The 2nd Guangdong -Macao Cup Basketball Competition was held on 18 and 20 January in two matches under the home-and-away system. Finally, the Guangdong team won by 98:72 and 89:70 respectively to win the cup for its second consecutive year. The Macao team also demonstrated their morale when their performance continued to improve as the two matches progressed. Their performance was well recognized by the fans.
The Macao team, which lost with the result of one draw and one loss last year, sent Lai Ka Tong, Lo Hip Meng, Un Kam Chi, Lam Teng Long, and Chan Wai Seng to compete this year. The leader of the Guangdong team, Chen Hang, continued to lead the team this year. Skillful players, such as Li Yiyang, who had once earned the title “The strongest senior high-school student in Guangdong”, Zeng Bingqiang, an all-round player who had attracted lots of attention in CUBA, and Zhong Kuodong, an inside player whose height is 2 metres, also joined this competition. The strength of the team was unabated. In the first match, the Macao team, which was the home team, resisted persistently despite being disadvantaged. They limited the score difference to a single-digit number until the third session of the match. However, they still failed to overcome the powerful offense made by the Guangdong team from both the inside and the outer ring. The Macao team lost 72:98 in the first match.
The second match was held in Shunde. The Macao team, which competed as the visiting team, made plans in respond to the strong defensive line-up of the Guangdong team, and changed players frequently. However, they were still restrained by the height and the athleticism of their opponent, losing to Guangdong by 70:89.
The Guangdong team, which won both matches, defended the champion in the Guangdong - Macao Cup successfully.
