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
Men's teams
| Name | Prefecture | Head coach |
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| T.T Saitama (T.T彩たま) | Saitama Prefecture | Yuya Mizuno (水野裕哉) |
| Kinoshita Meister Tokyo (木下マイスター東京) | Tokyo | Wang Kai (王凱) |
| Kanazawa Port (金沢ポート) | Kanazawa | Akira Saito (西東輝) |
| Shizuoka Jade (静岡ジェード) | Shizuoka | Masataka Morizono (森薗政崇) |
| Okayama Rivets (岡山リベッツ) | Okayama Prefecture | Kōsuke Shiraga (白神宏佑) |
| Ryukyu Asteeda (琉球アスティーダ) | Okinawa Prefecture | Kazuhiro Chang (張一博) |
Women's teams
| Name | Prefecture | Head coach |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Misako Wakamiya (若宮三紗子) |
| Nissay Red Elf (日本生命レッドエルフ) | Osaka Prefecture | Yasukazu Murakami (村上恭和) |
| Nippon Paint Mallets (日本ペイントマレッツ) | Osaka Prefecture | Yumi Oshima (大嶋由美) |
| Kyushu Asteeda (九州アスティーダ) | Fukuoka Prefecture | Hidefumi Masuda (増田秀文) |
| Kyoto Kaguyalyze (京都カグヤライズ) | Kyoto Prefecture | Shuhei Kobayashi (小林修平) |
Stadiums
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Takeda Teva Ocean Arena in Nagoya, Aichi
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Okayama Budokan in Okayama
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Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Namba, Osaka
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Wing Hat Kasukabe in Kasukabe, Saitama
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Format and rules
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
Men's division
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | MVP | Best doubles pair |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 2019–20 | 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] |
| 2020–21 | Ryukyu (15W–6L) |
Tokyo (13W–8L) |
Season: Maharu Yoshimura (Ryukyu) | Kakeru Sone Hiroto Shinozuka (TT Ayatama) |
| 2021–22 | Tokyo (15W–6L) |
T.T Saitama (10W–11L) |
Season & 1st half: Mizuki Oikawa (Tokyo) 2nd half: Kakeru Sone (TT Ayatama) |
Taimu Arinobu Yukiya Uda (Ryukyu) |
| 2022–23 | Ryukyu (12W–9L) |
Tokyo (13W–8L) |
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| 2023–24 | Tokyo (15W–5L) |
Okayama (10W–10L) |
Season: Lin Yun-ju (Tokyo) | Masataka Morizono Tonin Ryuzaki (Shizuoka) |
| 2024–25 | TT Ayatama (16W–9L) |
Ryukyu (16W–9L) |
Women's division
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | MVP | Best doubles pair |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 2019–20 | 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) |
| 2020–21 | Nissay (13W–8L) |
Kanagawa (17W–4L) |
Season: Hina Hayata (Nissay) | Miyu Nagasaki Yui Hamamoto (Kanagawa) |
| 2021–22 | Nissay (16W–4L) |
Nippon Paint (14W–6L) |
Season & 1st half: Honoka Hashimoto (Kyushu) 2nd half: Sakura Mori (Nissay) |
Hitomi Sato Honoka Hashimoto (Kyushu) |
| 2022–23 | Kanagawa (15W–5L) |
Nissay (11W–9L) |
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| 2023–24 | Nissay (15W–5L) |
Kanagawa (16W–4L) |
Season: Miwa Harimoto (Kanagawa) | Kasumi Kimura Yurika Namba (Nagoya) |
| 2024–25 | Kanagawa (19W–6L) |
Nippon Paint (21W–4L) |
References
- ^ a b Nagatsuka, Kaz (October 23, 2018). "T.League primed to kick off inaugural season". The Japan Times. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "About Tリーグ". T.League (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- Official website (in Japanese)