straw stick, causing the crickets to become aggressive. When both crickets are sufficiently agitated, a divider separating the pair will be lifted, and the two crickets will begin the match. The loser is the cricket that first begins avoiding contact, runs away from battle, stops chirping, or is thrown from the fighting container. Studies done indicate that the sense of "flying" encourages a cricket's fighting spirit. In one such study, a losing cricket put back into the ring will only go back to fight one out of ten times. If crickets are shaken and thrown in the air repeatedly, they will fight again six out of ten times. Tournaments The Yu Sheng Cup, another national cricket fighting tournament, is held annually outside the Xilai Ranch in Lühua during the National Day holiday in early October, with a purse of . See also Spider fighting References External links History of both singing and fighting crickets in China Account of contemporary cricket fighting reprinted from American Way magazine Article in Science Advances Fighting Chinese culture Baiting (blood sport) Insects in culture Insect-related occupations or hobbies Animal combat organized by humans