{"id":3043,"date":"2025-08-08T12:30:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alumni.hku.hk\/hkuaaont\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2025-08-08T13:28:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T17:28:55","slug":"october-18-2025-hkju-25th-anniversary-sports-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alumni.hku.hk\/hkuaaont\/october-18-2025-hkju-25th-anniversary-sports-day\/","title":{"rendered":"October 18, 2025\u00a0 HKJU 25th Anniversary Sports Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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October 18, 2025  HKJU 25th Anniversary Sports Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venue<\/strong>
Kings Square Sports Center   
9390 Woodbine Ave Unit 2BQ1, Markham, ON L6C 0M5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group<\/strong>
Red – BU, HKU, LNU, PU & UST
White – CU, CHU, CityU & SYU<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events<\/strong>
Basketball – 5 on 5 full-court competition
Pickleball – Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles & Mixed Doubles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility<\/strong>
HKJU alumni\/spouse\/partner
Each alumnus can only register for one event, i.e. either basketball or pickleball men’s doubles\u00a0or pickleball women’s doubles or pickleball mixed doubles
Representatives of the Alumni Association are responsible for verifying alumni status of registrants.
If an alumnus has multiple AAs status that are in Red or White group, he\/she has the right to choose which group he\/she will play for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration<\/strong>
Register via this online form: https:\/\/forms.gle\/U3bCghG3eT5cVeRLA<\/a>
First registration starts on Friday Jul 25 and will close on Wednesday, Aug 13, 2025
Depending on responses, there may be a second registration window if necessary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capacity of Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basketball –<\/strong>
2 Red teams and 2 White teams, a maximum of 30 Red team players &
30 White team players including coaches
For Red teams, the first 7 players in each AA to register are guaranteed a spot.
Any extra registrants will be considered if there are leftover spots.
For White teams, the first 6 players in each AA to register are guaranteed a spot.
Any extra registrants will be considered if there are leftover spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tentative Rules of the Events<\/strong>
1. Format – Single elimination knockout
2. Teams – Four teams, 2 from group Red and 2 from group White
3. Players – A maximum of 15 players in each team including coaches
4. Duration – Two halves of 15 minutes, i.e. 30 minutes playing time in each game
5. There must be at least a women’s player on the court at all times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pickleball –<\/strong>
32 Red teams & 32 White teams, a total of 64 Red team players and 64 White team players
For Red teams, the first 16 players in each AA to register are guaranteed a spot.
Any extra registrants will be considered if there are leftover spots.
For White teams, the first 12 players in each AA to register are guaranteed a spot.
Any extra registrants will be considered if there are leftover spots.
Alumni who cannot find a partner can register individually and HKJU will try its best to match a playing partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tentative Rules of the Events<\/strong>
1. Single elimination knockout, double elimination knockout, round robin and\/or other formats will be decided after the first registration deadline (depending on the no. of entries in each category)
2. Each match consists of the best of 3 games (either 11 points or 15 points per game, to be determined).
3. A point will be awarded to the team that wins the rally. The rule of \u2018You can only score points on your serve score\u2019 will not apply.
4. Individuals in Red teams and White teams can only pair up with AAs alumni within their group<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Franki Cheng by phone:  647-739-3163 (Message \/ WhatsApp) or by email: franki.cheng@ieee.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look forward to seeing you at the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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