On March 21 evening, the 2026 Guangdong provincial city basketball league, or Yue BA, tipped off at Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou. The opener pitted Guangzhou against Zhongshan (in purple jerseys), with the away team clinching a dramatic 86-83 victory via a game-deciding three-pointer, delivering a thrilling comeback win.

The Yue BA league will run through August, featuring 125 matches across Eastern and Western divisions. The West Division comprises 10 teams: Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Yangjiang, Zhanjiang, Maoming, Zhaoqing and Yunfu. The East Division boasts 11 teams: Qingyuan, Shaoguan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen, Heyuan, Meizhou, Chaozhou, Jieyang, Shantou and Shanwei. Group stage matches follow a home-and-away single round-robin format.