Gao Guang shattered the expectations of SIG Corporation's heavily sponsored lead shooter, the favorite Bill, by knocking himself out of championship contention right from the start.
Bill didn't wait until the last moment to falter; it was as if he had left his aim at home, stunning a whole lot of jaws with his performance.
But Gao Guang was different. As disappointing as Bill's performance was, Gao Guang's was equally surprising.
So not only did Gao Guang push people's dropped jaws back into place, he almost shattered their teeth with astonishment.
"Otto Schmidt! Otto enters the final round with a forty-three-point lead over second place."
While the commentator's voice still floated around the stadium, Smith in the stands had already started applauding.
The early dropout Bill sat among the contestants motionless, staring blankly into the crowd, seemingly lost in thought; he couldn't have appeared more out of place compared to his cheering and clapping SIG teammates.