The 2007-2008 XTEP Women'S Basketball Tournament Is About To Open In Anshan.

The 2007-2008 XTEP China Women's Basketball League A (WCBA) will open the curtain of the new season on the evening of 4, including 12 teams, including the defending champion Liaoning Hengye team, which will last 3 months.

The unveiling will be held in Liaoning's Anshan home on the night of 4, with both Liaoning and Bayi stationery team.

The new season will be finished in February 28th next year and the same time as the men's Basketball League.

This is to set aside more training time for the Chinese national team preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The core of the new season is to serve the Olympic Games, and strive to improve the quality of the competition and create WCBA quality brand.

There are some changes in the rules this season. After the 12 teams were divided into two groups, the 6 teams in the same group played a single round robin match with the other teams in addition to playing host and guest matches as before.

Therefore, each team should play more than 6 games in regular season, and the number of rounds will be increased to 16 rounds.

Other rules remain unchanged. The top 4 teams enter the playoffs. Besides the five finals and three wins in the finals, the other three games are two wins.

The last two teams will be demoted.

In the opening ceremony of the 4 day, the audience can not see the last runner up of the Champions League again, but will also witness the ceremony of giving the championship ring to Liaoning.