The event took place at Chien Thang Square, Xuan Dieu beach, Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province. The international beach tennis tournament ITF - BT50 - 1 Fleur De Lys Cup 2024 takes place on two days August 19 and 20, attracting the participation of 36 domestic and international players, divided into 18 pairs (11 men's pairs). , 7 women's pairs), from 7 countries including: Japan, Thailand, Latvia, Slovakia, Philippines, Italy and the host team Vietnam.
This year's tournament has the participation of high-ranked players in the world such as male tennis pair Sakata Kouhei and Yoshimura Ryo (Japan); Thai male athlete pair Almufadhi Saleh and Harrison Leklamat; Japanese female athletes Homma Eri and Otsuka Erina...
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Hong Son - Vice President and General Secretary of VTF - shared: "The ITF - BT50 2024 International Beach Tennis Tournament aims to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day." 2.9 (1945 - 2024), welcoming the national tourism year 2024.
The tournament organizers hope to introduce and promote the image of attractive culture, tourism and warm, hospitable people of the martial arts land of Quy Nhon and Binh Dinh to the world."
Beach tennis has been present in Europe since the 1970s and has been widely developed worldwide in more than 50 countries. With its popular, safe, diverse, and easily accessible nature for practice and competition, beach tennis is very suitable for 28 localities with many beautiful beaches in Vietnam.
In the past 3 years, VTF has successfully organized 3 national beach tennis championships in Thanh Hoa in 2022 and 2024, and in Quang Nam in 2023.
With the strategy of gradually turning beach tennis into a close and friendly sea sport with a large number of people and tourists in Vietnam. Contribute to promoting marine economy and marine tourism, aiming to develop local and national brands in the future.
At the end of the first tournament, Quy Nhon will continue to host the International Beach Tennis Tournament ITF - BT50 - 2 Vietravel Cup 2024 on August 21 and 22. The total prize value of the two prizes is 8,000 USD (each prize is 4,000 USD), promising to bring attraction to the tournament.
