Topic
The East Asia Super League (EASL) is a pan-regional “champions league-style” basketball league slated for its first season in October 2022, featuring teams from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan. EASL’s headquarters is based in Hong Kong and its league format is recognised by world governing body FIBA after the pair struck a 10-year deal in 2020. It previously organised the regional tournaments Terrific 12 and Super 8.
TOPIC
The East Asia Super League (EASL) is a pan-regional “champions league-style” basketball league slated for its first season in October 2022, featuring teams from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan. EASL’s headquarters is based in Hong Kong and its league format is recognised by world governing body FIBA after the pair struck a 10-year deal in 2020. It previously organised the regional tournaments Terrific 12 and Super 8.
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Metta Sandiford-Artest, Baron Davis and Shane Battier among those ploughing money into East Asia Super League. Competition has backing of Fiba and will pit eight teams from around the region against each other.
Metta Sandiford-Artest, Baron Davis and Shane Battier among those ploughing money into East Asia Super League. Competition has backing of Fiba and will pit eight teams from around the region against each other.
Hong Kong-based East Asia Super League teams up with world basketball governing body FIBA for a Uefa Champions League-like competition slated for end of 2021.
Hong Kong-based East Asia Super League teams up with world basketball governing body FIBA for a Uefa Champions League-like competition slated for end of 2021.
Organisers say there is no safe way to complete remaining fixtures after the competition was suspended in March because of the pandemic, with 2017 champions Eastern already focusing on 2021.
Organisers say there is no safe way to complete remaining fixtures after the competition was suspended in March because of the pandemic, with 2017 champions Eastern already focusing on 2021.
Former NBA China and UFC Asia managing director Mark Fischer is appointed East Asia Super League’s chief commercial officer as he lays out vision to be ‘the hub of basketball’.
Former NBA China and UFC Asia managing director Mark Fischer is appointed East Asia Super League’s chief commercial officer as he lays out vision to be ‘the hub of basketball’.