Editing Chengdu (section)

==Sports==
=== Soccer ===
[[File:Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.jpg|thumb|Chengdu Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium]]
Soccer is a popular sport in Chengdu. [[Chengdu Tiancheng F.C.|Chengdu Tiancheng]], Chengdu's soccer team, played in the 42,000-seat Chengdu Sports Stadium in the [[Chinese League One]]. The club was founded on 26 February 1996 and was formerly known as Chengdu Five Bulls named after their first sponsor, the Five Bulls Cigarette Company. English professional soccer club Sheffield United F.C., took over the club on 11 December 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hk09.html |title=Hongkong 2008/09 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=24 September 2009 |access-date=31 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111234906/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesh/hk09.html |archive-date=11 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The club was later promoted into the [[China Super League]] until they were embroiled in a match-fixing scandal in 2009. Punished with relegation the owners eventually sold their majority on 9 December 2010 to Hung Fu Enterprise Co., Ltd and Scarborough Development (China) Co., Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sufc.com.cn/Article/ShowInfo.asp?InfoID=2387 |title= 成都谢菲联俱乐部2011赛季首次新闻通气会__成都天诚谢菲联足球俱乐部官方网站|website=sufc.com.cn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004342/http://www.sufc.com.cn/Article/ShowInfo.asp?InfoID=2387 |archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/s/2010-12-09/06071693872s.shtml |script-title=zh:英投资方决定成都谢菲联不出售 尽快解决欠薪稳军心_国内足球-中超_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网 |website=Sports.sina.com.cn|access-date=31 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211012/http://sports.sina.com.cn/s/2010-12-09/06071693872s.shtml |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 23 May 2013 the Tiancheng Investment Group announced the acquisition of the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20130524/n376931074.shtml |script-title=zh:成足更名天诚谢菲联 短期内回中超3年内进亚冠-搜狐体育 |website=Sports.sohu.com |date=9 September 2010 |access-date=31 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224819/http://sports.sohu.com/20130524/n376931074.shtml |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Currently, [[Chengdu Rongcheng F.C.]] plays in the [[Chinese Super League]].

[[Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium|Longquanyi Stadium]] was one of the four venues which hosted the [[2004 AFC Asian Cup]]. Chengdu, along with Shanghai, Hangzhou, Tianjin and Wuhan, hosted the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup]].

===Tennis===
Chengdu is the hometown of Grand Slam champions [[Zheng Jie]] and [[Yan Zi (tennis)|Yan Zi]], who won the women's double championships at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006, and [[Li Na]] who won the [[2011 French Open]] and [[2014 Australian Open]], has led to increased interest in tennis in Chengdu. Over 700 standard tennis courts have been built in the city in the past 10 years (2006–2016), and the registered membership for the Chengdu Tennis Association have grown to over 10,000 from the original 2,000 in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cd-wx.com/index.asp |script-title=zh:成都网球协会 |publisher=Cd-wx.com |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105035755/http://www.cd-wx.com/index.asp |archive-date=5 January 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Chengdu is now part of an elite group of cities to host an ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Champions Tour tournament, along with London, Zürich, São Paulo and Delray Beach. Chengdu Open, an ATP Championships Tour starting in 2009, have successfully invited star players including Pete Sampras, Marat Safin, Carlos Moya, Tomas Enqvist, and Mark Philippoussis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chengduchampions.com/|script-title=ja:最適な水～水素水を作る整水器、軟水を作る業務用軟水器～ &#124; 軟水を作る業務用軟水器、水素水を作る整水器について|publisher=Chengduchampions.com|access-date=10 December 2013|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119150018/http://www.chengduchampions.com/|archive-date=19 January 2012|url-status=live|title=Chengdu Open an Atp Champions Tour Event }}</ref>

===''Overwatch''===
Chengdu was represented in the [[Overwatch League]] by the [[Chengdu Hunters]], the first major [[esports]] team to represent Chengdu. They played as part of the League's Pacific Division from 2019 until 2022.

=== ''League of Legends'' ===
Chengdu hosted the [[2024 Mid-Season Invitational]] from 1 May to 19 May at the Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Center. South Korean team [[Gen.G]] defeated home favorites [[Bilibili Gaming]] 3-1 in a rematch of their upper bracket final match. Prior to the [[2024 League of Legends World Championship]] grand finals, it was also announced that Chengdu would also host the [[2025 League of Legends World Championship|2025 tournament Final]].

===Multi-sport events===
Chengdu hosted the [[2021 Summer World University Games]], originally scheduled to take place from 8–19 August 2021, but the delayed Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 2020 to 2021 caused the proposed dates to be moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The games would eventually be delayed to 28 July{{Snd}}8 August 2023 due to COVID-19 concerns. The city will also host the [[2025 World Games]].

===Major sports venues===
[[File:成都东安湖体育公园 Chengdu Dong'an Lake Sports Park.jpg|thumb|Chengdu Dong'an Lake Sports Park]]
The [[Chengdu Sports Center]] is located in downtown Chengdu, covering {{convert|140|acres|0|abbr=on}} and has 42,000 seats. As one of the landmarks of Chengdu, it is the first large multipurpose venue in Chengdu that can accommodate sports competitions, trainings, social activities, and performances. It is the home stadium of the Chengdu Blades, Chengdu's soccer team. The stadium hosted the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup]].
The Sichuan International Tennis Center, located {{convert|16|km|0|abbr=on}} away from Chengdu's Shuangliu International Airport, covers an area of {{convert|250000|m2|abbr=on}}. It is the largest tennis center in southwest China and the fourth tennis center in China meeting ATP competition standards, after Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing. This center is equipped with 36 standard tennis courts and 11,000 seats. Since 2016, the [[Chengdu Open]], an ATP Championship Tour tournament, is held here annually.

The [[Chengdu Goldenport Circuit]] is a motorsport racetrack that has hosted the [[A1 Grand Prix]], [[Formula V6 Asia]], [[China Formula 4 Championship]] and China GT Championship.