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On the evening of July 11, the opening ceremony and opening match of the Hangzhou qualifiers of the Zhejiang Urban Basketball League were held at the Linping Sports Center Stadium. Liu Fei, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, announced the start of the Hangzhou competition zone qualifiers. Yao Gaoyuan, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and mayor, director of the municipal people’s congress standing committee and military and civilians, and municipal leaders Huang Haifeng, Fang Yi, Yu Weiguo and Chen Rugen attended the meeting.

Love basketball and come to “Zhejiang”. The Zhejiang Provincial Urban Basketball League is the largest mass basketball event in the province. It will be held in various parts of the province from July 2025 to February 2026. 90 counties (cities and districts) in 11 prefecture-level cities will form teams to participate. The event is divided into two stages: qualifiers and urban competitions. According to the competition rules, local qualifiers will be completed in July 2025, and the City Championship is scheduled to open on August 8.

The exciting “basketball” is not enough, and the competition is “hot” all over the city. The Hangzhou competition area is divided into two stages: qualifiers and finals. Among them, the qualifiers are divided into two competition areas. From July 11 to 21, the two competition areas will each hold a single round competition. The seven teams in the eastern competition area (Shangcheng, Gongshu, West Lake, Binjiang, Xiaoshan, Linping, Qiantang) will compete fiercely at the Linping Sports Center Stadium; the six teams in the western competition area (Yuhang, Fuyang, Lin’an, Tonglu, Chun’an, Jiande) will fight bravely at the Fuyang Sports Stadium, and the top two in the group will advance to the finals. The final will be held at the Canal Sports Park Stadium in Gongshu District from July 26 to 27. The teams in the east and west competition areas will face off the cross-defense until the final champion is decided. At that time, the district, county (city) champion team will participate in the city championship together with a city-level team as a representative team in Hangzhou.

Previously, Hangzhou City launched the Hangzhou Municipal Team Auditions for the Zhejiang Provincial Urban Basketball League. The auditions were widely published through online registration, and more than 200 registration information were received. In the end, more than 100 amateur basketball enthusiasts attended the auditions. Among them are college students, corporate employees, teachers, bank employees, retired workers, etc., with an age distribution ranging from 18 to 68 years old. After passing the selection of two tests, the best of them will become an important candidate force for the Hangzhou Municipal Fleet.

Photo by Chen Zhongqiu, a reporter from Metropolis Express

At the opening ceremony, an entrance ceremony was held, and the players and referees on the scene took a collective oath. At 19:38, with a whistle, the opening match of the Hangzhou competition area officially started. The representatives of both sides did not give in to each other and fought hard, with fast counterattacks, strict defense and precise goals, pushing the game to a climax again and again. The wonderful competition ignited the enthusiasm of the audience. There were constant applause, cheers and shouts in the venue, and the atmosphere on the scene was very warm. After fierce competition, the Qiantang District team won the first victory of the Hangzhou District qualifiers with a score of 84:76.