"Air Football", kick off! The Drone Football World Cup China Selection Tournament was launched in Chengdu

The player controls the ball drone and allows the drone to pass through the goal accurately.

On the court, the "football" with extremely high technological content breaks away from the ground and hangs in mid-air, cooperating with each other, colliding and intercepting, and sprinting towards the "air goal". As the "football" accurately crossed the goal, the audience burst into cheers.

On the 19th, the first International Drone Football League (FIDA) World Cup China Examinations were launched in Shuangliu District, Chengdu. As the only official institution representing China to participate in FIDA, the China Aviation Society will select 100 teams to South Korea to participate in the Drone Football World Cup held in September. The event lasts for 3 days and is open to the public for free.

will select 100 teams to participate in the UAV Football World Cup, according to reports, in 2022, the China Aviation Society and relevant social organizations from 18 other countries and regions jointly initiated the establishment of the International UAV Football League, committed to promoting and developing UAV football events around the world. The event fully combines drone technology and football competition, with a sense of technology and viewing, and is an emerging technology event that promotes popularization of drone science.

This China Regional Selection Competition attracted 306 teams and about 1,200 contestants from more than 20 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country. At the game site, the reporter saw that the player controlled the ball drone and allowed the drone to accurately cross the opponent's goal.

Relevant persons from Shuangliu District, Chengdu City introduced that as a typical representative of the multi-person drone confrontation movement, drone football is known as the "future sports". This selection competition can not only quickly promote the sport, but also help cultivate more young talents in drone football.

This selection match is not only a grand event for domestic drone football enthusiasts, but also a pass to international competitions. The selection competition plans to select 100 outstanding teams, representing China to Quanzhou, South Korea from September 25 to 28 to participate in the first FIDA International Drone Football World Cup, which is an important starting point for China's drone football to move to the world stage.

"Industry + Event"

Enable the low-altitude economic development of Chengdu

In fact, the FIDA World Cup China Selection Tournament is a grand event for all drone football enthusiasts across the country. The participating age is 6-65 years old. The competition is held in a special fenced venue, which not only tests control skills, team cooperation and on-site response, but also puts forward high requirements for the anti-strike and anti-interference performance of drones. "I have been studying drone football for more than a month, and I am very happy that I have just won a game and I have to continue competing. I hope to enter the World Cup!" Tang Shiheng, an 8-year-old contestant and from the Sky Falcons in Yongchuan District, Chongqing, told reporters.

"Chengdu has become an ideal venue for its advantages in drone industry clusters, experience in international event operation and policy support for low-altitude economics." A relevant person in charge of the China Aviation Society said that drone football events promote the popularization of drone technology through the integration of technology and sports, and will activate low-altitude sports scenarios, accelerate the gathering of technology and talents, help build an "industry + event" ecosystem, empower Chengdu's low-altitude economic development, and promote the deep integration of sports, culture and tourism, and technology. A relevant person in charge of Sichuan Tianhong Jinhang Aviation Technology Company, the organizer of the event, said that the competition is not only driven by the event economy, but will also extend to the production end, driving the layout and settlement of various accessories and drone production ends involved in the competition chain.