2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs

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The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) playoffs included the three top teams from the regular season and saw Uni-President Lions crowned as the champion with the Taiwan Series through the month of October, 2007. The winner represented Taiwan in the Konami Cup in Japan with the champions from Japan, South Korea, and an allstar team from China to determine an Asian champion in November.

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Participants

Rules

All participating teams are allowed to register 28 players on their roster, contrary to 25 in the regular season. The winner of first round is allowed to change its roster before advancing to Taiwan Series. There will be no tie games, meaning the game would continue if a winner could not be decided. All other aspects that are not described above would be the same as the rules in regular season.

First round

In the first round of competition, the Uni-President Lions defeated the Macoto Cobras in 3 games to 0, going on to the Taiwan Series.

Game 1, October 12

Hsinjuang Baseball Stadium, Hsinchuang, Taipei County

Team123456789RHE
Uni-President Lions 0040202109131
Macoto Cobras 020000002484

WP: Nelson Figueroa (1-0) LP: Chang Hsien-chih (張賢智) (0-1)
HRs: Uni-President - Tilson Brito (1); Macoto - Teng Shi-yang (鄧蒔陽) (1), Huang Shi-hao (黃仕豪) (1)
MVP of the Game: Nelson Figueroa (SP) (8.0IP, 6H, 8K, 2BB, 2ER)
Attendance: 2,287

Game 2, October 13

Hsinjuang Baseball Stadium, Hsinchuang, Taipei County

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Uni-President Lions 000102200014140
Macoto Cobras 000000000071

WP: Pete Munro (1-0) LP: Hsu Chu-chien (許竹見) (0-1)
HRs: Uni-President - Tilson Brito (2)
MVP of the Game: Tilson Brito (3B) (5-2, 1HR, 2R, 4RBI)
Attendance: 4,293

Game 3, October 14

Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan City

Team123456789RHE
Macoto Cobras 000101000284
Uni-President Lions 00203503X13161

WP: Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫) (1-0) LP: Andy Van Hekken (0-1)
HRs: Macoto - Hsieh Chia-hsien (謝佳賢) (1); Uni-President - Kao Kuo-ching (高國慶) (1), Chen Lien-hung (陳連宏) (1), Kuo Dai-chi (郭岱琦) (1)
MVP of the Game: Kao Kuo-ching (高國慶) (1B) (4-3, 1HR, 2R, 5RBI)
Attendance: 4,081

Taiwan Series

In the 2007 Taiwan Series, the Uni-President Lions defeated the La New Bears in 4 games to 3.

Awards:

Game 1, October 20

Chengching Lake Baseball Field, Niaosong, Kaohsiung County

Team123456789RHE
Uni-President Lions 00010500410140
La New Bears 000002000273

WP: Nelson Figueroa (1-0) LP: Huang Chun-chung (黃俊中) (0-1)
HRs: Uni-President - Kuo Dai-chi (郭岱琦) (1); La New - Kit Pellow (1)
MVP of the Game: Yang Sung-hsien (楊松弦) (CF) (4-3, 1R, 3RBI)
Attendance: 11,334

Game 2, October 21

Chengching Lake Baseball Field, Niaosong, Kaohsiung County

Team123456789RHE
Uni-President Lions 0002300027130
La New Bears 2000010003101

WP: Pete Munro (1-0) LP: Hsu Yu-wei (徐余偉) (0-1) SV: Tseng Yi-cheng (曾翊誠) (1)
HRs: Uni-President - Pan Wu-hsiung (潘武雄) (1) (2), Kuo Dai-chi (郭岱琦) (2); La New - Chen Chin-Feng (陳金鋒) (1)
MVP of the Game: Pan Wu-hsiung (潘武雄) (CF) (5-4, 2HR, 2R, 5RBI)
Attendance: 8,864

Game 3, October 23

Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan

Team123456789RHE
La New Bears 0101014007120
Uni-President Lions 0200001306141

WP: Andrew Lorraine (1-0) LP: Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫) (0-1) SV: Mac Suzuki (1)
HRs: La New - Chiang Chih-Tsung (蔣智聰) (1); Uni-President - Liu Fu-hao (劉芙豪) (1)
MVP of the Game: Chiang Chih-Tsung (2B) (5-3, 2H, 1R, 3RBI)
Attendance: 5,263

Game 4, October 24

Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan

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La New Bears 1000000304122
Uni-President Lions 40005002X1192

WP: Nelson Figueroa (2-0) LP: Hsu Wen-hsiung (許文雄) (0-1)
HRs: La New - Kit Pellow (2); Uni-President - Kao Kuo-ching (高國慶) (1)
MVP of the Game: Nelson Figueroa (SP) (7.0 IP, 9H, 9K, 1BB, 1ER)
Attendance: 7,063

Game 5, October 25

Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan

Team123456789RHE
La New Bears 001201022880
Uni-President Lions 0003110005122

WP: Mac Suzuki (1-0) LP: Tseng Yi-cheng(曾翊誠) (0-1)
HRs: La New - Huang Lung-Yi (黃龍義) (1), Tsai Chien-Wei (蔡建偉) (1), Lin Chih-Sheng (林智勝) (1), Chen Chin-Feng (陳金鋒) (2); Uni-President - Liu Fu-hao (劉芙豪) (2), Yang Po-chaio (楊博超) (1)
MVP of the Game: Mac Suzuki (RP) (5.1 IP, 7H, 6K, 2BB, 2ER)
Attendance: 10,056

Game 6, October 27

Chengching Lake Baseball Field, Niaosong, Kaohsiung County

Team123456789RHE
Uni-President Lions 020011100580
La New Bears 30012000X6111

WP: Hau Yu-wei (徐余偉) (1-1) LP: Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫) (0-2) SV: Hsu Wen-hsiung (許文雄) (1)
HRs: Uni-President - Liu Fu-hao (劉芙豪) (3), Tilson Brito (1) (2); La New - Chen Chin-feng (陳金鋒) (3) (4)
MVP of the Game: Chen Chin-feng (陳金鋒) (DH) (4-2, 2HR, 5RBI, 2R)
Attendance: 18,656

Game 7, October 28

Chengching Lake Baseball Field, Niaosong, Kaohsiung County

Team123456789RHE
Uni-President Lions 000300100490
La New Bears 000001001252

WP: Nelson Figueroa (3-0) LP: Andrew Lorraine (1-1)
HRs: La New - Lin Chih-Sheng (林智勝) (2)
MVP of the Game: Nelson Figueroa (SP) (9.0 IP, 5H, 1HR, 8K, 1BB, 2ER)
Attendance: 20,000

(in Chinese) CPBL website

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