On the afternoon of April 21, the CITIC Group 2023 Staff Basketball Tournament successfully completed all the schedules and ended wonderfully at the Beijing Shougang Gymnasium. The CITIC Titanium Basketball Team was awarded the "Best Organization Award" for its careful preparation, active participation, tenacious competition and civilized viewing of the game.

The basketball game lasted for 3 days, with a total of 50 games arranged, which were broadcast live online. At 10:30 a.m. on April 19, CITIC Titanium welcomed the CITIC Haizhi team in the first game. In the face of opponents with superior physical fitness and rich experience, the company's basketball players dared to fight, and played a good performance at the beginning with good basic skills and smooth tactical cooperation, and once took the lead in the score. Entering the second half, CITIC Haizhi continued to play the advantage of height and speed, further increased the offensive and defensive intensity, and directly reflected the depth of the squad in the rotation of players, and finally won the game.

       After the game, Dong Liqing, member of the company's Party committee, secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission and chairman of the trade union, held a post-game summary meeting with all the players for the first time, analyzed and reviewed the personnel rotation, offensive selection, defensive strategy, off-ball cover, etc., and talked with the players about their feelings on the field and suggestions for the next step. Chairman Dong Liqing fully affirmed the spirit of the players who are not afraid of tigers and dare not evade defeat, and encouraged everyone to face up to the gap, enhance confidence, fight bravely, and enter the next game with a new attitude.

At 19:00 that night, CITIC Titanium faced CITIC City Open. In the face of evenly matched and ready opponents, the company's basketball players were brave and strategic, fearless and fearless, swept away the haze of defeat in the morning, quickly entered the battle state and established a stable lead. Chairman Dong Liqing took the lead and personally went on the field, leading the offensive and defensive rhythm and tactical changes of the whole game, and reminding the players to settle and make up for the defense in a timely manner; Veteran Wu Hongzhi watched all directions, listened to all directions, calmly handled every offensive round, and actively created shooting opportunities for teammates to cover; The 21-year-old Wu Wenkai galloped and galloped all over the court, successfully stealing and launching fast attacks in defense many times, continuing to inject vitality into the team; Small forward Zhao Nan is bold and careful, unstoppable, holding the ball and breaking through repeatedly hitting the basket, and continuously contributing points in the joint defense block.

In the second half, the battle in different places, CITIC Titanium's command was determined, and the momentum was like a rainbow. The players keep up the good work and get braver. Cross cover, passing and cutting with light car familiarity, emergency stop jump shots, and three-point long-range shooters are captured, vividly demonstrating the determination and ability of the company's employees to dare to fight tough battles and win battles. Under the organization of the company's trade union, the employees of various units in Jinzhou watched the live broadcast of the game, supported and encouraged the players, and shared the good news of victory with the team.

After qualifying for the group stage, CITIC Titanium played against the veteran powerhouse CITIC Pacific Special Steel the next morning. Although there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, the players are indomitable and go all out, and they do not fall behind in cohesion and spirit. After the game, the players took the initiative to shake hands with each other and congratulate them.

During the interval between the games, the company's basketball team also came to the competition site of CITIC Metal, Jinzhou Metal and other brother units to cheer, and observed the competition process of CITIC Bank, CITIC Securities and other strong teams for many times, and fully understood the technical and tactical characteristics of the championship team. Li Ling, member of the Standing Committee of the Trade Union of CITIC Group, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of CITIC Metal Group, and President of CITIC Group Basketball Association, cordially visited the company's basketball players and took a group photo with everyone. The players have expressed that they will take this competition as a new starting point, strive to improve their ability and quality, make up for their personal shortcomings in a timely manner, and strive to improve the competitiveness and combat effectiveness of the team. At the same time, we will bring the atmosphere of unity and cooperation, the concept of excellence and the style of hard work in the competition to their respective jobs, and contribute wisdom and strength to the company's turnaround and turn losses into profits.