The 26th CUBAL Finals concluded in Hangzhou. Tsinghua University and Peking University won the men’s and women’s basketball national championships respectively.
On the evening of June 30, the basketball hall of Qiantang Sports Center was almost full. The athletes playing in the court were not members of the Chinese national team, nor were they CBA star players, but a group of college students. That night, the 26th China University Basketball League (CUBAL) finals came to an end in Hangzhou. Tsinghua University and Peking University won the national championships for men’s and women’s basketball, respectively, singing their own hymns of youth.
From a competitive perspective, both finals have their own highlights.
In the women’s basketball final, Peking University was behind for three quarters, but in the final moments of the fourth quarter, they equalized and surpassed the score, winning 69-63, completing a great reversal. You know, in a game where the total score of the team was less than 70 points, it was very difficult for college women’s basketball players to reverse the situation after falling behind by double digits. However, the Peking University women’s basketball team won the championship again ten years later with their tenacious fighting spirit, which was also the second championship in their team history.
In the men’s basketball final, Tsinghua University showed its “champion appearance” from the beginning of the game and maintained a safe lead. Although it was chased to only 4 points in the final quarter, they withstood the pressure and finally defeated Taiyuan University of Technology 86-81, winning the fifth championship in team history. Winning the championship four times in five years also proves their dominance.
However, the success or failure in the arena is only temporary. The CUBAL stage brings a lot of things to college students, not just basketball. Zhang Yeyao of the Peking University women’s basketball team said that even though they were behind by a large margin, the whole team did not give up. “Through this competition, I believe that I can face anything in life bravely and fearlessly.” She is already a senior and is about to graduate. This championship may also be her best graduation gift. “Basketball is a part of my life. It makes my personality sound. The mutual support among teammates makes me feel very motivated every moment.”
In recent years, with the improvement of the overall level of CUBAL, more and more outstanding college players have entered CBA and WCBA, and have grown into professional players, injecting new vitality into the professional league. Although some of them can become the main force, some are just role players, and even face the risk of being eliminated, but they have already fulfilled their dreams. After all, CUBAL is not as strong as the NCAA in the United States in terms of blood transfusion function, and players who can step into the professional arena are still rare. For most student players, CUBAL is the highest stage of their basketball career, and the end point is not just CBA or WCBA.
Of course, CUBAL still has a lot of areas to improve and perfect, and there have been quite a few controversies due to loopholes in the competition system, but it is an indisputable fact that its influence is constantly expanding. On the night of the finals, the entire stadium was packed with people. In the impression of the reporter, there are very few amateur competitions that can have such a “grand” scene, but CUBAL did it. In fact, not only in the finals, along the way, more and more college students not only play at home, but also follow their alma mater to fight north and south, which is the improvement of sports culture.
2024-07-02 08:03:19
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