the Super Basketball League and capped it off with the SBL championship after sweeping the Finals series in four games. They are also one of the eight teams to compete in the 2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup. COVID-19 pandemic The 2019-20 ABL season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 placing the status of the ABL in uncertainty. The withdrawal of Mono Vampires, the reports of Taiwanese teams planning to join a domestic league, and the inactivity of the league's social media site were among the factors that fueled speculations that the ABL itself would fold. However, an ABL co-owner dispelled such rumors committing the resumption of the league stating that they plan to hold the eleventh season in 2021. Plans to resume the league were postponed again with the new starting date for the season initially being in February 2022. The start date was pushed back again a month later to September. The plan did not proceed as plan. In October, the ABL through social media announced that it is returning without providing anymore details. ABL Resumed After many speculations and rumours, the 2023 ABL season finally begin the new season in Singapore 2 January 2023 with series format due to Covid concerned for players and staff safety. 8 Teams will take the participation under the title ABL Invitational 2023. 4 Teams from 2020 season return to ABL (Hong Kong Eastern, Macau Black Bears, Saigon Heat, and Singapore Slingers) and 4 new teams joined the ABL (Bangkok Tigers, Louvre Indonesia, NS Matrix, and Zamboanga Valientes). Teams Current teams Former teams 1 The Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with the People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by most of the international organizations in sports competitions. For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations. Champions The finals is a best-of-5 (2–2–1) series (2010, 2013, 2016–present); it was a best-of-3 (1–1–1) series from 2011 to 2012 and 2014. ^ finished regular season with the best win–loss record. Championship table by club This medal ranking is based on the club/team representation. Bold: teams that are still active Italic: teams from outside Southeast Asia Individual awards ABL presents five individual awards to players: the Local MVP, World Import MVP, ASEAN Heritage MVP, and the Defensive Player of the Year. The Coach of the Year award is given to the league's best