BEIRUT (Lebanon) - The FIBA Regional Office Asia on Thursday, May 15, confirmed that Mongolia will play host to the Basketball Champions League Asia-East (BCL Asia-East) 2025 Final 4 at month's end.
The culminating showpiece of the qualifying tournament for the Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia) 2025 is scheduled to take place on May 30-31 at the UG Arena in Ulaanbaatar.
The schedule is as follows:
A venue that has hosted major FIBA contests from national team events to club competitions in recent years, the UG Arena recently held the fifth and final window of the BCL Asia-East 2025 Group Phase.
There, the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of the P.League+ and 'The League' outfit Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos completed a sweep of Groups A and B, respectively, to headline the Final 4 ensemble.
Both teams finished atop their groups with pristine 6-0 records, with the Pilots the very first to advance still with a game to spare in their schedule following a 105-66 conquest of Bishrelt Metal last April 29.
The Broncos, on the other hand, sealed their ticket by way of a 94-73 victory over another Chinese Taipei side in New Taipei just last May 12, keeping their mastery of the Kings to go 4-0 at that time.
Ulaanbaatar Xac was the third team to reach the Semi-Finals after Taoyuan Pauian and New Taipei, which secured their own slot following an 88-82 win over Hi-Tech Basketball last May 6, eventually ending at 4-2.
Completing the cast were Pelita Jaya Basketball, who managed to clinch their slot after the Pilots beat Bishrelt Metal again, 85-63, last May 12 as well to garner their sixth win in as many games.
Pelita Jaya went on to finish second in Group A with a 4-2 record and will look to emulate last year's campaign, where they became one of two teams from the BCL Asia Qualifiers to enter the tournament proper.
Pelita Jaya will face the Broncos in the knockout crossover Semi-Finals set May 30. The other bracket will feature an all-Chinese Taipei meeting as Taoyuan Pauian and New Taipei are set to lock horns.
The winners will head not only to the Final but also to the BCL Asia, where they will join the champion teams from China, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines, in addition to two teams from the FIBA West Asia Super League.
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