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Participating Teams in Summer Super 8 Announced
2018-06-29

The “Summer Super 8” tournament, organized by the Sports Bureau of the Macao SAR Government and the Asia League, will be held on July 17-22 at the Macao East Asian Games Dome.  The organizers today announced all eight teams participating in the tournament this year in Macao.

The complete list of participating teams is as follows:

Country/Region

League

Teams

China

CBA

Guangzhou Long Lions

Xinjiang Flying Tigers

Japan

B League

Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka

South Korea

KBL

ETLAND Elephants

Samsung Thunders

Philippines

PBA

Blackwater Elite

NLEX Road Warriors

Chinese Taipei

ABL

Formosa Dreamers

With the teams coming from some of the top clubs in China, Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Chinese Taipei, the tournament has the making of an exciting competition this coming July. All eight teams are in the first divisions of their respective leagues.

Recognized by FIBA, Asia League’s Summer Super 8 will be held on July 17-22 at the Macao East Asian Games Dome. The tournament provides a new platform to develop local talent and establishes a regional forum for professionals and players in Asia Pacific basketball to come together and enjoy top-grade competition and game experience.

During the tournament, two FIBA recognized development and networking activities will also be staged in the same venue: the Summer Super 8 Coaches’ Clinic and a FIBA Elite Referees Development Camp will take place. Both programmes contribute to raising the standards and professionalism of basketball overall across the Asia region.

Given that a key objective of the tournament is to help to foster high-level Asian talent through providing a highly professional platform for off-season competition, which allows coaches to experiment with new rosters and players to showcase their talent.

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