The Nova ESG Cup Changchun Open will be a two-day, 36-hole stroke play event on November 28th and 29th at Hsinchu Oriental Star Course. Since this match is the last second match of the 2024 golf season, almost all the top players will be present. Among them, the points leader "Lu Xun" Lu Jianshun will compete for the third championship of this season in the general Changchun group, and "Two Teeth" Zhong Chunxing will challenge for this season's "6th consecutive championship" in the Super Changchun group (over 65 years old).

Nova Materials Technology, the first sponsor of a professional golf tournament, was founded in 2006. In 2007, it invested in the development of energy-saving and carbon-reducing products, creating catalytic reducing agents for commercial vehicles from scratch to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. In 2022, the "Greenfield Project" will be launched to invest in foam recycling and purchase German-made cracking machines and packaging machines. Targeting the nearly 950,000 discarded mattresses accumulated in Taiwan, cracking the mattresses and selling iron parts and other resources, making good use of cotton batting and cloth scraps to make novel flaky UFuel fuel, supplying the cement industry to replace coal fuel, because it can burn at a high temperature of 1,200 degrees, and can effectively reduce carbon emissions and PM2.5. It reduces secondary pollution and inhibits the generation of dioxin, and by quickly dismantling accumulated mattresses, it releases about 1.4 storage spaces in Daan Forest Park every year, becoming a professional manufacturer in the recycling and reuse of waste mattresses in Taiwan and a leader in the practice of circular economy.

Yang Lianzhi, chairman of Nova Materials Technology Co., Ltd., said that in recent years, apart from AI, the most popular topic is "ESG". Therefore, Nova is the first to sponsor a professional golf tournament in the country under the name of ESG. This is also in line with the company's "blue sky and green land" business direction and vision. The so-called ESG refers to: environmental protection (Environmental), social responsibility (Social) and corporate governance (Governance).

Although Nova is sponsoring a professional golf tournament for the first time, Yang Lianzhi said that Nova has actually been organizing amateur golf tournaments since 2014. Last year, at a chance meeting, he met Lu Chongbiao, chairman of the Taiwan Changchun Professional Golf Association. The two sides discussed Nova's intention to expand the scale of the competition, and decided to hold the Changchun professional tournament after the conversation, "because Nova plans to apply for listing next year. If we continue to expand the competition and invest in other charity activities, it will be of great help to the company's reputation and image," said Yang Lianzhi.

Yang Lianzhi also said that Nova is now doing things with blue skies and green fields. Blue skies are like environmental protection and reducing air pollution, and green fields are like processing plastic sheets and garbage. These are exactly the same as golf swings under blue skies and green fields. When it comes to charity activities, Yang Lianzhi said that the company has also started sponsoring the Taiwan Aboriginal Baseball Development Association last year to help cultivate outstanding indigenous baseball players. For example, the Chinese team that just won the world's top 12 baseball championship has 14 aboriginal players on the team. He hopes that Nova can play a role in attracting more companies to invest in cultivating more outstanding aboriginal athletes.

Many Chinese baseball stars, including "Big Brother" Lin Zhisheng, Hu Jinlong, Wang Zhengwei, and Jiang Zhixian, who are currently the chairman of the Aboriginal Development Association, were present at the matching match yesterday (26th) to participate in the grand event. Lin Zhisheng said: "The swing principles of golf and baseball are the same, so many baseball players love to play golf. I can participate in this event and learn a lot about energy conservation and carbon reduction. Director Yang has done a good job in this regard."

Taiwan Changchun Professional Golf Association Chairman Lu Chongbiao, Nova Chairman Yang Lien-chi, Juying Stone Chairman Wu Dizhao, who has held the Juying Changchun Open for three consecutive years, and Lin Jinlu, who has spared no effort in sponsoring the Changchun Professional Championship, are all members of the Rotary Club in the Taoyuan area. Lu Chongbiao met Yang Lienzhi through the introduction of Wu Dizhao and Lin Jinlu, and then promoted the Nova ESG Cup Changchun Open with a total prize of 1 million yuan. Lin Jinlu, a friend of the Taiwan Changchun Vocational High School Association, once again supported this game and sponsored 200,000 yuan.

The game was held at the Oriental Star Stadium for two days of stroke play on the 28th and 29th. Before the official start of the game, Nova held a grand and lively matching match on the 26th. The invited guests included many professional baseball stars such as Lin Zhisheng, Hu Jinlong and golf enthusiasts from the business community. After the game, there was also a lottery event and dinner for more than 10 awards.

Nova ESG Cup Changchun Open, including General Changchun and Super Changchun, has a total of 112 players participating. "Asparagus" Lu Jianshun, who currently ranks first in the general Changchun group standings, and Lin Kitxiang, ranked third, also won two championships in the first 16 games this season. In the Super Changchun category, "Two Teeth" Zhong Chunxing dominates. As of the last competition this season, the Fubon Changchun Open, he has won the championship in all 5 Super Changchun competitions. The current winning rate is 100%, and he will compete for 6 consecutive championships at the Nova Open.