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]

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)
← 2022 T1 League Finals 2024 →

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

Background edit

New Taipei CTBC DEA edit

Tainan TSG GhostHawks edit

Road to the Finals edit

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 edit

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

Series summary edit

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 edit

Game 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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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 [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 edit

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 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 edit

New Taipei CTBC DEA edit

2022–23 New Taipei CTBC DEA roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
SF 0   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   Edgaras Želionis (I) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 34 – (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 Lithuania
PG 2   Liu Jen-Hao 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 28 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995 UCH
SG 3   Lin Ping-Sheng 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 27 – (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 CCU
PF 4   Liu Min-Yan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 24 – (1999-12-04)4 December 1999 NKNU
PG 6   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   Wei Chia-Hao 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 24 – (2000-01-13)13 January 2000 FJU
SG 8   Tung Fang Yi-Kang 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 26 – (1997-10-12)12 October 1997 NYCU
C 9   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   Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 25 – (1998-10-30)30 October 1998 UCH
PF 11   Zhou Cheng-Rui 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (2000-02-24)24 February 2000 CCU
PF 12     Jonah Morrison 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 23 – (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 UBC
PF 13   Chen Yu-An 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (2000-05-26)26 May 2000 UT
C 14   Kaspars Bērziņš (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 38 – (1985-08-25)25 August 1985 Latvia
PG 16   Lin Wei-Han 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 33 – (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 FJU
SF 30   Liu Weir-Chern 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 35 – (1988-11-27)27 November 1988 MDU
F 55   Nick King (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 Middle Tennessee
C 76   Tseng Wen-Ting 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 39 – (1984-07-06)6 July 1984 TPEC
Head coach
  •   Lee Yi-Hua
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Momir Ratkovic
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Mu Chien-Hung
Athletic trainer(s)
  •   Li Kuo-Yi
  •   Fan Hsiang-Yu
Team manager
  •   Liu Chih-Wei

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

Updated: February 21, 2023

Tainan TSG GhostHawks edit

2022–23 Tainan TSG GhostHawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
SF 0   Chang Wei-Hsiang 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1996-05-15)15 May 1996 NTUA
SG 2   Chien Wei-Ju 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 32 – (1992-01-20)20 January 1992 NTNU
PG 3   Ku Mao Wei-Chia 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 24 – (1999-12-04)4 December 1999 UCH
PG 4   Li Han-Sheng 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 29 – (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 NTNU
SF 6   Liu Chun-Ting 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 25 – (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 UCH
G 9   Wu Yen-Lun 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 26 – (1997-06-18)18 June 1997 ISU
F 10   Tsai Chien-Yu 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 CKU
PF 12   Hu Kai-Hsiang 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 32 – (1991-05-16)16 May 1991 CCU
C 13     Samuel Deguara (I) 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 32 – (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 FIU
SG 16   Lin Tzu-Feng 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (1998-10-30)30 October 1998 UCH
C 18   Wu Hung-Hsing 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 34 – (1989-10-21)21 October 1989 SRHS
PF 21   Lu Kuan-Ting 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 NTUA
SF 23   Chen Ching-Huan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 38 – (1986-02-03)3 February 1986 FJU
PF 29   Han Chieh-Yu 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – (1999-12-17)17 December 1999 NTSU
C 35   Sim Bhullar (I) 2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) 140 kg (309 lb) 31 – (1992-12-02)2 December 1992 New Mexico State
SF 50   Marcus Weathers (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997 SMU
C 54   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   Robert Upshaw (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 30 – (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 Washington
Head coach
  •   Liu Meng-Chu
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Ma I-Hung
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Kuo Han-Po
Athletic trainer(s)
  •   Lin Te-Min
Physiotherapist(s)
  •   Kuei Shan-Yu
Team manager
  •   Chien Wei-Cheng

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

Updated: March 25, 2023

Player statistics edit

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 edit

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 edit

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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