I think my comment last week rings completely true: "It feels that since that since these are the disposable characters on Souma's team and they may all be taken out. Why draw it out? No one really cares about these matches so speed them up. So they can get back to the important matches so we can end this arc sooner." The problem is that if they are trying to speed this up to move onto the next fight and eventual onto the next arc; that it makes the current fight incredibly predictable. That why I wanted at least one of the rebels to win this round since it would make this arc less predictable. Here let me guess the next few round:
Next chapter they will be shocked by their overwhelming defeat. Eventually they will send out Erina, Takumi, and Megumi -since they are the only ones that haven't fought yet-. So they just don't rely on Isshiki like they were Megishima they keep him back, or they will send Isshiki in Erina place. Central will probably send out Momo, Eizan, and one of the people that fought this round. Momo will fight Megumi, a win for the rebels most likely, and a bond formed between these two shy adorable girls. Takumi or Erina would probably fight Eizan, they will lecture him about his hatred of Souma, causing him to finally cool his head. Erina or Isshiki will fight someone who fought this round if its Erina she will win, if it's isshiki he will probably lose. The rounds will keep on going until the only ones left are Rindo & Eishi for central and Erina & Souma for the rebels. Granted if Isshiki loses the next round then it will be Erina/Souma, Takumi, and Megumi verse Rindo, Eishi, and whoever left. Making this a 5 round tournament. Then for a surprise twist in the final match will be both side will only cook one dish together. Central will lose due to Eishi problem with working with other people along with Rindo out-there ingredients. While Souma and Erina make food of shipping.
I agree with the Momo/Megumi match-up since it would be quite amusing, I also expect it would be Aldini vs Aizen, two characters who see Souma as a rival, both who have been annoyed by him in the past, and been defeated by them, it would make sense for them to go against each other, I expect Aldini would come out on top as a means of showing how he fueled his defeats to grow compared to Eizen.
I don't know who Erina would face though,Eishi is not someone I expect to see lose until the final, so Rindou or Saito, Having Rindou remain would make the most sense, but if they want to make it a win with less impact Saito makes more sense. Come to think of it, seeing Rindou vs Megumi would be quite amusing.
I want Erina to be the one to win it all, not Souma lol Just because we have never seen her really show her abilities
This would be nice, I always thought Erina was the final boss, the one person who should be leading the pack for the future number one seat. So it would make sense for her to be the one who snatches the most important win.
It would also be have a bigger impact, as a forced student of her father and the liberated student of her Grandfather, her winning using the lessons she'd learnt since her escaping her fathers regime would be the best end for this arc.