As the night dipped to 20 o'clock, CCTV5 turned on on time to bring us the exciting opening ceremony of the 14th National Winter Games.
Immediately after, at 21:35, CCTV5 switched to live coverage of the semi-finals of the 2023-2024 Snooker Welsh Open, an incredibly tight 11-set, six-win match. Chinese players Ding Junhui, Zhang Anda and Fan Qiangyi all failed to reach the next round, while John Higgins, known as the "Scottish Wizard", was the first to advance to the semi-finals. The battle for the remaining three spots is also in full swing.
The following morning at 10:00 a.m., CCTV5+ Sports will televise the North American Hockey League (NHL) regular season game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Arizona Coyotes.
At 13:00 in the afternoon, the men's and women's finals of the Open Division of the Freeskiing Big Jump at the 14th National Winter Games will be synchronized and presented by CCTV5+.
At 19:00 in the evening, CCTV5+ will bring you an exciting showdown in the men's group stage of the World Table Tennis Team Championships, with South Korea, led by Jang U-jin, challenging Oceania New Zealand.
Meanwhile, CCTV5+ will also broadcast live the 25th round of the English Premier League, with Arsenal challenging Burnley away. Arsenal are third in the table with 52 points, while Burnley are second from bottom with 13 points.
At 2:00 a.m., the CCTV Sports client (CCTV5APP) will broadcast live on the internet and cell phones the 25th round of Serie A match between Torino hosting Lecce, with the two teams ranked 10th and 13th in the standings with 33 and 24 points respectively.
At 3 o'clock sharp, CCTV5APP opens live coverage of the World Speed Skating Championships.
CCTV5APP broadcasts the Snowmobile World Cup Attenborough live at 16.30pm.
The Gymnastics World Cup Cairo will also be presented via CCTV5APP at 19.25pm.
Live coverage of the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Gdansk will continue at 21 o'clock on CCTV5APP.
In addition, CCTV5APP will also broadcast live coverage of the 2024 WSF Championships, with the swimming events taking place in two separate time slots at 14.15pm and 23.45pm. Follow the men's water polo qualifying and bronze medal matches at 14.45pm, while the men's water polo final is scheduled for 20.45pm.
