Qilu.com • Lightning News, August 3 -- The 2024 China Open Tennis Championships (hereinafter referred to as "China Open") held its third information conference yesterday at the Diamond Court of the National Tennis Center, announcing the new theme slogan, mascot and main visual of the event, the opening of ticketing "members first buy", the joining of two stars Zverev and Dimitrov, and the official signing of the new sponsor Chinese People's Insurance Co., Ltd.
This year's China Open Tennis Championships adheres to the cultural core concept of "dynamic China Open" and deeply integrates the cultural genes of "youth, self-confidence, vitality and joyful gathering". On April 12, the global solicitation of the theme slogan and mascot of the event was launched at the first information conference of the event, and after the evaluation of the expert group, "Net Youth" (English slogan: All for Passion) was selected as the theme slogan of the 2024 China Open Tennis Championship. The new mascot blue cartoon image "Ah Zhong" was also unveiled at the press conference, and he will participate in various promotional activities in the future, and related cultural and creative products will be launched in early September. The main visual of the middle tennis adopts four major theme colors as the main colors of the picture, and the picture design simulates the trajectory of tennis and refines the elements of the diamond court.
This year, the WTA tournament at the China Open has been upgraded to 96 draws, and the number of matches has increased to 477 after the expansion of the tournament. The tournament runs from September 23 to October 6, covering the 11th Golden Week. The WTA women's tournament runs from 23 September to 6 October, the ATP men's tournament runs from 24 September to 2 October, and the ITF junior tournament runs from 29 September to 6 October. Just like last year, this year will also see the culmination of a double final day: the ATP men's final day on 2 October and the WTA women's final day on 6 October.
This year's China Open "increases the amount without increasing the price", with more players participating and more games, but the ticket price of this year's China Open is the same as last year. On August 2, the "Member Early Purchase Activity" was launched on the China Network Ticketing Mini Program. From August 2nd to August 7th, during the "Member Early Purchase Activity", you can enjoy a 75% discount on any two or more tickets for non-finals, and launch unlimited finals peak packages. During the event, ticket buyers will also be able to make an appointment to watch the player training at the Diamond Course on September 23 and September 24. The organizing committee announced that at 8:08 on August 8, China Network will issue tickets to the world and launch more customized ticketing products. More ticketing information can be queried through the WeChat Mini Program of China Network Ticketing and the Alipay China Network Mini Program.
Previously, the first batch of participants for the 2024 China Open Tennis Championships has been announced, including defending champion and current world No. 1 Sinner, this year's French Open and Wimbledon double champion Alcaraz, and last year's China Open runner-up and former world No. 1 Medvedev. This time, two heavyweight world top 10 players have been announced, namely Zverev, the runner-up of this year's French Open and the semi-finalist of last year's China Open, and Dimitrov, the only SLR player in the world's top 10 and a former Chinese Open runner-up.
In women's singles, this year's China Open has expanded from 64 to 96, and the top 75 players in the world are compulsorily compulsory. At that time, five-time Grand Slam champion, world No. 1 and defending champion of the China Open, Swiatek, two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka, two Grand Slam champions and last year's semi-finalists of the China Open, Rybakina, Gauff and other WTA superstars will return to the National Tennis Center.
Zheng Qinwen, the Chinese golden flower who has just advanced to the final of the Paris Olympics, will lead the group of golden flowers and compete with the top international players to jointly present a wonderful match for Chinese tennis fans. The press conference coincided with the Paris Olympics, and Chinese Open players Wang Xinyu, Zhang Zhizhen and Zheng Qinwen committed suicide in the mixed doubles and women's singles finals of the Olympic Games, creating Chinese tennis history. Zhang Junhui, tournament director of the China Open, said that the China Tennis Organizing Committee is cheering for Chinese players in the rear, and expects Chinese players to stand on the highest podium at the Paris Olympics and continue to increase the popularity of Chinese tennis.
With the release of the main visual, theme slogan, mascot, ticketing information and sponsors of the event, as well as the official announcement of the top players, the 2024 China Open tennis tournament has entered the countdown, and this annual tennis feast in the golden autumn season is about to begin.
Flash News reporter Wang Zhiqin reports from Beijing