CPBL / CTBC Brothers' Wang Wei-Chen Popularity Soars, Pre-sale Amount for Qian'an Merchandise Exceeds 6.5 Million on First Day
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Chinatrust Brothers captain Wang Wei-Chen achieved the milestone of 1,000 career hits on the 5th, marking a record as the first walk-off hit for 1,000 career hits in CPBL history. He became the first father-son duo to reach 1,000 hits (along with his father Wang Guanghui). Following this, the Brothers organization launched a pre-sale for commemorative merchandise, which surpassed 6.5 million TWD on the first day. The merchandise included commemorative jerseys, hats, and bats, attracting enthusiastic fans to make purchases. Additionally, nearly 40,000 people attended the home opener, with merchandise sales exceeding 5.5 million TWD.
The captain of the Chinatrust Brothers, Wang Wei-Chen, achieved his personal milestone of 1,000 hits on the 5th and set a new record as the first player in CPBL history to hit a walk-off 1,000th hit, becoming the first father-son duo in CPBL history to each have 1,000 hits, alongside his father Wang Guang-Hui. After Wang Wei-Chen hit his 1,000th hit, the Brothers opened up pre-orders for merchandise after the game, and the pre-order amount exceeded 6.5 million on the first day. Pre-orders officially started at 11 AM on the 6th, featuring 12 types of commemorative products including 1,000-hit commemorative jerseys, two styles of commemorative hats, canvas bags, figurines, a limited edition set of 1,000 commemorative baseballs, 20 commemorative bats, commemorative puzzles, acrylic blocks, keychains, sticker sets, and metal badge sets.
After the pre-orders opened at 11 AM on the 6th, fans rushed to buy, and according to statistics from the Chinatrust team after the game on the 6th, the pre-order amount for Wang Wei-Chen's 1,000-hit merchandise has already surpassed 6.5 million, in less than 24 hours of data, indicating the captain's popularity. In addition, during the opening series at home, the attendance for the Brothers was 15,499, 15,161, and 8,804, totaling 39,464 fans across the three games, and the merchandise sales during the home opener were also quite impressive, with total sales exceeding 5.5 million across the three games.