The 2025 Greater Hsinchu Migrant Worker Basketball Tournament was held on June 7 and 8 at the Xingji Basketball Court in Zhubei. A total of 14 teams and nearly 180 players and staff participated. After 22 exciting matches across the two-day event, the championship title was claimed by the Sheng Yang Brothers—a team composed of migrant workers from Sunplus Technology—who defeated Powertech Technology with a score of 53–35. The tournament MVP was 41-year-old Kenneth, who contributed an impressive 14 points through sharp drives and long-range shots.

Professor Huang Yu, Director of the Center for Sports Industry and Policy at National Tsing Hua University, which organized the tournament, emphasized the event's focus on cultural integration. During the opening ceremony, the Philippine national anthem was played in celebration of Philippine Independence Day (June 12), creating an early birthday tribute to the nation. Many migrant workers joined in singing their anthem, and expressed deep emotion at seeing Taiwanese friends celebrate their home country—a rare and touching moment for them. A large birthday card was also prepared, where players and organizers could write heartfelt messages. The card will later be delivered to the Manila Economic and Cultural Office.

The organizers also invited Filipino migrant worker DJ Cleetron to bring music to the tournament. Having worked in Taiwan for 11 years, he developed a passion for music and taught himself to become a DJ. Now a frequent performer at various events—including Kaohsiung's Sunlight Island Festival and Taipei's Mother’s Day celebrations—he brought high energy and rhythm to the court, perfectly syncing music with the pace of the games.

To highlight local basketball culture, the event featured a freestyle basketball performance led by Chen Yong-Sheng, a key figure in Taiwan’s freestyle basketball scene and former stunt double and coach for the idol drama Hot Shot. He and his four-member team wowed the crowd with dazzling dribbling, spinning, and precision tricks set to “Samurai Soul,” a powerful Japanese music piece from 2008. One of the performers, remarkably 54 years old, shattered the stereotype that freestyle basketball is only for the young—proving that passion, not age, defines performance.

This event exemplified the fusion of sport, culture, and community, offering a dynamic space for talent, celebration, and inclusion.