Before the Chinese Taipei men's basketball team played against the Philippines and Hong Kong in the 2025 Asian Cup qualifying tournament, the 16 players in the training camp signed participation agreements, and at the same time, they also broke the past tradition in accommodation and flights. ”

Chinese Taipei men's basketball team competes in the 2025 Asian Cup qualifying tournament

When the Chinese Taipei men's basketball team was preparing for the third stage of the Asian Cup qualifying tournament, the 16 players who participated in the training camp all signed a participation agreement with the Basketball Association, plus the accommodation broke the tradition of two people in one room, allowing the players to have one room, and the flight also reached all business class, in addition, in the disability insurance part, players with salary contracts can get the maximum claim ceiling of NT$500,000, and players who have not paid salary contracts will also assist in making up the claims to the same amount, which is a big breakthrough.

Zeng Wending said that for the players, whether there is an agreement or not, the victory will be the priority, but this historic breakthrough is more secure for the players, "The two trips to Hong Kong are business class, and one person lives in one room, plus the resources of the logistics team and recovery equipment, so that the players can save a lot of time, after all, it took extra time to do this before, and now there is more time to rest and recover." ”

Zeng Wending

The Basketball Association has been the target of public criticism in the past, but Zeng Wending also eased his cheeks for the Basketball Association, "Many people may be sour about the chairman, but this time is an important milestone, and Brother Zhong (Zhang Chengzhong) is also very hard, especially the insurance part, so it is still necessary to give positive encouragement to the Basketball Association, after all, it is the first time for everyone, and I don't know how to do it better." ”

Regarding whether there is still a part of the participation agreement that needs to be strengthened, Zeng Wending said: "Of course, this still needs to be discussed by both parties, not that the players blindly ask, and then it is meaningless to do it, it is still necessary to discuss it practically, and not only the Basketball Association, but also the Sports Department should participate." ”

The Chinese Taipei men's basketball team played a record of 3 wins and 3 losses in the Asian Cup qualifying round, ranking 3rd in the group, and is sure to play a wild card game. The Chinese Taipei men's basketball team will compete with Guam and Thailand for the last two tickets, and the game will be held from March 19 to 21 at the Taipei Tianmu Stadium.