T1 League

T1 League
SportBasketball
FoundedMay 24, 2021[1]
FounderKuan Kuang-Chung
First season2021–22
CeasedJuly 9, 2024
CountryTaiwan
Last
champion(s)		Taiwan Beer Leopards
(1st title)
Most titlesKaohsiung Aquas
New Taipei CTBC DEA
Taiwan Beer Leopards
(1 each)
Official websitet1league.basketball

The T1 League (Chinese: T1聯盟) was a professional basketball league in Taiwan. It was the third Taiwanese professional basketball league after the now-defunct Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA; 1994–1999) and P. League+ (PLG; founded in 2020).

History

2021

1st Season Logo

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]

2022

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]

2023

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]

2024

On June 1, 2024, the Taiwan Beer Leopards defeated the Taipei Mars, 4–0, winning the 2023–24 season championship.[33] On June 26, T1 League announced that the five teams of the T1 League would organize the new league for 2024–25 season.[34] On July 9, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks announced to quit the new league preparation for the new season of the P. League+.[35] And the Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Taipei Taishin Mars, and the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[36]

Teams

Overview of T1 League teams
Franchise Names Years Fate
Kaohsiung Aquas Kaohsiung Aquas 2021–2024 Joined the TPBL, 2024, as Kaohsiung Aquas
New Taipei CTBC DEA New Taipei CTBC DEA 2021–2024 Joined the TPBL, 2024, as New Taipei CTBC DEA
Taichung Wagor Suns
Taichung Suns 		Taichung Wagor Suns 2021–2022 Folded, 2023 (cancelled participation rights)
Taichung Suns 2022–2023
Tainan TSG GhostHawks Tainan TSG GhostHawks 2021–2024 Joined the PLG, 2024, with name changes to TSG GhostHawks
Taipei Mars Taipei Mars 2023–2024 Joined the TPBL, 2024, with name changes to Taipei Taishin Mars
TaiwanBeer HeroBears TaiwanBeer HeroBears 2021–2023 Folded, 2023 (transferred participation rights)
Taoyuan Leopards
Taiwan Beer Leopards 		Taoyuan Leopards 2021–2023 Joined the TPBL, 2024, with name changes to Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards
Taiwan Beer Leopards 2023–2024

Rules and regulations

Games

Each quarter plays 12 minutes. Each game totally plays 48 minutes.[37]

Players

  • Each team can select 8 to 13 players to active roster in each match.[37]
  • Each team is able to register 9 to 14 local players and 3 or 4 general import players.[37]
  • Each team is able to select 2 or 3 import players into active roster in each match.[37]
  • 8-Imports-In-4-Quarters Rule : each quarter can have 2 import players on the court.[37]

Regular season

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.[37] Each team played against another seven times, and 28 matches total in the 2023–24 regular season.[38]

Ranking

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) 		[39][40][41]
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) 		[42][43]
2023–24 New Taipei CTBC DEA
19–9 		Taiwan Beer Leopards
18–10 		Kaohsiung Aquas
15–13 		Taipei Mars
11–17 		Tainan TSG GhostHawks
7–21 		— Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga
(DEA) 		[44][45]

Playoffs

Play-in

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.[37] The 2024 play-in series was cancelled.[38]

Years Qualifiers Result Eliminated Ref.
2022 TaiwanBeer HeroBears 2–0 Taoyuan Leopards [46]
2023 Taichung Suns 2–1 TaiwanBeer HeroBears [47]
2024 — [38]

Semifinals

The winner of play-in series and the top three seeds play the best-of-five semifinals series.[37] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, the 2022 semifinals series changed to best-of-three series.[48]

Years Qualifiers Result Eliminated Ref.
2022 Kaohsiung Aquas 2–0 TaiwanBeer HeroBears [49]
Taichung Wagor Suns 2–1 New Taipei CTBC DEA [50]
2023 New Taipei CTBC DEA 3–0 Taichung Suns [51]
Tainan TSG GhostHawks 3–2 Kaohsiung Aquas [52]
2024 Taipei Mars 3–2 New Taipei CTBC DEA [53]
Taiwan Beer Leopards 3–0 Kaohsiung Aquas [54]

Finals

The winners of the semifinals series play the best-of-seven finals series.[37] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, the 2022 finals series changed to best-of-five series.[48]

Years Champions Result Runners-up FMVP Ref.
2022 Kaohsiung Aquas (1) 3–0 Taichung Wagor Suns Hu Long-Mao (Aquas) [15][55]
2023 New Taipei CTBC DEA (1) 4–0 Tainan TSG GhostHawks Lin Wei-Han (DEA) [22][56]
2024 Taiwan Beer Leopards (1) 4–0 Taipei Mars DeMarcus Cousins (Leopards) [33][57]

All-Star Game

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][58][59]

Broadcast partners

Seasons Television Online Ref.
2021–22 Eleven Sports, ELTA TV 17LIVE, Twitch (2022), Facebook (since January 28, 2022), Line Today (since Play-in) [60][61][62][63]
2022–23 Eleven Sports, VL Sports, ELTA TV YouTube, Camerabay (since December 16, 2022) [64][65]
2023–24 VL Sports, ELTA TV YouTube, Twitch [66]

Mottos

Seasons Mottos Ref.
2021–22 More Than One [67]
2022–23 Welcome To T1 Universe [68]
2023–24 Guess What! [69]

See also

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