How do they ever choose (who wins) the Nobel Prize in Literature? (I think) The number of works of literature published around the world in a year must be enormous.
(b).
1987年春、彼はついにデビューを果たした。しかし、その初戦の結果たるや散々なものだった。
In the spring of 1987, he finally made his debut. But, the result of that first match was so miserable.
RoboCup is a competition where soccer-playing robots compete to be first in the world. Since the first championship was held in Nagoya in 1997, an international competition has been held every year, and the "players'" skills have shown remarkable improvement since the first tournament.