The Licensing Ceremony for the "2025 Shenzhen Top 10 Sports Events" was convened today at the Shenzhen Sports Museum in Futian District, Shenzhen. The PIF Global Series – Aramco China Championships, co-organized by Aramco and the Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Longhua District, Shenzhen, has been officially selected as one of the "2025 Shenzhen Top 10 High-Level Sports Events." For the second consecutive year, the Aramco China Championships has been held at the Mission Hills Resort in Shenzhen, showcasing high-standard event management capabilities and the value of an international tournament platform. Notably, this selection stands as yet another accolade for the event. Following the recognition of the Aramco Team Series – Shenzhen 2024 as the "Annual Cultural, Sports and Tourism Project," this latest inclusion among Shenzhen's Top 10 High-Level Sports Events further underscores the organizers' continued success in developing world-class event experiences and boosting the city's sports momentum. The Aramco China Championships is one of the world's premier professional women's golf events, featuring a total prize fund of two million US dollars. It attracts high-caliber female professional athletes to compete on the same stage, delivering an international sports spectacle that combines high-level competition with spectator appeal for the Shenzhen audience. This ceremony once again reaffirms the support and encouragement extended by Shenzhen for high-level sports events. Looking ahead, the organizers will continue to utilize the platform of international events to foster the integrated development of the sports industry and urban culture, thereby enhancing Shenzhen's standing as an international sports city. The Aramco China Championships 2026 will be held from November 5 to 8, 2026, at the Mission Hills Resort in Shenzhen. All are cordially invited to attend and witness the performance of the world's top professional women's golfers.

Yanhan Zhou was proud after finishing in a sensational tie for third place on home soil at the 2026 Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO. Zhou, aged just 17, finished 15 under par after he followed up three successive 68s with a final round of 69 at Mission Hills. That left him tied with previous DP World Tour winners Adrian Otaegui and Marcus Armitage and behind only winner Jordan Gumberg and runner-up Jorge Campillo. "I'm very proud," he said. "I never thought I'd come in the top five this week. "I just wanted to do my best, there's a lot of my friends coming here and family coming here, I just want to do my best and just let it go." A closing bogey denied him a fourth straight 68 but Zhou nonetheless received the prize for the leading Chinese player. He was grateful for the support of the home fans, with several oversized cutouts of his face seen behind the tee boxes along the way. "They were cheering when I made birdie or I made par, which encouraged me a lot," he said. "I just wanted to focus on every shot, every hole, and it was a good result. "When you play outside (of China), for me there's not a lot of spectators to watch me. For this week, they really encouraged me a lot." The result swelled Zhou's bank account by the small matter of just over 114,000 euros - equivalent to almost 912,000 Chinese Yuan - lifted him to 73rd on the Race to Dubai Rankings delivered by DP World and offered encouragement for his next outing on the DP World Tour next month. "This will give me very much confidence to play well for the next events," he said. "I'm very much looking forward to playing the Volvo China Open." Article from DP World Tour website

Jordan Gumberg finished his first round with five straight birdies to lead the 2026 Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO. The American was in the chasing pack at three under par after he dropped a shot at the fourth, his 13th hole - but took full advantage of the remaining five to reach eight under par, one shot ahead of Spaniard Jorge Campillo at Mission Hills. Gumberg turned in 33 after birdies at the 12th, 17th and 18th on the Blackstone Course - the tournament's traditional home, before reverting to a two-course set-up this year. He added another at the third before his one dropped shot proved the prelude to that dramatic finishing burst. He said: "I just got the putter rolling. It’s been a little while since I’ve had the putter actually go my way. I made a little switch in that break area, going back to a short putter, and I just have a lot of confidence in it right now. It’s feeling good. "I kind of didn’t even realise it, to be honest with you. I knew I birdied two in a row and was kind of just plugging along, and just kept hitting good shots. I didn’t really realise it was five in a row, not that that makes a difference, but it was nice to see it on the card for sure. "It’s always great to be in a good spot after Thursday. You’ve just got to keep your head down and keep going. It’s a long golf tournament, there are still three rounds left and we play a different golf course tomorrow, so it will be interesting." Campillo made back-to-back birdies at the third and fourth holes and another at the ninth to turn in 35, three under par for the long front nine on the Vintage Course. A run of four straight birdies from the 11th saw him surge to the head of the field and though he bogeyed the 15th, he bounced straight back with an eighth birdie of the day at the next. He said: “It was good, I played quite solid. I hardly missed any shots besides the hole that I made bogey, I hit the bunker and I got a bad lie there, but besides that I played very solid. “I made a few putts and not very many. It was very nice. “I hit my irons very good, driver was in play all the time. I think everything was good. I think my irons were phenomenal, I would say.” “I got easy birdies on three and four which helped the round. I missed quite a few birdies in the front nine, and the back nine it was much better. “I putted good and I was able to finish with two pars in the last two hole, which are really tough.” The two-course set-up is a new innovation for this tournament, with last year's maiden co-sanctioned event hosted solely on the Blackstone Course. Campillo said of the Vintage Course: “It's nice. It's quite entertaining to play actually. I enjoy it a lot. “If I have to play one of the two, I'd probably play Vintage. It's very entertaining, tricky greens. It's a little short but it's very fun to play really.” Home favourite Wenyi Ding had two eagles in his 66 on the Vintage Course, one at the 12th to leave him three under through three holes having started on the back nine and then another at the third. Three birdies and a single bogey completed an impressive 66. Jason Scrivener matched that score, with six birdies in a bogey-free round, as did Dylan Frittelli with seven birdies and a bogey. Thriston Lawrence had eight birdies and two bogeys - both on par-fives - on the Blackstone Course, where Aaron Cockerill also shot 66 with seven birdies and a bogey. Martin Couvra and Taehoon Ok shared eighth place on five under while 17-year-old Chinese player Yanhan Zhou was one of ten players at four under.