On April 12, 2009 Beijing time, the 08-09 season of the CBA League will enter the semi-final stage. The semi-finals will adopt a 2-2-1 format, with teams ranked higher in the regular season having one extra home game. The semi-final matchups for the CBA playoffs are: Guangdong vs Dongguan, Xinjiang vs Jiangsu.
* TV broadcasts of the CBA semi-finals also reflect that the Xinjiang vs Jiangsu match is receiving more attention than the Guangdong vs Dongguan derby.
On April 12, the TV broadcast plan for the CBA semi-final between Xinjiang vs Jiangsu is as follows: CCTV-5 Sports Channel will begin live broadcasting of the Xinjiang vs Jiangsu match at 7:35 PM. Other channels broadcasting this match simultaneously include Xinjiang TV Sports and Health Channel, Shandong TV Sports Channel, Jiangxi TV Channel 6, Inner Mongolia TV Culture and Sports Channel, Hubei TV Sports Channel, Liaoning TV Sports Channel, and Jiangsu TV Sports and Leisure Channel.
On the same evening, the TV broadcast plan for the other CBA semi-final derby between Guangdong vs Dongguan is as follows: At 7:35 PM, Guangdong TV Sports Channel will live broadcast the Guangdong vs Dongguan sibling rivalry. Other channels broadcasting this Guangdong derby live include: Chongqing version of Guangdong TV Sports Channel, Shenzhen TV Sports and Health Channel, Guangxi TV Sports Channel, and Qinghai Satellite TV.