In the remaining six minutes, Xu Ting fished more and more frantically, and the more anxious he got, the more mistakes he made. In just a short time, he made two errors where he couldn't grasp the bite properly and lifted the rod too early, causing the fish to escape.

This was not good, as he couldn't keep up while chasing after them, and now two fish escaped from the fishing spot. Each time a fish escapes, it takes at least two or three empty casts with bait to lure the fish back, affecting the fishing rhythm even more.

In the last few minutes, Xu Ting slowly got the hang of catching double tails, but the gap had already exceeded ten fish, and there was no way to come back!

...

"All athletes and anglers, please note, there are ten seconds left until the end of the first match. Countdown: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, match over!"

The referee in charge of time control called out, and everyone participating in the competition put down their fishing rods after the time was up.

Zhang Yang also put down his fishing rod at the same time, slightly loosening his slightly stiff neck and wrists, feeling quite relaxed.

In the first PK match, not only did he get a clear understanding of the fish conditions at the current fishing spot, but he also won the match easily.

"You, sneaky devil, hiding your skills all along?"

Although Xu Ting lost this PK match, his state was still quite good after putting down the fishing rod when the match ended. He looked at Zhang Yang with meaningful eyes, with a little hint of unwillingness in his tone.

Zhang Yang grinned: "Haha, Teacher Xu, you are too kind! It was just good luck, pure luck!"

"Come on, don't give me that luck nonsense! For someone who can sit here and compete, it's not about luck! I have a question for you, you don't have to answer, but don't fool me, okay?"

"Go ahead!"

"Did you match my tail count in the first half on purpose?" Xu Ting continued to ask, directly, without any beating around the bush.

Zhang Yang nodded slightly: "It could be considered a 'boiling frog in warm water' tactic! Competing against a master like you, I can't afford to show any flaws, so I had to take a clever approach with a surprise attack! Lucky, really lucky!"

"Alright, your fishing was excellent! Losing to you, I accept it openly and sincerely! There are still two more rounds to go, keep it up!" Xu Ting, after getting Zhang Yang's affirmative answer, gave Zhang Yang a thumbs-up.

"You too! This trick can only be used once, hoping for good luck to spar with you again in the finals!"

"Good!"

...

In the 1v1 PK, the scoring is real-time, and there was a dedicated referee keeping an eye on both players' tail counts, so after the first match ended, the score tallying process was automatically skipped. Anglers had ten minutes to take a simple rest, and the next round of the match continued.

With 16 anglers, there were a total of 8 groups of 1v1 PK teams. After the first round results were tallied, the staff responsible for observing and tallying data immediately sent the technical statistics chart to the commentary booth.

This so-called technical statistics chart is actually somewhat similar to a basketball game. The main core data include the number of casts, the number of fish caught, the number of empty shots, the number of hooks lost or fish escaped, the number of times the fishing line was changed, the number of double tails caught, etc. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

It has to be said, this technical statistics chart is quite powerful. For those in the know, it allows them to visually see the basic skills of an angler, the success rate of bite captures, and with a little analysis, they can make horizontal comparisons of casting frequency, fishing rhythm, and a series of other items.

Many times, when two anglers compete in a head-to-head fish-off, the final scores may seem similar, but individual skills differ, which is especially evident in the technical statistics chart.

Some people are fast in frequency, but make many mistakes. Some people are not fast in frequency, but have a high success rate in bite captures, each with its own characteristics.

When the comparative charts of the eight groups' data were sent to the commentary booth's director screen, Sun Yi and Yu Wensheng's attention was immediately drawn to them.

Sun Yi: "Wow, the technical statistics chart is out, Teacher Yu, could you analyze the comprehensive strength and data situation of the anglers on the field after the first match for everyone?

I believe everyone is quite interested in this!"

Yu Wensheng glanced at the tallied data list and nodded with a smile: "Sure! Since the data is out, let's focus on the issue rather than the person, and see whose technical statistics data are the most outstanding after the first match!"

While speaking, Yu Wensheng's gaze had already begun scanning the eight-group comparative list.

To analyze who is stronger, it's quite simple. With the same fish conditions and match duration, the priority is, of course, the final tail count result. The more tails counted, the stronger the comprehensive technology.

After seeing it, it was surprising. Zhang Yang dominated with 55 fish in 30 minutes, leading the second-place Wang Chao by 4 fish.

After the first match, only three people had fish counts exceeding 50, with Zhang Yang at 55, Wang Chao at 51, and Huang Zheng at exactly 50.

"To evaluate an angler's strength through technical statistics, of course, the first consideration is the final fish tail count result! Look, the top-ranked angler is Zhang Yang! In a thirty-minute match, he caught 55 fish!" Yu Wensheng said, quite taken aback.

You must know that although the density of Pond No. 1 is not low, factors like weather and air pressure greatly influence the fish conditions in the match. In a 1v1 PK, the pressure on anglers is immense, naturally affecting the catch results.

But under such severe conditions, fishing difficult-to-catch old topmouth culter, Zhang Yang catching 55 fish in half an hour means his speed exceeded 100 per hour. This result is extremely eye-catching.

Seeing this, some might want to criticize, that catching over a hundred fish per hour is only so, wouldn't competitive anglers expect it to be easy?