Date: April 1st - May 10th, 2002
Venue: Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium
Participating Teams:
Men (15)
A-1 (8)
Yulon, BCC Mars, Jutai Tech, Dacin Constructions, Bank of Taiwan, Yi-tong Trust Agency, Taiwan Beer, Military
A-2 (7)
Han-chuan Marketing, Dong-nan College, Fushiang Hotel, Tsai-shin Alumni, Jiana Corp., National Physical Education College (NPEC), Ji-wei-guan (Taipei Physical Education College, TPEC)
*Note:
1) A-2 allows the participation of local college teams. Ji-wei-guan is the main sponsor for the TPEC. NPEC and Dong-nan College do not seek sponsors.
2) Taiwan Beer and Military, who finished 7th and 8th in January's President Cup, will have to play the four-team "Qualification Series" before the regular season starts. Top two teams of the series stay (or advance) to the A-1 level. The other two are dropped to (or stay in) the A-2 level.
Women (5)
Kuo-tai Life, Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Electricity, Tai-yuan Textile, Ya-dong
Competition Format
Men
>Qualification Series
Participating teams: Taiwan Beer and Military, 7th and 8th team in the previous President Cup. Han-chuan Marketing and Dong-nan College, the top two teams in the President Cup A-2.
Format: Single-round robin. Top two teams of the series stay (or advance) to the A-1 level. The other two are dropped to (or stay in) the A-2 level.
>A-1
Preliminary Round
A total of eight teams play in a double-round robin format. Top 4 teams advance to the second round.
Second Round
A total of four teams play in a single-round robin format. Top two teams advance to the Finals. The bottom two play in the third-place series.
Playoffs
Finals: Best-of-Five format
Third-place Series: Best-of-Three format
>A-2
A total of 7 teams play in a single-round robin format to determine the winner, according to the final standings.
Women
A total of five teams play in a 5-round robin format to determine the final champion, according to the final standings.