The next morning, all the festive atmosphere was gone already, replaced by the unwavering focus of each one of the group's members. They didn't party too hard last night, knowing that they still had another four rounds to play. For some of them who were chasing norms, they had to start bouncing back to the winning track again before it was too late, or they would only come back home empty-handed.
The one who desperately needed to win the most was, of course, Laysa. Currently, the girl has 3 points out of 5 rounds. Not a bad result, definitely, still getting more than 50 percent in total. However, her only two victories were achieved against players with ELO ratings below 2300, and with one defeat against a GM and two draws against an IM, her current performance rating was not that great.
For someone who chased her second IM norm, this result was far from ideal.
