The 2024–25 East Asia Super League will be the third regular season of the East Asia Super League, an international basketball club competition involving teams from domestic leagues in Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Taiwan.[1][2]
| East Asia Super League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Duration | TBA (2024 – 2025) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
Five cities outside the Philippines have signified interest to host the Final Four segment of the 2024–25 EASL.[2]
Team allocation
editLike the previous season, the 2024–25 East Asia Super League will have eight teams.[1]If precedent would serve as basis for the team allocation, the finalist of the Taiwan's (Chinese Taipei) P. League+, Japan's B.League and South Korea's Korean Basketball League are expected to qualify and take part for the 2024–25 season alongside two teams from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[3]
The allocation process for Philippine teams was not immediately known since the PBA has two conferences or tournaments for its 2023–24 season.[3] The PBA decided to send the champions of those two conferences.[4]
| League | Country or region | Berths |
|---|---|---|
| P. League+ |  Chinese Taipei[a] |
2 |
| B.League |  Japan |
2 |
| Korean Basketball League |  South Korea |
2 |
| Philippine Basketball Association |  Philippines |
2 |
Qualified teams
edit| Team | Domestic league standing |
|---|---|
| New Taipei Kings |
2023–24 P. League+ champions |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
2023–24 P. League+ runners-up |
| Hiroshima Dragonflies |
2023–24 B.League champions |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings |
2023–24 B.League runners-up |
| Busan KCC Egis |
2023–24 Korean Basketball League champions |
| Suwon KT Sonicboom |
2023–24 Korean Basketball League runners-up |
| San Miguel Beermen |
2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup champions |
| Meralco Bolts |
2024 PBA Philippine Cup champions |
Draw
editThe result of the draw for the group stage of the 2024–25 season was announced in April 2024 at the time when only the Korean Basketball League qualifying teams are already known; but the champions and runner-up Korean teams are still to be determined. For the placeholder teams team 1 would be the champions, and team 2 would be the runners-up.[6] For the Philippines' case it was the PBA Commissioner's Cup champions which was designated as Team 1 and the PBA Philippine Cup champions as Team 2.[4]
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroshima Dragonflies
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Suwon KT Sonicboom
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryukyu Golden Kings
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Busan KCC Egis
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | New Taipei Kings
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
edit- ^ Taiwan, officially Republic of China. The organizers of the EASL[5] and FIBA uses the designation of "Chinese Taipei".
References
edit- ^ a b Terrado, Reuben (14 March 2024). "EASL set to expand to 16 teams, eyes China, more PBA squads". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b Henson, Joaquin (12 March 2024). "Five cities eye next EASL Final Four". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b Terrado, Jonas (10 March 2024). "EASL looking to address PBA 'challenges'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b "PBA sends champion teams San Miguel, Meralco to EASL". Tiebreaker Times. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "East Asia Super League Debuts Season 1 of Premier Home-and-Away Pan-Regional League in 2022". East Asia Super League. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
The newly formed Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes and the championship team from Chinese Taipei's P.LEAGUE+, are the Greater China representatives.
- ^ "Who's in the EASL 2024-25 Season?". EASL. East Asia Super League Ltd. Retrieved 19 July 2024.