The following matches went exactly as Kain had expected, almost as if the tournament was following a prepared script.
Soren was sent as the representative for the 1-on-1 match, which he won without too much difficulty. However, Soren, Kairos and Ranya lost the 3-on-3 match.
Compared to most top colleges, the students admitted to Frozen Sun are typically more homogenous in their affinities, almost all having ice related affinities, with water and wind affinities also being fairly common. Therefore, even when coordinating 9 contracts, the other side had a much easier time since none of these affinities are particularly incompatible.
Meanwhile most teams may have spiritual beasts with fire and water, light and dark, ice and fire, or other attribute pairings that would counteract one another's skills if not careful.