League: | ABL |
Year: | 2019 |
Champion Games: | 3 |
Runnerup: | Singapore Slingers |
Runnerup Games: | 2 |
Dates: | 3 May – 15 May 2019 |
Mvp: | Maxie Esho (CLS Knights Indonesia) |
Television: | Vidio StarHub |
Referees 1: | Yong Sern Tee (MAS), Michael Tolentino (PHI), Yuji Higashi (JPN) |
Referees 2: | Owe Shiong Chan (MAS), Michael Tolentino (PHI), Ceciline Michael Vino (IND) |
Referees 3: | Ricor Buaron (PHI), Wei Chuen Chuo (MAS), Nattapong JONTAPA (THA) |
Referees 4: | Gi Rok Shin (KOR), Suebpong Wichaiphin (THA), Reynante HUFANA (PHI) |
Referees 5: | Kwok Shun Andy Cheung (HKG), Lu Yueh Chang (TPE), Wei Chuen Chuo (MAS) |
The 2019 ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) finals was the best-of-5 championship series of the 2018–19 ABL season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. BTN CLS Knights Indonesia and Singapore Slingers competed for the 9th championship contested by the league.[1] After a decider game 5, CLS Knights Indonesia eventually clinched the club's first franchise championship in its history, and the second ABL Championship that came from Indonesia. Maxie Esho was named as the Finals MVP.[2] [3]
Singapore Slingers | ||||
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Finished 15–11 (.577) for 4th place | Regular season | Finished 16–10 (.615) for 3rd place | ||
Def. 5th-seeded Saigon Heat, 2–1 | Quarterfinals | Def. 6th-seeded Macau Black Bears, 2–1 | ||
Def. 8th-seeded Mono Vampire, 2–1 | Semifinals | Def. 7th-seeded Eastern, 2–0 |
Game | Date | Venue | Home team | Result | Away team | ||
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Game 1 | Monday, 3 May | OCBC Arena | 67-86 (0-1) | BTN CLS Knights Indonesia | |||
Game 2 | Wednesday, 5 May | OCBC Arena | Singapore Slingers | 77-57 (1-1) | |||
Game 3 | Saturday, 8 May | GOR Basket Kertajaya | 60-63 (1-2) | Singapore Slingers | |||
Game 4 | Tuesday, 11 May | GOR Basket Kertajaya | BTN CLS Knights Indonesia | 87-74 (2-2) | Singapore Slingers | ||
Game 5 | Saturday, 15 May | OCBC Arena | 81-84 (2-3) | BTN CLS Knights Indonesia |
All times local; UTC+7 for Indonesia, and UTC+8 for Singapore.