EASL

The East Asia Super League (Simplified Chinese:东亚超级联赛; Traditional Chinese: 東亞超級聯賽; Korean: 동아시아 슈퍼리그; Japanese: 東アジアスーパーリーグ), abbreviated as EASL, is a basketball league featuring clubs in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines. From 2017 to 2019, four pre-season tournaments (The Super 8 and later The Terrific 12) were organized by EASL, featuring clubs from select professional basketball leagues in the region.

With official backing from FIBA Asia, EASL will transition toward a full-fledged league. The Season 1 of East Asia Super League will tip off in March 2023 dubbed as "EASL Champions Week", matching the top eight teams from Greater China, Japan, Korea and the Philippines against each other in a single elimination format. The inaugural home-and-away format of season will commence on the Season 2 in Fall 2023.