National player from CBA Liu Chuanxing plays for the Bay Area Wing Dragon Team. Photo provided by the Eastern Super League
Beijing News The East Asian Basketball Super League, which will be played on October 12, announced the complete schedule of the first season of the new home and away game on August 3. In the first game, the Bay Area Wing Dragon team, led by national player Liu Chuanxing and Zhu Songwei , will face the runner-up team of the Philippines PBA League Philippine Cup.
East Asian Super League, with teams from major Asian leagues participating, gathering local stars and foreign players to form a starting lineup to compete for a $1 million championship prize. On October 12, the East Asian Super League will officially kick off. At 18:00 Beijing time, Anyang KGC, who participated for the first time, will face the Philippine PBA League Philippine Cup champion at home; at 20:00 Beijing time, the runner-up of the Philippine Cup will face the Bay Area Wingdog at home.
The champion and runner-up team from Japan B League, South Korea KBL, and Philippines PBA League were qualified to advance to the East Asian Super League. The champions of the Hong Kong Bay Area Winglong and Taipei P in China. The champions of the LEAGUE+ represent Greater China.
Eastern Super League schedule (partial).
Japanese B League champion Utsunomiya Kingdao is led by star and Japanese men's basketball player Shin Hiejima. Runner-up Ryukyu Golden Emperor won the top preseason championship held in the East Asian Super League in 2018, and will once again launch an attack on the championship. The Korean KBL team has a luxurious lineup, and South Korean national team star Bian Junheng will lead KBL runner-up Anyang KGC to compete in the East Asian Super League for the first time.
At present, the Philippines PBA League Philippine Cup is still in fierce competition, and the championship and runner-up have not yet been produced.
There are many former CBA players in the Bay Area Winglong team, including Liu Chuanxing, Zhu Songwei, Si Kun , Qiao Wenhan and other powerful players. In addition, many foreign players who play for the CBA, such as Nicholson, Michael Powell, and Scottie Ewing, signed with the Bay Area Wingdon team. The head coach is Brian Gore, who once led the Australian men's basketball team to win the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic men's basketball team. Their goal is naturally to be aimed at the championship.
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