I thought they spent a lot of time editing this episode, but there's two scenes where the background was still in "draft mode".
Awai's voice sounded like exactly what I expected Saito Chiwa to do, similar to how she voiced Alicia in SAO.
I'm okay with squeezing almost 2 rounds in one episode. It just means that they can focus more on the Shindouji duo.
Of course that still pales in comparison to Saki's 4-5 episodes in her provincial finals.