When I got hooked on Meng Yichen’s tennis matches last season, it felt impossible to track his games without missing stuff. Here’s exactly how I pieced it together step by step.
Starting Clueless
First I tried big sports apps but kept missing matches cause they buried tennis under football and basketball. Searched “Meng Yichen schedule” on my phone browser – bad idea. Got flooded with outdated news articles and sketchy betting sites.
Finding Reliable Sources
Stumbled onto the official ATP Tour app after asking in a tennis forum. Pro tip: enable player alerts in settings – that’s the golden button. Selected Yichen and turned notifications on for draws/schedules/live scores. Still needed Chinese sources though.
Realized Tencent Sports app crushes it for domestic tournaments. Created an account specifically to star/favorite Meng Yichen in their tennis section. Took three tries to find the subscribe button – it’s hidden under those tiny three dots next to his name.
Social Media Hacks
Twitter was useless. Found his actual fan base on Weibo after following #MengYichen hashtag. Joined a 500-member fan group where mods post real-time match links. Had to answer three quiz questions about his backhand grip to get in – seriously nerdy but worth it.
Oh and installed ZhiBoBo app because some tournaments stream there exclusively. Set “tennis” and “Meng Yichen” as keywords so my phone buzzes 30 mins before match start.
My Current Routine
- Check ATP app every Monday for tourney schedules
- Refresh Tencent Sports during Chinese tournaments
- Weibo fan group chat for illegal streams when geo-blocked
- ZhiBoBo ping = drop everything watch notification
Whole process took like two months of trial/error. Almost gave up during clay season cause time zones wrecked my sleep. Now my husband complains about 3am phone alerts but hey – saw every match since January.
