Box Clever: Your Guide to Televised International Sport

Jonathan White | Jun 22, 2011 10:00 am | 5 comments | 1517 reads

Sports fans are always asking where they can watch their game in Beijing. We decided to help clear up your viewing options. Now you have no excuse for missing a match.

Terrestrial TV: BTV-6 and CCTV-5

Football: Premier League & FA Cup (Eng), La Liga (Spa), Bundesliga (Ger), Serie A (Ita), Ligue 1 (Fra), UEFA Champions’ League

Tennis: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, ATP Masters

Basketball: NBA Motorsport: Formula 1, Dakar Rally

Track and Field: IAAF Diamond League Snooker and Pool: Tournaments featuring Chinese players

Cycling: Tour de France

CCTV 5 also tends to televise the world championships of football, volleyball, basketball, field hockey, badminton, table tennis, swimming, gymnastics, curling, speed skating and beach volleyball (plus any other sport where China may win).

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JWhite's picture JWhite Submitted by Guest on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 16:54

Here's a bit of an update since we featured this in the magazine's June issue.

Pomme O'Shea's can show all of the sports listed plus GAA and rugby in HD now that they have Setanta. Expect Paddy's to follow suit if it goes well.

Also, By the Tree - the newest bar in the forest of Sanlitun-based Belgian beer emporiums - has got TVs and they are primed for sport. We'll have to wait until the foreign leagues begin to check it out properly.

Finally, Grinders was among the top spots for the NHL Playoffs. Thankfully the Canadians present did not treat it like downtown Vancouver and they'll be able to show more sport for the foreseeable future. If you ask Trevor nicely he might even race the bar's dogs.

Jonathan White, Managing Editor the Beijinger/TheBeijinger.com

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