AUDI Vietnam becomes the title sponsor of Thang Long Warriors in VBA 2020
At the VBA 2020 Press Conference on October 6, 2020, Thang Long Warriors officially announced Audi Vietnam to become the title sponsor of the team in the 2020 season. The team will now be renamed to Thang Long Warriors by Audi on all platforms. Additionally, the new logo will feature Audi logo along with the signature t-rex logo.
By continuously partnering up with prestigious sport leagues and teams, such as VBA 2016 – 2019, Saigon Heat in ABL 2018 – 2019, the Vietnam National Basketball Team in SEA Games 30 in 2019 in the Philippines, Audi Vietnam has been a great companion with Thang Long Warriors as the Title Sponsor from the very first day of the team in VBA. Audi Vietnam has officially became the Title Sponsor for Thang Long Warriors in VBA 2020.
“Audi AG is a partner of top sports nation-wide and world-wide. Our commitment to sport establishes an ideal foundation to demonstrate the sportiness and dynamism of the brand to the public. With that in mind, Audi Vietnam is proud to collaborate with national sport teams and leagues. Beside partnering up with several professional sport leagues, Audi Vietnam is happy to continue to be the title sponsor for Thang Long Warriors in VBA 2020. We believe this long-term commitment will result in a success this year,” Laurent Genet, general director of Audi Vietnam Official Importer, said.
“Going through a lot of challenges, we are proud to see how the team has grown in both profession and public brand identity. We would like to express our gratitude toward Audi Vietnam, our title sponsor. Audi Vietnam has always been there for the team, not only on the professional basketball court, but also throughout our community service activities and youth basketball movements. Recently, Audi Vietnam supported our project within the Thang Long Warriors Basketball Academy in Hanoi and with our partner the Core Focus Training Basketball Training Center in Hochiminh City,” Tracy Thu Luong, the founder and owner of Thang Long Warriors said.
The Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA) was founded in 2016. After five successful years, they now officially have seven teams from five different cities to compete in the league. The season will starts on October 15, 2020 and is planned to finish in mid-December. There will be a maximum of 53 games, consisting of regular season, playoffs and finals. Due to COVID-19, all games will be held at Studio S4 - Zoom Media, 44/1 Tân Thới Nhất 8 Street, Tân Thới Nhất Ward, District 12, HCMC. The games are not open to public and will only be streamed via TV and a few online platforms.
The first game of Thang Long Warriors is at 7 p.m. October 16, 2020, against Hanoi Buffaloes. This is considered an intense and thrilling match between the two teams of the capital.