Jump #296 - Who's going to lose his hair?

As expected, Singles 1 is between Atobe and Echizen BUT the biggest surprise here is that they made a bet to shave their hair off if they lose. Atobe was the one who suggested this so Echizen agreed to this condition. Well, I feel that Atobe is in a more precarious situation since such matches are usually skewed in the lead character's favour and both sides have to win in order to progress to the semi-finals. Surely Konomi-sensei doesn't intend to drag this quarterfinal arc to the reserve player match? Which means that Atobe has to shave his head?! That's simply too horrible to imagine! Actually, if Echizen loses his hair, he still has a cap to cover up but I don't like this idea too. Why on earth did Konomi-sensei put such a development for this round? To make it more interesting? I simply shudder to think who will lose his hair at the end of this match. Why can't they bet on something else?! The best would be for this match to end in a draw so everyone remains as he is but this possibility seems remote...Is there a satisfactory way to end this match in a draw? By the way, Atobe commented that Echizen is not even near Tezuka's class so I hope he can teach this haughty brat a good lesson. Well, I don't dislike Echizen but I think he's been getting kind of arrogant these days. He even stole Atobe's pet phrase during the Hyotei cheer so...it'll be good for him to learn that there's always someone better around.