Xinjiang Guanghui team won the national U19 basketball league championship and Qu Xiaoyu was elected MVP.

Beijing, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) The men’s team final of the 2023 National U19 Youth Basketball League ended in Chengdu on the evening of 17th. Xinjiang Guanghui team defeated Qingdao Guoxin Haitian team 76:55 in the final and was crowned as expected. Shanghai Jiushi Team won the third place.

In 2023, the National U19 Youth Basketball League will be held in two stages. After the fierce competition in the first stage, Shanghai Jiushi Team, Qingdao Guoxin Haitian Team, Xinjiang Guanghui Team, Shenzhen New Century Team, Shanxi Guotou Team, Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Team, Zhejiang Guangsha Team and Guangdong Hongyuan Team stood out from the 24 participating teams.

The second stage started in Chengdu on September 12th. Eight teams had 24 fierce competitions in the six-day tournament. Among them, the 12 th to the 14 th is the group stage, and 8 teams are divided into two groups for single round robin competition; Cross qualifying will be held from 15th to 17th, until the championship is produced.

After many days of competition, Xinjiang Guanghui team and Qingdao Guoxin Haitian team reached the finals. Because of the encounter in the group stage, the two teams are familiar with each other, and the game entered the bombing mode from the opening. The Qingdao team, which frequently hit the inside, took the lead in opening the points difference. The Xinjiang team organized a counterattack after suspending its position and ended the first quarter with a lead of 19:17.

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Since the second quarter, the powerful Xinjiang team has gradually dominated the competition trend, and the difference has been expanded to double digits. In the third quarter, Qingdao team approached the score through a wave of 9:0 offensive, but Xinjiang team responded quickly, and Qu Xiaoyu succeeded in the inside continuously to help the team regain the initiative.

In the last quarter, the leading Xinjiang team didn’t give the opponent another chance, and finally defeated Qingdao Guoxin Haitian team at 76:55 to win the championship.

Wang Jianmin, who led the Xinjiang team to the top with a total victory in six games, was elected as the best coach in this competition, and Qu Xiaoyu, who scored 25 points and 13 rebounds in the final, was named the most valuable player.

After the game, Qu Xiaoyu said that due to nervousness, the team’s performance in the opening stage was lacking, but with the deepening of the game, everyone played better and better. "This is my last U19 game, and I didn’t want to leave any regrets, so I tried my best. I still have many shortcomings, I need to continue to sum up and study hard. "

In the third and fourth place finals earlier, Shanghai Jiushi Team beat Shenzhen New Century Team 99:68 and won the third place in this competition.

According to reports, the National Youth U Series Basketball League is jointly sponsored by China Basketball Association and Deep Basketball Sports (Beijing) Co., Ltd., and consists of a series of competitions such as U14, U15, U17, U19 and U21. It aims to develop the youth basketball tournament system, encourage young people to participate in basketball extensively, and help the long-term development of basketball in China. The tournament provides a high-level competitive and communication platform for basketball teenagers with dreams. (End)