Basketball leagues around the world are in limbo at this time, but play did start in Taiwan this week. The Women’s Super Basketball League has four corporate-sponsored teams and their regular season will have a fifteen game season with games played at a neutral site with no fans. Starting later this year might have created the opportunity to bring in some of the best national team players who usually play on the mainland while their home league is playing, but that did not end up being the case. Eleven Sports Taiwan is planning on streaming games, which are usually played on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 5pm and 7pm local time or 5am and 7am Eastern Daylight Time, via their YouTube channel.
May 6, 2020
The first game of the season saw Taiyuan Textile start strong in an 80-58 win over Taiwan Power. Wednesday’s other game saw Lin Yu-Ting and presumptive favorites Cathay Life Insurance beat Chunghwa Telecom 90-72.
Taiwan Power vs. Taiyuan Textile 58-80 TWP Kuo 11 Liu 10 TYT Lin 17 Lin 11
Cathay Life Insurance vs. Chunghwa Telecom 90-72 CLI Lin 26/7a Lo 11 Huang 11 Han 10 CHT Huang 18 Pan 13 Hsieh 10
May 7, 2020
On Thursday, Cathay Life Insurance continued to show that they are the team to beat with a 92-54 win over Taiyuan Textile. Lin Yu-Shu led Chunghwa Telecom past Taiwan Power 86-49.
Taiyuan Textile vs. Cathay Life Insurance 54-92 TYT Chen 13 Lin 10 CLI Lo 15 Lin 13/7r/6a Chen 12 Han 10/9r Cheng 10
Chunghwa Telecom vs. Taiwan Power 86-49 CHT Lin 21 Hsieh 12/8r Hsu 11 TWP Liu 15
May 9, 2020
The teams got a day off before resuming play on Saturday. Liu Hsi-Yeh had a strong game for Taiwan Power, but Cathay Life Insurance had no trouble winning 93-65. The first game in the likely battle for second and third place saw Huang Hsiang-Ting and Yang Shih-Hui lead Chunghwa Telecom past Taiyuan Textile 80-69.
Taiwan Power vs. Cathay Life Insurance 65-93 TWP Liu 24 Lin 11 CLI Chen 17/6r Lan 14 Cheng 10 Wang 10
Taiyuan Textile vs. Chunghwa Telecom 69-80 TYT Peng 13 Zhuo 13 Lin 10/6r CHT Huang 26 Yang 23 Pan 10/9r
May 10, 2020
The week ended with Sunday games as Cathay Life Insurance rolled past Chunghwa Telecom 88-61. Liu Hsi-Yeh led Taiwan Power again as they chased an elusive win, but Taiyuan Textile rallied late to win 91-87.
Cathay Life Insurance vs. Chunghwa Telecom 88-61 CLI Chen 19 Lin 17/6r Huang 13/8r/7a Lan 13 Cheng 10/6r CHT Huang 17/10r Lin 19
Taiyuan Textile vs. Taiwan Power 91-87 TYT Peng 19 Lin 17/9r Zhuo 16 TWP Liu 20/8r Yu 19 Lin 14 Yang 11 Su 10/6r
Standings: Cathay Life Insurance 4-0, Chunghwa Telecom 2-2, Taiyuan Textile 2-2, Taiwan Power 0-4
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