In the shadow of the new crown epidemic, the
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The 16th round of league matches had to be postponed with as many as five matches affected. It is reported that the 17th round of the tournament, which was scheduled to be held on September 9 and 10, is also at risk of postponement. Recent emergency notifications received by the tournament organizers show that Dalian, Chengdu, Changchun, and other
China Super League (soccer league)
The cities in the region are temporarily unable to host the race, and even the alternative third-party venue, Haikou, is temporarily on hold, putting the rest of the schedule in jeopardy. The organizers had to make real-time adjustments to the schedule.
According to the established plan, the 16th round of Beijing
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The home match against Zhejiang was staged on September 6 in Rizhao. However, only four matches in that round were completed as planned, two of which were even advanced to August 12th. There is no definite information about the postponement arrangement of the remaining five matches.
The original Round 17 tournament was scheduled to take place on September 9 and 10, but recent news that some of the
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Clubs have been verbally notified of the postponement of matches. For example, the Shenzhen team has been told that the match scheduled for Sept. 9 against Shandong Taishan on the road will most likely be postponed.
According to Beijing Youth Daily reporter 5, Dalian, Chengdu, Changchun and other
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The city of the race area is temporarily unable to host the race due to the epidemic. There is also a possibility that individual race districts will not be able to host races for the time being. The tournament organizers are expected to announce the adjusted Round 17 schedule on the evening of September 5, but the vast majority of matches will face postponement.
The original schedule showed that in addition to the Taishan vs Shamrocks match, Shanghai Seaport vs Guangzhou City and Chengdu Rongcheng vs Henan Songshan Longmen were also planned for that round,
Changchun Yatai (soccer team)
VS Wuhan Changjiang, Dalianjin VS Beijing
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The possibility of postponement of these competitions seems very high at this time. At this point, it seems highly likely that these races will be postponed, as the cities that were scheduled to host these races have all recently experienced new outbreaks and adjusted their immunization policies.
Whether or not the remaining matches of the round can be played smoothly will depend on the epidemic situation and the quarantine policy of each city in the tournament area. For example, some teams have been stationed in cities in the infected areas and may need to be quarantined if they travel to other cities to compete. All these factors may affect the normal conduct of the competition.
It is worth mentioning that because Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Shenzhen, Cangzhou Lions and other teams have not yet determined the self-selected home field, the two teams in Shanghai recently could not be in the Dalian tournament as an off-site home game, which gives the later rounds of the
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The running of the race program has posed a great challenge. The organizers have contacted the previous third-party venue, Haikou, but given the fluidity of the outbreak and the stringent anti-epidemic measures, it is unclear when Haikou will be able to reopen.
It is reported that the organizers have reserved two make-up race days at the end of September to cater for unforeseen circumstances. They also plan to squeeze in some race days during the National Day holiday to meet the demand for make-up races. However, due to the severe epidemic prevention and control situation around the world, the schedule is full of uncertainties and the organizers can only be flexible.
