Bank of Dongguan Basketball Center explained

Stadium Name:Dongguan Basketball Centre
Nickname:Bank of Dongguan Basketball Centre
Location:Dongguan, China
Coordinates:22.9989°N 113.8349°W
Broke Ground:28 September 2009[1]
Built:2009–2013
Opened:31 August 2014
Owner:City of Dongguan
Operator:Dongguan Dongshihong Co., Ltd.
Surface:parchet
Construction Cost:¥710 million[2]
Architect:Gerkan, Marg and Partners[3]
Tenants:Guangdong Southern Tigers[4] (CBA) (2015–present)
Seating Capacity:16,133
Publictransit: Liaobu

The Dongguan Basketball Centre, also referred as Bank of Dongguan Basketball Centre for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor arena located in Dongguan, China. It is used mostly for basketball matches and concerts. Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association are the tenants.

Dongguan Basketball Center opened on 31 August 2014. Yao Ming's Yao Foundation Charity Game 2014, contested by Tony Parker, Shane Battier, Carl Landry, Troy Daniels, Wang Zhelin, Guo Ailun and Zhou Peng, was held as the opening match.[5] It was renamed Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Center on the same day when Dongfeng Nissan acquired the naming rights to the center.[6] Guangdong Southern Tigers of Chinese Basketball Association had played at the Dongfeng Nissan Center since the 2014–15 CBA playoffs. Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Center also hold 2015 Sudirman Cup between 10 and 17 May 2015. In November 2019, the sponsorship rights of the arena has replaced by Bank of Dongguan.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Jingwen . Liu . 【深度】借篮球重生 东莞的渴望 . How Dongguan revives through Basketball . 8 September 2019 . Tencent.
  2. http://www.dongfeng-nissancenter.com/en/html/about/about.html – Nissan Sports Center (formerly Dongguan Basketball Center) by the German GMP
  3. Web site: Basketball stadium in Dongguan . Gerkan, Marg and Partners . 8 September 2019 . en .
  4. Web site: Media Reports-Nissan Sports Center . 2016-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103010331/http://www.dongfeng-nissancenter.com/en/html/116.html . 2017-01-03 . dead .
  5. News: Yongqiang . Wang . 月底到东莞篮球中心 看中美篮球巨星对决 . Watch Yao Foundation's Charity Game 2014 in Dongguan. 8 September 2019 . The New Express . iFeng.com . A10 . 28 August 2014.
  6. News: Xiaojun . Ke . 东风日产文体中心正式开馆 . Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Center opens . https://web.archive.org/web/20150330080853/http://www.gd.chinanews.com/2014/2014-09-01/2/328642.shtml . dead . March 30, 2015 . 8 September 2019 . . 1 September 2014 .
  7. News: CBA第一馆更名东莞银行篮球中心 助力九冠王新征程 . Dongguan Basketball Center renamed to Bank of Dongguan Basketball Center. 1 November 2019 . 24 November 2019 . Tencent.