EASL Champions Week

{{Infobox basketball tournament season

| title = EASL Champions Week

| year =

| other_titles =

| image = 2023 EASL Champions Week logo.svg

| image_size =

| season = 2023

| caption =

| country = Japan

| dates = 1–5 March 2023

| num_teams = 8

| defending_champions =

| winners ={{Flagicon|KOR}} Anyang KGC

| second = {{Flagicon|KOR}} Seoul SK Knights

| third = {{Flagicon|HKG}} Bay Area Dragons

| fourth = {{Flagicon|JPN}} Ryukyu Golden Kings

| continental_cup_title =

| continental_cup_qualifiers =

| matches =

| attendance =

| scoring_leader =

| award_title = Best player

| award = {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|USA}} Omari Spellman}} (Anyang){{cite news |last1=Odeven |first1=Ed |title=Anyang Tops Seoul to End EASL Champions Week on a High Note {{!}} SportsLook |url=https://featured.japan-forward.com/sportslook/anyang-tops-seoul-to-end-easl-champions-week-on-a-high-note/ |access-date=6 March 2023 |work=SportsLook |date=5 March 2023}}

| prev_season = 2019 (pre-season tournaments era)

| next_season = 2023–24

| extra_information =

| updated =

}}

The EASL Champions Week was a pre-season tournament of the East Asia Super League, an international basketball club competition involving teams from domestic leagues in Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Taiwan, as well as a franchise team representing Greater China.{{cite web |title=EASL 2022–2023 Season |url=https://easl.basketball/easl-2022-23/ |publisher=East Asia Super League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202013817/https://easl.basketball/easl-2022-23/|archive-date=2 December 2021|access-date=2 December 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Naredo |first1=Camille |title=PBA wants to prove it is best in Asia through EASL |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/02/21/pba-wants-to-prove-it-is-best-in-asia-through-easl |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=2 December 2021 |language=en}} The Champions Week was held from 1 to 5 March 2023.{{cite news |last1=Ulanday |first1=John Bryan |title=EASL tuloy na sa Marso sa Japan|trans-title=EASL resumes in March in Japan |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/palaro/2022/12/08/2229388/easl-tuloy-na-sa-marso-sa-japan |access-date=26 December 2022 |work=Pilipino Star Ngayon |publisher=Philippine Star |date=8 December 2022|language=fil}}

The Champions Week was conceptualized after the regular season was postponed. The regular season was originally scheduled to be held from 12 October 2022 to February 2023, under a home and away format and a Final Four knockout stage.{{cite web |title=East Asia Super League Debuts Season 1 of Premier Home-and-Away Pan-Regional League in 2022 |url=https://easl.basketball/east-asia-super-league-debuts-season-1-of-premier-home-and-away-pan-regional-league-in-2022/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222161913/https://easl.basketball/east-asia-super-league-debuts-season-1-of-premier-home-and-away-pan-regional-league-in-2022/|archive-date=22 February 2022|publisher=East Asia Super League |access-date=22 February 2022|quote=The newly formed Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes and the championship team from Chinese Taipei’s P.LEAGUE+, are the Greater China representatives.}}

The winners received USD 250,000, while the runners-up and third-place teams received USD 100,000 and USD 50,000, respectively.{{cite news |title=East Asia Super League Announces Broadcast and Streaming Partners for EASL Champions Week {{!}} EASL |url=https://www.easl.basketball/news/east-asia-super-league-announces-broadcast-and-streaming-partners-for-easl-champions-week |access-date=5 March 2023 |work=East Asia Super League |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Dalupang |first1=Denison Rey A. |title=All you need to know about the EASL Champion’s Week |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/498909/explainer-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-easl-champions-week |access-date=5 March 2023 |work=INQUIRER |date=1 March 2023 |language=en}}

Team allocation

The eight teams which qualified for the then-2022–23 EASL season qualified for the Champions Week.{{cite news |title=EASL secures US$40m to fund expansion, CEO Bayer talks up ‘bullish’ outlook |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3204321/east-asia-super-league-secures-us40m-fund-expansion-ceo-matt-bayer-talks-bullish-outlook |access-date=26 December 2022 |work=South China Morning Post |date=23 December 2022 |language=en}} Four leagues are represented for the 2023 EASL. The champions and runners-up of the Japan B.League and the Korean Basketball League{{cite news |title=Super League shakes up Asian hoops |url=https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202112/02/WS61a820c3a310cdd39bc78d0b.html |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=China Daily |date=2 December 2021}} as well as the champions of Taiwan's P. League+{{cite news |title=P.League+ winner to play in East Asian tournament – Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2021/12/02/2003768876 |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=2 December 2021}} Hong Kong based Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes, a franchise team not part of any domestic league also participated. The league considers the P. League+ champions and the Phoenixes as representatives of "Greater China".{{cite web |title=East Asia Super League Debuts Season 1 of Premier Home-and-Away Pan-Regional League in 2022 |url=https://easl.basketball/east-asia-super-league-debuts-season-1-of-premier-home-and-away-pan-regional-league-in-2022/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222161913/https://easl.basketball/east-asia-super-league-debuts-season-1-of-premier-home-and-away-pan-regional-league-in-2022/|archive-date=22 February 2022|publisher=East Asia Super League |access-date=22 February 2022|quote=The newly formed Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes and the championship team from Chinese Taipei’s P.LEAGUE+, are the Greater China representatives.}} For the Philippines, the top two finishing teams of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup qualified.{{cite news |last1=Henson |first1=Joaquin |title=EASL draw set in Manila |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/06/16/2188630/easl-draw-set-manila |access-date=16 June 2022 |work=The Philippine Star |date=16 June 2022}}

League	Country or region	Berths
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EASL (franchise team)	{{flag\|Hong Kong}}	align=center \| 1
P. League+	{{flag\|Chinese Taipei}}{{efn\|name=Chinese Taipei\|Taiwan, officially Republic of China. The organizers of the EASL and FIBA uses the designation of "Chinese Taipei".}}	align=center \| 1
B.League	{{flag\|Japan}}	align=center \| 2
Korean Basketball League	{{flag\|South Korea}}	align=center \| 2
Philippine Basketball Association	{{flag\|Philippines}}	align=center \| 2

=Qualified teams=

Team	Domestic league standing
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{{flagicon\|Hong Kong}} Bay Area Dragons	{{N/A\|N/A (EASL franchise)}}
{{flagicon\|Chinese Taipei}} Taipei Fubon Braves	2021–22 P. League+ champions
{{flagicon\|Japan}} Utsunomiya Brex	2021–22 B.League champions
{{flagicon\|Japan}} Ryukyu Golden Kings	2021–22 B.League runners-up
{{flagicon\|South Korea}} Seoul SK Knights	2021–22 Korean Basketball League champions
{{flagicon\|South Korea}} Anyang KGC	2021–22 Korean Basketball League runners-up
{{flagicon\|Philippines}} San Miguel Beermen	2022 PBA Philippine Cup champions
{{flagicon\|Philippines}} TNT Tropang Giga	2022 PBA Philippine Cup runners-up

=Imports=

Each team can select two foreigners into active roster in each game,{{cite news |author=吳孟儒 |title=東超「改款」冠軍週賽程縮水不減料 |url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/1569841 |access-date=8 November 2023 |work=自由時報 |date=2 March 2023 |quote=此外，每支隊伍每場可登錄2名洋將，另開放亞洲外援，至於洋將之外的華裔球員、外籍生都算是本土球員。}} plus an Asian heritage import or naturalized player.{{cite news |last1=Henson |first1=Joaquin M. |title=Gearing up for EASL |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/02/17/2245518/gearing-easl |access-date=2 March 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=17 February 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
style="width:13%"\| Team ! colspan=3 style="width:32%"\| Foreigner ! style="width:16%"\| Heritage player
{{flagicon\|Hong Kong}} Bay Area Dragons \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} Andrew Nicholson \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Myles Powell \| {{N/A}} \| {{flagicon\|PHI}} Sedrick Barefield
{{flagicon\|Chinese Taipei}} Taipei Fubon Braves \| {{flagicon\|UKR}} Ihor Zaytsev \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Mike Singletary \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Chris Johnson \| {{N/A}}
{{flagicon\|Japan}} Utsunomiya Brex \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Grant Jerrett \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Josh Scott \| {{N/A}} \| {{flagicon\|KOR}} Yang Jae-min
{{flagicon\|Japan}} Ryukyu Golden Kings \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Allen Durham \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jack Cooley \| {{N/A}} \| {{flagicon\|PHI}} Carl Tamayo
{{flagicon\|South Korea}} Seoul SK Knights \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Leon Williams \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Jameel Warney \| {{N/A}} \| {{N/A}}
{{flagicon\|South Korea}} Anyang KGC \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Omari Spellman \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Darryl Monroe \| {{N/A}} \| {{flagicon\|Philippines}} Rhenz Abando
{{flagicon\|Philippines}} San Miguel Beermen \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Cameron Clark \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jessie Govan \| {{N/A}} \| {{N/A}}
{{flagicon\|Philippines}} TNT Tropang Giga \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jalen Hudson \| {{flagicon\|NGR}} Daniel Ochefu \| {{N/A}} \| {{N/A}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

style="width:13%"| Team

! colspan=3 style="width:32%"| Foreigner

! style="width:16%"| Heritage player

{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Bay Area Dragons

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Andrew Nicholson

| {{flagicon|USA}} Myles Powell

| {{N/A}}

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Sedrick Barefield

{{flagicon|Chinese Taipei}} Taipei Fubon Braves

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Ihor Zaytsev

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Singletary

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Johnson

| {{N/A}}

{{flagicon|Japan}} Utsunomiya Brex

| {{flagicon|USA}} Grant Jerrett

| {{flagicon|USA}} Josh Scott

| {{N/A}}

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Yang Jae-min

{{flagicon|Japan}} Ryukyu Golden Kings

| {{flagicon|USA}} Allen Durham

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Cooley

| {{N/A}}

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Carl Tamayo

{{flagicon|South Korea}} Seoul SK Knights

|{{flagicon|USA}} Leon Williams

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jameel Warney

| {{N/A}}

{{flagicon|South Korea}} Anyang KGC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Omari Spellman

| {{flagicon|USA}} Darryl Monroe

| {{N/A}}

| {{flagicon|Philippines}} Rhenz Abando

{{flagicon|Philippines}} San Miguel Beermen

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cameron Clark

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jessie Govan

| {{N/A}}

{{flagicon|Philippines}} TNT Tropang Giga

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jalen Hudson

| {{flagicon|NGR}} Daniel Ochefu

| {{N/A}}

Venues

Games were held in Japan, on the home venues of the two qualified Japanese teams – Utsunomiya Brex and the Ryukyu Golden Kings. There were ten games in total. Utsunomiya hosted six of the eight group stage games, while Ryukyu hosted the remaining two games, as well as the third place game and final.{{cite news |title=EASL Champions Week to be held in Japan |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/12/08/sports/easl-champions-week-to-be-held-in-japan/1869445 |access-date=26 December 2022 |work=The Manila Times |date=8 December 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Odeven |first1=Ed |title=EASL Champions Week Set to Tip Off in Utsunomiya |url=https://japan-forward.com/basketball-easl-champions-week-set-to-tip-off-in-utsunomiya/ |access-date=2 March 2023 |work=Japan Forward |date=28 February 2023}}

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!Okinawa City

!Utsunomiya

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{{location map~ |Japan |marksize=10 |mark=Red pog.svg |lat=26.332778|long=127.783639|label=Okinawa}}

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}}

Okinawa Arena

| Nikkan Arena Tochigi

Capacity: 10,000

| Capacity: 5,000

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Draw

The official draw for the 2022–23 EASL season was held on 28 June 2022 at the Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila in Taguig.{{cite news |title=EASL sets June 28 draw in Manila |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/467295/easl-sets-june-28-draw-in-manila |access-date=21 June 2022 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=21 June 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=East Asia Super League unveils group draw for debut season |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3183402/east-asia-super-league-unveils-group-draw-debut-season |access-date=28 June 2022 |work=South China Morning Post |date=28 June 2022 |language=en}} For the Champions Week the groupings were retained.

The teams were drawn in two groups. A coin flipping mechanic was used; each champion in each domestic league was to choose a coin side. The winner of the coin flip was placed on Group A while the other placed in Group B.{{cite news |last1=Giongco |first1=Mark |title=PBA Philippine Cup champion grouped with Taipei, Anyang, Ryukyu |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/468047/easl-pba-philippine-cup-champion-grouped-with-taipei-anyang-ryukyu |access-date=28 June 2022 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=28 June 2022 |language=en}} The identity of the Philippine representatives were yet to be determined at the time of the draw.

Another draw was held to determine the schedule of the games.

Group stage

On 10 January 2023, EASL released the full schedule for the tournament.{{cite news |title=

East Asia Super League Reveals EASL Champions Week Matchups and Game Schedule |url=https://www.easl.basketball/news/east-asia-super-league-reveals-easl-champions-week-matchups-and-game-schedule |access-date=12 January 2023 |work=East Asia Super League |date=10 January 2023 |language=en}} Each team in each of the two groups would face only two of three of the other teams in their group unlike in a traditional round robin format.{{cite news |title=KGC, SK Knights jet off to Japan for EASL Champions Week |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/03/01/sports/basketball/2023-EASL-Champions-Week-Anyang-KGC-Seoul-SK-Knights/20230301164235389.html |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=Korea JoongAngDaily |date=1 March 2023 |language=en}}

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|for_against_style=points

|update=complete |source =[https://web.archive.org/web/20230304142137/https://www.easl.basketball/standings EASL]

|team_order=ANY, RYU, TAI, SMB

|result1=FN |result2=TR |result3= |result4=

|win_TAI=0 |loss_TAI=2 |gf_TAI=147 |ga_TAI=177

|win_RYU=2 |loss_RYU=0 |gf_RYU=179 |ga_RYU=146|hth_RYU=Anyang KGC +80 {{abbreviation|PD|Point difference}}, Ryukyu Golden Kings +33 {{abbreviation|PD|Point difference}}.{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=Carl Tamayo scores 13 in home debut as Ryukyu sweeps EASL group games |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/carl-tamayo-scores-13-as-ryukyu-golden-kings-beat-taipei-sweep-easl-group-stage-a795-20230304 |access-date=4 March 2023 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |language=en |quote=Despite ending up undefeated, however, Ryukyu was relegated to the battle for third place due to a lower point differential with Anyang KGC.}}

|win_SMB=0 |loss_SMB=2 |gf_SMB=155 |ga_SMB=238

|name_TAI={{Flagicon|TPE}} Taipei Fubon Braves

|name_RYU={{Flagicon|JPN}} Ryukyu Golden Kings

|name_ANY={{Flagicon|KOR}} Anyang KGC

|name_SMB={{Flagicon|PHI}} San Miguel Beermen

|class_rules=

|res_col_header=Qualification

|col_FN= green1 |text_FN=Final

|col_TR= blue1 |text_TR=Third place game

}}

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| referee =

| teamA = Taipei Fubon Braves {{Flagicon|TPE}} | scoreA = 69

| teamB = {{Flagicon|KOR}} Anyang KGC | scoreB = 94

| Q1 = 19–24 | Q2 = 17–25 | Q3 = 21–22 | Q4 = 12–23

| points1 = Zaytsev 20

| rebounds1 = Singletary 15

| assist1 = Singletary 6

| points2 = Spellman 22

| rebounds2 = Monroe 25

| assist2 = Monroe 7

}}

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| teamA = Ryukyu Golden Kings {{Flagicon|JPN}} | scoreA =96

| teamB = {{Flagicon|PHI}} San Miguel Beermen | scoreB = 68

| Q1 = 24–17 | Q2 = 25–11 | Q3 = 21–20 | Q4 = 26–20

| points1 = Cooley, Imamura 20

| rebounds1 = Cooley, Durham 16

| assist1 = Durham 7

| points2 = Clark 25

| rebounds2 = Tautuaa 10

| assist2 = Enciso 6

}}

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| teamA = Anyang KGC {{Flagicon|KOR}} | scoreA = 142

| teamB = {{Flagicon|PHI}} San Miguel Beermen | scoreB = 87

| Q1 = 40–20 | Q2 = 29–16 | Q3 = 40–29 | Q4 = 33–22

| points1 = Spellman 53

| rebounds1 = Monroe 17

| assist1 = Monroe 14

| points2 = Clark 35

| rebounds2 = Clark 10

| assist2 = Perez 5

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| teamA = Ryukyu Golden Kings {{Flagicon|JPN}} | scoreA = 83

| teamB = {{Flagicon|TPE}} Taipei Fubon Braves | scoreB = 78

| Q1 = 20–20 | Q2 = 25–25 | Q3 = 23–8 | Q4 = 15–25

| points1 = Cooley 24

| rebounds1 = Cooley 13

| assist1 = Kishimoto 7

| points2 = Johnson 28

| rebounds2 = Johnson 9

| assist2 = Chou, Zaytsev 4

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|for_against_style=points

|update=complete |source =[https://web.archive.org/web/20230304142137/https://www.easl.basketball/standings EASL]

|team_order= SEO, BAY, UTS, TNT

|result1=FN |result2=TR |result3= |result4=

|win_BAY=1 |loss_BAY=1 |gf_BAY=180 |ga_BAY=182 |hth_BAY=Bay Area Dragons 1–0 Utsunomiya Brex{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=Bay Area Dragons beat Brex to book spot in EASL third-place playoff |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/easl-result-bay-area-dragons-beat-utsunomiya-brex-96-90-a795-20230303 |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=3 March 2023 |language=en |quote=The Dragons ended up in a tie with the Brex, but they advanced to the battle-for-third due to the winner-over-the-other tiebreak rule.}}

|win_SEO=2 |loss_SEO=0 |gf_SEO=172 |ga_SEO=153

|win_TNT=0 |loss_TNT=2 |gf_TNT=135 |ga_TNT=179

|name_BAY={{flagicon|HKG}} Bay Area Dragons

|name_UTS={{Flagicon|JPN}} Utsunomiya Brex

|name_SEO={{Flagicon|KOR}} Seoul SK Knights

|name_TNT={{Flagicon|PHI}} TNT Tropang Giga

|class_rules=

|res_col_header=Qualification

|col_FN= green1 |text_FN=Final

|col_TR= blue1 |text_TR=Third place game

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| teamA = Utsunomiya Brex {{Flagicon|JPN}} | scoreA = 99

| teamB = {{Flagicon|PHI}} TNT Tropang Giga | scoreB = 66

| Q1 = 25–26 | Q2 = 32–8 | Q3 = 22–21 | Q4 = 20–11

| points1 = Scott 24

| rebounds1 = Scott 14

| assist1 = Hiejima 6

| points2 = Hudson 28

| rebounds2 = Ochefu 9

| assist2 = Oftana 3

}}

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| referee =

| teamA = Seoul SK Knights {{Flagicon|KOR}} | scoreA = 92

| teamB = {{Flagicon|HKG}} Bay Area Dragons | scoreB = 84

| Q1 = 18–20 | Q2 = 24–27 | Q3 = 22–20 | Q4 = 28–17

| points1 = Warney 30

| rebounds1 = Warney 19

| assist1 = Kim, Warney 7

| points2 = Nicholson 35

| rebounds2 = Nicholson 15

| assist2 = Powell 8

}}

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| teamA = TNT Tropang Giga {{Flagicon|PHI}} | scoreA = 69

| teamB = {{Flagicon|KOR}} Seoul SK Knights | scoreB = 80

| Q1 = 28–25 | Q2 = 14–16 | Q3 = 13–16 | Q4 = 14–23

| points1 = Oftana 16

| rebounds1 = Ochefu 12

| assist1 = M. Williams 4

| points2 = Kim, Warney 21

| rebounds2 = Williams 21

| assist2 = Warney 11

}}

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| referee =

| teamA = Utsunomiya Brex {{Flagicon|JPN}} | scoreA = 90

| teamB = {{Flagicon|HKG}} Bay Area Dragons | scoreB = 96

| Q1 = 17–23 | Q2 = 32–24 | Q3 = 16–26 | Q4 = 25–23

| points1 = Jerrett 22

| rebounds1 = Scott 12

| assist1 = Hiejima 7

| points2 = Nicholson 26

| rebounds2 = Nicholson 12

| assist2 = Powell 10

}}

Final round

=Third place game=

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| teamA = Ryukyu Golden Kings {{Flagicon|JPN}} | scoreA = 70

| teamB = {{Flagicon|HKG}} Bay Area Dragons | scoreB = 90

| Q1 = 14–16 | Q2 = 14–28 | Q3 = 23–30 | Q4 = 19–16

| points1 = Durham 19

| rebounds1 = Watanabe 8

| assist1 = Flippin 5

| points2 = Powell 29

| rebounds2 = Nicholson 8

| assist2 = Yang 5

}}

=Final=

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| referee =

| teamA = Anyang KGC {{Flagicon|KOR}} | scoreA = 90

| teamB = {{Flagicon|KOR}} Seoul SK Knights | scoreB = 84

| Q1 = 25–27 | Q2 = 24–10 | Q3 = 17–24 | Q4 = 24–23

| points1 = Monroe 21

| rebounds1 = Monroe 16

| assist1 = Byeon, Monroe 5

| points2 = Kim 25

| rebounds2 = Williams 10

| assist2 = Kim, Oh 6

}}

References

Category:2022–23 in Asian basketball leagues

Category:March 2023 sports events in Japan

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Category:Basketball competitions in Japan

League	Country or region	Berths
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EASL (franchise team)	{{flag\|Hong Kong}}	align=center \| 1
P. League+	{{flag\|Chinese Taipei}}{{efn\|name=Chinese Taipei\|Taiwan, officially Republic of China. The organizers of the EASL and FIBA uses the designation of "Chinese Taipei".}}	align=center \| 1
B.League	{{flag\|Japan}}	align=center \| 2
Korean Basketball League	{{flag\|South Korea}}	align=center \| 2
Philippine Basketball Association	{{flag\|Philippines}}	align=center \| 2