Beijing Wins Street Basketball's SFSA 21 Title

From August 14 to 16, the 2026 SFSA National Super League Finals were held at Xi'an Qujiang Esports Center. Sixteen city championship teams competed for the annual title in Street Basketball, and Beijing ultimately beat Guiyang, which came through the losers bracket, to claim the crown.

SFSA's maturity shows less in how loud the finals feel than in how open the path to them is. Since its first edition in 2005, the series has reached its 21st offline final in 2026, and the year-long circuit has produced more than 1,000 matches and over 2 million online viewers. That makes this less a one-off event than a competition that keeps producing new contenders.

This year's two factions, One Rider, Thousand Victories and Schemer, Hundred Refinements, were more than labels. They split the game along two clear tactical lines: inside defense and outside fast breaks. The faction battle ended 14:9, which suggests the organizers are encouraging style variety instead of pushing every team toward the same template.

The format mattered as much as the result. Single elimination, a four-team double-elimination stage, and the final tested both burst power and the ability to recover. Beijing, Guiyang, Qingdao, and Hefei reached the last stage through stable lineups and mid-match adjustments, not luck. Beijing's championship squad consisted of Ah Hao, Yu Yan, and Er Yang.

That is why this event still has value after 21 years. For long-time players, it shows that the competitive model behind Street Basketball is still working. For anyone thinking about coming back, the real question is not promotional noise, but whether this offline structure can still produce strong teams and city pride. Beijing finished first, Guiyang second, Qingdao third, and Hefei fourth.