Among the many tournaments, the Dalian tournament stood out with its seven strong teams. These teams not only bring together a number of players with experience in high-level leagues such as the Chinese Super League and the Chinese First Division, but also former international players, making their lineups luxurious. Even if some teams lack star players, they can still discover top talents in the local league.
Dalian Jinshiwan, for example, has Zhou Ting and Zhao Yibo on the team, who are well-known local players, while Qingdao Superstars' Yin Guangjun and Guo Guangsen are equally notable. Hou Zhiwei and Guan Hao of Liaoning Leaders, as well as Wang Wanpeng, Xue Yanan, Ma Jun, Wen Chao and Jiang Zhongxiao of Dalian Free Trade Huayi, are all stalwarts of their respective teams. Worth mentioning is Changchun Shenhua's Cao Tienbao, a 40-year-old veteran who not only wears the No. 14 gown, but is also the team's skipper.
Yanbian Sports School, on the other hand, is a youthful team, with most of the players being as young as 17 years old, except for a few veterans such as Kim Ching, the youngest of whom is Li Peng, who is only 16 years old. Cui Guangzhi is the head coach of Yanbian Sports School, which was previously coached by Baek Shenghu, but Baek Shenghu took over as head coach of Yanbian Longding in S.B. due to an emergency, so Cui Guangzhi took over as the head coach on an interim basis. It is worth mentioning that Anshan Feiyang's head coach is a foreign coach from Serbia, Aleksandar Donjić.
As the schedule progresses, the first round of the Group K and L group matches in Dalian will start on August 17, with the following matchups:
K组
17:00 Dalian Jinshiwan vs Anshan Feiyang
17:00 Qingdao Superstar vs Yanbian Sports School
L组
20:00 Dalian FTA Huayi vs Liaoning Leader
According to the competition regulations, the top two teams from each group will advance after 3 rounds of group matches.The top two teams from Groups K and L will meet in the cross-elimination rounds, with the winners advancing to the Round of 16 of the 2022 CCC Championship Finals.
