T.League
The T.League (Japanese: Tリーグ; Romaji: T.Rīgu) or Nojima T.League (Japanese: ノジマTリーグ) is the premier table tennis league of Japan which began in 2018. It is the first professional table tennis league in Japan.[1] There are twelve teams, six each for men and women.
Teams
[edit]Men's teams
[edit]| Name | Prefecture | Head coach |
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| T.T. Saitama (T.T彩たま) | Saitama Prefecture |  Ryūsuke Sakamoto (坂本竜介)
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| Kinoshita Meister Tokyo (木下マイスター東京) | Tokyo |  Qiu Jianxin (邱建新)
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| Kanazawa Port (金沢ポート) | Kanazawa | |
| Shizuoka Jade (静岡ジェード) | Shizuoka | |
| Okayama Rivets (岡山リベッツ) | Okayama Prefecture | Kōsuke Shiraga (白神宏佑)
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| Ryukyu Asteeda (琉球アスティーダ) | Okinawa Prefecture | Kazuhiro Chang (張一博)
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Women's teams
[edit]| Name | Prefecture | Head coach |
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| Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa (木下アビエル神奈川) | Kanagawa Prefecture | Rui Nakazawa (中澤鋭) |
| Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya (トップおとめピンポンズ名古屋) | Aichi Prefecture | Hideo Fujikawa (藤川英雄)
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| Nissay Red Elf (日本生命レッドエルフ) | Osaka Prefecture | Yasukazu Murakami (村上恭和)
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| Nippon Paint Mallets (日本ペイントマレッツ) | Osaka Prefecture | Takahiro Mihara (三原孝博)
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| Kyushu Asteeda (九州アスティーダ) | Fukuoka Prefecture | Kawatsura Hajime (川面創)
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| Kyoto Kaguyalyze (京都カグヤライズ) | Kyoto Prefecture | Haruhiko Ikebukuro (池袋 晴彦)
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Stadiums
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Takeda Teva Ocean Arena in Nagoya, Aichi -
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Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka -
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Format and rules
[edit]Each team match features one doubles match and at least three singles matches. If the score after four matches is 2–2, an extra-time, single-game "victory match" will determine the winner.[1] T.League rules differ from international table tennis rules.[2]
| Match 1 | Doubles | Best of 3 | Score starts at 6–6 for the final game Play to 11 points only (i.e. 11–10 wins) for non-final games |
| Match 2 | Singles | Best of 5 | |
| Match 3 | |||
| Match 4 | |||
| "Victory match" | 1 game |
Match 1 players may not play in Match 2. Matches 2, 3, and 4 must feature different players for both teams.[2]
Results
[edit]Men's division
[edit]| Season | Winner | Runner-up | MVP | Best doubles pair |
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| 2018–19[3][4] | Tokyo (14W–7L) |
Okayama (12W–9L) |
Season & 2nd half: Jun Mizutani[5] (Tokyo) 1st half: Tomokazu Harimoto[6] (Tokyo) |
Masataka Morizono Jin Ueda (Okayama)
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| 2019–20 Finals not held |
Tokyo (15W–6L) |
Ryukyu (11W–10L) |
Season & 1st half:  Hou Yingchao[7] (Tokyo)2nd half: Takuya Jin[8] (Saitama) |
Kenta Tazoe Yukiya Uda (Tokyo)[9]
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Women's division
[edit]| Season | Winner | Runner-up | MVP | Best doubles pair |
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| 2018–19[3][4] | Nissay (18W–3L) |
Kanagawa (13W–8L) |
Season & 1st half: Hina Hayata[6] (Nissay) 2nd half: Kasumi Ishikawa[5] (Kanagawa) |
Chang Chenchen Jiang Hui (Nissay)
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| 2019–20 Finals not held |
Nissay (14W–7L) |
Kanagawa (13W–8L) |
Season & 2nd half: Sakura Mori (Nissay)[9] 1st half:  Suthasini Sawettabut[7] (Nippon Paint) |
 Yang Ha-eun Rika Suzuki (Nagoya)
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References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b Nagatsuka, Kaz (October 23, 2018). "T.League primed to kick off inaugural season". The Japan Times. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "About Tリーグ". T.League (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ノジマＴリーグ 2018-2019シーズン 順位表". T.League (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ノジマTリーグ 2018-2019シーズン 優勝 および シーズン表彰 受賞記念グッズ 受注販売開始のお知らせ". T.League (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "「ノジマＴリーグ 2018-2019シーズン後期 ノジマMVP賞」を 男子・水谷隼（KM東京）、女子・石川佳純（KA神奈川）が受賞". T.League (in Japanese). 13 March 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "「ノジマＴリーグ 2018-2019シーズン前期 ノジマMVP賞」を 男子・張本智和（KM東京）、女子・早田ひな（日本生命）が受賞". T.League (in Japanese). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ノジマＴリーグ 2019-2020シーズン レギュラーシーズン 「ノジマＴリーグ 2019-2020シーズン前期 ノジマMVP賞」を男子・ホウ エイチョウ（KM東京）女子・サウェータブット スターシニー（ニッペM）が受賞". T.League (in Japanese). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "「ノジマＴリーグ 2019-2020シーズン後期 ノジマMVP賞」を男子・神 巧也（T.T彩たま）、女子・森 さくら（日本生命）が受賞" (in Japanese). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ノジマＴリーグ 2019-2020シーズン リーグ表彰". T.League (in Japanese). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
Official site
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)