THE media moved ‘offices’ this year at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium, venue once again for the China Open. The former room, were post-match press conferences are also conducted, has recently been let out to sportswear and footwear brand Li-Ning, sponsors of the high-profile China Basketball Association league.
The assorted hacks and TV crews were shunted next-door into a slightly less salubrious and more cramped ante-room. But at least they could buy a cheap basketball top if they wanted one.