The year 2024 is approaching and that means new Grand Prix, World Championships and Olympics. The first month of the new year will be very busy. In the article we will tell you about the main sporting events of January, which are worth paying attention to, because they will bring not only a mountain of impressions, but also a lot of leads. Especially if you work with the betting vertical.
Australian Open, Tennis Grand Slam Championships 2024
Dates: January 14 – January 28, 2024
Location: Melbourne, Australia
The Australian Open is the first “Grand Slam” tournament of the calendar year and is always held in Australia. The tournament is known for its friendly atmosphere and high level of competition, attracting the best tennis players from around the world. It is one of the most attended sporting events in Australia. The reigning champion of the Australian Open is Novak Djokovic, 24-time winner of Grand Slam tournaments and world number one.
2023–24 Supercopa de España
Dates: January 10 – January 14, 2024
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The 40th edition in the history of the Spanish Super Cup and the 5th in the Final Four format. The participants are the teams that won last season’s main competition:
- Real Madrid – winners of the Spanish Cup 2022-2023, 2nd place in La Liga 2022-2023;
- Barcelona – winners of La Liga 2022-2023;
- Osasuna – 2nd place Spanish Cup 2022-2023;
- Atletico – 3rd place La Liga 2022-2023.
Fighting in the match will be: Real – Atletico, Barcelona – Osasuna.
2024 IIHF World Junior Championship
Dates: December 26 – January 5, 2024
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship will be the 48th World Championship under the direction of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Youth World Championship will feature 10 national, under-20 teams – that’s 9 teams that participated last year, plus the Norwegian youth team, which moved up from the First Division. The Russian national team does not take part in the event.
- In Group A: the national teams of Canada, Sweden, Finland, Germany and Latvia;
- In Group B: national teams of the Czech Republic, USA, Slovakia, Switzerland and Norway.
AFC Asian Cup 23-2024
Dates: January 12 – February 10, 2024
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Group A is played first, where Qatar will meet Lebanon and China will play Tajikistan. After all groups (A-F), the top two teams and 4 third place winners will advance to the play-off. Total is 16 national teams.
The stage of play-offs starts from 1/8 finals.
UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker
Date: January 13, 2024
Location: Las Vegas, USA
The headliner of the tournament will be a rematch between two of the best welterweights, Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker. The fight was supposed to take place in October 2023, but was canceled and declared a no contest after a banned punch by Ankalaev: 3 minutes after the start, he landed a knee strike. Both fighters are real contenders for the title of the new light heavyweight champion.
The month is going to be an interesting one! Among other, no less important sporting events in January: European Water Polo Championships for men and women, European Figure Skating and Handball Championships, Winter Youth Olympic Games and others.
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