Beermen, Bolts open EASL campaigns at MOA

MANILA, Philippines — PBA champions San Miguel Beer and Meralco will kick off their respective bids in the East Asia Super League’s 2024-25 Season in front of home supporters on Oct. 2 in a double-header at the MOA Arena.

The Beermen, the reigning rulers of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup, will take on the Suwon KT Sonicboom, the runner-up of the Korean Basketball League, in the Group A opener at 6:10 p.m. while the Bolts, fresh from their breakthrough triumph in the Philippine Cup, will slug it out with the Macau Black Bears over in Group B at 8:10 p.m.

The twin bill in basketball-crazy Philippines will usher in the regional league’s 34-game hostilities for top honors in the new season.

“The 34-game EASL season is the ultimate test in Asian club basketball,” said EASL CEO Henry Kerins.