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The University of Worcester Arena, commonly referred to as Worcester Arena, is a multi-purpose sports venue and events arena in Worcester, England. The 2,000-seat capacity venue opened in April 2013 and is the home arena of Worcester Wolves basketball team, whilst also being a national centre of excellence for disability sports.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=University of Worcester Takes Ownership of New Multi-Million Pound Sports Arena )〕 Plans for the construction of a new sports arena were first unveiled in January 2010 after the University of Worcester had purchased land on Hylton Road used previously as a fruit and vegetable market.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sports centre plans for former market in Worcester )〕 Initial reports indicated the capacity of the new venue would seat 1,500 people, cost £10 million and would be due to open in the Spring of 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Worcester sports arena plans unveiled )〕 Willmott Dixon was appointed as the project's developer, working alongside architect Roberts Limbrick.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Worcester Arena appoints builder for April start )〕 Construction of the sports arena started in early 2012 and was due to be completed by January 2013〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New year start for £15m sports arena )〕 but several delays during construction meant that the opening of arena was setback until April 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Worcester Wolves hit by delays to Worcester Arena )〕 The University of Worcester officially announced the opening of the new sports arena on 12 April 2013, completed at a cost of £15 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=University of Worcester officially handed £15m sports arena )〕 The first event to be staged at the arena was the Netball Superleague Showdown, where TeamBath beat Celtic Dragons 62-56 in the Grand Final. 1,509 spectators attended the inaugural event, which was heralded as a resounding success by local media.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Worcester Arena gets thumbs up after first big event )〕 Worcester Wolves made their first official appearance at their new home on 4 October, marking the occasion with a 73–61 victory over the reigning British Basketball League champions Leicester Riders.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Worcester Wolves 73–61 Leicester Riders )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Worcester Arena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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