The Hoa Lu - Binh Dien Cup is an annual tournament held at the Ninh Binh Provincial Gymnasium, kicking off the new season of Vietnamese volleyball. This year, the tournament will start from March 4 to March 9.
According to the record on the first day of competition, in all 4 matches as well as the opening ceremony, the number of spectators coming to Ninh Binh Provincial Gymnasium (capacity of more than 3,000 seats) to watch and cheer for the teams was still quite sparse. Although the competitions have been spread out over many time frames, the image of the stands with many more seats is still the focus of attention.
This can be explained by many reasons. In previous years, although it was an indispensable spiritual dish for Vietnamese volleyball fans, the Hoa Lu - Binh Dien Cup often did not fill the stands of Ninh Binh Provincial Gymnasium.
Even in the final match of VTV Cup 2024 - a tournament that gathered many stars of Vietnamese and regional volleyball, the stands of this stadium still had some empty seats. This may be due to the low demand for volleyball of Ninh Binh people compared to some other provinces and cities such as Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho...
In addition, the competition schedule of the Hoa Lu - Binh Dien Cup 2025 mostly falls in the afternoon of normal days. At this time, many people and fans are going to work or school. Therefore, the number of spectators coming to the stadium in the evening is often larger than during the day.
Unlike previous years, the organizing committee of the Hoa Lu - Binh Dien Cup 2025 has opened ticket sales to watch matches. The ticket price for the qualifying round days is 50,000 VND. For the semi-final and final days, the ticket price is 100,000 VND. Although this is a reasonable price, convenient for people to come and cheer for the teams, it is likely to create a slight change in the demand for fans to watch.
In addition, one of the factors that need to be mentioned is communication work. The local organizing committee as well as the Vietnam Volleyball Federation (VFV) should continue to promote the image and strongly communicate about the tournament for local people and neighboring areas to watch.
Having live television to serve audiences nationwide is necessary. However, on-site promotion should also be taken more seriously.
The Hoa Lu - Binh Dien Cup 2025 is considered to have a high professional quality factor when 12 participating teams, especially 6 women's teams, all have carefully prepared their forces. The return of striker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, former returning player Ngoc Hoa as well as the debut of foreign players of the teams are expected to create the attraction of this year's tournament.
There are still many exciting and dramatic matches ahead. The players always play with a fiery spirit, giving their all. Therefore, the organizing committee hopes that in the following competition days, local audiences as well as neighboring provinces and cities will come to watch and cheer for the teams.
