After the eight teams were revealed to the crowd, there was no time to waste because they were about to enter the third month and the match fixtures were already set in place, with the Ghanaian team led by Nana Asare facing off against the Japanese team led by Tahara Kado, who was slowly recovering after going too far while being injured. Furthermore, the Mexican team was barred from competing in the sword and magic tournament for four years. The Italian team and the Saudi Arabian team would play the formidable Chinese team and the USA, under Robertson's leadership, would play each other. Finally, the French team was scheduled to play the United Kingdom team.