The China Baseball Association - Tournaments, Promotion and Relegation

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UPADTE DEC 2016:CBA IS BACK WITH A BACKUP RESTORED FROM MY EXT HDD!

This Dynasty is a spin off of the China Baseball League Dynasty. Unlike the main dynasty, this league will use the promotion / relegation system and (inspired by the Champions Baseball Association dynasty) feature a number of tournaments. It is a prestige based association. The teams will be the same as my main dynasty, but to avoid confusion, feature completely different players (making it more of an 'alternate universe' dynasty. I will use my solo non-reporting CBL league and players I've been running for 2 years (since OOTP 13) as a base and rearrange the structure. (That league was my basis for the CBL I am reporting)


There are 4 leagues with 10 teams each. Here are the leagues:
Ming League - The top level of the CBA. The reputation is 10.
Han League - The 2nd level of the CBA with a reputation of 7.
Qin League - The 3rd level of the CBA with a reputation of 5.
Xia League - The bottom level of the CBA with a reputation of 3.


Emperor's Cup History
2015 - Jiangsu Hopestars over Tianjin Lions
2016 - Harbin Dongbei over Shanghai Eagles
2017 - Guangzhou HF over Urumqi Egrets
2018 - Guiyang Dinosaurs over Tianjin Lions
2019 - Xining Haihu over Beijing Tigers

Tournaments:

Chinese New Year Cup: This is the pre season tournament of the CBA starting at or near Chinese New Year. All 40 teams will take part in this single elimination tournament. The Emperor's Cup Champion from last season will earn the #1 seed. Seeding is based on the past seson's standings. Seeds 25 and under (5th place Qin League and below) will play an extra game.

The Emperor's Cup: This is the ultimate tournament of the CBA. There are 10 teams in this tournament: The top 4 teams of the Ming League, the top 3 teams in the Han League, the top 2 teams of the Qin League, and the regular season champion of the Xia League. The first round will be a best of 3 series while the quarterfinals and semifinals are a best of 5. The finals will be best of 7.


The Tournament of the Ming Emperor: The top 4 teams will face each other to prove who is the best of the Ming League. It is a best of 5 series

Teams in the bottom 2 of the ML will be relegated to the Han League.

Tournament of the Han Emperor: The top 2 teams face off for the champion of the Han League. The participants are then promoted to the Ming League. It is a best of 5 series

Hanming Cup: The 3rd place team from the Han League plays the 8th place team in the Ming League. The teams are promoted and relegated if the Han League team wins the Cup while the teams stay in their repectable leagues if the Ming League team wins the Cup. It is a 5 game series with home field to the Ming league team.

The bottom 4 teams in the Han League are relegated to the Qin League.

Tournament of the Qin Emperor The top 2 teams face off for the champion of the Qin League. The participants are then promoted to the Han League. It is a best of 5 series.

Qin Cup: The 3rd to 6th place team will play for the right to be promoted to the Han League. The finalists will be promoted to the Han League while the winner takes home the Qin Cup trophy. The 1st round is a best of 3 series while the finals is a best of 5 series.

The bottom 4 teams in the Qin League are relegated to the Xia League

Tournament of the Xia Emperor: The first and second place team play for the Xia League Championship. The participants will be promoted to the Qin League. It is a best of 5 series

Xia Cup: The 3rd to 6th place team play for the right to be promoted to the Qin League. The finalists are promoted to the Qin League and the winner of the Xia Cup earns the trophy. Both rounds will be a best of 3 series.

The regular season last 120 games and starts early April. There is no DH for all leagues. There is a shared draft for all leagues. Each team is limited 25 actives and reserves.

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Teams (placement are based on last year's finish in my non reporting China Baseball League dynasty and team history, Changsha won the 2014 China Series there.)

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Preseason Predictions

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April 2015
Standings
ML
The Falcons are not looking very good early in the season. If they remain this low, the Hefei maybe thinking of the Han League. Shijiazhuang are off to a slow start. They were predicted to qualify for the Emperor's Cup and the ML tournament.

HL

QL


Injuries
ML



Notable Injuries: Jiangsu Ace Ishikawa will miss half of the season with a strained hamstring.
Shijiazhunang's Power hitter Takeuchi has a fractured thumb, expected to return late May.
The Yuanshuai also lost Masahiko Tanaka, their 2nd best pitcher to injury.

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CBA Overview As of Apr. 2015'

Note: No ASG in the Ming League even if OOTP says there is... Because it is only 1 Sub League

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I saw the reputation adjustments...are there salary shifts as well? And are you doing manual playoffs for the 3vs4 pairings?

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Originally Posted by Trebro

I saw the reputation adjustments...are there salary shifts as well? And are you doing manual playoffs for the 3vs4 pairings?

The Han Cup will be manually scheduled via schedule editor. This association is prestige based, so no salary shifts.

For now, here is a story of how the CBA came to be.

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From the CLPB to CBL to CBA
Baseball was introduced in China over 100 years ago by the Japanese university teams. In 1915, four teams were formed, becoming the China League of Professional Baseball (CLPB). The league has made baseball the most popular sport in China. However, due to unrest between the KMT and the Communists, and the lack of competition recently, the CLPB may fold. Since 1931, when the Championship series called the China Series was introduced, only Sichuan, Guangzhou, and Jiangsu made an apperence and won at least one of them. For Beijing and Tianjin, they dwelled in the bottom, and this cause anger among the players. When the revolution started in 1947, the CLPB folded, but the popularity of baseball remained.

In 1950, under Mao Zedong, a new professional baseball league was introduced, it is called the China Baseball League (CBL). It originally had 16 teams seperated into 2 leagues, the Mao League and the Han League. The league expanded to 20 teams in 1962, and 24 teams in 1969, which introduced division play and the LCS. Despite the Cultural Revolution, China maintained a strong grip in baseball and in 1977, the league contunues to expand. In 1993, the league expaned to 28 teams seperated by 3 divisions of the Mao League and the Zhou League. The CBL expanded to the current 30 teams in 1998.

The CBL, however did not solve the competiveness of the league. There are still some teams that still have not made a playoff appearance. The Chongqing swallows sitll have not made an appearance in the playoffs. So in 2012, the CBL expaned the postseason to 10 teams with 2 wild cards facing each other. Recently, there have been a huge gap between standings. Teams such as Changsha and Jiangsu recently have been winning 100+ games while some teams have 100 losses. In 2014, Changsha beat Guilin in the final China Series of the CBL. Immedietly after the China Series, the commissioner left the office, and there were questions surrounding the furture of the CBL. In November, a new commissioner stepped in, who is a former president of the Chinese Super League (Soccer). He would radically change the CBL. First he proposed that the league will change from the North American style league with divisions and sub leagues to the European style of Promotion and Relegation. Then he would introduce a number of tournaments to the new system. He divided the CBL in to 10 teams in 3 leagues and named it after Chinese dynasties: the Ming League, the Han League and the Qin League. This would become the China Baseball Association we know today. He promised that the new system will begin in 2015 and hopes that will be more competitive than the CBL.

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May 2015
Ming League
Bad News, Falcon Fans, Akira Ohayshi will have TJ surgury and will miss the rest of the season.

Gulin also lost their ace. Lin Guowei's season has ended with nerve compression in elbow.

Han League

Qin League
Kunming Starter Yamahata is out for the season with bone spur in elbow.

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CBA adds a new tournament
The CBA has announced that a preseason tournament will be played starting next season. It will be called the "Chinese New Year Cup" and will start around Chinese New Year. The top 5 teams from each league will play in a double elimination tournament.

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Jul 2015
Ming League
WOW! Look at the Dragons and Hopestars! They ended the month with a HUGE winning streak!

For the Yuanshuai, unless they can win out, they will not even qualify for next season's Chinsese New Year Cup. Remember back in the pre season, when they were picked to qualify for the Emperor's Cup.

Tigers, Dongfang, and Falcons... See You in the Han League!

Dragons

HopeStars

Han League
Looks like Shenzhen can live another year in the Han League.

Qin League
The stage is all set for the Tournament of the Qin Emperor.

A 17-11 June and 16-12 July puts Nanchang from last place to 5th place at the end of July meaning they have a chance to qualify for the Chinese New Year Cup.

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Final Standings
Ming League


Translation:
MING LEAGUE CHAMPIONS BEIJING DRAGONS 2015
Han League
Tianjin Lions Han League Champions 2015


Qin League
Harbin Beidong Qin League Champions 2015



(Note: Used Translate for some of the characters in the banner)

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Tournament of the Ming Emperor
Semifinals
Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4


Finals


Game 5 of the Ming Championship featured a 4 run comeback

In BOT 9th, Bei Zhuoming hits a 3 run home Run. After that, Ouyang Yanji hits a walk off home run.


In Chinese, this tournament is called the Ming Championship, Han and Qin would use the same term. (Yes, I know some Chinese even though I am not Chinese)

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Han League
Tournament of the Han Emperor


Han Cup
Game 1:
W: Yamasaki L: Bing

Game 2
W: Gao L: Rui

Game 3
W: Mao L: Yamasaki


Urumqi will get promoted to the Ming League.

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Tournament of the Qin Emperor (Qin Championship)

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2015 Emperor's Cup Quarter Finals
Harbin Beidong (78-42 QL) vs Tianjin Lions (82-38 HL)
Game1
This may be a pitcher's duel, between the league's best pitchers. Lee Hang Yeung leads the HL in Strikeouts and Wins and Shohei Otani, the QL triple crown winner, leads the QL in Wins, Strikeouts, and ERA.
The game was tied 1-1 as expected. In TOP 9th, a Harumi Ishii double puts the Lions the lead. In BOT 9th, Harbin would come back and score a RBI double by Ruan Mingan and a walk off hit by Tan Hongjin.
W; Takeo Tanaka L: You Jianwei | Harbin Leads 1-0
PoG: Harbin SP Shohei Otani (12K 1 H 1 R 0 ER)
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Game 2
Harbin Starter Kenjiro Yamazawa kept the game tied, but would get away from him when Ishii hits a 2 RBI double. The Lions broke the game open in TOP 9th.
W: Gou Lixu L: Kenjiro Yamazawa | Series Tied 1-1
PoG: Tianjin SP Gou Lixu (8 IP 3 H 1 ER 1 BB)

Game 3
The game was low scoring. Harbin had a lead 1-0 until BOT 5th, when Kuma Kichikawa hits a 2 run home run.
W: Hang Zhuoqi L: Xi Xinjun | Tianjin Leads 2-1
PoG: Tianjin SP Hang Zuoqi (7.2 IP 3H 1 ER 1 BB 5 K)

Game 4
Battle of the Aces again. Shohei Otani allowed only 1 run in 6 innings. in TOP 6th, Kurihara hits a RBI double and Lai Junhong hits a RBI ground out to give Harbin the lead.
W: Shohei Otani L: Lee Hang Yeung | Series Tied 2-2

Game 5
This game featured a lot of offence. The Lions scored 5 and none of them were extra base hits. In TOP 4th, 2 Harbin Errors would allow the 3 runs to score in that inning. The Lions added 1 in TOP 6th and TOP 7th. They advanced to the semifinals against the Ming League Champion Beijing Dragons.
W: Gou Lixu L: Kenjiro Yamazawa | Tianjin Win Quaterfinals 3-2


Jiangsu Hopestars (72-48 ML) Vs Zhengzhou Bears (76-44 HL)
Game 1
A rare feat: Hopestars starter Hiroya Ishikawa hits a solo home run in TOP 4th, giving the Hopestars a 3-2 lead. Ishikawa also pitched well, allowing only 4 Hits and 1 ER and stuck out 7. Sato is still winless in the postseason tournaments (0-3, 3.32 ERA)
W: Hiroya Ishikawa L: Eijiro Sato | Jiangsu Leads 1-0


Game 2
After the Bears tie the game in BOT 6th, the Hopestars break it open. Yoshiaga Samurakami hits a 3 run Home Run in TOP 7th. Zhou Lixu would then score a RBI single.
W: Wai Ngan Chan L: Guan Hailin | Jiangsu Leads 2-0

Game 3
The series heads to Nanjing. The Hopestars would score 3 in BOT 1st, on small ball. Single, BB, Sac Fly, Single, RBI Ground out, and single. Thai Import Chousurin pitched a complete game, allowing only 1 run in 8 hits. He walked 1 and struck out 8.
W: Theeranai Chousurin L: Ke Wencheng | Jiangsu Wins Series 3-0

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Bracket
The Hopestars will face Changsha again in a remach of the Ming Championship Semifinals. The Tianjin Lions will face their new Ming League rival Beijing Dragons.

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2015 Emperor's Cup Semifinals
Changsha Vs Jiangsu
Game 1
Yu Nguyen had his shortest game of the season, lasting 2.1 Innings. He allowed 5 runs and a home run on the first batter he faced.
W: Hiroya Ishikawa L: Yu Nguyen | Jiangsu leads 1-0

Game 2
Both starters pitched well this game. This game was low scoring. Changsha starter Han Quangan pitched 8 innings and allowed only 1 run. Wai Ngan Chan struck out 10, but allowed 3 runs and a home run in 7 innings.
W: Han Quangan L: Wai Ngan Chan | Series Tied 1-1

Game 3
Changsha and Jiangsu each hit 2 home runs. Iwasaki hits a solo home run in TOP 7th and Samurakami gave the Hopestars the lead in TOP 10th.
W: Shigekazu Watanabe L: Keishi Hayagawa | Jiangsu Leads 2-1

Game 4
Changsha score 3 in BOT 1st, RBI double by Oniji Okada, Mi Shixin RBI single, and Takeru Ito RBI double. Zhou Lixu hits a solo home run in TOP 6th but that would be the only run for Jiangsu. After the tournament struggles (1-2, 5.33 ERA entering game), Yu Nguyen pitched well this game, allowing 1 run and struck out 9 in 7 innings.
W: Yu Nguyen L: Hiroya Ishikawa | Series Tied 2-2

Game 5
Sousuke Iwasaki hits a 2 run home run in BOT 1st to give the Hopestars the lead 2-0. They would add on to that in BOT 2nd. Bei Qin hits another 2 run home run in BOT 6th. Wai Ngan Chan pitched 8 innings allowing only 1 run and struck out 9. With the win, the Hopestars reach the Emperor's Cup Final.
W: Wai Ngan Chan L: Han Quangan

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Tianjin Vs Beijing Dragons
Game 1
The score was 1-1 until 8th inning until the 8th, when Ouyang Yanji hits a RBI single. The Dragons add 2 more runs in TOP 9th.
W: Haruki Kumatani L: Ren Nanyu | Beijing Dragons lead 1-0

Game 2
The game was scoreless until BOT 5th, when Harumi Ishii hits a RBI single. Lions reliever Ren Nanyu hits a solo home run in BOT 7th. Hang Zhuoqi continues to dominate in the postseason tournaments allowing no runs in 7 innings. (3-0 1.29 ERA)
W: Hang Zhuoqi L: Gui Ruiqian | Series tied 1-1

Game 3
The Lions scored 5 in TOP 5th. Chao Weicheng hits a 3 run homerun after a RBI double and RBI single.
W: Gou Lixu L: Ou Nan | Tianjin Leads 2-1

Game 4
The Lions tie the game in TOP 7th on a RBI single by Takahiro Hakui. In BOT 9th, Ouyang hits a walk off RBI single.
W: Pak Min Han L: You Jianwei | Series tied 2-2

Game 5
Hang Zhuoqi allowed only 1 run, in TOP 1st. He struck out 10. The Lions would score 5 unanswered runs in this game. They move on to the Emperor's Cup final against Jiangsu.
W: Hang Zhuoqi L: Gui Ruoqian | Tianjin Wins Series 3-2

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2015 Emperor's Cup Final: Tianjin Vs Jiangsu
Game 1
The game was scoreless until TOP 7th, when the Hopestars score 6 against Tianjin Ace Lee Hang Yeung. Kui Xingyong hits a 3 RBI double in that inning. The Hopestars opened it up in the 9th.
W: Chousurin L: Lee Hang Yeung | Jiangsu leads 1-0

Game 2
Tianjin had a 3-0 lead until TOP 6th. Qin Tieya hits a 2 RBI single giving Jiangsu the lead.
W: Hiroya Ishikawa L:Takashi Kimura | Jiangsu Leads 2-0

Game 3
The Lions could not hold on 2 leads in this game. Tianjin had a 1-0 lead heading into the 7th, when Bei Qin ties the game with a RBi single and Iwasaki gave the Hopestars the lead with a solo home run. Hisashi Hirata ties the game with a solo home run. A Wild Pitch in TOP 9th gave the Lions the lead. An error by Zai Guoyuan allowed the tying run to reach base. Bei would bring the tying run home with a Sac Fly. In TOP 10th, Xuan Lixing RBI single gives the Lions the lead. You Jianwei would close it out for the Lions.
W: You Jianwei L: Zheng Zhi |Jiangsu leads 2-1

Game 4
Chao Weicheng hits a RBI single and Jiao Haoxi hits a 2 run home run in TOP 1st to give Tianjin the lead 3-0. The Lions opened the game in TOP 4th when they scored 3 more runs. Tianjin Starter Yeung pitched 7 innings allowing 3 runs and struck out 5.
W: Lee Hang Yeung L: Chousurin | Series Tied 2-2

Game 5
With the Hopestars leading 2-0 heading to the 8th, the Lions tie the game with a Ou Tianyue RBI single and a SAC fly. Zai Guoyan gave the Lions the lead in TOP 13th. With the win, the Lions are a win away from winning the first ever Emperor's Cup and they have a chance to celebrate in Tianjin as the series heads back there.
W: Yi Xudong L: Xiao Anzhi | Tianjin Leads 3-2

Game 6
With Hang Zuoqi on the mound for Tianjin, all it needs for a celebration is one good start from him. Currently he is 4-0! with a 2.57 ERA in postseason tournaments making it a possibility. The Lions had a 1-0 lead early in the game, but the Hopestars score 7 unanswered. Xiao Zhiming hits a 3 run Home Run in TOP 7th. The Hopestars force a game 7. Hang Zhuoqi lost in the worst possible time.
W: Wai Ngan Chan L: Hang Zhuoqi | Series Tied 3-3