2018 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup
2018 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup | |
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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 | |
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[1] 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-three championship series, 2–1, 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 teams will only make it to the playoffs after the elimination round.
- The top two seeds will head straight to the semifinals, while 3rd through 6th seeds will undergo in the quarterfinals.
- The semifinals and finals are both a best-of-three series.
Standings
These are the final team standings at the end of elimination round:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Akari - Adamson Soaring Falcons | 11 | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Outright semifinals |
2 | Marinerong Pilipino Skippers | 11 | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | |
3 | CEU Scorpions | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
4 | Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
5 | Gamboa Coffee Mixers | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
6 | Zark's Jawbreakers | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
7 | Wang's Basketball Couriers | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Eliminated |
8 | Go for Gold Scratchers | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
9 | Perpetual Altas | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
10 | EAC Generals - Batangas | 11 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
11 | JRU Heavy Bombers | 11 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
12 | AMA Online Education Titans | 11 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.5 | Withdrew |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
Notes:
- ^ Team withdrew from the league after playing four games due to internal problems.[2]
Schedule
Results
Teams | AKA | MPS | CEU | CHE | GAM | ZRK | WNG | GFG | UPHSD | EAC | JRU | AMA | MLS |
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Akari - Adamson | 80–75 | 57–76 | 84–75 | 92–85 | 76–83 | 90–71 | 98–92 | 101–83 | 89–79 | 71–64 | 100–89 | ||
Marinerong Pilipino | 93–104 | 82–67 | 99–83 | 94–92 | 96–84 | 86–80 | 78–66 | 92–78 | 84–62 | 109–93 | |||
CEU Scorpions | 105–88 | 83–100 | 91–85 | 79–75 | 89–91* | 90–85 | 87–89 | 77–75 | 118–83 | ||||
Che'lu Bar & Grill | 79–73 | 97–88 | 82–83 | 87–65 | 83–70 | 99–60 | 74–67 | 83–79 | |||||
Gamboa Coffee | 107–106* | 87–76 | 68–75 | 78–73 | 104–81 | 93–76 | 136–90 | 70–58 | |||||
Zark's-LPU | 95–93 | 108–94 | 108–106* | 112–75 | 91–81 | 109–85 | 102–55 | ||||||
Wang's Basketball | 91–88 | 88–83 | 94–92 | 73–55 | 93–75 | ||||||||
Go for Gold | 81–69 | – | – | 122–82 | |||||||||
Perpetual Altas | – | – | 89–81 | 65–48 | |||||||||
EAC Generals | |||||||||||||
JRU Heavy Bombers | 96–67 | ||||||||||||
AMA Titans | |||||||||||||
Mila's Lechon |
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Table included the results of Mila's Lechon prior to their withdrawal to the league. Number of asterisks after each score denotes number of overtimes played.
Playoffs
Quarterfinals (Higher seeds have twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-3 series) | Finals (Best-of-3 series) | |||||||||||||
1 | Akari-Adamson | 0 | |||||||||||||
4 | Che'lu Bar & Grill | 80 | 4 | Che'lu Bar & Grill | 2 | ||||||||||
5 | Gamboa Coffee | 72 | 4 | Che'lu Bar & Grill | 1 | ||||||||||
6 | Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU | 2 | |||||||||||||
2 | Marinerong Pilipino Skippers | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | CEU Scorpions | 95 | 77 | 6 | Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU | 2 | |||||||||
6 | Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU | 104 | 82 |
Quarterfinals
Higher-seeded teams need only win once to advance to the semifinals, lower-seeded teams need to win twice to advance to the next round.
(#3) CEU Scorpions vs. (#6) Zark's Jawbreakers
(#4) Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers vs. (#5) Gamboa Coffee Mixers
April 10, 2018 2:00 pm |
Chelu Bar & Grill Revellers | 80–72 | Gamboa Coffee Mixers |
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 21–13, 15–16, 28–16 |
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig |
Semifinals
(#1) Akari-Adamson Falcons vs. (#4) Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers
April 17, 2018 |
Watch |
Akari-Adamson Falcons | 60–70 | Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers |
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 19–11, 21–26, 4–9 |
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig |
April 19, 2018 |
Watch |
Akari-Adamson Falcons | 90–93 | Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers |
Scoring by quarter: 31–18, 25–32, 17–23, 17–20 | ||
Che'lu wins series, 2–0 |
(#2) Marinerong Pilipino Skippers vs. (#6) Zark's Jawbreakers
April 17, 2018 |
Watch |
Marinerong Pilipino Skippers | 87–90 (OT) | Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU |
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 23–12, 22–24, 16–22, Overtime: 6–9 |
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig |
April 19, 2018 |
Watch |
Marinerong Pilipino Skippers | 89–102 | Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU |
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 24–22, 19–31, 25–26 | ||
Zark's-LPU wins series, 2–0 |
Finals
The finals is a best-of-three series.
April 24, 2018 4:00 pm |
Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers | 107–103 | Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU |
Scoring by quarter: 34–26, 21–31, 21–19, 31–27 |
Pasig City Sports Center, Pasig |
April 26, 2018 4:00 pm |
Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers | 90–98 | Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU |
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 18–27, 22–21, 34–23 |
May 1, 2018 4:00 pm |
Che'lu Bar & Grill Revellers | 82–92 | Zark's Jawbreakers-LPU |
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 24–16, 28–27, 12–28 | ||
Zark's-LPU wins series, 2–1 |
Awards
2018 PBA D-League Aspirant's Cup Champions |
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![]() First title |
- Conference MVP: CJ Perez (Zark's Burgers)[3]
References
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (23 November 2017). "Varsity-based teams banner PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup field". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Li, Matthew (12 February 2018). "Mila's Lechon withdraws from D-League". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (April 26, 2018). "CJ Perez named 2018 D-League Aspirants' Cup MVP". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
External links
- Official website
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- Akari - Adamson Soaring Falcons
- Arellano Chiefs
- Batangas - EAC Generals
- BDO - NU
- Big Chill Super Chargers
- Blackwater Sports
- Bread Story Smashing Bakers/Zark's Jawbreakers - LPU
- Cafe France-CEU Bakers
- Caida Tile Masters
- Cagayan Valley Rising Suns
- Cebuana Lhuillier Gems
- Che'Lu Bar and Grill Revellers – SSC-R Golden Stags
- Cignal HD Hawkeyes - SBU
- Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men
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- Dub Unlimited Wheelers
- EA Regen Med Regens
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- FCA Cultivators
- Freego Jeans Lakers
- Fruitas Shakers - UST SBU
- Gamboa Coffee Mixers
- Go for Gold Scratchers - CSB Blazers
- Hapee Fresh Fighters - SBU
- Hog's Breath Cafe Razorbacks
- Informatics Icons
- Ironcon–UST Growling Tigers
- JRU Heavy Bombers
- Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants
- Junior Powerade Tigers
- LiverMarin Guardians
- Marinerong Pilipino Skippers - TIP
- Max Bond Super Glue Sumos
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- Phoenix Accelerators - FEU
- RnW Pacific Pipes Steelmasters
- UP - QRS / Jam Liner
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- Victoria Sports - MLQU
- Wang's Basketball Couriers
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