Seoul SK, EASL Final will participate in the 'East Asia Summit Challenge'... 2 billion won in prize money

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The Seoul SK Knights will head to Macau to reach the top of the Asian club competition.

The Seoul SK Knights professional basketball team will compete in the EASL Finals 2026 in Macau from the 18th to challenge for the strongest position in East Asian professional basketball.

SK Knights, who recorded 4 wins and 2 losses in Group A of the 2025-2026 EASL qualifying round, tied Utsunomiya Bracks (Japan) for the second place in the group after falling behind in goal difference.

SK will face second-ranked Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of Taiwan in the round of 6 on the 18th. Taoyuan is a strong team currently racing first in the Taiwan P League. If he wins in the semifinals on the 20th, he will compete with Tokyo Albaq (Japan), who ranks first in Group C, in the final.

SK, which remained in second place for the past two consecutive EASL seasons (2023, 2023-2024), is determined to lift its first championship cup this time.

The key player that is raising expectations is Jamil Warney, who is by far the top scorer in EASL's career. On top of that, the national team Ahn Young-joon and Eddie Daniel and Alvin Tolentino, who have recently attracted attention from the Asian basketball community, plan to show the best performance through harmony between domestic and foreign players.

In particular, Daniel broke the record for the youngest EASL participation and scoring in the preliminary round of this tournament, and he has improved his skills by playing with the national flag in the Asian qualifying round for the 2027 FIBA World Cup.

The EASL Finals 2026 is the biggest prize in league history. The final winner will win $1.5 million (about 2 billion won), while the runner-up and third-place teams will be awarded $750,000 (about 1.1 billion won) and $375,000 (about 550 million won), respectively.

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