2022–23 East Asia Super League

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2022–23 EASL season
LeagueEast Asia Super League
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 2022 – March 2023
Number of teams8
Seasons
2023–24 →

The 2022–23 East Asia Super League will be the first 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 as well as a well as a franchise team representing Greater China.[1][2]

Team allocation[]

Four leagues are represented for the 2022–23 EASL. The champions and runner ups of the Japan B.League and the Korean Basketball League[3] as well as the champions of Taiwan's P. League+[4] Hong Kong based Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes, a franchise team not part of any domestic league will also participate. The league considers the P. League+ champions and the Phoenixes as representatives of "Greater China".[5]

For the Philippines, the allocation of teams are yet to be determined. Among the plans include: drawing of lots among the top four PBA teams, forming a selection team, or entering the national team.[6]

League Country or Region Berths
EASL (franchise team)  Hong Kong 1
P. League+  Chinese Taipei 1
B.League  Japan 2
Korean Basketball League  South Korea 2
Philippine Basketball Association  Philippines 2

Qualified teams[]

Team Domestic league standing
Hong Kong Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes N/A (EASL franchise)
Chinese Taipei TBA 2021–22 P. League+ champions
Japan TBD B.League champions
Japan TBD B.League runners-up
South Korea TBD Korean Basketball League champions
South Korea TBD Korean Basketball League runners-up
Philippines TBA
Philippines TBA

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts SF
1 Hong Kong Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 Japan TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 South Korea TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Philippines TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EASL

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts SF
1 Chinese Taipei TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 Japan TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 South Korea TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Philippines TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EASL

Final Four[]

The final four will be played in a neutral venue in March 2023.[7]

Bracket[]

 
SemifinalsGold medal game
 
      
 
TBD 2023
 
 
TBA
 
TBD 2023
 
TBA
 
SF Winner 1
 
TBD 2023
 
SF Winner 2
 
TBA
 
 
TBA
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
TBD 2023
 
 
SF Loser 1
 
 
SF Loser 2

Semifinals[]

Third place game[]

Final[]

References[]

  1. ^ "EASL 2022-2023 Season". East Asia Super League. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ Naredo, Camille (2 December 2021). "PBA wants to prove it is best in Asia through EASL". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Super League shakes up Asian hoops". China Daily. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ^ "P.League+ winner to play in East Asian tournament - Taipei Times". Taipei Times. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ "East Asia Super League Debuts Season 1 of Premier Home-and-Away Pan-Regional League in 2022". East Asia Super League. Retrieved 22 February 2022. The newly formed Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes and the championship team from Chinese Taipei’s P.LEAGUE+, will be the Greater China representatives.
  6. ^ "PBA won't rule out sending Gilas to maiden EASL tournament". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ^ "East Asia Super League - EASL 2022-2023 Season". easl.basketball. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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