# 2022 T1 League playoffs

The 2022 T1 League playoffs was the postseason tournament of the T1 League's 2021–22 season. The play-in series was played on May 22. The semifinals series started on May 24 and ended on May 28. The finals series started on May 31 and ended on June 4. On June 4, the Kaohsiung Aquas defeated the Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0, winning the 2021–22 season championship.

## Format

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. The winners of the semifinals series play the best-of-seven finals series. The semifinals series change to best-of-three series, which is in a 1-1-1 format. And finals series change to best-of-five series, which is in a 2-2-1 format, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan.

## Playoff qualifying

On April 17, 2022, the Kaohsiung Aquas clinched the regular season title. On May 18, the Taoyuan Leopards became the first team to qualify the play-in series. On May 19, the New Taipei CTBC DEA 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. On May 22, the TaiwanBeer HeroBears won the play-in series and advanced to the semifinals bracket.
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | Clinched | Clinched |
| Seed | Team | Record | Play-in berth | Semifinals berth | Best record in T1 |
| 1 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 23–7 | — | April 10 | April 17 |
| 2 | Taichung Wagor Suns | 20–10 | — | April 24 | — |
| 3 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 17–13 | — | May 19 | — |
| 4 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 16–14 | May 19 | May 22 | — |
| 5 | Taoyuan Leopards | 8–22 | May 18 | — | — |

## Bracket

| Play-in | Play-in | Play-in | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 0 | | | |
| 4 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 2 | 4 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Taoyuan Leopards | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Taoyuan Leopards | 0 | | | | 1 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Taichung Wagor Suns | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Taichung Wagor Suns | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 1 | | | |
Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage

## Play-in: (4) TaiwanBeer HeroBears vs. (5) Taoyuan Leopards

* Eleven Sports ELTA TV
* May 22, 2022 14:00 (UTC+8)
* boxscore
| TaiwanBeer HeroBears | Taoyuan Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 34–31, 35–31, 30–20 |||
| Pts: Lamb, Stone 31 Rebs: Deguara 10 Asts: Chiang Yu-An 12 | Pts: Williams 47 Rebs: Williams 9 Asts: Williams 6 |
| HeroBears wins series, 2–0 |||
* Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City Referees: Ho Chang-Jen, Chen Ying-Cheng, Huang Yung-Chu
Tied 3–3 in the regular-season series :
December 12, 2021
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Taoyuan Leopards
93–102
TaiwanBeer HeroBears
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium, Taipei City
March 6, 2022
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Taoyuan Leopards
113–115
TaiwanBeer HeroBears
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium, Taipei City
March 12, 2022
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TaiwanBeer HeroBears
96–101
Taoyuan Leopards
Chung Yuan Christian University Gymnasium, Taoyuan City
April 5, 2022
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Taoyuan Leopards
88–120
TaiwanBeer HeroBears
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium, Taipei City
April 23, 2022
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TaiwanBeer HeroBears
134–135
Taoyuan Leopards
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
May 19, 2022
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TaiwanBeer HeroBears
104–110
Taoyuan Leopards
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City :
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

## Semifinals
### (1) Kaohsiung Aquas vs. (4) TaiwanBeer HeroBears

* Eleven Sports ELTA TV
* May 25, 2022 19:00 (UTC+8)
* boxscore
| TaiwanBeer HeroBears | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–32, 18–14, 19–33, 19–35 |||
| Pts: Stone 29 Rebs: Deguara 8 Asts: Chiang Yu-An 5 | Pts: Kupšas 24 Rebs: Alexander 10 Asts: Brickman 8 |
| Aquas leads series, 1–0 |||
* Fengshan Arena, Kaohsiung City Referees: Chen Ying-Cheng, Wu Chien-Wu, Lai Chien-Hao
* Eleven Sports ELTA TV
* May 27, 2022 19:00 (UTC+8)
* boxscore
| Kaohsiung Aquas | TaiwanBeer HeroBears |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 21–22, 30–35, 21–20 |||
| Pts: Kupšas 27 Rebs: Alexander 9 Asts: Brickman 14 | Pts: Stone 31 Rebs: Stone 18 Asts: Chiang Yu-An 5 |
| Aquas wins series, 2–0 |||
* University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium, Taipei City Referees: Yu Jung, Su Yu-Yen, Lin Chien-Hung
Tied 3–3 in the regular-season series :
November 27, 2021
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Kaohsiung Aquas
107–106
TaiwanBeer HeroBears
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium, Taipei City
December 31, 2021
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TaiwanBeer HeroBears
113–114
Kaohsiung Aquas
Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung City
January 30, 2022
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TaiwanBeer HeroBears
100–94
Kaohsiung Aquas
Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung City
February 26, 2022
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Kaohsiung Aquas
125–131 (OT)
TaiwanBeer HeroBears
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium, Taipei City
March 26, 2022
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TaiwanBeer HeroBears
99–92
Kaohsiung Aquas
Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung City
May 20, 2022
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Kaohsiung Aquas
124–107
TaiwanBeer HeroBears
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium, Taipei City :
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

### (2) Taichung Wagor Suns vs. (3) New Taipei CTBC DEA

* Eleven Sports ELTA TV
* May 24, 2022 19:00 (UTC+8)
* boxscore
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | Taichung Wagor Suns |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 29–20, 26–28, 26–26 |||
| Pts: Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 20 Rebs: Allen 12 Asts: Lin Wei-Han 6 | Pts: Sakakini 33 Rebs: Sakakini, Tucker 10 Asts: Ting Sheng-Ju 6 |
| Suns leads series, 1–0 |||
* National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung City Referees: Yu Jung, Lin Chien-Hung, Su Yu-Yen
* Eleven Sports ELTA TV
* May 26, 2022 19:00 (UTC+8)
* boxscore
| Taichung Wagor Suns | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 26–26, 22–33, 23–29 |||
| Pts: Sakakini 25 Rebs: Sakakini 14 Asts: Sakakini 6 | Pts: Johnson 31 Rebs: Johnson, Epps 17 Asts: Lin Wei-Han 7 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Referees: Wu Chien-Wu, Ho Chang-Jen, Lan Wei-Hsiung
* Eleven Sports ELTA TV
* May 28, 2022 14:00 (UTC+8)
* boxscore
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | Taichung Wagor Suns |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–24, 25–16, 22–16, 17–24 |||
| Pts: Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 23 Rebs: Johnson 12 Asts: Lin Wei-Han 4 | Pts: Sakakini, Tucker 17 Rebs: Tucker 13 Asts: Sakakini 5 |
| Suns wins series, 2–1 |||
* National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung City Referees: Chen Ying-Cheng, Wei Sheng-Hsuan, Hsieh Shang-Chien
The Suns won 4–2 in the regular-season series :
January 1, 2022
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New Taipei CTBC DEA
95–85
Taichung Wagor Suns
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung City
January 23, 2022
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Taichung Wagor Suns
99–92
New Taipei CTBC DEA
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
March 5, 2022
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Taichung Wagor Suns
113–105 (OT)
New Taipei CTBC DEA
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
March 26, 2022
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New Taipei CTBC DEA
97–116
Taichung Wagor Suns
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung City
April 16, 2022
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New Taipei CTBC DEA
99–109
Taichung Wagor Suns
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung City
May 1, 2022
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Taichung Wagor Suns
106–110
New Taipei CTBC DEA
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City :
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

## T1 League Finals: (1) Kaohsiung Aquas vs. (2) Taichung Wagor Suns

* Eleven Sports ELTA TV
* May 31, 2022 19:00 (UTC+8)
* boxscore
| Taichung Wagor Suns | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 30–32, 22–33, 23–8 |||
| Pts: Tucker 33 Rebs: Geramipoor 12 Asts: Tucker 9 | Pts: Hu Long-Mao 26 Rebs: Kupšas 10 Asts: Brickman 14 |
| Aquas leads series, 1–0 |||
* Fengshan Arena, Kaohsiung Referees: Yu Jung, Ho Chang-Jen, Su Yu-Yen
* Eleven Sports ELTA TV
* June 2, 2022 19:00 (UTC+8)
* boxscore
| Taichung Wagor Suns | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 29–26, 22–30, 16–23 |||
| Pts: Sakakini, Su Yi-Chin 19 Rebs: Sakakini 10 Asts: Tucker 7 | Pts: Hu Long-Mao 38 Rebs: Alexander 8 Asts: Brickman 13 |
| Aquas leads series, 2–0 |||
* Fengshan Arena, Kaohsiung Referees: Chen Ying-Cheng, Wei Sheng-Hsuan, Lin Chien-Hung
* Eleven Sports ELTA TV
* June 4, 2022 14:00(UTC+8)
* boxscore
| Kaohsiung Aquas | Taichung Wagor Suns |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 31–27, 23–30, 26–21 |||
| Pts: Brickman 23 Rebs: Kupšas 11 Asts: Brickman 9 | Pts: Tucker 34 Rebs: Geramipoor 8 Asts: Tucker, Su Yi-Chin 3 |
| Aquas wins series, 3–0 |||
* National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung Referees: Wu Chien-Wu, Yu Jung, Chen Ying-Cheng
The Aquas won 4–2 in the regular-season series :
December 19, 2021
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Taichung Wagor Suns
81–92
Kaohsiung Aquas
Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung
December 26, 2021
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Kaohsiung Aquas
88–93
Taichung Wagor Suns
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung
January 28, 2022
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Taichung Wagor Suns
104–89
Kaohsiung Aquas
Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung
February 12, 2022
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Taichung Wagor Suns
71–87
Kaohsiung Aquas
Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung
February 28, 2022
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Kaohsiung Aquas
122–113 (OT)
Taichung Wagor Suns
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung
March 13, 2022
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Kaohsiung Aquas
98–81
Taichung Wagor Suns
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung :
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

## Statistical leaders

| Category | Game High | Game High | Game High | Average | Average | Average | Average |
| Category | Player | Team | High | Player | Team | Avg. | GP |
| Points | Troy Williams | Taoyuan Leopards | 47 | Troy Williams | Taoyuan Leopards | 47.0 | 1 |
| Rebounds | Diamond Stone | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 18 | Marlon Johnson | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 12.0 | 3 |
| Assists | Jason Brickman | Kaohsiung Aquas | 14 | Jason Brickman | Kaohsiung Aquas | 11.6 | 5 |
| Steals | Marlon Johnson Tyler Lamb | New Taipei CTBC DEA TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 5 | Troy Williams | Taoyuan Leopards | 3.0 | 1 |
| Blocks | Diamond Stone Mindaugas Kupšas | TaiwanBeer HeroBears Kaohsiung Aquas | 3 | Lo Chen-Feng | Taoyuan Leopards | 2.0 | 1 |