Current season, competition or edition: 2024 T1 League Finals | |
Sport | Basketball |
---|---|
Founded | May 24, 2021 [1] |
Founder | Kuan Kuang-Chung |
First season | 2021–22 |
COO | Hsieh Chih-Cheng |
Commissioner | Chien Wei-Chuan |
Motto | Guess What! |
No. of teams | 5 |
Country | Taiwan |
Most recent champion(s) |
New Taipei CTBC DEA (1st title) |
Most titles |
Kaohsiung Aquas New Taipei CTBC DEA (1 each) |
TV partner(s) | VL Sports ELTA TV |
Official website |
t1league |
The T1 League ( Chinese: T1聯盟) is a professional basketball league in Taiwan composed of 5 teams. It is the third Taiwanese professional basketball league after the now-defunct Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA; 1994–1999) and P. League+ (PLG; founded in 2020).
On May 10, 2021, Kuan Kuang-Chung, the former National Basketball Association (NBA) Taiwan region general manager, was named as the sponsor of the new professional basketball league. There were four corporations willing to join the league. [2] On May 24, the name of the new league was announced as T1 League. [3] Teams from Kaohsiung City, New Taipei City, Taichung City, and Taipei City applied to join the league. [4] On May 26, the Kaohsiung Aquas announced to join the T1 League. [5] On June 19, the Taichung Suns was established formally. [6] On July 30, the New Taipei CTBC DEA was established formally to be the new team of the T1 League. [7] On August 6, the T1 League announced that Chien Wei-Chuan was the commissioner of the league. Besides, the Taoyuan Leopards and the Tainan team would join the league. [8] On August 9, the T1 League held the first draft. There were 58 players participated in the draft, and 17 players were chosen in 5 rounds. [9] On September 2, the Taiwan Beer basketball team announced to join the league as the TaiwanBeer HeroBears. [10] On September 6, the T1 League announced that Chang Yun-Chih was the secretary general of the league. [11] On September 30, the name of Tainan team was announced as the Tainan TSG GhostHawks. [12] On November 25, the Taichung Suns changed the name to the Taichung Wagor Suns. [13] On November 27, the 2021–22 season opening game, matched by the Kaohsiung Aquas and the TaiwanBeer HeroBears, was played at University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium. [14]
On June 4, 2022, the Kaohsiung Aquas defeated the Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0, winning the 2021–22 season championship. [15] On July 12, the T1 League held the second draft. There were 44 players participated in the draft, and 14 players were chosen in 3 rounds. [16] On September 5, the T1 League announced that Liu Yi-Cheng served as the vice commissioner of the league. Hsieh Chih-Cheng was the new chief operating officer, and Chang Shu-Jen, the general manager of the New Taipei CTBC DEA, was the new secretary general of the league. The former secretary general and chief operating officer, Chang Yun-Chih and Chia Fan, would transfer to senior consultant and tournament consultant, respectively. [17] On September 29, the T1 League announced that Tsai Shang-Hua served as the strategic marketing director of the league. [18] On October 29, the 2022–23 season opening game, matched by the Kaohsiung Aquas and the New Taipei CTBC DEA, was played at Xinzhuang Gymnasium. [19]
On February 28, 2023, the T1 League held the first All-Star Game at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium. [20] [21] On May 21, the New Taipei CTBC DEA defeated the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 4–0, winning the 2022–23 season championship. [22] On June 26, the T1 League announced that the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd. took over the participation rights of the TaiwanBeer HeroBears. [23] On July 4, the Taoyuan Leopards announced to cooperate with the Taiwan Beer basketball association, and the Taoyuan Leopards changed the name to the TaiwanBeer Leopards. [24] On July 14, the T1 League held the third draft. There were 41 players participated in the draft, and 7 players were chosen in 2 rounds. [25] On August 18, the T1 League announced that Chang Shu-Jen, the secretary general of the league, left the league. [26] On August 21, the T1 League announced that Wang Chih-Chun was the new secretary general of the league. [27] On August 24, the name of Taipei Taishin basketball team was announced as the Taipei Taishin Mars. [28] On September 15, the T1 League announced that the 2023–24 season participation rights of the Taichung Suns was cancelled due to financial qualification. [29] On October 12, Tsai Shang-Hua, the strategic marketing director of the league, announced to leave the league. [30] On October 16, the Taichung Suns announced to fold officially. [31] On October 28, the 2023–24 season opening game, matched by the Tainan TSG GhostHawks and the New Taipei CTBC DEA, was played at Xinzhuang Gymnasium. [32]
Team | Chinese Name | Location |
Arena (2023–24 season) |
Founded | Joined | Map |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kaohsiung Aquas | 高雄全家海神 | Kaohsiung City |
Kaohsiung Arena Fengshan Gymnasium |
2021 | ||
New Taipei CTBC DEA | 新北中信特攻 | New Taipei City |
Xinzhuang Gymnasium Taipei Dome (joint home arena) |
2021 | ||
Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 臺南台鋼獵鷹 | Tainan City | Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium | 2021 | ||
Taipei Taishin Mars | 臺北台新戰神 | Taipei City |
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium Taipei Dome (joint home arena) National Taiwan University Sports Center |
2023 | ||
Taiwan Beer Leopards | 台啤永豐雲豹 | Taoyuan City | Taoyuan Arena | 2021 |
Each quarter plays 12 minutes. Each game totally plays 48 minutes. [33]
Each team plays against another six times, three at home and three on the road, respectively. Each team plays 30 matches total in the regular season. [33] Each team played against another seven times, and 28 matches total in the 2023–24 regular season. [34]
Seasons | First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | MVP | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021–22 |
Kaohsiung Aquas 23–7 |
Taichung Wagor Suns 20–10 |
New Taipei CTBC DEA 17–13 |
TaiwanBeer HeroBears 16–14 |
Taoyuan Leopards 8–22 |
Tainan TSG GhostHawks 6–24 |
Chiang Yu-An ( HeroBears) |
[35] [36] [37] |
2022–23 |
New Taipei CTBC DEA 25–5 |
Tainan TSG GhostHawks 19–11 |
Kaohsiung Aquas 16–14 |
TaiwanBeer HeroBears 16–14 |
Taichung Suns 8–22 |
Taoyuan Leopards 6–24 |
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga ( DEA) |
[38] [39] |
2023–24 |
New Taipei CTBC DEA 19–9 |
Taiwan Beer Leopards 18–10 |
Kaohsiung Aquas 15–13 |
Taipei Taishin Mars 11–17 |
Tainan TSG GhostHawks 7–21 |
— | () |
[40] |
The fourth and fifth seeds play the best-of-three play-in series. The fourth seed is awarded a one-win advantage. The winner can qualify the semifinals series. [33] The 2024 play-in series was cancelled. [34]
Years | Qualifiers | Result | Eliminated | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 2–0 | Taoyuan Leopards | [41] |
2023 | Taichung Suns | 2–1 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | [42] |
2024 | — | [34] |
The winner of play-in series and the top three seeds play the best-of-five semifinals series. [33] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, the 2022 semifinals series changed to best-of-three series. [43]
Years | Qualifiers | Result | Eliminated | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 2–0 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | [44] |
Taichung Wagor Suns | 2–1 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | [45] | |
2023 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 3–0 | Taichung Suns | [46] |
Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 3–2 | Kaohsiung Aquas | [47] | |
2024 | Taipei Taishin Mars | 3–2 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | [48] |
Taiwan Beer Leopards | 3–0 | Kaohsiung Aquas | [49] |
The winners of the semifinals series play the best-of-seven finals series. [33] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, the 2022 finals series changed to best-of-five series. [43]
Years | Champions | Result | Runners-up | FMVP | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Kaohsiung Aquas (1) | 3–0 | Taichung Wagor Suns | Hu Long-Mao ( Aquas) | [15] [50] |
2023 | New Taipei CTBC DEA (1) | 4–0 | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | Lin Wei-Han ( DEA) | [22] [51] |
2024 | (1) | – | () |
Year | Win | Result | Loss | AMVP | Three-Point Contest Champion | Slam Dunk Contest Champion | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Team Infinity | 179–124 | Team Beyond | Dwight Howard (Team Infinity) | Lu Kuan-Hsuan ( Suns) | Liu Chun-Ting ( GhostHawks) | [21] [52] [53] |
Seasons | Television | Online | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2021–22 | Eleven Sports, ELTA TV | 17LIVE, Twitch (2022), Facebook (since January 28, 2022), Line Today (since Play-in) | [54] [55] [56] [57] |
2022–23 | Eleven Sports, VL Sports, ELTA TV | YouTube, Camerabay (since December 16, 2022) | [58] [59] |
2023–24 | VL Sports, ELTA TV | YouTube, Twitch | [60] |
Seasons | Mottos | Ref. |
---|---|---|
2021–22 | More Than One | [61] |
2022–23 | Welcome To T1 Universe | [62] |
2023–24 | Guess What! | [63] |