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“East Asia Super League - THE TERRIFIC 12” ticket sales launch on 31 July 12 of East Asia’s elite basketball clubs return to Macao for 2019 championship [Macao SAR-JULY 30, 2019] – Co-organized by Sports Bureau of Macao SAR Government and Asia League , ”East Asia Super League - THE TERRIFIC 12” basketball tournament will be held from 17-22 September, 2019 at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion in Macao. The co- organizers announced the tournament and ticketing details during press conference earlier today. “East Asia Super League - THE TERRIFIC 12” is a FIBA recognised basketball tournament with expanding scale .The 2019 tournament features 12 premier East Asian club sides from East Asia’s top professional leagues to compete for championship in Macao including Liaoning Flying Leopards, Shenzhen Aviators and Zhejiang Guangsha Lions from the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA); Chiba Jets, Niigata Albirex Basketball, Ryukyu Golden Kings, and Utsunomiya Brex from Japan’s B.LEAGUE; Blackwater Elite, The San Miguel Beermen and TNT KaTropa from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA); and Jeonju KCC Egis and Seoul SK Knights from the Korean Basketball League (KBL). Guo Ailun (Liaoning Flying Leopards), Makoto Hiejima (Utsunomiya Brex), Sunhyung Kim (Seoul SK Knights) and June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) are amongst the biggest names in different East Asian basketball leagues that will be featuring in the tournament , with each competing team also entitled to name two foreign import players to their rosters for the tournament. Mr. Pun Weng Kun, President of the Sports Bureau of Macao SAR Government stated “The Sports Bureau is committed to the continued development of the Macao sports scene and the hosting of large-scale international sports events like "East Asia Super League - THE TERRIFIC 12", which engage the entire community and provide a great boost to the development of basketball in Macao. We are also confident that the event will once again attract fans of these basketball clubs from across the region to the city, reinforcing Macao’s growing reputation for sports tourism.” Asia League ’s CEO, Matthew Beyer, also commented on today’s announcement saying, “We are confident that this year’s tournament will continue to go from strength to strength - and with its staging immediately after the FIBA World Cup in China this September, "East Asia Super League - THE TERRIFIC 12" will take interest in the game to new levels in Macao and across East Asia. Once again, 12 of the top professional teams from China, Japan, Korea and the Philippines have signed up for the challenge of the tournament, bringing their top domestic players and 2 imported players to Macao." “I am sure that everyone is as excited as I am to watch them in action in Macao and that the world-class basketball on offer will draw fans from across the region to experience the atmosphere and cheer for their favorite teams and stars in person.” The teams will be pooled into four Groups of three for the initial Group Stage (17-19 September), followed by the Semi-Finals (21 September) and Finals (22 September) with the 2019 champion decided after 16 epic games. In the single round-robin Group Stage, each team will play two games with the top team from each group advancing to the Semi-Finals (21 September) following a rest day on 20 September to compete for two final spots on 22 September. Ticket prices for the group stage are set at MOP 50 for standard ticket and MOP 100 for courtside seat ticket. Semi-finals and Final tickets are MOP 200 for standard ticket and MOP 400 for courtside seat ticket. Full five-day tournament packages are also available at MOP 400 (standard ticket). Tickets are available for purchase from 31 July through the following three ways : 1. Online purchasing via following online ticketing platforms: (a)Macau Ticketing (b)DaMai Tickets (c)Qupiaowang (d)228.com.cn 2. Retail outlets of Macau Ticketing 3. On-site ticketing counter of Macau Ticketing at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion ( available on 17,18,19,21 &22 September) An early-bird discount of 15% is also available for two weeks (31 Jul – 13 Aug) following today’s announcement. Macao resident can enjoy a special 20% discount on all ticket purchases while students in Macao schools and people aged 65 or over will receive 50% off the listed prices. For more information on Asia League or the “East Asia Super League - THE TERRIFIC 12” , follow the below website and social media pages for the latest updates: • Official website: www.eastasiasuperleague.com • Facebook: www.facebook.com/eastasiasuperleague/ • Instagram: www.instagram.com/eastasiasuperleague/ • Twitter: www.twitter.com/EASLofficial • Sina Weibo: www.weibo.com/u/6274381383 • Douyin: Search for ID “159972806” • WeChat: Search for public account “East Asia Super League” • Jinri Toutiao: “East Asia Super League” For enquiries or more information about East Asia Super League - The Terrific 12, please contact below personnel for different markets: China – Maggie Tang; [email protected] Hong Kong –Sean Moore [email protected], Andy Yeung; [email protected] Japan – Dai Nakamura; [email protected] Korea – Steve Han; [email protected] Philippines – [email protected] Please refer to appendix for more details about tournament schedule and ticketing information. ### Appendix: “East Asia Super League - THE TERRIFIC 12” Tournament Schedule: TOURNAMENT GROUPING GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D Liaoning Flying Blackwater Elite Ryukyu Golden Kings Jeonju KCC Egis Leopards Niigata Albirex Chiba Jets San Miguel Beermen Utsunomiya Brex Basketball Zhejiang Guangsha Seoul SK Knights Shenzhen Aviators TNT KaTropa Lions TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE - GROUP STAGE 17/9 Tuesday 18/9 Wednesday 19/9 Thursday 20/9 Friday Tip-off 12:00 Press Conference n/a n/a Niigata Albirex Seoul SK Knights Jeonju KCC Egis Basketball vs. vs. 15:00 15:00 15:00 vs. Blackwater Elite Utsunomiya Brex TNT KaTropa Rest Day Zhejiang Guangsha Blackwater Elite Chiba Jets Lions vs. vs. 17:00 vs. 17:00 17:00 and Chiba Jets Seoul SK Knights Jeonju KCC Egis Liaoning Flying San Miguel Final Four Press Shenzen Aviators Leopards Beermen vs. Conference vs. vs. 19:00 San Miguel 19:00 1900 Time 17:00 (TBC Niigata Albirex Ryukyu Golden ) Beermen Basketball Kings TNT KaTropa Utsunomiya Brex Ryukyu Golden Kings vs. vs. vs. 21:00 Liaoning Flying 21:00 21:00 Zhejiang Guangsha Shenzen Aviators Leopards Lions “East Asia Super League - The TERRIFIC 12” Ticketing Information Tickets are available for purchase from 31 July through the following three ways : 1.Online purchasing via following online ticketing platforms: (a)Macau Ticketing (b)DaMai Tickets (c)Qupiaowang (d)228.com.cn. 2.Retail outlets of Kong Seng (Macau Ticketing) 3.. On-site ticketing counter of Macau Ticketing at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion (Available on 17,18,19,21 &22 September) Ticketing Price Ticket Type Standard Ticket Courtside Seat Ticket Group Stage MOP 50 MOP 100 (17-19 September) Semi-Finals (21 September) & MOP 200 MOP 400 Finals (22 September) 5 days package MOP 400 N/A (17-22 September) Ticketing Discount Discount Type Discount Applicable Persons Applicable Methods Early Bird Available for all audience from 31 Jul to 13 Aug on 15% off Discount Macau Ticketing website and retail outlets Discount available on Macao Citizen 20% off Valid Macao ID holders Macau Ticketing website Discount and retail outlets or purchasing via on-site Macao Student Valid Macao student 50% off Macau ticketing booth at Discount card holders Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion, Macao Macao Senior (Audience have to show Valid Macao ID holders Citizen 50% off their valid identity aged 65 or above Discount documentation to enjoy the discount. ) Participating leagues and teams information : Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Year Founded: 1995 Commissioner/Chairman: Yao Ming Founder: - No. of Teams: 20 Approximate Season Schedule: Early November to early May - Regular season: early November – mid-March - Playoffs: mid-March – early May League Description: In 1987, then-commissioner of the NBA, David Stern, reached a deal with CCTV to broadcast NBA games in China. What followed was the growth of a passionate basketball fan-base spearheaded by Yao Ming’s success in the NBA. The Chinese Basketball Association debuted in 1995 is now considered the top league in Asia and has become the world’s second-highest- paying basketball league. The 2018–19 season was the 24th season of the CBA. The regular season expands from 38 games to 46 games, while the playoffs expand from 10 teams to 12 teams. The country’s top league has made huge strides these past few years, especially under the recent leadership of chairman Yao Ming. Foreign media and talent is taking notice: Players with a collective 11,000-plus games of NBA experience passed through the CBA last season, including 10 McDonald’s All-Americans, five NCAA champions and 19 first-round picks. Foreign Players Rule: With exception of the Bayi Chinese Military team (which is not allowed to have import players), each team in the CBA can sign two non-Asian imports. There are no restrictions on position, age, height, etc. The import players are allowed to play a combined six quarters (60 minutes) per game, but at most one player can stay on court during the fourth quarter. Teams are allowed two foreign imports, but teams that finished within the bottom three in the previous season can have the option for a third Asian import. Viewership / Attendance: China is the nation that can never get enough basketball. The country now has more than 450 million NBA viewers and over 300 million basketball players. It’s no surprise that the CBA now has die-hard fan groups. Social Media Following: Weibo: Toutiao: Douyin: 2.1M followers 140K followers 160K followers CBA联赛 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Year Founded: 1995 Commissioner/Chairman: Yao Ming Founder: - No.