Source: Qinhuangdao Daily
Reporter: Sun Xuemei
On January 12th, "Bank of Qinhuangdao ·Joy Cup" Hebei Belt and Road International Chinese Billiards Open Match, the 7th International China Billiards Masters Finals, 2019 Belt and Road International Chinese Billiards Super League, kicked off in the Olympic Sports Center. Zhang Ruishu, deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and mayor, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
Under the support of WPA and ICEA, the event was hosted by the Provincial Sports Bureau and Qinhuangdao Municipal Government, and jointly organized by Small Ball Sports Management Center of the Provincial Sports Bureau, the Municipal Sports Bureau, Qinhuangdao Joy Billiards Sports Promotion Co., Ltd. and Hebei Sishui Liunian Sports Economy Co., Ltd. . After the selection of more than 80 matches in 32 overseas regions along the Belt and Road such as Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Africa, Europe and some European and American countries, 300 players compete for the championship of the Masters in Qinhuangdao.
In his speech, Zhang Ruishu expressed warm congratulations on behalf of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government to the opening of the contest, and extended a sincere welcome to all the guests who came to our city. He said that Qinhuangdao, as the only city in China that co- hosted the Asian Games and the Olympic Games, not only has complete sports infrastructure, but also has a strong sports culture atmosphere. We have successively hosted a number of international and domestic events such as the World Women's Boxing Championship, the World B-Class Cycling Championship, and the Qinhuangdao International Marathon etc.. It has close strategic cooperation with WPA, the International Ice Federation, and Beijing Sports University etc. Great progress has been made in sports and sports industry, and efforts are being made to build a strong cultural and sports city and to speed up the construction of a first-class international tourist city. After seven years of persistence and hard work, the Joy Cup Chinese Billiards Masters Match has become one of the largest billiard leagues in the world. The event not only boosted the development of sports industry, cultural industry and tourism industry in our city, but also enhanced the popularity, reputation and influence of Qinhuangdao. We have made more and more friends who are getting to know about Qinhuangdao and falling in love with Qinhuangdao.
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