Alvark Tokyo, Nagasaki Velca, and Ryukyu Golden Kings Qualify for EASL 2026-27 Season

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The East Asia Super League (EASL) has announced that Alvark Tokyo, Nagasaki Velca, and the Ryukyu Golden Kings have qualified for the EASL 2026-27 season. This confirms that Japan's top teams will compete on the Asian stage, increasing international attention on the league.

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The East Asia Super League (EASL) has announced that Alvark Tokyo, Nagasaki Velca, and the Ryukyu Golden Kings have qualified for the EASL 2026-27 season. This confirms that Japan's top teams will compete on the Asian stage, increasing international attention on the league.

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The East Asia Super League (EASL) is pleased to announce that Alvark Tokyo, Nagasaki Velca, and the Ryukyu Golden Kings have secured their spots for the EASL 2026-27 season. Nagasaki Velca and the Ryukyu Golden Kings qualified by reaching the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE FINALS 2025-26." Alvark Tokyo qualified by winning the 101st Emperor's Cup All-Japan Basketball Championship held in January 2026. In all three past seasons since the introduction of the home-and-away system, the two B.LEAGUE finalist clubs have earned spots in the following EASL season. Furthermore, starting from the 2025-26 season, a new system has been introduced where the Emperor's Cup winning club (or the runner-up if the winner also reaches the B.LEAGUE FINALS) is also granted a spot. Notably, a B.LEAGUE club has won the championship in all three past EASL seasons. Nagasaki Velca has qualified for the EASL 2026-27 season, marking their debut in Asia's premier club league. Nagasaki achieved their first-ever West District championship in the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 SEASON." During the regular season, they led the league in average points per game (91.2), assists (23.2), steals (9.5), and 3-point percentage (37.3%). In the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 2025-26," they defeated Alvark Tokyo in the quarterfinals and the Chiba Jets in the semifinals to reach their first-ever "Resona Group B.LEAGUE FINALS 2025-26." Since the club's founding in 2020, they have shown a historic run, winning the B3 League in their first year of entry, finishing as runner-up in the B2 League the following season, and achieving promotion to the B1 League in the shortest possible time since their establishment. The Ryukyu Golden Kings have qualified for the EASL for the fourth consecutive year by reaching the B.LEAGUE FINALS for the fifth consecutive year. Ryukyu is the only club to have participated in all four EASL seasons and is also the winningest club in EASL history with a total of 14 wins. In the EASL 2025-26

Alvark Tokyo, Nagasaki Velca, and Ryukyu Golden Kings Qualify for EASL 2026-27 Season

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