Secondary Vocational School》Dragon-Elephant Battle will be launched on 10/17. Fans in Taichung can witness it. Lu Xiuyan announced the live broadcast of the two municipal squares.

The 2026 Chinese Professional Baseball Taiwan Series will be launched on October 17. The classic "Dragon and Elephant Battle" between CITIC Brothers and Wei Chuan Dragons will begin. Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan announced today that a "Taiwan Series Live Broadcast Party" will be held. The first two games will be held in Fengyuan on October 17 and 18. It will be held at Yangming Municipal Plaza. Starting from October 20, the third game and subsequent games will be moved to Taiwan Avenue Municipal Plaza for the relay stage. Surprise support gifts will also be prepared at the scene. Fans across Taiwan are invited to wear yellow jerseys and cheer for the CITIC Brothers to challenge for the annual championship.

Sports Director You Zhixiang pointed out that this year’s Taiwan competition adopts a best-of-seven system. All events will be held at the Taipei Arena. The first four games are scheduled for October 17th, 18th, 20th and 21st respectively. If the winner has not yet been determined, the 5th to 7th games will be held on October 10th. The games will be played continuously from October 23rd to 25th. Considering that fans in central China may not be able to attend the event in person due to work or tickets, the city government has specially planned a live broadcast party in two municipal squares, so that fans can experience the excitement of the game simultaneously on the big screen without having to travel to Taipei.

You Zhixiang pointed out that this year, CITIC Brothers showed the strong resilience of "mammoths who bucked the trend and won the championship". From facing challenges in the first half of the season, to winning the championship in the second half with a brilliant record of 36 wins, 24 losses, and a 60% winning rate, CITIC Brothers even threw down the yellow ribbon in the presence of 20,000 fans at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium. Won the 21st season championship in team history, completing three consecutive championships in the second half of the season. In the post-season challenge, they faced the Uni-President 7-ELEVEN Lions. Although CITIC Brothers was once tied with 2 wins and 2 losses by their opponents, they defeated the Uni-President Lions 8-2 in the crucial decisive game on the 12th and advanced to the Taiwan Competition for the third consecutive year.

You Zhixiang pointed out that the local team in Taichung City is CITIC Brothers. CITIC Brothers has been deeply involved in the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium for many years. The highly anticipated Taichung Superdome will be officially signed on October 16. In the future, it will combine large-scale sports events, leisure entertainment and commercial services to enhance Taichung’s energy to compete for international events and bring more diverse viewing experiences to fans.