All 32 mech designer pairs worked intensely to design and fabricate a mech in 3 days.
To Ves, the Wild Brawl Bowl's design phase was almost like a vacation. Though he still experienced considerable pressure, it was practically a massage compared to the pressure he endured when he competed in the High Tide Tournament.
The biggest complication was that he needed to work together with another mech designer.
Though Ketis was a highly-regarded swordmaster in the personal combat community, she was not a stellar mech designer.
If anyone only looked at her meager design accomplishments, she was by far the worst Journeyman in the competition!
Every other mech designer published a lot more mech designs and participated in many more design duels or design tournaments. Their knowledge bases were often broader and more comprehensive.