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TP 201809 340x481 In 2018, Tianjin Open will celebrate FIVE YEARS of being the largest annual sporting event in Tianjin. From 8^th to 14^th of October, Tianjin Tuanbo International Tennis Centre in Jinghai District, just 15 minutes away from the city centre, will host the 2018 TIANJIN OPEN, a women's professional tennis tournament which is played on hard courts.

For the first time, this tournament will offer USD 750,000 in prize money, thus becoming just one of two WTA International Series events to offer this prize value to WTA's best tennis players. You should not miss the opportunity to witness the history of this great sporting event.

This year Tianjin Plus Media platform will sponsor Tianjin Open and this partnership will usher in plenty of benefits to local citizens, visitors and expats living in town. Last year’s winner, Maria Sharapova, will come back to Tianjin to defend her crown against another world number 1 tennis player, plus several top players in the world. Don’t hesitate to contact us for any information and read the complete guide that we have featured in this issue.

I am sure you will find very interesting all the other articles published this month, and we hope that you will enjoy and find them useful in your daily life.

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Best wishes,

Sandy Moore
Managing Editor | Tianjin Plus Magazine
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天津网球公开赛在2018年迎来了令人期待已久的第五届赛事，本届赛事将在天津团泊国际网球中心举行，奖金升级至75万美元，吸引了众多网球实力选手，也成为了两大WTA国际系列赛事之一。去年夺冠选手莎拉波娃今年也将回到天津，继续自己的传奇征程。

除了本次体育赛事，本期还有很多其他有趣的文章，我们将向您介绍“中国功夫”，旅游景点台儿庄古城以及帕金森症的早期征兆等。

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CONTENTS

12 Calendar
14 Partner Promotion
16 Art & Culture: Why Kung Fu Remains an All-time Favourite Sport

18 Feature Story: Sophie Zelmani