2018 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup

2018 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup
The 7th PBA Aspirant's Cup
Duration January 18-May 1, 2018
Number of teams 13
TV partner(s) AksyonTV (ESPN 5)
Finals
Champions Zark's Burger - LPU
Runners-up Che'Lu Bar & Grill
PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup chronology
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The 2018 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup was the first conference of the 2017-18 PBA Developmental League season. It was opened on January 18, 2018 at the Ynares Sports Arena and competed by 13 teams and it was finished on May 1, 2018 where the Zark's Burger - LPU defeated the Che'Lu Bar & Grill in the best-of-3 finals showdown, 2 games to 1 and clinching their first ever title in their franchise.

Tournament Format

  • Ten teams will play in a single round-robin elimination phase.
  • Only the top six (6) teams will only make it to the playoffs after the elimination round.
  • #1 & #2 seeds will head straight to the semifinals, where #3-#6 seeds will undergo in the quarterfinals.
  • The Semifinals and the Championship will both be contested in a best-of-3 series.

Team Standings

These are the team standings at the end of the elimination round:

Team Win Loss PCT Qualification
Akari Adamson Soaring Falcons 9 2 0.818 Twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals
Marinerong Pilipino Skippers 9 2 0.818
CEU Scorpions 8 3 0.727 Twice-to-win disadvantage in the semifinals
Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers 7 4 0.636
Gamboa Coffee Mixers 7 4 0.636 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
Zark's Jawbreakers 7 4 0.636
Wang's Basketball Couriers 6 5 0.545 Eliminated
Go For Gold Scratchers 5 6 0.455
Perpetual Altas 3 8 0.273
Batangas EAC Generals 2 9 0.182
JRU Heavy Bombers 2 9 0.182
AMA Online Education Titans 1 10 0.091
Mila's Lechon Mighty Roasters 0 4 0.000

Schedule

|}   Win
  OT Win
  Loss
  OT Loss

Results

|}   Win
  OT Win
  Loss
  OT Loss

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-3 series)		     The Finals
(Best-of-3 series)
                           
  #4 seed has 2x-to-beat     4 Chelu Bar & Grill Revellers 2  
  4 Chelu Bar & Grill Revellers 80     1 Akari Adamson 0    
  5 Gamboa Coffee 72         4 Chelu Bar & Grill Revellers 1
      6 Zark's Jawbreakers 2
  #3 seed has 2x-to-beat     6 Zark's Jawbreakers 2    
  6 Zark's Jawbreakers 1+1     2 Marinerong Pilipino Skippers 0  
  3 CEU Scorpions 0  

Awards

2018 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup Champions
 Zark's Burgers Jawbreakers
First title

References

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