Английская Википедия:AsiaBasket
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AsiaBasket is an Asian men's professional basketball league founded in 2021. The league hosts tournaments mainly consisting of professional and collegiate teams based in Southeast Asia.
Originally called the Filipino Basketball League, more commonly referred to as FilBasket, it initially began as a domestic basketball tournament in the Philippines. Its first tournament was the 2021 Subic Championship held in October 2021.
The league began inviting international teams in 2022, marking the start of the league's international expansion. The league was renamed as AsiaBasket beginning with the 2023 International Championship.
Six teams have won the championship once, with the most recent champions being the Benilde Blazers, who won the 2023 Dasmariñas Championship.
History
FilBasket era (2021–2022)
FilBasket was established by former UAAP player Jai Reyes and Buddy Encarnado of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's (MPBL) Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors in 2021.[1][2] It was founded as a means to provide a platform for basketball players whose careers were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. This includes players of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) which saw its 2019–20 season suspended and the succeeding 2021 season delayed due to COVID-19 measures. Hence, multiple MPBL teams joined the FilBasket tournaments as a way to continue playing competitive games, beginning a trend of MPBL teams taking part in other leagues during the off-season.[2]
Before the league held its first tournament, the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) of the Philippine government contended that FilBasket is a professional league and not an amateur league as the league organizers believe, hence the league falls under its jurisdiction.[3] League organizers admitted that the long-term plan is for the league to become a professional league although it maintains that it would be an amateur league initially.[4] The dispute was reportedly resolved in October 2021, with FilBasket pushing through with its first tournament, the 2021 Subic Championship later that month.[3] Filbasket secured approval from Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and the IATF-EID for a bubble tournament at the Subic Bay Gymnasium, in accordance to regulations for amateur leagues.[5]
After the Subic Championship concluded, the GAB issued a cease and desist order insisting that FilBasket is a professional league and declared the Subic Championship as unlawful although it did not impose any further sanctions.[6][7] FilBasket started the process of turning into a professional league recognized by the GAB on February 22, 2022.[8] By March 1, 2022, the league was granted professional status by the GAB.[9]
As FilBasket turned professional, the league began attracting the Asian basketball market with the 2022 Summer Championship, which ran from March until May 2022. The tournament featured the first international team: the Kuala Lumpur Aseel based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, being invited as a guest team.[10] The following tournament would also be its first international tournament, the 2022 International Championship held in the latter part of 2022 in Malaysia.[11] It was also the first tournament under the current format, replacing the traditional round-robin format of other Philippine basketball leagues with a group-stage format.
AsiaBasket era (2023–present)
On March 3, 2023, FilBasket announced their renaming to AsiaBasket to accommodate with the expansion into the Asian basketball market. The first tournament under the AsiaBasket name was the 2023 International Championship, which also took place in Malaysia in April 2023. Although the league stated that the FilBasket name would be retained for local competitions in the Philippines, the AsiaBasket name was still used for the 2023 Las Piñas Championship in July 2023, which featured an all-Filipino roster of teams competing in Las Piñas.[12] The 2023 Dasmariñas Championship then took place in Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines in November 2023, and featured United States-based Statham Academy led by Filipino-American Taylor Statham, marking the first time the league featured a team based outside of Asia.
In April 2024, AsiaBasket will host its first tournament in Visayas with the 2024 Cebu Championship, which will take place at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.
Teams
| Name | Locality | Country | First tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benilde Blazers | Malate, Manila | Шаблон:Flag | International 2023 |
| Corsa Tires | Шаблон:N/a | Las Piñas 2023 | |
| Dasmariñas Monarchs | Dasmariñas, Cavite | Dasmariñas 2023 | |
| Makati Circus Music Festival | Makati | Dasmariñas 2023 | |
| MisOr Mustangs | Misamis Oriental | Dasmariñas 2023 | |
| PCU Dolphins – Dasmariñas | Dasmariñas, Cavite | Dasmariñas 2023 | |
| Pilipinas Aguilas | Шаблон:N/a | International 2022 | |
| Shawarma Shack Pilipinas | Шаблон:N/a | International 2022 | |
| Phuket Waves | Phuket | Шаблон:Flag | Dasmariñas 2023 |
| Statham Academy | California | Шаблон:Flag | Dasmariñas 2023 |
Previous teams
FilBasket teams
| Name | Locality | First tournament | Last tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7A Primus | Шаблон:N/A | Subic 2021 | |
| AFP-FSD Makati Cavaliers / FSD Makati ARMY |
Makati | Subic 2021 | Summer 2022 |
| All-Star Bacolod Ballers | Bacolod | Summer 2022 | |
| AICC Manila | Manila | Subic 2021 | |
| AMA Online Education Titans | Quezon City | Summer 2022 | |
| Burlington EOG Sports / Muntinlupa Angelis Resort – EOG Sports |
Manila | Subic 2021 | Summer 2022 |
| Muntinlupa | |||
| Danao City MJAS Zenith / Medical Depot |
Danao, Cebu | Subic 2021 | Summer 2022 |
| Davao Occidental Tigers | Davao Occidental | Subic 2021 | |
| Immaculada Concepcion College Blue Hawks | Caloocan | Summer 2022 | |
| Muntinlupa Defenders | Muntinlupa | Subic 2021 | |
| Nueva Ecija Bespren | Nueva Ecija | Subic 2021 | |
| Nueva Ecija Capitals | Nueva Ecija | Summer 2022 | |
| Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors | Pasig | Subic 2021 | Summer 2022 |
| San Juan Knights | San Juan | Subic 2021 | Summer 2022 |
| Batangas City Athletics / Tanduay Rum Masters | Batangas City | Subic 2021 | Summer 2022 |
| Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | Zamboanga City | Summer 2022 | |
Arenas
| Tournament | Arena(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|
| FilBasket | ||
| Subic 2021 | Subic Bay Gymnasium | Subic, Zambales |
| Summer 2022 | Шаблон:Nowrap Muntinlupa Sports Center SGS Stadium |
Шаблон:Nowrap Muntinlupa Quezon City |
| International 2022 | MABA Stadium | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| AsiaBasket | ||
| International 2023 | MABA Stadium | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Las Piñas 2023 | Villar Coliseum | Las Piñas |
| Dasmariñas 2023 | Dasmariñas Arena | Dasmariñas, Cavite |
| Cebu 2024 | Hoops Dome | Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu |
Champions
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of times that team has appeared in each tournament's championship game, as well as each respective teams' record in those games.
| Tournament | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FilBasket | ||||
| Subic 2021 | AICC Manila Шаблон:Small |
2–1 (series) |
San Juan Knights Шаблон:Small |
|
| Summer 2022 | Nueva Ecija Capitals Шаблон:Small |
2–1 (series) |
San Juan Knights Шаблон:Small |
|
| International 2022 | Harimau Malaysia Шаблон:Small |
87–68 | KL Aseel Шаблон:Small |
|
| AsiaBasket | ||||
| International 2023 | KL Aseel Шаблон:Small |
83–72 | San Beda Red Lions Шаблон:Small |
|
| Las Piñas 2023 | Ateneo Blue Eagles Шаблон:Small |
60–57 | Benilde Blazers Шаблон:Small |
|
| Dasmariñas 2023 | Benilde Blazers Шаблон:Small |
105–86 | Statham Academy Шаблон:Small |
|
| Cebu 2024 | colspan=4 Шаблон:N/a | |||
See also
References
Шаблон:AsiaBasket Шаблон:Sports leagues in the Philippines Шаблон:Basketball in the Philippines
