On behalf of the highest level of amateur basketball in Shanghai, the five-a-side basketball league of Shanghai City Amateur League in 2023 and the open group of the third Shanghai Basketball Champions League (hereinafter referred to as "Shangguan") ushered in the final showdown at Putuo Gymnasium last weekend. In the championship and runner-up battle, Chongming Yumin ARK team defeated Empower team composed of doctors, teachers, returnees and private entrepreneurs 106-74, and won the championship of "Shangguan" five-a-side basketball for the third consecutive year. On the 17th, Zhang Weiren won the MVP of this competition. At this point, the "Shangguan" that lasted for more than one month came to a successful conclusion.
This year’s "Shangguan" has been adhering to the concept of "Basketball makes life happier" since the super-dreamy launching ceremony of the Twin Towers in Shanghai Global Port was lit on August 6, attracting nearly 200 teams and more than 2,000 amateur basketball players from the whole city to sign up for the competition. The top 32 were produced through the competition of the four major divisions, and by the final day, a total of 297 games were played. Jian Cao, Secretary-General of Shanghai Basketball Association, said: With the joint efforts of the city amateur league basketball (five-a-side) tournament and the Champion League, Shanghai has formed a very sound basketball five-a-side tournament system, which is "horizontal and vertical, with distinct levels" and covers the vast number of basketball fans from all walks of life in the city. The tournament system is gradually on the right track and the enthusiasm for participating is growing.
At the same time, "Shangguan" brought a unique event experience, and with the participation of more sponsors, the brand effect of the event was further enhanced. This year’s "Champion" has attracted basketball fans and their families to participate in basketball events. Its popularity makes Shanghai’s "city BA" no less than that of "village BA" in many parts of the country, which not only creates a happy sports atmosphere and promotes friendly exchanges among basketball fans in Shencheng, but also shows the inside information of Shanghai as a basketball city, adding new kinetic energy for Shanghai to build a world-famous sports city.
"Shangguan" has now entered its third year, is constantly being standardized and matured, and its reputation is getting better and better. The event was held in line with the expected pre-competition ideas in terms of stadium layout, broadcast specifications and audience invitation. Perhaps the only fly in the ointment is that the championship is still in its infancy, and the strength of the participating teams is somewhat different, which has discounted the appreciation of the game. However, Jian Cao, Secretary-General of Shanghai Basketball Association, said that in the near future, we will welcome teams with equal strength, and they need a slow incubation process.
In addition, apart from dividing the competition groups into open and elite groups and restoring the five-person system to promote mass sports, this year’s division of competition areas is also different from previous ones. The four major divisions of the city’s east, west, north and south have better gathered the city’s basketball experts. Practice has proved that such division is more scientific, the scale of each division has been guaranteed, and excellent teams have been screened out efficiently, which will continue to be implemented in the future.
Editor-in-Chief: Chen Hua
Author: Zhong Wenhao Yao Qinyi