User:TracyWadsworth/Underwater hockey in China

This page is a work in progress for a China underwater hockey page, It should be ready in a few weeks. It is being modeled after http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_hockey_in_Australia

Underwater hockey has been played in China since 2011. As of January 2014 China has 4 teams: Shanghai, Chengdu, Beijing, and Dilaian.

History
Underwater hockey has been played in China since 2011. Its introduction is attributed to 2 team members who brought the sport from other countries: Alice from Singapore and Jaime from Columbia.

Teams in China
As of January 2014 China has 4 teams: Shanghai, Chengdu, Beijing, and Dilaian.

Shanghai Azures
The first UWH team in China, established 26-June-2011. Mascot is the Azure Dragon. This is an active team plays 2-3 evenings per week. Roughly 100 team members, with a core of 20 regulars. Mostly formed from the expat community, the team has representation from China, Columbia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Poland, Singapore, UK, and USA. The dominate spoken language among the members is English. This team has many people who enjoy travel, and so have a tendency to form trips to play against other teams in remote cites. The team always welcomes new players to enjoy the sport. The team is sponsored by Epsilon, a marketing company that helps enable brands to outperform their competition in Asia markets.

Awards
2013 That's Shanghai team of the year

Chengdu
The second largest China team. The team plays early morning hours most weekends. Composed of mostly Chinese nationals, this is a fully home grown team.

Beijing
The youngest China team, started in January 2014 after several members of the Shanghai and Chengdu teams moved to Beijing.

Dilian
Little is known about this team. It plays in one of the college campus in Dilian China.

Domestic competition
2013 Shanghai Azures won vs Chengdu 5:4

International competition
China participated in the 5th Asian Underwater Hockey Championships(AUHC), hosted in Manila Philippines in 2013.