“Let the Tournament begin!” Dariuz’s voice boomed aloud and both the competitors and crowd went wild.

Dariuz raised his hands and continued. “In this round, you will be grouped in twos and will fight against your opponents. The first twenty people with the highest score will move into the second round. Your scores will be determined by your number of wins,” he said as he scanned the contestants.

“Make sure you take this round with utmost ...