FairBreak Invitational organisers hope Hong Kong tournament can help boost sport and tourism revival in city
- The FairBreak Invitational will be played in Hong Kong next April, and organisers hope the women’s T20 event will flourish for years to come
- ‘The opportunity is unbelievable,’ Cricket Hong Kong chief Burji Shroff says. ‘We’re bringing major sports events back to Hong Kong’
A year later than planned, the women’s T20 FairBreak Invitational will take place in Hong Kong next April and organisers are hoping the city can cement its place at the heart of the boom in women’s cricket.
With a Women’s Indian Premier League also expected to start in March, the tournament, which is co-sanctioned by the International Cricket Council and Cricket Hong Kong (CHK), will bring together some of the world’s top female players for two weeks of matches between six teams.
Originally set to be held in Hong Kong for the first time last year, the event was moved to Dubai in May because of the Covid-19 restrictions in place.
But with Hong Kong reopening, and large-scale sporting events such as the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens back on the agenda, officials hope the event will play a part in the revival of the city’s sports tourism.
“Our plan is to be here in Hong Kong in perpetuity,” Shaun Martyn, founder of FairBreak Global, told the Post. “We’ll play here in April every year as far as we’re concerned.
“We really want to make Hong Kong the FairBreak home of cricket in Asia and continue each year to drive investment and attract an audience so that we can do the work that we do.”
