2nd PBA Philippine Cup
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PBA Philippine Cup | |||||
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Start of Games | May 1, 2014 | ||||
End of Games | TBD | ||||
Number of Games | TBD | ||||
Broadcast Partners | PBA on Rizon | ||||
Finals | |||||
Champions | TBD | ||||
Second Place | TBD | ||||
Third Place | TBD | ||||
Awards | |||||
Best Player | TBD | ||||
Finals MVP | TBD | ||||
Chronology | |||||
Previous Conference | First Reinforced Cup | ||||
Next Conference | Second Reinforced Cup |
The Second Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup is the opening conference of the Third PBA Season. The tournament started on May 1, 2014 (Day 2354) and is expected to finish in September 2014. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports. The tournament is sponsored by the Bamboo Group of Companies and Splash Industries.
Contents
Format
The tournament format for this conference is as follows:
- In the preliminary round, the 16 teams are divided into four groups based on their win percentage last season. Each team plays teams in their group twice and teams in the other groups once, totaling 18 games per team.
- Top two teams from each of the groups will advance to the quarterfinals. The teams will be ranked by win percentage. Ties will be broken by point difference, then by the scores in the games between the tied teams. If the tie persists, tie-breaker game/s will be played.
- Quarterfinals (best-of-3 series*):
- QF1: #1 vs #8
- QF2: #2 vs #7
- QF3: #3 vs #6
- QF4: #4 vs #5
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 vs QF4
- SF2: QF2 vs QF3
- Finals (best-of-7 series):
- SF1 vs SF2 winners
Note: * if a team sweeps (i.e. wins all its games), they will get a twice-to-beat advantage.