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Macau Forum (, pt, Forum de Macau) is a venue connected to the adjacent
Macao Polytechnic University Multisport Pavilion The Macao Polytechnic University Multisport Pavilion (formerly named Macao Polytechnic Institute Multisport Pavilion) is part of the Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) in Macau, People's Republic of China. It covers a total area of over and has a ...
and Media Centre located at Avenida de Marciano Baptista, in ,
Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. Macao Forum used to be the largest indoor venue in Macau before the completion of the
Macao East Asian Games Dome , fullname = Macau East Asian Games Dome , former_names = , image = Nave Desportiva Dos Jogos Da Ásia Oriental De Macau.JPG , image_size = 250px , location = Cotai, Macau, China , coordinates = , broke_ground = , opened = , owner = ...
. It comprises two pavilions: The main pavilion has a capacity of up to 4,000 and offers a competition area of 45 metres by 25 metres with a ceiling height of 12 metres; The second pavilion can accommodate over 300 people with
theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
-style-seating format and offers a performing area of 30 metres by 15 metres, which is suitable for different spectator sports and shows. Macao Forum has been one of the venues for the annual
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called FIVB Volleyball World League, World League. This event should not be confused with the other intern ...
series since 1994 and successfully held the Final in 2001 (suspended in 2003 and 2004 due to major overhaul for the
2005 East Asian Games The 4th East Asian Games was an international multi-sport event for countries in East Asia which was held in Macau from October 29 to November 6, 2005. Host city At the 11th EAGA Council Meeting held in Guam in March 1996, Macau, then a Portugues ...
).


Notable events

* 2012 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold * 2013 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold


References

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