When the night drops to 7:30 p.m., sports fans in front of the screen will lock onto CCTV5 to witness the passionate clash of the 2024/2025 season of the China Volleyball Super League, in which the Tianjin Women's Volleyball Team, the defending champions led by famous players such as Li Yingying and Wang Yuanyuan, will be on display.
Immediately after that, the clock strikes 21:30 and CCTV5 kicks off another sporting extravaganza, while by 10:05, the smoke of the first round of the Snooker UK Championship will also fill the air over this channel.
Veteran Ding Junhui made it through to the first round of this snooker extravaganza, while Zhao Xintong and Xiao Guodong left the tournament in dismay. Wu Yize beat Scarlett Scarlett in a derby match, while Guo Qiang will face John Higgins, known as the "Scottish Wizard", and Zhang Anda will face Lei Peifan. Elsewhere, Trump will face Neil Robinson and Mark Williams will face Bingham.
On the other side, at 9:45 a.m., CCTV's Sports Event Channel (CCTV5+) will broadcast live the women's soccer semifinals of the 1st National Youth Three Major Games, with Shandong and Jiangsu about to battle it out in a women's soccer match. At 15:00 p.m., the spotlight on ice hockey turns to CCTV5+ as the fourth game of the 2024/2025 China Women's Professional Ice Hockey League is set to take place, with Qiqihar going head-to-head with Hebei.
As night falls again, CCTV5+ will bring the women's volleyball semifinals of the first National Youth Three Major Ball Games at 18:00, while the men's basketball semifinals will kick off at 20:00, with the Zhejiang Guangsha Youth Team and Shandong Youth Team facing each other in a showdown not to be missed. At the same time, CCTV Olympic Channel (CCTV16) will broadcast live the men's basketball semifinals of the First National Youth Three Major Ball Games, with Guangdong Youth Team facing Shanghai Youth Team.
The Snooker UK Championship and the National Junior Three Ball Games will also be presented to a global audience via online and mobile platforms. By 19:30 pm, CCTV5APP will broadcast live the five matches of the ninth round of the China Women's Volleyball Super League, with Jiangsu Women's Volleyball hosting Liaoning Women's Volleyball, where all national players gather.
