Top matchups! WTA finalists revealed for year-end tennis extravaganza: Sabalenka, Svartak lead the way
With the Beijing time on October 16, the WTA unveiled the lineup for the year-end finals, and Zheng Qinwen regretted to fall out.
Only eight spots are available for the year-end finals and all are now locked in, with a lineup that includes Sabalenka, Swarthike, Gough, Paolini, Lebakina, Pegula, Chin-Wen Cheng and Wimbledon champion Krejcikova.
WTA Year-End Finals Participants and Standings Revealed
1. Sabalenka: 4,430 points in Grand Slams, 3,915 in 1,000s and 736 in 500s;
2. Swiatek: 2,690 points in Grand Slams, 4,780 points in 1,000s and 695 points in 500s;
3. Gough: 2,040 points for the Grand Slam, 2,745 points for the 1,000, 303 points for the 500 and 250 points for the 250;
4. Paolini: 3,080 points in the Grand Slam, 1,725 in the 1,000 and 339 in the 500;
5. Lebakina: Grand Slam 1350, 1905, 500, 1716, 1000;
6. Pegula: 1,440 points in the Grand Slam, 2,115 in the 1,000, 1,120 in the 500 and 30 in the 250;
7. Cheng Chin Man: Grand Slam 1870, 1785, 500, 250, 250, 250;
12. Krejcikova (Wimbledon champion): 2,510 points in Grand Slams, 30 points in 1,000 tournaments, 113 points in 500 tournaments and 54 points in 250 tournaments.
The 2024 WTA Year-End Finals will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from Nov. 2-9, with a record-breaking total prize pool of $15.25 million.
Zheng Qinwen says goodbye to Ningbo Open: withdrew due to injury
On October 16, China's Zheng Qinwen announced his withdrawal from the Ningbo Open for medical reasons. Below is Zheng Qinwen's withdrawal statement:
"Hello everyone, I'm Zheng Qinwen. I am sorry to tell you that I have to withdraw from the tournament in Ningbo. After the China Open and Wushu Open, my body was injured and I also suffered from a cold. I look forward to coming to Ningbo again next year. I am deeply sorry for this withdrawal. I hope the fans were there to enjoy the matches. See you again next year."
After Li Na, Zheng Qinwen became the second Chinese player to advance to the WTA year-end finals singles.
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Shanghai Rock Climbing Team East Holland Life Name
On October 16th, the signing ceremony for the Shanghai Rock Climbing Team was held in the Xichiao Hall on the third floor of the Sports Bureau, and the Donghao Lansing Life Name Shanghai Rock Climbing Team was officially unveiled.
Mr. Luo Wenhua, Deputy Director of Municipal Sports Bureau, and Mr. Zhou Jin, Vice President of Donghao Lansheng Group, attended the signing ceremony. Qi Wei, Vice President of the Municipal Mountaineering and Outdoor Sports Association, and Zhu Junwei, General Manager of Donghao Lansheng Event Management Co. signed the cooperation agreement.
After signing the contract, Vice President Qi Wei presented team uniforms with the name of Donghao Lansheng to Bi Peiwen, President of Donghao Lansheng Exhibition Group, officially opening the cooperation between the two sides.
In recent years, the Shanghai Rock Climbing Team has won numerous national competitions and shined at the 2021 Shaanxi National Games with a record of 1 gold and 1 silver, with the gold medal being the first rock climbing gold medal in the history of the Games.
Chongqing Tongliang Dragon joins hands with China Mobile
On October 15, Chongqing Tongliang Dragons Football Club announced a strategic cooperation with China Mobile Chongqing Branch, establishing a "media partnership" between the two sides.
China Mobile's "Migu Video", as the head streaming media platform in China's sports industry, will bring media exposure and brand influence to Chongqing Tongliang Dragon.
To make it easier for fans to watch the games and training, Migu Video will create a "Chongqing Tongliang Dragon Zone" to provide smooth live streaming of the games and interactive discussions.
In addition, the two sides will cooperate in the event ticketing and other aspects of the event, to bring fans a more diversified, high-quality interactive experience.
Crow is hungry too? Snickers becomes the official chocolate of Leah's Victory
Recently, the Saudi Premier League's Riyadh Victory Club signed an agreement with Snickers to become the team's official chocolate sponsor.
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Wushu Official: Ticket Sales Revenue Surpasses 25 Million Yuan, a Record High
On October 15, the official WeChat of Wuhan Open posted that the 2024 Wuhan Open came to a successful conclusion after 106 fierce battles in 9 days. As one of the highest and most influential tennis events in Asia, the Wuhan Open made breakthroughs in terms of spectator numbers, ticket sales, commercial sponsorships, and tournament broadcasting.
WUF has achieved fruitful results by expanding the scale of competition, upgrading facilities and services, improving the level of competition, innovating cultural activities and expanding media communication. The tournament sponsors are full, with 21 sponsors recruited, including automotive, technology, drinking water, wearable devices, and finance.
In terms of ticket sales, both single-day sales and cumulative sales of WUF 2024 hit record highs, with key ticket sales selling out in advance and cumulative ticket sales exceeding 25 million yuan, a 4.88-fold increase over the same period in 2019. Cumulative attendance exceeded 180,000, an increase of more than 80% over the same period in 2019, of which foreign visitors accounted for 44.1%, nearly 80,000 times.
Into the Ring for the Win! PEL Officials Announce Temporary Seating Partner Recruitment
On October 16, PEL officially announced the launch of its temporary seating partner recruitment program to inject more energy into the 2025 event.
Veteran esports clubs RW and Racer-owned KSG join the PEL family for the 2024 season.
At PEL's decisive fall media exchange, Zheng Ruwei, head of eSports and cross-border business at Peace Elite, said that the addition of RW and KSG has brought great help to PEL, the eSports community and the short video traffic channel and live streaming channel. In the future, PEL will continue to expand the club seats and will welcome a new member next year.
JD.COM's 28-hour battle report on Double 11 sales: turnover of sports shoes, clothing and other categories increased by more than 5 times year-on-year
On October 16, JD.COM released a double 1128-hour sales report. The data showed that the turnover of sports shoes, clothing and equipment increased more than five times year-on-year. Among them, the turnover of several categories such as jackets, sports down jackets, sports and casual shoes, badminton rackets, treadmills, cycling, outdoor instruments and skiing increased by more than 7 times year-on-year.
In terms of brands, JD.COM double 11 sales 28 hours, Nike, Arthur, Boshiwa, Marek, Unix, lululemon and other domestic and foreign more than 1,000 well-known brands turnover increased by more than 100% year-on-year.
At 20:00 on October 14, the Jingdong platform 2024 Double 11 shopping event officially opened.
Premier League Visits China Mobile Migu to Launch New Chapter of Sports Cooperation
On October 16th, when the 2024-2025 English Premier League (EPL) was in full swing, a delegation from the EPL visited China Mobile Migu, aiming at discussing the cooperation and open development of the next tournament cycle through friendly exchanges and creating a mutually beneficial and win-win "two-way journey".
