- Philippine Cup G7, The Raw Beer Man finally reversed Philippine Telecom 119:97 to win the championship again after 3 years; Nicknamed the North Sea Demon, J.M. Fahado was named MVP of the Finals for the 4th time.
- As the dust settles on the Philippine Cup, the details of the group stage match between the 8 participating teams in the East Asian Premier League have also surfaced, according to the results of the group stage draw -
- The rivals of the Fresh Brewers in Group A were South Korea's KBL runner-up Anyang KGC, Japan's B League runner-up Ryukyu Golden Emperor and China's Taipei PRG champion Taipei Fubang Warriors;
- Philippine Telecom will face Group B KB champion Seoul SK Cavaliers, B League champion Utsunomiya Wang Dao and the luxurious Hong Kong team , the Bay Area Pterodactyls.
- The 2 openers on the first day of the East Asian Premier League played against each other: Raw Brewers vs. Anyang KGC, Philippine Telecom vs. Bay Area Pterodactyls.
The first home-and-away pan-regional season of the East Asian Premier League will begin on 12 October.
Champions and runners-up from japan's B-League, Korea's KBL, and Philippine PBA League qualify for the East Asian Premier League; Bay Area Pterodactyl and P. of China The league+ champion represents Greater China.
This means that the East Asian Premier League will become a star-studded arena, and these top teams from Asia's top leagues will assemble a starting lineup of local stars and foreign players to launch a $1 million championship prize.
In the eye-catching opening game, the Bay Area Pterodactyls, which previously brought in former CBA stars such as Liu Chuanxing, Zhu Songwei and Zheng Qilong, will face the Philippine Telecom led by Jason Castro.
Castro was once known as the first defender in Asia, 178cm tall, he is extremely fast, nicknamed Blur (The Blur), is bound to create a lot of trouble for the Bay Area Pterodactyl:
In the Philippine Cup final G5 sprained ankle, he only rested 1 game and scored 32 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists in the G7, all three of which are the highest in the team, and his ability to dominate the game is evident - if it is not accidentally injured, perhaps, Philippine Telecom will win the Philippine Cup championship.
However, relatively speaking, the height advantage of the Bay Area Pterodactyl is more obvious, and Philippine Telecom is also mentally prepared for this, the team's defender Michael Williams said -
"They have several tall interiors, but we are willing to take on the challenge. We hope to show East Asia the dominance of Philippine basketball. ”
For the upcoming East Asian summit showdown, Liu Chuanxing, a bay area pterodactyl star center and former Chinese men's basketball player, did not hide his inner excitement .
"The East Asian Premier League is a great stage and I am very much looking forward to it! We will do our best to win every game. ”
In addition to competing in the East Asian Premier League, the Bay Area Pterodactyls will also participate in the PBA League Commissioners' Cup, which kicks off in September, to which Raw Brewers star defender Chris Ross welcomed .
"The addition of this new club has brought dynamism to Philippine basketball and created surprises for Filipino fans. We can't wait to show them the style of Philippine basketball." ”
Another set of opener showdowns: Beer Man vs Anyang, equally incendiary —
Originally, Anyang poached Filipino player Reinz Abando from the Cavaliers of san Juan de Letland University, and the Cavaliers' sponsor happened to be the investor of the brewers, the Shengli Group; J.M. Fajardo, who has just won the MVP of the Finals, is bound to let Anyang know the power of the North Sea Demon.
Japan's B-League champion Utsunomiya Wang Michi is led by the star and Japanese men's basketball player Shin Hieshima; Runner-up Ryukyu Golden Emperor won the top pre-season championship in the East Asian Premier League in 2018 and will once again attack the championship.
Okinawa, the home city of the Golden Emperor of Ryukyu, is also the weekend of the Final Four of the Second Season of the East Asian Premier League.
Ryukyu Golden Emperor Head Coach Barrel Valley Dai said that -
"Through the East Asian Premier League, I hope to enhance cultural exchanges with each other and thus promote the healthy development of the regions. As a team representing Okinawa Prefecture, we also dare to face the challenge of the East Asian Super League, which is also an opportunity for Asia to learn about Okinawa and the culture and charm of Okinawa. ”
The KBL team from South Korea is a luxurious lineup:
South Korean men's basketball star Bian Joon-hyung will lead Anyang to the East Asian Premier League for the first time; Following the collapse of 2019, South Korean star and KBL League no. 1 high-paid player Kim Sun-hyung will once again lead the Seoul Cavaliers to compete and strive for a comeback.
The Taipei Warriors who represented greater China with the Bay Area Pterodactyls were naturally ambitious, and lin Zhijie, the soul of the team, said——
"We want to tell you that P. LEAGUE+ basketball may be young, but our strength should not be underestimated. I've been playing basketball for over 20 years, but I've never experienced anything like the East Asian Premier League. ”