don't you guys want to know the schedule for the next two weeks?"

"Of course," said another one of the boys, "but... how the heck are they going to manage 384 beybladers? This isn't the championship you know..."

"Just be patient, I'll show you on the chalkboard. There are going to be 9 rounds in all.. I'll write it all down now," said Mr. Hwang turning to the chalkboard.

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1st Week of Tournament

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Monday to Thursday-1st Round: Starts 8:00 a.m. lasts until 8:00 p.m. each day

4 battles will take place each hour, resulting in 48 battles per day

Total of all four days: 192 fights (384 people)

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Friday to Saturday- 2nd Round: Starts 8:00 a.m. lasts until 8:00 p.m. each day

4 battles will take place each hour, resulting in 48 battles per day

Total of all two days: 96 fights (192 people)

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2nd Week of Tournament

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Monday- Third Round: Starts 8:00 a.m., lasts until 8:00 p.m. this day

4 battles will take place each hour, resulting in 48 battles this day

Total of this one day; 48 fights (96 people)

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Tuesday- Fourth Round: Starts 12:00 a.m., lasts until 8:00 p.m.

3 battles will take place each hour, resulting in 24 battles this day

Total of this one day: 24 fights (48 people)

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Wedensday- Fifth Round: Starts 8:00 a.m., lasts until 2:00 p.m.

2 battles will take place each hour, resulting in 12 battles this time span.

Total of this time span: 12 battles (24 people)

Sixth Round: Starts 2:30 p.m., lasts until 5:30 p.m

2 battles will take place each hour, resulting in 6 battles this time span.

Total of this time span: 6 battles (12 people)

Seventh Round: Starts 6:30 p.m., lasts until 8:00 p.m.

1 battle will take place each half-hour, resulting in 3 battles this time span.

Total of this time span: 3 battles (6 people)

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Thursday: Final Day!!!

3 finalists

Eighth Rounds;

1st Eighth Round: Starts 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Battle b/w two selected finalists.

Winner moves on to final ninth round.

Loser fights in 2nd eighth round.

2nd Eighth Round: Starts 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Battle b/w loser of 1st eight round and next finalists.

Winner moves on to final ninth round.

Loser receives third place.

Final Ninth Round: Starts 2:00 p.m., to 3:00 p.m.

Battle b/w last two finalists

3:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Closing ceremonies, upcoming announcements, afterparty and dance.

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Mr. Hwang finished writing on the board, put down his chalk and looked at his class.

"Well?," he asked, "What do you think of it?"

"It's pretty big," commented a person, "It's going to be hard finding which battle to attend."

"Yes, but you all will receive a copy of this either today or on Saturday tomorrow... with the scheduled names, times, and locations, so you won't have to worry about missing the fights you want to see. You might have to choose some over the others though, if they are in the same time slot."

"How are all these battles going to be judged?," asked another person curiously, "If there's about 4 fights per hour, and 12 hours, won't the judges need a break?"

"There are 8 judges in all, overseeing the tournament," replied Mr. Hwang, "they alternate every other hour, so all battles will be judged accordingly."

The bell then ran, "Okay, that's all for today," said Mr. Hwang, "Have a nice weekend you guy, and don't forget to prepare for the tournament!"

The class chorused their good-byes, and left hurriedly, eager to see if the schedules had arrived yet and to train, all except Kai, who slowly got up from his seat carrying his heavy textbooks with one arm with ease. About at the halfway to the door, Kai stopped when he heard Mr. Hwang speak to him.

"So Kai, are you going to enter the tournament?," asked Mr. Hwang curiously.

"No," said Kai strongly.

"How come?," asked Mr. Hwang, "I thought you were a beyblader and a world champion at that too."

"Exactly," replied Kai, "Why would I want to participate in a tournament full of amateurs? They wouldn't have a chance against me. Besides, I'm not into the game anymore."

"Oh really?... but then why do I sense that there is a bitbeast's spirit within you right now?," asked Mr. Hwang.

Kai looked at Mr. Hwang in surprise, thinking rapidly to Dranzer, (He can sense you in me?!!).

Dranzer spoke back, /He must have strong spirit vision.. Not many have been able to accomplish the task of being able to see concealed powerful spirits such as myself resting within a human being. He must be a very perceptive warrior./

"There will be one as strong as you at the tournament," continued Mr. Hwang, "It's that world blading champion that the boys were so interested in. She contains a bitbeast within her as well... and it is as every bit as powerful as yours is too. I'm sure that she will challenge you at the tournament when she sees that powerful spirit inside of you. So I hope that you change your mind when that time comes. A battle between you two would be magnificent, and wonderful to be able to judge.... Anyways, I better get going... Good luck Kai with your decision!", said Mr. Hwang, leaving through the door.

Kai stood there, staring at the door, thinking, (That guy... I still will never understand him), perplexed at what Mr. Hwang had said, ( I don't care what he says.. I'm still not going to beyblade!)

End of Beyblade: BvG Tournament; Chapter Nine: Equation

Author's Note- That's it for now. Don't forget to review and put me in ur update list so you'll know when chapter ten comes out.

Thanks everyone!

Lena