Yao Ming: three-person Basketball League opens a new competition system
Xinhua News Agency, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, August 4 (reporter Wang Hengzhi) the 2022-season Chinese three-person basketball league was unveiled in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province on the 4th. Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, said in an interview that the three-person Basketball League and the Chinese men’s basketball professional league (CBA) are different systems. The super three League (Chinese men’s three-person Basketball Super League) it is the top league in China for the three-person basketball project, hoping to build a brand-new system and create a channel for the majority of enthusiasts. I believe there will be players including but not limited to “passerby King” on the league stage in the future.
Yao Ming said: “First of all, we have a very clear goal. The super three League is a key development project for us after the development of three-person basketball enters the fast lane. We hope that by setting up more than three league matches, fans from all over the country will gather on this platform to create a channel for everyone to meet friends with the ball and expand the entire population of basketball.”
Yao Ming further explained, “I think there is no absolute difference between profession and amateur in terms of competition. If there is, we should get through it. We all hope to see a story like a small person stepping on the big stage in an event. As long as we get through this channel, there will be more such examples, which also reflects the slogan of our Chinese basketball: let the ordinary be great, I think the future includes but is not limited to the “passerby King” players can stand on this stage.”
In Yao Ming’s view, the three-person Basketball League is not only an event, but also a system, including the super three League, the super three league satellite games and the women’s games. “When you enter the venue, you can see a full coverage event, which will produce more elements.”
In the league list, many teams have five basketball professional players. When asked about the relationship between CBA and the three-person basketball league, Yao Ming said that there is no primary or secondary difference between the two, “They are two different games, to some extent, like indoor volleyball and beach volleyball. CBA and Super Triple are the top leagues of five-player basketball and three-player basketball in China, of course, there will also be many basketball players playing three or five games across borders. I think this diversified way of participating in the competition can make the league more exciting and enrich the experience of athletes and spectators.”
Although three-person basketball is already an Olympic event, Yao Ming thinks that the biggest challenge at present is to recognize, “in the past, three-person basketball was attached to five-person basketball, so now we think three-person basketball should be a different style. This is our challenge, but we are very confident. In fact, the development of CBA today is not achieved overnight. I believe that the super triple competition will also grow into a competition that everyone is familiar with and loves.”