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LPGA宣布推出eTour Live电子竞技比赛
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) announced today the launch of LPGA eTour Live, a match-play esports competition in an exclusive partnership with World Golf Tour (WGT) by Topgolf. Eight LPGA and Symetra Tour players will play head-to-head in a series of seven nine-hole, online matches twice a week beginning Wednesday, May 13, culminating with a championship match on Wednesday, June 3. All matches will take place at 2 p.m. EDT and will stream live on LPGA and Topgolf digital platforms.
女子职业高尔夫球巡回赛(LPGA)26日宣布推出LPGA eTour Live电子竞技比赛，由Topgolf独家与世界高尔夫巡回赛(WGT)合作。从5月13日(周三)开始，八名LPGA和LPGA二级巡回赛选手将在一组七场九洞的网上比赛中进行面对面的较量，每周三进行两场，最终将在6月3日(周三)进行冠军比赛。所有比赛将在美国东部时间下午2点举行，并将在LPGA和Topgolf数字平台上直播。
Below is the LPGA eTour Live on WGT schedule with the following players:
Wednesday, May 13:
Match 1 – Jessica Korda vs. Nelly Korda
Friday, May 15:
Match 2 – Angel Yin vs. Lizette Salas
Wednesday, May 20:
Match 3 – Jenny Shin vs. Tiffany Joh
Friday, May 22:
Match 4 – Lucy Li vs. Jane Park
Wednesday, May 27:
Match 5 – Semifinal: winners of Matches 1 and 2
Friday, May 29:
Match 6 – Semifinal: winners of Matches 3 and 4
Wednesday, June 3:
Match 7 – Championship: winners of Matches 5 and 6
“We are excited for this partnership with WGT and Topgolf to present an entertaining and alternative golf experience for all fans alike during a time when many are starved for competition,” said Brian Carroll, the LPGA’s Senior Vice President of Global Media Distribution. “This new endeavor is a creative way to showcase our LPGA and Symetra Tour players in an innovative online format, thanks to WGT and its incredibly realistic video game technology.”
LPGA负责全球媒体发行的高级副总裁布莱恩•卡罗尔表示:“我们很高兴能与WGT和Topgolf合作，在许多人渴望竞争的时代，为所有球迷提供娱乐和另类的高尔夫体验。”“由于WGT及其令人难以置信的逼真视频游戏技术，这是一种创造性的方式，以一种创新的在线形式展示我们的LPGA和Symetra Tour球员。”
“With a heightened focus on offering innovative, virtual entertainment and bringing people together during this time, WGT is honored to partner with the LPGA to present these live eTour events. WGT’s ability to provide the best esports golfing platform combined with the LPGA’s unique series of competitions will create a powerful experience for players all over the world who can truly immerse themselves in the competition,” said Lincoln Silver, Vice President of Business Development for Topgolf Media.
“在此期间，WGT高度重视提供创新的、虚拟的娱乐活动，并将人们集中在一起，WGT很荣幸能与LPGA合作举办这些现场eTour活动。”WGT能提供最好的电子竞技高尔夫平台，与LPGA的比赛结合，这将创造一个强大的经验，为世界各地渴望竞争的球员提供榜样，” Topgolf媒体业务发展副总裁Lincoln Silver如是说。
The first match between Jessica Korda and Nelly Korda will feature Congressional Country Club’s Blue Course, home to the 2022 and 2027 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Players can choose from numerous famed courses in the WGT portfolio, including the Old Course at St Andrews (host of the 2007 and 2013 AIG Women’s British Open), Oakmont Country Club (1992 and 2010 U.S. Women’s Open) and Pinehurst No. 2 (2014 U.S. Women’s Open), as well as future U.S. Women’s Open venues Erin Hills (2025), the Lake Course at The Olympic Club (2021) and Pebble Beach Golf Links (2023).
Jessica Korda和Nelly Korda的第一场比赛将在国会乡村俱乐部的Blue Course举行，这里将举办2022年和2027年的KPMG Women’s PGA Championship。球员可以从海量球场中进行选择,包括圣安德鲁斯的老球场、Oakmont乡村俱乐部和松林2号,以及未来美国女子公开赛场地艾琳山和圆石滩高尔夫球场。
The matches will stream live on the WGT Twitch, YouTube and Facebook accounts, LPGA’s Twitter, Facebook, YouTube accounts and LPGA.com, and Discovery’s GOLFTV Twitter and Facebook accounts, and will be available via VOD on Golf Channel’s YouTube and GolfChannel.com. GOLFTV’s Henni Zuel and Golf Channel’s Tom Abbott will add commentary during the Wednesday matches, with Golf Channel’s Karen Stupples commentating on Fridays.
比赛将通过WGT Twitch、YouTube和Facebook帐户、LPGA的Twitter、Facebook、YouTube帐户和LPGA.com以及Discovery的GOLFTV Twitter和Facebook帐户进行直播，并将通过高尔夫频道YouTube和GolfChannel.com上的VOD播放。高尔夫电视频道(GOLFTV)的亨尼·祖尔(Henni Zuel)和高尔夫频道的汤姆·阿博特(Tom Abbott)将在周三的比赛中进行评论，而高尔夫频道的卡伦·斯图普尔斯(Karen Stupples)将在周五进行评论。
