The 1st China National University Floorball Championship was successfully held at University of Shanghai for Science and Technology on the evening of June 25th.
This championship was hosted by Federation of University Sports of China and China Hockey Association, undertaken by University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. Totally 249 officials, coaches and athletes, representing 12 universities from different provinces of China, including Peking University, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology and Chengdu University of Technology etc., participated in this tournament. The championship was divided into 2 category groups, ordinary group and high-level group. During 4-days competition, 12 teams had played 28 matches. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology scored 34 goals, only received two goals, and won the champion of ordinary group with excellent performance. Beihua University was the winner of high-level group.
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology attached great importance to this event, and provided strong support in all aspects, such as competition facilities, venue arrangement, event organization, staffing, logistics guarantee, etc.
The finals of ordinary group and high-level group were broadcasted on live by China Education Television channel 4 (CETV-4). Mr. Yuan Yong, vice president of China Floorball Union (CFU), was invited to the television studio as a guest commentator.
“This tournament fully showcased the flourishing development of floorball in Chinese universities. The successful hosting of the 1st China National University Floorball Championship provided a diverse stage for further accelerating floorball into the public sights. It attracts more people to actively participate in physical exercise, and promote the physical and mental health development of young people.” Mr. Yuan Yong expressed in the live broadcast.
Source: Floorball China
