As Philippine Telecom and Shengli Beerman advance to the PBA Philippine Cup finals of the 2021-2022 season, all 8 participating teams in the first season of the home and away games of the East Asian Super League were produced.
According to the results of the East Asian Super League group draw in Manila , the Philippine Cup champions were divided into Group A, with Anyang KGC, Ryukyu Golden Emperor and Taipei Fubon Warriors; the Philippine Cup runner-up was divided into Group B, with Seoul SK Knights, Utsunomiya King Do and Bay Area Wingdow.
East Asian Super League (EASL, referred to as "East Super League") announced the promotion to the last two teams of the first home and away pan-regional season: TNT Tropang Giga and San Miguel Beermen from the Philippine Basketball League (PBA). The two teams just advanced to the Philippine Cup final not long ago, thus qualifying for the East Asian Super League.
Two Philippine PBA League clubs are no strangers to international competitions. As early as 2019, they participated in the extraordinary 12 events held in the East Asian Super League. At that time, Philippine Telecom failed in the group stage, and the Shengli Beerman made it to the semi-finals and finally stopped in the semi-finals. With the confirmation of the qualification of the East Super League, the two teams will once again have the opportunity to compete with the best of the East Asian club teams and strive to go further than last time.
"We are very excited that the Sunbeer Man and Philippine Telecom are able to advance to the Philippine PBA League final and represent the Philippines in the first season of the East Asian Premier League." Philippine PBA League Chairman Willie Marcial said, "They will proudly become the Philippine basketball ambassadors. We are honored to show the style of Philippine basketball to the fans of the East Asian Premier League." The players of the two clubs also expressed their support. "It's time to show the world the style of Philippine and Asian basketball. We will work with the East Asian Super League to improve the level of Asian basketball. This is the perfect stage to take basketball to the next level. Our moment has arrived!" said C.J. Perez of the Sunway Beerman.
"We are very excited to get the opportunity to compete in the East Asian Premier League and compete for the $1 million championship prize." Matt Gamuelas Rosser of Philippine Telecom said, "I look forward to showing our style to fans in the international competitions on behalf of our league, our fans and our country. This is an excellent opportunity. What is even more exciting is that we can play in the Philippines and enjoy the cheers of the fans at our doorstep."
In October this year, Philippine Telecom and Shengli Beer people are about to face the championship and runner-up clubs of major leagues in East Asian regions. They will surely convene the strongest lineup to compete for the East Asian Premier League championship and the $1 million championship prize.
"We have been looking forward to the competition in the East Asian Super League, and we also want to know who our PBA opponents are in the same group. We welcome the arrival of Philippine Telecom and Sun Hyung. Through the events held in the East Asian Super League in the past, we know how excellent these two teams are. We are eager to go to Manila to compete with them." said Kim Sun Hyung, the leading star of the SK Cavaliers in Seoul.
"We are excited to welcome the announcement of the Philippine PBA teams in the first season of the East Asian Super League. I have played against the Philippines national team in international competitions before, so I know that the Philippines' basketball level is very high. They play fiercely and very fast; I am very looking forward to playing against these best Filipino players and trying out their skills on the international stage of the East Asian Super League." said Byeon Jun Hyeong, a star of Anyang KGC.
"Through the East Asian Super League, we can gain high-level international competition experience." Dai Oketani, head coach of Ryukyu Golden Emperor, said, "I am very much looking forward to playing against any of the two PBA teams because their style of play is completely different. It would be better if I can compete with both teams."
"I am very much looking forward to Utsunomiya King Do to fight against the strong teams in the PBA, especially Philippine Telecom."Utsumiya Kingdao head coach Norio Sasa said, "Jason Castro in their team is very good. He eliminated the Japanese men's basketball team in the 2015 Asian Cup . I am the assistant coach of that Japanese men's basketball team. We look forward to fighting this amazing player. "
" I can't wait to play against the Philippine PBA League champion on the stage of the East Asian Super League. I have played in the Philippines before, and I know how competitive their players are, and I have also seen their playing style of the whirlwind. It's really great for fans to see the matchup between the P. LEAGUE+ champion and the PBA champion. "2020-2021 season P.LEAGUE+Most Valuable Player Zhang Zongxian said.
According to the results of the East Asian Super League group draw held in Manila, the Philippine Cup champion was assigned to Group A, while the Philippine Cup runner-up was assigned to Group B.
East Asian Super League is the top basketball league in East Asia, and the first time in history, gathering the top level The club team will combine home and away pan-regional events with local league schedules to jointly improve the level of Asian basketball and bring unparalleled entertainment experience to fans. The first home and away pan-regional season of the East Asian Super League will start on October 12.
East Super League timetable
●On December 1, 2021, the East Asian Super League announced the launch of the top pan-regional home and away games ;
●On March 21, 2022, the Bay Area Wing Los Angeles first season home court landed in Manila and will participate in the Philippine League;
●On May 12, 2022, the Bay Area Wing Los Angeles announced that Brian Gore will serve as the team head coach;
●On June 1, 2022, the Bay Area Wingshock recruited the world's team leaders;
●On June 2, 2022, the East Asian Super League teamed up with NBA star Jaylen Green to improve the level of Asian basketball;
●On June 22, 2022, the Bay Area Wingshock announced List of local players;
●On June 28, 2022, the group stage of the first East Asian Super League was announced;
●On July 19, 2022, the East Asian Super League will shoot the first season long video reality show;
●On August 3, 2022, East Asian Super League will shoot a first season long video reality show; The Asian Super League announced the full schedule and focus game preview;
●On August 10, 2022, former CBA star Zhu Songwei , Ju Mingxin , Liu Xiaoyu joined the Bay Area Wing Dragon;
●8 in 2022 On the 17th of the 1st season of the East Asian Super League, the semifinals of the four will be held in Manila, Philippines.
About the East Asian Super League (EASL, "East Super League")
The mission of the East Asian Super League (EASL, referred to as "East Super League") is to create the top basketball league in East Asia while improving the athletic level of the region. After l2 FIBA signed a 10-year agreement, the Eastern Super League is the first professional club basketball league in the region. The Eastern Super League’s vision is to become one of the three major professional basketball leagues in the world by 2025.
Eastern Super League and the world basketball regulator, International Basketball Federation (FIBA, referred to as "FIBA") and the Asian Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia, referred to as "Asia Basketball League") has signed a 10-year cooperation agreement. The last season's top and runner-up of the Japanese B League, South Korea's KBL and the Philippines PBA will directly qualify for the Eastern Super League, and the newly formed Bay Area Wing Lotus and Taipei P from , China. The champion team of LEAGUE+ will represent Greater China.
The 8 teams participating in this event will be divided into 2 groups, each group of 4 teams, and the group will be held in the form of a round-robin tournament. From October 2022 to February 2023, each team will play home and away games with the remaining three teams in the same group, with a total of 6 rounds in each group, with a total of 24 group matches. 2 games will be held every Wednesday night. The top two teams in each group will advance to the top 4 and finally qualify for the top 4 matches and championship matches held in March 2023.
Eastern Super League has staff in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Macau, Manila, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, China and Tokyo.
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