The T1 League is a Taiwanese men's

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basketball league founded in 2021. It is the third professional basketball league in Taiwan after the Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA) and the P. League+ (PLG). In the 2022–23 season, the T1 League consists of six teams, the

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, the New Taipei CTBC DEA, the Taichung Suns, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, the TaiwanBeer HeroBears, and the Taoyuan Leopards.

History

2021

On May 10, 2021,

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, the former

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(NBA) Taiwan region general manager, served as the sponsor of the new professional basketball league. And there were four corporations willing to join the league. On May 24, the name of the new league was announced as T1 League. There were four teams came from

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, and

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applied to join the league. On May 26, the

announced to join the T1 League. On June 19, the Taichung Suns was established formally. On July 30, the New Taipei CTBC DEA was established formally to be the new team of the T1 League. On August 6, the T1 League announced that

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was the commissioner of the league. Besides, the Taoyuan Leopards and the Tainan team would join the league. 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. On September 2, the Taiwan Beer basketball team announced to join the league as the TaiwanBeer HeroBears. On September 6, the T1 League announced that Chang Yun-Chih was the secretary general of the league. On September 30, the name of Tainan team was announced as the Tainan TSG GhostHawks. On November 25, the Taichung Suns changed the name to the Taichung Wagor Suns. On November 27, the 2021–22 season opening game, matched by

and TaiwanBeer HeroBears, was played at University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium.

2022

On June 4, 2022, the

defeated the Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0, winning the 2021–22 season championship. 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. On September 5, the T1 League announced that

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served as the vice commissioner of the league.

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was the new chief operating officer, and

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, 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. On September 29, the T1 League announced that

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served as the strategic marketing director of the league. On October 29, the 2022–23 season opening game, matched by

and New Taipei CTBC DEA, was played at

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Teams

Rules and Regulations

Games

Each quarter plays 12 minutes. Each game totally plays 48 minutes.

Players

* Each team can select 12 or 13 players to active roster in each match. * Each team is able to register ''9 to 14 local players'', ''2 or 3 general import players'' and ''1 type-III player''. * Each team is able to select 2 to 3 import players (including at least 1 type-III player) into active roster in each match. * 8-Imports-In-4-Quarters Rule : each quarter can have 2 import players or 1 import player and 1 type-III player on the court. * Type-III player eligibility: (1) Naturalized players (2) Asian import players (3) Foreign students (4) Overseas compatriots

Regular season

Since the 2021–22 season, each team plays against another six times, three at home and three on the road, respectively. Each team plays 30 matches totally in regular season.

Ranking

Playoffs

Play-In

Since the 2022 play-in series, 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 semi-finals series.

Semi-Finals

Since the 2022 semi-finals series, the winner of play-in series and the top three seeds play the best-of-five semi-finals series. Due to the

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, the 2022 semi-finals series change to best-of-three series.

Finals

Since the 2022 finals series, the winners of the semi-finals series play the best-of-seven finals series. Due to the

, the 2022 finals series change to best-of-five series.

Broadcast partners

Mottos

Note

References

External links

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