Tens of thousands of basketball teenagers will embark on the MAGIC3 Dream Chasing Journey again! This is the best interpretation of "making ordinary great" in sports | teenagers | youth
Five years ago, the Chinese Basketball Association's slogan "Let the ordinary be great" condensed many wonderful stories about Chinese basketball. In Shanghai, there is such a five-year event, adhering to this concept, so that all children have the opportunity to chase their basketball dreams on the most shining stage.
On July 2, the 5th MAGIC3 Shanghai Youth Three-on-Three Super Basketball Tournament, a sports feast for Shanghai youth, kicked off in Xujiahui Sports Park. Since its birth in 2019, this youth independent brand event, jointly created by the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau and the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, has broken the tradition of "breaking out of the cocoon" and based on the principle of "zero threshold and no borders". Shanghai teenagers create a stage to show their youthful vitality, unite team friendship and realize their basketball dreams.
At the opening ceremony, Shanghai Vice Mayor Xie Dong announced the opening of the event. Shanghai men's basketball players Li Hongquan and Liu Zhengqing respectively led the 2023 MAGIC3 Xuhui Division athletes representatives to launch a wonderful opening match. "It's exciting and exciting to be here, as if I 've never left this arena!" Li Hongquan represented Toronto, Canada, in the MAGIC3 international competition in 2019 and won the MVP. He later became a member of Shanghai Jiushi Basketball Club. Now he has made his mark in CBA. "I hope the children can continue to fly their basketball dreams here and make like-minded friends who love basketball......"
Wu Zehao once represented Shanghai Jiaotong University to achieve good results in the top eight in the CUBA. In the Senior high school era, he participated in MAGIC3 for two consecutive years in 2019 and 2020, and led the team to win the championship in the mass group of the event. "My three-person basketball tour set sail from here!" At the opening ceremony of the day, he expressed his feelings, "This is a stage for middle school students to prove themselves, and it also lets us know that all the hard work and dedication will eventually gain something."
In 2023, the MAGIC3 Shanghai Youth Three-on-Three Super Basketball Tournament entered its fifth year, and the tournament was once again fully upgraded:
In 2023, the MAGIC3 Shanghai Youth Three on Three Super Basketball Tournament entered its fifth year, and the competition was once again fully upgraded:
Starting in 2023, the MAGIC3 season will run from July of that year to June of the following year. Among them, the first one is the 2023 MAGIC3 Shanghai Youth Three-on-Three Super Basketball Tournament and the Shanghai Student Sunshine Sports League Three-on-Three Basketball Tournament. Since the start of registration on June 9, the competition has attracted 3057 youth teams from 337 schools and clubs, with a total of 12228 people signing up for the competition. The mass division competition kicked off on the opening ceremony on July 2. After layers of selection, the basketball teenagers will compete in the Oriental Pearl City Square, the Bund Central Square, Guangfulin ruins Park, Yangpu Binjiang Wharf, Bailian Central Shopping Plaza and other places from August 7 to August 16. The finals will be staged in Shanghai Gymnasium on August 18.
Starting from 2023, the MAGIC3 season will continue from July of that year until June of the following year. The first one to start is the 2023 MAGIC3 Shanghai Youth Three on Three Super Basketball Tournament and the Shanghai Student Sunshine Sports League Three on Three Basketball Tournament. Since the start of registration on June 9th, this competition has attracted 3057 youth teams from 337 schools and clubs, with a total of 12228 people registering to participate. The mass group division competition kicked off on the day of the opening ceremony on July 2. After layers of selection, basketball teenagers will compete in the big area competition in Oriental Pearl TV Tower City Square, the Bund Central Square, Guangfulin Relics Park, Yangpu Binjiang Wharf, Bailian Central Shopping Plaza and other places from August 7 to August 16. The final will be held on August 18th at the Shanghai Sports Center.
In addition to competitions, this season MAGIC3 will continue to organize various peripheral activities at different time stages throughout the year, including MAGIC3 Basketball Campus Tour, MAGIC3 Basketball Theme Cheerleading Competition, MAGIC3 Best Shooting Video Collection Activity, etc., to achieve the "monthly and seasonal" MAGIC3 competition activities, creating more opportunities for young people to participate and experience basketball.
Innovate campus interaction and deepen the integration of sports and education
This year's MAGIC3 will feature a "one-stop" layout for basketball events at both levels in the urban area. Schools will add a "one-stop" layout for school challenge competitions, creating a "one-stop" exclusive three player basketball competition platform to promote the popularization and development of school basketball projects. Simultaneously setting up MAGIC3 school rankings to enhance school participation, create a strong campus sports culture atmosphere, and showcase the achievements of campus basketball development.
Expand surrounding activities and enrich cultural dissemination
To further promote the basketball project and enable teenagers to have a multi-dimensional understanding of the basketball project and participate in MAGIC3 competitions, MAGIC3 has added "Commentary Experts" and "Basketball Frontline" video recording activities to build a diversified sports participation platform for sports loving teenagers. During the regional competition, characteristic mobile display cabinets of the Shanghai Sports Museum will also appear on the sidelines of the venue to promote and introduce Shanghai style sports culture, allowing young people to better experience the spirit of sports.
Assist in the construction of new cities and showcase the city's image
MAGIC3 will continue to build landscape sports, select Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Xujiahui Sports Park and other landmark landscapes of Shanghai as the competition sites, and show the thriving urban charm of Shanghai. At the same time, regional and regional competitions will be held in the five new cities of Qingpu, Fengxian, Jiading, and Songjiang to create distinctive cultural themes.
Strengthen interactive communication and expand the impact of the competition
We will hold the Yangtze River Delta Exchange Tournament and invite representatives of excellent teams from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui provinces to Shanghai to participate in the exchange tournament, where they can exchange skills with excellent teams from Shanghai. Carry out basketball training base camping activities, invite youth team representatives to visit professional training bases, experience the training atmosphere of professional athletes, carry out interactive exchanges, and let young players experience the high-level sports team atmosphere from zero distance.
On the day of the opening ceremony, a carnival event with the theme of "I am Crazy for Basketball" was also integrated. Around the event venue, an interactive space for close communication between football stars and teenagers was added, and a fun basketball machine experience area was set up. There were also exciting contents such as a fashionable and rich sports market. The opening ceremony became a lively summer basketball party.