China News Service, Ningbo, February 22 (Guo Tianqi) On the 22nd, the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships (hereinafter referred to as the Asian Championships) press conference was held, officially announcing that the Asian Championships would be settled in Ningbo and will officially start on April 9. This means that the Asian Championships has officially entered "Ningbo time".
At the press conference, world champion and Ningbo badminton men's doubles player Wang Chang was hired as the event's ambassador. The event slogan, emblem, mascot "Bobo", schedule and ticketing information were also officially released.
World champion and Ningbo badminton men’s doubles player Wang Chang was hired as the event’s ambassador.
Photo courtesy of the event organizing committee
The 2024 Asian Badminton Championships will be held at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center from April 9th to 14th.
The competition consists of five events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles, and will attract nearly 320 athletes from about 28 countries and regions.
It is reported that this Asian Championship is the last points competition for badminton players in Asia to compete for qualifications for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The significance of the event is extraordinary.
The picture shows the theme slogan of the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships.
Photo courtesy of the event organizing committee
At the press conference, the theme slogan of this tournament "Meet in Ningbo, Play in Ningbo" was announced. The slogan means that all the stars in the badminton world will gather in Ningbo to provide everyone with a wonderful badminton event. .
The picture shows the emblem of the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships.
Photo courtesy of the event organizing committee
The event emblem is made up of two badminton balls spliced together, which resembles both the letter "N" and the waves, and contains the charm of coastal Ningbo that surges around the world; the badminton balls that are nestled together resemble the Chinese character "人" and the English word "victory". The initial letter "V" represents the strength of everyone witnessed by the Asian Championships. Asian countries are connected and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
The picture shows the mascot of the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships "Bobo".
Photo courtesy of the event organizing committee
The event mascot is named "Bobo". Its overall shape combines the image of a badminton player with a smiling athlete, representing harmonious and friendly feelings and a healthy and progressive sports spirit. It cleverly integrates the roundness of Ningbo glutinous rice balls and the elements of ocean waves above its head, echoing the theme. The three headbands in different colors once again highlight Ningbo’s sports style that combines sports, ecology and wisdom.
In addition, the schedule of the Asian Championships was announced at the press conference: April 9 is the qualifying round, April 10 to April 11 is the preliminaries, April 12 is the quarter-finals, and April 13 is the semi-finals , April 14th is the final.
The ticket price for the qualifying and preliminaries is 80 yuan to 380 yuan, divided into four tiers; the ticket price for the quarter-finals is 180 yuan to 680 yuan, divided into five tiers; the ticket price for the semi-finals is 380 yuan to 1,280 yuan, divided into five tiers; Ticket prices for the finals range from 580 yuan to 1,980 yuan, divided into five levels.
Tickets will be available on the four ticketing platforms of Damai.com, Maoyan, Fanwandao and Piaoxingxing on the afternoon of February 22. The official ticket sales time will be announced later.
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