Taichung Apollo

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Taichung Apollo
Full nameTaichung Apollo
Founded2007
Dissolved2023
Head coachJhuang Shih-Sian
CaptainHuang Wei-Cheng
League Top Volleyball League
2022/233rd
Website Club home page

Taichung Apollo is a Taiwanese volleyball team based in Taichung, Taiwan. They compete in the Top Volleyball League.

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History

The team is composed of the Feng Yuan Commercial High School volleyball team alumni.

The team took part in their inaugural Top Volleyball League season in 2007 as Chunlee Consulting under the sponsorship of Chunlee Consulting. The team did not participate in 2008 season and resumed in 2009–10 season, with the name Easy Harvest under the sponsorship of East Harvest Sporting Equipment Co., LTD. [1] [2] In 2014, the team was sponsored by Brilliant Footwear Corporation and renamed Taichung Lien Chuang, named after the chairman Lien Hua-Jung's son, Lien Chuang. The Lien Chuang signed Serbian outside hitter Milan Perić and Pakistani opposite Aimal Khan, becoming the first two teams to sign import players in Top Volleyball League history. [3] Despite the Lien Chuang finished as runner-up in the season, the team had faced operational issues and the sponsorship was taken over by C-LiFe Technologies, Inc. The team was renamed Taichung Longpower for the following seasons. [4] In 2021, the team was renamed Taichung Apollo. [5]

Team

Squad as of August 2023

Team roster – season 2022/2023
No.NameDate of birthPosition
1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Huang Wei-Cheng (c)2 March 1992 (age 31)setter
5 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen En-Te 24 March 2004 (age 19)opposite
7 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Chao-Min 20 January 1996 (age 27)outside hitter
9 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kao Wei-Cheng 29 October 1995 (age 27)outside hitter
10 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chien Wei-Lun 6 February 1989 (age 34)libero
12 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kao Te-Yi 7 November 1994 (age 28)setter
13 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Huang Po-Jui 30 June 2001 (age 22)libero
14 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Yu-Cheng 7 November 1999 (age 23)middle blocker
16 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Li Xiu-Yu 27 February 2002 (age 21)outside hitter
17 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Ko Tsung-Fu 9 July 2000 (age 23)middle blocker
18 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Wei-Hsiang 11 November 2003 (age 19)middle blocker
19 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Huang Shih-Chan 29 April 1999 (age 24)outside hitter
20 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chiao Hsuan-Cheng 9 June 1999 (age 24)outside hitter

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