Sports
From 1988 until 2008 the 4,000 seat Convention Centre was the home of three times National Basketball League (NBL) champions the Brisbane Bullets. The Bullets moved from the previous home, the 13,500 seat Brisbane Entertainment Centre, due in part to dwindling crowds and the cost of playing out of the Boondall based stadium. During the 2011-12 NBL season the Gold Coast Blaze played two home games at the centre.
Since 2008 the Convention Centre has also been the home to the Brisbane based Queensland Firebirds who play in netball's ANZ Championship. The Firebirds were a foundation club of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy (CBT) in 1997 and played at the 2,700 seat Chandler Arena. When the CBT was retired in 2007 and the ANZ Championship took its place the Firebirds moved to the new championship and also moved into the larger Convention Centre to be its second major tenant alongside the Bullets. The team also plays selected home games at the 5,269 seat Gold Coast Convention Centre.
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