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Taiwan Series
Taiwan Series () is the championship series of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). It is usually played in late October or early November, after the regular season. It was formerly known as the ''CPBL Seasonal Championship Series'' (), and was renamed the ''Taiwan Series'' after the merger of the CPBL and the Taiwan Major League in 2003. Qualification Teams play two sixty-game half seasons. The two half-season winners are automatically the number one and two seeds; the one with the better full-season record gains an automatic berth into the best-of-seven Taiwan Series, played in a 2-2-3 format. The other team must play a best-of-five series against the team with the best full-season record but didn't win either half-season. If the same team wins both halves, the next two teams with the best full-season record play in the first round; the winner plays in the Taiwan Series, with the team that wins both halves having a 2-2-2 format. Results See also * Asia Series * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this system, a competitor has to challenge the current champion to win the championship. A competitor (called ''number 1 contender'') can challenge the current champion after defeating other challengers. This form of championship is used in individual head-to-head competitions and is particularly associated with combat sports such as wrestling, boxing and mixed martial arts. Tournament system The term championships (in the plural) is often used to refer to tournament competitions, either using a knockout format, such as at Wimbledon and other championships in tennis, or a mixed format with a group stage followed by knockout rounds, such as used in the European Football Championships. A variation of the knockout format is the "best-of-X" or ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Taiwan Series
The 2008 Taiwan Series was played by the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, team that placed first in the all-season standing, and the Brother Elephants, wild card winner who advanced to Taiwan Series by defeating La New Bears in the Playoff Series. The Lions defeated the Elephants four games to three and won the title and went on to represent Taiwan in the 2008 Asia Series. Participants *Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions - First seed; winner of the first half-season. *La New Bears - Second seed; winner of the second half-season. *Brother Elephants - Third seed; wild card winner by virtue of placing third in all-season standing after the Lions and the Bears. Rules All regular season rules apply with the following exceptions: * Each team is allowed to register 28 players on its active roster. * No tied games. * Two outfield umpires are added to the games. Summaries Game 1 October 25, 2008 at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan City Game 2 October 26, 2008 at Chengcing Lake Basebal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Series
Taiwan Series () is the championship series of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). It is usually played in late October or early November, after the regular season. It was formerly known as the ''CPBL Seasonal Championship Series'' (), and was renamed the ''Taiwan Series'' after the merger of the CPBL and the Taiwan Major League in 2003. Qualification Teams play two sixty-game half seasons. The two half-season winners are automatically the number one and two seeds; the one with the better full-season record gains an automatic berth into the best-of-seven Taiwan Series, played in a 2-2-3 format. The other team must play a best-of-five series against the team with the best full-season record but didn't win either half-season. If the same team wins both halves, the next two teams with the best full-season record play in the first round; the winner plays in the Taiwan Series, with the team that wins both halves having a 2-2-2 format. Results See also * Asia Series * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Taipei National Baseball Team
The Chinese Taipei baseball team () is the national men's baseball team of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is governed by the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association. The team is ranked second in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, behind only Japan. The team is usually made up of professionals from Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League, Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, and Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball from the United States. Originally known as the National Baseball Team of the Republic of China () it was renamed in the 1980s as the Chinese Taipei Baseball Team. The team has won five titles in the Asian Baseball Championship (most recently in 2019), a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, and a silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. It won the gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha in a sweeping victory by beating South Korea, Thailand, China, Philippines, and finally all-time rival Japan. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports In Taiwan
In Taiwan (Republic of China), some of the most prominent sports include badminton, baseball, basketball, football, softball, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball. Martial arts such as t'ai chi ch'uan and taekwondo are also practiced by many people. International-known athletes include Tai Tzu-ying, Kuo Hsing-chun, Yu Chang, Chien-Ming Wang, Lin Yun-ju, Yang Chuan-kwang, Chou Tien-chen, Hsieh Su-wei, and Yani Tseng among others. Due to political reasons and pressures from the People's Republic of China, the organisations or national teams from Taiwan have been competing as Chinese Taipei in international sporting events, such as the Olympic Games. History Westernization during Qing Dynasty (1858-1895) The Treaty of Tientsin opened up the Taiwanese border to the western countries, and many missionaries came to Taiwan for missionary, medical, and education work. The missionaries promoted the education of intelligence, morality, and physical, and started to include physical e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Baseball In Taiwan
Professional baseball in Taiwan started with the founding of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in 1989. At its 1997 peak, Taiwan had two leagues and 11 professional teams. The competing Taiwan Major League ran from 1997 until its absorption by the CPBL in 2003. The professional game has had several game-fixing scandals which had led to sharp declines in game attendance. However, as of 2016 baseball in Taiwan had begun to see a renewed interest in the sport in spite of this setback due to major cheating scandals. Historical background The first official indigenous baseball team in Taiwan was formed in 1906, when the island was a Japanese colony, by the Middle School of the Taiwan Governor-General's National Language School (present-day Jianguo Senior High School). The first organized baseball game was played between this team and the team of the Normal School of the Taiwan Governor-General's National Language School (present-day Taipei Municipal University of Edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Nicknames Used In The CPBL
The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) players have a rich tradition of using nicknames. This is a list of the nicknames used in the CPBL. Players' nicknames by team ''The words in brackets are the pronunciation of Chinese or Taiwanese in Pinyin.'' Current teams CTBC Brothers * Chang Cheng-wei (張正偉) - ''Blossom'' (Huahua) * Chang Chih-hao (張志豪) - ''Boiler'' (Guolu) * Chang Min-yen (張民諺) - ''A-ken'' * Chen Chiang-ho (陳江和) - ''Red Turtle'' (Anggu) * Huang Shih-hao (黃仕豪) - ''Big Head'' (Datou) * Jan Fu-zhi (簡富智) - ''Clone'' (Fuzhiren) * Li Feng-hua (李風華) - ''National Father'' (Guofu) * Peng Cheng-min (彭政閔) - ''Chia Chia'' * Wang Sheng-wei (王勝偉) - ''Magneto'' (Wanciwang) * Yeh Ting-jen (葉丁仁) - ''Tinky Winky'' (Dingding) * Yeh Yung-chieh (葉詠捷) - ''Johnnys Yeah'' (Jienisiyei) * Chou Ssu-chi (周思齊) - ''Jay Chou'' (Zhoudong) Fubon Guardians * Chang Chien-ming - ''Brother Fire'' (Huoge) * Chen Chih-wei - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambling In Taiwan
200px, 公益彩券統一識別標誌 Gambling in Taiwan is prohibited by the Criminal Code of the Republic of China.''Premier amenable to casino proposal'' by Shih Hsiu-chuan (, 20 February 2013) State-run lotteries, like the Uniform Invoice lottery, are the only legal form of on mainland . The construction of casinos on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball Awards
Professional baseball leagues, amateur-baseball organizations, sportswriting associations, and other groups confer awards on various baseball teams, players, managers, coaches, executives, broadcasters, writers, and other baseball-related people for excellence in achievement, sportsmanship, and community involvement. International World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball Division *Senior Athlete of the Year *Junior Athlete of the Year *Coach of the Year *Umpire of the YearCassandra Sedgman"Paul Hyham IBAF 2009 Umpire of the Year" Baseball Australia, 7 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-07. *Member Federation Executive of the Year World Adult baseball * WBSC Baseball World Rankings (men's) * WBSC Baseball World Rankings (women's) *WBSC Premier12 championship (national teams) *World Baseball Classic championship trophy (national teams) * World Baseball Classic Most Valuable Player * World Baseball Classic All–WBC team *23U Baseball World Cup (WBSC) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Series
The Asia Series was an international club baseball competition, contested by the champions of all four of the professional leagues that are associated with the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) — Australian Baseball League (ABL), Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), Korea Baseball Organization League (KBO League), and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) — along with the CEB European Champion Cup holder and the host city, to bring the number of teams up to six. The competition was co-sponsored by NPB Association and Konami from 2005 to 2007 and was therefore known as the Konami Cup. Furthermore, the participation was limited to the East Asian countries (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and China). The tournament was stopped between 2009 and 2010 due to financing issues. It was re-introduced in 2011 and has been hosted by Taiwan and South Korea, unlike the previous, which were held in Japan. Following the 2013 edition, the Asia Series was discontinued due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Taiwan Series
The 2011 Taiwan Series was played by Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions and Lamigo Monkeys, winners of the first and second half-seasons. The Lions won the title of 2011 Taiwan Series four games to one and will represent Taiwan in the 2011 Asia Series. Participants *Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions - Winner of the first half-season. *Lamigo Monkeys - Winner of the second half-season. The Lions and the Monkeys played each other in 40 regular season games, and the Monkeys had the upper hand with 21 wins, 18 losses, and one tied game. The two teams also played each other in the 2006 and 2007 Taiwan Series; the Monkeys defeated the Lions in 2006, but the Lions claimed the title in 2007. Rules All regular season rules apply with the following exceptions: * Each team is allowed to register 28 players on its active roster. * No tied games. * Two outfield umpires are added to the games. Summaries Game 1 October 15, 2011 at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, Taoyuan County Game 2 October 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Taiwan Series
{{Infobox Taiwan Series , image = , caption = , country = Taiwan , year = 2010 , champion = Brother Elephants (4) , champion_manager = Chen Je-cheng , champion_games = 61-2-57, {{winpct, 61, 57 , runnerup = Sinon Bulls (0) , runnerup_manager = Hsu Sheng-ming , runnerup_games = 65-2-53, {{winpct, 65, 53 , date = October 16–October 23 , MVP = Jim Magrane , OP = Chang Cheng-weiChang Chien-ming , MOY = Chen Je-cheng , television = Videoland Television Network The 2010 Taiwan Series is played by Brother Elephants and Sinon Bulls, winners of the first and second half-seasons. The Elephants defeated the Bulls four games to nothing and won the Taiwan Series title. Participants *Sinon Bulls - Winner of the first half-season. *Brother Elephants A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
