That was basically a set-up episode, which is fine if it wasn't just setting up things we already knew.
I did laugh when Kyoya whips off his overcoat (one handed too, he must play a lot of Yakuza)...only to reveal another coat underneath that's just a different color. XD
Looks like the much foreshadowed Raid Battle has become the Uneven Flag Battle. Was to be expected really with only a few episodes left to go. I suppose it makes a nice bookend what with the very first battle way back in the Prologue also being a Flag Battle that the Champion won. And now Riku will bring things to a close by overcoming him in the same type of contest.
I do hope that Tsukasa actually participates as well and not just sits at the computer. I wanna see the No-Name at least once more, is that too much to ask Sunrise? T_T