At the press conference held on April 19, the reporter learned that the 26th "General Cup, Mulan Cup" Youth Tennis Tournament will be upgraded to 8 sub-stations and 1 finals, covering Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, the first sub-station will start in Beijing on April 27, and the finals will be held in mid-October. The new logo of the event and the mascot "Junjun" and "Lanlan" were released on the same day.
The "General Cup, Mulan Cup" Youth Tennis Tournament was proposed by Wan Li and General Lu Zhengcao, former chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and has been successfully held for 25 sessions as of 2023, making it one of the oldest youth tournaments in China. The tournament will be officially included in the China Youth Tennis Points Tournament in 2023, becoming one of the tournaments with the highest points in category B and quite influential across the country.
Wang Ling, deputy director of Beijing Tennis Management Center
Wang Ling, deputy director of the Beijing Tennis Management Center, said that 1,600 players from all over the country are expected to sign up for this year's "General Cup and Mulan Cup" youth tennis tournament, attracting nearly 10,000 people to directly participate in the event throughout the year. She said that the organizing committee will actively expand the cooperation between tennis events and sports business, sports and cultural tourism, promote the development of the whole chain of tennis with events, increase the "fireworks" of the event, and vigorously develop the new direction of "sports + consumption".
Meng Qianghua, member of the party group and deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau
Meng Qianghua, member of the party group and deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau, said that he was fortunate to be a witness, witness and manager of the development of Chinese tennis, and witnessed the establishment and growth of the "General Cup and Mulan Cup" events for more than 20 years, and became the most well-known youth brand events in Beijing and even the country. "I hope that the organizers will continue to optimize and polish this traditional tennis tournament and make it a cradle for the cultivation of tennis reserve talents in Beijing and even the whole country. Meng Qianghua said.
The tournament was hosted by the Beijing Tennis Management Center and co-organized by the Beijing Tennis Association, Tianjin Tennis Association and Hebei Tennis Association.