TheT.League (Japanese: Tリーグ; Romaji: T.Rīgu) orNojima T.League (Japanese: ノジマTリーグ) is the premiertable 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) | Saitama Prefecture |  Yuya Mizuno (水野裕哉) |
| Kinoshita Meister Tokyo (木下マイスター東京) | Tokyo | Wang Kai (王凱) |
| Kanazawa Port (金沢ポート) | Kanazawa | Akira Saito (西東輝) |
| Shizuoka Jade (静岡ジェード) | Shizuoka | Masataka Morizono (森薗政崇) |
| 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) |
| 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 | Misako Wakamiya (若宮三紗子) |
| 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 | Yumi Oshima (大嶋由美) |
| Kyushu Asteeda (九州アスティーダ) | Fukuoka Prefecture | Hidefumi Masuda (増田秀文) |
| Kyoto Kaguyalyze (京都カグヤライズ) | Kyoto Prefecture | Shuhei Kobayashi (小林修平) |
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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]
| 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 MorizonoJin Ueda (Okayama) |
| 2019–20 | Tokyo (15W–6L) | Ryukyu (11W–10L) | Season & 1st half: Hou Yingchao[7] (Tokyo)2nd half: Takuya Jin[8] (Saitama) | Kenta TazoeYukiya Uda (Tokyo)[9] |
| 2020–21 | Ryukyu (15W–6L) | Tokyo (13W–8L) | ||
| 2021–22 | Tokyo (15W–6L) | T.T Saitama (10W–11L) | ||
| 2022–23 | Ryukyu (12W–9L) | Tokyo (13W–8L) | ||
| 2023–24 | Tokyo (15W–5L) | Okayama (10W–10L) |
| 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 ChenchenJiang Hui (Nissay) |
| 2019–20 | Nissay (14W–7L) | Kanagawa (13W–8L) | Season & 2nd half:Sakura Mori (Nissay)[9] 1st half:  Suthasini Sawettabut[7] (Nippon Paint) |  Yang Ha-eunRika Suzuki (Nagoya) |
| 2020–21 | Nissay (13W–8L) | Kanagawa (17W–4L) | ||
| 2021–22 | Nissay (16W–4L) | Nippon Paint (14W–6L) | ||
| 2022–23 | Kanagawa (15W–5L) | Nissay (11W–9L) | ||
| 2023–24 | Nissay (15W–5L) | Kanagawa (16W–4L) |