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.
Name | Prefecture | Head coach |
---|---|---|
T.T. Saitama (T.T彩たま) | Saitama Prefecture | Ryūsuke Sakamoto (坂本竜介) |
Kinoshita Meister Tokyo (木下マイスター東京) | Tokyo | Qiu Jianxin (邱建新) |
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) |
Ryukyu Asteeda (琉球アスティーダ) | Okinawa Prefecture | Kazuhiro Chang (張一博) |
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 | Hideo Fujikawa (藤川英雄) |
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 | Takahiro Mihara (三原孝博) |
Kyushu Asteeda (九州アスティーダ) | Fukuoka Prefecture | Kawatsura Hajime (川面創) |
Kyoto Kaguyalyze (京都カグヤライズ) | Kyoto Prefecture | Haruhiko Ikebukuro (池袋 晴彦) |
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]
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 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] |
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 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) |
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.
Name | Prefecture | Head coach |
---|---|---|
T.T. Saitama (T.T彩たま) | Saitama Prefecture | Ryūsuke Sakamoto (坂本竜介) |
Kinoshita Meister Tokyo (木下マイスター東京) | Tokyo | Qiu Jianxin (邱建新) |
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) |
Ryukyu Asteeda (琉球アスティーダ) | Okinawa Prefecture | Kazuhiro Chang (張一博) |
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 | Hideo Fujikawa (藤川英雄) |
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 | Takahiro Mihara (三原孝博) |
Kyushu Asteeda (九州アスティーダ) | Fukuoka Prefecture | Kawatsura Hajime (川面創) |
Kyoto Kaguyalyze (京都カグヤライズ) | Kyoto Prefecture | Haruhiko Ikebukuro (池袋 晴彦) |
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]
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 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] |
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 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) |