CPBL explained
Quick answers about professional baseball in Taiwan.
What is the CPBL?
The Chinese Professional Baseball League is the professional baseball league of Taiwan, founded in 1989.
How many teams are in the CPBL?
6 in 2026: CTBC Brothers, Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, Rakuten Monkeys, Fubon Guardians, Wei Chuan Dragons, TSG Hawks.
How many games are in a CPBL season?
Each club plays 120 regular-season games, split into a first half and a second half.
What is the Taiwan Series?
The best-of-seven final of the CPBL season, which decides the champion of Taiwanese professional baseball.
Who won the last Taiwan Series?
The Taiwan Series is played in the autumn; the result appears here as soon as the series is decided.
Can CPBL games end in a tie?
Yes. Regular-season games that are still level after the extra-inning limit end in a tie, which is why the standings have a T column.
Latest CPBL news
Standings, schedule and stats update automatically several times a day. Data: CPBL (cpbl.com.tw).
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