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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Handout photos" src="https://news-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20240425100456/a593523a0adbafc18788ff8ddb33ef642489bb31c8db0b29d90ea3b42f7320ac.jpg" class="fr-fil fr-dib"/><figcaption><em>Handout photos</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Korean teams Busan KCC Egis and Suwon KT Sonicboom will compete to be the champions of East Asia in 2024-25 after qualifying for the East Asia Super League.</p><p>KCC and KT qualified after winning their respective Korean Basketball League 2023-24 season semifinals. The KBL’s 2023-24 champion and runner-up both qualify for the next EASL season.</p><p>KCC overcame Wonju DB Promy in the semifinals, winning 3-1 in the best-of-five series. KT beat Changwon LG Sakers, 3-2, in the other semifinal pairing.</p><p>KCC and KT will now face off in the best-of-seven finals taking place from April 27 to May 9.</p><p>EASL chief executive officer Henry Kerins and chief commercial officer Mark Fischer attended the KBL Finals Media Day in Seoul to congratulate the two teams on their qualification.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/3/jeremy-lin-yuki-togashi-headline-2023-24-all-easl-team-1645"><strong>READ: Jeremy Lin, Yuki Togashi headline 2023-24 All-EASL Team</strong></a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/24/24/easl-tnt-falters-against-anyang-bows-out-of-contention"><strong>READ: EASL: TNT falters against Anyang, bows out of playoff contention</strong></a></div><p>“The strength of the Korean Basketball League was shown when two Korean teams made it to the EASL Final Four 2024 in March. We have no doubt that Busan KCC Egis and Suwon KT Sonicboom will once again show that KBL teams are elite clubs in the Asia region and will compete for the championship in the EASL 2024-25 Season,” Kerins said.</p><p>The KBL 2023-24 champion will be placed in Group B in the EASL 2024-25 Season Group Stage. The KBL runner-up, meanwhile, will be placed in Group A.</p><p>Eight teams in total will qualify for the EASL 2024-25 Season: two each from the B.LEAGUE (Japan), the KBL, the P. LEAGUE+ (Chinese Taipei) and the PBA (Philippines).</p><p>The qualifying teams will be decided in the final stages of the four domestic leagues, taking place in April, May, and June.</p>

<p>Korean teams Busan KCC Egis and Suwon KT Sonicboom will compete to be the champions of East Asia in 2024-25 after qualifying for the East Asia Super League.</p>

Korean teams Busan KCC Egis and Suwon KT Sonicboom will compete to be the champions of East Asia in 2024-25 after qualifying for the East Asia Super League.

Busan KCC Egis, Suwon KT Sonicboom to represent Korea in EASL 2024-25 season

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Busan KCC Egis, Suwon KT Sonicboom to represent Korea in EASL 2024-25 season

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Published Apr 25, 2024 05:57 PM PHT

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