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KingWhale Taipei

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KingWhale Taipei
Founded2019
LeagueTop Volleyball League
2022/23Champions
Websitekingwhalesports.com

KingWhale Taipei is a Taiwanese women's volleyball team based in Taichung, Taiwan. They compete in the Top Volleyball League.

History

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KingWhale Taipei was established in 2019 by textile firm KingWhale (pinyin: Jīnghuá gōngyè; lit. 'Jinghua Industry') from players of the University of Taipei.[1][2][3]

The team plays in the Top Volleyball League. They won their first title in the 2022–23 season breaking Taipower's seven championship streak.[4]

They played as a guest team in the Premier Volleyball League of the Philippines specifically the 2022 Invitational Conference.[5] KingWhale lost to the Creamline Cool Smashers in the finals.[6]

KingWhale played in the 2023 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.[7]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Kingwhale Sports". KingWhale. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Team Introduction". King Whale Sports. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ^ "HLV King Whale Taipe [sic]: Ấn tượng về mảnh đất Việt Nam qua lời kể của Thanh Thúy". WebTheThao.vn (in Vietnamese). 5 February 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. ^ "排球/臺北鯨華粉碎台電七連霸夢 隊史首度獲例行賽冠軍 | 綜合 | 運動". NOWnews (in Chinese). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  5. ^ Isaga, JR (8 August 2022). "KingWhale shows off with hard-earned sweep of Army in PVL Invitationals debut". Rappler. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  6. ^ Velasco, Jillian (14 August 2022). "Creamline is PVL champ again after ending KingWhale's unbeaten run". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  7. ^ Preechachan (21 April 2023). "Teams from China and Japan returning to Asian Women's Club Championship after three-year absence". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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