2025–26 East Asia Super League
| East Asia Super League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Duration | 8 October 2025 – 22 March 2026 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2025–26 East Asia Super League is the third regular season of the East Asia Super League, an international basketball club competition involving teams from Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, South Korea, Philippines and Taiwan. The season began on 8 October 2025 and ends on 22 March 2026.[1]
Teams
Allocation
The 2025–26 East Asia Super League will feature twelve teams, up from ten in the previous season.
Taiwan's (Chinese Taipei) P. League+ (PLG), Japan's B.League and South Korea's Korean Basketball League (KBL) each have two slots allocated for the finalists of their respective leagues. On 13 May 2025, a third slot was given to the B.League, allocated for the champion of the Emperor's Cup.[2] On 24 July, the league also gave Chinese Taipei a third slot, which was given to the New Taipei Kings, champions of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[3]
The Philippines' Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) was allocated one slot, down from two in previous seasons. This is due to the PBA assessment that sending two teams would be difficult considering its busy schedule for the 2025–26 season.[4] The allocation process for the lone Philippine representative was to be confirmed since the PBA has multiple conferences or tournaments for its 2024–25 season.[5] Champions TNT Tropang Giga and San Miguel Beermen opted out from participating.[6] On 30 July, the PBA announced that the Meralco Bolts will be the representative for the Philippines, a decision determined through a vote.[7][8][9]
On 24 January 2025, the EASL announced that Mongolia's The League will be represented in the league for the first time. The League is given one slot for the league champions.[10][11]
Continuing from the previous season, Macau and Hong Kong will each have one team joining the EASL.[12][13] Hong Kong Eastern in particular are contracted to participate regardless of placing in the domestic league.[14] The Macau Black Bears will also return.[15]
| League | Country or region | Berths |
|---|---|---|
| B.League | Japan | 3 |
| P. League+ | Chinese Taipei[note 1] | 2 |
| Korean Basketball League | South Korea | 2 |
| Philippine Basketball Association | Philippines | 1 |
| The League | Mongolia | 1 |
| Other | Chinese Taipei[note 1] | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | |
| Macau | 1 |
Qualified teams
| Team | Domestic league standing |
|---|---|
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 2024–25 P. League+ champion |
| Taipei Fubon Braves | 2024–25 P. League+ runner-up |
| New Taipei Kings | 2024–25 Taiwan Professional Basketball League champion |
| Utsunomiya Brex | 2024–25 B.League champion |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | 2024–25 B.League runner-up |
| Alvark Tokyo | 2025 Emperor’s Cup runner-up[note 2] |
| Changwon LG Sakers | 2024–25 Korean Basketball League champion |
| Seoul SK Knights | 2024–25 Korean Basketball League runner-up |
| Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 2024–25 The League champion |
| Meralco Bolts | 2025 PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinalists[note 3] |
| Hong Kong Eastern | 2024–25 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship fourth place |
| Macau Black Bears |
Foreign and heritage players
The EASL allows a maximum of two foreign players or imports. Additionally teams are allowed to have one additional heritage and naturalized player.[17]
| Club | Imports | Asian heritage player | Naturalized player | Former players | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | N/a | William Artino | N/a | ||
| Taipei Fubon Braves | Aaron Geramipoor | N/a | Bennie Boatwright Troy Gillenwater | ||
| New Taipei Kings | Sina Vahedi | Quincy Davis | Sani Sakakini | ||
| Utsunomiya Brex | N/a | Gavin Edwards | N/a | ||
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | N/a | Alex Kirk | N/a | ||
| Alvark Tokyo | N/a | Ryan Rossiter | Ira Brown Stephen Zack | ||
| Changwon LG Sakers | Assem Marei | Micheal Eric | Carl Tamayo | N/a | N/a |
| Seoul SK Knights | Jameel Warney | Darryl Monroe | Arvin Tolentino | N/a | N/a |
| Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | Ian Miller | Jordy Tshimanga | Freddie Lish | N/a | Wataru Igari Efe Odigie |
| Meralco Bolts | Ismael Romero | Cady Lalanne | N/a | Justin Brownlee | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Ange Kouame Sina Vahedi |
| Hong Kong Eastern | Alexandre Gavrilovic | Cameron Clark | Jamal Mayali | N/a | Ryan Watkins |
| Macau Black Bears | Samuel Deguara | Torrence Watson | N/a | N/a | JD Miller |
Group stage
The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four teams each for the group stage. The top two teams from each group advanced to postseason.[18] The top two overall seeds received a bye.[19]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utsunomiya Brex | 6 | 4 | 2 | 559 | 530 | +29 | .667[a] | Advance to finals |
| 2 | Seoul SK Knights | 6 | 4 | 2 | 527 | 515 | +12 | .667[a] | |
| 3 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 6 | 2 | 4 | 542 | 573 | −31 | .333[b] | |
| 4 | Hong Kong Eastern | 6 | 2 | 4 | 527 | 537 | −10 | .333[b] |
Source: EASL
Notes:
Notes:
| 8 October 2025 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 109–107(OT) | Utsunomiya Brex | Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:40 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 30–24, 22–29, 22–20, Overtime: 14–12 | |||
| Pts: Goodwin 43 Rebs: Mbaye 6 Asts: Goodwin 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Newbill 32 Rebs: Fotu 12 Asts: Newbill 10 |
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
|
| 22 October 2025 | Utsunomiya Brex | 97–89 | Seoul SK Knights | Utsunomiya |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 23–12, 21–26, 22–27 | |||
| Pts: Fotu 30 Rebs: Takeuchi 10 Asts: Fotu 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tolentino 29 Rebs: Warney 11 Asts: Monroe 9 |
Arena: Brex Arena Utsunomiya |
|
| 12 November 2025 | Seoul SK Knights | 94–87 | Hong Kong Eastern | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 28–12, 23–26, 18–22 | |||
| Pts: Warney 34 Rebs: Warney 7 Asts: Warney 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gilbert 23 Rebs: Gavrilovic 13 Asts: Blankley 6 |
Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium |
|
| 13 December 2025 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 95–81 | Hong Kong Eastern | Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:10 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 21–16, 30–20, 20–17 | |||
| Pts: Goodwin, Gillenwater 26 Rebs: Mbaye, Gillenwater 9 Asts: Chou 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gilbert 23 Rebs: Gavrilovic 15 Asts: Chan S. 4 |
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
|
| 17 December 2025 | Seoul SK Knights | 84–78 | Utsunomiya Brex | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 25–14, 18–20, 20–28 | |||
| Pts: Warney 22 Rebs: Monroe 14 Asts: Kim N., Warney 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Fotu 27 Rebs: Fotu 9 Asts: Newbill 7 |
Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium |
|
| 24 December 2025 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 79–88 | Seoul SK Knights | Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 21–14, 15–32, 18–22 | |||
| Pts: Goodwin 26 Rebs: Geramipoor 8 Asts: Goodwin 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Warney 25 Rebs: Monroe 13 Asts: Oh J. 5 |
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
|
| 28 December 2025 | Hong Kong Eastern | 103–93 | Taipei Fubon Braves | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:10 (HKT) | Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 28–25, 28–19, 16–23 | |||
| Pts: Clark 24 Rebs: Gilbert 9 Asts: G. Yang 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gillenwater 26 Rebs: Gillenwater 7 Asts: Chou 8 |
Arena: Southorn Stadium |
|
| 7 January 2026 | Hong Kong Eastern | 96–83(OT) | Seoul SK Knights | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:10 (HKT) | Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 20–27, 18–15, 23–22, Overtime: 15–2 | |||
| Pts: Clark, Gilbert 27 Rebs: Gilbert 12 Asts: G. Yang 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Warney 29 Rebs: Monroe 14 Asts: Warney, Monroe 4 |
Arena: Southorn Stadium |
|
| 21 January 2026 | Utsunomiya Brex | 83–74 | Hong Kong Eastern | Utsunomiya |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 28–20, 25–22, 18–15, 12–17 | |||
| Pts: Newbill 23 Rebs: three players 8 Asts: Newbill 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gavrilovic 20 Rebs: Gavrilovic 11 Asts: three players 4 |
Arena: Brex Arena Utsunomiya Attendance: 3,969 |
|
| 28 January 2026 | Seoul SK Knights | 89–78 | Taipei Fubon Braves | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 26–27, 10–20, 22–12 | |||
| Pts: Warney 24 Rebs: Monroe 18 Asts: Monroe 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Goodwin 35 Rebs: Geramipoor 7 Asts: Goodwin 5 |
Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium |
|
| 4 February 2026 | Hong Kong Eastern | 86–89 | Utsunomiya Brex | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:10 (HKT) | Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 15–21, 27–23, 26–19 | |||
| Pts: Gilbert 21 Rebs: Gavrilovic 12 Asts: Chong Qui 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jerrett 26 Rebs: Edwards 10 Asts: Newbill 5 |
Arena: Southorn Stadium |
|
| 11 February 2026 | Utsunomiya Brex | 105–88 | Taipei Fubon Braves | Utsunomiya |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 23–26, 29–21, 22–20 | |||
| Pts: Newbill 27 Rebs: Jerrett 10 Asts: Jerrett 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Goodwin 23 Rebs: Geramipoor 10 Asts: Goodwin 5 |
Arena: Brex Arena Utsunomiya Attendance: 4,169 |
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | 6 | 5 | 1 | 526 | 487 | +39 | .833 | Advance to finals |
| 2 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 6 | 4 | 2 | 533 | 494 | +39 | .667 | |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 3 | 3 | 493 | 492 | +1 | .500 | |
| 4 | Macau Black Bears | 6 | 0 | 6 | 494 | 573 | −79 | .000 |
Source: EASL
| 8 October 2025 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 94–80 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:40 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 24–20, 27–15, 18–20 | |||
| Pts: Lu 24 Rebs: Artino 12 Asts: Pai 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Law 29 Rebs: Cooley 14 Asts: Kishimoto 3 |
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
|
| 22 October 2025 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | 81–72 | Meralco Bolts | Okinawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:05 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 23–18, 22–20, 22–16 | |||
| Pts: Kishimoto 22 Rebs: Cooley 19 Asts: Kishimoto 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 25 Rebs: Romero 11 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson, Newsome 5 |
Arena: Okinawa Suntory Arena |
|
| 2 November 2025 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 82–72 | Meralco Bolts | Taoyuan City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:10 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 22–14, 21–17, 18–25 | |||
| Pts: Artino 20 Rebs: Artino 17 Asts: three players 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Romero 26 Rebs: Romero 17 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 4 |
Arena: Taoyuan Arena |
|
| 8 November 2025 | Meralco Bolts | 85–76 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Ilagan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:10 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 20–16, 23–20, 19–26 | |||
| Pts: Vahedi, Romero 22 Rebs: Romero 14 Asts: Vahedi, Hollis-Jefferson 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Millner 19 Rebs: Artino 11 Asts: Brown 4 |
Arena: The Capital Arena |
|
| 15 November 2025 | Meralco Bolts | 92–74 | Macau Black Bears | Cebu City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:10 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 23–14, 17–14, 27–22 | |||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 34 Rebs: Romero 28 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Chong Qui 25 Rebs: Miller 10 Asts: Chong Qui 4 |
Arena: Cebu Coliseum |
|
| 6 December 2025 | Macau Black Bears | 91–93 | Meralco Bolts | Ilagan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:10 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 17–22, 19–20, 28–22 | |||
| Pts: Peek-Green 26 Rebs: Deguara 13 Asts: Chong Qui 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Romero 24 Rebs: Romero 17 Asts: Newsome 10 |
Arena: The Capital Arena |
|
| 14 December 2025 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 104–86 | Macau Black Bears | Taoyuan City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:10 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–40, 28–25, 29–10, 30–11 | |||
| Pts: Brown 27 Rebs: Dieng 14 Asts: Lu 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Chong Qui 25 Rebs: Deguara 11 Asts: Chong Qui 7 |
Arena: Taoyuan Arena |
|
| 17 December 2025 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | 87–81 | Macau Black Bears | Okinawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 20–19, 22–16, 24–22 | |||
| Pts: Sadohara 19 Rebs: Cooley 11 Asts: Waki, Kirk 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Chong Qui 25 Rebs: Peek-Green, Deguara 8 Asts: Chong Qui 7 |
Arena: Okinawa Suntory Arena Attendance: 7,788 |
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| 4 January 2026 | Macau Black Bears | 83–95 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Quanzhou |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:10 (CST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 15–17, 21–22, 26–32 | |||
| Pts: Peek-Green 25 Rebs: Shackelford 9 Asts: Chong Qui, Shackelford 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Brown 35 Rebs: Brown 13 Asts: Pai, Chen C. 7 |
Arena: Huaqiao University Lin Shuzhen Gymnasium |
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| 21 January 2026 | Macau Black Bears | 79–102 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | Manila |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 21–29, 16–26, 25–27 | |||
| Pts: Ye 23 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Wang 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Cooley, Kirk 25 Rebs: Cooley 9 Asts: Kishimoto 6 |
Arena: Ninoy Aquino Stadium |
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| 4 February 2026 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | 88–82 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Okinawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 25–22, 25–22, 17–11 | |||
| Pts: Cooley 16 Rebs: Cooley 8 Asts: Dotson, Kishimoto 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lu 32 Rebs: Brown 10 Asts: Graham, Li 3 |
Arena: Okinawa Suntory Arena Attendance: 8,016 |
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| 11 February 2026 | Meralco Bolts | 79–88 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | Quezon City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 20–25, 22–23, 21–14 | |||
| Pts: Romero 24 Rebs: Romero 9 Asts: Brownlee 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Matsuwaki 18 Rebs: Cooley 11 Asts: Law, Kishimoto 4 |
Arena: Smart Araneta Coliseum |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvark Tokyo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 545 | 499 | +46 | .833 | Advance to finals |
| 2 | New Taipei Kings | 6 | 3 | 3 | 536 | 548 | −12 | .500[a] | |
| 3 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 6 | 3 | 3 | 549 | 526 | +23 | .500[a] | |
| 4 | Changwon LG Sakers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 494 | 551 | −57 | .167 |
Source: EASL
Notes:
Notes:
| 8 October 2025 | Alvark Tokyo | 69–84 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | Chōfu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 24–18, 10–16, 10–22 | |||
| Pts: Foster 20 Rebs: Zack 9 Asts: Baranski 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Odigie 25 Rebs: Odigie 11 Asts: Miller 6 |
Arena: Keio Arena Tokyo |
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| 22 October 2025 | New Taipei Kings | 89–107 | Alvark Tokyo | New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 17–25, 26–31, 23–21 | |||
| Pts: Gardner 29 Rebs: Gardner 7 Asts: Lin Y. 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Saiz 25 Rebs: Rossiter 11 Asts: Toews, Rossiter 6 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 3,280 |
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| 30 October 2025 | Changwon LG Sakers | 78–90 | New Taipei Kings | Changwon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–31, 26–12, 22–27, 13–20 | |||
| Pts: Marei, Yang J. 16 Rebs: Marei 14 Asts: Yang J. 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sakakini 33 Rebs: Gardner 10 Asts: Daye 8 |
Arena: Changwon Gymnasium |
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| 1 November 2025 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 90–76 | New Taipei Kings | Ulaanbaatar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:10 (ULAT) | Scoring by quarter: 35–18, 17–20, 12–14, 26–24 | |||
| Pts: Miller 40 Rebs: Odigie 21 Asts: Barsbold 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sakakini 24 Rebs: Gardner 16 Asts: Gardner 5 |
Arena: M bank Arena |
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| 5 November 2025 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 105–77 | Changwon LG Sakers | Ulaanbaatar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (ULAT) | Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 23–17, 26–22, 26–13 | |||
| Pts: Odigie 32 Rebs: Azbayar 10 Asts: Azbayar 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Eric 16 Rebs: Eric 5 Asts: Yang J. 8 |
Arena: M bank Arena |
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| 19 November 2025 | New Taipei Kings | 93–87 | Changwon LG Sakers | New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 23–21, 25–28, 21–16 | |||
| Pts: Sakakini 25 Rebs: Sakakini 9 Asts: Lee 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Eric 21 Rebs: Marei 16 Asts: Marei 7 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 2,908 |
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| 6 December 2025 | New Taipei Kings | 109–94 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:10 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 34–29, 27–16, 23–16, 25–33 | |||
| Pts: Harris 35 Rebs: Washburn 10 Asts: J. Lin, Su S. 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Odigie 29 Rebs: Odigie 18 Asts: Miller 10 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 3,394 |
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| 9 December 2025 | Changwon LG Sakers | 98–83 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | Changwon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 27–27, 21–14, 28–28 | |||
| Pts: Marei, Yang H. 21 Rebs: Marei 10 Asts: Marei 11 |
Boxscore | Pts: Bilguun 31 Rebs: Azbayar 5 Asts: Barsbold 3 |
Arena: Changwon Gymnasium |
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| 17 December 2025 | Alvark Tokyo | 92–73 | Changwon LG Sakers | Tachikawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 22–18, 23–17, 30–21 | |||
| Pts: Saiz 30 Rebs: Rossiter 18 Asts: Foster 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tamayo 24 Rebs: Eric 10 Asts: Yang J. 5 |
Arena: Arena Tachikawa Tachihi Attendance: 2,489 |
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| 21 January 2026 | Changwon LG Sakers | 81–88 | Alvark Tokyo | Changwon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 13–22, 23–23, 15–19 | |||
| Pts: Marei 27 Rebs: Marei 10 Asts: Yang J. 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Foster 27 Rebs: Rossiter 7 Asts: Rossiter 8 |
Arena: Changwon Gymnasium |
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| 4 February 2026 | Alvark Tokyo | 92–79 | New Taipei Kings | Tachikawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 22–24, 30–20, 20–22 | |||
| Pts: Foster 29 Rebs: Rossiter 12 Asts: Rossiter 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: Harris 24 Rebs: Washburn 9 Asts: Harris 7 |
Arena: Arena Tachikawa Tachihi Attendance: 2,459 |
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| 11 February 2026 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 93–97 | Alvark Tokyo | Ulaanbaatar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 (ULAT) | Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 21–22, 24–22, 28–31 | |||
| Pts: Miller 25 Rebs: Tshimanga 15 Asts: Barsbold 12 |
Boxscore | Pts: Saiz 38 Rebs: Rossiter 12 Asts: Foster 9 |
Arena: M bank Arena |
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Finals
The finals will be held in Macau, China.[20]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| Alvark Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 89 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | ||||||||
| Seoul SK Knights | 69 | |||||||||
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | ||||||||||
| Utsunomiya Brex | 85 | Utsunomiya Brex | Third place | |||||||
| New Taipei Kings | 64 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Note: All times are Macau Standard Time (UTC+8)
18 March 2026
17:00 |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 89–69 | Seoul SK Knights |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 23–18, 28–20, 17–17 | ||
| Pts: Graham 19 Rebs: Brown 9 Asts: three players 3 |
Pts: Tolentino, Warney 18 Rebs: Monroe 12 Asts: Warney 5 | |
18 March 2026
19:30 |
| Utsunomiya Brex | 85–64 | New Taipei Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 36–14, 19–13, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: Jerrett 27 Rebs: Jerrett 12 Asts: Newbill 6 |
Pts: Harris 18 Rebs: Washburn 10 Asts: Harris 5 | |
Semifinals
20 March 2026
18:00 |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | vs. | Utsunomiya Brex |
| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | ||
Studio City Event Center, Macau
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20 March 2026
20:30 |
| Alvark Tokyo | vs. | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | ||
Studio City Event Center, Macau
|
Third place game
Championship game
Qualification for 2026 Basketball Champions League Asia
On 15 December 2025, the FIBA announced that EASL became the official qualifier for Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia). The top performing EASL teams representing B.League, Korean Basketball League and the Philippine Basketball Association would secure direct qualification to BCL Asia.[21]
| Team | Qualified on | Qualified as |
|---|---|---|
| Meralco Bolts | 15 December 2025 | 2025–26 EASL PBA top performing team |
| Seoul SK Knights | 28 January 2026 | 2025–26 EASL KBL top performing team |
| 2025–26 EASL B.League top performing team |
Notes
- ^ a b Taiwan, officially Republic of China. The organizers of the EASL[16] and FIBA uses the designation of "Chinese Taipei".
- ^ As the 2025 Emperor's Cup champion Ryukyu Golden Kings qualified by reaching the 2025 B.League Finals, the slot reserved for the Emperor's Cup champion was transferred to the Emperor's Cup runner-up.
- ^ The champions of the 2024–25 PBA season, TNT Tropang Giga (2024 Governors' Cup, 2024–25 Commissioner's Cup) and the San Miguel Beermen (2025 Philippine Cup) opted out. Instead the Meralco Bolts was voted to represent the PBA in the EASL.[6]
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