not much vacation left, watch a world-class game in beijing
2024-10-04
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halfway through the national day holiday, a world-class competition is being staged in beijing. until october 6, the 2024 world table tennis professional league (wtt) china grand slam will be held at shougang park in shijingshan district, beijing, with top table tennis players from all over the world competing.
citizens who are "unsatisfied with their schedule" after the holidays may also wish to watch an outdoor game at grand slam park and interact with table tennis players.
on september 29, the 2024 world table tennis professional league (wtt) china grand slam officially opened at shijingshan shougang park. photo by beijing news reporter wang fei
the national table tennis team has secured the championship and runner-up spots in men’s and women’s doubles in advance.
on october 4, the wtt china grand slam begins the sixth day of competition. today, ma long and lin shidong both advanced to the wtt china grand slam men's singles semi-finals, and chen xingtong and wang manyu both advanced to the wtt china grand slam women's singles semi-finals.
wang chuqin/liang jingkun defeated the second-seeded french players le brun brothers 3-0; lin gaoyuan/lin shidong defeated teammates yuan lizen/xiang peng and advanced to the men's doubles final.
in the women's doubles competition, sun yingsha/wang yidi defeated chinese taipei's zheng yijing/li yuchen 3-0 and will join their teammates in the final. as a result, the national table tennis team has locked in the championship and runner-up in men's doubles and women's doubles in advance.
according to the rest of the schedule, at 18:45 today, the women's singles quarter-finals will be a focus battle, with sun yingsha facing off against mima ito. in the mixed doubles final at 20:00 today, the two chinese teams lin gaoyuan/wang yidi and lin shidong/kui man will compete for the final championship.
you can watch the open-air "ping pong grand slam" at grand slam park
the reporter learned that the grand slam park in shougang park has set up an outdoor competition link. under the futuristic industrial ruins full of science fiction, the outdoor large screen clearly broadcasts the competition, and the audience can unlock an open-air "table tennis grand slam". lasting until october 6, there will also be active and retired table tennis players entering the park to interact with everyone. in addition, grand slam park also has a food market and exclusive cultural and creative products.
during the smash park event, spectators who hold tickets for that day's game can enter smash park for free once with a valid id on the day of the game.
if you want to visit the grand slam park alone, you can also search for "grand slam park" on the damai platform to purchase tickets. fans who purchase grand slam park tickets can enter and exit the fan park twice with their id cards on the day of the ticket.
sufficient cleaning force and comprehensive volunteer services
"the beijing grand slam is the best experience i have seen in wtt events in china. the security is very good, the venue is of a suitable size, and the viewing angles are good. the seats are relatively comfortable, the competition is exciting, and the atmosphere of the venue is full. the venue there are snacks sold there, so you won’t be hungry when watching the game.” some viewers left a message on the ticket sales platform.
the reporter learned that in order to ensure that the venue environment is clean and tidy, the venue has prepared sufficient cleaning forces, and the ticket gates and venue broadcasting systems have also set up reminders for the audience to "clean the venue when walking".
shougang park will deploy a sufficient number of professional cleaning personnel according to the size of different venues and competition scales. "we will arrange dedicated personnel to take charge of key locations around the competition venue, passages, toilets, etc. we will set up venue managers and cleaning supervisors to coordinate and supervise the cleaning work of the entire venue. they will conduct inspections every 15 minutes to ensure that the cleaning work is carried out efficiently and orderly. "introduced by cao guiyu of shougang park property division.
on the other hand, comprehensive volunteer services also make the spectators’ viewing experience smoother. the shijingshan youth league committee is the volunteer department of the organizing committee of this competition, and organized the recruitment of 412 "composite" wtt volunteers with rich service experience, outstanding professional abilities, and outstanding foreign language skills. during the competition, volunteers are responsible for ticket verification, seating guidance, assisting with medical services, maintaining order, material supplies, traffic security, media communication and other event operation support tasks.
beijing news reporter wang jingxi
editor bai shuang and proofreader liu yue
