Events of the Sports Industry Week (4.8-4.14) ｜ Ecoweek
One-week sports moment: On April 11th, Beijing time, the regular season of NBA2018-2019 officially ended. This is also the last season of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and Dallas lone ranger star Dirk Nowitzki.
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Hot spot focusing
Statistical Classification of Sports Industry (2019) was officially released.
On April 10th, the Statistical Classification of Sports Industry (2019) developed by the State Sports General Administration and audited by the National Bureau of Statistics was officially released. According to Director Ji Hao of the Equipment Center of the General Administration of Sports, compared with the statistical classification (2015), the statistical classification (2019) involves the split and merger of multiple middle categories and subcategories in the revision process, and the number of large categories and middle categories remains unchanged, while the number of subcategories increases by 19.
Han Xu and Li Yueru were selected by the WNBA, and after 10 years, the women’s basketball team dreamed again.
On April 11th, the 2019 WNBA draft began. China women’s basketball player Han Xu was selected by the New York Freedoms in the second round (14th overall), and Li Yueru was selected by the Atlanta Dream Team in the third round (11th overall).
Geely Automobile became the official automobile service partner of Hangzhou Asian Games in 2022.
On April 13th, Geely officially became the official partner of the 19th Asian Games in 2022. As the first China automobile brand to sponsor international large-scale comprehensive sports events, Geely Automobile will adopt green technology, intelligent technology, humanistic responsibility and other measures to realize intelligent travel life scenes such as fully automatic driving within the region in 2022, and fully empower the Hangzhou Asian Games.
The new board of directors of Amafen Group was established, and Ding Shizhong served as the chairman of the board of directors of Amafen.
On April 12th, Anta Sports officially announced that the new board of directors of Amer Sports was established, and Ding Shizhong, chairman of the board of directors of Anta Group, was announced as the chairman of the board of directors of Amer Sports.
In addition, on April 12, Anta Sports announced its operating performance in the first quarter of 2019. The retail amount of Anta brand products increased by 10%-20% year-on-year, while the retail amount of non-main brand products increased by 65%-70%.
Magic Johnson resigned as president of Los Angeles Lakers.
On April 10th, "Magic" Johnson held a temporary press conference at Staples Arena, and announced to the media his resignation as the president of Lakers basketball affairs. He didn’t communicate with Jenny Bass before announcing his decision to resign.
On February 21, 2017, Magic Johnson took the post of president of the Lakers’ basketball operation. Since the regular season this season, the Lakers have ranked 12 th in the West with a record of 37 wins and 44 losses.
Sports industry ecological circle becomes the official cooperative media of FIFAOL4 FSL professional league.
On April 8th, "Sports Industry Ecosphere" reached a strategic cooperation with Tencent’s "FIFA Online 4》FSL professional league, and became the official cooperation media of FSL in the sixth season.
The FSL professional league, the full name of FIFA Star League, is the highest professional competition of FIFA category e-sports in China, and it is also the only way for Chinese mainland players to enter the EACC Intercontinental Competition and FIFA eWorld Cup.
After this cooperation is reached, the sports industry ecosystem will join hands with Tencent to further explore the media value and strategic thinking behind the competitors, alliances, clubs and players, and produce a series of in-depth reports for readers and e-sports users.
The holding time and competition events of Hangzhou Asian Games were officially announced.
On April 8, the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee announced today the setting, holding time and events of the 19th Asian Games in 2022.
At present, it has been confirmed that the number of major events has increased to 37, including 28 Olympic events such as swimming, archery, track and field, badminton and basketball, and 9 non-Olympic events such as martial arts, rattan ball, jujitsu and jujitsu. Judging from the currently released competitions, it is still uncertain whether e-sports can become a formal project.
The NBA flagship store in Beijing opened, and Ray Allen appeared.
On April 10th, NBA, Taobo Sports and Nike, the official partner of NBA, jointly announced the official opening of the Beijing flagship store, the largest flagship store outside the United States, in Beijing Wangfujing (600859) Yintai in88. Ray Allen, a famous NBA star and legendary shooter, appeared at the opening ceremony and witnessed an important moment in the development of NBA China with nearly 200 VIP guests, media and guests.
Star company
Tencent Marketing Promotion Conference of Basketball World Cup Held in Shanghai
On April 11th, Tencent Marketing Promotion Conference of 2019 Basketball World Cup was held. Tencent Sports, as a global partner of FIBA from 2017 to 2025, launched a basketball resource plate and matrix play with FIBA basketball World Cup resources as the core, which officially kicked off the "National Marketing Home".
IMG is authorized by the customer hospitality service of the 2020 European Football Championship.
Recently, UEFA announced that IMG has become the exclusive sales agent for the customer hospitality service of the 2020 European Football Championship, and will provide local consumers with the overall plan of customer hospitality including tickets and catering services in five countries and regions of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. IMG is also the first sales agency officially authorized by UEFA.
Contemporary Mingcheng’s 2018 financial report: sports sector revenue of 1.536 billion.
On April 11th, SH.600136 released its annual report for 2018: the total assets and net assets of the company were 10.634 billion and 3.349 billion respectively. In sports, the profit of double-edged sword sports was 122 million, up 32.65% year-on-year; Xinying Sports contributed a net profit of 308 million yuan in four months. The sports sector achieved revenue of 1.536 billion yuan, an increase of 380.05% over the previous year, accounting for the first time that the overall revenue exceeded that of the film and television sector (accounting for 57.57%).
Anta "Hydrogen Run" series running products come out.
On April 10th, Anta released a brand-new sports sole technology platform-Flash Lite, and simultaneously launched a number of "hydrogen running" series of running products. The soles of "Hydrogen Run" running shoes have 400 billion bubbles, the density of which is only 1/9 of that of paper, and the weight of a single one is only 130 grams. It is understood that Anta "Hydrogen Run" also launched a joint model with Coca-Cola, and the price is the same as that of Anta running shoes, and the listing time is to be determined.
Bundesliga alliance visits Suning headquarters
On April 9th, the Bundesliga delegation made a special trip to visit Suning Headquarters, visited Suning Headquarters, PP Sports Nanjing Broadcasting Center and Suning Football Club Training Base, and learned more about Suning’s development history, Internet transformation, scientific and technological innovation, big data and cloud computing, as well as Suning’s industrial ecological layout with retail as the core.
Xtep issued an announcement denying the transaction merger.
On April 11th, beijing business today broke the news that Xtep, a Hong Kong-listed company, was planning to acquire an American sporting goods company for US$ 240 million to US$ 260 million. The acquisition target was the mid-to high-end market, and the specific brand name was not clear. On the same day, Xtep announced that Xtep has not made any decision on any transaction and has not entered into any binding agreement.
Investment financing
Justin Julie Fitness completed millions of dollars in financing.
Recently, Justin&Julie Fitness, a boutique group exercise studio, has completed a multi-million-dollar Pre-A round of financing, and the investor of this round is SIG Heiner Asia Investment Fund. Founded more than a year ago, the company has opened three direct stores in Shanghai, all of which have achieved profitability. It is reported that the company’s plan this year is to open 30-50 stores.
Barcelona will sign Savage for the Rocket League.
On April 8, SportsPro broke the news that the football giant Barcelona continued to lay out e-sports, and the team will sign Savage to compete in the Rocket League (RLCS). Previously, Barcelona already had an e-sports team at eFootball.Pro to represent Barcelona in the 2019 live football match. Barcelona is the second European football club to set up a Rocket League team after Paris Saint-Germain.
Jinling sports 3.5 million yuan to increase the field of intellectual creation
On April 11th, Jiangsu Jinling Sports Equipment Co., Ltd. announced that Jinling Sports intends to jointly invest with natural person Li Li and natural person Zhou Haoyi to establish Suzhou Jinling Oriental Intelligent Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (tentative), with a registered capital of 10 million yuan, and the investment time is before December 31st, 2029. According to the announcement, Jinling Sports plans to contribute 3.5 million yuan in cash, accounting for 35% of the registered capital.
Deng Yaping Sports Industry Investment Fund teamed up with 4 enterprises.
Recently, Wei Xianfeng, deputy mayor of Luoyang, and Deng Yaping, chairman of Deng Yaping Sports Industry Investment Fund, signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly establish Luoyang Yiluo Cultural and Sports Entrepreneurship and Innovation Investment Fund. At present, the total scale of Deng Yaping’s sports industry investment fund is 2 billion yuan, which mainly invests in the pan-consumption field oriented by the sports industry, and pays attention to the opportunities of the whole industry chain such as sports+culture, sports+tourism and sports+service.
Real Madrid received a loan of 235 million euros, which can be used for home reconstruction.
Recently, Real Madrid held a press conference and announced that it will lend 575 million euros to rebuild the Bernabeu Stadium in the next three and a half years. The loan interest rate is over 2.5%, which means that Real Madrid will repay 30 million euros in debt every year for 20 years.
Cooperative sponsorship
People’s e-sports and Tencent e-sports reached a strategic cooperation.
On April 11, People’s E-sports announced that it would carry out in-depth cooperation with Tencent E-sports. It is reported that the cooperation between the two parties will be based on the "the glory of the king City Competition" and FIFA Online4 in the the glory of the king Volkswagen Competition System under Tencent E-sports.
PP Sports+Bundesliga jointly held a strategic cooperation summit forum.
On April 10th, PP Sports and Bundesliga jointly held a strategic cooperation summit forum in Nanjing, which also marked the comprehensive upgrade of strategic cooperation between Suning and Bundesliga. At the same time, Wang Dong, executive vice president of Suning Sports, and Robert Klein, CEO of Bundesliga International jointly announced the opening of PP Sports German Football Culture Month and the legendary tour of Bundesliga-Klinsmann’s trip to China.
Jiushi Sports signed a contract with Shanghai Institute of Sport.
On April 9, Shanghai Jiushi Sports Industry Development (Group) Co., Ltd. signed a series of cooperation agreements with Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, a national "double-class" sports institution. Shanghai Institute of Physical Education Jiushi Sports Teaching Practice Base and Jiushi Sports Industry Think Tank were also announced. According to reports, this strategic cooperation focuses on the two main directions of "first-class industrial talents" and "first-class innovation achievements".
OWL Houston sharpshooters reached a cooperation with Texas company HEB.
On April 8th, Houston sharpshooters, the team of OWL, announced that they would cooperate with HEB, a local grocery chain in Texas, and HEB would provide food and other sponsorship. As part of the deal, HEB will become a sponsor of the Houston Sharpshooters’ jerseys, and its brand logo will be placed on the sleeves of the jerseys. In addition to jersey sponsorship, the two will also carry out a series of unique sponsorship activities.
Celtic Football E-sports Club signed the electric competition chair brand.
On April 8th, GT Omega Racing, an electric competition chair brand, announced that it will sponsor the Su Chao Celtic E-sports Club and will carry out a series of related activities. At the same time, the two sides also announced that a limited edition cooperative electric competition chair will be launched for purchase in the near future.
Industrial Bank holds carnival with Bayern Munich in Beijing.
Recently, Industrial Bank (601166) and Bayern Munich jointly held a carnival night in Beijing, which was the largest fan activity of Bayern in China history. On the evening, Ruben Caspar, managing director of Bayern Munich China Company, Wang Yu, general manager of Industrial Bank Credit Card Center, and Elber, a famous Bayern player, attended the event and witnessed Bayern’s 5-0 victory over Dortmund with the fans.
NBA 2K warriors e-sports team reached a cooperation with chase bank.
Recently, Golden State Warriors signed a three-year sponsorship contract with Chase Bank in the branch of NBA 2K E-sports Alliance. This cooperation will put the brand image of Chase Bank in the virtual home of Warriors E-sports Team. This cooperation is a continuation of the cooperation between Golden State Warriors and Chase Bank. The NBA team Golden State Warriors will move to the Chase Center in San Francisco for competition in the 2019-2020 season.
Star broker
NBA Heat star Dwayne Wade retired.
On April 11th, Miami Heat challenged Brooklyn Nets away, which was the last battle of Dwayne Wade’s NBA career. In the game, Wade scored 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. He played 1054 games in his career, with a total score of 23165 points, 4933 rebounds and 5701 assists.
NBA lone ranger star dirk Nowitzki retires
On April 10th, with the game between the lone ranger and the Spurs over, the last game of the career of the legendary lone ranger Dirk Nowitzki has also been played. Dirk, the "old driver", ended his 21-year NBA career and retired.
Derek Ross’s first solo documentary "The Rose" was broadcast.
On April 12th, NBA star Derek Ross’s first solo documentary "Rose" (English name "Pooh") was broadcast simultaneously in China and the United States. Youku Sports will begin to broadcast three episodes in China for three days in a row, telling the story of "Rose" in depth. This documentary was exclusively planned by its American brokerage company, which restored a real Ross from different angles.
Shoupeng Wang signed an exclusive contract with Netease News.
On April 9th, Netease News signed an exclusive contract with Shoupeng Wang, who is currently playing for the Paris Saint-Germain Club in Ligue 1, and hired him as the "Netease French Women’s World Cup Reporting Ambassador". At that time, Shoupeng Wang’s exclusive news will be reported to the outside world through Netease News, which will also cover the French World Cup tour of China women’s football team.
World Football Congress: Lei Wu was elected Asian Player of the Year.
On April 13th, it was reported that the World Football Congress was held in Barcelona, and China player Wu Leirong, who now plays for the Spanish club, won the Asian Player of the Year Award, which is the first award that Lei Wu won after studying abroad. Because there was a competition the next day, Lei Wu did not come to the scene in person. He delivered his acceptance speech through video: "I am very happy to win this award, and I will continue to work hard to live up to everyone’s expectations."
Inside and outside the stadium
Dignitas returns to LCS
On April 11th, the Philadelphia 76ers and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the e-sports team Dignitas, agreed to acquire a majority stake in Clutch Gaming, an e-sports team owned by Houston Rocket Boss, for US$ 20 million. After the transaction is completed, HBSE will set up a new company called MalPaís, and operate two e-sports teams, Clutch Gaming and Dignitas.
The first stop of defending the gold belt: Xu Can takes a seat in his hometown to face former Japanese boxing champion Kubo Falcon.
On April 12th, Beijing time, M23 team held a press conference, announcing that the first stop of defending champion Xu Can will be held in Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province on May 26th, against Kubo Falcon, the former WBA super-junior world champion. On January 27th this year, Xu Can beat the WBA featherweight champion Rojas of Puerto Rico away from home in the United States and won the gold belt, becoming the third world male professional boxing champion in China after Xiong Chaozhong and Zou Shiming, and the only active world boxing champion in China at present.
Champions League fan carnival landed in China for the first time
On April 11th, the Champions League fan carnival was held in Shanghai. Luis Figo, Xavi Alonso and Clarence Seedorf appeared together with the St. Ballard Cup and spent an unforgettable night with nearly 500 fans. This is the first time that the Champions League fans’ carnival has come to China, and it is also the fourth stop of the championship trophy tour in six countries this year.
The final match of NBA playoffs came out.
On April 11th, the 2018-19 NBA regular season came to an end.
West: Warriors (1)VS Clippers (8), Nuggets (2)VS Spurs (7), Blazers (3)VS Thunder (6), Rockets (4)VS Jazz (5).
In the east: Bucks (1)VS Pistons (8), Raptors (2)VS Magic (7), 76ers (3)VS Nets (6), Celtics (4)VS Pacers (5).
Wolfsburg VS Frankfurt, about to fight Foshan
On April 9, the Bundesliga official Wolfsburg announced that on May 24, 2019, Wolfsburg Football Club and Frankfurt Football Club will hold a friendly match in China at the Century Lotus Sports Center in Foshan, Guangdong. This visit to China is also Wolfsburg’s fourth trip to China after 2012, 2014 and 2016.
Facing America’s Cup, Brazilian Football Association creates a new image.
On April 10th, the Brazilian Football Association announced the new national team badge and uniform. Compared with the old badges in the past, this badge has a staggered design in the middle, and the color is more vivid. Nike also launched new home and away jerseys for Brazil’s national team in the Copa America this summer. After nearly 70 years, Brazil once again used white as the main color of the away jersey.
The 2020 America’s Cup will be held in Argentina and Colombia.
The South American Football Association officially announced that there will be 12 teams participating in the America’s Cup in 2020. The group stage will be divided into the South and the North. The South will be held in Argentina and the North will be held in Colombia. The 2020 America’s Cup will also adopt a new competition system. From 2020, the America’s Cup will be held in even years.
"Night of the Fortress" World Cup warm-up tournament announced a prize of 500,000 US dollars.
Recently, Epic Games announced that the World Cup warm-up match of Fortress Night will be held from April 6th to 7th. According to the developer, there will be a prize of 500,000 US dollars in this warm-up match, including the total prize pool of 100 million US dollars promised by Epic Games. This year’s "Fortress Night" World Cup will be held in new york from July 26th to 28th, with the prize pool accounting for 30 million dollars, which is the highest prize ever in the history of e-sports.
Charlotte Hornets Join NBA 2K E-sports League
Recently, Charlotte Hornets announced that its e-sports team will participate in the 2020 NBA 2K e-sports league competition. The NBA 2K League was established in 2017, and now there are 21 teams under the NBA team playing, and the Hornets will become the 22nd team.
The first domestic 12-hour hurricane race settled in Beijing CBD.
On April 12th, Beijing time, the 2019 12-hour Hurricane Race of Sparta Warriors in Britain and finidi was held in the third phase of Beijing International Trade Center, which was the first 12-hour hurricane race in Chinese mainland and the first one in the CBD of the city in the world. A total of 83 contestants participated in this competition, including 24 women. Mabel Yuan, an actress, was invited to take part in the competition, which was her second time.
Administrative policy
Beijing Winter Olympics World News Agency Conference Held in Beijing
Recently, a meeting of world news organizations for the Beijing Winter Olympics was held, and nine world news organizations, including Associated Press, Reuters, AFP, Xinhua News Agency, Getty Images, USA Today and new york Times, gathered together. The organizer of the conference, BOCOG, and the media operation team of the International Olympic Committee gave a detailed introduction to the preparation process of the Winter Olympics in nine business areas, including media operation, schedule of events and competitions, venues and infrastructure.
The Ministry of Education launched the "Double Million Plan", and 147 specialty points are planned for physical education.
China’s Ministry of Education, official website, reported on the 9th that the Ministry of Education launched the "Double Ten Thousand Plan" for the construction of first-class undergraduate programs, and about 10,000 national and provincial first-class undergraduate programs will be built during 2019-2021. Among them, 147 specialty points are planned for physical education.
The Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee sent 15 cadres to study in Beijing.
On April 10th, according to Xinhua News Agency, 15 cadres selected by the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee have all arrived at the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and started their three-month on-the-job study. BOCOG organized a meeting of cadres on secondment, which further deepened the communication between the two organizing committees. Both the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Hangzhou Asian Games are international sports events. Both the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee are faced with heavy preparation tasks, and the two sides will exchange and learn from each other in competition organization and competition service.
List of 2019 Excellent Athletes Exempted from Examination Postgraduates Announced
On April 10th, the State Sports General Administration issued the List and Information Publicity of Excellent Athletes and Coaches Studying for the Master’s Degree in 2019 in official website. After examination, Beijing Sport University and Shanghai Institute of Sport intend to recommend 41 excellent athletes and coaches to study for the master’s degree in 2019 without examination. On this list, there are Jin Boyang, a flower skater, and Liu Shiwen, a table tennis player, who will study for graduate students in Beijing Sport University.
The KFC three-person basketball game was cancelled, and the Ministry of Education: there are problems such as illegal running of the game.
The Ministry of Education issued a notice to identify 29 competitions as national competitions for primary and secondary school students in 2019. It is reported that chinese basketball association’s application for the "KFC Three-person Basketball Tournament" and other three competitions did not meet the relevant provisions and were disqualified.
Changsha Football Association changed, and Huang Bowen was elected as vice chairman.
On April 14th, Beijing time, Hunan Daily reported that the 7th member congress of Changsha Football Association was held in Changsha today. He Liming, the former president of China Association for the Promotion of Ethnic Trade, was elected as the honorary chairman of the new association, and Huang Bowen, a Changsha player who plays for Guangzhou Evergrande, was elected as the vice chairman.
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