The 2026 TPBL playoffs was the postseason tournament of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League's (TPBL) 2025–26 season. The play-in series started on May 5 and ended on May 6.[1][2] The semifinals series started on May 9 and ended on May 17.[1][3] The finals series started on May 24 and ended on June 6.[4][5] On June 6, the Formosa Dreamers defeated the New Taipei Kings, 4–3, winning the 2025–26 season championship.[5]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 5 – June 6, 2026 |
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Formosa Dreamers (1st title) |
| Runners-up | New Taipei Kings |
| Semifinalists | |
Format
editFive 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 1-1-1 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, which is in a 2-2-1 format. The winners of the semifinals series play the best-of-seven finals series, which is in a 2-2-1-1-1 format.[6][7]
Playoff qualifying
editOn April 19, 2026, the Formosa Dreamers became the first team to clinch the semifinals series.[8] On April 26, the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards clinched the regular season title.[9] On April 29, the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers became the final team to secure a direct berth in the semifinals bracket, qualifying as the third seed and relegating the New Taipei CTBC DEA and the New Taipei Kings to the play-in series.[10][11] On May 6, the New Taipei Kings won the play-in series and advanced to the semifinals bracket.[2]
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | ||
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| Play-in berth | Semifinals berth | Best record in TPBL | |||
| 1 | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 23–13 | — | April 25[12] | April 26[9] |
| 2 | Formosa Dreamers | 22–14 | — | April 19[8] | — |
| 3 | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 22–14 | — | April 29[10] | — |
| 4 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 20–16 | April 29[11] | — | — |
| 5 | New Taipei Kings | 19–17 | April 29[11] | May 6[2] | — |
Bracket
editBold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
Play-in: (4) New Taipei CTBC DEA vs. (5) New Taipei Kings
editMOMOTV Sportcast |
May 5, 2026 19:00 (UTC+8) |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | 86–102 | New Taipei Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 31–23, 25–24, 16–31 | ||
| Pts: Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 28 Rebs: Todorović 14 Asts: Lin Wei-Han 6 |
Pts: J. Lin, Harris 23 Rebs: Harris 13 Asts: J. Lin 9 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 [13] | ||
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Attendance: 2,323 Referees: Chen Chao-Hung, Huang Chen-Feng, Hsieh Shang-Chien |
MOMOTV Sportcast |
May 6, 2026 19:00 (UTC+8) |
| New Taipei Kings | 96–90 | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 23–28, 26–17, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Harris 22 Rebs: Daye 11 Asts: J. Lin 7 |
Pts: Gaddefors 17 Rebs: Gaddefors, Radović 10 Asts: Gaddefors 5 | |
| Kings wins series, 2–1 [2] | ||
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 2,479 Referees: Lin Yuan-Dian, Lo Kuo-Hsien, Peng Shih-Hsuan |
| The DEA won 5–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
Semifinals
edit(1) Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards vs. (5) New Taipei Kings
editMOMOTV Sportcast |
May 10, 2026 17:00 (UTC+8) |
| New Taipei Kings | 113–105 | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 36–22, 30–32, 23–26, 24–25 | ||
| Pts: J. Lin 26 Rebs: Daye 8 Asts: J. Lin, Harris 7 |
Pts: Kromah 29 Rebs: Miller, Kromah 11 Asts: Kromah 12 | |
| Kings leads series, 1–0 [14] | ||
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City Attendance: 5,508 Referees: Chuang Chih-Chun, Chen Chao-Hung, Peng Shih-Hsuan |
VL Sports Sportcast |
May 13, 2026 19:00 (UTC+8) |
| New Taipei Kings | 92–114 | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 24–27, 21–30, 26–25 | ||
| Pts: J. Lin 21 Rebs: Washburn 12 Asts: J. Lin 5 |
Pts: Miller 29 Rebs: McCullough 8 Asts: Kromah 9 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 [15] | ||
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City Attendance: 3,520 Referees: Lin Chien-Hung, Lin Yuan-Dian, Peng Shih-Hsuan |
MOMOTV Sportcast |
May 15, 2026 19:00 (UTC+8) |
| Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 102–104 | New Taipei Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 23–32, 32–29, 25–24 | ||
| Pts: Kromah 26 Rebs: McCullough 8 Asts: Kromah 12 |
Pts: Harris 31 Rebs: Washburn 14 Asts: J. Lin 8 | |
| Kings leads series, 2–1 [16] | ||
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 5,591 Referees: Lo Kuo-Hsien, Lai Chien-Hao, Wu Fang-Shan |
MOMOTV Sportcast |
May 17, 2026 17:00 (UTC+8) |
| Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 114–116 | New Taipei Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–27, 29–36, 21–28, 33–25 | ||
| Pts: Gao Jin-Wei 32 Rebs: Miller 7 Asts: Kromah 8 |
Pts: Harris 30 Rebs: Harris 11 Asts: Harris 7 | |
| Kings wins series, 3–1 [3] | ||
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 5,838 Referees: Chen Chao-Hung, Lin Chien-Hung, Hsieh Shang-Chien |
| Tied 3–3 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
(2) Formosa Dreamers vs. (3) Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers
editMOMOTV Sportcast |
May 9, 2026 17:00 (UTC+8) |
| Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 97–94 | Formosa Dreamers |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 33–19, 31–26, 21–24 | ||
| Pts: Marić 21 Rebs: Marić 11 Asts: Tseng Po-Yu 7 |
Pts: Bentil 27 Rebs: Bentil 9 Asts: Chiang Yu-An 5 | |
| Lioneers leads series, 1–0 [17] | ||
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hsieh Wen-Wei, Sung Ming-Lu, Huang Chen-Feng |
VL Sports Sportcast |
May 12, 2026 19:00 (UTC+8) |
| Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 61–83 | Formosa Dreamers |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 14–23, 16–18, 9–19 | ||
| Pts: Lu Kuan-Hsuan 13 Rebs: Pember 14 Asts: Tseng Po-Yu 6 |
Pts: Ma Chien-Hao 23 Rebs: Thompkins, Bentil 13 Asts: Chiang Yu-An 5 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 [18] | ||
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Ho Chang-Jen, Lin Yuan-Dian, Yeh Chun-Hung |
VL Sports Sportcast |
May 14, 2026 19:00 (UTC+8) |
| Formosa Dreamers | 114–106 | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 37–21, 31–33, 22–24 | ||
| Pts: Bentil 33 Rebs: Holman 11 Asts: Bentil 8 |
Pts: Marić 23 Rebs: Marić 11 Asts: Pember, Marić 5 | |
| Dreamers leads series, 2–1 [19] | ||
Hsinchu County Stadium, Hsinchu County Attendance: 5,127 Referees: Huang Chen-Feng, Yeh Chun-Hung, Ou Yang Yu-Hsien |
MOMOTV Sportcast |
May 16, 2026 17:00 (UTC+8) |
| Formosa Dreamers | 104–93 | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 19–11, 31–16, 26–38 | ||
| Pts: Chiang Yu-An 25 Rebs: Bentil 13 Asts: Chiang Yu-An 5 |
Pts: Marić 24 Rebs: Marić 10 Asts: Lu Kuan-Hsuan 6 | |
| Dreamers wins series, 3–1 [20] | ||
Hsinchu County Stadium, Hsinchu County Attendance: 6,055 Referees: Hsieh Wen-Wei, Sung Ming-Lu, Lin Yuan-Dian |
| The Dreamers won 4–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
TPBL Finals: (2) Formosa Dreamers vs. (5) New Taipei Kings
editVL Sports Sportcast |
May 24, 2026 17:00 (UTC+8) |
| New Taipei Kings | 91–90 | Formosa Dreamers |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 12–21, 28–25, 28–21 | ||
| Pts: Harris 41 Rebs: Washburn 14 Asts: J. Lin 5 |
Pts: Holman 24 Rebs: Bentil 17 Asts: Bentil 5 | |
| Kings leads series, 1–0 [21] | ||
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lin Yuan-Dian, Huang Chen-Feng, Lo Kuo-Hsien |
VL Sports Sportcast |
May 26, 2026 19:00 (UTC+8) |
| New Taipei Kings | 90–99 | Formosa Dreamers |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 19–22, 23–26, 28–23 | ||
| Pts: Washburn 16 Rebs: Washburn, Daye 9 Asts: Harris 7 |
Pts: Holman 22 Rebs: Bentil 12 Asts: Bentil 9 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 [22] | ||
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hsieh Wen-Wei, Lai Chien-Hao, Hsieh Shang-Chien |
MOMOTV Sportcast |
May 29, 2026 19:00 (UTC+8) |
| Formosa Dreamers | 84–109 | New Taipei Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 25–28, 13–22, 22–32 | ||
| Pts: Thompkins 19 Rebs: Thompkins 10 Asts: Chiang Yu-An, Bentil 4 |
Pts: Harris 25 Rebs: Washburn, Daye 8 Asts: J. Lin 7 | |
| Kings leads series, 2–1 [23] | ||
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Attendance: 6,187 Referees: Sung Ming-Lu, Lin Chien-Hung, Lin Yuan-Dian |
MOMOTV Sportcast |
May 31, 2026 17:00 (UTC+8) |
| Formosa Dreamers | 93–96 | New Taipei Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 26–29, 19–19, 27–23 | ||
| Pts: Holman 23 Rebs: Gilbeck 13 Asts: Bentil 8 |
Pts: Harris, Daye 19 Rebs: Washburn 13 Asts: J. Lin 7 | |
| Kings leads series, 3–1 [24] | ||
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Huang Chen-Feng, Sung Ming-Lu, Lo Kuo-Hsien |
MOMOTV Sportcast |
June 2, 2026 19:00 (UTC+8) |
| New Taipei Kings | 69–105 | Formosa Dreamers |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 20–26, 17–35, 13–21 | ||
| Pts: Washburn 24 Rebs: Olujobi 7 Asts: J. Lin 4 |
Pts: Thompkins 20 Rebs: Gilbeck 9 Asts: Bentil 5 | |
| Kings leads series, 3–2 [25] | ||
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Ho Chang-Jen, Lin Chien-Hung, Lin Yuan-Dian |
VL Sports Sportcast |
June 4, 2026 19:00 (UTC+8) |
| Formosa Dreamers | 91–88 | New Taipei Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 25–20, 25–19, 22–30 | ||
| Pts: Thompkins 24 Rebs: Gilbeck 14 Asts: Bentil 4 |
Pts: Harris 28 Rebs: Harris 6 Asts: J. Lin 5 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 [26] | ||
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Attendance: 6,648 Referees: Ho Chang-Jen, Hou Chun-Jen, Wang Chang Shih-Yuan |
VL Sports Sportcast |
June 6, 2026 17:00 (UTC+8) |
| New Taipei Kings | 78–90 | Formosa Dreamers |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 17–28, 20–15, 20–29 | ||
| Pts: Daye 16 Rebs: Harris 9 Asts: J. Lin 6 |
Pts: Bentil 29 Rebs: Bentil 13 Asts: Chiang Yu-An, Lin Chun-Chi 4 | |
| Dreamers wins series, 4–3 [5] | ||
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lin Yuan-Dian, Hou Chun-Jen, Yu Fu-Jung |
| The Kings won 4–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
Statistical leaders
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