2018 Asia League season explained

2018 Asia League season
League:Asia League Limited
Sport:Basketball
No Of Teams:
8

12
Season:Summer Super 8
Season Champs: Guangzhou Long Lions
Season Champ Name:Champions
Second Place: Seoul Samsung Thunders
Season2:The Terrific 12
Season Champ2 Name:Champions
Prevseason Link:2017 Super 8: Macau Basketball Invitational
Prevseason Year:2017
Nextseason Link:2019 East Asia Super League season
Nextseason Year:2019

The 2018 Asia League season consisted of the Summer Super 8 tournament in July and the Terrific 12 tournament in September, which are organized by Asia League Limited.

Summer Super 8

The Summer Super 8, which featured eight teams was held from 17 to 22 July 2018 at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Cotai, Macau. The Guangzhou Long Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association won over the Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League in the final.[1]

Knock-out stages

Final

The Terrific 12

The Terrific 12 tournament took place at the Studio City Event Center in Macau from 18 to 23 September. Unlike in the Super Summer 8, imports are eligible to compete in The Terrific 12.[2] The group stage featured four groups of three with the top team advancing to the semifinal.[3]

Group stage

Group D

Knockout stage

Final

Summer Super 8 Coaches' Clinic

The Summer Super 8 Coaches’ Clinic was led by CBA Xinjiang Flying Tigers’ head coach Brian Goorjian, and former B.LEAGUE Tochigi Brex head coach Tom Wisman. The clinic also featured former Philippine national player and San Miguel Alab Pilipinas, Jimmy Alapag.

The two-day programme was delivered at the tournament venue, the Macao East Asian Games Dome, from 19 – 20 July 2018. 58 coaches from around the region participated in the clinic, all of whom received Asia League certification following its completion.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Guangzhou Long-Lions Claims the Summer Super 8 Title . 15 September 2018 . Macau Daily Times . 24 July 2018.
  2. News: PBA D-League All-Stars will rep the Philippines in Terrific 12 . 15 September 2018 . ABS-CBN Sports . 17 August 2017.
  3. News: Saldajeno . Ivan Stewart . PBADL squad to represent PH in Terrific 12 tourney . 15 September 2018 . Philippine News Agency . 16 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Basketball Development. Asia League. en-US. 2019-01-06.