The 2025 SEA Games, which will take place between 9 and 20 December, have opened in Bangkok and Chonburi, where more than 13,000 athletes will take part in 11 nations. On 9 December, the Games officially opened with the Opening Ceremony at Rajamangal National Stadium and marked the beginning of a sporting frenzy, with high-stakes cricket games as well as customary regional sports such as Chinlone, and professional sports such as baseball. With Olympians, world champions, regional stars, and all sorts of stars in the field, Day One is a manifestation of the full width and excitement SEA Games are renowned for, and is a taste of things yet to come in the weeks to come.
Cricket, Chinlone, Hoop, and Baseball: What Went Down (And What’s Ahead)
Cricket: Indonesia Sails Past Thailand
Men’s Cricket, Twenty20, Match 1 (Bangkok):
- Thailand scored 80/9.
- Indonesia followed it, and scored 81/5 in 16.2 overs – won by 5 wickets (remaining 22 balls).
Match 2 (Scheduled):
- Malaysia vs Philippines -12:00 AM local time (6:30 AM GMT). Currently playing a match that is yet to start.
- This formidable beginning of the cricket tournament helps emphasize the competitive ethos and uncertainty that fans adore and foreshadows an exciting program to come.
Chinlone and Hoop events: Women’s Sports in the spotlight.
At the Nakhon Pathom Stadium of the gymnasium:
- 09:30 — Women Chinlone (Linking), Preliminary.
- 11:30 — Men Chinlone (Linking), Preliminary.
- 12:00 — Women’s Hoop Preliminary.
- 14:15 — Men’s Hoop Event, Preliminary
These Southeast Asian folk games demonstrate agility, coordination, and cultural origins – and on the first day, the sportsmen made sure to put them back under the limelight.
Baseball: Teams Battle in Pathum Thani
In Pathum Thani, at the Queen Sirikit Sports Center, men’s baseball teams in Group A premiered:
- 10:00 — Second Field
- 10:20 — Sirikit Main Field
- 14:00 — Sirikit Main Field
As various matches were planned at different fields, baseball fanatics had their initial experience of the intensity of the competition, and what was progressing to become an active tournament.
By the end of Day One, the 2025 SEA Games have already provided drama, competition, as well as cultural sports, whether it is cricket and baseball or Chinlone and hoop. Thousands of fans have a lot to anticipate as there are dozens of other events planned throughout Thailand.
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