Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, December 7, 2022-east Asian Super League (EASL, hereinafter referred to as Dongchao) will hold Dongchao championship week in Japan from March 1 to 5, 2023. the host cities are Utsunomiya Palace and Okinawa respectively. The participating teams will compete fiercely for the high prize for the East Super champion week. Among them, the champion prize Kanda to 250000 dollars, the runner-up was 100000 dollars, and the third place was 50000 dollars.
At that time, a total of 10 games will be held in 5 match days. Japan’s B- League sports brigade, the King of Utsunomiya, will host the first six games in the group stage, while the Golden Emperor of Ryukyu will host the remaining four games. The last two group matches, finals and third place battles will be held in the new stadium in Okinawa on March 5th. It should be noted that the stadium is also the host of the 2023 basketball World Cup. “It is a great honor for Dongchao to become the center of East Asian basketball. With the long-term cooperation and support of International Basketball League and Asian top league, only then can we gather the best club teams in East Asia and hold elite competitions.” Matt Beyer, CEO of Dongchao, said, “the Dongchao champion week in Japan will be unprecedented and will provide exciting matches for fans, it also provides a world-renowned stage for top leagues and professional teams in the region.” During the Dongchao champion week, there will be two matches every day representing the highest level of Asian club teams. At the same time, the relay agreement on the East Super champion week is also intensively negotiating with top local broadcasters inside and outside the core region of the East Asian Super League. The official news about the broadcast will be released soon. The eight teams that have already qualified for the first season of Dongchao will continue to stay in their respective teams, and the specific schedule will be decided by drawing lots. More draw details will be announced soon, and the draw process will be broadcast live around the world, so that basketball fans around the world can better enjoy the East Super feast.
“KBL welcomes the East Super champion Week held in Japan. We hope that champion week can become the foundation of Dongchao’s long-term prosperity and stability. KBL hopes that the KBL team participating in champion week can show the best side of Korean basketball.” Kim Hee OK, president of South Korea’s KBL League, said. There are 8 group matches in total, and 2 matches will be held every day from March 1 to 4, 2023. The top 2 of each group will be promoted to the elimination match and participate in the championship match and the third place battle. The first three match days of the group match will be held at the Taimu sports park daily stadium in utsungong city, and will move to Okinawa stadium in Okinawa from the fourth match day. “We can’t wait. Our top teams can’t wait to go to Japan to participate in the East Super League.” Willie Marcial, chairman of the Philippine PBA League, said, “Everyone knows that Philippine players and teams are becoming more and more popular in Japan. We are ready and will work hard for the champion.”
If there are two or more teams in the same group that have the same winning and losing relationship, they will decide who will eventually exit the group match in the following order: first, goal difference of all the group matches, the team with a height of goal difference is qualified; If the goal difference is still the same, then compare the total scores of all group matches, and the team with a high total score is qualified. The East Asian Basketball Super League will continue to provide fans with dynamic behind-the-scenes look and in-depth entertainment content. Meanwhile, South Korean director John H. Lee lit the studio with South Korea’s top reality show production company, and Ezra Holland, CTRL media director under NBA legendary player Steve Nash, and the salt Pictures Company of Qiao Qingshan, a former CAA director-China, cooperated with the Third Culture (Third Iserlis Culture) under Marc Collective to produce 20 minutes of each episode for global audiences, A total of 5 episodes of Dongchao champion week series. The East Asian Super League will launch the main and away competition in the second season, namely the fall of 2023. The qualification of participating teams will come from the current results of the league season in their regions. In the third season starting in the fall of 2024, the teams participating in the East Asian Super League will expand to 16, and this big family is likely to welcome new members-from new leagues or regions.
“Our fans love basketball, a great sport, and never stop.” Chen Jianzhou, chief executive of the P. LEAGUE + LEAGUE in Taiwan, China, said, “for P. LEAGUE +, Dongchao champion week gives us the opportunity to improve our level through elite competitions, thus allowing us to continuously develop our LEAGUE matches. At the same time, we still have the opportunity to step onto the big stage in East Asia.”
About the East Asian Super League
The establishment mission of the East Asian Super League (EASL) is to create the top basketball league in East Asia and improve the sports level in the region at the same time. After signing a 10-year agreement with FIBA, Dongchao is the first professional club basketball league in the region. Dongchao’s vision is to become one of the world’s three major professional basketball leagues in 2025.
Dongchao signed a 10-year cooperation agreement with the world basketball regulatory agency, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Asian Basketball Federation (FIBAAsia). The champion runner-up of Japan B League, South Korea KBL and Philippines PBA in the last season will be directly qualified to participate in the East Super competition, while the newly formed Bay Area pterosaurus and P from Taipei, China. LEAGUE +’s champion team will play on behalf of Greater China.
