2020 PBA Philippine Cup

The 2020 Philippine Cup is the first conference of the 2020 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 42nd PBA Philippine Cup started on March 8, 2020. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.[1] Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the PBA board of governors have decided to indefinitely postpone the ongoing Philippine Cup, the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup and the launching of the PBA 3x3 league.[2]

2020 PBA Philippine Cup
DurationMarch 8 – 11, 2020 (suspended)
TV partner(s)Local:
One Sports
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PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The current format will be retained if the conference was allowed to resume, and the single game played between San Miguel and Magnolia will still affect the overall team standing for the elimination round.[3]

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference.[3]:

  • Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
  • Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games will be held only for the #8 seed.
  • Quarterfinals:
    • QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat)
    • QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat)
    • QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series)
    • QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series)
  • Semifinals (best-of-7 series):
    • SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
    • SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
  • Finals (best-of-7 series)
    • F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 1 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 0 0 — 0.5
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 0 0 — 0.5 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Blackwater Elite 0 0 — 0.5
5 Columbian Dyip 0 0 — 0.5
6 Meralco Bolts 0 0 — 0.5
7 NLEX Road Warriors 0 0 — 0.5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 0 0 — 0.5
9 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 0 0 — 0.5 Eliminated
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 0 0 — 0.5
11 TNT KaTropa 0 0 — 0.5
12 Magnolia Hotshots 0 1 .000 1
Updated to match(es) played on March 8, 2020. Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[4]

Results

Only one game has been played prior to the tournament's suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

8 March 2020
19:30
San Miguel Beermen 94–78 Magnolia Hotshots
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 27–15, 24–23, 25–22
Pts: Tautuaa 20
Rebs: Santos 15
Asts: Ross, Romeo 7 each		 Pts: Lee 19
Rebs: Corpuz 13
Asts: Banchero 6

See also

References
  1. PBA kicks off 45th season with game pitting SMB vs Magnolia, PBA.ph, February 2, 2020
  2. PBA Board of Governors cancel games as corona virus continues to spread, PBA.ph, March 11, 2020
  3. Terrado, Reuben (June 12, 2020). "PBA sticking to same format if Philippine Cup allowed to resume". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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