Shanghai Challenge won "Best in Asia-Pacific", Chinese tennis players go global from here
The "Road to the Rolex Masters 2023" International Tennis Challenge Shanghai Station has won an important honor.
Recently, the event won the "Best Challenger Event in the Asia-Pacific Region 2023" award from the ATP Challenger Tour.
This award recognizes the Shanghai Challenge’s outstanding quality in event operations, organizational support, etc., as well as its contribution to the development of tennis, especially Chinese tennis.
Tournament Director Mr. Lu Huayong said: "Every event-related staff is very grateful and feels very honored. In order to prepare for this event, our team has put in a lot of effort and we are very happy to create such a top event. "
The Shanghai Challenge has always provided a platform for tennis players to display their strength and accumulate experience, and also provided them with more opportunities to step onto the world stage.
Every year, the Shanghai Challenge starts at the Qizhong Tennis Center on the eve of the Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Chinese players with the best results will receive wild card qualifications for the main draw of the Shanghai Rolex Masters that year and have the opportunity to compete with the world's top players. sports.
The Challenge has always been a platform for discovering potential players. As an event held in China, the Shanghai Challenge established in 2011 is not only an "appetizer" before the Shanghai Tennis Masters, but also a platform for Chinese men's tennis players. A bridge to world tennis.
Previously, Chinese men's tennis players such as Zhang Ze and Wu Yibing had the opportunity to appear in the Masters through this event. This year, Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng won a wild card for the Shanghai Rolex Masters through his outstanding performance, and fully demonstrated himself in the Masters.
In the future, more players will come to participate in the Shanghai Challenge and realize their dreams here.
