On September 17, the MLB Major League Baseball Home Run Derby X (hereinafter referred to as HRDX) moved to Asia. This feast that combines baseball events, trendy music, specialty food and fan interactions was launched at the Paradise City Hotel in Seoul, South Korea.
HRDX Seoul Station champion Dodgers group photo
Following the London Station opening the global tour on July 9, Seoul Station swung the baton and upgraded wonderfully on the basis of the London Station craze. It invited internationally renowned pop singer Park Jae-sang (Bird PSY) to help, bringing rich experience to the audience by integrating local culture, attracting many fans to this baseball event.
HRDX Seoul Station
The four teams participating in the showdown are the most prestigious teams in MLB: Boston Red Sox , Chicago Cubs , Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. After a wonderful showdown, the Dodgers, led by MLB legendary star Adrián González, led by superstar Ashton Lansdell, wild card star Yoongy Kwak and hero star Keun Woo Jeong, beat the champion of the Seoul station. It is worth mentioning that the Dodgers have also recently become the first team to get a playoff ticket to MLB's 2022 season. The victory of HRDX's Seoul station may also indicate the Dodgers' brilliant success this year.
Seoul swings the baton, the trendy carnival ignits autumn events
Cool weather has not affected the heating of the event, and the passion of baseball enthusiasts is enough to ignite the scene of the HRDX Seoul Station. In the final, the Dodgers met the Red Sox, and star Gonzalez "fired all his energy". With his outstanding blow, he led the Dodgers to win and was named the MVP of Seoul Station. The Red Sox finally missed the Seoul Championship trophy by 4 points.
Adrián González
HRDX's new scoring mode has shown its unique appeal in the previous London station. In addition to home runs, hitting the designated scoring zone can also score points, making the game more compact; hitters can also apply for Hot Streak bonuses to show their deep strength and enhance the viewability of the game.
In addition to the peak baseball showdown that cannot be missed, the cross-border collision between baseball events and Korean K-POP music also created a wonderful spark. Korean pop singer Heize and singer Shin Hyo-soo (Crush) set off a wave of music, and K-POP representative singer Park Jae-sang (PSY Uncle) made the stadium instantly turn into an open-air disco scene. While enjoying the audio-visual experience, the audience also has the opportunity to "closely get in touch" with baseball - the Seoul station has set up batting facilities on site, so that the audience can swing the baton in person while enjoying the intense competition and experience the fun of baseball in an immersive way.
HRDX Seoul Station Star Group Photo
At the same time, MLB has launched HRDX live broadcasts in many countries and regions. In China, the broadcast platform covers BeiTV , Tencent , Tiktok , Kuaishou, Weibo, B station and WeChat video account, bringing the same colorful online audio-visual experience to the audience in real-time simultaneous live competition situations, bringing the same colorful online audio-visual experience.
It is reported that HRDX's third stop will be launched in Mexico City in October. All teams' points on the city tour will be included in the standings, and the HRDX 2022 annual championship will be decided at the final stop. In 2023, MLB plans to expand the host city of the HRDX Home Run International Challenge to multiple countries and regions, which also means that this highly anticipated international baseball event is expected to be launched in China.
Seoul proofing, Chinese website can also show cultural characteristics
Review of the HRDX London station in July this year, the fan service is quite in place, not only showing the classic showdown between the Yankees and their rivals Red Sox, but also providing team-themed special snacks. Hip-hop star AJ Tracey also helped on the spot, presenting a baseball carnival that cannot be missed, setting off a baseball trend online and offline.
Live Food
London Station has written a perfect opening for the 2022 HRDX Home Run Competition.The Seoul Station, which took over, chose the popular landmark of the Paradas City Hotel, which gathered trendy art, to land, combining baseball events with K-POP culture, so that baseball breaks the circle and enters the vision of young people facing K-POP, providing a valuable sample for China, which belongs to the Asian cultural circle.
HRDX Seoul Station
Following the London Station, Qi Dong, managing director of the MLB Major League Baseball China, visited the Seoul Station again. He said, "At HRDX Seoul Station, you can deeply feel that baseball is not only a brave and resourceful sport, but also a healthy and positive culture and lifestyle, which provides excellent cases for the implementation of sports events in China. In 2023, HRDX is expected to land in China. At that time, MLB hopes to make baseball a window for urban culture through the combination of baseball events and local culture, and reach a wider range of people outside of sports."
international events are blooming one after another, and the Chinese baseball craze may come?
In 2023, many international events will bloom in China: at the 19th Asian Games, men's baseball and women's softball will be used as official competition events; and the 2023 WBC World Baseball Classic, one of the world's highest international baseball games, also set Taiwan, China as one of the sites. Recently, the WBC World Baseball Classic Qualification Tournament has been launched one after another, selecting the teams for the official start of 2023.
2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) schedule
International baseball events have been launched in China one after another, which will attract more pan-baseball groups to understand this sport and is expected to become a new opportunity for the Chinese baseball soil. Against this background, HRDX's implementation in China is even more exciting. Interesting game rules, flexible venue selection, warm baseball atmosphere and cross-border collision with trendy music will be a powerful driving force for the popularization of baseball culture in China.
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