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2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup

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Runners-up
  
Alaska Aces

Dates
  
19 Oct 2014 – 21 Jan 2015

Best player
  
June Mar Fajardo

Champion
  
San Miguel Beermen

Location
  
Philippines


Duration
  
October 19, 2014 – January 21, 2015

TV partner(s)
  
Local:Sports5TV5AksyonTVFox SportsInternational:AksyonTV International

Finals MVP
  
Arwind Santos(San Miguel Beermen)

Similar
  
2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup, 2015 PBA Governors' Cup, 2013 FIBA Asia Championship

The 2014–15 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup was the first conference of the 2014–15 PBA season. The tournament began on October 19, 2014, and ended on January 21, 2015. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.

Contents

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:

  • Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among head-to-head records of the tied teams.
  • The top two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals.
  • The next eight teams will play in a double-phase quarterfinal round. The #3 to #6 seed will have twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent. Phase 1 matchups are:
  • QF1: #3 team vs. #10 team
  • QF2: #4 team vs. #9 team
  • QF3: #5 team vs. #8 team
  • QF4: #6 team vs. #7 team
  • The winners of Phase 1 will advance to the knockout phase. The match ups are:
  • KO1: QF1 vs. QF4
  • KO2: QF2 vs. QF3
  • The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-seven semifinals series. Match ups are:
  • SF1: #1 vs. KO2
  • SF2: #2 vs. KO1
  • The winners in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals.

    • Team standings

     y  – clinched outright semifinals,  x  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage  w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,  e  – eliminated

    Schedule

      Win
      OT Win
      Loss
      OT Loss

    Results

      Win
      OT Win
      Loss
      OT Loss

    First phase

    In this round, the higher-seeded team in the series has the twice-to-beat advantage.

    Second phase

    This is a single-elimination round. The winner advances to the semifinals, while the loser is eliminated.

    Conference

  • Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
  • Finals MVP: Arwind Santos (San Miguel Beermen)

    • References

    2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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