The Shenzhen Dayun Arena or Shenzhen Universiade Centre Gymnasium () is a

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and

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arena in the Longgang District of

Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

, China. It is one of the three sports venues that comprise Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, along with Longgang Stadium and the Universiade Centre Aquatic Centre. It is the

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of both Shenzhen KRS of the Chinese Women's Ice Hockey League (WCIHL) and the

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of the

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(CBA). In addition to basketball and ice hockey, Shenzhen Dayun Arena is used for

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, and

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events.

History

The 18,000 seat arena was designed by the German architecture firm Gerkan, Marg and Partners (GMP) and constructed for the 2011 Summer Universiade, which was hosted by Shenzhen. It opened in August 2011 and was used as a venue for basketball at the 2011 Summer Universiade, hosting games for both the men's tournament and women's tournament. In official 2011 Universiade documents, the arena is referred to as the "Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center" ().

Events

* 13–22 August 2011: Basketball at the 2011 Summer Universiade * 11 October 2015: NBA Global Games,

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versus

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* 15 September 2018: NHL Global Series,

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versus

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* 20–26 August 2023: 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group A

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Graphic of exterior of arena
Indoor arenas in China Ice hockey venues KRS Vanke Rays Sports venues in Shenzhen 2011 establishments in China {{PRChina-sports-venue-stub

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