The southern division of the 2026 national village basketball league, better known as "Cun BA," held its second round of group-stage matches on October 12.

Representing Guangdong, the Zhongshan Shaxi team made its debut in the regional tournament against longtime rival Jiangxi Dongxiang in Dafeng town, Shanglin county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, winning 131-66 to get its southern division group-stage campaign off to a winning start.

The southern division runs for 8 days and will decide its top 5 teams on October 18. They will advance to the national finals, which will be held from October 24 to 29 in Xianfeng county, Enshi city, Hubei province.