Dynamic analysis of soda ash market: a probe into the reasons for price decline

Recently, there has been a significant price drop in the soda ash market, which has aroused widespread concern inside and outside the industry. Soda soda, as an important chemical raw material, is widely used in glass manufacturing, detergent production, pulp bleaching and other fields. Its price fluctuation not only affects the production cost of related enterprises, but also has an important impact on the stability of the whole chemical industry chain.

First of all, from the perspective of supply and demand, the decline in the price of soda ash is directly related to the oversupply in the market. In recent years, with the expansion and technical upgrading of many large soda ash production enterprises at home and abroad, the overall production capacity of soda ash has been significantly improved. However, the growth rate of the demand side failed to keep pace with the expansion of the supply side, which led to an oversupply situation in the market. This imbalance between supply and demand directly pushed down the price of soda ash.

Secondly, the cost factor is also an important factor affecting the price of soda ash. The main raw materials for soda ash production include salt and limestone, and the price fluctuation of these raw materials will directly affect the production cost of soda ash. Recently, due to fluctuations in global energy prices and rising transportation costs, the production cost of soda ash has increased. However, in order to maintain market share and sales volume, some production enterprises choose to sacrifice profit margins and attract buyers by lowering the selling price, which is also a reason for the decline in the price of soda ash.

In addition, changes in the macroeconomic environment cannot be ignored. Under the background of global economic slowdown, the demand of many industries has shrunk to varying degrees, which directly affects the market demand of soda ash. Especially in construction, automobile and other industries closely related to soda consumption, the demand decline is more obvious. This weakening of macroeconomic demand further aggravated the price pressure of soda ash market.

In order to show the reasons for the price drop of soda ash more intuitively, the following table summarizes the main influencing factors and their influence degree:

To sum up, the decline of soda ash price is the result of many factors. In the long run, soda production enterprises need to enhance their competitiveness through technological innovation, cost control and other means. At the same time, they should pay close attention to market dynamics and flexibly adjust their production and sales strategies to cope with market uncertainty. For investors, understanding these factors will help to grasp the market trend more accurately and make more rational investment decisions.

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　　Involving major risk points

　　November 20 th

　　0:00-4:00, Dawang Brilliant Entertainment City, West Gate of Sailuo City, No.2 Shimen East Road.

　　5:00-8:00, Yonghe Dawang Store, B1 Floor, Guoya Building, No.1 Yabao Road.

　　6:00-6:30, poultry stall in Guotai Jia ‘an Community Convenience Fresh Supermarket, Building 10, Yard 10, Yanjing Xili.

　　6:00-11:40, 25th floor, Block B, Jiacheng Plaza, No.18 East Third Ring Road.

　　7:50-16:00, Dongshen Apartment Vegetable Market, No.9 Jiuxianqiao Road.

　　8:00-23:10, Four Seasons Minfu Roasted Duck Restaurant (Wangjing Mong Kok Branch)

　　8:10-9:10, Lvjiaying Village Tiantian Fresh Supermarket

　　8:30-11:20, reception hall of Yuda Creative Center on Lufeng Road.

　　9:00-12:00, INDIGO Shopping Center, No.18 Jiuxianqiao Road.

　　9:25-22:40, Block C, Chaowai SOHO Building, No.6 Chaowai Street B.

　　10:10-10:25, Gongxiao International Food Plaza, No.28 Guandong Branch.

　　10:25-11:30, Carrefour Supermarket (Chuangyijia Store), No.6 North Third Ring Road East.

　　10:30-10:40, Wusheng Mutton Soup (Shilihe Branch), No.102 East Third Ring South Road.

　　10:55-15:00, Weile Stomatological Hospital (Jinsong Campus)

　　12:30-12:45, Lixianghong (Hujialou Nanli Community Store)

　　16:10-16:25, Fat Vegetable Market, No.204, Zhangjiadian East Street, Hengjiezi

　　16:10-18:10, Kaide MALL (Sun Palace Store), No.12 Sun Palace Middle Road.

　　18:00-19:45, Fatou Tao Zhuang Waste Recycling Station.

　　19:30-20:30, Yachen Life Dance Shopping Street, No.55 Xiaoying North Road

　　19:40-20:45, chess room, No.17 East Langgezhuang Village Road.

　　November 21st.

　　00:00-7:00, Dayang Road Agricultural Products Market

　　From 00:00 to 24:00 the next day, CUP ONE (Wangjing Qilinshe Store)

　　00:00-24 at 8:00, World Financial Center, No.1 East Third Ring Road.

　　5:00-8:00, Yonghe Soymilk, B1 Floor, Guoya Building, No.1 Yabao Road.

　　5:00-15:00, Avik Hotel, No.10 Jianguo Road B.

　　7:00-15:00, Floor 4, Block B, New City Plaza, No.2 Shilibao B.

　　7:35-7:40, Rosen Convenience Store (Global Financial Center Store)

　　7:40-18:40, 8th floor, Langzi Building, 27 Dawang Road.

　　8:50-15:00, Chaoyang District Landscaping Bureau, No.16 Daojiayuan.

　　8:50-18:30, Zhongfu Huimin Company, 17th floor, Block B, Netcom Building, No.28 Xiaoyun Road.

　　9:25-9:30, Caijidi Raw & Fresh Food Supermarket (Anhuili Area 1 Branch)

　　9:30-23:30, Beitou Investment Building, No.5 Courtyard, anding road

　　9:40-23:00, Wanxianghui, Yaojiayuan, No.35 Qingnian North Road.

　　11:00-13:00, Shaxian Snacks in Autonomous City, No.3 Courtyard of Boda Road.

　　11:15-12:00, Huawei Road Sub-branch of Bank of Communications, Building 20, Huawei Beili.

　　12:00-13:00, Yulai Yuxiang snack bar near No.68 Chen Jialin, Gaobeidian.

　　14:00-17:10, Moment American Basketball Center, No.5 Dongfeng South Road.

　　14:00-25: 00, 7 Days Hotel, No.6 Xinbei Road (Laiguangying Branch)

　　14:30-16:00, No.9 Anxiang Beili, 306 Hospital.

　　14:35-14:40, Yufei Beef Noodle (Workers’ Stadium), No.201 Jixiang Li.

　　15:10-15:30, Orthopedics Department, Third Floor, Second Outpatient Department, Aviation General Hospital, No.126 Jianguo Road.

　　15:30-16:35, Civil Aviation General Hospital

　　15:40-15:45, Xiyangyang Supermarket (Shawo North Road Branch)

　　16:25-17:00, Youjia Supermarket, Floor 327, Zone 3, Wangjing Xiyuan.

　　16:35-16:50, Chaopu Gas Station, No.1 Taipingzhuang, Chaoyang Road.

　　17:40-21:00, fresh meat wholesale hall of Dayang Road agricultural and sideline products market.

　　20:00-20:30, boutique Shaxian snack (Wangsiying branch)

　　From 22: 00 to 21: 00, at 18:00, the beauty salon of Deshang Feilin in the north of Jingwang Jiayuan Area 2.

　　November 22nd.

　　6:00-21:30, Jingkelong Supermarket (Jinsong Store)

　　7:00-14:00, Dahuangzhuang Qiaodong Jinbao Life Comprehensive Market.

　　7:30-8:30, Jingcheng Huaiyuan, Yaojiayuan Road.

　　8:00-14:10, Peking University Third Hospital (Capital International Airport Campus), No.9 Gangshan Road.

　　8:00-18:35, Wangjing Cultural Square

　　8:20-14:05, New Boiling Fish Township Restaurant (World Trade day order Branch)

　　8: 20-17: 30,798 Daqian Contemporary Art Center in Art District

　　8:25-16:25, Beitou Investment Building, No.5 Courtyard, anding road

　　8:35-17:40, 3rd floor, East Zone, Chaoyue Baihui Shopping Center.

　　8:45-13:05, Zhejiang Restaurant, No.26, Anzhen Xili District 3, North Third Ring Road.

　　8:50-21:00, Tik Tok Live Broadcasting Base, Shilihe Cultural Park-Block C, No.1 Zuo ‘an Road.

　　9:00-10:00, B1 Floor, Yongli International Shopping Center, No.21 Gongti North Road.

　　9:00-17:30, Remote Vision Optometry Ophthalmology Clinic (Asian Games Village Store), Building 4, Anhuili District 2.

　　9:50-10:50, Yonghui Supermarket (Fatou Store)

　　9:55-10:10, Xingguang Supermarket (Zhujiang Oasis Store), No.18 Courtyard, Jianguo Road.

　　10:20-13:30, Hepingli Hospital, No.18 Hepingli North Street, Dongcheng District.

　　11:00-13:00, Shaxian Snacks in Autonomous City, No.3 Courtyard of Boda Road.

　　11:40-11:50, Ito Yanghuatang Shopping Mall (Asian Games Village Store), No.108 North Fourth Ring Road East.

　　11:40-13:00, Happy Glory Supermarket (beiyuan road Store), Building 4, Kaixuan Chengbei District, No.170, beiyuan road.

　　13:00-13:15, Holiland Cake Shop (Sihui Store)

　　13:15-15:15, Juewei Duck Neck Branch, No.2 Courtyard, Liyuanli North Street

　　13:45-13:50, Weiduomei Bakery (Locke Times Store)

　　14:10-15:30, beiyuan road No.220 Cultivated Land Construction Protection Center.

　　15:00-15:10, Fruit and Vegetable Supermarket (Beijing Chaoyang Station Store)

　　15:20-15:50, McDonald’s (Panjiayuan Branch), Building 2, Songyu North Road.

　　15:35-19:35, Children’s Hospital affiliated to Capital Institute of Pediatrics.

　　16:20-21:00, New Boiling Fish Township Restaurant (World Trade day order Branch)

　　17:00-20:00, RT Mart Supermarket (Ethnic Garden Store)

　　17:20-17:50, 7-11 convenience store, floor 1, Lock Times, Anli Road.

　　17:30-17:40, Beitian Bakery, Building 1, Yard 11, Nanhu South Road.

　　17:45-17:50, Xibahe Xili Jiaguoduo Fresh Supermarket (Qisheng Road Store)

　　18:00-18:05, Lishanghuang Dried Fruit Shop, Building 4, No.23, Xibahe Xili (Xibahe Branch)

　　From 18: 00 to 21: 30, Dongba Lijiafen No.7 Courtyard Creative Head Office somersault cloud basketball center.

　　21:40-22:00, Youjia Supermarket, Floor 327, Zone 3, Wangjing Xiyuan

　　From 22: 00 to 6:30 the next day, Lane 3, Chive District, Dayang Road Agricultural and Sideline Products Market.

　　22:50-24:00, Wohkoon Zhexingsun Hotel, Building 2, Yard 3, Xidawang Road.

　　November 23 rd

　　6:30-17:00, Everyday Ruyi Lifestyle Supermarket (Yuhui South Road Branch), 318th Floor, shaoyaoju Beili.

　　7:25-8:10, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dahuangzhuang Hospital, Building 16, Nanli, Dahuangzhuang

　　8:10-19:00, the second and third floors of the East District of Chaoyue Baihui Shopping Center.

　　8:35-8:45, Caijidi Fresh Supermarket (Anhuili Area 1 Branch)

　　9:00-17:30, Remote Vision Optometry Ophthalmology Clinic (Asian Games Village Store), Building 4, Anhuili District 2.

　　9:00-24:00, INDIGO Shopping Center, No.18 Jiuxianqiao Road.

　　10:30-11:30, No.9 Gangshan Road, Peking University Third Hospital (Capital International Airport Campus)

　　11:00-13:00, Shaxian Snacks in Autonomous City, No.3 Courtyard of Boda Road.

　　11:45-11:50, Yimin Fair-Price Supermarket (Xizhihe Wangcun Road Store)

　　12:00-15:00, Baikang Pharmacy (shaoyaoju Branch)

　　17:05-18:00, Jingkelong Supermarket, No.21 Tianda Road (Tianda Road Store)

　　18:00-19:00, Everyday Ruyi Lifestyle Supermarket (Yuhui South Road Branch), 318th Floor, shaoyaoju Beili.

　　20:30-21:00, Daludian Ercun Middle Street porridge shop.

　　21:40-22:00, Youjia Supermarket, Floor 327, Zone 3, Wangjing Xiyuan

　　22:40-24:00, Children’s Hospital affiliated to Capital Institute of Pediatrics.

　　November 24th.

　　00:00-9:00, Peking University Third Hospital, No.49 Huayuan North Road, Haidian District.

　　7:10-17:40, Dahuangzhuang Community Convenience Vegetable Market, No.60 Chaoyang North Road.

　　8:10-18:00, 2nd floor, East Zone, Chaoyue Baihui Shopping Center.

　　14:00- 1:00 the next day, Children’s Hospital affiliated to Capital Institute of Pediatrics.

　　Please report to the community (village), work unit and hotel where you live, or call the hotline of Chaoyang CDC at 87789709.

　　At present, the investigation of flow regulation in Chaoyang District is still going on in depth, and the update will be notified in time.

　　Scientifically and accurately divide risk areas

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Original SME SME technology story

Source: Slate

Author: Daniel Engber

Translation: SME science and technology story

About 50 years ago, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) began to enter our food supply chain. By 1984, almost all soda producers in the United States had adopted high fructose syrup as a cheap substitute for sugar.

Ten years ago, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) accounted for almost half of all added sugar in American diet, but this situation has changed a lot in recent ten years.

The fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in most cola ingredient lists on the market now refers to high fructose corn syrup.

In April, 2009, PepsiCo announced that it would give up this classic American sweetener, and at the same time, it introduced three new beverages: natural Pepsi, retro Pepsi and Mountain Dew Pepsi-all of which used a "natural" mixture of sugarcane and beet sugar to increase the sweetness.

Following the pace of Pepsi, Snapple Beverage also launched the most expensive advertising campaign in history to promote their new "natural" tea beverage brewed with "real" sucrose. In addition, brands such as Pizza Hut, Kraft Foods and ConAgra made similar changes in the following months.

"Natural Pepsi"

Although the Corn Refiners Association has spent $30 million on a series of media publicity activities, it has failed to reverse this trend.

There are three main reasons for opposing the use of high fructose corn syrup: just like people’s resistance to trans fats and artificial food dyes, high fructose corn syrup is accused of being unhealthy, unnatural and unpalatable. (These three statements are described as Hippocratic, Platonic and Epicurean food movements …)

From 1966 to 2013, the per capita consumption of sugar and corn sweeteners in the United States (the green data is corn syrup)

Although these statements are not completely wrong, none of them are absolutely correct.

People’s fear of high fructose corn syrup stems from the concern about the health impact of fructose (one of its main components). Under normal circumstances, after the human body ingests glucose, the body will release chemicals that regulate food intake, prompting us to stop overeating. However, fructose intake hardly inhibits our appetite, and it is also related to the formation of new fat cells.

More and more studies have made some scientists wonder whether the increase in fructose intake in the past few decades may be the root cause of the increase in obesity rate.

An important study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation revealed more conclusive evidence against the excessive use of fructose. Researchers in California recruited a group of volunteers, who were divided into two groups to drink a drink every meal for ten weeks.

The difference is that one group drinks soda with fructose, while the other group drinks soda with glucose. The experimental results showed that both groups of volunteers gained weight, but the subjects who ingested fructose had more visceral fat, which attached to our organs and was related to the increased risk of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

The results also showed that the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level in the fructose group was higher and the insulin sensitivity was lower.

However, there is a defect in this experimental study, that is, fructose is much sweeter than glucose, so in the real world, a small amount of fructose can be worth a large dose of glucose.

Protesters boycotting Coca-Cola are marching.

To sum up, we have every reason to believe that fructose is more harmful to human body than glucose.

But "high fructose corn syrup is more harmful to human body than other high calorie sweeteners", which is another doubt that needs scientific verification. Although it has "high fructose" in its name, its fructose content is actually not much higher than sucrose.

What we are used to adding to coffee is sucrose, which is a compound with half fructose and half glucose. The high fructose corn syrup in general soft drinks is a mixture of 55% fructose and 42% glucose. If fructose is the root of all evil, then high fructose corn syrup will only be "a little more evil" than sucrose.

Structural formulas of fructose (left) and glucosaccharose (right)

In fact, the experiment in the Journal of Clinical Research did not distinguish between the two sweeteners. They believe that corn syrup and sucrose may be equally harmful because both contain a lot of fructose: "More research is needed to compare the long-term effects of high fructose corn syrup, sucrose and 100% fructose."

There may be other reasons for blaming obesity on high fructose corn syrup in the United States. According to an article by Michael Pollan, the emergence of high fructose corn syrup enables cheap corn that can get agricultural subsidies to be converted into equally cheap sugar. Therefore, foods containing a lot of calories are produced at low cost, which in turn leads to the obesity of all Americans.

But if corn is not so cheap and plentiful, people may reduce their intake of sweeteners. The price of corn syrup is artificially depressed due to agricultural subsidies, but the prices of other sweeteners are artificially raised due to tariffs and quotas on imported sucrose and refined sugar. In other words, if all subsidies and trade restrictions are abolished, we will still have a lot of cheap sugar to provide the same calories for food.

"Comparison chart of sugar content of various beverages" widely circulated on the Internet.

As Tom Philpott pointed out in his book Grist, you don’t need high fructose corn syrup to increase the American obesity rate: the Australian food industry has also led to similar data, although their food industry is mainly based on sucrose.

It is generally believed that high fructose corn syrup is not as "natural" as other forms of sugar, which undoubtedly aggravates the bad reputation of high fructose corn syrup. "Anything natural is healthy, and anything man-made is unhealthy." This view is actually very unscientific and stupid.

If fructose is really the problem, we should avoid using pure natural sweeteners in food. For example, concentrated apple juice or pear juice contains as much as 2/3 fructose, which is more harmful to health than high fructose corn syrup. (Raw natural agave nectar may be more dangerous, and its fructose content is as high as 90%)

One of the most obvious examples is that there are too many poisonous "natural things" in nature.

In fact, how to classify high fructose corn syrup is also a headache.

Theoretically, this syrup is made from natural products grown in the soil, but people are used to classifying it as artificial products. The main reason is that a series of chemicals need to be added to convert corn starch into fructose and glucose (two of these chemicals can transfer trace mercury to the final product). Moreover, a toxic synthetic fixative called glutaraldehyde is occasionally used in one step of this process.

Because of the above reasons, some consumers have tried to sue soda producers many times-because they promote sweet products containing high fructose corn syrup as "pure natural". In 2007, the manufacturers of 7Up and Capri Sun changed the wording of their product labels when faced with legal proceedings.

In 2008, a similar lawsuit against Snapple was dismissed. At that time, the judge thought that the issue of corn syrup was best left to the officials of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to judge and deal with. The FDA finally made a ruling in favor of corn refiners and soda producers. According to the official statement, high fructose corn syrup can be considered as "natural" as long as glutaraldehyde does not come into physical contact with syrup.

Diet coke, which is all the rage.

However, this ruling did not convince the public. The food industry continues to cling to the idea that corn syrup is fake, while sucrose and beet sugar are real. This has led the manufacturers of new sweetened soft drinks to inevitably promote and sell their "pure natural ingredients"-according to the survey of Mintel Market Research Group, "pure natural" began to become the most popular propaganda word for enterprises in 2008, appearing on 23% of new food and beverage labels.

These marketing activities cater to an unproven general view that high fructose corn syrup has an unpleasant taste. (A famous food blog claimed that "apart from science, the taste of sugar is undoubtedly better") Snapple’s vice president of marketing also announced that the company’s decision to change the sweetener "is ultimately to provide a better taste".

The editor of BevNet.com, an industry publication, said that sucrose has a "completely different and cleaner taste … after you drink it, there will be no syrup in your mouth."

However, some flavor experts are skeptical. They pointed out that the formula of high fructose corn syrup had been accurately calibrated before it was added to soft drinks in the 1980s, in order to completely imitate the taste of sucrose. A spokesman for the Coca-Cola Company also insisted that there was no obvious difference between the tastes of the two drinks.

The scientific community has tried to evaluate the relative taste of pure sugar. A study in 1996 found that fructose, glucose and sucrose could not be distinguished as long as the dose matched the sweetness. Other studies have shown that the taste of fructose comes more rapidly, while the taste of glucose is slowly established and tends to last for a long time. But there is no authoritative research to compare the flavor of sucrose and high fructose corn syrup.

Coke producer: "Happiness is the most important thing."

Nevertheless, a large number of reports circulating in the street show that people can really tell the difference between cola with sucrose and cola with high fructose corn syrup. What we don’t know is whether one of them is really better than the other.

In the street survey conducted by Toronto Star, most passers-by prefer ordinary coke to sucrose or diet coke. Snapple’s testers have encountered similar puzzles: some people describe the version of high fructose corn syrup as "more natural", while others think that the pure natural version has an annoying "chemical taste".

To sum up, we can draw the following conclusions. High fructose corn syrup is not healthy, but there is no reason to think that it is worse than sucrose or beet sugar; At least according to American officials, high fructose corn syrup is as "natural" as other sweeteners. Although the taste of high fructose corn syrup seems to be slightly different from pure sucrose, many people still like it.

Which do you prefer, Pepsi or Coca Cola?

Therefore, you can convince hypochondriacs with the first conclusion, convince environmentalists with the second conclusion, and defeat gourmets with the third conclusion. But in the final analysis, what is healthy and unhealthy should be the result of scientists’ experiments; What tastes good and what doesn’t taste good varies with everyone’s different tastes.

Merchants can adjust their product strategies according to scientific research or public preferences, but if they cross the border and try to manipulate the public’s preference for food selection by using pseudo-scientific theory, it will be too much.

Original link:

https://slate.com/technology/2009/04/the-decline-and-fall-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup.html

Paris failed to take away the victory.

Dortmund beat Paris at home in the Champions League semi-final

In the early morning of May 2, Beijing time, Dortmund played at home against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

With the only goal scored by center fuellkrug in the whole game, Dortmund won 1-0 to take the lead in promotion, which is Dortmund’s fifth clean sheet in the Champions League this season, more than other teams.

In the last 11 Champions League home games, Dortmund has 7 wins and 4 draws and remained unbeaten. At present, only Manchester City (31 games), Bayern (16 games) and Real Madrid (12 games) have more unbeaten home games in the Champions League than Dortmund. In this game, Dortmund striker Sancho performed well, with 12 passes and 13 successful confrontations.

Dortmund coach Terzic said after the game, "This is a well-deserved victory, thanks to the excellent performance of the team. We could have scored more goals, but so could they, which is why the result is good in my opinion. We run a lot, which is necessary in such a game. "

Fuellkrug scored the key goal.

In all competitions this season, this is the first time that Paris has failed to score and lost the game. In the last 15 Champions League away games, Paris’ record was only 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. Compared with Sancho’s brilliant performance, Mbappé played the single arrow instead of his familiar left wing, and the French number one striker was a little lost.

However, Paris had lost 1 goal in the first leg of the European War two-leg knockout six times before, but it was able to make it through four times. The latest one happened to be against Dortmund. In 2020, they eliminated Dortmund 1-2 away and 2-0 at home.

Head coach Enrique expects the team to rise. "Everyone knows that this is not easy. This is the semi-final of the Champions League, and the atmosphere in the dressing room is a bit low, especially after hitting the goalpost twice. But throughout the game, our fans have been encouraging us. "

Liaoning team won the first round.

In the first match of CBA semi-final, Liaoning won Guangdong.

On the evening of May 1, Beijing time, the CBA semi-final match between Liaoning and Guangdong started. With Zhang Zhenlin’s excellent performance of 14 points and 2 steals in a single quarter, Liaoning played a small climax in the third quarter and finally beat Guangdong 119-97.

In this game, qi zhou, the main inside player of Guangdong team, was suspended. Zhang Haojia, a teenager who replaced qi zhou, obviously didn’t make sufficient preparations. He got three fouls in the first three minutes, and Du Feng, the coach of Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team, was forced to send Huang Mingyi, a younger player, to play.

However, in the first half, Xu Xin, the inside line of Guangdong team, played fairly steadily. Zhang Mingchi hit three long shots on the outside line, helping the team to bite the score 56-59 at half-time. "These’ post-00′ players dare to fight and fight in the game. I am generally satisfied with the performance of young players." Du Feng concluded after the game.

The game changed suddenly in the second half. Zhang Zhenlin, who had a positive and negative value of -6 in the first half, suddenly woke up. Not only was he able to hit a difficult three-pointer, but he also intercepted the opponent’s pass twice to fight back, leading the Liaoning team to play a 30-14 attack wave in the third quarter, laying a lead of nearly 20 points.

In the last quarter, the Guangdong men’s basketball team once improved its defensive intensity, but the effect was not obvious. Finally, it lost the first game of this round of best-of-five series.

Yang Ming, coach of Liaoning team, said after the game that Guangdong team without qi zhou was not complete, and the team still had to prepare for difficulties.

In terms of data, four Liaoning players scored in double figures, among which Zhang Zhenlin scored 34 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals, while Zhao Jiwei scored 19 points and 14 assists. Jeff and Waters scored 20 points and 19 points respectively in the backcourt of Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team.

The next showdown between the two sides will be held on the 3rd, when qi zhou will lift the ban and come back. The good news for the Liaoning team is that Guo Ailun, who has been absent for a long time due to injury, has appeared in the arena, but the club has not disclosed the exact time of his comeback.

Guoyu men’s team will play against India.

Tang You Cup draw, Guoyu men’s team suffered defending champion.

On May 1, 2024, the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup competition ended the group competition.

In the subsequent knockout draw, the China men’s team met the defending champion Indian team in the quarterfinals, while the China women’s team will face the Danish team.

Two strong dialogues were staged in the final round of the Thomas Cup group stage. Indonesian team won four games in a row after Jinting lost to Pranno Iraq 1-2, and defeated Indian team 4-1.

The Japanese team beat China Taipei 5-0 with the excellent performance of players such as Taotian Xiandou.

In Uber Cup, Japanese team beat Indonesian team 3-2, and Thai team beat China Taipei team 5-0. The above four winning teams won the first place in their group.

After all the group matches of the Tangyou Cup ended, the knockout draw was made. In the Thomas Cup, China will play defending champion Indian team in the quarter-finals, along with Japanese team and Malaysian team in the upper half.

In Uber Cup, China and Japanese teams are in the upper half, while South Korea is in the lower half. China’s opponent in the quarter-finals is the Danish team.

Shanghai Shenhua continues to lead the Super League standings.

4-0 victory over Cangzhou, Shanghai Shenhua defended the top spot.

On the evening of April 1st, Beijing time, in the ninth round of the Super League, Shenhua, the leader, played against Cangzhou Lions at home. The visiting team rotated the lineup for the game against Meizhou Hakka four days later, and Shenhua finally won 4-0 easily.

Xu Haoyang scored a goal in the opening 3 minutes, Zhu Chenjie scored a world wave long shot after the second half, and Louis then scored twice. After this game, Shenhua continued to lead the standings with 7 wins, 2 draws and 23 points.

Zhu Chenjie’s goal is 35.7 meters away from the goal, which is the farthest goal of the Super League this season, and also the farthest goal of Shenhua in the Super League since Liang Xu played against Shanghai Harbor (38.79 meters) in April 2014.

"When positional warfare organized an attack, when I got the ball, I didn’t see any defenders coming up, so I chose to shoot." Zhu Chenjie said after the game.

Shenhua set a number of records in this competition. Veteran Cao Yunding came on as a substitute in the second half. In the 94th minute, he scored three wonderful assists for Luis, which was his 300th game in the Super League on behalf of Shenhua.

In addition, Shenhua completed a total of 30 shots in this game, setting a new record for the number of shots in a single game of the Super League since OPTA collected relevant data in 2012. Shenhua’s 76.9% possession rate also set a new high for the team in the same period.

In this game, Shenhua only started with two foreign AIDS, and head coach slutsky also made some rotations on the lineup. "There are many players in our team who can rotate, and everyone is ready."

"The first goal came early, and we didn’t create a particularly good opportunity in the subsequent first half. Fortunately, Zhu Chenjie scored a very crucial and beautiful goal. After the game, we opened the situation and it was much simpler. "

The seaport defeated Qingdao manatee.

Lei Wu scored twice and the seaport beat manatees 5-0.

On May 1st, Beijing time, in the ninth round of the Super League, Shanghai Harbour beat Qingdao Manatee 5-0 away.

This game is the one with the largest number of goals in a single game in the seaport this season. Lei Wu scored one shot and one pass in a short time in the first half, and center Gustavo scored twice. Wang Shenchao took advantage of the set-piece to score a goal. At the last moment of the game, Lei Wu also scored twice.

According to statistics, Lei Wu has been able to pass and shoot against Qingdao Manatee for two consecutive Super League matches. He can score one goal every 47 minutes (7 goals +2 assists, 419 minutes) against Qingdao Manatee, which is the most efficient against a single opponent.

"We have always followed the coach’s technical and tactical requirements, no matter what the opponent is, it is the same at home and away. Today’s goal should be said to have played our characteristics. " Lei Wu said.

He also thanked the fans of both sides after the game. "I wish you all a happy holiday and have a good time during the small holiday. Thanks to our expeditionary force, Qingdao fans and this professional stadium have also created a good atmosphere. "

Port head coach Muscat is also very satisfied with the team’s victory. "Qingdao Manatee has achieved good results in the past few games and played very good football."

"We played aggressively from the beginning of this game. If we play the game with such a strong mentality, we can create many opportunities. "

The 2nd Shanghai Amateur Tennis Open opens.

On May 1st, 2024, the 2nd Shanghai Amateur Tennis Open and the 2024 Qizhong Forest Tennis Festival kicked off at Jiushi Sports Qizhong Tennis Center.

This year’s tournament is also the first stop of the Shanghai Tennis Super League. There are four competition days in this tournament, including adult team competition, youth men’s and women’s singles and other events.

At the same time, the youth events of this competition have been upgraded to the B600 level of the National Junior Tennis Points Ranking Series (CTJ). More than 250 adult amateurs from more than 20 teams and more than 280 young players will compete in the same field, with a total of more than 400 games, setting off a national tennis craze in Shencheng.

The competition is directed by Shanghai Sports General Association, sponsored by Shanghai Tennis Association, undertaken by Canlan (Shanghai) Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai Canlan Tennis Club, and Qizhong Tennis Branch of Shanghai Jiushi Sports Industry Development (Group) Co., Ltd., and assisted by Yisi Zhiyun Logistics (Shanghai).

Shanghai Rolex Masters has become one of the landmark sports events in Shanghai, and the Shanghai Amateur Tennis Open held in May has provided different experiences for tennis lovers all over the country.

In 2024, Xinglong Lake started the May 1, 2004 running around the lake.

On May 1st, the "Most Beautiful Greenway" series in Sichuan Province, 2024 Xinglong Lake started with the whistle.

There are 8.8 km race running, 8.8 km healthy running and 3 km happy running in the Lake Race, and nearly 4,000 runners signed up for the competition. After fierce competition, Sha Zhengyou won the men’s racing championship in 26 minutes and 30 seconds, KALALEI SAMUEL won the runner-up in 26 minutes and 35 seconds, and Mo Haoran won the third place in 27 minutes and 59 seconds.

In the women’s team, Liu Junhui took the lead in reaching the finish line with 30 minutes and 17 seconds, Feng Dan won the runner-up with 30 minutes and 55 seconds, and Gu Jinjin won the third place with 32 minutes and 03 seconds.

Two major sports carnivals have also been carefully designed at the main venue of the lake-running. Among them, the "World Games Friendship Corner" introduced the Tianfu New District Division Project of the 2025 Chengdu World Games to the contestants through the on-site knowledge wall exhibition board.

Chengdu 2024 Tangyou Cup is being staged in Chengdu High-tech Sports Center. With this sports event, the "Feather You Walk" carnival was specially set up at the lake running activity site, and Zhang Ning, the Olympic badminton women’s singles champion, was invited to "compete" with the audience. Through badminton interactive games, the high-quality badminton consumption scene in Tianfu New District was introduced to the players and citizens, and the national fitness campaign was promoted widely and deeply.