Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
{{Short description|Sports venue in Shanghai, China}}
{{Infobox venue
|name = Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
|logo_image = Oriental sports center.svg
|logosize =
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|image = 东方体育中心·上海·全景.jpg
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|fullname =
|nickname = Shanghai Aquatic Sports Center
|city = Shanghai, China
|coordinates = {{coord|31|9|34.44|N|121|28|22.33|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark}}
|capacity = 18,000 (indoor arena)
5,000 (indoor swimming pool, seated)
5,000 (outdoor swimming pool, seated)
|built = 2008–2011
|opened = July 2011
|construction_cost= yuan ¥2 billion
USD $ 313 million
EUR € 230 million
|architect = Gerkan, Marg and Partners
|tenants = Shanghai Skywalkers
|}}
The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center ({{zh|s=上海东方体育中心}}), also known as the Shanghai Aquatic Sports Center, is a sports venue next to the Expo Park in Shanghai's Pudong New Area. It started construction on December 30, 2008, and was completed in late 2010. The total investment was two billion yuan.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
The center has an indoor arena named Indoor Stadium seating 18,000, an indoor swimming pool seating 5,000, and an outdoor swimming pool also seating 5,000. The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/photo/2011-03/09/c_13768579.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311225851/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/photo/2011-03/09/c_13768579.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2011|title=Beautiful view of Shanghai Oriental Sport Center|date=9 March 2011|publisher=Xinhua|access-date=2011-03-09}} is close to Huangpu River and near the Oriental Sports Center station on the Shanghai Metro.
Indoor stadium
File:Shanghai Oriental Sports Center Indoor Arena.jpg
The main venue at the sports complex is the Indoor Stadium, used for the home games of the arena football club Shanghai Skywalkers. It has a capacity of 18,000 and it is used for various events, like arena football, speed skating, basketball, mixed martial arts, figure skating, swimming and eSports.
Notable events
- 14th World Aquatics Championships{{cite web |url=http://www.shanghai-fina2011.com |title=Official webpage of the 14th World Aquatics Championships |publisher=Shanghai-fina2011.com |access-date=2011-12-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102022012/http://www.shanghai-fina2011.com/ |archive-date=2012-01-02 }} from July 16–31, 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/print.asp?id=386572|title=Aquatic sports center begins construction|last=Yiwen|first=Liang|date=31 December 2008|publisher=Shanghai Daily|access-date=2009-08-04}}
- 2012 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
- 2014 FINA Diving World Cup
- 2015 World Figure Skating Championships 23–29 March 2015{{Cite web|url = http://isuprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/165972/wc2015_first-information.pdf|title = First Information|publisher = ISU}}
- Road FC 27
- 2016 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational{{Cite web|url=http://event.br.lolesports.com/pt_BR/events/worlds|title=LoL Esports|website=www.lolesports.com|access-date=2016-05-05}}
- 2017 League of Legends World Championship Semifinals{{Cite web|url=http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/articles/msi-2016-heading-shanghai|title=LoL Esports|website=www.lolesports.com|access-date=2017-02-09}}
- Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 Playoffs
Structure
The arena was designed by German architecture firm GMP. The facility sits on a man-made lake that connects to the Huangpu River.{{cite web|url=http://theswimmerscircle.com/blog/swim-news/shanghai-2011-shanghai-oriental-sports-cente/|title=Shanghai 2011: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center|last=Keith|first=Braden|date=31 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202225027/http://theswimmerscircle.com/blog/swim-news/shanghai-2011-shanghai-oriental-sports-cente/|archive-date=2 December 2010}} The sport center's area is {{convert|34.75|hectare}}; the floor space is {{convert|163,800|m2}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghai-fina2011.com/13/2010/0708/5.html|title=Shanghai Oriental Sports Center|date=8 July 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghai-fina2011.com/14/2010/1229/13.html |title=Photos about the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center |publisher=Shanghai-fina2011.com |access-date=2011-12-04}} In the construction, the workers used 3,000 tons steel to build the architecture.
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101202225027/http://theswimmerscircle.com/blog/swim-news/shanghai-2011-shanghai-oriental-sports-cente/ Shanghai 2011: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center]
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{{Succession box
| title = FINA World Aquatics Championships
Venue
| before = Foro Italico
Rome|
| after = Palau Sant Jordi
Barcelona|
| years = 2011
}}
{{Succession box
| title = World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
Venue
| before = Sheffield Arena
Sheffield|
| after = Főnix Hall
Debrecen|
| years = 2012
}}
{{Succession box
| title = Cup of China
Venue
| before = Capital Indoor Stadium
Beijing|
| after = Capital Indoor Stadium
Beijing|
}}
{{Succession box
| title = World Figure Skating Championships
Venue
| before = Saitama Super Arena
Saitama (city)|
| years = 2015
}}
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{{CAFL}}
{{Shanghai Skywalkers}}
{{2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup}}
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Category:Swimming venues in China
Category:Indoor arenas in China
Category:Sports venues in Shanghai
Category:Gerkan, Marg and Partners buildings
Category:Sports venues completed in 2011
Category:Esports venues in China
Category:2011 establishments in Shanghai
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