China News Agency, Beijing, October 31st. The first stage of the 2022-2023 CBA League ended on the evening of the 30th.
The first 9 rounds of the regular season have been chaotic. Among the top four teams last season, only the defending champion Liaoning team entered the top four, ranking third.
The CBA "11 Champions" Guangdong team dropped to 11th place. Last season's runner-up Zhejiang Guangsha team and another top four team Shanghai team ranked 15th and 17th respectively.
After the first stage of the CBA League this season, the top 12 teams are: Zhejiang Chouzhou Financial Rent, Shanxi, Liaoning, Shandong, Nanjing Tongxi, Suzhou Kendia, Beijing Shougang, Beijing Enterprises, Jilin, Qingdao , Guangdong and Shenzhen.
Xinjiang, Guangzhou, Zhejiang Dongguang (Zhejiang Guangsha), Tianjin, Shanghai, Sichuan, Fujian and Ningbo ranked 13-20 respectively.
In the playoffs last season, Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Rent Team lost 0:2 to Guangdong Team and missed the semi-finals.
But this season, this former youth army has broken through the cocoon and turned into a butterfly after experiencing the pains of growth, and has made great progress all the way. While being unbreakable, it also caused the absolute hegemon of the CBA League to suffer the worst start in recent seasons.
The downturn of last season's runner-up Zhejiang Guangsha team had already laid the groundwork in last season's finals. The injuries of many main players caused the team's lineup to be seriously uneven.
The "sinking" of the Shanghai team was somewhat unexpected.
This "Yao Ming period" championship team went from bad to worse after Yao Ming left.
Last season, the Shanghai team once again entered the top four with its generous signings, becoming the team with the most improvement in the CBA league at that time.
But this season, this unstable team has been "played back to its original shape" after suffering a 5-game losing streak.
Although the situation of the arena is ever-changing, there is always a rise and a fall.
When the three "rich and powerful families" fell collectively, three "dark horses" suddenly emerged.
The two Jiangsu teams Nanjing Tongxi and Suzhou Kendia, who have been hovering at the bottom in recent seasons, are among the top 6.
The Shanxi team, which ranked ninth in the regular season last season, jumped to second place in the standings. They defeated the Liaoning team 110:107 in the first stage, allowing the defending champions to suffer their first defeat of the season.
In addition, the Shandong team, which was controversial due to the change of coaches last season, also had a sluggish performance.
This season, after the former Jilin team coach Wang Han took charge, the Shandong team's performance has stabilized and improved, ranking fourth after the first stage.
After Zhou Qi, the core of the team, joined the Australian NBL League, the Xinjiang team, another giant of the CBA, is still weak and currently ranks 13th.
The 2022-2023 CBA League regular season has a total of 42 rounds. The first stage will be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province from October 10th to 30th, with a total of 9 rounds of competitions, still adopting the tournament system.
After the first stage of the game, the FIBA national team will enter the window of competition. The Chinese men's basketball team will participate in the two World Cup qualifiers held in November.
After the end of the window period, the CBA League will conduct the second stage of the competition.
The CBA official recently announced that the competition system for the second stage of the CBA season has not yet been determined.
Before the start of this season, CBA has formulated a number of plans including the home and away game system, some home and away games and the game system, and has issued a draft to each club for comments.
At that time, depending on the local epidemic prevention situation and national policies, it will be decided whether to resume or partially resume the home and away game system in the second stage of the regular season.
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