Tonight, the warm-up match of the “Double Star Golden Lake” East Asian Youth Games completed the established schedule and ended successfully. The Chinese U18 team won the championship with a total victory in three battles. This warm-up match is a very important one before the East Asian Youth Games. Through the competition, players can quickly get familiar with each other, which is helpful for the team’s running and cooperation, and can give full play to their personal advantages.

Coach Liu Weiwei said, “This game is mainly about understanding various players, and we need to know the teams in the formal game to make a better judgment. The next focus of the coaching team is how to give full play to the respective characteristics of the players and improve the overall combat effectiveness of the team. Since we represent China, every member of our team will definitely go all out to show the elegant demeanour of Chinese basketball on the court.”

The warm-up match lasted for three days. In addition to the fierce competition, rich and wonderful performances were arranged every day, attracting many fans to watch the match live. Thanks to all the players, coaches and referees for the wonderful competition, the strong support of Pingdu city, and the hard work of all the staff. I wish China U18 team a great success in the East Asian Youth Games!

Summary of warm-up results of East Asian Youth Games

August 1st

Beijing Sport University 83-52 East China Normal University

China U18 team 66-55 Hong Kong Oriental team

August 2

Hong Kong Oriental team 99-61 Beijing Sports University

East China Normal University 50-96 China U18 team

August 3

China U18 team 81-54 Beijing Sports University

East China Normal University 36-78 Hong Kong Oriental team