the scottish premier league is about to return, and grassroots basketball is more than just a game
2024-09-03
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how can a grassroots basketball ip resonate with the development of a city? on september 2, the reporter learned from the "first row·sujiu cup" jiangsu men's basketball super league press conference that the jiangsu men's basketball super league, which will be held in yixing for the fourth time, will try to further integrate basketball with development and create a feast for jiangsu basketball.
the reporter learned from the jiangsu basketball association that the predecessor of the jiangsu men's basketball super league was the jiangsu "basketball association cup" basketball game held in 2004, which was renamed the "scottish premier league" in 2019. as a mass brand event of the jiangsu sports federation, the "scottish premier league", which has been held for five consecutive sessions, has a higher level of competition, wider participation, and a more complete competition system.
the upcoming sixth "scotland premier league" is hosted by jiangsu provincial sports bureau and jiangsu provincial sports federation, undertaken by jiangsu basketball association and yixing municipal people's government, co-organized by yixing municipal bureau of culture, sports, radio, film and television and tourism and yixing sports federation, and sponsored by shuanggou wine co., ltd. the competition is divided into two stages, with a total schedule of about one and a half months. among them, the first stage of the competition will start on september 15 in yixing, and 13 teams will compete in a tournament system to determine the top four; the second stage of the competition is expected to start in early october, and the semi-finals and finals will be held in the cities where the top four teams are located. each group will adopt a home and away three-game two-win system to finally determine the annual champion.
it is worth mentioning that through the continuous holding of the past five years, on the one hand, the "scottish premier league" itself has been built into a high-level basketball event ip in jiangsu province. it has not only attracted many athletes with experience in national teams, cba, nbl, cuba and other national high-level basketball leagues to join, but has also become an important force in promoting the development of jiangsu basketball and national fitness. on the other hand, in the process of continuous in-depth cooperation with yixing in organizing competitions, the "scottish premier league" has also become an important business card for yixing's urban development and promotion.
"in recent years, the scottish premier league has been held in yixing, which has led to fans from all over the province going to yixing to watch the games. yixing has thus become a pilgrimage site for basketball enthusiasts across the province." zhang shilin, vice president and secretary general of the jiangsu basketball association, told reporters that yixing and the scottish premier league have now become a boost to each other's development. in every competition in yixing, the championship, runner-up and third place trophies made of yixing purple clay have become the brand logo of the scottish premier league. "the annual competition not only enhances yixing's city visibility and reputation, but also enriches the city's cultural connotations and basketball atmosphere. it allows more people to understand yixing, visit yixing, and feel the city's unique charm and cultural heritage."
"with the continuous hosting of the scottish premier league, there are more than 30 registered amateur basketball clubs in yixing. in addition to hosting the scottish premier league, we also hold more than 20 grassroots basketball events such as our own 'village ba' every year." wang saijun, director of the yixing municipal bureau of culture, sports, radio, film and television and tourism, also said in an interview that basketball has now become an important part of yixing's urban culture. this year's event, considering the mid-autumn festival, yixing plans to integrate the event with urban tourism, cultural and creative industries, and further bring into play the industrial attributes of sports event ip, injecting new vitality into urban development and economic growth.
yangzi evening news/ziniu news reporter huang xiyin
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