Ticket income for fencing matches has exceeded 700,000 yuan since the World Fencing Championships opened on June 27, 2018.
Friday is the second day of the 2018 World Fencing Championship. Although it was the preliminary round that was held that day, there were still a large number of audience in the stands to cheer for the swordsmen.
The ticket issue is operated by Damai.com this time. In order to let more Wuxi citizens to enjoy the international competition, each event offers around 120 10-RMB tickets. The Chinese women's epee team led by Sun Yiwen is ranked number one in the world, which is the most anticipated competition of the 2018 World Fencing Championship. The ticket sales of those matches are also very encouraging. In addition, the ticket sales of the opening night on the 22nd was particularly popular, of which the tickets of 88 yuan and 258 yuan have been sold out.
"Not only can people see the opening performance of Wuxi, but also witness the birth of the first gold medalist. That’s why the ticket of that day is so hard to get," said one of the staff.
We also saw Chinese men's sabre team member Yan Yinghui's parents in the audience. On the first day of the competition, Yan Yinghui passed the preliminary round, this made his parents sigh with relief.
“We came from Shanghai on the 18th, this world championship was held in Wuxi, which is very near for us to cheer for our son,” said Yan Yinghui's father.
Yan had won the men's individual bronze medal in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and the men's team gold in the 2018 Asian Fencing Championship. It was the first time that he had participated in such a high-profile event, and he hoped to make his contribution to the Chinese team's medal table in the coming games.
