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Hi !
Do you know where I can watch Da Cau competitions in Ho Chi Minh ?
Thanks
Tibo

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Ciambella

Do you mean the sport in which the players kick the ball that looks like a cross between a badminton shuttlecock and a hockey puck while preventing it to fall to the ground?

If that's what you meant, I believe there are two versions of 獺 c廕吟.

One is what I described briefly above, and the other, 獺 c廕吟 ki廙ng is the artsy/fancy version in which the players use at least 10 different moves in each play (nose, foot, heel, kicking wings, crossing legs, shoulders, head, back, elbow, and something called Apsara.)

Think of it as the difference between a regulated basketball game and a performance from the Harlem Globetrotters. Oh, I'm just realise you're French -- je suis d矇sol矇e, vous ne connaissez probablement pas la diff矇rence entre les deux versions.

I cannot tell you where the official competitions are held, but I can tell you where to watch the performances of 獺 c廕吟 ki廙ng. Here is what I know:

In Saigon, there are three famous 獺 c廕吟 ki廙ng teams:

- Ti廕積 Thnh's performance can be watched at the Saigon Botanical Garden (don't know the time) and 23/9 Park (107 Ph廕《 Ng觼 L瓊o) on Sunday afternoons. I don't have FB but they do:

- Su廙i Ti礙n and Tia Ch廙p are usually found at 廕吮 Sen Amusement Park in Q11, Nh Vn H籀a in Q8, Ph繳 L璽m Park in Q6, and L礙 Th廙 Ri礙ng Park in Q10.

There are a good number of videos on YouTube on 獺 c廕吟 ki廙ng. If that's not what you want, then explain to me in details and I'll do some research and see what I can find.

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Amazing ! Thank you very much !
At first I meant the sport you briefly described but I am interested in the other one too.

What do you mean by "Su廙i Ti礙n and Tia Ch廙p" ? Are they people ?

Ciambella

Yes, Su廙i Ti礙n and Tia Ch廙p are the names of the other two teams. They receive much fewer mentions than Ti廕積 Thnh for some reasons. I've never seen any of the 3 teams' performances so I can't tell you my honest opinion of them. I have, however, watched the unknown people playing both versions in neighbourhood parks. The two places I often visit whenever possible are:

- Gia 廙nh Park in Q Ph繳 Nhu廕要 next to T璽n Sヾn Nh廕另 Airport (many kinds of impromptu local entertainment happen there in the evening, dancing included)

- L礙 Vn T獺m Park in Q1 (the former French Colonial M廕︷ 藺nh Chi Cemetery, Saigon's prestigious answer to P癡re Lachaise)

Perhaps a visit to Ti廕積 Thnh's FB page would help you find the competition schedule for both versions of the game. Can't help you with that because I gave up FB many years ago.

BTW, Vietnamese often compare 獺 c廕吟 ki廙ng to ballet, which is a bit of exaggeration IMO even though it does look like a combination of sport and performance art.