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Conference of the 2020 PBA season

The 2020 Philippine Cup, also known as the 2020 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the only conference or tournament of the 2020 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 42nd PBA Philippine Cup started on March 8 and ended on December 9, 2020. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.[1]

Three days later, the PBA board of governors decided to indefinitely postpone the tournament, together with the PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup, and the launching of the PBA 3×3 league, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and the enforcement of the various quarantine restrictions throughout the country.[2]

During their meeting on September 17, the PBA Board of Governors decided to resume the tournament and create the “PBA bubble” (similar to the successful NBA bubble) within the Clark area in Pampanga. The games were played at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center while the players stayed at the Quest Hotel inside Clark.[3] On September 24, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) gave the league a provisional approval to have scrimmages and five-on-five games.[4] The 12 PBA teams arrived in Clark by batches on September 28 and 29, 2020.[5]

On October 6, the league published its complete eliminations schedule. The elimination round games of the Philippine Cup resumed in the “PBA bubble” on October 11 and played daily with two games scheduled per day.[6]

The tournament was temporarily postponed between October 30 to November 2 after a Blackwater Elite player and one of the league’s referees tested positive for COVID-19.[7][8][9]

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After new protocols have been added, the games resumed starting November 3. In order for the league to finish the elimination round by November 11, two to four games were scheduled per day. This was the first time that the PBA had a quadruple-header game day and an official game scheduled in the morning.[10]

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference. The two of the quarterfinals match-ups were originally be a best-of-three series, and the semifinals be a best-of-seven series but was revised to all quarterfinal match-ups be in a twice-to-beat format, and the semifinals be in a best-of-five series during the planning for the “PBA bubble”:[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 (top 4 seeds twice-to-beat):
    • QF1: #1 vs #8
    • QF2: #2 vs #7
    • QF3: #3 vs #6
    • QF4: #4 vs #5
  • Semifinals (best-of-5 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[edit]

Team standings[edit]

  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
  2. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Schedule[edit]

Source: PBA.ph
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results[edit]

Source: PBA.ph results, PBA.ph schedule
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) Rain or Shine[edit]

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

(2) Phoenix vs. (7) Magnolia[edit]

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: J. Mariano, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

(3) TNT vs. (6) Alaska[edit]

(4) San Miguel vs. (5) Meralco[edit]

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Yante, J. Narandan, J. Tantay
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

Semifinals[edit]

(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Meralco[edit]

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, M. Montoya, M. Orioste
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, J. Baldago
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, M. Montoya, J. Baldago
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: J. Mariano, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

(2) Phoenix vs. (3) TNT[edit]

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Baldago
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Yante, M. Orioste, J. Narandan
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: R. Yante, R. Gruta, M. Montoya, J. Baldago

Players of the Week[edit]

Rookies of the Week[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Individual statistical leaders[edit]

Individual game highs[edit]

Team statistical leaders[edit]

Final ranking[edit]

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) Playoff round eliminated; 2) Elimination round ranking

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b PBA to hold ‘bubble season’ at Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, September 17, 2020
  4. ^ IATF provisional clearance paves way for PBA scrimmages, games in Clark bubble, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, September 24, 2020
  5. ^ “PBA bubble: Clark’s safety protocols draw praises from players | Bases Conversion and Development Authority”. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Ginebra-Magnolia Philippine Cup bubble battle set Oct. 25, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, October 6, 2020
  7. ^ Dioquino, Delfin (October 30, 2020). “PBA puts Philippine Cup 2020 on hold”. Rappler. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Lozada, Bong (October 30, 2020). “PBA postpones games starting Friday per IATF recommendation”. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  9. ^ Villanueva, Eros (October 30, 2020). “PBA postpones games starting Friday ‘in compliance with IATF recommendation’“. ESPN5. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  10. ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 1, 2020). “PBA holds rare quadruple, triple headers to make up for bubble postponements”. spin.ph. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  11. ^ “ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT”. December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  12. ^ “Pogoy named first-ever bubble Player of the Week”. PBA.ph. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  13. ^ “CIGNAL TV-PBAPC Player of the Week: Chris Newsome”. PBA.ph. October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  14. ^ “Manuel, Belga named co-Player of the Week”. PBA.ph. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  15. ^ “Paul Lee named Cignal TV-PBAPC Player of the Week”. PBA.ph. November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  16. ^ “Matthew Wright wins Cignal TV-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week”. PBA.ph. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  17. ^ a b “PBA News: Calvin Abueva named PBA Player of the Week”. PBA.ph. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  18. ^ “Wong Rookie of the Week”. Abante Tonite. October 20, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  19. ^ “Cebuano Barkley Eboña named PBA Rookie of the Week”. SunStar. October 27, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  20. ^ “Belga, Manuel share Player of the Week honor, Ayonayon is top rookie”. Manila Bulletin. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  21. ^ “Magnolia’s Lee, Meralco’s Black gain weekly PBA player honors”. Philstar Global. November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  22. ^ Sevilla, Jeremiah (November 18, 2020). “Matthew Wright is week’s best”. Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 18, 2020.



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