"Indeed, this is related to the good news that I talked about way before the Olympiad began." Irfan nodded in acknowledgement.
Hearing that, all the teenagers here; Sheva, Bagas, Laysa, Anna, and Claudia leaned forward immediately, losing all the laziness in just a snap. "Oh? What good news do you bring here, Master?" Laysa asked curiously.
"Well, after fighting with the federation for so long, we finally managed to secure the right to host the Asian Championship zone 3.3 next year!" Irfan dropped the bomb without hesitation, stunning everyone else in the room.
The zone 3.3 reflected the countries in Southeast and East Asia except for China because of their massive size and chess community compared to the other countries. This was the tournament that not only determined who was the best in that region, but also a Hunger Game with 2 tickets to the FIDE World Cup next year, one for the open section and one for the women's side.
