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) |  Ryūsuke Sakamoto (坂本竜介) | ||
| Kinoshita Meister Tokyo (木下マイスター東京) | Qiu Jianxin (邱建新) | ||
| Kanazawa Port (金沢ポート) | |||
| Shizuoka Jade (静岡ジェード) | |||
| Okayama Rivets (岡山リベッツ) | Kōsuke Shiraga (白神宏佑) | ||
| Ryukyu Asteeda (琉球アスティーダ) | Kazuhiro Chang (張一博) |
| Name | Prefecture | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa (木下アビエル神奈川) | Rui Nakazawa (中澤鋭) | ||
| Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya (トップおとめピンポンズ名古屋) | Hideo Fujikawa (藤川英雄) | ||
| Nissay Red Elf (日本生命レッドエルフ) | Yasukazu Murakami (村上恭和) | ||
| Nippon Paint Mallets (日本ペイントマレッツ) | Takahiro Mihara (三原孝博) | ||
| Kyushu Asteeda (九州アスティーダ) | Kawatsura Hajime (川面創) | ||
| Kyoto Kaguyalyze (京都カグヤライズ) | 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 | Tokyo (14W–7L) | Okayama (12W–9L) | Season & 2nd half: Jun Mizutani (Tokyo) 1st half: Tomokazu Harimoto (Tokyo) | Masataka Morizono Jin Ueda (Okayama) | |
| 2019–20 Finals not held | Tokyo (15W–6L) | Ryukyu (11W–10L) | Season & 1st half:  Hou Yingchao (Tokyo)2nd half: Takuya Jin[3] (Saitama) | Kenta Tazoe Yukiya Uda (Tokyo)[4] |
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | MVP | Best doubles pair | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19[5] [6] | Nissay (18W–3L) | Kanagawa (13W–8L) | Season & 1st half: Hina Hayata[7] (Nissay) 2nd half: Kasumi Ishikawa[8] (Kanagawa) | Chang Chenchen Jiang Hui (Nissay) | |
| 2019–20 Finals not held | Nissay (14W–7L) | Kanagawa (13W–8L) | Season & 2nd half: Sakura Mori (Nissay) 1st half:  Suthasini Sawettabut[9] (Nippon Paint) |  Yang Ha-eun Rika Suzuki (Nagoya) |