n April 22, the “Building a Powerful Nation, I Am Involved” Table Tennis and Badminton Team Friendly Tournament kicked off at Harbin People’s Gymnasium.
Guided by the United Front Work Department of the CPC Harbin Municipal Committee, the event was hosted by the Harbin New Social Strata Association, the Harbin Association of Non-Party Intellectuals and the Harbin Western Returned Scholars Association, and undertaken by the Harbin Municipal Bureau of Sports. Heilongjiang DAIZU Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as DAIZU) sponsored drinking water for the tournament.
DAIZU Sponsored Drinking Water
More than 200 athletes from 25 table tennis teams and 18 badminton teams across the city took part. They are non-party intellectuals, overseas returnees and members of the new social strata from various institutions. Though not professional athletes, the competitors delivered impressive performances and demonstrated full fighting spirit on the court.
Athletes Compete Vigorously
Over the following two days, teams competed in a format consisting of group round-robin matches followed by cross elimination rounds to decide the team champions of the two events. Both events adopted the team competition system. The table tennis team contest included five matches: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, mixed doubles and men’s singles. Each match was decided by the best-of-three-games rule, with 11 points per game. The badminton team contest featured five categories: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Each match was a single game to decide the winner, with 21 points per game. This format set high requirements for the overall strength of each team and added great uncertainty to the competition.
Athletes Compete Vigorously
A relevant official from the tournament organizing committee stated that this friendly tournament was held to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Harbin. It aims to unite strength and encourage continued efforts, while advocating a healthy lifestyle amid busy work and study schedules. “A thriving sport sector fuels thriving undertakings; a strong sport sector underpins a strong nation. We hope all participants will take this friendly tournament as an opportunity to keep fit, build up their health, better fulfill their duties, and excel in scientific and technological innovation, cultural inheritance, social services and other fields. They shall demonstrate the professionalism and sense of responsibility of non-party intellectuals, overseas returnees and members of the new social strata, honor the solemn pledge of ‘Building a Powerful Nation, I Am Involved’ through concrete actions, and turn the sports arena into a platform for building consensus and deepening friendship,” the official remarked.
Aerial View of the Venue
In closing, DAIZU wishes the 2026 “Building a Powerful Nation, I Am Involved” Table Tennis & Badminton Team Friendly Tournament a complete success in Harbin!
