2023 T1 League finals

2023 T1 League finals
TeamCoachWins
New Taipei CTBC DEA Lee Yi-Hua 4
Tainan TSG GhostHawks Liu Meng-Chu 0
DatesMay 13 – 21, 2023
MVPLin Wei-Han
(New Taipei CTBC DEA)
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The 2023 T1 League finals was the championship series of the T1 League's 2022–23 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven final series was played by the winners of the semifinals series.[1][2] The finals series started on May 13 and ended on May 21.[3][4] The series was matched by New Taipei CTBC DEA and Tainan TSG GhostHawks.[5] On May 21, the New Taipei CTBC DEA defeated the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 4–0, winning the 2022–23 season championship.[4] Lin Wei-Han of the New Taipei CTBC DEA was named the Finals MVP.[6]

Bracket

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Play-in Semifinals Finals
         
1 New Taipei CTBC DEA 3
5 Taichung Suns 0
4 TaiwanBeer HeroBears 1
5 Taichung Suns 2
1 New Taipei CTBC DEA 4
2 Tainan TSG GhostHawks 0
2 Tainan TSG GhostHawks 3
3 Kaohsiung Aquas 2

Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

Background

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New Taipei CTBC DEA

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Tainan TSG GhostHawks

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Road to the finals

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New Taipei CTBC DEA (1st seed) Tainan TSG GhostHawks (2nd seed)
Team GP W L PCT GB
New Taipei CTBC DEA 30 25 5 .833
Tainan TSG GhostHawks 30 19 11 .633 6
Kaohsiung Aquas 30 16 14 .533 9
TaiwanBeer HeroBears 30 16 14 .533 9
Taichung Suns 30 8 22 .267 17
Taoyuan Leopards 30 6 24 .200 19
Regular season
Team GP W L PCT GB
New Taipei CTBC DEA 30 25 5 .833
Tainan TSG GhostHawks 30 19 11 .633 6
Kaohsiung Aquas 30 16 14 .533 9
TaiwanBeer HeroBears 30 16 14 .533 9
Taichung Suns 30 8 22 .267 17
Taoyuan Leopards 30 6 24 .200 19
No need to play play-in series Play-in No need to play play-in series
Defeated the 5th seed Taichung Suns, 3–0 Semifinals Defeated the 3rd seed Kaohsiung Aquas, 3–2

Regular season series

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The DEA won 6–0 in the regular-season series.

Series summary

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Game Date Away Team Result Home Team
Game 1 May 13 Tainan TSG GhostHawks 110–117 (0–1) New Taipei CTBC DEA
Game 2 May 15 Tainan TSG GhostHawks 98–108 (0–2) New Taipei CTBC DEA
Game 3 May 19 New Taipei CTBC DEA 112–96 (3–0) Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Game 4 May 21 New Taipei CTBC DEA 120–93 (4–0) Tainan TSG GhostHawks

Game summaries

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Game 1

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May 13, 2023
14:00 (UTC+8)
Tainan TSG GhostHawks 110–117 New Taipei CTBC DEA
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 25–30, 28–29, 32–28
Pts: Upshaw 23
Rebs: Upshaw 17
Asts: Ku Mao Wei-Chia 9
Pts: Krajina 25
Rebs: Krajina 14
Asts: Lin Wei-Han 12
DEA leads series, 1–0 [7]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 4,059
Referees: Yu Jung, Glenn Cornelio, Hsieh Shang-Chien

Game 2

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May 15, 2023
19:00 (UTC+8)
Tainan TSG GhostHawks 98–108 New Taipei CTBC DEA
Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 30–34, 27–23, 13–28
Pts: Bhullar 22
Rebs: Bhullar 18
Asts: Hu Kai-Hsiang 5
Pts: Krajina 24
Rebs: King 12
Asts: Lin Wei-Han 11
DEA leads series, 2–0 [8]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 3,622
Referees: Lin Chien-Hung, Lan Wei-Hsiung, Lai Chien-Hao

Game 3

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May 19, 2023
19:00 (UTC+8)
New Taipei CTBC DEA 112–96 Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Scoring by quarter: 38–29, 28–23, 29–18, 17–26
Pts: King 26
Rebs: Želionis 13
Asts: Lin Wei-Han 7
Pts: Upshaw, Weathers 18
Rebs: Weathers 14
Asts: Upshaw 5
DEA leads series, 3–0 [9]
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium, Tainan City
Attendance: 2,065
Referees: Yu Jung, Chan Owe Shiong, Chen Chien-Lin

Game 4

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May 21, 2023
14:00 (UTC+8)
New Taipei CTBC DEA 120–93 Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 29–32, 36–15, 24–20
Pts: Želionis 35
Rebs: Želionis 9
Asts: Lin Wei-Han 12
Pts: Upshaw 20
Rebs: Bhullar 14
Asts: Ku Mao Wei-Chia 9
DEA wins T1 League finals, 4–0 [4]
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium, Tainan City
Attendance: 2,065
Referees: Chan Owe Shiong, Lin Chien-Hung, Joenard Garcia

Rosters

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New Taipei CTBC DEA

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2022–23 New Taipei CTBC DEA roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
SF 0 Taiwan Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 26 – (1998-04-27)27 April 1998 SHU
C 1 Lithuania Edgaras Želionis (I) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 35 – (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 Lithuania
PG 2 Taiwan Liu Jen-Hao 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 29 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995 UCH
SG 3 Taiwan Lin Ping-Sheng 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 27 – (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 CCU
PF 4 Taiwan Liu Min-Yan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (1999-12-04)4 December 1999 NKNU
PG 6 Taiwan Lee Hsueh-Lin (C) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 40 – (1984-01-31)31 January 1984 TPEC
PG 7 Taiwan Wei Chia-Hao 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 24 – (2000-01-13)13 January 2000 FJU
SG 8 Taiwan Tung Fang Yi-Kang 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 27 – (1997-10-12)12 October 1997 NYCU
C 9 Croatia Kristijan Krajina (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 33 – (1990-12-28)28 December 1990 Mount St. Mary's
SG 10 Taiwan Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 26 – (1998-10-30)30 October 1998 UCH
PF 11 Taiwan Zhou Cheng-Rui 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (2000-02-24)24 February 2000 CCU
PF 12 Taiwan United Kingdom Jonah Morrison 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 24 – (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 UBC
PF 13 Taiwan Chen Yu-An 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (2000-05-26)26 May 2000 UT
C 14 Latvia Kaspars Bērziņš (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 39 – (1985-08-25)25 August 1985 Latvia
PG 16 Taiwan Lin Wei-Han 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 34 – (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 FJU
SF 30 Taiwan Liu Weir-Chern 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 36 – (1988-11-27)27 November 1988 MDU
F 55 United States Nick King (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 29 – (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 Middle Tennessee
C 76 Taiwan Tseng Wen-Ting 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 40 – (1984-07-06)6 July 1984 TPEC
Head coach
  • Taiwan Lee Yi-Hua
Assistant coach(es)
  • Serbia Momir Ratkovic
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Taiwan Mu Chien-Hung
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Li Kuo-Yi
  • Taiwan Fan Hsiang-Yu
Team manager
  • Taiwan Liu Chih-Wei

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: February 21, 2023

Tainan TSG GhostHawks

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2022–23 Tainan TSG GhostHawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
SF 0 Taiwan Chang Wei-Hsiang 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1996-05-15)15 May 1996 NTUA
SG 2 Taiwan Chien Wei-Ju 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 32 – (1992-01-20)20 January 1992 NTNU
PG 3 Taiwan Ku Mao Wei-Chia 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 25 – (1999-12-04)4 December 1999 UCH
PG 4 Taiwan Li Han-Sheng 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 30 – (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 NTNU
SF 6 Taiwan Liu Chun-Ting 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 25 – (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 UCH
G 9 Taiwan Wu Yen-Lun 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 27 – (1997-06-18)18 June 1997 ISU
F 10 Taiwan Tsai Chien-Yu 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 CKU
PF 12 Taiwan Hu Kai-Hsiang 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 33 – (1991-05-16)16 May 1991 CCU
C 13 Malta Italy Samuel Deguara (I) 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 33 – (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 FIU
SG 16 Taiwan Lin Tzu-Feng 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – (1998-10-30)30 October 1998 UCH
C 18 Taiwan Wu Hung-Hsing 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 35 – (1989-10-21)21 October 1989 SRHS
PF 21 Taiwan Lu Kuan-Ting 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 NTUA
SF 23 Taiwan Chen Ching-Huan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 38 – (1986-02-03)3 February 1986 FJU
PF 29 Taiwan Han Chieh-Yu 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1999-12-17)17 December 1999 NTSU
C 35 Canada Sim Bhullar (I) 2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) 140 kg (309 lb) 32 – (1992-12-02)2 December 1992 New Mexico State
SF 50 United States Marcus Weathers (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997 SMU
C 54 Taiwan Wu Tai-Hao (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 39 – (1985-02-07)7 February 1985 BYU-Hawaii
C 55 United States Robert Upshaw (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 30 – (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 Washington
Head coach
  • Taiwan Liu Meng-Chu
Assistant coach(es)
  • Taiwan Ma I-Hung
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Taiwan Kuo Han-Po
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Lin Te-Min
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Taiwan Kuei Shan-Yu
Team manager
  • Taiwan Chien Wei-Cheng

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: March 25, 2023

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game     Finals MVP

New Taipei CTBC DEA

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Player GP MPG PPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga 4 38:12 18.8 50.8% 38.5% 75.0% 7.0 2.5 1.5 0.3
Edgaras Želionis 4 30:43 24.0 60.7% 57.1% 80.0% 9.8 1.0 1.3 0.5
Liu Jen-Hao Did not play
Lin Ping-Sheng 4 20:02 9.0 52.0% 50.0% 50.0% 1.5 3.0 1.5 0.0
Liu Min-Yan Did not play
Lee Hsueh-Lin Did not play
Wei Chia-Hao 3 12:06 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.0
Tung Fang Yi-Kang Did not play
Kristijan Krajina 4 33:09 18.5 63.5% 45.5% 60.0% 7.8 3.0 0.8 0.3
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 4 21:39 6.0 47.4% 27.3% 60.0% 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.5
Zhou Cheng-Rui Did not play
Jonah Morrison 2 1:33 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chen Yu-An Did not play
Kaspars Bērziņš Did not play
Lin Wei-Han 4 31:12 14.0 48.6% 50.0% 87.5% 4.0 10.5 2.3 0.0
Liu Weir-Chern 1 4:24 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nick King 4 29:23 17.0 41.4% 20.0% 36.8% 8.0 4.8 1.8 0.3
Tseng Wen-Ting 4 24:39 7.0 52.6% 46.2% 100.0% 2.0 4.8 0.5 1.3

Tainan TSG GhostHawks

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Player GP MPG PPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Chang Wei-Hsiang Did not play
Chien Wei-Ju 4 27:58 9.0 34.1% 30.4% 50.0% 3.3 2.0 0.5 0.0
Ku Mao Wei-Chia 4 27:43 12.3 36.2% 28.6% 69.2% 3.3 6.5 1.0 0.0
Li Han-Sheng 4 18:58 4.0 31.6% 25.0% 0.0% 2.3 4.0 0.5 0.0
Liu Chun-Ting Did not play
Wu Yen-Lun 1 5:32 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsai Chien-Yu Did not play
Hu Kai-Hsiang 4 25:25 9.5 38.5% 32.0% 0.0% 2.0 3.3 1.3 0.0
Samuel Deguara 3 29:46 18.3 66.7% 0.0% 78.6% 11.7 1.3 0.7 0.0
Lin Tzu-Feng Did not play
Wu Hung-Hsing 3 2:52 2.7 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lu Kuan-Ting 2 6:45 3.0 40.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Chen Ching-Huan 4 13:46 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0
Han Chieh-Yu 4 17:58 7.3 34.4% 25.0% 100.0% 3.3 0.3 0.8 0.0
Sim Bhullar 3 34:47 16.0 66.7% 0.0% 54.1% 13.7 1.7 0.3 1.0
Marcus Weathers 3 25:30 16.3 42.5% 10.0% 77.8% 7.7 1.3 1.0 0.7
Wu Tai-Hao 3 7:41 0.7 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
Robert Upshaw 3 37:15 20.3 38.8% 35.7% 72.2% 11.0 4.3 1.0 1.7

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