Macau has emerged as a new basketball city.

The East Asian Super League EASL signed a sponsorship contract with Macau's Melco Resorts Entertainment on the 13th. On December 13, 2023, the EASL 2023-24 season match will be presented to Macau spectators at the Studio City Event Center in Studio City, a complex resort of Melco Resorts Entertainment.

The match will be played under the title "Melko Style Presents: Clash of the Champions" and will be played against the Philippine PBA's Meralco Boltz and Japan's B.LEAGUE's Ryukyu Golden Kings. It will showcase the best sports entertainment through a showdown between the top East Asian teams

The Sports Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region fully supports the event to provide tourists with a wider range of sports and leisure experiences. It is also expected to promote synergy and development through the convergence of the tourism and leisure industries and the sports industry.

EASL CEO Matt Beyer said, "EASL is excited to bring East Asian basketball back to the vibrant city of Macau in collaboration with Melco Resorts Entertainment. I look forward to showing the spectators the excellent performance and sportsmanship of Studio City's great stadium and teams."

Kevin Benning, senior vice president and general manager of the hotel at Studio City, said, "Melco strives to bring a variety of world-class entertainment to our customers. We are happy to work with EASL to entertain sports fans by presenting the best basketball in East Asia in Studio City. We will strive to contribute to enhancing the competitiveness of the Macau tourism industry through the integration of 'tourism + sports'," he said.

Tickets for "Melco Style Presents: Clash of the Champions" go on sale Nov. 17. Melco Style members can enjoy a 20% discount.

The EASL 2023-24 Season opens on Wednesday 11 October, with home and away matches to play group qualifiers until February 2024. In the EASL Final Four in March 2024, the first and second-ranked teams in each group will compete for the EASL championship title.

Live broadcasts of the EASL 2023-24 season will take place in South Korea and Southeast Asia on platforms such as Spot TV, Japan's U-NEXT, Philippine Signal TV, and China's Zbo 8. Outside of the country, it will be broadcast on the courtside 1891 of Piva and on EASL's Facebook channel. 토토사이트