Although Shanghai lost to Guangdong, Zhejiang defeated Shenzhen and locked the first place in the regular season in advance, which was actually beneficial for Shanghai to keep the fifth in the end.
Why do you say that? Shanghai is currently leading Shougang by 2 points, and Shougang has touched Qingdao in this round. No matter Shougang wins or loses, this round of ranking will not surpass Shanghai.
The remaining three rounds of rivals in Shanghai are Tianjin, Zhejiang, North control. One missed the playoffs, one almost missed the playoffs, and one locked in the first place in the regular season in advance. It is expected that the rest of the games will be partially closed, which makes Shanghai take the absolute initiative in the schedule.
I have analyzed before that the fifth place is Shanghai, Shougang and Guangsha, all of which are most eager to compete for, which involves the key issues of zoning.