The Greater Bay Area International Sports and Cultural Center (Chinese: 佛山国际体育文化演艺中心), or GBA Center, is an indoor arena located in Foshan, China. It is used mostly for basketball matches and concerts.
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| Address | 95 Yuhe Road |
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| Location | Foshan, China |
| Coordinates | 22°57′36″N 113°08′27″E / 22.959949°N 113.140953°E |
| Public transit | Guangfo Xincheng Dong |
| Owner | City of Foshan |
| Operator | Shenzhen Ruida Information Consultant Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Nenking Group)[3] |
| Capacity | 14,700 [4] |
| Field size | 38,900 sqm [citation needed] |
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| Broke ground | 20 September 2015[1] |
| Built | 2015–2018 |
| Opened | 10 November 2018[2] |
| Architect | DP Architects[4] |
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| Guangzhou Loong Lions (CBA) (2018–present) 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup (groups D and I) Guangzhou Charge (OWL) (2020-)[5] | |
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The arena opened on 10 November 2018 as the host of the 27th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.[2] On 2 December 2018, a 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match contested by China and Lebanon was hold as the opening match.[6] Guangzhou Loong Lions of Chinese Basketball Association appointed the arena as their second home arena and played six matches of 2018–19 CBA season in December 2018.[7] Guangzhou Charge of the Overwatch League will also play at the arena from 2020 season.[5] Selected games of Macau Black Bears, which also owned by Nenking Group, were played in the arena as well.
References
edit- ^ Ren, Yi (24 May 2017). "佛山国际体育文化演艺中心总体轮廓已见雏形" [Construction of the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center comes to shape]. Foshan Daily (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ a b "佛山国际体育文化演艺中心明日投用" [Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center opens tomorrow]. Foshan Daily (in Chinese (China)). The City of Foshan official website. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Wang, Xiaoqi (9 April 2019). "佛山国际体育文化演艺馆10月试运营" [Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center will launch this October]. Zhujiang Shangbao (in Chinese (China)). Tencent. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ a b "GBA International Sports and Cultural Center". DP Architects. Retrieved 8 September 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Guangzhou Charge [@GZCharge] (22 August 2019). "Looking forward to some Charge home games in 2020? Here's a glimpse at where all the action will be..." (Tweet). Retrieved 8 September 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "篮球世界杯主场馆佛山国际体育文化演艺馆启动仪式" [Launching ceremony of the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center]. Sina.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). 4 December 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Ren, Yi (19 October 2019). "CBA新赛季新援旧将齐表决心 龙狮有6场赛事坐镇佛山" [Loong Lions 2018-19 season: 6 Games will play at Foshan]. Foshan Daily (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 8 September 2019.[permanent dead link]