I stayed watching, at first only intending to see the performance of the one who beat Lo Kien. They became the first, and it turned out the only participant in Court #47 block to achieve 9 wins. After that, I was entertained enough that I wasn't really motivated to leave early and cause a small scene.
By the time it was over, there were 12 disciples from the block who I could point to as definitely getting in, including Lo Kien, and possibly three more who'd gotten 4 wins.
"The preliminary round has concluded," announced the officiator, "the qualifying list and the bracket for the main tournament will be posted at Court #50's notice board in 1 hour. The main tournament's opening rounds will commence there in 2 hours."
Before whatever else, I went to the next court over to find Shokoya. "I hope your group went well. Anyone interesting?"