旅行/ 布里斯本國際賽之一日網球迷 Brisbane International Day Trip

 J. Thompson (AUS) vs.  K. Nishikori (JPN)

我不是網球迷，網球啟蒙只是來自漫畫「網球王子」ＸＤ 但是剛好看到活動消息，還發現台灣選手謝淑薇也有參賽，那就躬逢其盛一下吧！

To be honest,I don't usually watch tennis games and my tennis knowledge was mainly from the manga, Prince of Tennis. Lol. I only went to Brisbane International this time because I found out that Taiwanese player Suwei Hsieh participated in Women Double.

[活動介紹]

布里斯本國際賽是一項在昆士蘭州布里斯本舉辦的室外硬地職業網球賽。本賽視為ATP世界巡迴賽250賽和WTA頂級巡迴賽的一站。（摘自維基百科）經過搜尋做功課後，發現這個比賽等級還算高，而且有些選手會選擇這場賽事為之後的澳洲網球公開賽暖身。這個比賽每年一月舉行，今年比賽日期為1月1日到8日，地點在昆士蘭網球中心。

[Event Introduction]

The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. It is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. (Information from Wikipedia)

After my research, I found that some players may choose to participate in Brisbane International in order to adjust themselves and prepare for the big game, Australian Open. It is held annually in January. The dates of this year are from 1st Jan. to 8th jan. The venue is at QLD tennis centre.

 

淘汰賽制度的關係，到了前一天晚上10點多才公布隔天比賽場次，確認謝淑薇有比賽後，直接在網路上購買單日票。我是1月6日去觀賽，當天天氣不好不時有陣雨，謝淑薇的比賽一度暫停。於是我到比賽場外逛逛周圍的攤子，買買東西吃。記得上次去看演唱會體育館周圍也有賣吃的，和小巨蛋不同，這些都可以帶去場內享用，很輕鬆愜意～

Not until 10 p.m. will the schedule for the following day come out. After I confirmed Hsieh will play on 6th Jan., I bought the ticket online. The weather was not nice and it rained occasionally so that the game was suspended for a while. Therefore, I took some time to wander around the venue and bought some snacks. I remember last time I went to Suncorp stadium for a concert and there are some food stands as well. This is different from Taipei Arena where audience couldn't buy food and have it at their seats.

 

可惜最後謝淑薇和德國搭擋Laura Siegemund輸掉了比賽，但還是一場精彩的賽事啊！基本上網球規則不難，節奏也不會太慢，就算不是很懂也可以看得很開心：）反正其他人拍手，一起拍手就對了ＸＤ

Unfortunately, Hsieh and her German partner Siegemund lost the game in the end. It's still a good game to watch! The rules of Tennis are not very difficult to understand and the pace is not slow so that people like me who don't often watch tennis games can enjoy the games very well 😁  Here is a tip, when other audiences clap, you clap 😂

最後介紹售票資訊：
Ticket Information

• 官方網站 Official website   http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/
• 票種 Categories：

1. Ground pass：沒有劃位所以最便宜，適合給想到賽場享受氣氛的人
                                不是在主要場館的比賽，不用劃位也可以去看
                                There is no seat assignment so that it is the cheapest one.
                                It is suitable for people who want to enjoy the atmosphere.
                                The games at the show courts are allowed to watch as well.
2. Single session：單日票且有分白天與晚上兩種票
                                 It's valid for one day or twilight session with seat assignment.
3. Multiple session：有男單、女單決賽的雙日票，和男單準決賽、決賽的雙日票
                                     There are two-day ticket for men's and women's final,
                                     and two-day ticket for men's seminal and final.

＊不同位子價位高到低有分 PLATINUM / CAT A / CAT B 三種
According to different section of the seat, there are 3 kinds of price: Platinum, cat A, and cat B.

＊除了Ground pass，其他票種的價錢也有分成人 / 小孩（3-14歲) / 團體（10人以上）/ 優惠票（學生、退休人士、退伍軍人和身障人士適用）/ 家人（兩大兩小或一大三小）

Except Ground pass, other ticket kinds have different prices for different types of people, i.e. adult, child (age between 3 to 14), group (more than 10 persons), concession (full-time secondary and tertiary students, Pensioners, Veterans Affairs, TPI and Health Care Card holders), and family (2 Adults & 2 Children or 1 Adult & 3 Children )