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