Six Asian clubs to compete for record USD6 million prize purse

The final teams competing for the 2026 East Asia Super League (EASL) trophy have been unveiled following the last round of the group stage.

The EASL Finals 2026, to be held at Studio City Macau, will feature the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots, Seoul SK Knights, Utsunomiya Brex, and New Taipei Kings, who will compete in the quarterfinals on March 18.

The winners of both matches will then join the Ryukyu Golden Kings and the Alvark Tokyo in the semifinals on March 20.

The semifinal winners will advance to the grand final match, scheduled for 6 p.m. on March 22, while the losing semifinalists will meet at 3 p.m. on the same day for the third-place match.

Tickets for the finals go on sale this Thursday (February 26 at 11 a.m.), with organizers revealing yesterday that tickets for the quarterfinals (March 18) will be free via the Ticketlink platform.

For the semifinals (March 20), ticket prices will range from MOP180 (green zone) to MOP1,090 (gold courtside), while for the final matches (March 22), ticket prices will range from MOP210 (green zone) to MOP1,190 (gold courtside).

Presented in a new format, the 2026 EASL Finals also offer an additional USD1.5 million (over MOP12 million) prize for the champions, USD750,000 (MOP6 million) for the runners-up, and USD350,000 (over MOP2.8 million) for the third-place finisher, representing the league’s largest prize pool to date.