[3][4][5][6][7] Kowloon Cantons and Woodworm Island Warriors were joint winners of the inaugural DTC Hong Kong T20 Blitz after rain washed out finals day.

[10][11][12][13][14][15] The Agence France-Presse said, "A burgeoning Twenty20 tournament and growing interest from abroad is turning Hong Kong into one of Asia's fastest-rising cricketing destinations – and could help the sport make inroads into mainland China.

[17][18][19] Tanwir Afzal, captain of the Hong Kong national cricket team, was selected as the first pick in the inaugural draft for tournament by Woodworm Island Warriors.

[20][21][22][23] Since 2017 a fifth team has been added[24] & five Chinese players were taken up by the five franchises in their squad,[25] although as of 2018[26] they are yet to be given any significant role or opportunity in the playing XI.

Dean Jones, Jack Richards and Fox Sports’ Katherine Loughnan were hosts and also part of the commentary team.