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China Baseball League
The China Baseball League (中国棒球联赛) or Chinese Baseball League or CBL is a fledgling professional baseball league in the People's Republic of China, founded in 2002.
Very confusingly, there is another CBL, the Chinese Basketball League, which is a "division 2" basketball minor league for the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
The teams are:
- Beijing Tigers (北京猛虎)
- China Hope Stars (希望之星) (also based in Beijing)
- Shanghai Eagles (上海金鹰)
- Sichuan Dragons (四川蛟龙)
- Tianjin Lions (天津雄狮)
- Guangdong Leopards (广东猎豹)
The Hope Stars and Dragons are new teams, joining the original four teams this season. The Hope Stars are an under-21 team of promising players from around the country.
The opening day of the 2005 season was April 1 2005. The regular season ends on June 26 and a best-of-five playoff series between the top two teams is scheduled for July 2, July 3, July 8, and if necessary, July 9 and July 10.
Earlier seasons
The original four teams in the first season (2002) were Beijing Tigers, Tianjin Lions, Shanghai Eagles and Guangzhou Lightning. That season lasted only from April 26 to May 25.
In the 2004 season, the defending champion Beijing Tigers once again defeated the Tianjin Lions in the best-of-five finals. They came back from an 0-2 deficit to win the series 3 games to 2.
External links
- Official site (in Chinese)
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