2023 T1 League playoffs

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2023 T1 League playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 25 – May 21, 2023
Season2022–23
Teams5
Final positions
ChampionsNew Taipei CTBC DEA (1st title)
Runner-upTainan TSG GhostHawks
Semifinalists
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The 2023 T1 League playoffs was the postseason tournament of the T1 League's 2022–23 season. The play-in series started on April 25 and ended on April 27.[1][2] The semifinals series started on April 28 and ended on May 8.[1][3] The finals series started on May 13 and ended on May 21.[4][5] On May 21, the New Taipei CTBC DEA defeated the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 4–0, winning the 2022–23 season championship.[5]

Format[edit]

Five teams will participate in the playoffs. The top three teams, based on winning percentage of regular season, directly qualify for the semifinals. The fourth and fifth seeds play the best-of-three play-in series, which is in a 1-1 format. The fourth seed will be awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of play-in series and the top three seeds play the best-of-five semifinals series, which is in a 2-2-1 format. The winners of the semifinals series play the best-of-seven finals series, which is in a 2-2-1-1-1 format.[6] Due to the schedule of the Xinzhuang Gymnasium, the semifinals series between the New Taipei CTBC DEA and the winner of play-in series changed to a 1-1-1-1-1 format.[1]

Playoff qualifying[edit]

On March 19, 2023, the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first team to clinch the semifinals series.[7] On April 3, the New Taipei CTBC DEA clinched the regular season title.[8] On April 9, the Taichung Suns became the first team to qualify the play-in series.[9] On April 16, the Kaohsiung Aquas became the final team to secure a direct berth in the semifinals bracket, qualifying as the third seed and relegating the TaiwanBeer HeroBears to the play-in series.[10] On April 27, the Taichung Suns won the play-in series and advanced to the semifinals bracket.[2]

Seed Team Record Clinched
Play-in
berth		 Semifinals
berth		 Best record
in T1
1 New Taipei CTBC DEA 25–5 — March 19[7] April 3[8]
2 Tainan TSG GhostHawks 19–11 — April 1[11] —
3 Kaohsiung Aquas 16–14 — April 16[10] —
4 TaiwanBeer HeroBears 16–14 April 16[10] — —
5 Taichung Suns 8–22 April 9[9] April 27[2] —

Bracket[edit]

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

Play-in: (4) TaiwanBeer HeroBears vs. (5) Taichung Suns[edit]

April 25, 2023
19:00 (UTC+8)
TaiwanBeer HeroBears 130–138 (2OT) Taichung Suns
Scoring by quarter: 36–24, 35–27, 18–37, 26–27, Overtime: 15–23
Pts: Qualls 37
Rebs: Thabeet 25
Asts: Chiang Yu-An 14		 Pts: Rice 44
Rebs: Rice 12
Asts: Rice 11
Series tied, 1–1 [12]
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung City
Attendance: 847
Referees: Lai Chien-Hao, Glenn Cornelio, Chan Owe Shiong
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ELTA TV
April 27, 2023
19:00 (UTC+8)
Taichung Suns 120–118 TaiwanBeer HeroBears
Scoring by quarter: 32–29, 28–26, 29–36, 31–27
Pts: Rice 46
Rebs: Moultrie 15
Asts: Ting Sheng-Ju 8		 Pts: Jones 33
Rebs: Jones 13
Asts: Jones, Chiang Yu-An 8
Suns wins series, 2–1 [2]
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium, Taipei City
Attendance: 991
Referees: Ho Chang-Jen, Chan Owe Shiong, Hsieh Shang-Chien

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

Semifinals[edit]

(1) New Taipei CTBC DEA vs. (5) Taichung Suns[edit]

May 1, 2023
19:00 (UTC+8)
Taichung Suns 78–126 New Taipei CTBC DEA
Scoring by quarter: 19–37, 20–31, 16–30, 23–28
Pts: Rice 13
Rebs: Moultrie 17
Asts: Lin Ming-Yi 4		 Pts: King 27
Rebs: Želionis 14
Asts: Lin Wei-Han 13
DEA leads series, 1–0 [13]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 3,253
Referees: Yu Jung, Chan Owe Shiong, Glenn Cornelio
May 4, 2023
19:00 (UTC+8)
New Taipei CTBC DEA 110–83 Taichung Suns
Scoring by quarter: 37–14, 28–33, 21–17, 24–19
Pts: King 18
Rebs: Krajina 8
Asts: Hsieh Ya-Hsuan, Lin Ping-Sheng 6		 Pts: Rice 21
Rebs: Moultrie, Benson 10
Asts: Ting Sheng-Ju 11
DEA leads series, 2–0 [14]
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung City
Attendance: 1,333
Referees: Glenn Cornelio, Chan Owe Shiong, Chen Chien-Lin
May 7, 2023
14:00 (UTC+8)
Taichung Suns 86–130 New Taipei CTBC DEA
Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 25–30, 17–36, 16–39
Pts: Rice 20
Rebs: Benson 12
Asts: Ting Sheng-Ju 8		 Pts: Bachir 27
Rebs: Krajina, King 12
Asts: Lin Wei-Han 5
DEA wins series, 3–0 [15]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 3,345
Referees: Lin Chien-Hung, Glenn Cornelio, Lan Wei-Hsiung

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, but the first since the Taichung Wagor Suns renamed to the Taichung Suns in 2022, with the Suns winning the first meeting.

(2) Tainan TSG GhostHawks vs. (3) Kaohsiung Aquas[edit]

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ELTA TV
April 28, 2023
18:30 (UTC+8)
Kaohsiung Aquas 103–117 Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 20–26, 22–35, 33–30
Pts: Hu Long-Mao 27
Rebs: Bohannon 10
Asts: Brickman, Alexander 7		 Pts: Upshaw 28
Rebs: Upshaw 11
Asts: Li Han-Sheng 8
GhostHawks leads series, 1–0 [16]
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium, Tainan City
Attendance: 1,004
Referees: Lan Wei-Hsiung, Glenn Cornelio, Chan Owe Shiong
VL Sports
ELTA TV
April 30, 2023
14:00 (UTC+8)
Kaohsiung Aquas 124–103 Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Scoring by quarter: 31–28, 39–22, 21–34, 33–19
Pts: Brickman 34
Rebs: Bohannon 17
Asts: Brickman 12		 Pts: Ku Mao Wei-Chia 24
Rebs: Deguara, Bhullar 11
Asts: Li Han-Sheng, Ku Mao Wei-Chia 4
Series tied, 1–1 [17]
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium, Tainan City
Attendance: 1,507
Referees: Ho Chang-Jen, Glenn Cornelio, Chan Owe Shiong
VL Sports
ELTA TV
May 3, 2023
19:00 (UTC+8)
Tainan TSG GhostHawks 97–88 Kaohsiung Aquas
Scoring by quarter: 35–20, 17–22, 18–28, 27–18
Pts: Deguara 28
Rebs: Deguara 17
Asts: Ku Mao Wei-Chia 6		 Pts: Brickman 24
Rebs: Bohannon 14
Asts: Brickman 8
GhostHawks leads series, 2–1 [18]
Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung City
Attendance: 4,838
Referees: Lin Chien-Hung, Glenn Cornelio, Chan Owe Shiong
VL Sports
ELTA TV
May 5, 2023
19:00 (UTC+8)
Tainan TSG GhostHawks 98–99 Kaohsiung Aquas
Scoring by quarter: 36–19, 27–26, 17–30, 18–24
Pts: Upshaw 27
Rebs: Upshaw 17
Asts: Hu Kai-Hsiang 7		 Pts: Yu Huan-Ya 22
Rebs: Bohannon 10
Asts: Brickman 11
Series tied, 2–2 [19]
Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung City
Attendance: 6,166
Referees: Glenn Cornelio, Lan Wei-Hsiung, Lai Chien-Hao
VL Sports
ELTA TV
May 8, 2023
19:00 (UTC+8)
Kaohsiung Aquas 99–105 Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 19–24, 26–39, 26–24
Pts: Bohannon 23
Rebs: Hu Long-Mao 10
Asts: Brickman 9		 Pts: Upshaw 27
Rebs: Bhullar 21
Asts: Ku Mao Wei-Chia 8
GhostHawks wins series, 3–2 [3]
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium, Tainan City
Attendance: 2,064
Referees: Wu Chien-Wu, Glenn Cornelio, Su Yu-Yen

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

T1 League Finals: (1) New Taipei CTBC DEA vs. (2) Tainan TSG GhostHawks[edit]

Main article: 2023 T1 League Finals
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 [20]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 4,059
Referees: Yu Jung, Glenn Cornelio, Hsieh Shang-Chien
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 [21]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 3,622
Referees: Lin Chien-Hung, Lan Wei-Hsiung, Lai Chien-Hao
VL Sports
ELTA TV
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 [22]
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium, Tainan City
Attendance: 2,065
Referees: Yu Jung, Chan Owe Shiong, Chen Chien-Lin
VL Sports
ELTA TV
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 series, 4–0 [5]
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium, Tainan City
Attendance: 2,065
Referees: Chan Owe Shiong, Lin Chien-Hung, Joenard Garcia

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

Statistical leaders[edit]

Category Game High Average
Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP
Points Rayvonte Rice Taichung Suns 46 Rayvonte Rice Taichung Suns 28.8 5
Rebounds Hasheem Thabeet TaiwanBeer HeroBears 25 Hasheem Thabeet TaiwanBeer HeroBears 17.5 2
Assists Chiang Yu-An TaiwanBeer HeroBears 14 Chiang Yu-An TaiwanBeer HeroBears 11.0 2
Steals Rayvonte Rice Taichung Suns 6 Rayvonte Rice Taichung Suns 3.4 5
Blocks Hasheem Thabeet
Sim Bhullar		 TaiwanBeer HeroBears
Tainan TSG GhostHawks		 4 Hasheem Thabeet TaiwanBeer HeroBears 2.5 2

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