2026 "Village BA" Football Championship National Finals: Guangxi Liuzhou Luzhai Town Team successfully defended the title

China News Service, Taijiang, Guizhou, October 5th (Reporter Qu Honglun) The battle for the championship and runner-up of the 2026 "Village BA" National Finals (hereinafter referred to as the National Finals) started on the evening of the 5th in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, Guizhou Province, the birthplace of "Village BA". The Guangxi Liuzhou Luzhai Town team defeated the Xinjiang Yecheng team 91:75. It topped the event again after 2025 and successfully defended its title.

"Village BA" is China's most influential grassroots urban and rural basketball tournament for non-active professional players. This national finals has further broadened the participation coverage, covering 23 teams from 16 competition regions including Guizhou, Shandong, and Guangxi. Among them, one team from Hong Kong and Macau each participated in the finals as special guests.

The national finals opened on September 28 in Taipan Village. The 23 representative teams were divided into 4 groups to start a round-robin competition. The first and second place in each group were determined to advance to the semi-finals, semi-finals and finals. The entire game brought more than 70 country basketball feasts to online and offline audiences and fans. After fierce competition, Guangxi Liuzhou Luzhai Town team and Xinjiang Yecheng team won first place in each group and entered the championship and runner-up competition.

In the battle for the championship and runner-up, players from both sides went back and forth on offense and defense, and the score rose alternately. Guangxi Liuzhou Luzhai Town team relied on stable shooting and tight defense to widen the gap, and finally held on to the advantage and won the championship. They received bonuses, a cow, an intangible cultural heritage championship cap and a championship ring.

"The atmosphere at 'Village BA' was so lively. I couldn't help but cheer for every goal. The fresh vitality of the countryside was really touching." Ma Yin-sheng, a tourist from Hong Kong, China, told a China News Service reporter after watching the championship and runner-up battles. He didn't expect that the countryside could hold such a wonderful event. The players worked hard and the audience was enthusiastic. It was worth the trip.

2026 is the fifth year that "Village BA" has become popular. Cen Jianglong, director of the Taipan Village Committee, said that in the past five years, the popularity of "Village BA" has continued to rise, with more than 5,000 football games held and online exposure exceeding 135 billion. "'Village BA' has grown from a spontaneous basketball game in rural Guizhou to a popular sports brand at home and abroad."