User blog comment:B214/Shin DxD 1 discussion/@comment-27083298-20180723022903/@comment-58.137.25.81-20180723064119

The problem is that Issei team and Ruval team are in a different bracket of the tournament. The only match where they could possibly face each other is the final. Considering how important the final match is (determining champion of the tounament), Issei is likely to meet Vali or others if he ever reaches it.