2012–13 British Basketball League season vs. Newcastle Eagles Sheffield Sharks vs. Leicester Riders The 12 BBL clubs were joined by Essex Leopards and Reading Rockets of the English Basketball League and Edinburgh Kings of the Scottish Basketball League to form a straight knock-out competition. Following the withdrawal of East London Royals prior to the start of the competition, Worthing Thunder from the English Basketball League were invited to take their place and play Mersey Tigers in the 1st Round. The first two rounds featured one-off games whilst the Semi-finals took place over two legs. The Final was held at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow and
Dutch Basketball League a best-of-five format, and the finals are played in a best-of-seven format. Teams in the DBL are not allowed to have more than four players without a Dutch passport in their on court team at the same time. The two teams that advance to the Finals of the play-offs play against each other in a best-of-seven playoff format. Teams shown in "italics" are no longer in existence. Teams in bold are currently playing in the DBL. Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, is the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The league has a