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    Rosters confirmed ahead of WASL Final 8 2023 tip-off

    DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Final rosters of the participating teams in the inaugural West Asia Super League (WASL) Final 8 in Dubai have been confirmed.

    DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Final rosters of the participating teams in the inaugural West Asia Super League (WASL) Final 8 in Dubai have been confirmed.

    The teams are split into two groups of four, with WASL-West Asia champions Al Riyadi and WASL-Gulf champions Kuwait Club bannering Groups A and B, respectively.

    Click on the teams below to see the full rosters:

    WASL Final 8 2023
    Group A Group B
     Al Riyadi  Kuwait Club
     Manama  BC Astana
     Beirut Club  Shahrdary Gorgan
       Shabab Al Ahli - Dubai

     

    The Final 8 will tip off on 9 June at the Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, with host club Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai facing Kazakhstan champions BC Astana at 19:00 local time to raise the curtains of the new regional league's pinnacle event.

    The two best squads in each group will qualify for the crossover Semi-Finals on 16 June. The third and fourth placers of each group by the end of the Group Phase, on the other hand, will be eliminated.

    Winners of the Semi-Finals will then figure in a winner-take-all Final on 17 June to earn the distinction of becoming the first-ever WASL champions.

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