Century Huatong’s “Street Basketball” sets sail in the new season to increase the sports e-sports track
Financial Industry Information 2024-03-25 15:31:20
“Thousands of apricots grow by the river, and a new wind blooms overnight.” After more than three months of “winter break” rest, as the e-sports event system of Tianyou Software under Century Huatong (SZ.002602), 2024 “Street Basketball” The new season has arrived. Compared with last season, this year’s event system has wider coverage and richer content, marking that Century Huatong has pressed the accelerator button in the vertical track of sports e-sports.
It is reported that the 2024 “Street Basketball” will first launch the SFSA National Super League regional competition on April 13, with a total of 13 stations, an increase compared to last year. The six regional competitions that have been determined so far will be held in Chengdu, Nanjing, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing, and the remaining seven will be voted by players. The location of this year’s finals has not yet been announced, and it is expected to be a surprise until the end. It is worth mentioning that the Shanghai station will still serve as a designated event of the “Shanghai E-sports National Championship” and continue to add new vitality to Shanghai’s original local e-sports national events.
2023 “Street Basketball” SFSA Shanghai Competition Site
Relying on the game’s unique sports theme and easy-to-use gameplay, the “Street Basketball” SFSA National Super League has now developed into an important component of domestic sports e-sports events. Since it was held 19 years ago, more than 100,000 contestants have participated in the competition, covering 23 provinces and cities across the country. The total number of games exceeded 9,600, and the cumulative number of viewers exceeded 10 million. Among the contestants in the past six years, the oldest is 48 years old and the youngest is 18 years old. It has become an event that all people can participate in.
The scene of the 2023 “Street Basketball” FSPL Professional League Finals
As the most professional professional league in “Street Basketball”, the FSPL professional league plan will be launched in the second half of the year. The new season will continue to feature high-intensity confrontation and fast-paced competition, bringing players a more intense and exciting experience, thereby attracting the attention of more players. The two-day “Street Basketball” FSPL Professional League Finals at the beginning of this year has proven this, attracting more than 2 million people to watch the game online, showing the great interest of e-sports enthusiasts in high-level competition. . Throughout the 2023 “Street Basketball” FSPL Professional League, the number of viewers covered has exceeded the 5 million mark, which fully demonstrates the broad influence of the league and the far-reaching appeal of e-sports culture. In particular, the Douyin live broadcast platform newly added last year has further broadened the communication channels of the league. It is expected that the number of viewers of the professional league this year will reach a new high.
Many players watched the game live
In addition to the above two major events, the China-Korea Masters will also officially return within the year. This event, which represents the highest level of Chinese and Korean e-sports players in “Street Basketball”, will rekindle the passion and fighting spirit of the players, and also provide a new stage for exchanges between Chinese and Korean athletes.
Since last year, as a major branch of Century Huatong’s core business, the group has increased its resource support for the e-sports business. The “Street Basketball” exhibition game has also appeared on the exhibition hall of the sister company Shengqu Games for the first time. The 20th ChinaJoy stage attracted countless attention. Letting sports e-sports “return” to the event system and forming a more professional event IP ecology has become an important starting point for the development of Century Huatong’s e-sports business. Chairman Wang Ji once compared it: “It’s like the World Table Tennis Championships, Uber Cup… every Each sport has its own vertical “ecosystem” of players and audiences. The family of sports events is not limited to top IPs such as the World Cup, F1, and Tennis Grand Slam. I hope “Street Basketball” can become the “World Table Tennis Championships” in the e-sports circle “Uber Cup”, build the brand it deserves!” In the future, with the continuous advancement of sports e-sports events, this business may become a new pole of performance growth for Century Huatong.
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2024-03-25 10:46:32
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