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Terracotta masters on display in Shanghai
By Ni Yinbin |
September 11, 2010, Saturday
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TERRACOTTA statues of past Shanghai Masters Cup champions are on display in the city ahead of the 2010 Rolex Masters next month.
The five warrior-like statues in full body armor -- but with tennis rackets -- of Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, David Nalbandian and Lleyton Hewitt were unveiled at the Hong Kong Plaza on Huaihai Road yesterday and will remain until this weekend.
"They are the five masters who won the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. The statues are intended to honor them," said Jiang Lan, director of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters. "The design is a perfect mix of Chinese and tennis culture."
Juss Event, the local organizer of the Rolex Masters, said the statues would then be sent to the national pavilions of the champions at the World Expo site, where it will stay for two weeks. It will then be put up at the Champions Avenue at the Qizhong Tennis Center before the Shanghai Rolex Masters kicks off on October 9.
"If we have a new champion this year, we will also put up his statue," Yang Yibin, Juss Event manager, said.
Yang said the ticket sales for the Rolex Masters was similar to last year but added they had lost out on some group buyers from companies.
"Some companies preferred World Expo tickets instead of the Shanghai Masters for their staff," Yang said. "But the Expo has also brought us new travelling crowd, which has kept the box office ticking."
Meanwhile, fans can win prizes by simply guessing this year's finalists, organizers said. Mail your picks to final@jussevent.com.
The competition is open until October 15, two days before the final.
The five warrior-like statues in full body armor -- but with tennis rackets -- of Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, David Nalbandian and Lleyton Hewitt were unveiled at the Hong Kong Plaza on Huaihai Road yesterday and will remain until this weekend.
"They are the five masters who won the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. The statues are intended to honor them," said Jiang Lan, director of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters. "The design is a perfect mix of Chinese and tennis culture."
Juss Event, the local organizer of the Rolex Masters, said the statues would then be sent to the national pavilions of the champions at the World Expo site, where it will stay for two weeks. It will then be put up at the Champions Avenue at the Qizhong Tennis Center before the Shanghai Rolex Masters kicks off on October 9.
"If we have a new champion this year, we will also put up his statue," Yang Yibin, Juss Event manager, said.
Yang said the ticket sales for the Rolex Masters was similar to last year but added they had lost out on some group buyers from companies.
"Some companies preferred World Expo tickets instead of the Shanghai Masters for their staff," Yang said. "But the Expo has also brought us new travelling crowd, which has kept the box office ticking."
Meanwhile, fans can win prizes by simply guessing this year's finalists, organizers said. Mail your picks to final@jussevent.com.
The competition is open until October 15, two days before the final.
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