Olympic tickets are flying as fast as the hands of a Beijing noodle-maker, so possessing one for a prominent sport is indeed something to be congratulated. I am now one such person. I'm headed to watch China vs. South Korea, duke it out in baseball, on August 14, at the new Wukesong Baseball Field in Beijing. I'm in seating category B, which is the second-best category. (Out of two categories).
Truth be told, I was looking for a more symbolic baseball game to view, like China vs. Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) or China vs. USA, both of which take place later that week. But since those tickets were long gone, I snapped up the best thing available.
Nothing against South Korea. Some of my closest friends are South Korean. No, I just would have loved to see a baseball battle of the two Chinas or the fight between the current world superpower and the soon-to-possibly-be world superpower.
Buying the ticket online at Cosport, the approved seller for citizens of the United States, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Slovak Republic, and the EU and European Economic Area, was relatively easy. But picking it up proved a bit more challenging.
The Wukesong Baseball Field. (Photo by Ma Wenxiao/ChinaFotoPress/GettyImages)
They required ID and a printout of the email confirmation of the purchase. Since I don't have a printer, and didn't want to go to the trouble of finding one -- especially since I am the customer -- I asked if I could bring my laptop and open my email there to show them. But when I arrived at the office, the international volunteer happily told me they did not have internet access. Long story short, I finally got my ticket.
The funny thing about my ticket however, when I purchased it online, I paid $37 US for the ticket. Yet on the actual stub, it reads 30 RMB (about $4.50 US). Where did that $32.50 go? I suppose it's Cosport anyone's guess.
Above: What I paid. Right: What my ticket says I paid.
But it doesn't matter. Because I'm going to the Games! Well, a game anyway.
Update: Apparently others have had similar experiences with Cosport. Check it out here and here.
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