Sport sponsorship program of Formosa Plastic Group enters its 13th year
Sport sponsorship program of Formosa Plastic Group enters its 13th year
2023-04-06
The world of pro sports is intensely competitive, and the cost of training can be enormous. Competing in global championships is the only way to win fame, but touring abroad is way too expensive for new players to finance. That’s where corporate sponsorship comes in. The sponsorship program of Formosa Plastics Group has supported hundreds of Taiwan’s promising athletes to compete worldwide. Now in its 13th year, the program wants to support even more athletes to bring medals home to Taiwan. Let’s take a look at some of the sportspeople who have benefited from corporate sponsorship.
With a nifty shot, Ko Ping-chung pockets two balls in one. But such impressive moves are a piece of cake for the pro pool player, who previously reached the semi-finals of the U.S. Open Pool Championship.
Another star athlete is tennis player Liang En-shuo, who won the doubles title at this year’s ITF World Tennis Tour in Thailand. International triumphs like this are down to years of hard work, day in, day out, but also thanks to corporate sponsorship.
Ko Ping-chung
9-ball pool player
It’s actually a big expense to go and compete abroad. We can only increase our ranking if we get support to go and compete internationally.
Liang En-shuo
Tennis player
We have to pay for everything - coaches and athletic trainers, bed and board and plane tickets. If the trip is a long one, it can cost more than NT$1 million.
When a player is still unknown, a NT$1 million trip needs support from a corporate sponsor, so they can focus on the sport. Some players continue to get corporate support even after making a name for themselves. That includes ping pong champion Lin Yun-ju, who once beat China’s Ma Long, a.k.a. the greatest table tennis player of all time, as well as tennis player Tseng Chun-hsin, of the Next Gen ATP Finals.
Wang Ling-hua
Chinese Taipei Tennis Association
We help some players who have the ability and have the skills, but who perhaps don’t have great financial circumstances, so they can go compete abroad without worrying about finances.
The sports sponsorship program of Formosa Plastics Group is now in its 13th year. So far it has supported 362 athletes with a total of NT$320 million. Those athletes have lived up to their promise by winning more than 383 international titles. It’s a great way for a company to get publicity while raising Taiwan’s international profile.
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2023-04-06
台塑企業推動贊助計畫，幫助台灣各領域的運動好手，這項計畫邁入第13年，目前已經投入3.2億元，幫助過362名選手，而他們也累積為台灣，奪得383項國際賽冠軍。
巧妙的桿法，揮一桿進兩顆，各種高難度技巧通通難不倒撞球好手柯秉中，他還在去年美國公開賽上，奪下季軍。
一樣是台灣之光的網球國手梁恩碩，在今年ITF暖武里女網賽，拿下雙打冠軍。一步步在國際發光發熱，選手們不只歸功平時，努力不懈的練習，更要感謝背後，贊助他們的企業。
[[撞球國手 柯秉中]]
“出國要參加國際賽其實是一筆很大的開銷，那可以幫助我們參加國際賽，那才有機會提高自己的排名。”
[[網球國手 梁恩碩]]
“教練、防護員、吃、住、機票，所有的都是我們要負擔。時間長的話(開銷)可以破百萬。”
在沒沒無聞的階段，一出國動輒百萬的費用，都是企業伸出援手，讓他們得以專注在球場上，而不只有潛力新秀們，曾擊敗中國六邊形戰士馬龍，桌球男單世界排名第八的林昀儒，和在去年晉身世界百大，拿下ATP新生代總決賽門票的曾俊欣，都是受到資助的好手。
[[中華網協秘書長 王凌華]]
“我們幫助一些有能力、有實力的選手，但是可能經濟條件不是很好，讓他們無後顧之憂能出國參加比賽。”
台塑企業推動贊助計畫，至今已經邁入第13年，累計投入3.2億元，幫助過362名選手。這些選手也不負所托，幫台灣獲得超過383項國際賽冠軍。企業和運動員攜手，讓這項計畫持續創造新紀錄。
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