Zhu Fangyu, the Guangdong Men's Basketball League Mu Qiyuan, announced the opening

China Sports Daily News Zhujiang Beer · 2022 Guangdong Men's Basketball League and "Sports Cup" trial opened at Heyuan Stadium on the evening of June 24. During the unveiling battle, the host river source team and the previous runner -up Qingyuan team conducted a fierce contest. In the end, the Qingyuan team defeated the Heyuan team 84-70, and defeated the opponent for the first time in the league history. Li Yang won the MVP of this game with 21 points and 8 steals.

Lei Jianjun, a member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau, Cao Jianzhong, deputy mayor of Heyuan City, Liu Kejun, vice chairman of the China Basketball Association, Chairman of the Guangdong Basketball Association, and Table Tennis Olympic Champion Qiao Hong, China Basketball Famous Square, Guangdong Basketball Association Deputy Association Chang Zhu Fangyu and other leaders and guests attended the opening ceremony. Zhu Fangyu announced the opening of the league.

This is the second time in Heyuan City to host the opening ceremony of the provincial league, and Heyuan has become the first city to host the opening ceremony of the provincial league. However, in the face of the Qingyuan team led by CBA player Li Yiyang, the host failed to reproduce the victory in the unveiling battle 6 years ago.

As a player who transported from the provincial league to the CBA, Li Yiyang said that the level of the provincial league is getting higher and higher, and the atmosphere at the scene is also great. "Compared with the CBA, the rhythm of the provincial league is really slower and not so tired, but the atmosphere at the scene is really great. Maybe I haven't played the main game game, it has not been played in front of the audience for a long time. It's really cool. "

Zhu Fangyu also said that the level of the provincial league today is getting higher and higher, and players who break into professional arena such as Li Yiyang and Zhuang Zhan have emerged. Zhu Fangyu said: "I have communicated with him before I participated in the draft. He is the representative of the outstanding players of the provincial league. It is very similar to the style of our team Xu Jie. If you have a chance, you can also come to the Guangdong team to try it." When he heard this evaluation of Zhu Fangyu, Li Yiyang laughed a little: "If you really have such an opportunity, of course, try it."

According to the competition rules of the Guangdong Men's Basketball League, professional players cannot participate, but the players who are allowed to return to the competition from the provincial league to professional arena.

Liu Kejun, vice chairman of the China Basketball Association and president of the Guangdong Provincial Basketball Association, said: "Originally, professional players could not play amateur leagues, but we thought that Li Yiyang and Zhuang Zhan were players trained by the provincial league. They got during college. Exercise and eventually join the CBA. They continue to improve on behalf of the provincial league level, so we decided to return to the provincial league from the provincial league and represent their respective teams. "

At the scene of the opening battle, the fiery atmosphere at home was impressive. Lu Chunping, marketing director of Guangzhou Zhujiang Beer Co., Ltd., said that Heyuan is the fertile soil of Guangdong basketball and has a strong basketball atmosphere. Heyuan Team has always been the strong team of the Guangdong Men's Basketball League. He has entered the finals many times and reached the finals. Zhujiang Beer has been deeply cultivated in Heyuan City for many years. In 2021, the market share is 40%, ranking first. The Pearl River Brewery was held in Heyuan in 2022 in the Heyuan. It is the strong team of the Zhujiang Beer advantageous area and the strong team of basketball.

The prospective sports have cooperated with Guangdong Province for 4 years. The founder Lin Chenyao said that Guangdong, the most popular province in China, has always had a good mass foundation and has the best basketball atmosphere. This is the most attractive to him. place.

This year is the eighth year organized by the Guangdong Men's Basketball League. The theme of the league running is "Create Unlimited and Fireless"; at the same time, combined with the "Sports Cup" theme starting this year: let the masses "move", let the city "" Hi, ", prepare for the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao National Games in 2025.

Text: Huang Xinhao Yue Lanxuan Picture: Guangdong Basketball Association

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