Top League playoffs
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The Top League playoffs are the postseason knockout stage that determines the champion of Japan's former premier professional rugby union competition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Top League playoffs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9775067 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Top League playoffs Context triple: [Japan Rugby Top League, playoffName, Top League playoffs]
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A.
Elite League playoffs
The Elite League playoffs are the postseason championship tournament of the UK's top professional ice hockey league, determining the season's overall champion.
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B.
B.League playoffs
The B.League playoffs are the postseason championship tournament of Japan’s professional men’s basketball league, determining the season’s overall champion.
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C.
NLL playoffs
The NLL playoffs are the National Lacrosse League’s postseason tournament that determines the league champion among its top professional indoor lacrosse teams.
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D.
SHL playoffs
The SHL playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the Swedish Hockey League that determines the national ice hockey champion of Sweden.
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E.
MLS Cup Playoffs
The MLS Cup Playoffs are Major League Soccer’s postseason knockout tournament that determines the league champion from qualifying Eastern and Western Conference teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Top League playoffs Target entity description: The Top League playoffs are the postseason knockout stage that determines the champion of Japan's former premier professional rugby union competition.
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A.
Elite League playoffs
The Elite League playoffs are the postseason championship tournament of the UK's top professional ice hockey league, determining the season's overall champion.
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B.
B.League playoffs
The B.League playoffs are the postseason championship tournament of Japan’s professional men’s basketball league, determining the season’s overall champion.
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C.
NLL playoffs
The NLL playoffs are the National Lacrosse League’s postseason tournament that determines the league champion among its top professional indoor lacrosse teams.
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D.
SHL playoffs
The SHL playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the Swedish Hockey League that determines the national ice hockey champion of Sweden.
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E.
MLS Cup Playoffs
The MLS Cup Playoffs are Major League Soccer’s postseason knockout tournament that determines the league champion from qualifying Eastern and Western Conference teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
knockout stage
ⓘ
postseason tournament ⓘ rugby union competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Microsoft Cup
NERFINISHED
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Top League Microsoft Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| competitionType | club competition ⓘ |
| confederation | Asia Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| determine | Top League champion ⓘ |
| determines | Top League overall winner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalVenueType | large stadium ⓘ |
| format | knockout ⓘ |
| gender | men's competition ⓘ |
| governingBody | Japan Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStage |
final
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semi-finals ⓘ |
| location | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 4 ⓘ |
| organizer | Japan Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentLeagueStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| partOf | Top League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Japan Rugby League One playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | Top League regular-season standings ⓘ |
| sponsor | Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| trophy | Microsoft Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInSeason |
Top League 2004–05 season
NERFINISHED
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Top League 2005–06 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2006–07 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2007–08 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2008–09 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2009–10 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2010–11 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2011–12 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2012–13 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2013–14 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2014–15 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2015–16 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2016–17 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2017–18 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2018–19 season NERFINISHED ⓘ Top League 2021 season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Top League playoffs Description of subject: The Top League playoffs are the postseason knockout stage that determines the champion of Japan's former premier professional rugby union competition.
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