KingWhale Taipei
{{Short description|Taiwanese women's volleyball team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
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KingWhale Taipei is a Taiwanese women's volleyball team based in Taichung, Taiwan. They compete in the Top Volleyball League.
History
KingWhale Taipei was established in 2019 by textile firm KingWhale ({{lang-zh|菁華工業|p=Jīnghuá gōngyè|l=Jinghua Industry}}) from players of the University of Taipei.{{cite web |title=Kingwhale Sports |url=https://www.kingwhale.com/explore-kingwhale/kingwhale-sports/ |publisher=KingWhale |access-date=12 January 2025 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Team Introduction |url=https://kingwhalesports.com/index/about.html |publisher=King Whale Sports |access-date=12 January 2025}}{{cite news |title=HLV King Whale Taipe [sic]: Ấn tượng về mảnh đất Việt Nam qua lời kể của Thanh Thúy |url=https://webthethao.vn/bong-chuyen-viet-nam/hlv-king-whale-taipe-an-tuong-ve-manh-dat-viet-nam-qua-loi-ke-cua-thanh-thuy-BtlDKhyVR.htm |access-date=12 January 2025 |work=WebTheThao.vn |date=5 February 2023 |language=vi}}
The team plays in the Top Volleyball League. They won their first title in the 2022–23 season breaking Taipower's seven championship streak.{{cite news |title=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 |url=https://www.nownews.com/news/6059051 |access-date=12 January 2025 |work=NOWnews |date=19 February 2023 |language=zh-Hant-TW}}
They played as a guest team in the Premier Volleyball League of the Philippines specifically the 2022 Invitational Conference.{{cite news |last1=Isaga |first1=JR |title=KingWhale shows off with hard-earned sweep of Army in PVL Invitationals debut |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/pvl-game-results-kingwhale-taipei-army-black-mamba-lady-troopers-august-8-2022/ |access-date=12 January 2025 |work=Rappler |date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005185640/https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/pvl-game-results-kingwhale-taipei-army-black-mamba-lady-troopers-august-8-2022/ |archive-date=5 October 2022}} KingWhale lost to the Creamline Cool Smashers in the finals.{{cite news |last1=Velasco |first1=Jillian |title=Creamline is PVL champ again after ending KingWhale's unbeaten run |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/creamline-beats-kingwhale-of-taipei-to-win-pvl-title-a5136-20220814 |access-date=12 January 2025 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=14 August 2022 |language=en}}
KingWhale played in the 2023 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.{{Cite web |author=Preechachan |date=21 April 2023 |title=Teams from China and Japan returning to Asian Women's Club Championship after three-year absence |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/teams-from-china-and-japan-returning-to-asian-womens-club-championship-after-three-year-absence/ |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Asian Volleyball Confederation |language=en-US}}
Honours
- Top Volleyball League
- : 16px (x1) 2022–23
- Premier Volleyball League
- : Invitational Conference 16px (x1) 2022
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://kingwhalesports.com}}
{{Volleyball in Taiwan}}
{{Taichung Sports}}
Category:Volleyball clubs established in 2019