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2002 China Qinhuangdao International GB Tournament
Qinhuangdao team on site win the close game. GB in China makes advances day by day
Chinese GB Association held “2002 China Qinhuangdao International GB Tournament” in Qinhuangdao city on Aug.11-12. Qinhuangdao city, 280 Km away from the capital Beijing, is renowned as one of the most beautiful seaside city in China.
This Tournament is an international game by which the team in every country in the world competes for the veteran of Chinese each ministry for supremacy. A total of 64 teams participated : 46 local teams from China, Singapore 11, Chinese Taipei 5, Japan 1 and Thailand 1. The winner was Qinhuangdao team on site.
It is the team of Thailand to have attracted attention though the result of the Tournament became overwhelmingness of Chinese power. Three men in the team were handicapped.
The preliminary league game was finished in the result of one victory two defeat in spite of handy of that. Cheerfulness of Thailand team remained in the impression.  The gate ball was promoted in China 20 years ago, and the gate ball heat in China spreads. The population of the gate ball in China is being called 5,000,000 people now.
The judge has proven not only the strategy and the technique but also height at the level of China.



Mr. Wang Xiaolin, Director of Chinese GB Association(left) Mr. Sumate Mukdapitak, Director of Thailand team(center)


Thailand team


Chinese referee does splendid judgment operation

The winner is Qinhuangdao team


A Japanese team also fights well.

The opening ceremony of 2002 China Qinhuangdao Sports Festival

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