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The 2026 TPBL finals was the championship series of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL)'s 2025–26 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven final series was played by the winners of the semifinals series.[1][2] The finals series started on May 24 and ended on June 6.[3][4] The series was matched by Formosa Dreamers and New Taipei Kings.[5] On June 6, the Formosa Dreamers defeated the New Taipei Kings, 4–3, winning the 2025–26 season championship.[4] Ben Bentil of the Formosa Dreamers was named the Finals MVP.[6]

DatesMay 24 – June 6, 2025
MVPBen Bentil
(Formosa Dreamers)
Quick facts Team, Coach ...
2026 TPBL finals
TeamCoachWins
Formosa Dreamers Douglas Creighton 4
New Taipei Kings Hung Chih-Shan 3
DatesMay 24 – June 6, 2025
MVPBen Bentil
(Formosa Dreamers)
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Bracket

Play-in Semifinals Finals
         
1 Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards 1
5 New Taipei Kings 3
4 New Taipei CTBC DEA 1
5 New Taipei Kings 2
5 New Taipei Kings 3
2 Formosa Dreamers 4
2 Formosa Dreamers 3
3 Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers 1

Bold: Series winner
Italic: Team with home-court advantage

Background

Formosa Dreamers

Main article: 2025–26 Formosa Dreamers season

New Taipei Kings

Main article: 2025–26 New Taipei Kings season

Road to the finals

Further information: 2025–26 TPBL season and 2026 TPBL playoffs
More information Formosa Dreamers (2nd seed), New Taipei Kings (5th seed) ...
Formosa Dreamers (2nd seed)New Taipei Kings (5th seed)
TeamGPWLPCTGB
Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards362313.639—
Formosa Dreamers362214.6111.0
Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers362214.6111.0
New Taipei CTBC DEA362016.5563.0
New Taipei Kings361917.5284.0
Taipei Taishin Mars361125.30612.0
Kaohsiung Aquas36927.25014.0
 Regular season
TeamGPWLPCTGB
Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards362313.639—
Formosa Dreamers362214.6111.0
Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers362214.6111.0
New Taipei CTBC DEA362016.5563.0
New Taipei Kings361917.5284.0
Taipei Taishin Mars361125.30612.0
Kaohsiung Aquas36927.25014.0
No need to play play-in series Play-in Defeated the 4th seed New Taipei CTBC DEA, 2–1
Defeated the 3rd seed Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, 3–1 Semifinals Defeated the 1st seed Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards, 3–1
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Regular season series

The Kings won 4–2 in the regular-season series.

January 17, 2026
New Taipei Kings 96–116 Formosa Dreamers
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City
January 31, 2026
New Taipei Kings 114–97 Formosa Dreamers
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City
March 27, 2026
New Taipei Kings 90–107 Formosa Dreamers
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City

Series summary

More information Game, Date ...
Game Date Away Team Result Home Team
Game 1 May 24New Taipei Kings91–90 (1–0)Formosa Dreamers
Game 2 May 26New Taipei Kings90–99 (1–1)Formosa Dreamers
Game 3 May 29Formosa Dreamers84–109 (1–2)New Taipei Kings
Game 4 May 31Formosa Dreamers93–96 (1–3)New Taipei Kings
Game 5 June 2New Taipei Kings69–105 (3–2)Formosa Dreamers
Game 6 June 4Formosa Dreamers91–88 (3–3)New Taipei Kings
Game 7 June 6New Taipei Kings78–90 (3–4)Formosa Dreamers
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Game summaries

Game 1

VL 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 [7]
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Lin Yuan-Dian, Huang Chen-Feng, Lo Kuo-Hsien

Game 2

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 [8]
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Hsieh Wen-Wei, Lai Chien-Hao, Hsieh Shang-Chien

Game 3

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 [9]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 6,187
Referees: Sung Ming-Lu, Lin Chien-Hung, Lin Yuan-Dian

Game 4

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 [10]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 6,800
Referees: Huang Chen-Feng, Sung Ming-Lu, Lo Kuo-Hsien

Game 5

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 [11]
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ho Chang-Jen, Lin Chien-Hung, Lin Yuan-Dian

Game 6

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 [12]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 6,648
Referees: Ho Chang-Jen, Hou Chun-Jen, Wang Chang Shih-Yuan

Game 7

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 TPBL finals, 4–3 [4]
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Lin Yuan-Dian, Hou Chun-Jen, Yu Fu-Jung

Rosters

Formosa Dreamers

More information 2025–26 Formosa Dreamers roster, Players ...
2025–26 Formosa Dreamers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.AgeFrom
SG 0 Taiwan Chen Jen-Jei 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 – (1997-09-16)16 September 1997 Grand View
SF 2 Taiwan Ma Chien-Hao 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (2001-04-29)29 April 2001 Georgia State
SG 3 Taiwan Chang Tsung-Hsien (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 37 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988 BYU–Hawaii
PG 9 Taiwan Wu Chia-Chun 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 32 – (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 NTSU
PG 11 Taiwan Lin Chun-Chi 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 28 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 UCH
SG 20 Taiwan Chien Wei-Ju 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 34 – (1992-01-20)20 January 1992 NTNU
SF 24 United States Taiwan Randall Walko 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 – (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 TCNJ
C 26 Taiwan Lee Te-Wei 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 34 – (1991-10-15)15 October 1991 CCUT
SF 27 Taiwan Shih Cheng-Ping 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1999-10-01)1 October 1999 ISU
SG 28 Taiwan Lu Kuan-Liang 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 35 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 NTUA
PF 33 United States Trey Thompkins (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 36 – (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 Georgia
C 34 United States Taiwan Brandon Gilbeck (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 29 – (1996-12-09)9 December 1996 Western Illinois
PF 35 United States Aric Holman (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1997-07-11)11 July 1997 Mississippi State
PG 41 Taiwan Chiang Yu-An 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 34 – (1991-08-04)4 August 1991 NTUS
PF 50 Ghana Ben Bentil (I) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 31 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995 Providence
C 88 Taiwan Chou Po-Chen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 35 – (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 NTNU
Head coach
  • Taiwan United States Douglas Creighton
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Jamie Pearlman (associate HC)
  • Taiwan Lai Po-Lin
  • South Korea Australia Daniel Kim
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Hou Yao-Hsin
  • Taiwan Chen Tzu-Chieh
Team manager
  • Taiwan Han Chun-Kai
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: April 18, 2026
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New Taipei Kings

More information 2025–26 New Taipei Kings roster, Players ...
2025–26 New Taipei Kings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.AgeFrom
G 0 United States Jordan Jalen Harris (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1998-08-14)14 August 1998 Nevada
G 1 United States Taiwan Joseph Lin 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 33 – (1992-06-21)21 June 1992 Hamilton
G 2 Taiwan Su Pei-Kai 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 26 – (1999-11-02)2 November 1999 NTUA
SF 8 Taiwan Chung Li-Hsiang 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 23 – (2003-03-16)16 March 2003 NCCU
G 9 Taiwan Lee Kai-Yan 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 33 – (1993-05-06)6 May 1993 HWU
G 10 Taiwan Chien You-Che 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 30 – (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 UCH
C 11 Taiwan Wang Po-Chih 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 130 kg (287 lb) 29 – (1996-10-29)29 October 1996 NTSU
G 12 Taiwan Lin Yan-Ting 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (2000-10-22)22 October 2000 NCCU
SF 13 Taiwan Lu Cheng-Ju 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 40 – (1986-04-13)13 April 1986 TPEC
F 15 Jamaica United States Olufemi Olujobi (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 30 – (1996-03-05)5 March 1996 DePaul
PF 17 Taiwan Su Shih-Hsuan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1996-04-09)9 April 1996 NTNU
SF 19 Taiwan Lin Chin-Pang (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 40 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 MU
SF 20 United States Taiwan Ryder Hsiung 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 23 – (2003-04-14)14 April 2003 Willamette
PF 25 United States Austin Daye (I) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 38 – (1988-06-05)5 June 1988 Gonzaga
SF 26 Taiwan Jonathan Smith 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 23 – (2003-05-09)9 May 2003 NTUA
C 42 United States Bulgaria Jason Washburn (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 36 – (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 Utah
Head coach
  • Taiwan Hung Chih-Shan (interim)
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Taiwan Chang Chung-Hsi
  • Taiwan Chao Te
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Chiu Po-Kai
  • Taiwan Wu Chung-Hao
Team manager
  • Taiwan James Mao
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: May 10, 2026
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Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game     Finals MVP
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Formosa Dreamers

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP MPG PPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Chen Jen-Jei23:511.525.0%33.3%0.0%1.00.00.00.0
Ma Chien-Hao721:295.430.0%25.0%72.7%2.91.00.40.1
Chang Tsung-Hsien728:398.133.8%18.2%81.8%3.01.30.30.0
Wu Chia-Chun23:310.00.0%0.0%0.0%0.00.50.00.0
Lin Chun-Chi718:369.648.9%26.7%94.4%2.62.70.60.0
Chien Wei-Ju21:581.550.0%100.0%0.0%0.00.00.00.0
Randall Walko730:009.638.9%38.5%93.8%3.41.00.40.4
Lee Te-Wei32:410.30.0%0.0%50.0%0.70.30.00.0
Shih Cheng-PingDid not play
Lu Kuan-Liang711:191.933.3%20.0%100.0%0.60.40.10.0
Trey Thompkins530:3117.447.8%30.0%93.3%9.01.61.00.0
Brandon Gilbeck530:5312.868.6%50.0%60.9%10.60.40.81.8
Aric Holman429:3820.343.3%35.7%86.7%8.03.01.01.0
Chiang Yu-An731:149.437.3%24.3%70.0%3.44.01.00.3
Ben Bentil732:4115.035.2%19.2%80.9%10.95.42.30.0
Chou Po-Chen33:090.00.0%0.0%0.0%0.00.00.00.0
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New Taipei Kings

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP MPG PPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Jalen Harris636:4423.244.2%42.6%84.4%5.73.51.50.5
Joseph Lin735:2912.038.5%28.6%80.0%3.14.91.00.3
Su Pei-Kai32:570.00.0%0.0%0.0%0.30.00.00.0
Chung Li-HsiangDid not play
Lee Kai-Yan722:197.730.9%40.0%63.2%3.01.60.70.4
Chien You-Che67:551.042.9%0.0%0.0%1.30.20.20.2
Wang Po-Chih43:311.050.0%0.0%0.0%1.50.30.00.0
Lin Yan-Ting725:007.335.3%25.8%58.3%1.71.71.00.1
Lu Cheng-Ju712:053.942.9%41.2%100.0%1.10.40.10.0
Olufemi Olujobi133:5510.030.0%33.3%42.9%7.01.01.00.0
Su Shih-Hsuan722:345.037.0%38.9%80.0%3.71.40.40.6
Lin Chin-Pang51:180.00.0%0.0%0.0%0.40.00.20.0
Ryder Hsiung716:574.047.4%43.8%100.0%1.40.40.10.3
Austin Daye722:0710.434.7%24.1%94.1%5.62.10.40.0
Jonathan Smith42:431.050.0%0.0%100.0%0.30.00.30.0
Jason Washburn734:3215.165.2%100.0%61.3%8.90.90.90.6
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