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The first round of the matches started with many of them going through a tough time. While the students were one sidedly pushed back in the first rounds, the baatches following that weren't caught off guard.
They put a good fight against them. They utilized the newer arena that were opened to them and challenged teachers themselves.
It did not make too big a difference, the teachers were still overwhelming for them to take on by themselves, but the strategy employed worked in many cases.
The initial random summonings that were in the hands of the teachers eliminated many of the participants that did not get to participate after that.
As devised by the house captains and the council head, they fought against the teachers with their terms, playing tricks to earn points from them.
But then again, earning these points was a tricky part as well.
